TECH BOYS GIVE
XMAS PLAYLET
Open Air School Youngsters
Arc Guests of 1 ligii
School
"Standing room only" was Iho sign
hung out by the ushers at the Tech
nical High School Auditorium this
morning when n packed house saw (
tlie Tech students as hosts of the
pupils of the Open Air S< hool in ad
dition to a number of other children
of the city, sent by the Assoi .at-'d
Charities. The Tech lads, directed
by the senior class, gave a playlet
called "Christmas Dreams Conic
True." The story was written b>
Professor W. K. Strawinski. ami di
rected by Professor W. Alex MeCuue.
A prolog was spoken by McNea!
of the sophomore class. Sellers and
Kit by of the same class, dreamed a
Christmas dream that was interrupt
ed by the Christmas Fairy. Mis*
Eliza Jane Shoop. 1- I T Nortii Front
street, was the fairy, and delighted
the children as well as her audience;
with her clever dancing. She is a
student at" the Edison Junior High
School. t
.Members of the orchestra. i-os
tumed as life-sized toys, were part 01 j
the dream. Eari Shuey, Donald'
Uemperling. Hassler Ein/.ig. Mere-;
dith Gernier. Joseph Goldstein and
David Kosenberg took these parts.
Carl Peck. Anthony YVilsbueh and!
George Germer, as monkey. Puster;
Prown and Teddy Pear, made the;
children howl with delight at theiri
funny antics.
Harry Ellinger, as Santa Claus, to-j
getber with the fairy gtul other j
characters, distributed many presents'
with stockings brim full of candies,'
oranges and nuts, which brought j
more joy to the hearts of the'
"kiddies."
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Makes a Fat Purse
Deposit just a wee mite each week but
watch it mount up into a fat purse for next j
year's shopping" list.
Join the Keystone Savings Club, in either
the 25c. 50c or SI.OO Weekly Classes. All |
deposits draw interest. !
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Your Christmas Clothing
FURS Is Here Stylish Suits
The gift every woman will fftatc __ J M
appreciate. And you can have dull iflaCK"
$lO to $75 any garment in this iII&WS For Men
Fur Coats, store without wait- and Rnvs
$75.00 to $450.00 . , .. T 411111 DO J S
Women's Suits, . £ , f , em US Men's Suits, $25 to $55
$25 to $75 te V he salesman or Men's Overcoats,
Women's Coats, S3l eS $ 25 to $ 65
$2O to $B5 wantto Charge It. Boys' Suits and Coats,
Women's Dresses, You Don't Need $12.50 to $2O
$9.50 to $45 Ca&h
Butler's. J Mackinaws $12.50 up ||
YOUR CREDIT IS GOOD!
Do what Thousands of other Men and Women
are doing at the Butler Stores
OPEN A CHARGE ACCOUNT I
and Buy Your Christmas Clothes Now—Pay Later
Market St. Market St.
Upstairs I B■H ■3j Upstairs
ourtliouse ■ I°PP- Courthouse
Open
Evening* ——i ——^—— i Evenings
Harrisburg's Newest Store
TUESDAY EVENING,
SIMS REFUSES MED At 1
FROM NAVY DEPT.
[l'oiittmitMi front l'UKl*.]
iM-rvui" Medals and navv
crosses.
Scores Ifetinieln
In a dozen or more sizzling para
graphs tb" Admiral convey* to tlie
Surelary his Indignation at the ac
tion of Mr. Daniels in awarding the
Distinguished Service Medal to many
officers who got no closer to the war
tliuu navigating their swivel chairs
in Washington, and to officers who
Ijlcst their ship* at sea under eireum
stanees not to their credit, while the
decoration was withheld from officers
'who covered themselves with glory
In ruuting the enemy in actual con
flict.
Admiral Sims points out in ills let- ,
let that the historic- record of the
navy is written by the men who brave
the dangers of warfare at sea and
discharge their duties with such cour
age. strategy uml resourcefulness as
t,, inspire triumph over the enemy, (
' and add to the reputation of the
American Navy.
