4 Have You Yet to Decide Which Piano Or Player=Piano to Choose for the Family Xmas Gift? Many persons acting upon our suggestion have al ready chosen their Xmas p.ano or player-piano, but there is still plenty of time and a new stock of instruments on display for those who have yet to make their selection. To«morrow will be one ■ rfiSLs 111 of the best days to make E!EELi)>L~ j 1 investigations, for we have J* " jjgjg just received a new lot of ||t ; ' f E I Chickering, Poole. Kimball, Bush F IB MB & Lane, and J. H. Troup B and Playotone player pianos, priced from $455 to SIOSO, |n r \ will also be on display to-morrow- See and Hear These New Instruments To morrow—Let Us Tell You How Easily You May Now Claim Yours for Xmas j ) 1 v And don't make the mistake of r , mk waiting until Xmas week to order our The only way to be ISSrrDi sure ett^n S t^le particular style kiiiyl and finish you want is to ORDER I IT TO-MORROW. At present we have a complete stock of all styles, 315 to i2OO in every finish, but to avoid disappointments we are booking orders in rotation. Get yours to-morrow. i II JJ You are also cautioned to come in to-morrow, and before choosing a musical instrument of any kind — Hear Edison's New Musical Instrument—The Diamond Disc You'll Be Delighted to Discover What Edison Has Done Prices S6O, SBO, $l5O, S2OO, $250 and Up TERMS—which will enable you to have music on Xmas and thereafter— gladly arranged. Will you make your investigation and selection to-morrow. The J. H. Troup Music House Building 15 S. Market Sq, LAKE NOW WHEAT FIELD Kansas Hunting Kesort • Made Into Kich Farm Land Hutchinson. Kau.. Dec. 4.—A few years ago one of the largest bodies of water in central Kansas was Lake Mc- Farland. located east of Inman. Over 1.000 acres were covered by this lake, which was fully seven feet deep of clear water. It was a famous hunting resort. Mil lions of wild ducks ami geese visited TERRIBLE ITCHING BURNING ERUPTION InJpater Blisters On Hands. Spread J* II Over Body. Could Not Sleep - Or Rest Or Put Hands In Water. Used Cuticura Soap and Ointment. Hands Completely Healed. Centre. Pa.—"The trouble on my hands in small white blisters and completely covered them Both palms and backs came out in water blister* lika Ivy poison and my hands became so badly swollen that I could not move my y lingers The blisters burst \ and then became full of L > , | \ pus and came off in scales. K \\ fe. It then spread all orer my /»\ \ , body and the skin became red and like raw meat. I could not sleep nor have any rest day or nigh: with such terrible Itching and burning and I could not bear to put my hands is water. "1 tried eTery remedy that could be thought of bat nothing did any good until a friend advised Cuticura Soap and Oint ment Relief was almost instant and in less than a week my hands were completely healed after using Cuticura Soap and Oint ment. I used a cake of Cuticura Soap and box of Cuticura Ointment and I know there Is nothing better." Signed'; Mis* Anna J. Couch. Feb. 6, 1914. Samples Free by Mail For treating poor complexions, red. rough hands, and dry. thin and falling hair. Cuti cura Soap and Cntlcura ointment hare been the world's favorites for more than a gen eration. Sold everywhere. liberal sample of esK± mailed free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Ad drees poat-card' Cuticura, L>ept.T, Boston." ; the lake and its marshes annually. Sportsmen came from all over Kansas, from Kansas City, and even from Chi i cago to enjoy the rare fall shooting at this lake. A man named Dressen took a Ivan tage of this annual influx of sportsmen and built a tine hotel on the banks of the lake, which entertained the shoot ers annually. But to-day where Lake McFarian I was ou the ma; s there is now an im mense wheat deld. All that is left of the big lake is a few a< res of ma i puddles. The rest of the lan 1 is under cultivation, having been drained. It 'a vast area has produced several thou sands of dollars worth of wheat in the last two years. As early as IS9B Jacob Balzer threw up a road across his part of the basin because it was a long way around