LEGISLATURE NEWS OAD ISLANDS THING OF PAST dlcr Says That Highway '(instruction Must Be Con tinuous Hereafter Future highway construction in nnsylvania is going to be on con uous lines and the day of the so led "concrete islands" on State tin highways Is over according to lat Highway Commissioner Lewis Sadler told delegations which call upon him in company with legis ors. For several years eommunl s have been favored with Im- Dvement of roads which while 2y got rid of bad stretches did t link up with modern highways d Mr. Sadler today let it be known it he considered such construc n "bad business." Incidentally, 2 notice to boroughs that they ist lay their mains and make unges to pipes before the State rts in to improve streets which ! on the lines of main highways s renewed. Commissioner Sadler told several his callers from Western Pennsyl ita that the improvement of lat il highways was most important d that the State's construction of tin highways should be supple ■nted by county or township im ivement of the roads which con ct-the main roads with towns or lich lead to other main highway es. During the day the commis iner arranged to take over for e of the road maintenance force his department a dozen and a If tractors bought by the State ring the war to help out farm f with their plowing. This will t only suve team hire, which is etty expensive, but enable consid ibl.v more work to be done in e way of hauling oil and material, e tractors were in the custody of o Department of Agriculture. Cambria countians asked for early provement of the road from hnstown to Stoyestown and im ovenients at Windber, while Rep sentative Ira M. Fox, of Forest unty, requested that construction speeded up on the road eltleld to Tionesta. On of the largest delegations was m posed of Washington county ople and headed by County Con >'ler T. J. Fnderwood. It included M. Day. of Washington, and some eene countians headed by William Kyler. This delegation asked that 2 work on the route between uynesburg and Washington be rough Amity of Prosperity, but decision was made. Construction it would link up Washington and •Donald byway of Hickory. Cun sburg and Venice were asked. Construction between Shippens rg and F.ast F.erlin was urged a committee composed of James Cole, Robert C. Miller and Rev. W. Wjalen. of Adams county, lich suggested a cut of six miles, illo arrangements were made to j ar a committee from Luzerne and I luntbia counties on state aid for | e road between Benton and icksliinny. Both counties will do nsiderable construction in cc:t iction with the State. Warren county will have about a llion and a half dollars spont the State on its State highways the next four yeara and Highway minissioner Sadler will expect the unty to help out by inn roving me of its own roads. The share ihe county in the comprehensive lerne outlined today n ay reach 00.000. Ex- Representative .1 ..a Slgglns. , Representative W. P. Wood and mmissioners E. M. Lowe, A. C. >ck and S. A. Cramer, of War 1, today discussed Warren county length with the commissioner and e program agreed upon for con duction ; t state expense Is: First > ar Warren to Youngsville; Secom' Warren to Sheffield ittid rungf '.lie to Plttsfleld. Thin:. Pittsfleld to Erie county e. F< th, Warren to New York it • line to connect with Jnmcs r i road. ' iie commissioner said that lie ferred the county to Improve leral highways Instead of giving teen per cent for the first year ogram. The commissioner let it bo known at when the stato built through roughs it would bo for eighteen F at State expense, the boroughs ■ ing for the distance to the curbs d that street ral'ways would have be on concrete foundations and cutting of tlio roads allowed for e years at least. iree Men Killed. One Hurl: in Mine Accident at Scranton Scran (on, Feb. 20.