Daniels Orders I Tula-
Secretary Daniels to-day ordered
a comprehensive report oil award i
of naval decorations prepared for}
the information of Chairman Page
of the Senate Naval Committee. It
will include all recommendations by
; individuals or by boards and the
, action by the boards and by the.
j Secretary himself upon the recom- j
! mendations.
The order was issued in response'
'to a request from Senator Page, j
! which follow ed criticism of the mar.-1
1 iter in which the awards were das' :
itributed. Part of this criticism was 1
; made by Hear Admiral Sims, who
; commanded American naval forces
1 overseas during tlie war.
Too Piisy to Pcail It
j Mr. Daniels declined to comment
'on the letter on the subject received
by him from Admiral Sims, further
|than to say that published excerpts
'from the letter appeared to be sub
stantially correct, although lie had
I not had ttniv to read the CO 111 111 u 11!- 1
i til.on cat el ully.
"When the list of recommenda
tions and awards is made public."
said Alt. Daniels in referring in the
report to In- scut to Senator Page.
I have no doubt the American peo
ple will approve tlie principle fol
lowed and Ihe application of that
principle."
Mr. Daniels added that the list of
awards already made public was in
no way final; that additions un
doubtedly would be made, as more
recent recommendations were taken
up for consideiution, and it was not
impossible thai some names might
lie removed from the published list.
"Past week 1 received a letter
from the Hon. S. Page, chairman
of the naval affairs committee of
the Senate," Air. Daniels saitl. re
qucsling a copy of the so-called
Knight Hoard recommendations of
uuul'ds.
"1 called up Senator Page's ottiee
and informed the secretary of his
committee that data was being con
lected. and as soon as it was ready I
would be pleased to furnish it to
him. i
"Directions have been given to
prepare a statement containing the
; following information:
••1 All recommendations for
awards by admirals, captains and
| other commanding officers.
.... — The al .tion of the board upon t
all such recommendations and its
■ complete report. '
"S -Action taken by the depart
meat.
, "As soon as this data Is ready—>
(it must be collected literally from
i mis of recommendations)—-It will
ibe sent to Senator Page and given
'to the public."
"The board of awards did not ae- j
cept all of the recommendations of
the commanding officers. The Sec-;
rotary did not accept all the recom
mendation of the board. He added 1
I names of officers and enlisted men ;
who had performed conspicuous vr- •
vice. The only way that fair-mind- I
ed men can judge the wisdom of the
■wards so far announced will be to
compare lite lists."
"After every war there are. of i
course, differences of opinion as to j
the award of distinctions. 1 rent em- ;
' ber the criticisms that were voiced
in the Spanish-American war. After!
the landing tit. Vera Cruz, many'
medals were awarded, so many in j
fact, that the statement was often '
made that no distinction was made j
between distinguished and ordinary j
service. At that time I approved
without change the leconmienda- i
lions submitted to inc. It became
my duty, at the close of tliis war. im- !
posed by act of Congress, to approve j
the awarding of medals and distinc- I
tious, and I resolved that action |
should be governed by fixed prlnci- !
tiles and all in certain classes should I
be recognized alike. I was also re- ,
solved that the most distinguished |
honors should be awarded those who j
were in most peril and who suffered j
most and rendered the most distin- |
guislied service. The awards so far i
announced followed litis sound j
policy. The final and complete list ;
has not been approved for some rec- ;
ommendations were long delayed,"
Representative l.ufkin. Republi- '
can. Massachusetts, a member of tlie
House naval committee, announced
to-day that when Congress reconven
ed he would introduce a resolution
calling on the Navy Department for
;i report on changes made by Sec
retary Daniels in the recommenda
tions for awarding naval decorations.
"The resolution will ask for the
changes made by the Secretary and
reasons for this arbitrary action."
said Representative Lufkin. "I had ■
hoped that this whole agitation was I
the result of disappointment of one j
or two officers who had failed of j
recognition, coupled with, the de- j
sire of certain newspapers to stir up j
trouble. I am convinced, however, I
that the matter is more far reach-!
ing. !
HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
CITY BUDGET PASSES
$1,000,000 MARK FIRS !
