URGE TREATY BE RATIFIED American Chamber of Com-; merce of London Cables U. S. Senators TiOiidou. Pee. 24.—The American | Chamber of Commerce of Pondon j has addressed identical messages to United States Senators Podge and Hitchcock on the subject of the rati fication of the Peace Treaty. "The failure of the United States to ratify the Treaty and enter into ■working arrangements with the Allies is causing our motives for entering | the war and our hesitation in going; into the reconstruction plans to he misrepresented and misunderstood," the messages said. "America owes it to herself, as ■well as to the world to come to lite help of the disorganized and starv ing portions of Kurope. The inter national machinery started by the Peace Conference is falling to pieces. All actual progress towards peace is checked, and peoples are slowly j drifting towards famine and anarchy. I which can be remedied if the United ! States will decide quickly and assume] her responsibilities. Business, nianu-i facture, transportation and even agri culture ure wholly or partly para lyzed. "Whether the Covenant be ratified I as it stands or with reservations is) infinitely less important than tha.t] some international working arrange- ] ment he agreed on which will re-j move the uncertainty and enable pri vate enterprise, upon which (he main burden of reconstruction must fall, | to get to work without, further dela>. j "We. therefore, urge you to use' your utmost endeavors to secure i ratification of the Treaty. With such | reservations as may have to he made to break the present deadlock." Hill School Instructors Take Holiday Trip Afoot Marietta. Pa.. Dec. 24.—Dean Swift ] and Tsaac Thomas, two well known ' instructors of Hill School, Pottstown, | i isited in this section for two days. I They were guests of Prof, and Mrs. i Charles Harter, at Maytown. The ] men hiked the distance to and from ! Maytown. enjoying the trip im- ! mensely. They take hikes every | CLOUD ON EVE 1 OF SUNSHINE! When You're expecting Pleasure. Most. l.ook Out For Pain. "When you're expecting pleasure most look out for the pain," said tlic Tanlac Man. "Did you ever stop to consider j how frequently and how amply the truth of this old saying is demon strated? How our lives, on the eve of sofne expected sunshine and hap- | piness, are darkened by the shadows] of distress and disease? How much better would it be for us to prepare ti safeguard against the inroads of ill-health by starting, when you feel the first signs of approaching weak ness. • "When you get languid, logg.v, listless and have tired-out-all-the time feeling, with tvo ambition or energy, and suffer frequently from j headaches, backaches, dizziness and l depression of spirits, it is a mighty | good idea to try Tanlac." Tanlac, which quickly dispels the ; Impurities from your system and' affords you the necessary proteids j that put you in the pink of condi-; tion, is sold here by George's drug ' store, Geo. A. Gorgas, ("has. 11. j Kramer, Kennedy Drug Co., \V. K. I Steever and all leading druggists. WORKS HARD TO 1 AVERT FLU EPIDEMIC I Government and City Health Officials Wam People to Keep Clean. Stay Away from People with Coughs and Colds. "Avoid crowds if you want to , fevoid influenza," says Association for Improving the Conditions of Now York. Keep your hands clean, drink of fresh water; sleep with 1 windows open; eat three uniform [ meals a day including a good breakfast. People who have catarrh or fro- , quent colds invite Influenza, de- i clarcs a prominent Kentucky druggist. The membrane of the throat iand nose is raw, sore and tender, and makes a lovely abiding place ' for germs to thrive and multiply. He advises an inexpensive home made remedy that will bring relief | 5n less than a day and will stop all discharge and sooth and heal the inflamed membrane in a few days. Thousands are making this be neficial remedy at home and any- ' one who has catarrh or a cold can do the same. Pour three-quarters of an ounce of Mentholized Arcine into a pint bottle, then fill the Übttle with ] water that has been boiled. Gargle the throat as directed fend snuff or spray the liquid into i the nostrils twice daily. It's a : simple way to get rid of cold and catarrh and keeps the nasal pas- I sage and throat clean and healthy. Nearly all druggists dispense Mentholized Arcine in vials con taining exactly three-quarters of an ounce, which is all you need to make a pint of this healthful me. 1 dicine. is the dentrifice that contains the proper ties recommended as ideal by United States \Army dental surgeons WEDNESDAY EVENING, ! NEEDY TOTS ARE j MADE HAPPY BY THE CIVIC BODIES: I j Kig Plans For Dispensing Christmas Cheer Being Carried Out If there should be any children in ! the