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PASSIVE POLICY
TO BE MAINTAINED
BY OPERATORS
Will Take Definite Action
Later on the Commission
Named by Wilson
Torre Haute. Ind., Dec. 23.—The coal
operators of the Central Competitive
field will maintain a "passive, policy"
in regard to the personnel of the com
mission appointed by President Wil
son to investigate the coal situation
and the miners' wage controversy, and
will determine thir attitude later, ac
cording to a statement by Phil H.
Penna, spokesman for the operators
of the Central field during recent ne
gotiations between the operators and
miners.
Asked for his opinion as to the fit
ness of the persons named on the com
mission by the President. Mr. Penna
said:
"The Central Competitive district
operators and miners having been tho
participants in all the wage negotia
tions up to this time, and the opera
tors in the other sections having
agreed tc accept their conclusions, we
feel that any commission appointed
should be composed of men from this
district and all of our propositions to
arbitrate our difficulties, were made
on this assumption. Tho President
thought otherwise and in my opinion
has mude a good selection."
By Associated Press
Washington, Dec. 23. Attorney
General Palmer in a statement last
night denied tho assertions made yes
terday by the operators whose posi
tion no characterized us "the merest
quilihii- and quite unworthy of the
rpresentatives of a great industry."
The operators, the Attorney General
said, from the beginning had been
clamoring for arbitration and had
stated repeatedly their willingness to
conform to any plan which the Presi
dent might suggest.
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TUESDAY" EVENING.,
LOCAL MERCHANTS SEE NO
GOOD IN PRICE MARKINGS
PROPOSED BY PALMER
Harrisburg merchants take excep
tions to the plan of Attorney Oen
eral Palmer for the marking of all
goods with the wholesale prices, un
less the practice of cost markings go
all the way back to the producer.
They say that the plan would dis
criminate against the retail merchant
who is at the mercy of the jobber,
the wholesaler and the producer in
the way of prices, and while it might
stop the small amount of profiteering
known to exist among retailers, it
would have no effect on the unseen,
and therefore more prone tQ offend,
wholesaler, jobber and manufacturer.
It would be fair if it went all the
way back to the prodycer, one of the
merchants said, but the Attorney
General will have to enlarge his plan
unless it is to work injustice to the
retailor or to accomplish any good.
Especially do the local merchants
take exceptions to the statement of
the Attorney General that the re
tailers buy shoes for $4.50 and sell
them for $lB.
C. J. Crego, of the Crego shoe
stjOre. said that there has never been
so unfair a proposition made by Mr.
Painter. "Why is it necessary to
focus all tire burden on the retail
ers," said Mr. Crego, "when it is
quite obvious that if there is any
profiteering it is farther back than
the retailor and manufacturer."
John Kjelley, of the Kelloy shoe
store, deplaned he believed Mr. Pal
mer could prove his statement that
there were stores doing business in
a profiteering manner, but those
stores are certainly the exception
and not the ride.
"It is absolutely impossible for the
retailer to make any more profit than
before the war at the present manu
facturer's price of shoes, and in
many cases profits are falling away
below pre-war figures," he said.
Herbert Parthemore, manager of
th local Walkover branch, also de
clared tho statement of Mr. Palmer
unjust.
William H. Bennethum, manager
of Dives, Pomeroy and Stewart, one
of the city's largest department
stores, said the declaration was the
"most unfair, unjust and unreason
able idea that had yet been put
forth."
"Mr. Palmer has placed some very
peculiar plans for bringing down
prices before the public," said Mr.
I'.ennethum, "and I fail to see how
he expects to make successes of
them. Various business concerns do
business on different scales, and have
different overhead expenses, so that
lie cannot hope to standardize prices
regardless of other circumstances. It
is an absurd idea."
I J. William Bowman, of Bowman
'and Company, said that the purpose
of such a law would defeat itself.
"If buyers come into a store, un
der the new law, and see a coat, or
a hat, or a pair of shoes with the
wholesale mark on them radically
lower than the price asked by the
retailer, they will immediately set
up a great edy of 'gouging,' never
stopping a minute to think of the
middleman who may have handled
the article between the producer and
the retailor, or considering the over
head expenses of the retailer him
self.
