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Bandits Steal $1,300
"Pot" in Game at Club
. New York, Dec. 8. —Three auto
bandits "sat in" in a quiet little
game at the Florida Social Club, 141
Ralph avenue, Brooklyn, within four
blocks of the Ralph avenue station,
last night and got away with a
"pot" of $1,300.
A short time later detectives
found the chauffeur of the auto used
by the robbers, but he denied all
knowledge of his passengers, saying
he had never seen the men before
they hired him to drive them to the
club.
"The House of Diamonds"
Inexpensive
Jewelry and Novelties
For the gifts that are to be a "little remembrance,"
our Christmas stocks of gold filled jewelry and sterling
silver novelties, will amply supply your wants.
A lovely brooch, a bar pin or a pair of
dainty lingerie clasps make useful gifts
for women. Priced from 75c to $4.00.
For men a collar pin, a pair of stout
cuff links or a silver cigar cutter may be
had at from 60c to $4.00.
Every article is guaranteed to wear. You know
what the Boas guarantee means—complete satisfac
tion or your money returned.
C-ourtesy and attention are always
the rule in this establishment.
C. Ross Boas
Since 1850, Harrisburg's Foremost Jewelry Store.
28 N. Second St.
Harri.sburg Pciura.
I A USEFUL XMAS GIFT 1
I IS THE BEST g
1 Our Store Is Full of the Kind of jf
Furniture That Pleases on
Christmas Morning
At Up-town Money Saving Prices
I PICTURES I
The best and larg
1' es * s * oc k * n Central
® l ll Pennsylvania. The
I'! 1 f 1$ \ l l noted Wallace Nut
:l; •|j ting line and thou- I
1 'l sands others * . A I
p Prices—3sc to $6O j|
I The Celebrated i
Rishell Phonograph
Sold on Easy Payments Tnilf r^ mOU
McDougal Kitchen
For the Children: Cabinet"
The most complete cab-
Doll Go-Carts, Automo- inet. The work saver.
biles, Shoo-flys, Kiddy R ? akes kit^ en ? ork a
pleasure. One of these
Kars, Pony Kars, Road would please Mother.
Wagons, Etc. Sold on Easy Terms.
For the Older Folks and the Home:
Davenports, Reed Chairs, Metal Beds, Rockers,
Dressers, Chiffoniers, Buffets, Floor Lamps, Stand
Lamps, Extension Tables, Living Room Tables, Bed
Room Suits, Living Room Suits, Dining Room Suits, Etc.
BROWN & CO. I
1215-17-19 North Third Street I
The Big Up-town Home Furnishers
Branch Store 20 South Front Street Steelton
MONDAY EVENING,
Bankruptcy in
England Decreases
London, Dec. 8.— Bankruptcy has
considerably decreased in the
United Kingdom since 1917 when
1089 receiving orders were regis
tered showing a loss to creditors of
£1,523,186. The figures for 1918
were 628 receiving orders showing
a loss to creditors of £613,656 of
which the largest were in the cotton
trade with £108.399 liability. There
have been no failures of bankers
since 1914. The number of women
bankrupts decreased from 251 in
1915 to 62 in 1918.
NO POLITICS IN BILES FOR ROADS
SALE OF HERALD
Both Republicans and Demo
crats Are Among Its
New Owners
Washington, Dec. B.—The Wash
ington Ilerald announces to-day that
C. T. Bralnard has sold his con
trolling interest in the paper to Wal
ter S. Rogers, Horman Suter, Charles
R. Crane, Julius H. Barnes, Herbert
Hoover and others. Mr. Rogers and
Mr. Suter will be in active charge of
the paper.
It is stated that the transfer of
the Washington Herald has no po
litical significance, as among the new
owners are both Republicans and
Democrats.
The Washington Herald was estab
lished in 1906 by Scott C. Bone, ilr
many years editor of the Washington
Post. Mr. Bralnard, president of
Harper Brothers and owner of the
McClure and Wheeler newspaper
syndicates, purchased a controlling
interest in the paper in October,
1913. He states in his announce
ment that he is disposing of his con
trol because his other interests pre
vent his living in Washington and
giving the paper his personal at
tention.
