6 EARLY MORNING FIRE DESTROYS SMALL PLANT Flames Shoot High in the Air Making Blaze a Spec tacular One Tho plant, including all machin ery, finished products and raw ma terial. of the Hawkins Manufactur ing Company, patent belt manufac turers of 1451 Zarker street, to gether with the building in which it is located, was completely de stroyed this morning by lire, tho fifth in the city within thirty hours. Flames, seen two blocks away by George Hess, proprietor of a cigar store and poolroom at Thirteenth and Market streets, gave the first evidence of a fire and Mr. Hess sounded the alarm from a box at the corner. 1 The alarm was sounded at 1.05 and firemen of eight companies, in cluding the four Allison Hill com panies, and the Hope, Washington, Good Will and Citizen companies, remained on duty until 4 o'clock this morning. Flames broke out again at C o'clock, but were speedily extinguished. The building, a two-story brick affair, 32x4S feet, is a complete wreck. The interior is completely burned out. Destroyed with It is a quantity of valuable machinery, much raw material, including cel luloid, seme finished belts, together with valuable records. While the walls of tho building remain standing, they are in such condition that they will have to be ! torn down, it was said this morn- j ing. The building is owned by the i tinited Ice and Coal Companv. The I loss will approximate $3,500, ac cording to Manager DeWalt. It is partly covered by insurance. The loss on the plant could not be learned. It is expected, how ever. that it will be well up in the thousands. It will be partly covered by insurance. Jesse Hawkins, of Paxtang, is owner and manager of the plant. TO HOI,I) CANDLE SERVICE The second annual candle light service will be held Sundav evening nt Messiah Lutheran Church, when the Rev. Henry A. Hanson, the pas tor, will deliver a sermon "When I Christmas Comes Into the Soul " The candle light service will be I marked by the illumination of tho large stained glass window of the Nativity, and nine candles will he the only other light i„ the chancel wan' candlcs wIU b ™ along the CLOTHING is wanted Mrs. DuPont, of the State Dis pensary wants the following articles a pair 'of 3 men's Vhoes, "si'leT* ftn<l AS INCH'S Announce a Repetition of Last Saturday's Hat Sale The wonderful success of our last Saturday's Trimmed Hat Sale proved that our customers appreciated the values we pre sented in this Sale. We will, therefore, sell this Saturday all of our Trim med Velvet Hats at special reduced prices This includes every Trimmed Velvet Hat in our large stock. Some of these Hats have only left our work rooms within the last 10 days, and the majority of them are of recent production, showing the very newest modes for mid-Winter wear. All Large Velvet Dress Hats All Matrons' Draper Velvet Hats All Misses' Velvet Dress Hats All Children's Trimmed Velvet Hats All Children's Tailored Felt Hats All Children's Velour and Beaver Hats All Feather and Fur Turbans Any Velvet Hat in our stock Regular price, s4.9B—Saturday's price .. $3.88 Regular price, 55.98—Saturday's price .. $4.88 Regular price, s6.9B—Saturday's price .. $5.88 Regular price, s7.9B—Saturday's price .. $6.88 Regular price, sß,9B—Saturday's price .. $7.88 Regular price, $9 98—Saturday's price .. SB.BB Regular price, slo.9B—Saturday's price .. $9.88 Regular price, sll.9B—Saturday's price . .SIO.BB FRIDAY EVENING, Children's Entertainment Is Very Successful The Chanukali entertainment giv en at Ohev Sholom last evening by the children was attended by More than 300 persons. Rabbi Haas and Miss Lillian Kamsky were in charge of the program, which was as fol : lows: Lighting of the candies, Harold Claster; poem, telling story of each light; prolog, epilog and eight lights, Mildred Cluster, Arthur Kades, Florence Cohen, Julius Sagi, Jean ette Miller, Naomi Sevlnson, Ada Robinson, Sollie Jacobson, Helen | Friedman and David Cohen. Dance of greeting, Bernard Ra turin, Sylvia Goldstein, Henry Mil ler, Sylvia Krauss, Robert Kades, Hilda Seligman, Sollie Jacobson, Ida Gordon, Arthur Kades, Hannah Baker, Arthur Lehrman. Rosalind Cohen, Sylvan Lehrman, Helen Gor don. Skipping-rope dance, Ruth Kep ner, Blanche Tausig, Mildred Clas ter. Play, "Maecabean Cure," Evelyn Kepner, Mareaner Sinnns, Pauline Salkin, Elizabeth Seigmond, Ida Glass, Joseph Kaufman, Charles Se ligman, David Sagi, Louis Gordon, Bertram Katzman, Harold Gross, Cecilia Tausig, Albert Cohen. Minuet, Dorothy Katz, Ida Ab rams, Ada Robinson, Mildred Schampan, Vannle Gordon, Martha Lahrman. 