city who at the class of to-mor- ; row, are not happy, satisfied, and full of food, it will be their fault ; ,and not the fault of the numerous ] | civic and charitable organizations > i which are busy making plans to en-] tertain the youngsters. At the State Tuberculosis Dispell- ; sary at Second and Walnut streets , plans are being made to show the children under treatment there just ; what the right kind of a Uhristmas i should be. Dr. Clarence 11. Phillips ' j will he Santa Glaus and hand out J i gifts from the big tree in the front j : room of the first floor . I When an appeal was sent out this i ; year for presents to la; given the | children, it was stated that they j I should be not only in the way of] toys, but of clothing as well, j The very first appeal brought in : ] 25 little pairs of brand new shoes, j j Other articles to bo given include I underwear, shoes, food of all sorts, ] ' dolls, rubbers, and toys without end. ] The Rev. W. S. Dunlap will tell some ' j Uhristmas stories and there will be! ' Christmas carols sung, with Miss I j Helen Banks accompanying on the I piano. j Another Big Party. The hig party of the Kiwanis ] I Club, the Rotary Club, the Motor j {Club of liarrisburg ,and the Chant-' j her of Commerce combined was ; i pulled off tbis afternoon. Promptly ' lat noon big dinners were served in ] the Industrial Home and the Nursery j | Home, and to-morrow at noon the i i same kind of a menu will be served j lin the Sylvan Heights Orphanage. | I At each place a chef was in charge j I of the meal as a special representa- j ]tive of the clubs. After tlie meal was | i served, those who are still able to; i walk were taken to waiting automo- j ] biles and transported to the Majos- | j tie theater, where C. Floyd Hop-1 j kins had arranged a special program. I This program over, there will be a ] further program when the children I j will be presented with gifts by the i ] combined organizations, j On Monday the Rotary Club will | Ibe host to 500 youngsters at the i j Chestnut Street Auditorium. J. Wm. ! i Bowman and Rudolph K. Spicer | will he masters of ceremony and i the ehefs will include S. S. Ruther iford ami Frank Davenport. The) i program will bo put on in typical j j Rotary style. Meals For Many Families | The liarrisburg Associated Aid ' Societies have listed the names of j mote than 70 families who would! i not really enjoy the Day were it not j fur the big basket full of Christmas | dainties that the Associated Aid will give them. And not only food will j lie given; there are more than 300 children who will get toys, candies and clothing. The Salvation Army has been col lecting money and has a list of many homes that will be made liappy when Christmas morning dawns to find a basket of good food resting , outside their doors. All the churches are planning tol ; take care of their own particular j cases, too. In many church parlors, j this afternoon people were packing' I little baskets and boxes which will [ he later taken to families who are in j I want in an effort to persuade them j that nut all hope is gone from the i ; earth. Die M. C. j K going to put! j on something through its entertain-I ] ment committee but that will not I I come until New Year's Day. Then! | Fahncstock Hall and the gymnasium I will be overrun with youngsters. Reports of New Gold Strike in Alaska Causes Influx There Ketchikan. Alaska. Dec. 21 Thou sandsl of persons in the.United States. ( anadu and l-.ngland, have sent here rot- reports regarding a supposed fabulous gold strike just across the it, so '" h of here, near] I'Oder, a town on the American side lof the international boundary I tyder residents expect a "rush"! |brough? P her!: accordin * t,r word Reports from ITyder rather dis courage the coming of men who have not adequate financial backing Pros pectors described the place as "not a poor man s camp" and "not a second I Klondike. A body of what i.s reported to b<* rich ore has b-en discovered near ITyder while smaller discoveries have been made in the same territory. The discoveries were the result of'steadv development work on claims staked years ago. I According to latest reports, the I Yukon Uold Company, owned by the Guggenheim family, which has fig ured in Alaska and Yukon mining history since the stampede days of 'DS, has gained control of the mine where the principal strike was made. Ask For Report on the Alleged Murder of ! Djelai Bey in Budapest! New York. Dec. 24.