AUTOS NEEDED TO DISTRIBUTE HOLIDAY TOYS State Highway Department "Wins Spirited Contest at Capitol Women in charge of the Toy Mis- | sion this morning said that in the ; contest which raged last week be- j twecn employes of the State Highway | Department and the State Health De- : partment, in which both sought toj outdo the other In the matter of con- J iributions to the Toy Mission, the j State Highway Department was over- i whelmingly the winner. Employes of the State Highway J Department contributed $159 in cash . and the following toys: Sixty dolls, 66 games, 24 books, 11 paper doll sets. 10 drums. 10 sets Mocks, two tables, one pair skates tiee), four irons, one frying pan, two j flour sieves, three baking sets, two i cook stoves, one set clothes pins, six( sets dishes, two doll beds, one doll j swing, orie high chair, two go-carts, | one Kiddie Kar, one Teddy bear, three I dogs, one stool, one piano, nine balls, | three music boxes, three carts, one ex- | press wago, one doll house, two car- j penter sets, seven tops, eight horns. , four tennis rackets, seven automo biles. one dump truck, one horse and j carriage, three horse lines, one tra- i peze, six small toys, three tubs, wash j boilers, wringers and wash boards, j four hooks and ladders, one tire en- ! gine, five horses and carts, one horse, j four cannons, eight guns and pistols,, three boats, two boxes beads, eight j boxes paints and crayons, six puz zles, one rattle, one donkey and cart, one pair overshoes. one pair gum' boots, three slates with counters, two I Christmas stockings, two jumping 1 any doughboy who was ' 'over La American railroads are the best in the world. kjflSf ■ e saw the foreign roads—in England other Continental countries—and he knows. /?/ Ie P railroads have plaved in the MTSmxy 1 development of the United States is be- a '/ r American railroads have achieved high j \ f standards of public sendee by far-sighted 1 k and courageous investment of capital, and "$T\ by the constant striving of managers and I|jfl|P|l7 S men for rewards for work well done. / \ We have the best railroads in the world — we con tinue to have the best. " But they must grow. v * *' ie , - o ' o ® o '°o o ' ooo now invested in our <_:..= , r - •. railroads, tliere will have to be added in the next few years, to keep pace with the nation's business, billions more for additional tracks, stations and terminals, cars and engines, electric power houses and trains, automatic signals, safety devices, the elimination of grade crossings—and for reconstruc tion and engineering economies that will reduce the cost of transportation. To attract to the railroads in the future the investment funds of many thrifty citizens, the direct i r railways -.i tu i into.i M .u- - e . j,,g genius of the most capable builders and man lion* than ooc third, rt< irly one half, of . , . ... , , . 1 .11 the railways n< the world. The, agers, and the skill and loyalty ot the best workmen rarrv a ,ar!y tratfi.- so much Rreatcr —in competition with other industries bidding tor than that of any other counts that capital, managers and men— the railroad industry tne.rc 1% r<*uy no basis for comparison. . indeed, the trafiic of any two nationa must hold out fuir rewards to capital, to uianagcis may be combined and still it does not • |y,(J th'e men. approach the commerce of America W-.-ae upon American railways. * .., 1 ' v/, s „ , r. American railroads will continue to set world standards and adequately serve the Nation's needs if they continue to be built and operated on the American principle of rewards tor work well done. Vlils advertisement is published by the <£issoaaJion ofSlailway %xcadi 1 :/ \L Tho** pift ft rtmrt mtitp *hr railmad *'f* mny ohtr>in 1.1" * tu- r trrttiug'.to f'Kr A*+<~ ">1 •* of Railimv t'wutiiv-*. / 7 l.rtuuitn iy. # \>tr •t i MONDAY EVENING. jacks, on© ring tosa. three aeroplanes." two dlaboloa, one aword, one ball and jacks, one train cars, one rabbit, one, crane. The Toy Mission this morning re quested that all folks having auto mobiles. who will loan them to the! Toy Mission for the distribution of packages to-morrow and Wednesday, | Inform the Toy Mission immediately, j The telephone number Is 4636. Hope to Have White Freed by Christmas i By Associated Press illnmmonton, X. J., Dec. 22 —Relative of Charles S. White, accused of the ! murder of "Billy" Dansey, and Mrs. ! Edith L. Jones, housekeeper for : White's father, held as an accessory | after the fact, motored to May's I .and- j | ing this morning hopeful that the ' habeas corpus proceeding to be in | stituted there before Judge Black ; j would enable the prisoners to be freed i in time to join their families before Christmas. The local lodge of the Patriotic' | Sons of America, of which White is \ a member, to-day sent a communica- I tion to Prosecutor Gaskill, of Atlantic i j county, expressing belief that White is i ; "wrongfully held" and requesting j that he be "speedily summoned to | I answer the charge in order that his! I name may be cleared and his in- j J nccence established." SEARCH FOR BODIES By Associated Press OnHwn. Maine, Dec. 22.