TIME IN HISTORY
Council Passes on First Heading Ordinance Fixing Tax Levy
at Twelve Mills; New Work Planned For 15120
Council passed on lirst reading to- t
diiy tlio 1920 budget ordinance np- j
preprinting lor the lirst time in the!
history of the city more than 1,-i
000,000 for muintennnee of the vart- '
oils departments. The tax rate was
fixed at twelve mills in another or- I
uinance, up increase of two mills
over the 1919 rate.
The greater part of' this increase
in revenues wili he used by the de
partments for new work, tmprove
i meats and maintenance. Increased!
costs of materials and labor had i
lunch to do with the advance, the
park, highway and water depart
ments all needing more funds for
labor and materials.
New Wink Ahead
j In addition to this, members of
council decided to do some new i
work next year. Including the erec-!
tion of the lionuto fountain, a gill to
! the city three years ago; holding of
municipal band concerts during the ;
; summer, an appropriation for child :
welfare work, more funds for a city j
' hospital and more money to repair- j
; ing and resurfacing streets A pro- j
portlonate increase was made also ,
in the park department, many of ;
the various park funds being in- j
I creased over the 1919 amount,
i The 'budget ordinance and tax j
i rate measure will be passed llnally j
j at the regular meeting next Tues- j
| day. They will become effective at ;
j once, so that when council is re-j
organized January 5, the uppropria- j
j tiou items will be available for es
| penditure.
Appropriation 91.062.510
The total amount of the appro-j
: priutions carried in the ordinance.
is $1,062,516.06.
i City patrolmen and practically all ;
| other otticc employes of the various ;
I bureaus are given an increase of
j $lO a month in pay. The labor items j
' in the big departments also carry j
I increases to provide more'money lor j
i employes engaged by the water. ;
j highway and park bureaus.
I In the executive department tlie ;
i net increase in the budget is $..-,
j 631.40, caused largely by the pay j
j increase for the police, items to- j
j taling $3,110. which were in the!
| 1919 budget, were not included for |
oxt year, among them office rent
I and housing of police patrol. In the j
j bureau of law salary increases for
i the city solicitor and assistant total
j $620. while $1,177.08 has been de- j
j uiioed from court costs and fees, j
! making a decrease In the budget for i
j that department for next year |
' amounting to $557.68,
Departmental Increases
| Increases in the 1920 appropria
tions for other departments and tlie j
I principal purposes for which the ad- ,
ditional money will he used follow;
City clerk, $240 for salary increases
for citv clerk and stenographer:
printing $1,900. additional printing
costs; weights and measures. $8; ac
counts and finances, $1,190, salary
of superintendent and assistant and
increase in office rent: controller.'
$2,8 82. of which $2,500 is provided !
as a salary increase fixed by state
1 hi W.
j City treasurer, $1,420. increased;
j commission for collection of taxes; j
j license tax office. $l2O. salary in- ,
I crease for license tux officer: hoard ,
] of revision of taxes, $..10, of which j
| $360 will be used for salary In- i
j creases for the city assessor and two
' assistants.
! Miscellaneous fund: $18,003.33.
I Included in this increase is $lO,OOO
jas part payment for the Fager
.
Intoxicants Will Not
Be Sold Aboard U. S.
Coastwise Steamers
Washington. Dec. 28.—Intoxicating
! liquors will not be sold on shipping
' board passenger liners plying between
I New York and South America. Chair-
Iman Payne announced to-day. The
j first of these ships, the "Moccasin"
: will sail from New York Saturday.
! Despite assurance from the Board's ;
; legal department that the prohibition;
laws would not be effective outside :
of the three-mile limit. Chairman
Payne takes the position that since
the sale of liquor in the U. S. is pro
hibited its sale should not be per
mitted on government owned vessels.
The question of whether serving,
wines with meals would constitute 1
a sale of liquor within the meaning
of the law has not yet been deter
mined, officials of the hoard said.
Knox on Committee
to Probe Activities
of Soviet Ambassador
Hy Associated Press
Washington. Dec. 23.—Chairman
Dodge, of the Senate Foreign dela
tions committee, to-day appointed
Senator Moses, Republican. New
Hampshire, as head of u subcom
j mittee to conduct the investigation
of Russian propaganda and activi
ties of J„udwig C. A. K. Martens,
self-styled "ambassador" to the
United States from Soviet Russia.