—The State Department has been asked to verify the report that Djelai Bey, former Turkish consul general in New York, and liis wife, have been -murdered by revolutionists in Budapest, Her bert J. Dyall, attorney for Djelai Munif's interests in the United States, announced. He said he doubted the truth of the report as he had received a letter from the consul general last Monday, stating that his wife, formerly Mildred Des mond, of Colorado Springs. Colo., had committed suicide while visit ing at an estate near Budapest. The letter stated that Madame Djelai, "depressed and suffering from nervousness" brought about by the lack of food and conditions in general in Hungary, had committed suicide at the Garden Almasy estate, near Budapest. No Arrests Are Made For Attempt on Life of French Rtublin, Dec. 24.—There are still no arrests for the attempt against the. life of Viscount French, the viceroy. No demonstrations occurr ed yesterday when the body of Sav age, killed in the attack on the viceroy, left Dublin for Sligo. Belfast, Dec. 24.—Irish volunteers acted as bearers yesterday at the Kligo, his native place. The Sinn Fein colors were over the coffin. The graveyard was surrounded by police, but nothing untoward oc curred. FISHER REPORTS ON B. & L. ASSNSJ j Suggests Legislation to Look Into Applicants For Stale Charters Hereafter Authority to investigate applicants [ | for charters for building and loan ] associations and to prevent inter- ] locking of officers and directors of | ! such organizations ale among the,! recommendations made by State ' • Commissioner of Banking John S. | Fisher in his report to llie Gov- j I ernor on building and loan asso- ' ■eiations as he found them when lie I i assumed, charge of the Department i |of Banking. The report covers the j period to the end of lIUB and notes , the inerense in associations and the ! tremendous amount t'f business i l done. ; Mr. Fisher does not refer to the ! great expansion of building and loan i associations this year, which has; been the banner year as far as for- : | motion of new associations and de ] velopnient of business is concerned, j Milt confines himself to the 1918 sit- ' I I Women of extra large proportions . Those women and girls who were Is will find some sensational savings waiting for reduction sales will find it |jf)| offered them during this big RE- I J " ' ' ------ jl-i - - ■ - r _ to t i ie ; r advantage to buy now. All !§i DL'CTION SALE now going on— 1 # Furs regardless of former value or splendid models all well made and I WishlTlO IOH CL VefV NIeYYV ChristlTlClS price, will sell at A GREAT RE- iS specially priced. I DUCTION. J|| HERE LADIES IS THE BIG "AFTER CHRISTMAS" 1 READY-TO-WEAR SALE ' j The Big Event That This Community Looks Forward to With FRIDAY MORNING AT 9A. M. J Offering You Tremendous Savings On Up-to-the-Minute, Stylish si and Serviceable Garments, Many of Which Are Brand [|j New and Shown For the Very First Time. V This is the first store in Harrisburg* to take steps towards 1 ulmulill //uWll\m complying with our Government's wishes IU Mm ftl jl m *° rec * uce °f necessities |j fO 'II V\ The Government will always find Kauf- ties, we are determined to work on that Si jjjfJf [j ; man's ready to co-operate with it 011 any basis hy grasping every opportunity we can !s [U 7//I//' 11 imove to reduce the cost of living—and so to secure good merchandise at lower prices || '''l WC arC t0 W ° moll °* - an< ! ° ,tcr ' 10 ° Ur cl,stomers Hie same hi I jfl I Wo.neiTs & Misses' Women's & Misses' * Women's & Misses' Women's & Misses' j|j I llm m I' 1 SUITS SUITS SUITS SUITS i t /I HI u'f'A In 9\m That were formerly That were formerly That were formerly That were formerly jjU HI IM M I'l I '1 1 marked up to $29.00. marked up to $35.00. marked up to $39.50. marked *to $55.00. ||| ']| mS iI'I fl \ fill Choice of the Lot, Choice of the Lot, Choice of the Lot, Choice of the Lot, H " 516.15 JIIIS $24.75 $29.75 jl j ||i | jl HJI \/jl kw, Hoitmcnt of exceptional Stunning garments that Trk'ot lues" Voplin* anil Broadcloths. Silvort one s, I ■ |< ! I l\ ft. 1//1 [im/ values, including pretty will appeal from a style beautiful ' Mixtures, from unil Yalama Cloth, in rare Kl HI I ' I' I Ik Mi '/I ,JHIUi Cheviots, Serges, Poplins point, and wearing quali- colors of navy and hand- and beautiful styles. There Sw 1111 l I'! Il II 1] *lk a,,< l Jerseys in black, navy, ties that are exceptional. some mixtures: also black. nn ' blacks, navy, taupe. lAIHI I II II J" IvBwBHmF/' taupe and heather mix- Pretty 'Poplins and Serges, ,pj ie sizes are 1 to 46. All Morocco, brown andrein- WU twron. Sizes range fjrom in navy and I Women's & Misses' Women's & Misses' Women's & Misses' Women's & Misses' \ In sizes > 16 to 46 ' In sizes, 16 to 46. In sizes - 16 to 46, In sizes > 16 t0 46> $14.75 {1175 51375 $24.75 Better values at this low Stunning Kerseys, Pom- .JLfc price is absolutely out of Handsome Siivertoneg, poms and Velours, in navy. Plumettes, Silverto ne s. fj|| the question. Pretty Sliver- Velours and Meltons. Beau- taupe, brown, oxblood and Broadcloths, Kerseys, etc., lIIJ f-y y c I . tones. Velours and Ker- tlful models for women and reindeer. Beautiful styles In navy, black, reindeer, SSg S/7 IP F/C rrifi n\l n T Q n m seys in the most favorfd misses. in belted and that are selling elsewhere taupe-, Burgundy, gray and K)| u ' sw.' so A I l .wk V Rt Z/ It• II !