WITMER, BAIR NEW SUITS NEW COATS At Late Season's Prices Sand Covert Suits, Corduroy and . Flaked Corduroy Coats Fm*s—Mink, Hudson Seal, Fitch and Seal, Fox, Wolf, Raccoon, Opossum, Narobia, Coney, etc., ranging from $5.00 to SIOO.OO I Serge and Combination Dresses—mostly navy and black, at special prices $6.50 to $25.00 ' Silk Petticoats. $1.95, $2.50, $3.75 and $5 Special lot of Voile and Lingerie Waists, values 95c to $1.98. Special 50^ WITMER, BAIR & WITMER 202 Walnut Street SOCIAL and PER OLD-FASHIONED FLOWERS IN DEBUTANTE BOUQUETS "Sweetheart Roses" and "Fire-flame'' Are Some of the Varieties That Have Appeared at Recent Recep tions—Harrisburgers at Carlisle With the approach of the Yuletid* season comes a call for special meet ings of boards of directors, the forming of committees and a general planning; tor the annual bazars, benefit teas, teur theatricals and the like which a'> j;iveu each year with great success for the benerit of the various charitable or ganizations of the city. A number of delightful affairs are being planned, too. for the debutantes and after this week the whirl of din ners. teas, dances and theatre parties will begin and be continued with little or no intermission until after the Siw Year. An attractive feature of the coming out parties an.i dinner dances for the debutantes held thus far this season has been the profusion of beautiful flowers always presented to the one for whom the party is given. Seldom has there been a greater varity of bou quets. Old-fashioned bouquets in silver lace holders made up of lilies of the val ley and violets, Peters. Will Have Cataract Removed C. W. Smith, a retired conductor, left to-day for Philadelphia, where he will have a cataract removed j from his right eye. The operation will | be performed by Dr. Burton Chance, j Mrs. Smith accompanied her husfoand to i Philadelphia and will remain until after, | the_ operation. Miss Rose Cohen Hostess | Miss Rose Cohen eutertained at din- i | ner at her home. 314 Calder street, ! Sunday evening in compliment to her ! house guest, 'Miss Reba Fiddler, of Reading. The table appointments were in pink and covers were laid for fortv j guests. Ambler-King Wedding j Wakefield, Dec. I.—Miss Mary A. King, of this place, was married last evening to Alva P. Amfcler, by the Rev. Alexander Thompson, of the Pres byterian church, near town. Harry Reed was best man, and Miss Anna Patterson, bridesmaid. A reception 1 followed. The groom is engaged in . business here. PARCEL POSTORDER ISSUED Instructions to Postmasters to Accept Packages For Mailing to Germany and Austria-Hungary By -issocmtrii Pre jj. | Washington, Dec. 1. —Instructions j were to-day being se«nt by Postmaster 1 General Burleson to postmasters throughout the country directing them, pending further notice, to accept for mailing to Germany and Austria-Hun gary al) packages which conform to j the prescribed conditions of the inter- I national parcel post service. This serv i ice between the United States and the j countries named has been suspended because of the lack of transportation j facilities due to the war. Resumption I of the service will make it possible to j send Christmas remembrances to Euro pean countries which otherwise would I have been impossible. Parcel post packages are now mail able to all countries with which the United States has parcel post connec tions, except Belgium, Turkey and the northern and northeastern" France, where military operations prevent re [ sumption of the service. Shortly after j the war began, Germany, Belgium and | France asked that the service be sus pended. Neither Austria nor Hungary requested suspension, but the war caused a practical stoppage of the service. Elopes, Asks Forgiveness Sunbury, Pa., Dec. I.—Mrs. Walter Comiske, formerly Miss Irene Bovce, who has been missing a week, wrote her father, William D, Bovce, vesterday asking his forgiveness. ' She "said she had eloped and was wedded in New York. Success is sweet; the sweeter if long delayed and attained through manifold struggles and defeats.