—Three men i ire killed and one injured in an I cident yesterday afternoon at the j eenwood colliery of the Delaware d Hudson Company. The four m were riding to the surface on ; carriage when a runaway train I mine cars (oaded with coal . mped into the shaft, burying the | •n. The dead: Edward Harrison. Mi ' ' Mi'iooka d James Crane, Minooka. The injured man is Edward Wood rd, of West Scranton. ealthy Pittsburghers Sued for Income Taxes Pittsburgh, Feb. 20. —Eight prom snt and wealthy residents of ttsburgli are defendants in suits id by the United States govcrn mt here to recover large amounts money, alleged due the govern •nt as income taxes of the year I 13. While tile amount of money I ■olved is not stated, it is alleged j it the defendants failed to report I ■tain dividends paid" by the Gulf I Corporation in 1913. The defendants named are: R. B. illon, A. W. Mellon, William Flinn, ■mer state senator; W. V. Hart in, J. H. Reed, G. R. Nutty, W. Guthrie and George S. Davison. Ihe drink -thart ■takes-the place of coffee INSTANT POSTUM A pure,delicious American Beverage • THURSDAY EVENING. REVENUE BILLS NOT LIKELY TO GO Dawson Thinks That There Will Be No Necessity Be cause of Snyder's Activity Hnrrisburg, Pa., Feb. 20.—"N0 revenue raising measures now on the statute books will be repealed at this session," Representative Hugh A. Dawson, of Lackawanna, chair man of the ways and means commit tee of the House said today. "If anything there will a general tighten ing of things all along the line. The mercantile tax is to remain a law. Auditor General Snyder has made it plain that the merchants must pay a tax based on the amount of busi ness actually done, not on a nominal sum as has been the case in years gone by. With this being done, the i state will hardly miss the million and one half dollars now received annually as the Commonwealth's share of the money paid for the priv ilege of selling liquor in • Pennsyl vania," Dawson added. "Mr. Snyder lias already launched his plans for securing a complete mer cantile appraisement in every county in the state. In my own county, he has named special appraisers to assist, the appraiser named by the county commissioners and he has done the same thing in Luzerne. I un derstand., special appraisers are to be named in every county," the Scran ton legislator observed. "The Audit or general is not going to stop with i the mercantile appraisement. He is j out to see that the state gets every dollar that is coming to it from the direct inheritance and from the other j revenue raising measures tliaW are ■ now laws. One has but fo study the figures in the auditor general's office to learn the work that has al ready been accomplished along this line." Mr. Dawson said. "It will be difficult to estimate the revenue ihe state will receive through the issuance of liquor licenses this j year because of the country's going "bone dry" July 1, and because <ST the j national prohibition being scheduled jto become effective next January. i In a numtyer of counties, the license j year begins January 1. In other places, the license dates as of April 11. With the legislature likfcly to pass | a bill permitting licenses to be is sued from month to month and per | mitting license holders to have paid a year's license lo have a portion of their money refunded because of I the closing of flic saloons in July, ' the revenue will be curtailed con j siderably. It will fall away short of the $1.535.r,r>fi.43 that the state I received from Ibis source in 