FEDERAL-STATE
ORDERS CLASH
Public Service Commission
Will Have Unusual Case
to Hear Next Tuesday
VV\^. Cai> COmply
mission and oper
when the Federal
II JMWWWranr authorities object
ttlloaijQßL to continued use
\1 of the locomotives
which constitutes
of the road and there is no other
motive power available, will be
threshed out before the Commission
here next Tuesday. The Lancaster,
Oxford and Southern Railroad dis
continued service some time ago
without obtaining State approval and
started to sell its rails to junk deal
ers. Fpon complaint to the Com
mission the company was ordered to
run a train a day until it got State
sanction to abandon its line. Since
then complications have arisen be
cause of the National authorities.
First applications from telephone
companies which have been in com
petition for permission to merge
have been filed with the Commission
by companies in Crawford county.
This is permitted under an acf of
1911. The United Natural Gas and
Clarion Gas Companies also want to
merge.
The Commission has several im
portant cases listed for next week,
including complaint of the late H. C.
Frick against steam heat classifica
tions for Pittsburgh office buildings,
application for purchase of the
Philadelphia and West Chester Trac
tion Company, for purchase of the
Philadelphia, Castle Rock and West
Chester lines; of the Wellersburg
and Oswayo railroads for a charter,
two of the few of the kind to be
made this year, and for reorganiza
tion of Lebanon county water com
panies.
Tlie complaint against the new
rates of the Lvkens Valley Electric
Company, and the Lewistown-Reeds
ville trolley regulations in Lewistown
are to be heard by the Public Serv
ice Commission next Wednesday.
According to the way men con
nected with the statistical bureau of
the State Department of Agricul
ture figure it out, farm wages went
No Cookiag
A Nutritious Diet for All Ages
Quick Lunch at Home or Office
Avoid Imitations and Substitutes
Announcement
t In addition to my other Res-;!
itaurant I have taken over the \
ISenate Cafe
land will maintain its reputation;
fby serving the ;!
| Highest Class ji
Foods
J and give the very best service'!
S possible at reasonable rates. !;
\ OPENING DATE ANNOUNCED<
t IN FEW DAYS
j C. A. Stouffer
We Carry
A Large Assortment
of
Auto Parts
of Every Description
Stagnetocs
, Carburetors
Storage Batteries
Generators
Gears
Bearings
Lights
Tires, Etc*.
Harrisburg
Auto Parts Co.
125 S. Cameron St.
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KEYSTONE BANK
THIRD AND CALDER STS.
HARRISBURG, PA.
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Join Now For
Next Year's Shopping
A little each week—an amount that you'll
never miss, provides you with a fat purse
with which to go a-shopping next Christmas. *
Start right—but start early. The Key
stone Savings Club is still open for 25c, 50c
and SI.OO Weekly Classes.
SATURDAY EVENING.
up 12 per cent and the average price i
of seven staple crops in Pennsylvania ;
went down about 5 per cent during '
the year 1919. Hay and buckwheat
showed the most marked average,
declines going from $28.05 per ton j
to $25.45 for hay and $1.66 to $1.40
for buckwheat. The other declines j
were small, wheat, oats and potatoes
being an average of a cent. The j
average farm wage with board paid j
in Pennsylvania this year is given as I
$404, against $358 in 1918, when it I
also advanced. The average daily j
wage went from $2.30 to $2.53 on |
the farm, while figures on harvest j
hands showed an average of $3.25 j
against an average for 1918 of $2.96. 1
Female help on the farm commanded !
an average of $5.53 a week against I
$4.80. *
Pennsylvania will have a million j
dollars set aside for its permanent |
lire insurance fund next week, this i
being the accumulation made in less
than four years under the operation
of the act of 1915 which provided
for the State to carry its own tire
insurance. The act provided that
various items, including interest,
should go to establish the fund and
that when it reaches $1,000,000 the
items should go to the general cash
balance of the Commonwealth and
the fund should stand. As most of
the State buildings are fireproof, the
belief is that a million dollars will
be ample and the State will stop
paying insurance premiums and carry
its own insurance. Just how the
fund would be replenished in event
of a big fire is interesting some peo
ple, as it is contended that there
is no provision whereby the items
can automatically be sent back into
the fund once they are diverted.