80-Peep dance, Cecilia Tausig, Elizabeth Seigmund, Ida Gross. Indian dance, Marion Jacobson, Naomi LVinson, Rebecca Levtnson, Jeanotte Miller, Ruth Gross, Anna Schampan, Hazel Gordon, Florence Cohn, Helen Friedman, Mildred Coh n. Solo dance, Elizabeth Seigmund. LYKENR" FIRE I, OSS. $3,000 I.) kens, Dec. 19.-—Fire last night damaged extensively the home of Mrs. Richard Koines, where she re sides with her daughter. Miss Lulu Kaines. Zero weather gave the fire men some trouble, hut after more than an hour's work the flames were brought under control. The loss was $3,000. BERGER BACK IN PEACE By Associated Press Milwaukee, Wis., Dec. 19.—Victor L. Bergcr, Socialist, who was refused a seat in the House of Representa tives on his certificate of election in November, 1918, is a candidate in the special election held to-day to fill the vacancy in the Fifth Congres sional District. Henry H. Boden stal), fusion nominee, running on the Republican ticket, is the other can didate. HOARD TO NKLL BONDS City school directors were sched uled to meet late this afternoon to open bids for the purchase of $200,000 in bonds to be issued by the school district, the money to be used to pur chase the Hoffman's woods tract and 11 pay for equipment for the junior high schools. It was expected also that the purchase of the Hoffman's wood site would be consummated late to-day. WILSON TO NAME WHITE AND PEALE FOR COMMISSION Former President of Miners and Pcnna. Operator said to Be on List By Associated Press Washington, Dec. 19.—John P. White .formerly president of the United Mine Workers of America, and Rembrandt Peale, an indepen dent coal operator of Pennsylvania, will be named members of the com mission of three which is to investi gate wages and prices in the bitu minous coal industry, according to unofficial reports to-day. President Wilson is expected to name the com missioners during tho day. Doth Mr. Peale and Mr. White as sisted Fuel Administrator Garfield during the war. DISARM 8.000 RUSSIANS By Associated Press Berlin, Thursday, Dec. 18.—Eight thousand Russians who returned to Germany with Colonel Avaloff Ber mondt, commander of the recent of fensive against Riga, have been dis armed and are being confined at Danzig, Nauen and Grabow, Posen. They will he held until opportunity is given to send them back to Rus sia. DENIKINE WINS VICTORY Helsingfors, Dec. 19. General Denikine has gained an important victory between Tsaritsin and Kami shin. in the Volga Valley, according to newspaper dispatches, received here. It is said he has taken 10,200 prisoners, besides capturing live cannon and twonty-fivo machine guns. TO SUCCEED CLEMKNCEAU By Associated Press. Paris, Dec. 19.—(Havas)—Alex andre Millerand, former minister of war and at present governor of Al sace, will, according to reports, suc ceed Georges Clemenceau as Pre mier of France, says the Echo De Paris. Sleep ? Does a dry cough keep you awake? KEMP'S BALSAM will stop the tickle that makes you cough. i I OUARSNTtbO | HARRTSBTIRG TELEGRAPH DOCTOR FLIES TO ISLAND CUT OFF [Continued from First Cage.] afternoon went by airplane! rj-oin the borough to Hill Island, in j the river about tlnee miles below! Middletown. They found that the hoy had died! Monday night from a fractured skull, j *° cross the river because 1 ot the current and the ice, and with : no oilier means of communicating to' the mainland on either side of the ] island, the.Krone family could not! get aid. According to the father of the boy, lie and his son were chopping down' a tree in the woods on Mondav. The >oy was standing at a safe distance! to see it fall, but when it went overt it crashed into another tree, tear-! ing off a heavy limb which foil and ! struck the youth on tile head. He' was taken home by his father who' joiced his way by boat through the; floating ice to Ooldsboro where he s nn ,h D '\ K - K Win-en, who: is more than 70 years old. The physician after being told of! the boy s condition believed he had! suffered a concussion of the brain.! ! ,w 1,1 6 doctor could ! fotht? 