NEWS OF THE LEGISLATURE
IPANGLER ASKS
FOR MORE WORK
peaker Tells Chairmen to
Take Up Bills—Lock
the Desks
Speaker Spangler notified chair
icn of committees of the House
f Representatives to get the bills
ssigned to their committees from
in otlice of the clerks at the con
tusion of the afternoon session of
te lower branch. "I find that a
umber of bills sent to committees
ave been taken out by chairmen
nd have therefore not gotten before
le committees," said he. "I would
ke to have action on these bills,
he House has done very well for so
;trly in the session today, but there
re many measures which can be
romptly passed up and I wish the
hairmen would take up the bills."
The speaker also warned the ment
ors of the House not to go away
rom the Capitol without locking
Iteir desks and not to leave their
eys in the locks.
The late afternoon session finished
p the calendar passing a number
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THE EQUITABLE
LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY OF THE U. S.
120 BROADWAY, NEW YORK
Of all the Equitable's sixty years of public service, 1918 was by
far the most important and successful.
. During that year the greatest epidemic in America's history car
ried off over 400,000 people, most of them in the young and healthful
period of life.
Of the $27,799,026 distributed in death claims by the Equitable in
1918, to the beneficiaries under its policies, $5,200,000 was directly
due to the epidemic of Influenza and Pneumonia, emphasizing the ur
gent need of life insurance and of securing it at an early age.
In 1918 the Equitable distributed to its policyholders in Death
Claims, Endowments, Dividends and other benefits, $65,412,490. It
also promptly met all the obligations imposed by the Government
during the great war. Liberty Bonds to the amount of $54,000,000
were purchased during 1918. To do this it was necessary for the So
ciety to borrow $23,000,000.
The following figures are from the Society's 59th Annual State
ment, which will be furnished on request:
OUTSTANDING INSURANCE, Dec. 31, 1918, $1,924,538,578
Increase over 1917. $1(19,009,070
NEW INSURANCE IN 1918 $273,223,559
Incrcassc over 1917, $21,878.1)07
INSURANCE RESERVE $483,817,197
Balance due Banks, Liberty Bond a c 21,000,000
Other Liabilities 18,085,970 $522,903,167
SURPLUS RESERVES:
For distribution to Policyholders, 1919 $18,016,362
Awaiting apportionment on deferred dividend
Policies 57,967,578
For Contingencies 12,926,813 $88,910,753
ASSETS, December 31, 1918 $611,813,920
Through GROUP INSURANCE the Equitable, in 1918, increased
the protection furnished by employers to their employes to the extent
of $80,000,000. The value of this protection was strikingly illustrated
during the epidemic.
There was a marked gain in policies giving beneficiaries Monthly
Incomes for life, as well as in Business Insurance, and in policies to
cover Inheritance Taxes.
There was also a large increase in life policies providing for (1)
waiver of premiums if totally disabled, (2) continuous income during
total disability, and (3) double payment in case of accidental death.
As an extension of this branch of Equitable service, policies are
now issued giving complete accident and health coverage, and provid
ing for weekly incomes for disabilities caused by accident and disease.
The Edward A. Woods Company
GENERAL AGENTS
Friak Building, Pittsburgh, Pa. W. A. DAY
K. K. ESFENSHADE, DEPARTMENT SECRETARY
Telegraph Building, Iliirrisburg. President.
Represented by
.1. R. ROTE C. H. HIGGINS,
Cll AS ADLER A. McELWAIN
WEDNESDAY EVENING.
of bills including transfer of funds
for the Philadelphia quarantine phy
sician and relative to probation of
ficers' assistants in Allegheny county
and receiving reports of committees.
Five bills came out with negative
recommendations being duplicates.
Among the score or more of bills
favorably reported was the Showalter
j bill to regulate use of brilliant head
j lights on automobiles,
j The House adjourned at l> o'clock
after having spent more than four
| hours in sessions on the calendars.
) Representative Samuel McCurdy,
(Blair, fought a lone tight against
j a dozen opponents of his bill to re
j ditce licenses for the sale of oleo
| margerine before a sub committee of
j the House judiciary special commlV
'tee. He contended that milk is not
j being used for butter, but being sent
'to cities and used in soda fountains
and for general purposes: that oleo
! margerine should have its own mar
| ket and not to be hedged about by
| licenses which had been enacted to
provide for regulation, but which had
I developed into revenue raisers and
I that it was unpatriotic to tax food.
| James H. Maurer. president of the
state Federation of Labor: John A.