it, but the idea of making farm land out of its bei di i not occur to him or anv one else at that time. In 1911 Mr. Balzer diked off thir ty-five acres, which were sowed to wheat the following year with the hap py result of thirty-six bushels an acre on eight acres; thirty an acre on the rest of the tract. This season *s' crop reached the gratifying figure of thirty-, two bushels an acre. Last year the Warner brothers diked, and sowed fifty acres to wheat which average 1 thirty bushels. In the same season Brooks Graves diked and sowed eighty acres ani was rewardel by thir ty-six bushels an acre. Lebanon Christmas Funds Heavy Lebanon, Dec. 4, —A Christmas fund of approximately 1200,000 will be re lease.! in Lebanon during the week of December 14 from the various savings cUibs and banks, where the savings of a year have been deposited by nearly B,o<>o members. The largest amount will be disbursed by the First National bank, whieh will send out checks to' their 4.500 members for approximate!*" SIIO,OOO, and the Farmer's Trust Company will issue to their 1,750 members the checks anwuntinir to $60,000. 6 Stroke Fatal to S. James Boyd Hecsel, Deo. 4. S. James Bovd, 69 ! years old, died last night from the ef- j fects of a stroke. He was one of the j most prominent men in tihis section of j Lancaster county and for many years was the postmaster here. He was a j uiemiier of the Prerftyterian cfouTV-h and ' • rior to being rac postmaster he con- i ducted a general store. Several ehil- j dren survive. i HARRISBTTBG STAR-INDEPENDENT, FRTDAY EVENING, DFCEMFFK 4. 1914. AT LAW OVER A TEA POT Given to Ancestor of Litigants 200 Years Ago for Quelling Riot Philadelphia, Deo. 4.—A spirited contest was waged before Judge Gest in the Orphans' Court over a silver tea pot and salver which had been pre sented nearly two hundred years ago to 'John Clement, ancestor of tiie liti gants, by the citizens of a town in England for quelling a riot. The issue wr.s raise i in the audit of the estate of Emily 11. Stocker. Mrs. Mart;n D. French, who is nearly 90 years old, claims the kettle on the ground that it was given to her by her mother. Caroline Stocker, in a writing referred to in her will. The aged woman refused to concede a single point, even in face of the faet that her claim to the kettle could not be proved absolute ly. because the paper mentioned in the will of her mother couid not be pro duced. Mrs. Arlington Gilpin, of Gorman- j town, niece of Mrs. French, was also j present to defend her claim to the heir loom, and in support thereof produced j the will of Emily H. Stocker, who was i the sister of Mrs. French and atint of [ Mrs. Gilpin. The much sought tea pot' and other articles ha i come into the j possession of Emily H. Stocker through ' the death of her two unmarried sisters, j Anna Maria and Mary, who inherite 1 i the heirlooms upon the death of their i mother, Caroline Stocker. In her wili Emily bequeathed the kettle and sal-1 ver to Mrs. Gilpin. Mrs. French also declared through her counsel that Emily Stocker had no • right to will the articles to Mrs. Gil pin, as she hal only a one-half inter-j est in the kettle, owing to the failure j of Mary Stocker, her sister, to draw up ' a will disposing of her then one-halt interest in the heirlooms. Judge Gest was in doubt as to the : jurisdiction of the eourt over the dis- j pute as to the division of tb-» property, i but took'the matter under eonsidera- 1 tion. - / Safety Razors ! Giiletts—Gem—Cross Cut GORGAS 16 N. Third St. and Penna. Station '' *■ 1 REPDBLICftII Kim 10MJ238.il Chairman Crow Shows State Committee Spent That Amount in the Campaign THE DEMOCRATS EXPENDED $81,427 Vane# C. McCormick Paid Out *21,- In His Unsuccessful Run for Governor Governor-elect Brum baugh Spent $4,040 Following each other closely late yes terday afternoon viuno the ti.ing at the Suite Department of the largo expense j accounts of 'the two principal political parties of the J?t«te for the campaign J ended a month ago. Kolaul 8. Morris, chairman of the , Democratic State committee, made a re port allowing that he reooivod $Bl,- 4 C7. 