U. S. FLEECED ON WAR BIDS IS PROBE CHARGE Graham Claims Government Deprived of Millions of Dollars Ry Associated Press Washington, Dec. 13.—Represent ative Graham, Republican?, Illinois, chairman of the select committee investigating expenditures by the War Department, in a speech to day in the House reiterated charges ho made recently that interests of the Government in many war claim settlements have not been sufficient ly guarded, adding that "in many cases the Government has been de prived of large sums of money to which it rightfully is entitled." Contractors Got Jig Sums sums have been allowed contractors through unfair salvage values for raw materials, and Gov ernment officials charged with the responsibility of adjusting claims have not exercised sufficient vigi lance in- protecting Government in terests, Mr. Graham charged. He urged submission of all claims set tled or pending with the War De ANOTHER DEMONSTRATION Saturday, Dec. 20 AT NOON AT THE CAPITOL The new Overland Model 4 will climb the Capitol Steps—Maun Entrance BE ON HAND TO SEE THIS MARVELOUS DEMONSTRATION The Overland-Harrisburg Co. York Harrisburg Newport - „ _J Wm. j&rotwr $e Cn. We Open Our Store Only Six Evenings Before Xmcis—Beginning Thursday, December 18th, We Will Be Open Till 9 P. M. The $lO Gift Sale 10 - 10 lO lO - 10 - 10 lO lO lO lO 10 Is a Great Big Success. Scores of men and young 10 10 men of Harrisburg have come to Wm. Strouse & io Co. to purchase the overcoat they have waited to 10 buy—We have shown hundreds of families this fall 1° !0 how to hit the High Cost of Living and now with iq this unusual sale we give you a most remarkable 10 merchandising event. 10 10 A Ten Dollar Bill is given to YOU as a gift for 10 Xmas. —off the price of every overcoat in our stock. We know our values are far and beyond the 10 average and now with this additional present of Ten 10 jq Dollars—they are unsurpassable. 10 ... 10 ... 10 lO lO lO lO lO lO lO Our Furnishing Department A Gift Store For Men May we offer a few suggestions to the thrifty shopper who wants I to buy the best that the price can procure! If so, Harrisburg's De pendable Store is ready to offer you a remarkable variety and selec i tion. Underwear HllffilPVEiS Handkerchiefs House Coats Vanity Hats N Gloves Men 1 s Neckwear IF / ■■■"* Mufflers Traveling Bags BBImF Cu E s Soc ks Silk Shirts Hosiery I " Harrisburg's Dependable Store" | "The Real N mas TUESDAY EVENING, purtnient to an impartial board for review and linal settlement. "From Secretary linker's report of settlements," Chairman Graham said, "the original answer was er roneous and the committee instruct ed an aecountarrt to review the fig ures given by the Secretary. After an extended investigation, the ac countant reported that the amounts expended by the War Department, iis given by Secretary Baker, are off balance from $171,382.37 as a minimum to $184,945,938 as a maxi mum." Fifty per cent, of "informal con tracts suspended by the armistice have been adjusted with damages to the War Department, Representa tive Graham continued. On the settlement of the American Can Company's contract the speak er said, the "government lost fully 17 per cent, on $867,732, the cost of til? plate or $147,514 more than it should have lost." Representative Graham attacked the method of sale by the War De partment of 100,000,009 pounds of surplus copper held when the armis tice was signed. Copper producers, he said, were paid large sums in excess of correct amounts due for government copper during the war. COMMITTEE APPROVED City Council to-day approved the fire safety committee appointed by the Good Will Fire Company. On the committee are: Stephen Cup pies, Sr., George MeMechen, Sr., Harry Smith, Joseph Campbell and Michael Hoffman. ADVANCE TIPS ON DECISIONS OF COURT PROBED Alleged "Leaks" at Washing ton Admitted by De partment Official Washington, Dec. 16.—Announce j ment is made by the Department of Justice that an investigation is being made of reports of alleged "leaks" on Supreme Court decisions by which speculators had attempted to profit in stock market transactions. "Captain Burke, chief of the bu | reau of investigation of the Depart ment of Justice, dictated to news paper men the following statement, j which also was taken by a steno i grapher in Mr. Burke's office: "On November 23, Mr. Marlin : Pew, manager of the International i News Service, of New York, came to i Washington and consulted Chief Justice White, of the Supreme Court, in regard to recent alleged leaks in I the Supremo Court's decision on the ' Southern Pacific Oil Band cases. Chief Justice White then came to | Judge Ames and asked him to in | vestigate a report by Mr. Pew that I a friend had talked to him and had said that he had been approached !by a Mr. B. E. Moses with offices in the Munsey building, Washing 'on. in regard to alleged profiting by tips on Supreme Court decisions. TRYS SUICIDE New York, Dec. 16.—Although re puted to have been worth $2,000,009 at one time and known in England and other Europeun countries as a wealthy sportsman. Capt. Clarence 1,. Wiener, who attempted suicide here last night by shooting, appears to be in straightened circumstances. Wiener is in a hospital here to-day with a pistol shot wound just below the heart. His condition is said to be critical. 75TH SHIP LAUNCHED Philadelphia, Dec. 16.