"How many people who throng
the stores doing their Christmas
shopping now ever stop to think of
the expenses of a store, of the sal
aries of the clerks, the depreciation
of property, the insurance, advertis
ing, everything which makes up the
expense of running a retail estab
lishment? If the marking of prices
law is to be put through, why not
have ALL prices marked up from
the time the raw materinl is secured
until the finished goods appears on
the retailer's counters? And in ad
dition let the overhead expenses of
a store be plainly marked on the lit
tle card."
Nachmann and Hirsh, of the Hub,
another Market street clothing store,
declared that the law was impos
sible.
"Production is the watchword,"
said Mr. Hirsh, "and no amount of
evading the issue is going to help
bring down the high cost of living.
A little less talk and a little more
work would solve the difficulty."
"No more unfair scheme could be
imagined." said Joseph Strouse, of
William Strouse's New Store. "There
is no reason why the retailer
alone should bear the burden of
being accused of profiteering. Why
not adopt the Canadian system,
which attaches a card to every raw
product, and ench succeeding agency
handling that product must clearly
mark its .price upon it. Thus the
public can see just what the article
costs from raw material to ultimate
consumer."
COMMONS I'ROROGVED
London, Dec. 23. The House of
Commons was prorogued to-day until
February 10. The session was form
ally closed by the king's speech of
prorogation.
GOING TO CHESTER
Governor William I. Sproul will
spend Christmas at his home in Ches
ter The Governor was busy at the
Capitol to-day clearing up his work
preparatory to going home for the
holiday. _____
BARRISBURO xmm telegraph
CLOUDY ISSUES
IN PROPOSALS ON
IRISH QUESTION
Sonic of the Leaders Unable
to Meet the Views of
Lloyd George
fly Associated Precis
lioiuloii, Dec. 23.—What appeared
to-day ns a weakness in the govern
ment's proposal for a settlement of
the Irish question, was a certain mis
tiness as to how Northeastern
Ireland would be settled for legis
lative purposes. Premier Lloyd
George has rejected several pro
posals—first, that the whole of Ul
ster should form a unit; second,
county option; third, that the six
northeastern counties should form
a single unit—all on the same
ground, that solid sections of the
population would be left under a
government they disliked.
Sir Edward Carson, the Ulster
lender, in the subsequent debate yes
terday on the Irish question, de
clined to believe that the bill would
prove a success or for the good of
Ireland, but he would not give a
pronounced opinion until ho had
seen it in print. He feared that the
Sinn Fein would capture the Parlia
ment and proclaim a republic, and
asked what the government would
do then.
Sir Donald MncLean said he
thought there was no idea of ven
geance In the Premier's speech, and
believed that it was the Premier's
intention to adopt no more repres
sive measures in Ireland.
To Await Labor Report
Arthur Henderson said that the
Labor party would wait for the re
port of their mission now investi
gating conditions in Ireland, before
arriving at a definite conclusion.
But, he declared, if the bill passed,
it could only be regarded as a half
hearted and unsatisfactory compro
mise.
Briefly the government's project is
to set up two parliaments in Ire
land—one for the Catholics in the
south, and the other for the Protest
ants of the north and east, with a
council selected from both which
it ts hoped eventually will bring
about a union of the whole country
under a single parliament
The proposed legislatures are
promised very extensive powers and
ample concessions, while the finan
cial proposals are regarded as gen
erous. Moreover there are induce
ments to still further concessions
and to a united parliament for the
whole country.
Would Fight Revolt
Ireland, said the Premier yester
day, was the only country in Europe
except Russia where the classes
who elsewhere were on the side of
law and order were out of sympathy
with the machinery of the govern
ment.
Any attempt at secession, the Pre
mier announced, would be fought
with the same determination, force
and resolution as had been shown
by the Northern States in America.
The two legislatures to be cre
ated in Ireland, the Premier said,
would be clothed with full con
stituent powers to create a single
Irish legislature to discharge all
powers not specifically reserved to
the Imperial Parliament.
The Premier said that the Irish
contribution to the Imperial serv
ices was estimated at 18,000,000
pounds annually. A Joint exchequer
board would settle the rate of con
tribution for the future and the
question of taxable capacity. It was
proposed to place 1,000,000 pounds
at the disposal of each of the two
parliaments to cover the initial ex
penditure.
The representation of Ireland at
Westminster, Mr. Lloyd George an
nounced, would be reduced under
the proposed measure to forty mem
bers, as in the act of 1914.