Hearings arc expected to begin next
month. Other members appointed
were Senators Borah, of Idaho, and
Knox, of Pennsylvania, Republicans,
and Pomerene, Ohio, and Shields, of
Tennessee. Democrats.
The investigation was ordered by
I the Senate in adopting a resolution
by Senator Kenyon, Republican.
Food and Clothing
Asked For Christmas
An appeal has been made by the .
Associated Aid Societies for clothing,
groceries, coal or money to he used
to aid needy families in the city dur-|
ing the Christmas season. Cash con
tributions can be sent to Stanley G.
Jean, treasurer. Box 405, Harrisburg.
Persons desiring to give groceries or;
clothing can communicate with the!
Associated Aid Societies in North j
Market Square.
HONORS FOR FLYER
l.nmlon. Dec. 23.—Knighthood in thej
Order of the British Umpire has been j
conferred by King George upon Cap-1
tain Ross Smith, the first aviator to j
complete an airplane flight from Kng- :
land to Australia- Captain Smith's;
brother, MacPherson Smith, who was
the observer in the recent successful
flight. • was accorded an identical
honor.
STEAL EXPLOSIVES
I.lsdnlT. County Cavan. Ireland, Dec. j
23.—A band of armed men raided j
the railway works here to-day taking'
the sentries by surprise. A stock of!
I explosive gelignite at the works was;
seized by the raiders.
| building: $l,OOO for band converts: '
j $14,500 interest anil sinking fund
i charges on sixth public improve
j ment loon.
M Wage Increases
The net increase in I in* highway
I department is onJy j5.053. More
money has been provided for this
bureau for repairing and resurfacing
. streets, as a number of c-pntfactors'
guarantees on paved streets expire
next year.
Of tile not increase of $11,260 fur
j tlie water department. $5,500 will be
I used fiir salary and wage Increases,
I and tt.ilo for increased maintenance
costs.
In tlie engineering department 91.-
900 lias been added for salary and
wage increases: in the health de
partment saint les have been increased ,
but it was not necessary to add $3,000
- provided this year, because of the
j ttitiuenza epidemic, expenses, so that
the health bureau fund for 1920 will
be $536 less than in 1919.
Arv Are l.lgli!
! Salary advances are provided for •
| tile plumbing Inspector, building in
spector, food inspectors, and tin su- '
I perintenilent and assistants in the
| bureau of ash and garbage inspec- '
; tion. The fund for asli collections
. was increased to $50,000 for 1920 and
: $6.12.1 added to purchase new cquip
! ment.
In tin lighting bureau $1,576 was
I added because of tlie plan to place
I 12 new arc lights, eight new 100-:
i enndl-power. two new standards in
; Hetlevuc Park and four 000-candle
| lb';c r lights in tlie Fourteenth
' I lie only new position provided in
I tlie budget is an additional lineman
i !!V police and tire alarm bureau.
• ''is salary and additional under-'
! ground extension work make tlie next
' increase of $1,61S for that depart
! ment.
j , To Erect Fountain
1 Salaries of lire apparatus drivers
were increased $lO a month, adding
! s2.tiin) to tlie tire bureau expenses,
tuner additional items include $4OO
tor tlie Riverside Fire Company tnain
: tenanee, new organization: $2,500,
, more for the contingent fund: $l,-'
500 for a new boiler lor the Friend
ship tire engine: s3on more for coal
i and other similar expenses, making,
; a total of ss.9o.
Thi total increase for the park de
partment is $13,872.57. including in
creases for the superintendent, us- i
slstanl. engineer ami stenographer,
l'or sundry expenses. $1,199 lias been i
I '° Ihis year's appropriation:
$4.>4.0 more for playground work:!
$••,000 for the erection of the Donato i
: loumuin: $951 more for maintenance I
I at Reservoir Park: $1,381 more fori
, Fiver Front Park and $517 for the '
I purchase of a new auto truck. The ;
new trucks will 1m purchased also!
I hy tell highway department.
! The eounvllmen passed finally the i
ordinance increasing their salaries
s.".iio annually, beginning January 5,
; lif 20.