—A. Bronson Al cotfc. EARBISBURQ STAR-INDEPENDENT, TUESDAY EVENING. DECEMBER 1, 1914. News of Persons Who Come and Go Mrs. F. C. Simpson has returned to her home in Philadelphia, after a visit with friends in this city. William Elder Bailey, North Front street, is spending several days at the Hotel Woloott, New York City. Mr. and Mrs. W. B. (lebbart, of the Riverside, are entertaining Mr. aud Mrs. William James U ebb art. of New port News, Va., parents of the formor. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Cook, of Bal timore, are guests of the former's par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Merviu Cook, 14 2S Walnut strew. Miss Margaret Crownahield, of New ' York, is the guest of her mother, Mrs. j Mary Crownshield, 626 Emerald street. ; The Rev. Horace E. and Mrs. Clute, of New York City, were visitors at the home of Mrs. 11, A. Clute, 313 North Second street. Miss Mary Middour and Miss Annie | Middour, ot' Wayuesboro, are guests of Miss Mary Routh and Miss .lean Ailen, South Thirteenth str et. Miss Beryl W'estota, of Tyrone, was the guest of her aunt. Miss Annie Matthews, at the Y. W. C. A. Shuman Hart, a student at Dickin son College, Carlisle, returned yester day to resume his studies, after a visit with his parents, the Rev. B. H. and Mrs. Hart, 1726 North Fifth street. Mrs. Arthur D. Beers and son of Gary, Ind., spent the week-end with her sister, Mrs. Alfred Seltzer, 16 South Fifteenth street. Mrs. Marv Mr .Veal, 650 Yprnon street, is visitiug her sister at Al I toona. Miss Nina Meyers, of Mt. Union, is the guest of her sister. Miss Nora Meyers, 1119 North Sixth street. Russell Tomlinson and William Torn-, linson returned to Chambersburg after: a visit with their mother, Mrs. William Tomlinson, 1619 Regina street. Miss Ruth Brown, of Oolumbus, 0., is the guest of Mrs. W. Zeiders, 4 0 North Thirteenth street. Charles Yohn and John Killinger, returned to Lancaster, after a visit with Mr. and Mrs. John St-apf, South Third street. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Kuouse, of South Carolina, former residents ot i this city, are guests of relatives here for several weeks. Miss Carolina Wells, Miriam Wells : and James Wells, of Wellsville, were guests of Mrs. Blaine Booser, en route from Bordentowu, N. J. Miss Yohe has gone to her home, at Chambersburg, after a -visit with Mrs. William Tomhnson, 1619 Regina street. Joshua Swartz resumed his studies at Gettysburg College, after spending the week-end with his parents. 1511 , North Second street. Mr. aud Mrs. Cloyd Brehm, of I Scranton, spent the Thanksgiving sea- f son with the latter's parents. Mr audi Mrs. John M. Dapp, 604 North Third j street. Mrs. Martha Kaufman, of Kaut'- | man's St-atiou. returned after a visit! with her niece, Mrs. George M. Welch, I 310 Cumberland street. Thomas Stacks. 607 Keily street, is ! Wme from a several days* visit to i Lancaster. The Rev. Harry Ulrieh returned toj Princeton University, alter a visit with his wife at the home of her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. C. 11. Pastor, 1609 Green street Mr. and Mrs. John M. Ziegler 2307 : North Sixth street, returned from u week-end visit to Pittsburgh. Fred Dapp. 604 North Third street. 1 spent the week-end at Gettysburg. Mrs. Mary Huston. 607 Reilv street, I returned from a visit to relatives at Newport. Charles M. Hiummell, of Carlisle, is j the guest of his grandmother, Mrs. Annetta McCahan, 2500 Nortn Sixth I street. Miss Alberta Hughes, of Aitoona, I who was the guest of her aunt. Mrs.! W illiani Ross, 1521 North Sixth street, returned to her home. W a.ter \\ eleh, of Pnoli, returned to his home after a visit with his father, George M. Welch, 310 Cumberland! street. Miss Alma Lutz and Miss Ethel i Lutz, of Liverpool, returned after a visit with Mrs. Martha J. Hartzeil and ' Mrs. C. E. Williams, 1501 1-2 North : Sixth street. Miss Jennie Snyder, of Newport, is ! the guest of Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Man ning. 1519 North Sixth street. Mrs. H. W. Brosious and son. Henrv, ' returned to Sun bury after a visit with the former's sister, Mrs. Samuel Weidenmyer, 32 South Seventeenth ! street. Miss Virginia Erdley, 1805 State j stree . returned from York, where she was the guest of her aunt, Mrs. Prank Small. Miss Nettie White, 1207 Mulberry street, returned from Glenvale. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Wallazz, 34 South Seventeenth street, are home: from York. Miss Dora Silberman returned to Lebanon after a visit with her rela- DOES TOUR HAIR , SHOW YOUR m?; Of course white hair and gray al- : ways suggest age, but often faded, dull and brittle locks make us think even young people are old, while a lustrous, heavy head of hair is natur ally associated with youthfulness and forces us to credit its owner with being young. Perfectly healthy hair is always beautifying and is very easily acquired if proper care is given to the hair and scalp. In washing the hair it is not advisable to use a makeshift, but always use a preparation made for shampooing only. You can enjoy the best that is known for about three cents a shampoo by getting a package of j canthrox from your druggist; dissolve a teaspoonful in a cup of hot water and vour shampoo is ready. After its use j the hair dries rapidly with uniform color. Dandruff, excess oil and dirt are I dissolved and entirely disappear. Your ! hair will be so fluffy that it will look I much heavier than it is. Its lustre and softness will also delight you, while the ' stimulated scalp gains the health which | insures hair growth. Adv. | ASTHMADQR GUARANTEED TO RELIEVE ASTHMA "I have arranged with George A. Uorgas, 16 North Third street and Pennsylvania Railroad Station, that every sufferer from Asthma, Hay Fever or Bronchial Asthma in Harrisburg can try my treatment entirely at my risk," Dr. Rudolph Schiffmann announces. He says: "Buy a 50-cent package of my Asthmador or Asthmador Cigarettes, try it, and if it does not afford you immediate relief, or if you do not find it the best remedy you have ever used, take it bacK to George A. Gorgas and he will return your mouey, cheerfully and without any questiou whatever. After seeing the grateful relief it has afforded in hundreds of cases, which had been considered incurable, and which had been given up in despair, I know what it will do. t am so sure that it will do the same with others that I am not afraid to guarantee it will re lieve instantaneously. The druggists handling Asthmador will return yOur money if you say so. You are to be the sole judge acd under this positive guarantee, absolutely no risk is run in buying Asthmador." Persons living elsewhere will be sup plied under the same guarantee by their local druggist or direct by Dr. R. Schiffmann, St. Paul, Minn. tives, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Sifbemian, 320 South Fourteenth street. PROTEST AGAINST THE FLY P. S. Piatt Declares Vigorous Protec tion Against Pest Lessens Disease Among Tenement Babies Jacksonville, I'la., Dec. 1. —Report- ing to the American Public Health As sociation here to-day, some of the re turns of last summer's anti-fly cam paign in New York City, Philip S. Piatt, superintendent of the Bureau of Public Health and Hygiene of the New York Association* for Improving the Condition of the Poor, declared that vigorous protection against the fly had been prove,! a factor in reduc ing sickness among New Y'ork tene ment babies. The general cleanup of a neighbor hood, accom; auied by a reduction in the flumber of flies, he said resulted iu one third us much communicable dis ease as occurred in a dirty, unsanitary, fly-prevalent district. Hut to determine how greet a fa-tor was the fly alotie in communicating disease, an extensive campaign was carried out in 1,200 tenement home. Twelve nurses and three supervisors visited each home every five days. Every effort was made to protect the infants from flics. Over a thousand yards of netting were dis tributed free of cost and fly killing was also undertaken systematically. The results were definitely indicative' of less sickness, but general