The star-independent. (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, December 09, 1914, Page 4, Image 4
4 Christmas Can Bring No Finer Gift To Your Family Than a New Piano—Player-Piano—Vic tor-Victrola, or Edi i son Diamond Disc for the entire family. One 111 of these instruments is bound |il j f to suit your tastes and your [P||Hm Ml . purse, and any of them is \ safe to buy upon a moment's \j notice. To stimulate early Jmfy selection we will now Reserve Any Instrument for Xmas Delivery With No Payments Coming Due Until Jan. Cash Deposit Quite Nominal Come in this evening or to-morrow and see and hear the new and beauti ful instruments on display. New pianos, guaranteed makes, ranging in price from 190 o SBSO. New plaver-pianos, $395 to SIOSO. 1 • And don't put off choosing your Xmas Victrola or Edison Disc. The present demand is enormous and the visible supply limited. To avoid disappointment we are booking orders in rotation, and to make it quite easy for you to choose either a Victrola or Edison, we require cash only for the records you select j begin paying on the in strument in January. But before you decide upon either f come in and hear them demonstrated side by side. | Prices, 15 to $275. slew style XVI Victrola, j gjjOQ electric motor, no winding, $250. Used and Rebuilt Upright Pianos, SBS Up Rebuilt Square Pianos, $25 Up Terms: $2 and More Monthly J. H. TROUP MUSIC HOUSE Troup Building 15 South Market Sq. BOOKS AS CHRISTMAS GIFTS Display at Harrisburg Public Library Will Aid Donors to Make Proper Selections People who are in doubt about what )>ooks to give for Christinas or who ■want some idea on books for old or young, only need to go to the Karris burg Public Library. Miss Alice K. Eaton, the librarian, has arranged what j is called a, Christmas bookshelf on j which are displayed books which will j give ideas at' what to get. The books are taken from the shelves of the li brary and in addition the price lists of practically every book publishing housa dealing in Christmas or gift or standard books is arranged on a table. ■ The display is the mort unique ever wiade in the city and gives first class '(.•suggestions. \ Another arrangement is a collection fcf books to give ideis on programs lor Christmas, with lists of hymns,! enrols and the like, which can be easily j inferred to and which give many good i sJglgesfcions for Yuletkle celebrations. I \The "War Extra" table contains j tome new books albout the countries at : was and has attracted no end of at tention from the hundreds of visitors at the library. Circulation at the library during tho i "month of November amounted to 8,564 1 against 8,519 during the month of, October. Of this number 2,74 4 were j juvenile books. There were 3,284 read ers at the library, of whom 1,065 were children. WILL INSTRUCT MILLERS Btate College to Give Short Mid Winter Course State College, Pa., Dec. 9.—The Pennsylvania State College will give a inid-winter short course for millers and «iillers' apprentices during the Christ- Bias recess of the college calendar. The session will be held simultaneously with tho practical course in agriculture I %hich is given during "Farmers' Week." hast year there was an at tendance of 976 in these courses. An Extended scries of evening and day lee 4ures will be given at this time on sub ject relating to agriculture, milling, {arm engines and mechanics. All these lectures given in the evening and many of those given during the day are open to students taking the milling course. The short course for millers begins Monday, December 28, 1914, and con tinues until Wednesday, January 6, 1915. This course will be similar to the one 1 given last summer in the summer ses- j sion for millers except that the course | will be very much abbreviated on ac count of having very much less time available. The major part of the ses- i sion, however, will be devoted to ex periments with practical methods of '< j testing flour, such as absorption, gluten, j j expansion and comparative baking | I tests. Find Twins Dead in Bed Kutatown, Dec. 9.