12 Remnants of Millinery Plush Red. green, blue, vellow, browns, navy, peacock and plum, $1.75, $2.00, $2.25 and $2.75 grades. Special, vard, $1.49 J-r Dives, Pomeroy & Stawart, Street Floor, Fourth Street Aisle. *- J $5.00 Leather Bags: $3.98 Special Sale in the Basement $5.00 black grain leather traveling bags with leather lining and finished with a French edge, in three sizes. 16, 17 and 18 inches. Specially priced for to-morrow Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart, Basement. Gifts of Clothing to the Or phans and Widows of Belgium If you are contributing anything to the innocent sufferers of war-ravaged Belgium gifts of the follow ing kind will prove most useful to send: Bovs' SI.OO jersey sweaters. Special, 50tf Children's 75c flannelette pajamas, 4to 16 years. Special, ... Women's SI.OO black Cardigan jackets without sleeves. Special, 69? Women's $1.50 heavy coat sweaters, maroon only. Special, . . . 95tf Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart, Men's Wear, Street Floor. Housecleaning Will Be Made Easy With An O'Cedar Mop 75c Kind Now 40c O'Cedar String Oil Mops, with handle that fits right into the back of the mop are in great demand now that housecleaning time has begun. These indispensible mops sell regularly for 75c. In a special sale to-mor row the price will be 40^ Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart, Basement. PAH! ASKED IN FLII-FLAI CASE I Board Is Requested to Free Man Convicted of Cheating Local Merchant STROUP TELLS ABOUT "GAME" District Attorney Explains Plan By Which Storekeepers Are Short Changed—Commutation Is Asked For Murderer Senator E. E. Beidleman appeared, as counsel before the Board of Pardons to-day to pleacl for the pardon of Mike Peterson, a young man who was con victed on September 23, 1913, of play ing a flim-flam game on Harrisburg merchants and short-changing two of them out of $lO. Peterson was sent to the penitentiary for from two years and six months to three years. Beidle man contended that Peterson had noth ing to do with the flim-flam game, but •was the innocent companion of a man who was an adept in the game and took Peterson along for company. Pet erson did not do any of the work or have any of the money, said the law yer. The man has never been in trou bel before and has now served four teen months. "Give a young man a chance," pleaded the lawyer. District Attorney Stroup opposed the pardon of Peterson, saying he was a bad man and that when caught all of the goods purchased from the mer chants were found in his possession. "What is this flim-flam game?" asked Attorney General Bell, of the District Attorney. Mr. Stroup gave an elaborate expla nation of how a purchase is made and a large bill tendered, and how during the process of exchange the swindler manipulates the bills so that he gets his original money ami some in addi tion. The case will be decided late this afternoon. Pleads for Murderer The following cases were continued: Felix Storti, Philadelphia, murder in HARRISBtJRfi STAR-TNDEPENDENT, WEDNESDAY EVENING. OCTOBER 21, 1914. second degree; August Carie, Alle gheny, manslaughter; John F. Vane Tempest, Berks, forgery; Vincent Fig ure, Lebanon, assault with intent to kill; George Foster, Berks, forgery. Senator Thompson, of Beaver, ap peared for Aless.mder de Fillipis, Beaver, under sentence of death for murder, who killed his boarding house •mistress in a quarrel over money. Let ters were presented from Judge Holt and District Attorney Graham recom mending the commutation of the sen tence, and from the jurors and a large number of citizens asking for clemency. W. S. Maxey appeared for Morris Weiss, of Johnstown, in prison for ar son, convicted of setting his store on fire. Racial prejudice was urged as the cause of the conviction and the man was alleged to be innocent. A pardon was asked for Carlo Zar coni, Luzerne, who shot his mother-in law with a small pistol, causing blood poisoning, from which she died. Six years afterward Zarconi was arrested in Rochester, where he had married and settled down, unaware of the woman's death. It was claimed that the shoot ing was done while the woman was beating