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Women's and Misses' Suits in Styles That Are An End-of-the Year Furniture Clear-
Exclusive Are Now Offered at Substantial ance Commences To-morrow With
Savings in the December Clearance Many Exceptional Values
V , The most interesting sale of the Winter season, from the r— — The vv ] lo j o f ui . n j tmv st(){ , k hag beßn
X ltTn if Standpoint of rare value-giving, is now in progress in the Dives, t * A| combed of all pieces of which there is
Pomeroy & Stewart outergai'ment section. There are hundreds . , , „
of coats in this important event at prices that will make an instant hvv 1 rea 1° un as resl vc
li. $25.00 line quality Bayadere cloth coats in one of the attractive ' ginning to-morrow, many ot the most
km ,A MSia styles of this season's development, finished at throat with fur and 'As / IV <g ~gfr attractive values that have been pre-
f lnt<'d velvet and trinnnetl in the hack with silk eortl; in na\T - atti'a^ions 8 |* t ' l(>
A\ fancy weave coats with broad belt and vet collar and silk button trimming. Re- \ - \ TVickoti 4-
I W MM j ' w '"' vo ' vet ~ord an< l buttons; tluced to $18.50 I 1 Ilfc/o" 11"II1S l\.OpiOSCn.l
Ji , *'* ||[J 1 1 I,' h - Oll©-Of-8- Kind PIOC6S
(I "'hM ,S s22.so U fancy > piaid coat with plain ioose back stylef collars and cuffs $24, >0 leather "'bail' $16.95
W Sti * r KHrrrTT '?g lar and ripple back. Reduced to $15.00 finished with wide bands of broadtail. s.>.).<Ml mahogany bllffet, $.553.00
BHb '*•«- J|l M&s $25.00 navy and black heavy weight Reduced to $10.50 $36.90 three-piece parlor suit, $25.00 $55.00 mahogany china closet, $29.00
}/ V ' --»► eponpe coat with velvet inlaid Knd mili- Genuine Salt's plush coats in full $19.50 walnut chiffonier $16.50 $49.00 mahogany dresser, $39.00
, ZZAr V tary collar; plain tailored model. Reduced pleated back style; belted models Be- $25.00 fumed oak bookcase, $16.95 $45.00 mahogany chiffonier $35.00
to $18..>0 Suceu to $20.00 , ' *»-- 1 A I *Jz,
$8.96 serving stand, $5.95 $40.00 walnut dresser, $35.00
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1111 I vMHTS OT riflP IJIIPI MtV fit 111 ft rxßrllir-tlOriQ $12.50 mahogany tilt-top table, $7.95 $75.00 walnut chiffonier, $65.00
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__ _ $13.50 mahogany pedestal, $8.95 $15.00 Early English serving table, ....$7.50
CJ Q kA C llltQ Ss 1 O COC $8.50 fumed oak settee, $5.95 $35.00 mahogany serving table $17.50
A V»/ V_/ Lt 110 \P Ami>( Vy V/ Ww O Lll lO) A Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart, Third Floor—Three Elevators.
The suits in the December clearance are from iegular stock and include long and short coats; the styles /""M • T T 1 O It
are authoritative and the materials are of excellent quality; all sizes for misses and women.
SIS.»O dark blue sor<ro suits; hip lenpth coats, | $25.00 chiffon broadcloth suits in navy, preen $25.00 chiffon broadcloth suits in preen, navy, '
]>leated skirt with long tunic, . $12.50 and black; coat with wide velvet belt finished black and plum; three-quarter lenpth coat fin- T~\* A W T 4/" T~X •
$2.i.00 black broadcloth suits; velvet belt, with braid and buttons; yoke skirt with pleats, ished with velvet buttons; skirt of full plents, 11. — v i-> ~ AA. I I_l -L I _
collar and cuffs, yoke skirt $15.00 $10.50 $15.00 IC, 111 /-\ | I 1 J-1 I I I 111 P
$30.00 chiffon broadcloth suits in preen and $:'.2.50 velvet suits in plum, green, black and $55.00 black velvet suit; Jacket made with X X
black; full length coats with simulated belt of navy; collar and cuffs finished with broadtail; surplice front and long back; plain tailored ....