—The twin sons ' /■ " ■ N |HARRISBURGLIG«TI I &pOWER.ff). j SANTA CLAUS will not make a mistake if he selects the following Electrical Appliances for gifts: ELECTRIC HEATING PAD ELECTRIC TOASTER STOVE ELECTRIC VACUUM CLEANER ELECTRIC PERCOLATOR ELECTRIC RADIATOR ELECTRIC CHAFING DISH All the above-mentioned appliances are useful as well as appropriate. The above, as well as many others, are on display in our store room. Electrical gifts are sensible gifts. | SHOP EARLY —■*———— ' HARRISBtJRG STAR-INDEPENDENT, WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 9, 1914. ■ | bom to Mrs. Moses Handwork, on Thanksgiving Day, were found dead in bed by the mother yesterday. Heart trouble was given as the cause. A. N. YOST INDICTED Bloomsburg Attorney Granted Continu ance on Embezzlement Charge Bloomsburg, Dec. 9. —A true bill was returned yesterday by the Grand j Jury in the case of A. X. Yost, a Bloomsbung attorney, charged with ; embezzling funds of the Industrial i Building and Loan Association, of j which he was secretary. A continuance was granted until the Febnui&ry term of court," with the un derstanding that the bail will be in creased from $2,30.0 to $6,600 and cover a nunilber of years. GREAT CALAMITY AVERTED BY U. S. Continued From Pint Paso. ness throughout the country is the best Evidence that confidence ha* been re stored. There is every reason why the country should look forward to the fu ture with confidence go far as its trade, commerce and industry are concerned." Small Seduction of Gold Holdings In spite of drains from Europe, where the natioii owed about $450,- 000,000 at the outbreak of the war, Secretary McAdoo aays that the Treas ury's gold holdings show a reduction of only $88,656,279 on October 31, 1914, compared with holdings of sl,- 258,218,357 on June 30, 1913. Secretary McAdoo referred in somo detail to his action against banks which, he publicly announced, were hoarding up money, piling up reserves and charging hiigh interest rates with out good cause. It was a disagreeable duty, he said, but one which resulted in a determination on his own part to withdraw government deposits from banks not using such founds for the benefit of their communities. "This action," he said, "had a salutary influence, because it was fol lowed by a general loosening up of credits; and while it is not for a mo ment contended that the improvement is attributable wholly to the action of the department it is, nevertheless, be lieved to have had l a beneficial effect upon the situation." Should Extend Wax Tax Mr. McAdoo's report is devoted largely to a review of the activities of tois department for the fiscal year end ing on June 30, before the war began, but he included detailed statements of the Treasury's participation in various post-war problems. The -Secretary makes several recom mendations. He suggests to Congress that the war revenue tax law should not expire December 31, 1915, ibut that its operation should toe extended until the end of the European war, by proc lamation of the President. Income Tax Law Amendment Discussing the income tax law, the Secretary advocates a change in the law so that persons having a gross in como of $3,000 toe required to make a roturn instead of those persons with a net income of that amount or over. "Such an amendment," he says, '' would simplify the administration of the law, assure more complete returns and materially increase the income tax revenue, and save an immense amount of expense to which the government is now subjected in maintaining a suffi cient corps of inspectors and investiga tors to hunt out tha people who have failed to make returns." He recom mends also the repeal of the provision by which taxes do not accrue until ten days after the close of the fiscal year and would make them accrue July 1 each year. Although the law did not produce the revenue expected, the Secretary says, it has proved satisfactory and explains the administration of a law of that character has many obstacles to over come at the outset and that folk are unaccustomed and must 'be edxicated to it. Taking the tables of returns, Mr. McAdoo infers that there must be many who failed to pay the tax. Thousands Failed to Make Return f 'lt is clear," Bays he, "that there were thousands of persons who failed altogether to make a return as required by law. The remedy for this, of course, is to have the colleetsrs of internal revenue in each district make an assess ment upon those who, in the opinion of the collectors, are liable to the tax, and, in addition, to make such investi gations as may be necessary to deter mine who in each district have failed to make proper returns. The experi ence of the department shows that many erroneous and faulty returns have 'been made." The work of dis covering such cases, he adds, is being pushed forward with all possible rapid ity. Succsss of tlie Tariff Act "The collection of revenue for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1814," says Mr. 