the boy over the head with a chair. :*o Cases to Pass on Jacob Victor, Allegheny, convicted of rape in 190S and serving a 14-year term in the penitentiary, asked a par don because lie has lost an eye and his IK VISIT! ■; NEW YORK CITY you desire to locate 1r *be VERY CENTRE neareat retail ahops and moat accessible to theatres, depots, steamship plan, joo wIM be plaased at the HOTEL Albemarle-Hoffman sth Av., Broadway, 24th St. OVERLOOKING MADISON BQ. PARK. A #Ue million dollar example of modem architectural perfection; accommodation, 1,000 gueets. A Good Room, $1.50 Per Day. With Bath, $2 to $5. Fanu>ue Piccadilly Restaurant. ■V. Booklet and Guide on Requeit. j, DA.MEt, P RITORF.Y Made-Up Carpet Rugs, Crex Car pets and Runners in a Special Clearance tor Three Days The items that go into this three-day sale of floor gt A 3 coverings come from our regular stock and represent B = t' ,e ft uos t grades of their kind to be found anywhere. a w| § The savings on the following rugs and runners are Tm"——' 1 worth looking into to-morrow: #12.00 red Brussels rug, size 8.3x10. Reduced to $7.50 Crex rugs, with fancy border, size Bxl2. Re sl».oo duced to $6.50 $13.00 red Brussels carpet, size oxl3 ft. Reduced to #«.00 Crex rugs, with fancy border, size 6x12. Re tjij) 00 duced to . . , $5.00 «•>- iwi ♦,»„ i _ . ' . $1.35 Crex rugs, with fancy border, size 36x72 inches. •<"' tan Brussels rug, size 8.3x15.5 ft. Reduced Reduced to $1 10 $27.00 tan Saxony rug, size 8.3x13.10 ft. Reduced CreX RugS and Runners to $20.00 «•>< . . . $1.20 Crex runner, 72 Inches wide; bound edges and to Brussels rug. size 8.3x14.5 ft. Reduced fancy border> Eeduce d to . .98c s 11.50 green Colonial velvet rug, size 6xo ft. Re- duced to 08c duced to SO.OO SI.OO plain Crex runner, 72 inches wide. Reduced to SIO.OO green tapestry rug, size 6xo ft. Reduced to 70c $7.50 90c fancy border Crex runner, 54 inches wide. Re- Crex Rugs Specially Priced 75c plain border Crex runner, 54 inches wide. Re rUgS ' Wlth fal,cy border * Bize , '- Xl ;'; o Ke (loffancy oborder 0 border Crex runner, 36 inches wide! rl° aucea 10 $12.50 duced to 49c $1 1.00 Crex rugs, with fancy border, size oxls. Re- $1.25 cocoa mats, trinuned thin. Reduced to . . . ,08c duced to $0.75 75c rubber mats, 30x18 Inches. Reduced to ... ,40c . tar Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart, Third Floor—Three Elevators. Thursday's Remnant Sale of Colored and Black Dress Fabrics These weekly clearances of colored and black dress remnants are always well patronized, for it is generally known by this time that the values are worthwhile and the opportunity afforded for securing the best selling stvles of the season at substantial savings. Lengths vary from 1y 2 to 6 yards and are sold by the piece. 5 yards Silk and Wool Crepes, SIO.OO value. Thurs- 3 yards Granite, $1.50 value. Thursday, piece, 05c day, piece $2.05 4 yards Cloth Suiting, $2.36 value. Thursday, piece, 2% yards Tan Coating, $7.50 value. Thursday, SI.BO piece, $2.45 3 yards German Plaids, $3.00 value. Thursday, 4 yards Serge, $5.00 value. Thursday, piece, $3.05 piece, .. . ... ..... . $1.05 4 yards Serge, $4.00 value. Thursday, piece, $3.20 fje? ° ******* . % 5 yards Cloth Suiting, $2.95 value. Thursday, piece, 1 4 yards Serge, $1.50 value. Thursday, piece, 60c $2.20 5 yards Serge, $2.50 value. Thursday, piece, $1.60 6 yards Granite Cloth, $3.00 value. Thursday, 2 yards Silk Poplin, $2.50 value. Thursday piece P iece $2.10 $125 4 yards Plaid. $2.00 value. Thursday, piece, . .95c IV6 yards Silk Poplin, SI.BB value. Thursday 4 yards Serge, $3.00 value. Thursday, piece, $2.60 piece, Black Dress Goods 4 yards Bleck Check Serge, $3.00 \alue. Thursday, 4 yards Black Broadcloth, SB.OO value. Thursday piece, $ 1.95 piece, $»"5.95 3 M yards Black Mohair, $2.44 value. Thursday, 3 yards Black Serge, $2.55 value. Thursday, piece, piece, $1.49 H1.95 4 yards Black Ratine, $4.00 value. Thursday, 5 M vards Black Poplin, $5.25 value Thursday Piece $2.05 piece 6% yards fancy Black Batiste, $5.06 value. Thurs- yards Black Serge, $3.13 value Thursdav day, piece, $3.10 piece « 2 .45 5 yards Black Serge, $2.50 value. Thursday, piece, 4 