1 i lO . Sland - but b<? told the ' aid l ° admln,st er first! He tieated his son who remained! conscious until io „' clo( . k and died soon afterward. The family was in ! a Plight until yesterday after-j Ishuid. 611 th ® P,ane landed O" the j \V lien word was received yester- i of the „ ® / ,ddlet °wn aviation depot; WO.S Slid M , nt u° n th ° iSlttnd aad t critical rendu I V m ' g,U b ° 1,1 a ' critical condition, arrangements were *' , ®®®®-®®®®®©®<3>®©A>C£>Q©® ® ®®®CD®®sD® ® ® ® ® ® ® ® f3>tore Open Only Iwo Evenings Before Christmas, Monday and Tuesday, Dec. 22 and Store Closed Christmas Eve. I ° nly 4 "T\ . Shop Early I e More Shopping 1 , * / ''iT:' .jl . r-j in the Day • Days Until vS[IFTO and Avoid • I Christmas , the Crowds * 8 J! MImMMMmiVV,n WWHiVVXIMltH.....^SWWtV>W.IAVWHt<,WVVVmSVWWWW n .|| Just Received-A New Consignment of \ j Furs of Ouality !l • C' Jl\ 4s' Geordette jj |j T h e Regal Xmas Giftp—j jj j • " Blouses II Full Twelve Skin Genuine Fitch Opossum '' ® jl flH~\ White, Flesh, |i i| Hudson Seal Stole $120.00 |j • Jii I \YV% \ Navy, Brown, I | Ringtail Sable Stole $150.00 j 3|| Orchid, etc. jj j; Ringtail Sable Stole '.5100.00 © • Sr blouses which de- I |l Bro "' n Kamchatka Wolf Scarf $125.00 \ 8 I Tj|L \ " light the eyes of 1 C Black Lynx Scarf SIOO.OO jj •jj connoisseurs.! || Pearl Lynx Scarf $75.00 I .' 'iM,; j . s jj Each has an individual unique fascination. The fashioned | ii %cr * r ° x cail $125.00 jraMgw * q ii sleeves, hemstitching which does not pull out or fray. I <| Taupe Pointed Wolf Scarf $65.00 -'nßf || * • ! Handsomely embroidered or beaded. ' I j These are a few of the exceptional values W* si I ii Plain tailored blouses. I |j in our Fur Department. W ii 0 ® <; 1 y-back blouses. it !> • ;; Over-blouses with chenille embroidery. } ji $29.50 to SIOO.OO i; e Each packed in a Christmas Box. I it ' l! $ o !' Thf> m'ff nf tlinco i. 1 ii t ! S Muffs at greatly reduced prices, of Mole, Natural Lynk, Nutria, Taupe Lynx, J| m ©jj ine meal gitt ot those who select, only the best. $ Taupe F O X, Black Fox and $35 00 to $49 50 i' I ®jl to $52300 || I chok^ rs olf Squirrel. Miirk, Kolinsky, Seal and $lB 50 t0 $75 00 ' © Hosiery For Christmas Giving i Give ss Her" Camisoles % 0 Fashioned Mercerized Lisle Hose, silk thread f - © or White Co . r '. ovon . ; . 0 ~''7sc ✓ff 7>v | Op Other Undergarments • 8 4 .". 0 ": BtoCk $1.35 faat v( \ I . CAMISOI.ES—Of Satin, Tub Silk or ribbon 8 © ' _ / ,f\ d E \ J V ' \MI) •.'•.''v'.' VVI an< l lace; Flesh, Copen, Navy, Brown, Rose w ft English Thread Silk I-lose,' mock seam; Black, / JfAj J>is"drw\ \ 5 ' - and d Iqq and ®0 QO a . Cordovan, Gray / Ai KJ \J E \ >. ft'' Cherry ... m> * o*7o 5^.t70 © White ®I.OU \y / \\ / / Kx 1 ®! 1 S \( . " 8 r y \\ / / Jri \ T.\ I 3 f CAMISOMS—Of Crepe de Chine or Georgette „ ® Heavy Quality Fiber Silk Hose, "7C _ L/ \ / AA \ 1 / * ■*/ with dainty embroidery and ribbon shoulder ™ Cordovan, White; at •C \ _ \y /vvs.V' / <t 1 straps. In Flesh or tfO QO and tfJO (>Q Full Fashioned Pure Thread Silk Hose, Rlaclt, f I J Orchid • • Cordovan, Brown, White, djrt er\ \\l/ i s\-JsSBSi J 11 BLOOMERS AND BLOOM PETTS—Of Voile, ® at wA.OU s m ll Batiste or Seco Silk; Flesh, White, ® Full Fashioned Pure lluead Silk, Heavy Qual- N! U 5 l£r^\lavender $1.49 t0 $3.98 ® © ity Hose, in Black or Cordovan, djo ye 5 ® at ®A./D I |f 7 J CHEMISE—Of Voile, Batiste. Dimity, White. # © An Extra Heavy $5.00 Pure English