—The 7,- 525-ton cargo carrier Collemar, Hog Island's seventy-fifth ship, which was named by Mrs. Woodrow Wil son. was launched to-day. Miss Catherine Elizabeth Fortune, of Collingswood, N. J., was the spon sor. TWO NEGROES LYNCHED Huntingdon, W. Va.. Dec. 16. Two negroes, accused of murdering E. D. Mock, a resident of Island Creek, Logan county, were taken from a train at Chapmanville, lynched and the bodies thrown into Island Creek, reports here say. Island Creek is in the Guyan coal field region and Chapmanville is i HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH MOTHERS SEEK AID FOR SICK BABIES [Continued from First Page,] followed by a boy about 15 using crutches also. As the invalids and cripples, many suffering from pain for years, | walked by they formed a pitiful : spectacle of the awful ravages of disease. The sympathy shown for ' each other was remarkable, and at I no time was there any disorder or any attempt to push or crowd. Afflicted Arc Patient Each afflicted person waited pa tiently for the call to go into the church, and then to step up to the ' chancel rail and kneel. Several chlldre cried during the •first hour of the mission, but Mr. ; Hickson, unmindful of them, went | from one to another, praying first j with the sick and then with the rel ! attve accompanying the person who i came for help. Little children knelt iat the rail with their parents and i some of the children prayed with i their parents. One man was carried in from the i front of the church, lie had been I brought from a hospital in the city. I His wife walked back of him, car- I rying his crutches. Mr. Hickson j prayed for him for a few minutes and he was taken out again. Girl Is Carried In One young girl was carried in, and because of the crowds, had been placed just back of the organ. Her sister stood beside her, patiently waiting to have the young girl car ried forward. Mr. Hickson learned of them, and slipped out to them. In prayer he asked "By Thy power, O God, help and heal this suffering servant of Thine." The elder sister stood with bowed head, praying silently and sobbing. A few minutes later they left. During the morning Alfred C. Kusehwa, organist at the church, again played many of the old hymn As some of them were being played on the large pipe organ many were seen praying and in tears. "What a Friend We Have in Jesus," "Near er My God to Thee," "It Is Well With My Soul," "Just As I Am" and "My Jesus as Thou Wilt" were some of the familiar favorites. Can See to Rend Before the opening of the mission this morning the Rev. Floyd Apple ton asked all who could to kneel in prayer. During these few minutes the organ chimes were played softly. One of the clergymen, suffering from the loss of tlie sight of one eye, was at the mission yesterday. To day lie said that lie was able to see print with the eye and believed lie would be able to use it to read. Clergy Join in Prayers To-day the Rev. W. M. Gamble, Maryheim; the Rev. H. Bridgeman, Camp Hill; the Rev. C. E. B. Robin son, the Rev. J. Fredrik Virgin, the Rev. Rollin A. Sawyer, the Rev. Henry A. Post, the Rev. Willoughby Parchment and the Rev. F. T. Cady, of Tyrone, were among the clergy assisting at the mission. Of these, the Rev. Mr. Gamble and the Rev. Mr. Bridgeman assisted at the chancel rail, praying with Mr. Hickson for the restoration of health to the persons who were ill. Faces Marked Witli l'ain As at yesterday's mission", old and young, rich and poor, all came with the hope of receiving help through the prayer of the great faith healer, j Faces told of terrible years of pain, some of them drawn and worn from the merciless torture of disease. Many persons walked into the church, apparently in good health, but one glance at the faces showed the evidence of some affliction which had caused much misery. The scene was one of hundreds of per sons, all coming to be helped through faith und prayer, looking forward eagerly to the moment when they would be called to go to the i chancel and have the healer inter ' cede for them, and In the eyes of ; many gleamed the hope of restored | health. Come For Many Miles In their ears sounded the words |of the man to whom they came: "Pray for others, forget yourself. ! The greatest happiness in the world :la to easo a suffering soul. Don't be j ashamed to pray and don't be afraid jto do It. Pray for others. It is a ; sure way to get God's blessing for I yourself." I-caves For Pittsburgh Of the hundreds who came to St. Stephen's Church again to-day, many were from cities In other parts of the State, some coming hundreds of miles. This afternoon Mr. Hickson planned to leave for Pittsburgh. To-morrow he will open a four-day healing mission In the Trinity i Church in that city, conducting ! services to-morrow, Thursday, Fri- I day and Saturday. Free of Pain At least five persons are known to have been helped by Mr. Dickson ! yesterday during the healing mis i slon. About 500 came to him for help ,and it is believed that many I of these have been relieved and some ; of them cured. j One man who had been a victim of neuritis for seven years came in the morning and shortly before noon was kneeling in prayer with Mr. j Hickson. In the afternoon he came back about 3.30 o'clock and said that for the first time in years he suffer .ed no pain. He had been using 1 canes to support himself when walk j ing and he told the healer and ( clergymen in the vestryroom that I he would soon discard them. Ills weakened condition due to years j of pain and suffering prevented him , from walking without them but he , told Mr. Hickson that it was the first , relief he had enjoyed in many ' months. lie said he had undergone thirty-eight special treatments from 1 one physician and had been attend ed by a number of other doctors, but none had helped him. Ministers Astonished ! Two other wohien, their bodies bent over by rheumatic pains, came to the healer and prayed with him for aid. They left greatly improved one of them walking almost erect. : Her pastor who was present said he could scarcely believe that such |an improvement was possible in so i short a time. "It is miraculous to ' see what faith can do," the minister | said. i One other woman, an invalid and ' a cripple for nine years, also was , helped and found she could walk without a cane. The fifth person was i the woman residing in Penn street, ■ who had not left her home since April, and had been til for months befonythat. Pray For Child It is believed that at least 1,200 to 1,500 persons were In the church yesterday. The last few to go be fore the chancel rail and kneel left shortly before 3.30 o'clock. Then a colored girl with her brother came to Mr. Hickson and asked him to pray for their mother, who was criti cally ill. Just as the healer was about to leave the church he was told that the parents of a sick child wore anxi ous to have him help them. lie asked to have them shown to him at once. Kneeling on the floor In the front.] ( of the church just at the end of the' center aisle, father, mother .and Mr. SKULSKI HEADS THE NEW POLISH CABINET ! Warsaw, Dec. 16.—A new Pol ish Cabinet, to succeed that ; headed by Ignace Jan Pnderew- i ski as Premier and Foreign Min ister, has been constituted, with M. Skulski as Premier. Hickson prayed for minutes asking to have the infant baby, lying in its ; mother's arms, restored to health. In the spacious room were about a ' score of ministers and physicians, many of whom stood with bowed heads when they noticed the little family group and Mr. Hickson. 11l and Cheered At the close of the healing mis sion Mr. Hickson gathered all the rectors in the front of the church ; and prayed aloud with them for a few minutes, asking for Pi-1 vine blessing on tihe unfontunate ! victims of disease who had been there during the day. For five long hours Mr. Hickson walked back and forth untiring in his efforts to min ister and help. Many who came from the chancel rail after he and the ministers had prayed for them seemed greatly cheered, and the wan, pallid look on their faces, caus- 1 ed by much pain and torture, was re lieved. "If only he can help all the same us he helped me," was the earnest wish expressed by the man who had . been cured of neuritis. "I have! suffered so long that I know ntfd can sympathize with any one whoj has any illness. His work is won-1 derful and it is my prayer that all i who need help will believe and by | their faith be cured." NUXATED _IRON_ VIM PUNCH . . . .HEALTH ~ POWf- R . _ 3,000,000 pe0p/e use it as a Tonic, Strength and Blood-Buiiaen. ,- - ' See How the Essex Individual Cars Driven 20,000 Miles Without Repairs Proved Endurance Now time has proved how Essex What thousands say of it proves retains those wanted qualities of how well it meets those exactions, silence, smoothness and power even after hardest service. Costs LeSS to Operate Such endurance was never ex- £\_ c/o* fn Unndlt> pected of a light weight car. easier to nanaie But Essex' legion of friends know With the Essex you sacrifice no that aside from size the Essex has pleasure, comfort or performance nothing in common with other light ability that the big, costly car can weight cars. ) give. Tiue, it has economy, which is the What car can show more speed? chiei light car appeal. But only j n an y community you will find the among large, high-priced cars are Essex is rated with the fastest. In less found comparisons for its perform- than a year it has established its posi ance qualities. t j on as a performance car that all re © • /-> r5 r spect for ability. ' tsig Car rerformance r- And Essex owners are learning an- Ltlgnt Car nconomy other quality that improves their Think how many who formerly esteem and affection for it. That is owned big, costly cars, now drive the its endurance, > which accounts for Essex. thousands of miles of transportation, „ It proves mere size was not what free,of repair or annoyance. They they sought. They wanted quali- have discovered the Essex requires ties that heretofore only large, fine little attention. cars offered. But they prized such Its solid, compact assembly, that light car advantages -as economy and has been proved in every trying test, nimbleness. When the Essex met w in satisfy you, too, of its endurance their demands for fine car comfort, powers, quality and performance, with the added advantage of light weight Then take a ride in the Essex. It \ ' types, they chose it without hesita- wIU reveal qualities that charm you tion. as they have nearly a million others. The Essex was designed to embody And you will make sure of having the wanted qualities of the finest cars, your Essex when you want it by plac in a size it would be possible to build ing your order well ahead of the de at moderate cost. sired delivery date. IMMEDIATE DELIVERIES Gomery-Schwartz Motor Car Co. 116 Market Street, Harrisburg, Pa. | and you give her the Best 1 1 Beats-Sweeps-Suction Cleans = i Let Us Demonstrate , §1 j Harrisburg Light & Power Co. j | : 22 North Second Street, Harrisburg, Pa. ! I | j 47-49 North Front Street, Steelton, Pa. j DECEMBER 16, 1919. 9
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