McSparran, master of the state
Grange: James Foust, dairy and food
commissioner; Fred Brcnckman, R.
M. Day. J. M. Campbell. G. L. Strock.
M. T. Phillips and H. E. Shroat,
interested in various organizations
jof farmers and cattle raisers as-
I sailed the bill. Commissioner Faust
I said it would make trouble to en
i force the license act if enacted and
I the others said it meant loss to dairy
l ing and cattle raising interests.
The Dithrich bill regulating trucks
on a weight basis and providing for
! certain provisions was explained to
i the roads committee of the House by
J. I* Adams. Paul W. Wolff. R. P.
j Hooper and others interested in the
i motor organizations. They opposed
i any plan to return a share of the
j licenses to counties where trucks are
I owned. The bill will be considered
iby a sub committee.
BANK PRESIDENT RESIGNS
Halifax, Pa., Feb. 19. —After
j serving continuously as president of
: the Halifax National Bank since its
organization in 1900, A. Forten
-1 haugh. of Harrisburg. retired on
! Monday. A. M. Smith was elected
president and James M. Hoffman,
vice-president.
BOROUGHS MUST
NOT RIP STREETS
Commissioner Sadler Gives
Information to Callers
About Roads
Legislators and others who called
on Highway Commissioner Sadler
late yesterday to some informa
tion about the state's road building
program were informed very clearly
that the state expects boroughs and
townships to help and not hinder.
"Inform your people," said Com
missioner Sadler to several delega
tions, if boroughs wish the
state a roadway neces
sary to connect two sections of state
highway—when legislation has been
passed permitting this, they must see
to it that gas and water mains,
sewers and conduits of various sorts
are laid before the work starts. It
is not the Intention of the highway
department to construct permanent
roads only to have them torn up for
the laying of piping and conduits."
As a result of one conference,
Beaver county will get over 00 miles
of new highway. The Beaver dele
gation was led by Senator Craig and
Judge Wilson. It had its construc
tion ideas and proposition in_ con
crete form, and will issue $750,000
in bonds.
Representatives of fifteen north
eastern Pennsylvania counties left
the department feeling pretty well
satisfied with what the Highway
Department is going to do for them.
They were members of the eastern
Pennsylvania Good Roads Federa
tion. formed through the efforts of
Hazleton Chamber of Commerce. S.
J. Seager, Hazleton. is president and
Harry Alwine, Hazleton, secretary,
They had an extensive request to
make of Commissioner Sadler: and
following the conference it was an
nounced that primary construction
in northeastern and eastern Penn
sylvania will include eventual con
struction of the following routes:
Harrisburg to Binghampton,
through Sunbury. Bloomsburg,
Wilkes-Barre and Scranton; North
umberland to Danville: Philadelphia
to Norristown and thence to Read
ing, Hamburg. Schuylkill Haven,
Pottsville, Tamauqua, Hazleton, Con
vnliam and Berwick, where the high
way will join the Susquehanna Trail:
Harrisburg to Easton, through Leb
anon, Reading and Allentown (this
is the Nqw York extension of the
William Penn Highway): Philadel
phia to Berwick, through College
ville, Allentown. Mauch Chunk and
Hazleton: Philadelphia to Scrantan
and Wilkes-Barre, through Doyles
town, Easton, Bangor and Strouds
burg; Reading to Lancaster; Ash
land to Mahonoy City.
Construction on these primary
roads is not all immediate. Certain
sections will be taken up first.
)IARRISBURG TELEGKAFH
RATIFIER WELL
ON THE WAY NOW
After Hearing Bryan Commit
tee in Charge Reports It j
Back to Upper House
In the language of an experienced
observer of the legislature the pro
hibition amendment ratification res
olution "is well on its way toward
approval in Pennsylvania. "The
amendment was passed for the first
time yesterday in the Senate, sent
to committee for a hearing, report
ed out again and put on the second
reading calendar for Monday night.
It will be passed finally on Tuesday..