—Search was j continued to-day for bodies in the I tangled mass of locomotives and cars [ I piled up along the Canadian Pacific ! railway Hacks two miles west of here, lon Saturday, when a headon collision: I between an eastbound freight train I and an immigrant special killed at: least 23 persons and injured nearly j fifty others. It was believed that En-1 j gineer Fred Wilson, of the special train and Engineer William Baglev, i I who are missing. would be found; iburned to death beneatli the tenders.! [Personal-Social] NURSES ENJOY A SLUMBER PARTY Polyclinic Hospital Nurses Hold Christinas Festivities on Saturday Evening The nurses of the Polyclinic Hos piial wfcr happily entertained at a "Slumber Party" Saturday evening in the Nurses' Home, 1524 North Second slreef. with Miss Bertha Adams and Miss Beatrice Peck, hostesses. The guests attired in slumber gar ments were welcomed to the beauti fully decorated rooms and favors hung 'round the fireplace gave a bom incss to the place, A gay Christmas tree and branches of holly reminded the guests of ih- Vuletide oud candles glowed in mel low light. # Games, fortune telling and contests, with pi izes won by Miss Shaw. Miss Wenrich and Miss Meshey, all were enjoyed. Refreshments were to Mrs. Baser. Miss Landts. Miss Graham, Miss Meshey. Miss Zartman. Miss Mil ler. Miss Wenrich. Miss Stone, Miss Shearer, Miss Weidner, Miss Shaw, Miss Light. Miss Brookniver, Miss Mc- Eihaney. Miss Beck, Miss Adams and Miss Peck. isl E 1 \VITATIOA S Mr. and Mrs. Frank Stees, of Steel ton, have issued invitations to the wedding of their daughter. Miss Freed* Cumbler Stees, to Paul Hoff man. in St. John's Lutheran Church, of Steelton. at six-thirty o'clock New Year's evening. (Other Social News on Page 10.) Bakrisburo <£b66& telegraph TO GIVE CHRISTMAS SKETCH IN CHURCH -> " 4 wH|Kl^^^^Jlml| JMfi ■ v- : ' ''': - ,:^^.^\ ; ■" ; SIL : >^j^BWMßa|^'^!^'? s ' •^m^kB|B^SHBKBHBBB|B||B^?^BMHSWBBBBB|H|m£^ THE PRINCIPAL CHARACTERS One of the most Interesting fea tures of the Christmas week pro gram at Grace Methodist Episcopal Church, Third near State street, will be the entertainment to be giv en to-morrow evening at 7.15 o'clock when a number of young people of tiie church present Kate Douglas Wiggin's familiar sketch, "The Birds' Christmas Carol." The cast has been selected with care and the role of Miss Carol Bird, the little heroine of the story, will be played by Miss Lavinia Buckwalter, a talented young elo cutionist. Other people portraying important parts are Miss Virginia Kothert, Miss Elizabeth Sansom, Charles W. Crist, W. Ray Chap man and Miss Gladys Buckwalter, who will be remembered as Mrs. De Salle in the Harrisburg High School senior class play last spring. As Mrs. Ruggles she will guide the destinies Qf the. seven little Ruggles, including Sarah Hamer, Elizabeth Heckman. Louise Heckman, Allan G. Crist, Frederick Lumb, Ross King and William King. Entertaining Today With Tea and Dancing One of the first of the real holi day festivities was r. The Dansant held this afternoon iu the Civic Club by Mrs. Walter P. Maguire, for her daughter, Miss Susanna Boas Ma guire, a student of Miss Bennett's school. New York City, who is home for the holidays. The decorations were of laurel, holly and Christmas greenery. Pre siding at the tea table was Mrs. John W. Reily, with Mrs. Henry D. Boas and Mrs. Philip T. Meredith assisting. The invitation list Included: Miss Annette Bailey, Miss Harriet Gil bert, Miss Jane Ilickok, Miss Sara Bailey, Miss Gertrude Olmsted. Miss Nolle Payne, Miss Eleanor Bailey. Miss Eliza Bailey, Miss Winifred Meyers, Miss Elizabeth Harris. Miss Mary Cooper, Miss Mary Haldeman Armstrong, of New York; Miss Alice Virginia Cooper, Miss Louise Ilick ok, Miss Elizabeth Brandt, Miss Christine Brandt. Miss Mary Louise Hubfey, Miss Katherine Meredith, Miss Betiina St hie, Marlin E. Olm sted, Jr., Henry Olmsted, William Bailey, Gilbert Bailey, Charles Bailey. Conway Olmsted, Blake Bent, George Reily, William Galbraith, Kirk Galbraith, Harden Galbraith, William Lescure, John Lescure, Aus tin Starkey, Lewis Kunkei, Dr. Min ster Kunkei. John Kunkei Hi. W. O. Hiekok, V. Nelson Shreiner, Robert ShretneV, Parker Becklev, Dwight Luddington. Frank Leib. Henry Cooper, Draper Cooper, Victor Wier nian, Jr.. of Moorcstown, N. J., J. Mowell Hawkins, Jr. Seiler School Eventc of the Holiday Season Students of the Seiler school have had a number of holiday festivities this year, including their first school dance, held Friday evening, with the "Syncopaters" playing. Miss Sara Jacobs and Miss Helen Shedden. of tbo