1918. Those communities where liquor is now sold will be hard hit with I the approach of prohibition," Mr. i Dawson went oil. "Last year, a total jof $4,024,578.94 was distributed I among the cities, boroughs and town | ships of the state as their share of I the license money paid by the brew j ers, wholesalers and retail liquor dealers from their profits. In 1917, figures taken from the records in the auditor general's office, show that there were a total of 10,285 retail liquor licenses issued in Pennsylvania. Of this number, 1901 were in Philadelphia; 724 in Pitts burgh; 204 in Scranton; 1330 in cities of the third class; 16 in cities oper ating under special charters; 3998 in the boroughs and 2046 in the townships. A total of $4,922,500 was paid in license fees, the state re ceiving $607,550 of this amount.! Philadelphia got $1,901,000; Pitts burgh $051,600 and Scranton, $237,-; 600. In cities of the third class $534,-; 400 was distributed. The boroughs! were given $479,760 and the town-] ships shared $i22,760. The counties' received as their share $384,630. Lackawanna's share was $26,400. In 1918, the liquor people paid a total of $5,560,135.37 for the priv ilege of selling "wet" goods in Penn sylvania. The state got $1,535,556.43 ] of this amount and the balance $4.- j 024,578.94 was distributed among the counties, cities, boroughs and town ships. The state's share from the various licenses follows: retail, $574,908.42; wholesale, $612,472.59; brewers, $271,280.50; distillers. $15,- 542.70; bottlers. $35,102.22; and state brewers, to whom licenses were is sued direct by the state treasurer, $26,250. Pershing Will Send Twenty-Sixth Division Home Early in April Washington, Feb. 20.—General Pershing now plans to send the Twenty-sixth (New England Na tional Guard) Division home the first part of April, but the move ment will depend entirely "upon the availability of shipping" at that time. This information was con tained in a cablegram from the j Amerean commander in chief, ro- I ceived by Representative Fuller, of I Massachusetts, who cabled an in quiry to the general. I Middietown j The Literary Society of the Mid dietown High school will render a patriotic program on Washington's and Lincoln's birthday on Friday af ternoon, and will be as follows: Calling to order by president, in stallation of officers which are as follows: President, Clarence Wal lace; vice-president, Harold Bach man; secretary, Louise Hanna; cri tic, Dorothy George; treasurer, B. Smith; selection by society; "Lin colns Birthday," Miss Marie Bort nier; "Lincoln's Boyhood Days," Miss Jean Brestle; tribute to Lin | coin, Miss Esther McClure; violin solo. Miss Mildred Botts; address in ] Independence Hull, February 22, 1861, Nisley Ulricli; charade, Mrs. I Carol Stickell; paper, "Their Fel low Traveler," Miss Helen Croll; "The Assassination of Lincoln," Ed mund Yost: piano solo, Dorothy George; debate. Resolved, that the hypocrit is a more despicable 'char acter than the liar; uffirmative, Carl Wagner, Miss Ethel Krodel, Harold Gerberich; negative, Miss Lena Sel cher, Howard Noel, Marion Croll; decision of Judges; general debate; decision of house; piano duet. Miss Grace Brestle and Miss Mildred Parthemore; "The Literary Side of Washington," Miss Julia Duben dorf;, "Washington as Leader and Commander of the Army," Eugene Loverty; music, society; "Distin guished Visitors at Mount Vernon During the Past Year," Miss Betty Croll; "Washington and Lincoln," Benton Smith; "Sayings of Wash ington and Lincoln," sophomore class; cycle, Miss Kathryn Deckard; critics' remarks, Miss Esther Mc- Clure. The funeral of Charles Rhan will be held on Saturday