Admits Many Mistakes
Reviewing the position of Irish
affairs, he said that nobody in Ire
land wanted the act of 1914. In the
existing circumstances no possible
scheme for Irish home rule was uni
versally acceptable, and parliament
must assume the responsibility and
propose what it thought fair and
just.
A settlement would be found, not
in the enactment, but in the work
ing of a home rule scheme. He ad
mitted that plenty of mistakes had
heen made on both sides; there
were also follies and crimes.
"Rut," he added, "we want that
chapter closed—not to ask who is to
blame, but to set matters right."
The government's new bill pro
vides, briefly, for the creation of
two legislatures in Ireland, with full
constituent powers to create a sin
gle Irish legislature to discharge all
powers not specifically reserved to
the Imperial Parliament. A clause in
the bill will protect the rights of
minorities. The question of uniting
these two Irish legislatures Into one
body rests with the Irish people,
the consent of the Imperial Parlia
ment not being required.
Clemenceau. President of
France, Deputies Believe
liy Associated Press
PnrlK, Dec. 22.—That Georges Clem
enceau may be the next president of
the French republic is the consensus
of opinion in the Chamber of Depu
ties despite the Premier's veto on his
candidacy. Several members of the
chamber are resolved to place his
name to the fore, and are positive
they can count Upon the support of
450 members of the chamber and 150
senators.
Caston .Vidal, Henry Pate, and
Pierre Rameil told The Associated
Press this afternoon they would nom
inate Clemenceau and said they felt
sure of success in spite of 'the Pre
mier's repeated utterances that he
would not enter the race for the presi
dency. M. Rameil said newly elected
deputies were intent upon electing M.
Clemenceau.
Pit IXC K TO lIKCOMF ITAIJAN
Uy Associated I'rcss
Rome, Monday, Dec. 22.—Princo
Alfonso, of Bourbon-Orleans, who
recently renounced his title as in
fante of Spain and privileges of
royalty, announces in an interview
with the Giornale D'ltnlia that he
will become a naturallxed citizen
of Italy. He declared his in
terdiction by the Spanish court
was the result of a plot to confiscate
his property and says his daughter
in-law, Princess Beatrice, sister of
the Queen of Rumania, was back of
this plot and had influence with his
nephew, King Alfonso, of Spain. .
striT NOi.i.n I'itossKi)
Carlisle. Dec. 23.—The Cumberland
j county 'court to-day nolle prossed the
icohspiracy charge brought against J.
| P. McKeehan by E. S. Kronenberg fol
lowing the flat fight between Kron
enberg and John JLindner.
Personal^Social
Celebrate Anniversary
With Informal Reception
Mr. and Mrs. I. J. Rorabaugh, of I
222 Peffer street, celebrated their }
thirty-fifth wedding anniversary with
an informal reception at their homo ; -
Friday evening:. A number of tholr i,
friends who had been present at their 1 ,
wedding were there to congratulate 1
them again and Interesting remini-j'
scences of former days were enjoyed. !
The young people were entertained '
with, music and cards. At a late hour ;
supper was served. Christmas colors |'
prevailed in the decorative scheme
with a centerpiece of large red rosea ]
and fern gracing the tajile. Mr. and j
Mrs. florabaugh received many beau- I
ttful gifts from the following guests:
Mr. and Mrs. I. J. ltorabaugh. Hob- |
ert Ounsallus, Osage, Iowa; John j
Logan, Elmira, New York; Mr. James'
Gunsallua and James Jewel, Osage, |
Iowa; Mrs. Harry Brown, ltenovo; I
Mrs. R. E. Jones, Sunbury; Mrs. Ho
ward Grimes, Sunbury; Mrs. J. F. Wll- |
helm, Sunbury; Mrs. Mary Haupt, Sun-j'
bury; Mr. and Mrs. H. 8. Cover and j 1
children, Martha and Paul, of Phila
delphia; Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Rorabaugh, > 1
of Philadelphia; Mr. and Mrs. 11. I
Keohn, of Harrisburg; Mr. and Mrs. j
Howansteln, Mr. and Mrs. Seigman, |
Mrs. Frank Hoffman, Mr. John Min
ium, Mrs. Charles Moztngo, Mr. and
Mrs. H. G. Miller, Mrs. James Sydes,
Mrs. Charles Langletz, A. C. Langletz,
Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Cooper and chil
dren, Dorothy, Kathryn, Alice and
Mary, Miss Catherine Dalton, Miss
Carrie Deshong, Mr. and Mrs. John
Deshong, Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Miller
and son, William.