'McAdoo, ''show the success of the tariff act of October 3, 1913, as a revenue measure." He goes on to show that t'his act was estimated as the pro ducer of $270,000,000 in its first year and I;hat there was actual')' collected $292,320,014. That, however, includ ed nine months under the new law and three months ui.der the Payne-Aldrich law. He slhows that the total raised un der the new law with its corporation and income tax features was $363,- 701,289, or $9,803,593 in excess of the previous year's receipts under the preceding revenue measure. « War Affected tlio Be venues "The European war," said the Sec retary, "seriously affected tlhe revenues of the government from imports. The revenue from customs for October, 1914, was $16,271,529, and for Oc tober, 1913, it was $30,138,049, a decrease of $13,566,220. The reduc tion is solely due to the falling off in importations. The estimate made 'by the department indicated a yearly de crease of between $60,000,000 and $ 100,00'0,000. It is obvious that these estimates cannot 'be accurate as no one can forecast the course of events while the titanic struggle in Europe is in progress. To keep tho treasury in strong condition in these abnormal times was obviously tihe first duty of the hour. Upon it largely depended the safety of business and finance in this country." Facilities of Parcel Post Mr. McAdoo again recommends to Congress t'he consolidation of the Rev enue Cutter and Life Saving Services, to bear the name "Coast Guard Serv ice." He nrged the 'building of two more revenue cutters and the appro priation for a leprosarium for the use of the Public 'Health Service. He announced that the Treasury De |>artment is making a study of the fa cilities of the parcel post in the trans portation of money and securities be tween the treasury, sub-treasuries and banks. He points out that the total payments for such service to express companies during the last three years have averaged $375,000 and expresses the hope that a plan for the use of the mails or their use in conjunction with the express companies can be worked out to effect a large saving and also to insure a much faster delivery service. He asks Congress once more to give him a contingent fund of $i2<3,000 to make effective investigations, eradi cating aibuses, etc. Summaries of reports of his 'bureau chiefs are included in the report. U. 8. Treasurer Joihn Burke advises author ization of a $5 gold certificate. The Reven'ue Cutter Service asks for a cut ter for use- near the Panama canal zone. Secretary McAdoo points out that the Federal Reserve 'Board will make a sep arate report. Estimates of Receipts and Payments Secretary McAdoo estimates the re- WHAT DYSPEPTICS SHOULD EAT A PHYSICIAN'S ADVICE} "Indigestion and practically all forma of stomach trouble are, nine times out of ten. due to acidity; therefore stom ach sufferers should, whenever possible, avoid eating food that is acid in its na ture, or which by chemical action in the stomach develops acidity. Unfor tunately, such a rule eliminates most foods which are pleasant to the taste as well as those which are rich in blood, flesh and nerve building proper ties. This is the reason why dyspep tics and stomach sufferers are usually so thin, emaciated and lacking in that vital energy which" can only come from a well fed body. For the benefit of those sufferers who have been obliged to exclude from their diet all starchy, sweet or fatty food, and arc trying to keep up a miserable existence on glu ten products, 1 would suggest that you should try a meal of any food or foods which you may like. In moderate amount, taking immediately afterwards a teaspoonful of bisurated magnesia In a little hot or cold water. This will neutralize any acid which may be pres ent, or which may be formed, and In stead of the usual feeling of uneasi ness and fullness, you will find that your food agrees with you perfectly. Bisurated magnesia is doubtless the best food corrective and antacid known. It has no direct action on the stomach; but by neutralizing the acidity of the food contents, and thus removing the source of the acid irritation which in flames the delicate stomach lining, it does more than could possibly be done by any drug or medicine. As a physi cian. I believe in the use of medicine whenever necessary, but I must admit th-at I cannot see the sense of dosing an inflamed and irritated stomach with drugs Instead of getting rid of the acid —the cause of all the trbuble. Get a little bisurated magnesia from your druggist, eat what you want at your next meal, take some of the bisurated magnesia as directed above, and see if I'm not right." • adv. cei-pts of the government for the fiscal year 1915, ending June 30, at $728,- 000,000, including $220,000,000 from customs and $54,000,000 from the emergency war tax. Exclusive of the Panama canal, he places disbursements at $710,000,000 for the current year. Counting upon $28,000,000 for the ca nal out of the treasury's general fund, he places the excess of