51> and expended $81,392.60, but' still owes $14,670.65. | William E. Crow, chairman of tho Republican t'tate Committee, in his re ) port showed that he jam! rtveived $153,896.30, and still j owes J92.471.62. The expense account of Vance C. Me ! Cormick, Democratic candidate for Gov ! ernor, showed receipts of $2,450 and j expenditures of $2,250. ! Dr. IMartin G. Brumbaugh reported no rtvcijvts but expenditures ot $4,- 9 49.52, but the Brunrbaugh Citizens' Committee. which had charge of his per sonal campaign expenses, received $20,- 985.93 and epewt $20,899.61. I There were 3.750 contributors to the i Democratic State Committee's cam paign fund, ami of these 3,150 gave loss than $25 each, and 110 cou t rib ' a tor a p«ve SIOO each. Vance C. Me ! Cormk-k, candidate for Governor, 1 '' tapped his bar'l" to the extent of $13,004, and Joseph K. Gutt'ey, of Pittsburgh, pave $5,000. Henry 11. Jlie-1 Cormick, a brother of Vance, gave sl,-j t>6o, ami the Democratic National Com- j mat toe handed out $1,500. Brooks Lee j j contribute,! $1,500 ami Miss Anne Me i'ormick, sister of the UubornatoriaJ candidate, gave SI,OOO. Robert S. : Bright- gave $1,000; Rolatni S. Morris,! $550: George N. 2sorris, $500; C. N. Crosby, S2OO and Arthur B. Clark, ( SIOO. Xo announcement was made of! iuiv contributions l>y Congressman Pal-! iner. Democratic Contributors Among other contributors to the Dem ocratic JHate Committee of SIOO or i more, were Postmaster F. C. Sites, liar- i risburg, $100; Collector of the Port' William H. Berry, $200: L. N. Xeiffer, $200; James S. Mugoe. $400; Postmas ter John A. Thornton, Philadelphia, j $100; Robert McCormick, $200; IXiu ald MoCormiok. $250; Williajn Has ! sou, Oil City. $250; Mrs. Mary M.'Cor ! miok, $500; Daniel F. Pull, sl'>o; H. • \V. McCormick, $100:' Samuel Kutikel, $200; James McCormick, $200; T. K. Vandyke, $100; Judge R. K. I'mibel, i Fayette, $100; Mrs. Annie C. McCor mick. SIOO. The classified expenditures were: Ad-; vertising, printing and dissemination of ! ! information. $40, |, 00; postage, $$,000; j , .-ontributions to county committees for ! •'watchers" $25,00*0; salaries and, i clerk hire, $9,000; speakers, meeting ' :iud traveling expenses, $10,000; te'.e-: phone and telegraph, $2,000; inci-i dentals and general expenses, $2,000, | or $96,000 in all, including the out- I j standing indebtedness. The Republican State Committee' account shows a deficit of $92,471.62,1 which includes unpaid bills of $66,-; 555.C2 and notes aggregating $25,- 616.60. discounted during 1913 and 1914. In a statement given out yester- day, State Chairman Crow announced that he would immediately begin the work of meeting this deficit by appeal ing to Republicans of the State. Let ters asking for funds will be sent out within the next few days. Republican Contributors Through the cctive work of W, A. Burjieo, treasurer of the finance com mittee of the State committee, the sun of $52,000 was collected to heip de fray the expenses of the campaign. This is by far the !arge?t contribution. Other hrg-e contributions were as fol lows: Charles MIIICT, $5,000; Senator Penrose. $2,500; Frank B. Mcl'lain, $2,500; Daniel F. Lafean, $2,500; Thomas S. Crago. $2,500; James Loughlin, Jr., $2,500; John R. K. Scott, $2,500; Henry A. Loughlin, $2,- 500; George H. Earle, Jr., $2,500; G. M. Loughlin, $2,400; Henry Houck, AMOLOX THE " NEW DISCOVERY Many Cures Reported Dally in Towns Where It Is Known The wonderful cures that are being made by this remarkable new remedy are almost beyond belief. A young lady from Ottumwa, la., for many years suffered from a bad case of eczema. Her face was a sight to behold; all cov ered with red blotches, pustules and pim ples. So unsightly was her appearance she gave up all social life. Failing to find relief with doctors and remedies, she became despondent and discouraged. After a few weeks' treatment with liquid and ointment the scaly red ness disappeared, pustules healed and she was entirely ctrrcd. A few months following her mother wrote that Aino lox had done wonder for her daughter, and she was married last week. Seems like a fairy tale, doesn't it T Yet this is the truth. This is only one of the many cases that are being reported in towns where Amolox has been intro duced and its merits have become known. Amolox is invaluable for ec zema, psoriasis, acne, tetter, barber's itch, red nose or any skin affliction. Recommended and guaranteed by Geo. A. Gorgas and H. C. Kennedy. Your money back if it fails to do what we claim for it. Trial size 50c. Adv. ▼ + w * w ▼ y'V T T~tt4 ► < [ Store Opens CALL 1991-ANY *PHONE."