Dansant in Penn-Harris
Christmas Afternoon
Indications arc that this Christmas
will find the The Dansant In the Penn-
Harris hotel as much a part of the
observance of the duy as Santa Clans,
turkey dinner, and Christmas presents
usually are. Many young folks home
from school are planning to attend
the Christmas dance in the Penn-
Harris hotel Christmas afternoon from
2.30 until 6.30 o'clock.
The committee in charge of the ar
rangements comprises Miss Dorothy
Bothwell and Miss Mary Hutman, and
Reed McCarty and George Shreiner,
Jr., whose dances in the past have
received much favorable attention.
The Sourbeer-Meyers orchestra will
furnish the music and have completed
a program which includes a number of
recent "hits." Decorations will con
form with the Christmas spirit, and
everything possible to make the dance
a success has been taken care of by
those in charge.
Refreshments will be served in the
lounge at the convenience 6f the
guests. The Penn-Harris management
is arranging for this phase of the oc
casion.
GUESTS AT POTTS HOME
I?. and Mrs. George C. Potts, 1513
North Second street, are entertain
ing for the Christmas holidays, Mr.
And Mrs. Ashmer Owen and Miss
Catherine Owen, of York; Miss Mary
Potts, of Columbia University and
Milton G. Potts, of the School of
Pharmacy of Philadelphia.
CONVALESCING AT HOME
Miss Dorothy Strouse is conva
lescing at her home in Cottage Kidge
after an operation for appendicitis
at the Harrisburg Hospital.
Willard Oenslager and Donald
Oenslager, Harvard students, are
home for the holiday recess.
Richard Johnston ,of the Culver
Military Academy, is visiting flits
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Johnston,
1714 North Second street, for the
holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Graham, of
Wayne, are holiday visitors of Mrs.
John Y. Boyd, 124 Pine street.
Miss Mary Haldeman Armstrong,
of New York, is the guest of Dr. and
Mrs. William E. Wright, 204 State
street.
Miss ita Buxbaum, of Goucher
College, is spending the Christmas
vacation with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Otto Buxbaum, 1613 North Sec
ond street.
Mrs. Benjamin A. Hahn, of 622
North Second street, who has a bad
ly sprained unkle, caused by slipping
in her yard, is as comfortable as
can be expected.
(Other Social News on Page 6.)
WOUNDED CROSS RUSSIA
By Associated Press
Washington, Dec. 23.—Transport
ed 4,00 miles from the far western
front in Russia, more than 200
wounded A.merican soldiers arrived
recently in Vladivostok and were re- j
eeived in the new military hospital
of the American Red Cross only a \
few day after the anniversary of the |
signing of the armtstlce which
brought the activities of the A. E. I
F. in France to an end. The hospital, !
which was taken over from the I
British naval authorities by the Red
Cross, will accommodate 300 patients.
The civilian hospital which the Red
Cross had maintained previously
has been closed.
EIIIP BELIEVED ASHORE
By Associated Press
Havana, Monday, Dec. 22.—1t is
believed the steamer Levisa, 1,250
tons, is ashore at Cape Buenavlsta,
on the northwestern shore of Cuba.
Havana agents of the White fleet re
ceived to-night from Aroyos ,do
Mantua a message signed by "Cap
tain Jordan" saying his vessel was
ushore at Cape Buenavlsta and ask
ing that tugs be sent to her assist
ance. No mention of the name of
the ship was made in the message;
but she is believed to be the Levisa.
lIIP FRACTURED BY
FALL ON PAVEMENT
Miss Addessa Fry, 241 North Four
teenth street, became confused while
crossing the street at Thirteenth and
State, by a little girl running in
front of her with a sled, and slipped
on the snow fracturing her hip.
She was treated at the HarrUburg
Hospital.
U. S. HOTEL SOLD
Carlisle, Dec. 23.—The United States
hotel in Mount Holly Springs was sold
to-day by the Shamokin Realty Com
pany to U. Frank Swelger, who an
nounced plans for opening nn up-to
date madhouse February 1.
(V OF U. MEMBERSHIP
SUGGESTED FOR CHRISTMAS
A membership rnrd In the Harris
burg Chamber of Commerce as a
suitable gift from wife to husband,
Is urged by Secretary Warren R.
Jarkson, secretary of the organiza
tion. Mr. Jackson Issued his sug
gestions following the voluntary act
of one wife in taking out a mem
bership card for her husband.