cleanli ness seemed to be more important than simply protecting the infant from flics. Oxer three times as much diarrhea occurred in the poorly protected, dirty homes, as in the well-protected, clean ones, he found. KENOSHA ON CASH BASIS TO DAY City Will Deniaua Same Rebates Other Spot Purchases Get Kenoshat" Wis., Dec. 1-—This city went an a cas>h basis this morning. The city will psy cash for everything it buys and as a cash customer will de mand that every person doing business with it give the sjme rebate that would be allowed to any private firm or cor poration. Yesterday the office of the City , Purchasing Agent was put into condi tion and atter to-day, no bills against the city will be paid unless an order from the a;ent is presented with them. The working of the plan is being watched with interest by students at municipal research. SHOT BY PLAYMATE: DIES Boy Picks Up Gun in Garage and Pulls the Trigger South River, X. J.. Dec. 1. —"1 didn't know it was loaded." said Mil ton Wright, aged 14. on Saturday, when a gun in his hands was discharg ed and fatally wounded Albert Abranns 12 years old. The Alvrams bov 'was rushed to St. Peter's hospital, NPW I Br.iuswick, where he died last even | ing. The boys had been playing in the ! street near t'heir homes when they went to a garage. They saw a gun there and | young Wright picked it up, pointed it at his companion and pulled the trig ger. Tne charge struck the Abrams boy in the abdomen. I * Forsight I Little Willie 'ay, pa. w'hat is fore l sight ? Pa—''Foresight, my son, is the i facultv of beiug around when there is | a melon to be cu t.—Chi'-ago News. — \ GIFTS ! FOR MEN SILK NECKTIES, . . 50c to $5.00 , KNITTED NECKTIES. 50c to $3.00 ; GLOVES (Street), 81.00 to #3.00 I GLOVES (Dress), $1.50 to $2.00 j GLOVES (Lined), $1.50 to $5.00 ! GLOVES (Pur Lined), $4.00 to $6.50 | BELTS (Leather), . . ,50c to $5.00 BELTS (Live leather) SI.OO SHIRTS (Fancy), SI.OO to s:t.oo ; SHIRTS (Silk), . . .$3.50 to $7.50 SHIRTS (Dress), . $1.50 to SO.OO SHIRTS (Tuxedo), $1.50 to SO.OO .COLLARS (Arrow), all styles. JEWELRY (for all occasions). j BATH ROBES SIO.OO ' PAJAMAS SI.OO to $5.00 NIGHT SHIRTS 50c to $3.00 BATHING SUITS, $2.25 to $4.00 UNDERWEAR (Best makes), 50c to SO.OO UNION SUITS (Superior), SI.OO to $4.00 B. V. D. (all sizes), . ,50c to $5.00 SWEATER COATS, $5.00 to $8.30 j UMBRELLAS, ./. ,SI.OO to $5.00 j WALKING STICKS, SI.OO to $5.00 | FORRY'Vir I V ———■< SUBMARINE DIVING ACT ON THE ORPHEUM STAGE OaptAin Son:ho Lectures While His Men Perform With Tank Equipped With Telephone—Tech Football Team aa Quests Make Evening Lively Of uncommon inters is the illus trated l*vt«re on deep s«% diving by <"apt«in Louis Soreho at the Orpheuin theatre this week. The ottptain does none of the diving in his act but adds greatly to the interest by lecturing while another diver dous the uniform and dotw the illustrating in n tank ou the stag*. The setting in the tank rep resents the stateroom door on the deck of a sunken ocean liner. TMie act is interesting, first because the ordinary landlubber has only the smallest conception of tfhe nature of a diver's outfit, and secoml because it is a very rare chance one has tw see a diver working under water, with the as sistants overhaul operating the air puuiip and the telephone. The submarine telephone is a recent innovation. The life-line no longer is used to semi mes sages to tihe surface but the diver is in icoMtant communication with the sur face by telephone. Al'bert F. Hawthorne, '' direct from Brazil where the nuts come from," i» back again with a company this week. The "wmpanv" is .lack Tnglis and all The st-nge Tiandu of the Orpheum theatre. What he does is designated as aolly Connolly is a clever impersona tor by permission of noue other than •luliam Ettinge. Her full, rich voice lends itself readiiy to the rendition of one of his most famous sotigs. Female impersonators have been with us for three weeks ami this sort of makes tho regulars feel at home. An interesting skit in which three types of burglars are presented is "Tricked," fcauring Alma 41 earn. A takeofl' on the vaudeville .iokesmit'h is "Going Into Vaudeville." a farce, funny in its incongruities. O'Oonnell Brothers aud Edwin George fill iu a bill of merit. Last night was Technical High School night at the Orpheum and the •players of the victorious Tech football eleven were guests of the management in a box party. Many other Tech stu dents were in the front rows and the cheers for the actors made the evening an interesting one. DAPPGETS A CLERKSHIP Jury Commissioner Succeeds A. S. Cooper In Insurance Department It is announced that Edward Dapp, Jury Commissioner of Dauphin county, has been appointed to a clerkship in the Insurance Department to succeed A. 8. Cooper, who to-day assumed his new position as Assistant Senate Librarian. Mr. Dapp made a successful contest for the nomination of Jury Cominis sioner a year ago and won out after a strong contest. He is an ex-railroader, and while in the performance of his '■" ties was so badly hurt that he was obliged to engage in other work for the railroad company. When he ran for tho nomination for Jury Commissioner Mr. Dapp made a personal cuavass. Dur ing the last campaign he traveled all oyer the State in the interest of Judge Kunkel for election to the Supreme Court bench. He assumed his new place to-day. LEBANON POULTRY SHOW Harrisburgers Carry Off Prizes in the Exhibit Lebanon, Dec. I.—The poultrv offi cials made the final presentation "of the special poultry awards, which amounted to several hundred dollars, at the close of the show on Saturday evening in (Sons of America hall, with about 400 entries, it was one of the most success ful in the history of the association. To Samuel Frantz, of Lefbanon, goes the distinction of having on display the best bird in the show and he has re ceived $3. In poultry $1 offered and won as specials, among them were the following: Barred Rock cock, Stees & Reeves, of Harrisburg; the John I. McCormick'*! prizes, of Reading; two were won by Lebanon county exhibitors and Stees i Reeves, of Harrisburg. Many cash prizes were also awarded to many ex hibitors from various parts of the State and countrv. WHIRLED AROUND SHAFTING Quarry Manager Has Narrow Escape at Billmeyer Marietta, Dec. I.—W. Scott Longe neeker, manager of the Baker qutrvies at Billmeyer, just above town, was bait ly injured Saturday by being caught in the shafting in tihe engine room. He was passing one of the large wheels, when his coat caught in the shaft and hurled him around at a rapid rate. The engineer, seeing Longenecker's •peril, shut off the power and ran to his assistance. His coat was so tiglulv woven to his arms that it was torn to shreds, and had the wheel made another turn he would have been released and thrown against t>he wall and probnbh killed. In revolving around the rapidly moving machinery what saved him from being killed is a miracle. His body is badly contused and lacerated. PROBING MARINE DISASTER Investigating LOBS of Steamer and Barges in Recent Storm lit/ Associated Press. Marquette, Mich., Dec. I.—A thor ough investigation of the disaster in volving the steamer Ourtis and the barges Marvin and Peterson, which foundered off Grand iMarais with all hands in a recent storm, is being made to-day by United States Inspectors York and Gooding, of this city. Captain York has gone to Baraga, from which port the vessels left for the Soo. Captain Gooding went to Grand Marais. Edwin O. Eckert Dies at Hanover 'Hanover, Pa., Dec. I.—Edwin G. Bckert, widely knowin manufacturing chemist, secretary of the National Ice Cream Manufacturers' Association, thirty-second decree Mason and ex iposrtmaater of Hanover, died at his home here lastt night from uremic poison aged 60 years. Burned While Making "Fudge" Marietta, De«c. I.