faculty, received the guests and a goodly number attended. The Christmas concert was held Friday afternoon, with Mrs. Wilbur F. Harris directing Hie music. Miss Alice A. Graydon at the piano, as sisted by Miss Margarelta Kennedy. Miss Alda Kennedy and Miss Mary B. Robinson. The senior Christmas party was held Saturday afternoon with the .younger pupils as guests of honor. It was a delightful time for every one. Wednesday Club Chrislmas Concert This Evening The annual Chris'mas concert of the Wednesday Club will be held this evening in Zion Lutheran Church, at 8.15 o'clock. No admis sion will charged and the public • s invited to attend. The program as previously announced will be given. Midnight: Fire Burns Out Allentown. Paper Alleiifotvn. Pa., lire 2 2.—Fire .It midnight Saturday destroyed tiie n'ant of file A'lentovvn Lender, of w! ieh Geo-ge R. Roth is editor and mihl'sber, and lifs'den cleaning oat the retail clothing store of the Scotch Woolen Mills Company, it destroyed tiie modern job printing plant of Wilson J. Ha.rt7.oll and the plant of the Allentown Frlendsbole. a Ger man week I v established as the hernld of American freedom in (he War of IXI2. 700 FROZEN TO DKATII Ismd'in, Dec. 22.—Seven bund'ed soldiers of the \rn<v nmnded by Ailtttirat Kolchtk, head of the All-Russian gove- anient In Si beria have been found frozen to | death in a hospital near Omsk, ac cording to a wireless dispatch rc-1 i eeived here from Moscow. Reds Take Section of American Red Crosf Jly Associated Press 1-oiidnii. Deo. 22.—Ten tliousam. soldiers and 500 officers fell into the hands of Ihe Bolsheviki when Novo Nikolaevgk, in Eastern Siberia, was raptured on December 13, according to an official statement issued by the Soviet government at Moscow Booty taken by the Beds comprised a section of the American Bed t'ross, the Ufa branch of the State bank with 40.000,000 rubles in Si berian bank notes and masses ot other stores, it is said. Severe fighting is going on in tin Narva. Kiev and Kharkov region, the* statement declares. SPOKE AT FAHXESTOCK H AM. Dr. Theodore K. Herman, of the Theological Seminary of the Un formed Church, J.aneaster, spoke before the men's meeting at Kaline stock Hall, in the Y. M. C. A., yes terday afternoon. Christmas and New Your celebrations have been arranged for the "Y,"the former to lie held for poor children of the city who will be the guest.4 of the •Y." To Prevent Grip Take "Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets" Be sure you get the Genuine Look for this signature Girts on the box. 30c 1 This Store Will Be Open I I Monday, Tuesday and Wed- | I nesday Evenings Until 9 p.m. | m Gift hunters will find a rich field here, in a store where selections j|j are made easy by thoughtful arrangement of displays. js | Unquestionably the Prices Are 1 1 the Lowest in the City I ly This applies to every kind of article you may want and added to bj this you will find the most j|j 1 Courteous Salespeople, Willing | I Attendants and Cheerful | I Atmosphere 1 || which all go to make your shopping trip a pleasant one. as I AS FOR SUGGESTIONS. SEE THESE Women's Hath Robes Children's Hosiery and Underwear lij Women's Intimate Apparel Children's Sweaters and Shoes S fig Women's Coats, Suits und Dresses L! 1 !! < ] rcn f s R°h cs (tJ I "omens Furs Men's Neckwear i hS Women s Hosiery and I nderwear Men's Shirts nj| P Women's Gloves Men's Bath Robes is liy Women's Shoes Men's Hosiery [|J| js Women's Household Articles Men's Pajamas || ||j Women's Blouses Men's Underwear U|| o Children's Coats and Dresses Men's Suits and Overcoats jIM Children's Furs Men's Smoking Sets j|j and don't forget l|i ® TOYS. TOYS and MORE TOYS along with hundreds of fine and prac- as || tical Gift Articles showing in the big bargain basement. DECEMBER 22, 1919, VICTIMIZED RELATIVES I'nrls, Friday, Dec. 19.—Relatives ■ f soldiers who fell at the battle I ront are being: victimised by cab I rivers, hotelmen, dealers in cofllns fv ' ~A CLASTER ON THE PACKAGE IS THE $ STAMP OF QUALITY. | "Time's Up" — for t lie Final Decision Let Claster Solve That Gift Problem If you have final selections to make —if you are undecided what to get —let this big store, overflowing with beautiful, useful, enduring gifts, solve the problem. While the Holiday selling has broken all records, the stock remains wonderfully large. The various lines of merchandise are full enough and complete enough to afford you the widest scope in choosing satisfactory and pleasing presents. Beautiful Distinctive Gifts 50c All the Vifay Up to $5,000 OPEN EVENINGS UNTIL XMAS. ? H.C.CLASTER { Qems'(Jewe/s -Si/ver <| @ 302-MARKET ST. I N. THIRD ST. (£) and grave diggers, according to L'lnW formation. The newspapers say thi^ 1 "odlus exploitation of grief is auctaf that it cannot be passed over in I lenoe." l'
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