&" Store Closes < JT% FOUNDED 10 71 f J ; Tomorrow To . morrow ; at 9A. M. at 9 P M HARRIS BURSTS POPULAR BIMUtTTIBNT STOM tIL 3 m * < ; Balmacaans for Men and Young ; : Men That Are New and Different! ► ► Every shipment secures new friends for tlie Balmacaan, and they are * ► shown iu the newest Scottish weaves of greys, blues, tan, greens and browns. ► They have the newest convertible collars. In sizes from 32 to 44. at $7.50, "" y SIO.OO, $12.a0, $15.00 and $16.50. In the above we are showing six ► new styles in the heavier cloths, such as chinchilla and kerseys. ► The New 3-Button Double N . < ; Breasted Form Fitting $7.50 for Young < : Overcoats for Young Men's Suits that Men Are Here .* - < „ < For the young men who desire an overcoat VT U1 Lll js •j7\J < ► that is different we are showing live styles. - _ w* g\ ► They have velvet collars and are cut knee &U.U. SI2 50 y length, lined with serge and Venetian cloth. 4 . Prices are SIO.OO, $12.50, $13.50 and T u„ aA arß . , , . < " $15.00. Among these are chinchillas and *Z ISS worstoda t aml < ► diagonal cloths. " f!" 11 '" a " d ?" < . M n , v mr * r\ A « button English models. Not every size 111 S«J «-i T* Men , Overcoat.; Spe ; , go( , d in .' t] ™ < ► cial at s4.Bs—about twenty-five men 8 and special lot at 57.50. . ' young men s all wool overcoats in full and ► three-quarter lengths, sizes 32 to 38; prices are showing the new Tartan checks, 4 ► formerly were $7.50, $8.50 and-$9.90. Roman stripes and the conservative color- « ► $9.90, $10.50 and $12.50 Warm Overcoats i"K s °f sn 'ts for men and young men. at $7.00- —There are about forty overcoats Every desired model is here and every size in this lot. They are made of tine heavy for the youngster who is just going into i * cheviots and fancy back camel's hair cloth: long trousers to the corpulent men who full and three-quarter length; lined with Ve- wears size 50. The prices are $9.90, < ► netian, satin sleeves and yoke; convertible $12.50, $15.00 and up to $25.00. 4] ► and shawl collars. Nearly all sizes. %. i ► «, $2,000; A. W. Mellon, $2,000; R. B. Mellon, $2,000; Allegheny County Re publican Committee, $2,00 E. V. Babcoek, $2,000. Dr. M. G. Brumbaugh, $1,000; Siacn uel D. and J. I). Lit, $1,000; F. K. Babcoek. $1,000; Jiimes Elverson, ,lr., $1,000; George T. Oliver, $1,00J); R. A. Penrose, Jr., $1,000; M. M. Gar land, $1,000; Spencer Penrose, sl,- 000; Charles B. Penrose, $600; J. H. Cununings, $500; WiMiaim F. Tauble, $500; Edward Morrell, $500; John C. Bell, $500; C. F. Wright, $300; M. J. Brefht, $300; 8. L. Lane, $300; Sam uel G. Dixon, $300; John Price Jack son, $250; A. E. Keoport, $250; John R. Wiggins, $250; John Lehman, $250; X. R. Bu'.ler. $200; Samuel 0. Todd, $200; Chester P. Rav, $200; Thomas E. Murphy, $200; A. E. Jones, $200; Samuel D. Foster, $200; David S. B. Chew, S2OO. J. Herbert Snow, $200; Thomas J. Stewart, $200; John M. Revno'lds, $200; W. F. Rice. $200; Saimiel W. Pennypacker, $200; Joseph W. Hunt er, $200; F. A. Smith, $200; Philip H. Johnson, $200; Walter H. Gaither, $165; James A. Carey, $150; Joseph L. Baldwin, $150; E. A. Devlin, SISU; Barry C. Raosley, $150; Robert E. Foster, $150; William I. Scbaffor, $150; John P. Dohonev, $150; Brom ley Wharton, $150; Archibald B. Mil ler, $150; Samiuel B. Rambo, $150; Charles E. Hustis, $150; Jaimes N. Moore, $150; William H.Smith, $150; Harry D. Heller, $150; Thorn I :is Lynch Montgomery, $135; N. B. Critchfield, $135; Morris Wolf, $125; C. A. Emer son. Jr., $125; Ennory R. Johnson, $125; H. A. Surface, $125; James Foust, $120; B. Franklin Royer, $120; James MoCurdy, $120; C.J .Marshall, $120; Charles D. Wolf, $120; George