Walter S. Rogers suggested and
directed the American Government's
cable and wireless news service dur
ing the war, which sent American
news to most of the countries of the
world. During Peace Conference he
continued this news service and had
charge of ijia Government's rela
tions with the press of the world
other than that of the United States.
Streets and Bridges
Being Rechristened
Vienna, Dec. 8. —Several hundred
streets, bridges .squares and build
ings named after the former royal
family are being rechrlstened. Many
of the new names are those of na
tive Austrian men of letters, art and
science.
The government is being attacked
by the opposition press because of
the cost of the changes which is ex
pected to exceed 3,000,000 crowns.
HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
ON BUSINESS PLAN
Tells Highway Officers of the
Nation What Pennsyl
vania Is Doing
(Special to The Telegraph.)
Ixuiisvillc, Ky., Dec. B.—George
H. Biles, Assistant State Highway
Commissioner of Pennsylvania, to
day at the opening session of the
American Association of State High
way Officials declared that in hand
ling the huge sums of money every
where being appropriated for better
highways efficient business methods
must be employed.
"If the people of the United
States," said Mr. Biles, "are to con
tinue to put money into good roads
in the future as they have been do
ing for the last year, they will in
sist upon an honest return for the
money Invested. Never In the his
tory of the country has there ■ been
so tremendous an expenditure for
publip Improvements as is now
planned for better highways and
this money must be Judiciously ex
pended.
"In the present era it reqiures
courage to disburse vast sums of
public money, especially in such a
physical thing as highway construc
tion; courage to do the right thing
In spite of the selfish aims and im
portunities of Individuals or com
munities. Time will vindicate k
work well done, but things done in
moments of ill-considered action
are irretrievable."
Mr. Biles said that the Judicious
expenditure of money depends upon
the personnel of the Btnte Highway
Department which is making the
expenditure. Zealous and efficient
men must be secured, he said who
are responsive at all times to the
demands of the situation and who
will work as a team for the realiza
tion of the alms and purposes of
the executive.
In developing an organization,
combining technical fend business H
functions, for work on a large scale, |l
such as a Btate Highway Depart- HI
ment. said Mr. Biles, "it is our EX
theory that statutes should be B
passed empowering the State or- B
ganizatlon to supervise expenditures fiD
nnd operations, and extend engi- fl
nff a ? d a<lv,Bor y assistance to I
The h} n ai eB ' 4 to T nBh,pa or towns. S3
T ® trained engineering
force and the organization of the B
(State should be at the disposal of 11
whtew £ tO , avold abortions, I
hich are bound to result where in- ■
numerable engineers, with as many I
different ideas, are permitted to H
"J" 1 !' 6 . Promiscuously. If there is I
ZnL,! * t , that wi " Jeopardize the B
consummation of a road program H
fmm P W01 ?* Wh,Ch mn y res "lt I
engineering or careless I
Inspection. Work should be done H
under standard specifications and ■
competent inspection. The inspec- I
tor on the contract is the most im- H
portant individual on the work, for I
upon him depends the success or I
failure of carrying out the enei- ©"J
l eer P J an3 ' The 'nePection force Hi
should be composed of fair-minded. ■
lit* n 1 and practical men, who B
hold allegiance to no one save their B
superiors. These men should be I
I raid a wage commensurate with the ■
importance of the work. It has ! I
°, ur experience that where com- B
munities appropriate large sums ot I
money or issue bonds, they welcome I
the co-operation of the State, as it' B
creates a sense of security on their'E
part, and in good road campaigns'!
throughout the State this protection il
factor' blfrKost contributing 1 1
factor to their
tbn/'tJf throu *s such co-operation 11
, that the comprehensive idea of State ' El
h oJ?" 5 f J Inn,n primar >- roads canlH
be extended to the counties on sec- ; B
I ondary systems or roads of local im-'ES
portance, which tie into the main HI
J, 1 ' B '™: with the ultimate satisfac- ! B
,n B , ee l" K roads bullt . not for B
any selfish interest, but to meet the ! B
demands of traffic, starting some-< fl
/here and ending somewhere, and !IE
good highways. Build roads that iII
with reasonable maintenance will I
K 6 ! [ e , at the maturity of your I
bonds build for the future, capitaliz- B
ing high maintenance cost and put- I H
ting this in the road." 11
Auto License Tags to
Start Out Very Soon |
Shipment of license tags for mo- HI
lnd V r fit" f ° r 1920 WtU beK ' n the B
/i, !? a ? d State officers
urge that automobile owners make HR
haste in filing their applications for B
registration.