disbursoments at $10,000,000. For the fiscal year which ends June 30, 1916, Mr. McAdoo says he ex pects receipts amounting to $735,000,- 000 with customs bringing $240,000,- 000 and the emergency war taxes $34,000,000. The Secretary* places or dinary expenditures for that head at $713*765,105, with $19,000,000 addi tional for the Panama canal, leaving a slight surplus. In his estimates Mr. McAdoo puts the return from the income tax for the current fiscal year at $80,000,000, $4 0,000,000 each from individuals and corporations. For 1916 he expects the tax to produce $85,000,000. half to 'be paid by individuals, half by corpora tions. FACES 85 YEARS IN JAIL Already Sentenced to 45, Now Prose cuted by Postal Authorities Philadelphia, Dec. 9. Sentenced on Monday in the Lehigh County Court to a prison term of 45 years for vari ous robberies, which he was convicted of, J. H. Freyer, of Allentown, was brought here yesterday by postal in spectors, who say that he faces another prison sentence of 40 years for a chain of postotfice robberies. According to the inspectors, Freyer confessed robbing a number of postoffiees in Bucks and Lehigh counties. Freyer told the inspectors a weird tale of having been so hounded by sev eral men during recent years because he possessed the secret of a buried tem ple, filled with gold, in the Sahara Des ert. The secret, he said, was given him by an old man whose life he saved some years ago on the Erie Canal. Im mediately afterward the men put in appearance and have followed him from place to place, torturing him, in an ef fort to obtain the secret. The postal inspectors will have the man's mental condition inquired into. Ban McKinley's Funeral Train Baltimore, Md., Dec. 9.—John N. Unglaub, 69 years old, engineer of the train which carried President Garfield to Long Branch after he had been shot, and also the train that was used to transport the dead body of President McKinley to Canton, 0., died here Monday. Not at All "Is this outdoor sleeping arrange ment you propose tentative!" ■ "Oh, no. You can take a shack if you don't like the tents."—Baltimore American. Paris Playhouses The receipts for the theatres and music halls of Paris have just been published. These statements are re quired by law in view of the poor re lief tax levied on these earnings. The figures, states the Paris correspondent of the London "Times," have never been as high as they are for last year —nearly $13,383,000. They exceed by $583,000 the record established in 1912 and by $1,946,000 the returns for 1911. The increase is due princi pally to the takings of cinematograph shows. These establishments in 1913 earned $1,655,000 as compared with $1,314,000 the year before. OUCH! LUMBAGO Try Musterole. See How Quickly It Relieves You just rub MUSTEROLE in brisk ly and usually that pain is gone—a delicious, soothing comfort comes to take its place. MUSTEROLE is a clean, white oint ment, made with oil of mustard. Use it instead of mustard plaster. Will not blister. Doctors and nurses use MUSTER OLE and recommend it to their patients. They will gladly tell you what relief it gives from Sore Throat, Bronchitis, Croup, Stiff Neck, Asthma* Neuralgia, Congestion, Pleurisy, Rheumatism, Lum bago, Pains and Aches of the Back or Joints, Sprains, Sore Muscles, Bruises, Chilblains, Frosted Feet, Colds of the Chest (it often prevents Pneumonia). At your druggist's, in 25c and 50c jars, and a special large hospital size for $2.50. Be sure you get the genuine MUS TEROLE. Refuse imitations—get what you ask for. The Musterole Company, Cleveland,/ Ohio. IS A HUMANIZING FACTOR United Bt»t«s Bureau of Education Tbus Describes the Kindergarten *in Orphanages Washington, D. C., Doe. 9.—The kin dergarten as a "'humanizing factor'' in orphanages and other institutions of child 'betterment is described in a bul letin, "The Kindergarten in 'Benevolent Institutions," just issued by t'he Unit ed States Bureau of Education. Heads of such institutions declare that frhe kindergarten supplies at least a partial substitute for the family influence and for the spontaneous activity lacking in institutional life. The report says: "The kindergarten and trained kiudergartner are of spe cial value to institutions because tbey substitute t'he maternal spirit for that of mere constituted authority in deal ing with child life. The function of the kindergarten is a nurture, unfold, form, and train the child's inherent powers; to teach him to become a self-educator. "(Philanthropic enterprises for the afflicted, both public and private, sudh as schools for deaf, dumb, blind or de fective children, tihould have kinder gartens, because of tlheir educational benefits, through