afternoon with services at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Rhan, South Lnion street, at 1.30 o'clock and 2 in the Riverside chapel. The Rev. James Cunningham, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Church, will officiate. Burial will be made in the Middietown Cemetery. George Keener and Joseph Riale, | Opens at 8:30 A. M. and Closes at 5 P. I Friday Specials In Notions & T A 300 Pairs Ladies' QQ_ I Flat Cor- Good quality Talcum j JHI dHb iir | l ■ 1 ni W t " ItU Kg Lace special 4c I Powder in violet and HwDl m A W dSudDIC Ivlfl tIIOVPS 50 yard Spools Bcst| Special, box, Oo JBMFBA OVAET vl UUaUIC IYIU UIUVCd jtSl Is sewing silk, aii colors. : indies Rubber Gloves ™in Browns, Tans and Pearl, 3-row stitching, LM Kg Special 5 spools for 23c assorted. Special, pair, v %"(C Ba ', f , , i ~ , Safety Pins, assorted | aac ■ bH W self color, single clasp. A glove that was Nil sizes, special, a doz., | Black Mesh shopping ■ MP' W made to sell for much more than the price LM h Bags. Special, ea. 33c BB Bll k I BB Ic o* ea. it/ 2S M U we ask. Sizes 6to ffl >0 :KAtIFMAX'S-.1.t IK Mfc * IMi ■"Bail -- IIVJ I Important Sales For Bargain F ritla vat Kaufman s I | . tj= I j I Our Annual Spring Sale House Dresses One Day Sale-Friday 1 1 Famous Nationally Advertised "Bieberman's" House Dresses A Small Lot Misses' & Small Women's 1 j§ In "Regulation" and "Billy Burke" Models —in a great variety of patterns and styles. WW T fW |Y- " """" j | House Dressesl I House Dresses I House Dresses I House Dresses I MteM^DresT™om[)™4l, $ 8' 95 | S nt sl-95 $0.95 • . $9.95 s>|.9s One hundred and ten (110) MEN'S WEAR 115 dt I Sib a j dL/ SERGE, Taffeta and Satin Dresses. The sj Serges are in black, navy, Burgundy, taupe and Sizes 36 to 46—Regulation Regular sizes 36 to 46—Ex- Very chic and becoming . 48 - The Silks aild SatinS are ill the Colors. The fe loose belt models, made of fine tra sizes 48 to 54. Ginghams. dresses in plaids, striped and ~ n . dresses ever , || percales—good styles and pat- Chambrays and Percales in solid color chambrays and r, lp u!!' , r?.' Styles are the latest all have arrived recently sj Is s j ... regulation models of a large ginghams Regulation and Burke models the finest Ging- 11 • r • j t> • j r\ i terns, neatly trimmed with variety, also tn Billie Burkes. Billie Burke models, every gar- h , a, ! ls and |- hh r"brays in plaids. all SlzeS IOl" llllSSeS and WOmen Friday Only chambray collars, largo pock- tastily trimmed, have large ment perfectly tailored and stripes and solid colors. Plain 4CQ QEt tj_ T?„_ 1., ets. One of the biggest values pockets and wide belts, also in- finished. Regular sizes 36 to tailored and trimmed, also in poj7o, ■ x>e Jiariy. |[LJ Ss you have ever seen. Be early. digo blue and gray percales. 46. Extra sizes 48 to 54. • Regular sizes gfc f[l : 3b to 46. Extra sizes 48 to 54. I 1 KAUFMAN'S— 2nd Floor. H ||] S " KAUFMAN'S—2nd Floor. S>| I Women's Wool dJO y|C I I Our Big Sale of MUzSlin Underwear Dresses - - i | Continues With Unabated Enthusiasm in Buying WOOL SERGE DRESSES black, navy ffl | More than 3000 of the very daintiest gar- ~ women's 44, Friday only, $2.45. Be Early. |j| ffl ments in muslin underwear started this important T II = KAUFMAN'S—2nd Floor. — H jjsj H Sale, and the assortments are just as good for you now. We had the H l|j D good fortune to buy these garments at less than regular figures and y Last C/ill--rHoJIV RoIHIQ UD ffl hj the savings are passed on to you. Friday will be a very busy day in M li this department. Cottons are high, but these prices prove our under- jPnr M jm wiute chamoiscttc oiuuircn's cotton nibbed K] 1-T f/.x/Tv- V. J, I ~, Gloves, a linal clearance of Fleece Lined Shirta and Kjl l|L selling abilitv. \W ing, slightly soiled, but they Drawers, medium weight— lll| - J ara washable; sizes 6to 7%. Sizes 2to 8 39c Kjl Envelope Petticoats ' Gowns / /ft ' K AUFMAN'S.