Pennsylvania farmers' institutes,
which were started on December 1 j
and had an interruption because of
Christinas week, will be started |
again on Monday in Beaver, Mer-|
cer. Forest and Centre counties. A ;
continuous schedule has been ar
ranged for January, most of the |
meetings having been cut down to j
one day. In a number of instances
meeting places have also been
changed. I
Charters being Issued by the State ;
the last few months have shown a i
big increase in companies for the
'sale and carc of automobiles and
also for operation of garages. Most
of these enterprises start off with
good sized capital and some of them
are apparently community affairs,
judging from the number of incor
porators given. Other companies
which are showing an increase in
number are for the manufacture of
silk. Most of those incorporated
lately are for the anthracite region.
'lite State Compcn-sation Board
will resume its sessions on January
6 when a meeting will be held here,
followed by three days in Philadel
phia.
I)r. l/oc li. Driver, the director of
the new State Bureau of Rural Edu
eation, will assume his duties in the
Department of Public Instruction
the middle of January. He will im- i
' mediately begin preparations for a
! survey of rural conditions together
with men familiar with the situa
-1 lion in various counties in this State.
Capitol Hill people are awaiting
! with the greatest interest develop
ments over this weekend in State
politics. The last Saturday of the
! old year is always a time'when there
i are gatherings of men prominent in
1 Republican politics at Philadelphia,
it being a time when there are nu
merous dinners. Some of the gossip
| going to-day concerns prominent
I State officials. The Philadelphia In
| quirer says that there is talk of
i State Commissioner of Banking John
i S. Fisher for auditor general and of
j Judges A. W. Johnson, of Lewisburg.
and S. U. Sadler, of Carlisle, for Su
preme Court justice. The Press says
that the much rumored "fight" be
tween Joseph R. Grundy and State
i Chairman William E. Crow was
"likely to be called off," saying that
W. Harry Baker, secretary of the
I Republican State committee had
| ironed things out. The Press was
| very positive that there was going to
I be a direful fight a week ago.
1 Justice Robert Von Moscliisker, of
I the Supreme Court, will administer
| the oath to Mayor-elect J. Hampton
: Moore when he takes office in Phil
! adelphia.
| The new Delaware river bridge
I commission yesterday furthered its
I work and started toward getting
< plans. The cost will run about $20,-
I 000,000.
Tile State Board of Pharmacy has
brought suit against Dr. T. C. Hart
er, a prominent Columbia county
doctor on the charge ofViolating the
narcotic act. Two violations are
charged. Dr. Harter has given bail
for court and will fight the charges.
Warden R. J. McKenty, of the
Eastern Penitentiary, says that he
| intends to speak on the attacks
against him and to reveal the ant
-1 mus behind the whole matter.
WELL KNOWN NEW CUMBERLAND
RESIDENT* DEAD AT HOME
Jacob N. Ross, well-known resident
jof New Cumberland, died on Christ
mas night. For forty years he was
| a member of Baughman Memorial
J Methodist Church, of New Cumber
-1 land. He served in borough council
several terms and was at one time
J borough tax collector. lie was a mem
ber of Riverside council. No. 87.
Order of Independent Americans anj
| Simon Cameron Circle, No. 90. Broth
j erhood of American. For 25 years he
j was a dairyman in New Cumberland,
jHe is survived by his wife; two
I daughters. Mrs. Ralph Platts and Mrs.
Frank Downey, of Harrisburg; two
j sons, E. N. Ross and E. J. Ross, and
j five grandchildren. Funeral services
| will be held on Monday afternoon at
1.30 o'clock. Burial will bo in Mt.
Olivet cemetery.
j Middletown |
TO BURY VICTIM ;
OF CARS SUNDAY
Funeral Services For Herbert
Hoffman to Be Held at
Home and Church *
The funeral of the late Herbert |
I Hoffman, the young man who lost an;
arm in the yards of the car plant, ]
when thrown under a car. and who 1
died at the Harrisburg Hospital, will
take place from the home of his pa-]
rents. near Hillsdale, to-morrow
morning at 9.30 o'clock, and at 10
services will be held in the Gcycr
Church at Hillsdale. Burial will be j
made in the cemetery adjoining the
church. , The Revs. Brinser and
Rhodes will have charge of the ser- j
vices.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the j
Church of God. held Its regular |
monthly meeting at the home of Mrs.