William Jennings Bryan was
among the auditors at the hearing
on the bill in the Senate chamber
and at the invitation of members
of the Law and Order committee
he was invited by Senator Salus,
Philadelphia, chairman of the com
mittee, to speak for five minutes "on
any subject that he desired." Mr.
Bryan, who was spending the day
in Harrisburg prior to going to
| Chambersburg, had dropped in on
Governor Sproul to pay his respects
and was invited by some "dry" ad-
I vocates to attend the hearing. He
1 said he had no intention to speak,
and expressed surprise when called
upon by Senator Salus to address the
assemblage.
Mr. Bryan said he came to hear
what reason could be given to have
Pennsylvania secede from the Union.
He said the members of the Senate
are not discussing a thing to be done
but a thing that has already been
placed in the constitution of the
United States. The saloon, he added,
had been indicted, tried, convicted
sentenced to death and is now on
the way to the gallows." The only
question left in connection with the
ratification of the amendment, lie
said, was that of enforcement and
he wanted to hear what reasons
could be given by anyone in Pennsyl
vania for violating the organic law
of the land.
Those who spoke against the rati
fication resolution were James H.
Maurer, Reading, president of the
state Federation of Labor; Joseph
M. Richie. Philadelphia, national
organizer of the American Federa
tion of Labor, and a Mr. Montgom
ery. a Philadelphia lawyer. Maurer
spoke along the same lines as when
he appeared before the House Law
and Order committee two weeks ago.
He said organized labor was not iv
favor of the amendment, and that he
did not wish to place himself or labor
in a position of disobeying the law,
but he did want to protest against
the manner in which the amend
ment was placed in the constitution.
He denied that all those who voted
for ratification in the House truly
represented the people and denied
that most of them were elected on
the "wet" or "dry" issue. He felt
that the country should have waited
until "the boys came home" from
across the ocean before the question
of prohibition was decided.
Mr. Richie said that organized la
bor was against prohibition. He
said that he had attended hundreds
of meetings of shipworkers in the
Delaware river district from Bristol
Pa., to Wilmington, Del., textile
workers, men in the building and
metal trades and railroad workers
and in none of them was ever a
resolution adopted favoring prohibi
tion. In many of the courts, he
added, resolutions were adopted op
posing prohibition. He urged that
the remedy for evils in the liquor
trade is proper regulation and not
prohibition.
Mr. Montgomery who had request
ed permission to speak, said he ap
peared as a citizen against ratifica
tion. He said that the constitution
of the Lnited States did not restrict
or infringe upon the liberty of the
'"dividual and he claimed that pro
hibition adopted in the manner it
■was, did restrict and infringe upon
the liberty of the individual. He
said that It was "absurd and impert
inent to say that the people of the
country have spoken on the subject.
Mr. Montgomery drew attention to
the last report of General Crowder.
provost marshal general, in charge
of the selective draft law. in which
statistics were given to show that
rewer men were rejected for service
in the army due to liquor than from
any other cause.
Wayne Wheeler. Washington. D. C
of the national anti-saloon league
spoke for the "drys." He said the
hearing on the resolution was noth
ing more than a "coroner's inquest"
because the liquor traffic is dead in
the nation Answering the argument
of Mr Maurer that the legislators
did not fairly represent the people
on the question, he said that the last
gubernatorial election in Pennsylva
nia when one candidate was squarely
tor ratification and another squarely
against it, was the best referendum
that could be had; that it was better
than many of the referendums in the
states. Also answering the argument
that ratification should have waited
ttic home-coming of tlie soldiers, Mr.
M heeler said that every congressman
who voted on the question of ratifica
tion was selected before the soldiers
went abroad.
Mr. Wheeler said that Pennsylva
nia by rejecting ratification would
not be helping the liquor traffic but
would be hurting the state bv giving
encouragement to those who would
violate the law. He argued that pro
hibition should bo tiled and that if
the "wets" felt it was a failure they
should not violate the mandate of
the constitution but should go before
congress and ask for the repeal of
the amendment or that the people
be given a chance to decidd whether
they want prohibition continued.
The haw and Order committee met
after the hearing and decided to re
port the bill out again. This was
done at a session of the Senate at 5
p. ni.