—Iat Floor. ffl Chemise In the Sale I MUSI IV GOWNS sr I I ajj T C 1 MUSLIN PETTICOATS * ove ,; ' style of cood ? / Gloves, a final clearance of One lot of l'lannelctta Petti- hlj m In the Sale good cambric body; em- nclt I -■ gTM and oxford' coats; values to OQ r ffl i ENVELOPE CHEMISE - J??™*' trimming, full cut, brown, tan. gray and oxford. 69C | [U Made of fine nainsook and Price *>/C 79c. pair .. . OI7C KAUFMAN'S—2nd Floor. . [|| Sj| batiste in white or flesh, MUSLIN PETTICOATS Limit, 3to a customer. K A 11- VIA .\ lot Hoor. One lot Children's Gowns nil [|j beautifully trimmed with gootl" 10 canib'ric NAINSOOK GOWNS Slip Clilldrcn's Knit Gloves in Sleepers and Skirts, in flan- [jU kT laces or embroidery, full body;' full cut; QO. ° a \? e r o/ cmbrol'dcrv iTra ij 'd' 1 Kray ' red ' blue ' black ' brown: nelette; values AQ Si hj sized garments; the reason ail lengths vartety of models. Regu- < sizes 2to 10. Friday. 2 3 C t0 98c 43C M for the price is that they are LACE Olt EMBROIDERY lar and extra QO. nil slightly stained, which in TRIMMED PETTICOATS sizes . vOC _ KAU< MAN S—lot Floor. mo3t cascs wIU wash 79C cainbric a bodies N ')^iP K ANW CAMBRIC UraWerS LozUcs' link line Balbrlg- ° no lot Women's Flannelette K hi out u virietv of stvles $145 GOWNS V-neck, long or f f i o , ga,. Bloomers, elastic knee and lUmonos; all sizes; OQ- M LM T.imit. 3to a customer. a v,irlet y of styles, short sleeves, slip over short tlie dale waist band, ail sizes 36 to 42. were up to $1.95 OJ7C |(V| 2?| . sleeve styles, lace, embroid- GOOD OUALITY (Wliltic Friday, 7Q~ KAUFMAN'S—2nd Floor. Si flj NAINSOOK ENVELOPE ery and insertion trimmings. DRAWERS in open or pair '" C lU Si CHEMISE —ln white or p , f "" cut sarments. 1.45 closed styles; embroidery KAUFMAN'S—Iot Floor. One lot or Girls' Gingham S, hi flesh, shown in a variety of ' UorSet UOVerS All smca puffle; aH - and Poplin Dresses; siacs 6to hi HJ lace embroidery or l n tko Qoln PINE CAMBRIC CREPE AND sizes 4l#C Uwllcs' Cotton Ribbcil 12, were 7Qr 1^ S B ff„n Hmmed OP 111 the Sale NAINSOOK GOWNS In ela- EMBROIDERY THTMMFn I,cccc Ijlnwl Pa,,ts ' light *1.23 - '"C Sj All sizes . CORSET COVERS Made borate lace trimmed slip- DRAWERS, ma/e it to weight; sizes 34, 36. 29c KAUFMAN'S—2nd Floor. HJ AU of fine quality nainsook; over models, also in V-neck cambric open or closed Friday, pair l§J hi fi AIM IRATELY TRIMMED lace or embroidery trimmed long sleeve styles, with em- regulation or modesty in I KAUFMAN'S—Iat Floor. One lot Black Sateen hi U ' .v T ,|i J 11• Iw■,"* back and front; all 4Q broidery insertions and Htvlps* nil aiTou # 5/C ~ . Bloomers! sizes 2to 12* i j ;rss r —- —1 rK'uS"iiv™7=:- Kl bcr of lace or embroidery An bi * !ea ni a . nK,e I ?" bt ' 1 ' e 7DC One lot Baby Shoes; OQ_ ttl FU trimmed models; made of S,^ K SLIP-OVER BloOmerS anh—V tFI aU sizes; were 59c •• Si BEAUTIFUL ENVE LO P E finest nain- <JA <■" l SHort aleeves, lace - , _ . , KADUMAN g-lrt > loor. KAUFMAN'S—2nd Floor. k") CHEMISE trimmed back sook 4C em jroldery trim- J1.95 Sale I>allcs' Cotton Ribbed [H liS and front with fine laces, CORSET COVERS Lace t , vriiij t . CREPE BLOOMERS in flesh Fleece Lined Union Suits, Crepe de Chine Shirtwaists Ist •IkIJ medallion and insertions trimmed with, lace shoulder LATRA SIZE HIGH AND V- finished with hemstitching medium weight, high neck, in white, flesh and maize, tjjJ js<i made of finest nainsook; all straps; ull |C n NECK GOWNS Long or smjn ef i^i nc .. f u ii cut . long sleeve, ankle length; pretty styles; nicely made; all |IU sizes, <M QC sizes sleeves, embroidery, ipser- made of Windsor no ' sizes 36, 38. 