TWELVE DIE IN WRECK
• By Associated Press
Paris, Dec. 23. (Havas.)—Twelve
persons were killed and twenty-six
t Injured when two trains on the Lllle-
I Paris line collided near the Douai
station this morning.
HOLIDAY WEATHER IS
VERY MUCH A DOUBT
Unsettled Conditions Arc the Forecast For Christmas Eve;
Heavy Hoar Frost Gives Beautiful Effect to Trees
Just what weather Weatherman E.
R. Demain will provide for Harrisburg
on Christmas Day, he was loath to
tell to-day. In fact, what forecasts
he did make were not the most pleas
ing.
The mercury will rise to-night and
its rise will be accompanied by cloudy
weather. The weather to-morrow will
be unsettled, according to the advance
Information of Mr. Demain, and tills
forecast may mean most anything.
We may have nice weather on the
great festive occasion, but then again
we may not.
Residents of the Harrisburg district
were to-day greeted by a pleasing
spectacle this morning when they
awoke. Every where they looked, the
trees stood forth in shining array,
well cloaked with a heavy layer of
hoar frost which fell during the night.
Old Sol's efforts until early this after
noon apparently had not affected the
cloaks of these trees.
Kivcr IN Icebound
The Susquehanna River throughout
this section is almost altogether ice
bound. Only here and there are small
spots of moving waters visible. The
ice in most eases has been formed
when the moving slush lee has frozen
tight. The lee ts rough and Until
It has melted and frozen, no good
skating will be provided on the river.
This is the tirst time that the river
has been frozen across since February
19)8.
Harrisburg and Harrisburg district,
youths, however, will not want for
Great Bolshevik Drive
Against Poland in Spring
Is Planned by Trotzky
11 y Associated I'rcss
Geneva, Monday, Dec. 22.—A great
Bolshevik offensive against Poland
next spring is planned by Leon Trot
zky, Soviet minister of war and ma
rine of Russia, accirding to a Warsaw
dispatch received by the Ukrainian
News Bureau here. Chinese troops,
who are being recruited at the rate of
8,000 a day and trained in the Soviet
Military School, will aid in the cam
paign, it is said.
Recent statements by Trotzky are
quoted to the effect that he believes
Bolshevism to be" firmly rooted and
sprouting in China," where a Bol
shevik revolution is expected shortly,
lit is declared Trotzky intends to use
Chinese in carrying out his project
of an Invasion of western Europe.
HIP II It (IK EM BY FALL
Slipping on an icy pavement near
Fifteenth and Market street last eve
ning, George Hoopes, 7G years old, of
1618 Park street, suffered a fractured
left hip. Mr. Hoopes, who is employ
e 1 as a janitor at the Harrisburg
Shoe Factory, is at the Harrisburg
Hospital.
I Christmas Gifts .$
[ Of Superior Excellence |
Jf The gift of a musical instrument from the J. H. Troup Store
I is a compliment to the recipient and a credit to the giver, be- -ft
cause we sell only instruments of superior excellence.
Here Is Unequaled §
Selection For Eleventh Hour I
Buyers I
Grand Pianos, Upright < jj|
I $350 to $3OOO |
Victrolas Edisons Vocalions Sonoras
$25 to $5OO I
tOur line of Pianos and Players has unquestionably reached £
the highest degree of perfection ever attained, and better W
f Phonographs than the Victrola, Edison, Vocalion and Sonora
do not exist. Recent shipments enable us to give you almost
perfect service today and tomorrow, and we will make delivery $•
X in time for the Christmas surprise. Special Xmas terms of X
payment if desired.
Open Evenings Until 9 O'clock |
J. H. Troup Music House |
Troup Building, 15 South Market Sq. £
(Directly Opposite Market Square Presbyterian Church) 'I
DECEMBER 23, 1919.
skating. Ponds In a number of cases |
have been frozen tight and are provid- j
ing the best kind of ice for -skating j
purposes.
While the red flag has not been lly- j
ing over the t'nlon Trust building be- !
cause of Its well-known significance |
as a Bolshevistic emblem, hundreds i
have been enjoying the frozen surface
of Wild wood Lake. Ponds at Paxtang ,
and Twelfth and Horr streets, aro ]
also being crowded.