—'Miss Mary IM. Stifcgen was very badly burned last evening while making "fu ——— THESE COATS SHOULD APPEAL TO AIL * New Hindu Lynx Coats in navy, green, black and brown: plush j collar, cuffs and belt; regular $15.00 value. y.yo All -wo6l mixtures, light and dark shades, three-quarter lengths, wide belt, pleated front and back; worth $10.98. y.yo An extensive line of plush coats in a variety ot' models, includ ing fur trimmings, worth if | rto sis to S4O «J> 1 z.yo lo $29.98 V ■— ———— ——i—— 10-12 SOUTH FOURTH STREET unni ■ ■ 111 I I II I in ■—■ l I I I 111 I I AMUSEMENTS > 1 t MAJESTIC To-night, "The Dummy.'' b>iilay afternoon and evening, Billy Watson's Orientals. (Burlesque) OKFKEUM Every afternoon and evening, high class vaudeville. COLONIAL Daily continuous •audevillo and pic tures. V. "The Dimimv" The most unique play of the New Y'ork season is "The Dummy'''which comes tn the Majestic to-night. "Tho Dummy" has been furnishing audietn ces with all the thrill and inyster - of a yellow-back detective story, four acts of good laughs and the heart throb that holds the public, for the past four months. "The Dummy" was made in Xew York, out of the reai human nature and native material to be found all the way from the Bowery j to the Tenderloin, with a flavor of I Fifth avenue and Broadway. It was made by Harvey O'Higgins and Har riet Ford, who have that sensational detective drama, "The Argyle Case," to their credit, but it is the one "dif ferent" play in all the detective plays of history. adv. *** Watson's Orientals Friday, matinee and night, at the Majestic, will have an unusual attrac tion in Beef Trust Billy Watson's Orientals burlesque. Those who are patrons of that class of entertainment will be pleased in its selection. Fun ami real humor, which appeals strongly |' THE CHRISTMAS STORE I | OF PRACTICAL GIFTS g | Presents for Christmas 1 § LARGE SAVING bn f*.On any gift that you wish to make, I can positively save ft, 1 • you ONE-THIRD in buying. fi & ' Low Rent (being only a few doors from Market street) GU n is the reason for LOW PRICES. pj if For forty years I have been in the jewelry business and & my customers get the benefit of this lone experience. M 0j GENUIIf I Diamonds « *I Q WATCHES STERLING AND £ R CLOCKS ROGERS' ?i g JEWELRY SILVERWARE It is my pleasure to help in the selection of acceptable gifts and my guarantee is behind every article sold. f 5 My assortment of Ebony Ware is the largest in the city. 5* ,S "Do Your Christmas Shopping Early," while the stock w S is large. I will lay aside any article for future delivery. | Open Every Evening From Dec. 5 , | § WNt. PLACK I Jewelry Expert 23 S. Second St. £ 3 to lovers of burlesque, are fount throughout the entire bill presentet by the Orientals. The costumes, scenery and electriot! ' effects are entirely new and novel, the | chorus is well drillod and the m-uah-a. numbers are in capable hands all in ! all. Mr. Watson has a first class bur j lesque in his Orientals. The Mexicat j presentation of Kuta Kuta Koo will j be given at' each performance. adv. 10,000 TAILORS ARE IDLE Novel Strike in New York In Which Employers Forced Issue By Associated Press, New York, Dec. I.—A novel strike in which employers forced t'he issue bo inn to-day with the result that 10, 000 tailors are idle and 250 shops con trolled by the Children's Contractors Association, composed of finishers who contract for making up giarments foi manufacturers are closed. The closing order was declared t« force the manufacturers to withdraw a reduction in prices which they pul into effect some days ago for the -mak ing up of the garments, and is there fore virtually a strike. A statement by the association ' states that in the present condition nt j the trade it would be out of the ques tion to accept tile reduction, especially n,s the contractors have already in creased t'he wflges of their tailors," who are now idle. IMIm Cured In tt to 14 Davn Druggists refund money if t'AZO OINT MENT fails to eure Ttehlng. Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles. First ap plication g-lves relief. 50c. Girl Struck by Auto Shamokin. l*a., Dec. I.—Anna Den wick, 10 years, was playing with a number of girls oil the main thorough fare of Johnson City yesterday, when an automobile caught anil hurled her against a fence, injuring her so badly that she may die.