yards Black Serge, $5.00 value. Thursday, piece, $1.70 $4.95 2 yards Black Broadcloth, so.oo value. Thurs- 4 vards Unfinished Worsted, $5.00 value Thursdav day, piece ,sa.6o piece $3.95 W Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart, Street Floor, Fourth Street Side. wife has obtained a divorce from him. He alleged conspiracy caused his con viction. • William A. Warren, Allegheny, serv ing 4 to 6 years for shooting his wife, represented that he was shooting at his wife's paramour and shot her by mis take. Since his imprisonment his wife has obtained a divorce, he alleged, and married the man Warron tried to kill. Judge Frazer favors the pardon. The Board will not dispose of the cases until late this afternoon, there be ing thirty on the list. COURT HOUSE SIGN IMPROVEMENT BONDS Last Certificates to Be Issued Under 1910 Loan Prepared To-day The last of the bonds to be floated I under the third public improvement loan approved in 1910 and which fa cilitated a $641,000 borrowing capac ity, were signed, sealed and prepared for issuance to-day by the members of the Sinking Fund Commission, Mayor Royal, Finance Commissioner William L. Gorgas and City Treasurer Copeliu, together with City Clerk Charles A. Miller. The bonds total $132,000 and are floated to take care of fall work as well as the completion, next year, of the concrete intercepter sewer protective wall and steps aud the Paxton creek improvements. E. M. Fields, represent ing the United States Mortgage and Trust Company, was here and certified as to the value of the bonds. The cer tificates will be issued within the next few days, having been sold some months ago. Treasurer Shot Deer City Treasurer O. M. Copelin has re turned from llollow Ijake, Canada, where lie spent several weeks on a hunt ing expedition with W. Stanley Kay, of this city. The treasurer shot a deer just before returning home, although he was not permitted to bring his game home, the Pennsylvania laws protect ing deer until the season, November 10 to 25. Appointed a Policeman Wilson Levi Shay, of this city, a policeman on the Pennsylvania Kail road, was to-day commissioned as such by the Governor and notice of his of fice was recorded at the Dauphin Coun ty Recorder'? office. Marriage License Kerry E. Dvsinger and Mary E. El lis, Harrisburg. "Where's your engagement ring IMargiel" '' I've hid it. As long as George isn t sure 'he tcan get the ring 'back 'he won *t break t'he engagement.''—Cleveland Plain Dealer. CAPITOL PENNSYLVANIA'S HEALTH EXHIBIT WILL BE LARGE | State Health Department Given $20,- 000 by tlie Exposition Commission I to Display Its Operations—Straw ! bridge & Clothier Get Contract At a meeting of the Pennsylvania Commission to the (Panama-Pacific Ex position held yesterday afternoon at the Executive Department Dr. 8. F. 1 Dixon, State Health Commissioner, ap j poared and expressed his willingness to I do all he could to place in the big ex ; position at San Francisco an exhibition showing the work that has been accom plished 'by Pennsylvania in recent years in caring for the health of its people. It is the intention to make this exhibit as complete as possible, and to carry it out successfully the State commis sion appropriated $20,000 to Dr. Dixon for that purpose. The Commission gave the contract for furnishing the State building to Strawiiridge & Clothier, of Philadelphia, the lowest bidder, at $3,522.09. New Game Preserve The State Game Commission has se lected auother site for a new game pre serve at a point close to where Lycom ing, Potter and Clinton counties join. It has an area of acres and is well wooded and watered. The selection is subject to the approval of the State Forestry Commission. Public Service Commission Ex-Judge Wilson, representing the complainants, and Speaker Alter, the respondents, in the matter of the com plaint against the rates eharged by the Beaver Valley Water Company, ap peared before the Public. Service Com mission to-day and arranged for a hear ing which will be held in Pittsburgh on November 10. At this time all the testimony will be taken, after which argument will be heard. The Commission to-day received an invitation