>• \ colorings shown this seu- swagger back styles. In- at far higher prices. Kx- oxblood. In a wide range l||J son: belted and full back eluded will be found the ceptional values for a few of handsome styles for j • r> 1 • y styles. best colors in demand. days only. women and misses. Sail ana Continues Saturday L- HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH nation, leaving this year to a later report. He makes recommendations. | j however, that are understood to meet J 1 'some of the conditions arising this i < I year, notably in regard to control of] associations and protection of stoek- I holders and borrowers. One of I lie developments last year 1 lie notes is that six associations ; I changed names, dropping the word! Gorman. These associations were in | Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, SCranton . iand Harrislmrg. Another interest-] jing feature is lhat Itie association] ; helped buy ;i(t,6UO homes and that [the number of male shareholders is ; 476.452, against 223.000 women and] [ girls. General increases In business! jure noted. ] The figures show: I Number of associations at close of I I 1918-, 2.12"; new associations in 11918, 44: stricken off in 1918, 10; ] assets, 1918. *353,561.937.86; 1917. I $324,265,393.46: receipts, 191 S, $195,-1 j 986,043.52,; 1917, $178,360,773.22;] 'shares at close of 1918, 5,064,501, in- ! , crease 464.1 21 in year; shares bor-j j rowed on during 1918. 1.914,756: i j shareholders, 1918, 709,452; 1917,1 [677,91 1. | Mr. Fisher says iu his report: , "The supervisory power of the de- j ] pa it ment over building and loans has j ] been, since the close of the year cov ered by this report, considerably strengthened by the provisions of the 'banking department law of May 2!.' 1919. Prior to the enactment of this J | law the building and loans suffered ] [considerable neglect due to the link! ] of a sufficient examining force. Many [ ] building and loans were examined | only every two years. Under such j scant supervision the conduct of the i business of the various building and ] loans of the State lias been left very j i largely to the management of the. ] officers and directors. It is a pleus lire to testify that the great major j itv of them have been alily and hon ] estly administered. Abuses, liow ; ever, in some cases, have crept in ! which should lie corrected by proper ; legislation. "The rapid growth in numbers and j ! in the volume of assets has also de- ] ] vcloped a situation wliicli demands i '.an enlargenlent of powers and a cor- ! | responding increase of the supervis- ] ] ory powers of the department. ] j Doubtless the Commission which is ] now engaged in the codification and j j revision of the banking laws will give ] ! due attention to the laws governing | the creation and operation of luiild | ing and loans. | "it is respectfully suggested that j provision should bo made for the in | vestigation of applicants for char i tcrs before the same are granted; for I jthc protection of borrowers from the | j payment of exactions in the shape of ] [ 'commissions' over and above a fair ] legitimate expense in connection j with the placing of loans; for a liet ' ter system Of keeping the books and J records and the protection of securi- | ] ties and assets; for safeguarding ! ! against loans made on Inadequate I security and for the protection of 1 I stockholders against misapplication] land misuse of funds, and for the pre- ] j'vention of the .interlocking of the i boards and officers of several cor-! ! poratlonß." | TOYS AT HALF PRICE 1 QJ As it is customary with this big store to clean up all Qi Christmas stocks and carry nothing over, we will sell, S . AFTER 6.30, WEDNESDAY EVENING, EVERY RE- i | MAINING TOY IN THE BUILDING AT EXACTLY HALF ITS MARKED PRICE—COME EARLY. * | [lj Bargain Basement || DECEMBER 24, 1919. !AT LEAST THAT'S WHAT WIYFS THINK "I saw your husband way out on ; the outskirts of the city this after noon." "Oh. very likely: lie's alwajsl I somewhere where there are skirls."] '—Florida Times-Union. TO lI4VB TOWN TBKB Marietta. Pa.. Dec. 24. —A coil* munity tree with hundreds of electrk lights of seven colors and gail; decorated is being erected in the yan at the Community House under thi direction of the decorating commit tee of tin. Old Home Week Celebra | Hon. 5
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