i *7- est 'mate that by January 1. |
1920, we will have licensed 200 000 I
passenger cars, 30,000 commercial I
cars and 300,000 drivers and ope?- M
m°d\r 8 "w H / KlBtrar B - E - Eynon B
5,°" da> - We do not at this time be- ■
lie\e that It will be necessary for |
any extension of time to the motor- B
ists of Pennsylvania because of I
failure of this Department to de- I
liver 1920 license tags. The motor- !
ists themselves will aid us in our B
work if they will make as early an I
| application for registration as Is |
t possible. The new form of applica- |
! .l- or l ,1 s mucb more complete than I
j that heretofore used. It will require B
| that car owners have an Intimate H
j knowledge of their machine. It will ' B
i be we ". therefore, that motorists I
| secure an application as soon as pos- Ifl
I sible so that no time may be lost ~ B
in filling out the blank."
Applicants for registration of mo- B
j tor vehicles will find that when they E
j appenr before notaries public the
, notary will charge 50c for 'each B
affidavit required on the application I
lor registration, instead of 25c as I
heretofore. If the application B
for registration also desires an own- EM
j ers license to operate a vehicle, two of
I affidavits are necessary. As told, the B
I fee charged by the notary will be 50c SI
| for each affidavit. This charge is E9f
provided for in the Act of Assembly B
approved by the Governor July 10 I
1919, wherein all notarial fees are HZ
increased.
The license tags for 1920 are blue. B
| with white numerals. A hyphen is Oj
used to divide the numerals into Bfl
thousands. The keystone hitherto
| found on license tags has been done K&J
! away with. Below the numeral will I
| b g 2o f ,? und the Inscription, "Penno. B
100,000 Workers in
Detroit Idle Today ||j
Detroit, Mich., Dec. B.—Approxl- B
mately 100,000 factory workers are HB
Idle here to-day, the first day of Hfl
a half-time working schedule adopt- ¥/.
Ed by a number of the larger manu- B
tacturing plants as a coal conser- I
vatlon measure. The number is ex
pected to reach 200,000 by the mid- £9
del of the week, unless strike devel- IB
opments at Indianapolis Tuesday HI
warrant use of fuel reserves until i H
normal production of coal is re- I |
sumed.
Factories in other Michigan cities I H
are similarly affected with no re- I y
serves or supnilcs for only two or I
three days.
I A nnouncing a I
Commercial Exhibition I
:j| of Interest to Every ■
I Motorist
I Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 1
I December 9th, 10th, 11th 1
I Making I
United J.UL Tires |
I 231 North Second Street 1
I Harrisburg 1
I A Miniature Tire Factory in Operation 1
We want every motorist to see the care and skill that enters
into the making of UNITED "U" TIRES. The various processes
are interesting and educational.
Visitors to the exhibit will receive much valuable informa
tion on the care of tires. It will be worth your while to stop just
for these hints.
I United Tires From Factory to Rim 1
I Guaranteed For the Life of the Tire g
I The finest raw materials the world's markets produce go into
the making of UNITED "U" TIRES. Come in and see how
skilled manipulation of this raw material produces a tire of phe
nomenal mileage. Extreme resiliency is worked into the rubber,
smoothness into the casing, impressiveness and quality given to
the whole that makes the tire worthy of the finest cars.
A Square Deal on Mileage and Adjustments
8000 Mile Adjustment I
Each UNITED Tire Store is a direct factory branch. These
stores will make satisfactory adjustments on an 8000-mile basis •
. which assures users of "U" Tires maximum mileage and the
broadest guarantee. # A factory certified guarantee backed by the
direct factory representative. Stores wherever you travel to meet
every emergency.
I United Tire and Rubber Corporation 1
Executive Offices
i| Wilmington, Delaware I
I A Chain of Stores United For Service J
231 North Second Street, Harrisburg I
DECEMBER 8. 1919.