the training of tihe hand. Properly taught, the hand may become the outer ear and we, eveu the outer brain, for these unfortunates; for through the hand the brain is awakenod and stimulated. "'A kiwdea-gairten is the first de m«uid of the social settlement because through it the settlement worker gains tihe first interest of the nei/ghlbor'hood. The kindorgnrtner must visit the homes, and t'he parents of the children soon find that her visits are disinterested. S'he has no ax to grind, in trade, poli tics, or religion; she comes as a friend of t'he family. Suspicion of any ulterior motive soon disappears, and she is wel come; she meets with the greatest courtesy and kindness in the neighbor hood. Hundreds of churdhes and mis sions with records of true beneficence have found the kindergarten absolutely essential in their work. "The biggest bill the community has to pay if that run up by pauperism, vice and crime. Little can be expected from remedies applied to Chronic cases; such treatment is palliative, at the best; only prevention can 'be genuinely last ingly beneficial, and prevention is the peculiar office of the kindergarten.'' To Free Your Skin of Hair or Fuzz (Boudoir Secrets) No toilet table is complete without a small package of delatone, for with it hair or fuzz can be quickly banished from the skin. To remove hairs you merely mix into a paste enough of the powder and water to cover the objec tionable hairs. This should be left on the skin about 2 minutes, then rubbed off and the skin washed, when it will be found free from hair or blemish. Be sure you get genuine delatone. Adv. NEW WAYS (^EVANGELISTS Departuro From Old-time Methods Has Been Made in Busy New York Streets They certainly have speeded up the gospel wagou hereabouts, says an ex change, referring to New York City. Every one has seen the old-fashioned noonday evangelist at work. H<e usual ly stands upon a soap box, he is some times aided by a bunch of singers whose voices need immediate patching, and he is always earnest, but often re grettably greasy. Also, a good many of him have the habit of passing tho hat by proxy before the wary audi ence can make its getaway. The most elaborate old-time outfit only ran to a cottage organ in a wag on. The organ always wheezed and the organist know only the sad tunes— with a universe full of joyous melodies to pick from. They don't do it that way any more. Street evangelism is on the first speed, along with everything else. Every noon nowadays an up-to-date entertainment committee can be seen at Madison square. The evangolist rides to his daily task in a taxicab and when it is his time to speak he stands on the front seat and steadies himself by holding to the driver js head. In the cab are from three to five good-looking women —good-looking, get that? —who can and do sing. Some times they are accompanied by a cornetist who is a real artist. They sing regular songs, too, with a gospel flavor and at a quickstep. Sometimes they use megaphones pointed upward at the windows of the surrounding sky scrapers. Heads jam those windows the mo ment the first note is -heard. There isn't anything cheap or commonplace or sordid in the outfit. The women are well dressed and have good voices. The speaker is always witty and elo quent —and he is just as earnest, even if his coat doe* fit and liig collar is dandruffless. When the noon hour is over they ride to their homes in the taxi. It is a departure from the accepted rules of street evangelism—'but isn't it like New York? YOUNG MEN ARE MURDERERS Confess Brutal Crimes in Sandusky and St. Louis O., Dec. 9.—ln police court here yesterday, Frank Davis, 18, of Pittsburgh, pleaded guilty to first degree murder after confessing that he caused Frederick Valentine, of Cleveland, to jump to his death from a moving Lake Shore railroad" freight train at Bavbridge, a week ago. Ed. Moore, 24, colored, of Jersey City, N. J., also pleaded guilty, having been implicated in the confession of Davis. Valentine, it is said, was compelled jump af tet\he had been robvied. Sit. Louis, , Dec. 9.