Dense fogs which overhung the city -
last night caused considerable trouble ,
to motorists and in a number of in
stances accounted for delay in street
cars and some few trains. Street
light* and automobile lights were un
able to penetrate the thickness and
only by particularly careful opera
tion were serious accidents prevented
on city streets.
Shoppers Aplenty
Mr. Domain's weather predictions,
frozen rivers, fogs and othe.r inciden
tals. however, are having no affect on
the Christmas rush in the city stores.
With the shopping hours* before
< hrlstmas becoming much shorter, city
stores are thronged to capacity
throughout the day.
The "Do Your Christmas Shopping
Early" slogan has been brought Into
prominence with greater force than j
ever before this year, and more early
Christmas shopping bus been done.
But much of it still remains to be
done. Most of the stores will remain
open to-night and all day to-morrow
and until 9 o'clock at night in order
to care for the last minute purchasers.
Foreign Trade Near
Top in November
Washington, Dec. 23. —Exports
i and imports In November reached
the second highest marks in the na
tion's history. The Department of
Commerce announced the value of
exports was $741,000,000, compared
I with $632,000,000 in October, and
$522,000,000 in November of a year
I ago, while Imports were valued at
$429,000,000, compared with $402,-
! 000,000 in October and $251,000,000
In November. 1918.
I For the eleven months of litis
year, experts were valued at $7,-
242,000,000 and imports at $3,528,-
000,000, leaving a trade balance of
$3,714,000,000 for the eleven months
in favor of tjie United States. This
was $1,000,000,000 great than the
trade balance in the corresponding
period.
SCHOOLS CIjOSE FOR
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY
City schools closed to-day for the
Christmas holiday season. They will
reopen January 5. In practically all
the school rooms to-day Christmas
programs were given during the af
ternoon. About 11,000 children in
the public schools will enjoy the
holiday vacation.
Seek Lair of Wolf
Pack That Has Been
Terrorizing Countrysidi
Uy Associated Press
Geneva, N. Y., Dec. 23.—Farmeri
and othera between this city an
Waterloo are seeking the lair of i
pack of wolves that have been seci
there within the last week. Yester
day morning they came from a clumi
of woods and surrounded the poll
upon which Charles Gowers, inspectoi
of high tension wires of the Emplri
Gas and Electric Company, of thii
city, was perched. Gowers sent a S
O. S. call to this city and a party 01
six motored to the rescue. They firet
several shots at the animals which
were large gray beasts. At least on
! was wounded, as shown by a trail ol
i blood in the snow, but the woods be
[ ing upon marshy lands, the party dtf
not follow the pack.
I Two men employed by the rami
. company were attacked by the sanu
i pack last week while they were re
. pairing their truck beside the road
northeast of the city. One kept the
I animals off until the repairs wera
| completed, and the men then escape d
! The men in the rescue party of yes-
I terday say there are about 20 animal.*
in the pack. Farmers are now laying
to the wolves depredations suffered
this fall which they had ascribed tc
other ce es.
Tells How to Stop a §•
Bad Cough
;* ' Surprising results from this famous %
I s; old homr-niAde syrup. Raally (•)
! prepared uud costs little. *J
If you have a severe cough or chest
. cold accompanied with soreness, throat
j tickle, hoarseness, or diflieult breath-
I inn, or if your child wakes up during
| the night with croup and you want
j quick help, try this reliable 'old hoine
j made cough remedy. Any druggist can
] supply you with i'A ounces of Pinex.
Pour this into a pint bottle and till
the bottle with plain granulated sugar
syrup. Or you can use clarified mo
lasses, honey, or corn syrup, ihstead
of sugar syrup, if desired'. This recipe
makes a pint of really remarkable
cough remedy. It tastes good, and in
spite of its low cost, it can be depended
upon to give quick and lasting relief.
You can feel this take hold of a
cough in a way that means business.
It loosens and raises the phlegm, stops
throat tickle and soothes and heals tiie
irritated membranes that line the
throat and bronchial tubes with such
promptness, ease and certainty that it
is really astonishing.
Pinex is a special and highly concen
trated compound of genuine Norway
pine- extract, and is probably the best
known means of overcoming severe
coughs, throat and chest colds.
There arc many worthless imita
tions of this mixture. To avoid dis
appointment, ask for "2'/ 2 ounces of
Pinex" with full directions and don't
accept anything else. Guaranteed to
give absolute satisfaction or money
promptly refunded. The Pinex Co.,
Ft. Wayne, Ind.