from Mayor Blankenburg to attend a conference of the Mayors of American Cities to be held in Philadel phia on November 12, 13 and 14. Com missioners Pennypacker and Johnson and Attorney Trinkle were selected to represent the Commission. Treasury Money City Treasurer McGoach, of Philadel phia, has turned over to tfhe State Treas ury t)he $505,844.95 personal property tax for 1913, the payment of which has 'been delayed for a long 'time, de spite the demands of the State Treas urer. Other money received at the State Treasury includes $21,780.9'! from the Reading Iron Company and $36,071 from the Lehigh Valley Coal Company. Erie's Mayor Here Mayor Stern, of Erie, who is in at tendance at the meeting of the Public Service Commission, called on Governor Tener to-day. Senator Thompson, of Beaver, and Senaltor Salus, of Philadelphia, were »I so callers at the executive depart ment,. New Justice Appointed Governor Tener to-day appointed Charles T. Davies to be a justice of the peace in Jackson, 'Cambria county. Bids for New Roads On November 10 State Highway Commissioner Bigelow will open bids for four State aid highways: Beaver ■county, 2'/ s miles of brick biock in Moon and Ho'pewell townships; Washington county, 12,829 he Reading Rotary Club, spoke on "The Sons of Our .Fa thers. Referring to the part taken by the Harritflmrg Rotary Club in organ izing the Reading society, he said: "The 'Harrifftrurg Rotary Club is the stork wlhich one uight placed in the lap af Mother Reading a big boy. The IMayor of the city gave a smile, ami 'lie (has been proud of 'the youngster ever since." William M. Keak, president of the 'Reading club, made a few remarks, and was followed by the special guest of the evening, K. J. ©erlet, of Philadel phia, vice president of the eastern dis trict, International Association of Ro tary Clubs. After speaking in general about the purposes of 'Rotary, Mr, Ber lot said: "Above all things T would advise rotary clubs to let politics alone. The members Should take an interest in the broader civic movements, but they should avoid politics entirely.'' Brief remarks were made by Mayor Royal and 'by Mayor Stratton, of Read ing. Mayor Royal said Tie bad seen enough of the spirit of rotarians to con vince him of the benefits of t/he or ganization, and the Reading IMayor epoke of the work of that city's club. The Correct Shape Patience—W'hv, he's been in love with her for a long time, hasn't Tie? Patrice—Yes, but it : hun at last taken shape. "What shape has it taken T" " Diamond shape.''—Yonkers States man. Worse Than Cheeky Tailor —Thought I'd met some cheeky customs, but — Bootmaker—What now? Tailor—l've had to press these trou j sers four times, and they are not even I paid for. Bootmaker—That's nothing. 1 went to collect a biil for a | air of boots yes terday. and the fellow kicked me out wit/h them. —-Detroit Free Press. An Appeal to the People of Pennsylvania It is in the interest of the pub lic—whose chief concern is good service and safety—that the Extra Crew Law now on the Statute books of Pennsyl vania and other States be re pealed. This law causes a waste of $1,100,000 annually in the employment of unneces sary men on the Pennsylvania System alone. No one is more concerned than the Pennsylvania Railroad Company in securing maxi mum safety on its lines. Every train on this railroad has a full crew, and this extra expedi ture adds nothing to safety or public convenience. The same money had much better b« spent to remove grade cross ings, improve tracks, signals, and bridges, and buy steel cars. This extra crew law, which compels unnecessary expenditures, is one of the fac tors which menaces the ability of this Company to pay pres ent rates of wages to that great body tif employes whose activities are needed. The Public Service Commis sion should see to it that all trains are properly manned. Such action wotdd amply pro tect employes and the public. We appeal to the people in their own interest, we appeal to our employes in their best interest, to ask their repre sentatives in the next Pennsyl vania Legislature to repeal the Extra Crew Law. SAMUEL REA, President, Pennsylvania Railroad Co.