H. Biles, $120; Samuel W. McCulloeh, $120; W. Limltey Hosforvl, $120; E. I. Simtpson, $120; WillM,m J. Roney, $120; Wilbur R. Batt, $120; C. Hwe Ouuunings, $105; S. C. Register, $lO5. Others Gave 3 Per Cent. Included in the Bat of contributors was practically every Republican, Cap itol Hill and State employe with a contribution representing three per 1 cenit. of his salary for one year. The chief item in the expenditures | is $118,330.53 for publicity. Another] important item is $66,174.30 sent to various county committees to assist in I the work of creating sentiment ajid i getting out the vote. Following are the I expenditures: Publicity, $117,330.33; railroad mileage. $3,470.1.; telegraph and teJo -1 phone, $3,045.89; rent, $1,419.98; clerk hire, stenographers, etc., $14,- i 499.50; hotel expenses, $8,008.51; contributions to committees, $66,174.- j 30; freight and expressage, $1,220.- \ 6S; postage, $5,813.83; speakers' I bureau, $6,559.41; merchandise and j miscellaneous, $6,357.95. McCormick Expenses $21,930 Vance C. McCormick, Democratic candidate for Governor, received $2,450, of which $2,250 came from his sister, Miss Anne McCormick, and S2OO from his uncle, James McCor mick. Mr. McCormick'b expenses were j very heavy, however, amounting to | $21,936.64. To the Democratic State i Committee he gave $13,000 and to the; Washington State Committee $1,500.1 The Philadelphia Washington party city ! ; committee got $4,000, of which SI,OOO j went to George F. iHolmes and $3,000 Ito A. G. Graham. The Palmer-McCor -1 mick I/eague of Dauphin county got I SIOO and the Dauphin county Washing ton committee $750, while $1,600 went to the Dauphin county Democratic committee. Other expenditures were: ; Central Democratic Cluto, $250; iHarris burg Palmer-McCormick League, $250; Harrisburg citv Democratic committee, $l5O. Governor-elect Brumbaugh spent $4,949.52, giving SI,OOO to the Re publican State committee and $3,091.93 | to the Brumbaugh citizens' committee. / \! READ Lou Baum's Advertisement YOU CAN SAVE SIO.OO His other expenditures were: Travel ing expenses, $392.40; postage, $8.30; • board and rooms, $164.53; supplies and newspapers, $63.15; telephone and tele- Ij graph, $44.28; stenographers, $50.14; waiters, porters, etc., $134.79. Brumbaugh Citizens' Committee The Brumbaugh citizens' committee reported contributions of $20,988.93 and expenditures of $20,599.61. There j were 187 contributors to this citizens' committee campaign fund. '••Rail Rah" Spent $1,28J» A few ibelated expense accounts of the last camI]-aign 1 ] -aign drifted into the State Department to-day, one day late, but they were "received ami AW." One was from the 1 ' Bah, Rah " 'boys of Pal merlMcCoraifcik College iMen's League, with headquarters in Philadelphia. E. Bayly Seymour, tine treasurer, report ed that he received $1,321.14, of which $726 caune from Democratic State j fhairman Morris, and spent $1,289, all | for traveling and other expenses of the memlbers sent throughout the State to work up sentiment among the college men. James IH. Vrooks, treasurer of the Bucks county branwh of the Pennsylva nia Protective Union, squeezed $984.80 into the bag, of which Joseph R. Grundy, head of the Manufacturers' Association, gave $549.80. He gave $750 to Dhe Republican County Com mittee. (ieorge Kglrbrunner, treasurer of the Thirty-eig'hth ward Paliner-McOormick League, 1 Ihiladelphia, got S3O from the parent league and spent, it for waitchers. John iM. Flood, treasurer of the Twenty-seven Ward Palmer-McCormick League, Philadelphia, got S9O and it I went to watchers. I William A. Herzmann, treasurer Berks county branch, Pennsylvania Protective L'nion, got $1,300 from contributors, and gave $l,lOO to the parent league. Max Barbour, treasurer First Ward PalmerlMcCormick League, Philadel phia, got $lB5 and paid it out for watchers. The Harrisburg Polyclinic Dispensary will be open daily except Sunday at 3 p. m., at its new location. Front and Harris streets, for the free treatment of the worthy poor. IT PAYS TO USE STAR INDEPENDENT WANT APS
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