Osteopathic Men
Seeking New Law
The osteopaths of Pennsylvania
are here asking further jurisdiction
In this Commonwealth and additional
powers in the practice of their pro
fession. Dr. Harry M. Goehring. of
Pittsburgh, who* is giving his time
toward helping the other osteopaths
is taking charge of the amendments
the osteopaths wnnt made to thel--
original legislation and feels eonfl
dent that it will pnsp. One of the
big things that the osteopaths want,
as contained In the amendments In
troduced by Representative Edward
R. Goehring. is recognition for the
osteopaths in the hospitals and other
Institutions of the state where per
sons are taken for treatment of de
tention.
The amendments have the appro
val of the osteopaths of the state
and are as follows:
"Wherever under any law of this
state a medical examination, a medi
cal certificate, or medicul report *
required to be made by any medical I
inspector or physician licensed by
the laws of this stale, such an ex
amination, certificate, or report
made by an osteopathic physician
licensed under this act shall be ac
cepted by the officers or department
to whom the sutne aro made with like
force and effect a# are medical ex-
\ a ° n i
13,500 Garments of Muslin Underwear
j Start Our Big Sale, Tomorrow, Thursday
Comprising Specially Purchased Lots Together
With Our Own Stocks, All at Less Than Regular
1 Providing Savings Averaging Up to 331-3 PerCent
1 Gowns Envelope Chemise Corset Covers Skirts
| Drawers Bloomers Infants' Wear ,
j Right e.t the threshold of the spring season, when you had expected to pay full prices for
jj your lingerie wardrobe we are in position to offer you the daintiest of the new styles, in the filmiest of
j fabrics at prices greatly under regular. It's a big opportunity. The assortments are broad, giving you choice from prac
tically every good sort of muslin underwear. The starts morning. Early selection is the best.
! yjl
| \\Each Is a Remarkable Value // /
4
| Envelope
Chemise
I In the Sale
Envelope Chemise
Made of fine nain-
Sj sook and batiste in
fj white or flesh, beau
tifully trimmed with
3 laces or embroidery,
full sized garments;
| the reason for the
|| price is that they are
Si slightly stained,
y which in most cases
will wash
i out # %7C
Uj Limit, 3to a customer.
il| XAIXSOOK EXVEUIPE
4 CHEMISE —In white or
3 flesh, shown in a variety of
styles, lace, embroidery or
ribbon trimmed. Qftr*
All sizes J7OC
5 EI.ARORATEI.Y TRIMMED
S| .EXVELOPE CHEMISE
[J made of line >iuality nain
£ sook in a number of attrac
tive styles. aii $145
•4 sizes
1 BKAinH*li KXVELOPE
J CHEMISE trimmed back
i| and front with line laces,
medallion and insertions
4 made of finest nainsook; all
| 51.95
s 1 1
1
1
I Children s and Infants' Wear in This Sale
l ChUdren'sUnderwear
I Children's
Sj Princess Slips
|l| Several dainty styles, made
of tine nainsook; trimmed
with lace and embroidery
l*| insertions; sizes g\ O
3 4to 14 years. Mq £
Special .....
| Children's
| Slip-Over Gowns
Made of good quality muslin;
!| full cut, neat embroidery trim
ming; some smocked; c-ut full
5§ and long; sizes 4to QQ
SI 14 years S,OC
I nmtnntions, medical certificates and
medical reports made by physicians
licensed by the Bureau of Medical
Education and Licensure of this
state. An osteopathic physician
licensed under this act shall be ad
mitted to practice osteopathy, as pro
vided for in this act, in any hospital,
sanitorium, asylum, house or other
Petticoats
In the Sale
Muslin Petticoats
good cambric body;
embroidery flounce 1
good widths. (Z*7
Sale Price ° ' C
MISIJX PETTICOATS
embroidery flounce with
underlay; good cambric
body; full cut;
all lengths HOC
I .ACE OR EMBROIDERY
TRIMMED PETTICOATS—
Regular and extra sizes -—-
cambric bodies; fljl 4"?
a variety of styles *■ *
Drawers
In the Sale
Good Quality Cambric
Drawers in open or
closed styLs; em
broidery ruf
fie; all sizes
EMBROIDERY TRIMMED
DRAWERS, made of tine
cambric; open or closed;
regulation or modesty *7Q_
styles; all sizes .... •
Parents will find this a splendid time to buy complete outfits
for their children, at especially large savings, due to the special purchases and
sharp reductions made in most lines for this occasion.