—Thomas Olapp, 20 years old, of Tamms, 111., yesterday confessed to the murder of David and Ad«.m Brown, brothers, who were found dead in their home near Tamms last Sunday. He also implicated his 16- year-old nephew, Lester Moody, also of Tamms. The Browns had received money MI a business transaction, and it was under stood that they kept more than SI,OOO in the house. THE FATNESS OF HLALTH Samose Fills Out the Curves and Makes Thin People Fat If you are thin, your health is not . what it should be. If you are losing weight steadily, there is something wrong that should be attended to at once. You cannot be healthy and strong if you are thin. Perfect health and good, solid beauti-N ful flesh can only coine'through the use of Samose, the remarkable flesh-form ing food. Samose is not a drug or a stimulant; it is a scientific flesh-forming food that restores thin people to a normal condi tion of good healthy flesh. These statements are confirmed by H. G. Kennedy's offer to refund the money to anyone buying and using Sa mose who does not gain in weight as promised. The risk is all his. The thin and scrawny can buy Samose at Drug gist H. ">C. Kennedy's store, with the knowledge that if it is not successful it will cost absolutclv nothing. Adv. In !H 01 MBIT Governor-elect, Back From South, Says His Mind Has Not Been on Politics HE HAS BEEN STUDYING ROADS Hopes to Improve Those of State Al though, He Points Out, Law Pre vents Floating of Special Highway Loans in His Administration (Special to the Star-Independent.) Philadelphia, Dec. 9. —When Gover nor-elect Martin G. Brumbaugh return ed to Philadelphia from Southern Pines yesterday, he showed that he didn't in tend to do much talking before inaugu ration. Very pleasantly he evaded all questions concerning his Cabinet ap pointments, his program and his atti tude toward the Republican leade'rs. He didn't even take the trouble to deny the rumors that have been going about with reference to certain places which he is supposed to have agreed to fill. Leading questions directed at the Governor-elect, however, drew from him an inference that he is not going to start a fight with the leaders of the Republican Organization, at least for the present. He was asked first if he thought the party organization was essential to the success of his administration. "Organization," he said warily, "is necessary to all things. Without or ganization no results could be accom plished." Then he was asked about local option —whether he would use his power as executive to force .the Legislature to pass a local option bill. He hesitated before replying to this, and finally said he didn't care to be quoted at this time. Not Talking at Present "In fact," he said, "I do not be lieve 1 should make any statement now. After I take office, I'll have plenty to say." When asked about the make-up of his Cabinet, he replied; "Honestly, that matter has not yet been decided upon in any particular. As a matter of fact, no names will bt» announced until January. While 1 wai playing golf at Southern Pines, soma people up here made up a Cabinet for me. So why should 1 worry! They seem to know more about it than 1 do. "I was down South for a month and enjoyed myself, resting most of tho time. All the time I was there I did not see a ]>olitician or talk politics. I hardly thought about it. There is much work ahead for me and I want to be in shape to do my job well. If I had worried about things down there, I might not fell so well as I do.'' Dr. Brumbaugh looks extremely well. He is browned and rugged anil all traces of fatigue left by the hard campaign of the fall have been elimi nated. On his way North he stopped in Washington on Monday night to bo the guest of Congressman William S. Vare at a banquet where he met the , Pennsylvania delegation in Congress , together with several noted House lead ers. Hopes to Improve the Roads He said yesterday he meant every word of the speech he made on that oc -1 casion, when he said he intended to 1 keep all his personal platform pledges, 1 with the help of the Republican lead ers, if possible, but without thcin, if necessary. One thing Dr. Brumbaugh seemed to want to talk about and that was roads. He said he had inspected a number of roads in North Carolina and had found them fine and cheap, being ' made of sand and clay. This kind of road, he pointed out, cannot be made in , i Pennsylvania, owing to the frost. He said he would give considerable time to ' the study of roads and tho improve ; ment of the roads of this State, t "All improvements to roads during ■ my administration," he said, "will j have to be paid for out of current reve nue. The $50,000,000 road loan amend " ment to the Constitution was rejected by the people in 1913 and cannot be brought up again for four years. That ' makes it impossible to float road loans : during my administration. However, I hope to do much to better tho roads of I the State." Dr. Brumbaugh was asked if it was * true that he intended to thoroughly ro < organize the Highway Department of r the State. 1 "We will cross that bridge when wo ! come to it," he replied. i Diamonds .Increases in value each year. Our stock this year is unusually large and !■ attractive. Prices arc right. H. O. Claster, 1 Gems, Jewels, Silverware, 302 Market Street. Adv.