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1 Late Shoppers Will Find a Harvest of jjj
| Bargains at Kaufman's Wednesday I
S You've shopped from shop to shop and you've tried them all and know the prevailing prices on
dJ the usual gift articles, make this last shopping trip to Kaufman's and notice the low prices on all [s|
!Sjj pretty gift items as well as regular merchandise. [||
I You'll Save a Good Bit of Your Christ- 1
mas Money If You'll Come Here I
for Your Needs Wednesday |
Some friend, some relative, a little child, perhaps a little aching heart now in the hospital or ®
an invalid old person would like to be remembered —AND YOU CAN BRING HAPPINESS TO Hi]
THAT BROKEN HEART AT A LITTLE EXPENDITURE BY COMING TO KAUFMAN'S. |
GIFTS FOR I
MOTHER AUNT NEPHEW, HOUSEMAID |§
SISTER UNCLE NIECE PORTER 1|
BROTHER GRANDPA FRIEND BUTLER Sg
FATHER GRANDMA NURSE MAIL MAN (1
CLERGYMAN DOCTOR CHAUFFEUR BABY
Santa Is Still Well Provided With I
Toy Needs for Young Harrisburg |
Parents who have neglected to supply their complete toy needs will find this toyland at |§J
Kaufman's a real fairyland of amusing playthings and of vital interest to every head of the M|
house are the prices attached to every article.
Prices on Kaufman's Toys Are Surprisingly Low |
Only a Few More Hours Remain to Make a Little Heart Happy Ml
Bargain Basement
Police Send Aid
to Children's Homes
Check* for $25 wrc sunt to the
children's Industrial Homo, the Nurs
• ry Home and the Sylvan Height* or
phanage h> the I'olin men's Protective
Association official*. Mayor Daniel
I. Keister said to-d.iy that he had
mulled cheeks for $25 t 0 each of the
'tine institution* a* contribution*
fr< ii the Polled Charity Fund.
roiMir.tt KMl*ltus ILI.
It n ,1 ano< ititnl Prt sa
(inipvn, I >cc. 23. — Former Km pre.**
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A Christmas Dinner
is incomplete without the finishing touch of Fruit
Cuke.
ZLTOME-MADE Fruit Cake is troublesome to pre
pare and extremely costly at the present high
prices of all ingredients.
j| Fruit |
-The Cake That Mauc Mother >|
/ is brimful of pineapples, cherries, citron, raisins, wal
nuts and spices, the same as good housewives use, and
baked with the scientific care that assures its "home
made" flavor.
"It's the Cake That Made Mother Stop
Baking"
A T FORTY-FIVE cents for its eight liberal por
tions it is less costly than home-baked cake of
the same quality.
I . Si
RCIT TASTYKAKE completes the Christmas
JL feast. Ii
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DECEMBER 23. 1919.
X la of Austria is reported to bo seri
ovtdy ill wllli pneumonia at Prantflns.
Sl>* recently wuh cauftht in it snow
storm. lightly clad. Zit.i, who in > p
i miter Rave birth to a son, Is not suf
ftchnily stmnp; to withstand tlie rin
or* of a Swiss winter.
MM \ \MR KH'li \H!>*
It is understood that Oeneral GoorK:•
( 1 . llickard*. of Oil Oily, is being: seri
ously considered for appoint ment as
t\ Slate Water Supply Commissioner
t succeed 11. A. Zentni.Ver. of Tyrone,
lie commanded the 112ih Infantry in
France. and is nw commander of a
brigade of the National Guard.
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Pardons Going Out to
Meet Mr. Santa Claus
A 1 pardons recommended by the
St M to l'ourd of Pardons at its session
lir> last Wednesday, will leave tho
state fnpitol in the next twelva
hours. Tin* reasons have been prepar
ed and the signatures of the officials
are UeiiiK attached so that persons
granted eUinenry may he ablo tJ
leu*.' prison before Christinas Day.
The State Hoard to-day announced
that a pardon had heen recommended
for Michael Dempsey. Philadelphia.
onvieted of assault and hatter.v. The
case was held under advisement last
week pending some inquiries.