Children's
Cambric drawers
Embroidery trimmed; full
cut; nicely made; Of)
sizes 2 to 12 a £
years. Special
Children's and Misses'
Fine Drawers
In regulation and Knicker
bocker styles; daintily trimmed
with embroidery; sizes AQf.
2 to 18 years
Children's Fine White
Sateen Bloomers
Full cut, well made; rein
forced with double waist
band having six button
holes; sizes 4 f)
to 12 years.
Special v
"Little Beauty"
Body Waists
Made of finest quality cam
bric reinforced seams;
styles for boys and girls;
sizes 2 to 14 F* t *
years. Very
Special V
"FEBRUARY 19, 1919."
place where any person or persons
are placed for treatment or deten
tion."
HALIFAX HIGH SCHOOL PUPILS
PRESENT HOME-TALENT PLAY
Halifax, Pa., Feb. 18.—A home
tulent play presented Friday and
Corset
Covers
In the Sale
Corset Covers Made
of fine quality nain
sook; lace or em
broidery trimmed
back and front; all
sizes, 36 to 49c\
CORSET COVERS Regular
and extra sizes, in a num
ber of lace or embroidery
trimmed models; made of
finest nain- *7 A
sook 1
CORSET COVERS Race
trimmed with laee shoulder
straps; all 1 5c
sizes A#v.
Limit, II to a customer.
Bloomers
In the Sale
Crepe Bloomers in
flesh, finished with
hemstitching or satin
edging; full cut;
made of Windsor
Crepe; all gg
sizes v v-r w
INFANTS' WEAR
"Red Star" Birdseye
Diapers
24x24 squares; dJO
hemmed; per doe., vmt* IJ
27x27 squares; '
hemmed; per doz.,
Gertrude Slips
I.ong and short, lace and em
broidery trimmed; priced at,
49c 69c, 79c, 89c
und 98c
Outing Flannel Skirts
I.ong or short in body and
Gertrude styles; priced at,
59c, 75c, 89c, 98c
Cashmere Capes
and Coats
Long and short; prettily
embroidered; well lined;
some silk lined; priced at,
$3.45, $4.45,
$4.95, $5.95,
$6.45 $6.95
Saturday evenings by High schoo*
pupils attracted a large crowd ofl
people. The play was well render*
ed and each one who took part de*
serves praise. Halifax has talentj
along this line and it was brought
out on this occasion.
Use McNeil's Cold Tablets. AdvJ
Gowns
In the Sale
Muslin Gowns Slip
over style, made of
good quality muslin,
neat emb roid er y
trimming, full cut,
good 7Qn
lengths ' C
Limit, 3 to a customer.
NAINSOOK GOWNS Slip
over styles, trimmed with
lace or embroidery, large
variety of models. Regu
lar and extra Qfis*
sizes £JOC
NAINSOOK AND CAMBRIC
GOWNS—V-neck, long or
short sleeves, slip over short
sleeve styles, lace, embroid
ery and insertion trimmings,
full cut garments, vIK
All sises
FINE CAMBRIC CREPE AND
NAINSOOK GOWNS in ela
borate lace trimmed slip
over models, also in V-neck
long sleeve styles, with em
broidery insertions and
edges. Windsor crepes in
flesh or white, plain or
flowered patterns, d? 1 QC
All sizes
EXTRA SIZE SLIP-OVER
(iOWNS —Short sleeves, lace
embroidery trim- $1.95
EXTRA SIZE IIIGII AND V
NECK GOWNS Long
sleeves, embroidery, inser
tion and edg- ..$2.25
Short Dresses
Made of good quality nain
sook; embroidered yokes;
nicely made; 6 a
months, 1 and 2 cl *4
years sizes .... **
Long and Short Dresses
"Plain and trimmed bottoms;
with or without yokes; nice
materials; priced at,
79c, 98c, $1.23,
$1.45, $1.95, $2.45
Straight Flannel Bands
Good width; 1 yard
long AtC
Silk Caps
Silk lined with interlining; all
sizes at, 49c, 79c, 98c,
$1.23 and $1.45.
Flannel Gertrude
i Skirts
Also in cambric body styles;
tine quality, plain and em
broidered; edge,
95c, $1.45, $1.69
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