0| OQ sizes; regular $2.95 d| QC liH at Limit, 6to a customer. tion and edg- tbo Crepe; all sizes 9oC Friday Pl oZJI waists |[||J kTr J i"K KAUFMAN'S—Ut Floor. KAUFMAN'S—Iot Floor. gfc ffl — KAUFMAN'S—2nd Floor. ■ ||jJ h tfcVammVmcmnj 1 || ( 'Longcloth Calicoes Turkish Towels i 1--Values 44 7C Lot 2—Values AJC Lot 3--Values 4 Q "JC bjj I English longcloth, 10-yard Good quality light stripe Good strong Turkish bath w Up to SIB.OO I I Up to $27.50 I Up to $29.50 I X"" P W f SSii. """* t si.B9 sp.'S,T VoiAr I use. Special, U lSr I P" ce at JL JL | Sale Price, at W Sale Price, at JLw i piece yard /ZC each IOC W I l|| | 1 UI These are suits and overcoats that are all good styles that will be just what you will rj|] 1 ' Huck Towels Odd Dishes Floor Brushes I want lor ne winter as well as now. U |S 1 Guest size huck towels; Dinner plates, bread and Strong bristle floor M Men's Pants, 1 Men's Pants, An Ff Igl Nil I , damask borders, slight dam- butter and vegetable dishes. brushes, 14-inch size, with W naa T I riaa T S| IU ' aged. Spjßclal, 10c Special, C und 1 f| r long handles. Spe- CQ n 9 „ .1"; $P X• vU vl ' "J '' t W" - * •*7 I each AVV. Friday cial Friday K 32 to 42, in worsteds and mixed 32 to 42, ill worsted, cheviots, cassi- ||S yjj Ixi ——— a——i a ■ inn r cheviots. tncrcs, neat checks and stripes. 1 n.. G " oSS Sb ~ U ,„„ I Boy,' Odd d>l nn Boy.' Suit. &AC QC Boy'>iU&A7 qc | O fixtures, no hose or pipe re- size fol* double bed, 81x90 42x36 inches; extra good m Panto tD l#l/y OVnnt* (D w V v OVnait tPI (v V 12* nil I quired. 7Q- inches. 1 f|Q Quality. Special, OO- J ~ ,*''' T , XT , „ "1 * ' . SI ' Soecial Special . Friday each ZSOC . # 6to 17 years—Broken lots and „ °<i d lots of Boys Norfolk Odd lots of Boys Norfolk I(J SI i • •••• i sizes, including, cheviots and Suits and Overcoats—Sold up to Suits and Overcoats sold up S2i ffl corduroys, cut full. to $8.96. $10.95. KJ agaaßßaßaaHßagißiißHßaaßaßaßßßipaßißß^Baßaßßßßaiaßi HARRISBTJRG TELEGKAPH who arc employed by the local car plant, will leave March 1 for France | where they will be sent by the com- , pany to rebuild cars. The Middietown 'Auto Club will hold Its annual banquet at the Greenawalt House. Elizabethtown. The Woman's Club of town, will hold a Washington's birthday tea at l the home of Mrs. Ira Springer, North I Spring street, Friday afternoon at 3 i o'clock. Samuel Klnaay, wife and, two i daughters, who reside In Royalton, will leave next week for the South I where they will make their future I home. ■ At, a meeting of the Jitney Club 1 held at the home of the Misses Min naugh's. East Emaus street, after some lengthy discussions by the members it was decided to start a ' I memorial fund and 1 SIOO was set | ! aside by the club. The board of directors of the Y. I M. C. A. decided to sell the build FEBRUARY 20, 1919. ing, of which a part has been stand ing since the fire of 1910. N. C. Fuhrman received a letter yesterday from his sister-in-law, Mrs. Mary Fuhrman, of Dauphin, that her son, Sylvester Fuhrman, who had been reported as killed while in action overseas, was seri ously wounded and is in a base hospital, France. Mrs. Harry Troop, who has charg* jof the sewing department of the local Red Cross, urges all members | to be present at the Red Cross room this evening as a special allotment i of goods arrived to-day, which will j be made up into morning blouses, i children's sweaters and stockings. , 5
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