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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
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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 *
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.|| 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
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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 ™'" ' |
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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.
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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£