A A. Markley, in Bast Main street, .
last evening.
I/e Roy R. Rohrer, son of Mr. and '
Mrs. David Rohrer. and Miss Bertha
M. Butts, of Pottstown, were united
lin marriage on Christmas Day by ]
I Justice of the Peace, George K. Rife.;
| They will reside at the home of the .
I groom's parents for the present,
j Miss Dorothy George, of North '
Union street, is entertaining the fol-t
I lowing houseparty guests: Miss Mar- ]
i g'aret Hupp. Frederick, Md.; Miss
! Florence Haines. Lebanon; Miss Ruth j
I Light, Jersey City; Miss Biizabeth ,
I R&tyburg, Shenandoah, Va.; Stewart
Collins, Baltimore, Md.; Harry;
Krouse, Caldwell, N. J., and Garvin:
Ross, Lancaster.
George Carr, Baltimore, who spent i
the week-end in town with his fam
ily, returned to that place to-day. Ac- ]
companied by his daughter, Margaret
Carr, who will spend a week there j
with relatives. j
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Beckey. of
Milton, are visiting relatives in town j
for a week.
The Liberty Band which serenaded !
Middletown people on Christmas Day, i
in their new uniforms, collected near- !
ly S6OO.
The Middletown Praying Band will 1
meet at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
John Clouscr, Sr.. Susquehanna street,
this evening at 7.30 o'clock.
Dr. and Mrs. C. E. Bowers and Miss 1
Rose Bowers are visiting relatives in
Ephrata.
j Mr. Alexander Conley, and son (
i Alexander, Jr.. of Philadelphia, are j
] spending several days in town, guests i
I of Mr. and Mrs. N. C. Fulirman.
! Harry Ryan, who spent the past '
| week in town with his parents, re- 1
j turned to Texas. He has six months
j more to serve in the Arnty.
| John Schaeffer, of Philadelphia, who ■
I spent the week-end in town with rel- ■
atives, returned home yesterday. !
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Fox. of Phila- j
delphia, are guests of Mrs. O. M. ]
Swartz.
Miss Rena Park, who spent several >
weeks in New York City, studying!
settlement work, is home.
Mrs. Harry Jacoby and son Harry, '
Jr., of Charon, Ta., are spending ,
sometime in town as guests of the i
former's parents. Mr. and Mrs. Ed
ward Seholi.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Benson, of 1
Pittsburgh, are the guests of the lat
ter's mother, Mrs. Ella Ackerman. ;
Academy Honor Roll
For December Announced
The debating teams of the Roman
] and Greek clubs at the Harrisburg
Academy have been announced by
Professor Steward, who is in charge
of the public speaking. The subject
of the debate and date will be an
nounced shortly. The makeup of the
j team includes; Romans, Henry
j Douglass, Edward Green, Wendall
i Morgenthaler and Edward Good, al
[ ternate. The Greeks, Joel Earnest,
j Harden Galbraith, Thomas Wicker-
I sham and Kirk Moyer, alternate.
; The honor roll for the month of
December shows a decided improve
ment, with the Romans leading the
Greeks in their race for the Vance
C. McCormick cup. *• The monthly
standing follows:
The Greeks on the first honor are;
William Bee, Charles De Gauge, Joel
Earnest. Ray Garman, Frederick
Dumb, James A. Mars. James Fry
Mersercau, James Jearson, Donald
Royal, Kenneth Sweeney, Thomas
Wickersliam and William Young.
Second honors, William Abbott.
Francis Ambler, Donald Brinser,
Daniel Bacon, Charles Doehne, Hal
lett Day, Charles Fox, James Fox,
Harden Galbraith, Charles Hast
ings, Alwin J. Hottinger, Anton
Hardt, George Jakeway, Raymond
Kasson, Frank Ludington, Disbrow
Lloyd. Richard Meredith. John G. :
McGuire, Frederick McGuire, Ber- |
nard Meyers, Charles Rouse, Rich- j
ard Shcpp, Robert Smith, Samuel
Starkey, Frederick Snyder, "William
Stacey and Pedro Zorrilla.
The Romans on- the first honor \
are: Henry Baxter, Frank Barber, j
i Philip Brown, Jack Bent, Marcus!
I Drake, Theodore Faxon, Foster Fry.!