Thread All Silk Hose, full fashioned, CAT'- S J I '" lpeh 49c t0 $4.98 ® @ reinforced feet and top; $5.00 hose. Special until Christmas $4.7 | CHEMISh>-Of Crepe de Chine or Georg-' ® g Gray. White or Pearl, a""" 1 , UanlU \' I!r ° Wn ' ' ordovan > $5.00 1 . $7.50 $18.50 • ~ $1.75 1 ° $3.50 '( \ Is™''™ '''s£so~°ssAß I v l^^viuwMwtMmT.mmmm, vwwwwwwawvvwwwwwww: e Every Woman Will Appreciate |jj of Silk and jj ) 9 Si —-/ A 13 aa • j if Philippine Cloth Make I '• i#Tl Petticoats | | Ideal Xmas Gifts . J&fth 1: I; sX Ijl il \ Silk Jersey Petticoats in Black, Rose, Maize, f]! PHILIPPINE GOWNS Absolutely (A !> ® li| AiScU&i) \ aairiwrmSS,'::! ii gedib,ati■■Pr 51 n • • I j ssrzsszjOM-$18.501 i: made $2,98 '°$5.98 * q |l / Satin. Messallne ar.-d Heatherblodm S 3 GOWNS of Voile, Batiste, Dimity or > ' \ \I 'i 2 ' !' fivßE&sf fi ill) PETTICOATS, in Black, Navy, Copen, I j| Crepe, White or Flesh, ' I i f 'f- SMS^f.2l.9B "$5.98 $149 to $2 50 : M ii gz - SL9B j I $6.98 to $ 10.98 Silrf'' I ™'" ' | utM,nuv,VWMßv ttiHwwmuiwmtuvrtwmww*MMHv; Av%wwwiww*>*t\wyAtt< Red Cross Seals and Help Suffering Humans on the Road to Health and Happiness. o^gfcSa o Won't Forget the Kiddies' Toy Mission '&Ajt I made at once the flight three | I miles from the borough. Dr. Blechcf j j was asked to accompany the pilot. i After much difficulty a landing | j was made in a small corn Held on the j i island. A favorable wind aided in | I the successful landing and in the | I takeoff for the return to Middle-: l town. The father of the dead child | i ran out in the Held when he heard j j the plane and attempted to attract | 'the nttention of the pilot. He did j | not know the mission of the flier un- j j lil the machine landed and then j i learned that they came to aid the j ; family. ! A burial certificate has been is- j | sued and if weather conditions per j mit to-day the aviator will go to the ! I island with it. If possible a passage- i ; way will be chopped through the ice [ jto the west shore, as the river is t ' almost closed on lliat side. The! j body of the boy will then lie taken j i to the mainland for burial. ______ ! Find the Light in Ac Dark "SBSKLi A j**B" show up In the pitch darkness and guide you to the real light. HIMIIUIII IViulnnt* for I'nll flinin* It nd in in Tucks tor Wnll SuitclirH 115 c—l for ifd.OO Mailed Postpaid Kvervwhere 1 F. S. LI.U IS. niMtrlliutor 033 Commercial Tru*t Ihiilding Two Girls Are Sent to Reform School Two girls, charged with incorrigi bility, were sent to the Slelghtou Farms school by Judge S. J. M. McCarrell at a special session of luvenile court to-day. They were Pent rice l.ueas and Myrtle Mancai. llotli were charged witn staying out until late at night and not obeying their parents. A number of other boys and one girl charged with larceny, truancy and incorrigibility, were heard, rnost of them being placed on probation. John Cohick, one of the youths im plicated in thefts in the city, was released on parole and placed in tlie custody of an older brother. HELP YOUR I DIGESTION! When acid-distressed, 1 relieve the indigestion with RM4QIQS | Dissolve easily on | tongue—as pleasant B to take as candy. Keep your stomach sweet, try Ki-moidt. MiPE BY SCOTT 4 BOWNE MAKERS OF SCOTT'S EMULSION ■ 19 5 n J DECEMBER ly, VJVJ. Christmas Groceries s. s. POMEROY MARKET SQUARE GROCER B POMEROY'S DAILY MARKET J Second and Reily Streets r Cluster Raisins, 11> Hallowee Dates lb 28^ ! Citron, lb 65^ : Cleaned Currants, pk 35^ | Xucoa Nut Margarine lb 39^ j Oranges, doz 40£ to 60£ Mixed Nuts lb 40£ 12-lb. White Dove Flour 75£ ' ingcrines, doz 60£ Molly Wreaths, each 20£ i Loose Holly, lb 25£ i Italian Chestnuts, lb : 60<J Fresh Spinach /> pk ". 40^ t Hothouse Tomatoes, lb 55£ Christmas Candies, lb 40£ to 60£ j Fresh Cocoanuts, each 20£ | Home Dressed Chickens, Roasts and Steaks, i Gobel's Liver, Sausage, Frankfurters, Cervclate, etc. Shellbark Kernels, Black Walnut Kernels, etc. Red Grapes, lb 35£ Cranberries, qt 18£
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