Robert Haslett, Alfred Jennings, I
David Motter, John Mofhtt, Wendall j
Morgentlialer, Conway Olmsted and !
Robert Shirey.
Second honors, Alvin Bixler, Rus-!
sol Baldwin, William Bennetthum, |
Lt-Roy Consylman, Henry Douglass, j
Harvey Ensminger, William Elmer,!
Jr., Howard Eldridge. Paul England, j
George Fredericks, Henry G.ilbert, I
Edward Green, D. Hastings Hickok, I
John Kolley, Frederick Martin, Don- I
aid Martin, John McLean, Sidney]
Milner. Henry Omwake, George Rei-I
ly, Austin Starkey, Rufus Benson,
Louis Williams, Earl White.
On the closing day of school Pro
fessor Steward announced the de
bating teams that will speak about
March 30.
Veteran Firemen Name
Candidates For New Year
At a meeting of the Veteran Volun
teer Fit-emeu's Association held last
evening at 923 North Third street, the
following nominations for 1920 were
made: President, T. P. Cless; vice
president, Charles P. Meek; recording
secretary. George C. McCahan; finan
cial secretary, J. H. Rudy: treasurer.
If. O. Holstein; trustee for three
years. E. L. Tittle.
Other nominations Included: House
committee. Harry Ellis. H. O. Hol
stein. W. W. Hodge, George Emming
er, H. W. Rodenhaver, and Joseph
Gillett: auditors, Charles P. Meek,
T. S. Cless: John Ensminger: mem
bership committee, H. E. Hanlen,
Charles Sprucebank, and F. L. Gar
verieh: delegate to State Firemen's
convention. George C. McCahan and
John F. Gorman, alternate Fred Si
mons: delegate to Dauphin County
Firemen's convention, Fred Simons
and George Kmmingor; delegate to
t lie Cumberland Valley Firemen's As
sociation convention J. H. Rudy, W.
1 L. Jayss and E. L. Tittle.
HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
k The Live Store" "Always Reliable" mm
"Be Sure of Your " I
January Reductions I
-of AH— I
Suits and Overcoats I
The first day announc- ;
ing our clothing reductions \ S
made this "Live Store" look like a day $
before Christmas. There were so
many people here to respond to the * *
good news about the extraordinary L.
Suits and Overcoats that the selling qgijr j 4S^ v ililk.
was far beyond our expectations. ✓ m t ~ v \
This store has the confidence of the JKhtoJk? llVKft' 1 ' •*!
buying public because we never fool I
good clothes in Pennsylvania—stand- ipP' II
that's guaranteed by the maker, as 31l
well as the unmatchable Doutrich J|. i'
guarantee. You are not handicapped
when you come Here, for our selec- fW 1 ;
tion is large and varied, qualities are |ra|
excellent and the colors are just right.
We do not carry extreme
novelties that are apt to go out !fl&| pH
of style almost before they are a week 4* i|B|P
old—clothing costs too much these 'I
days to take chances—and, if you 'T*''
want dependable merchandise that wiP^WM
will wear well, keep its shape and I -q I I
remain in style, you must be careful | Jf /-V MS v*
not to be MISLED by STORES that P # KBKBS^WII
make a specialty of handling odds and | jlf? OA D *°-
ends and manufacturers' leftovers f Mi smj <
which have been discarded and re- | fjf
turned by reputable merchants be- *WW WKS-m
cause they are not up to the proper „ m
standard. Be sure of your store —go ■% . Mql |p Sm ~
where most men prefer to buy their £?tffiftlt iuritltU (TUltljCß
All Suits and Overcoats Reduced—None Reserved 31
All $35.00 Suits and Overcoats, $29.50 All $50.00 Suits and Overcoats, s42.fio 31
All S4O-00 Suits and Overcoats, $33.50 All $55.00 Suits and Overcoats, $47.50 H
All $45.00 Suits and Overcoats, s3ft.fiQ All $60.00 Suits and Overcoats, $51.50 31
All $12.75 Boys* Suits and Overcoats, $10.50 H
Mackinaws All $i5.00 Boys' Suits and Overcoats, $12.50 Sll£Cp Lilted II
Reduced AH $20.00 Boys' Suits and Overcoats, $16.50 QotttS Reduced II
All $25.00 Boys' Suits and Overcoats, $21.50
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DECEMBER 27, 1919.
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