velvet, 320.00 wide satin stole sash, plain tailored skirt, $22.50 skirt $25.00 Many subjects in neat frames remain to be disposed of before the close of the week, and prices
. P'" ,(l P :il suits in green and brown; $;!;>.oo velvet suits; short coat, with the lonp $65.00 duvetvne suits; lonp coat with the have been reduced a half to effect an immediate clearance of the balance of fhc stock in their
full length plaiu tailored coats; yoke skirt with back; slurt and jacket trimmed with broad yoke front, leopard skin collar; skirt made with temnorarv holidav nuartprß in thp Millhiorv «Ipi>Hiiii
pleats $20.00 bands of self-colored broadtail $25.00 gathered back, $20.00 temporal} noiiUay quarters in the iVlillmery Section.
pictures in oval frames in brown and ebony, $2.25 sepia carbons in oak frames with gilt bead
-7x9 inches. Clearance price 25c ing, 20x34 inches. Horse Pair, C'olliseuin, St. Peter's
1 1 • "I —■v t y /~v/-\ pictures in gilt frames, "Sweethearts," sizo and Porum. Clearance price sl.lO
■ Jill" Ifl rvpf I l'f*£3iCO I IO to L/ m J *C IW I 11x13 inches. Clearance price 25c $3.95 hand colored pictures, 18x24 inches, heavy
U-1 A lllV/u I IJ I CuJ A Adlo A\.t/iJ. LvJ • \J\J 50c and 75c miniature framed pictures, Old Fash- oak frame. Clearance price $1.05
ioned Girls and heads. Clearance price, 25c Nature Prints, Sepia Carbons, Oil Paintings and
_ SI.OO hand colored miniature prints framed in plain hand-colored pictures—
XT and handsome French gilt frames. Clearance price. 50c $12.50 value. Clearance price $0.25
V_4 J \ofnO $1.50 carbons in 2%-inch oak frames, 14x28 $9.50 value. Clearance price $4.75
*ll | inches. Clearance price 75c SB.OO value. Clearance price SI.OO
v. ■ $1.95 to $2.50 French hand'colored prints, hand- $7.00 value. Clearance price, $;1.50
, p . . . ■ , . -- some French frames. Clearance price, . ,95c and $1.25 $5.00 value. Clearance price, $2.50
1 ,lls is our final millinery clearance before inventory and I T c t> ru. * o *-m „ .
i . a ii. ■ i j , •, . V .(lISPIS Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart, Second Floor, Front—Three Elevators,
involves several hundred trimmed and untnmmed hats marked at V/Uloblo
.ruiKj: prices to insure a speedy dismissal of the stock. Jj
Toques, turbans, tailored and dress hats in silk, velvet and a Q
\ few feather models, formerly $6.50, $8.95, SIO.OO to <C/| QC vJ/^.C7O
-A —"7* $15.00. Clearance Price,
j\[ Dress and walking hats in black and colored velvet (t'} QC Broken sizes in a low bust
X that were formerly $4.95 to $6.50. Clearance Price,. Nemo model with elastic top for
in i , , , , . i , , , , . stout and medium figures, $5.00
'»'ack and colored velvet and plush shapes only recently A fi, ~,
reduced from $2.95 to 98c. Clearance Price, 4^C Value " tlearauce P nce ' ? 2 ' 95
fine velvet shapes, large and small, only recently re- ^ si . or ° 8 ' , laC(! an,l f cm "
Wr \ i " 1 ™ 1 - • 98c S d S, »J3:
All our finest velvet dress shapes—their first reduc- auce l n 'i ce > 25^
{ *\ tion—values to $8.50. Clearance Price »PZ.yis
V Dive\ Pomeroy & Stewart,
W *•«' Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart, Millinery, Second Floor—Three Elevators. Second Floor—Three Eleavtors
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SUBURBAN
LINGLESTOWN
Musical Recital in U. B. Church Thurs
day Evening
Special Correspondence.
Linglestown, Dec. 28. —The Christ
mas entertainment neld in the United
Brethren church tn Christmas night
was well rendered to a large and ap
preciative audienc?.
Miss Georg.d Svnder and Lewis
Zarker will give a musical recital in
the United Brethren church on Thurs
day evening.
Norman Feeser, of Midland, Pa., is
spending the holidays with his mother,
Mrs. Mary Foeser.
The local institute of the fourth dis
trict, Penbrook, Lower J'axtou and Sus
quehanna, will be held in the Pleasant
View Church of Cod Saturday after
noon and evening, January [>.' Music
for both sessions will be furnished bv
the I'leasant View High school. The
program: Afternoon Session, 2.30
Devotional exercises, the Rev. George
Harper; "Of What Should the Teach
ing of English Consist!" (a) primary
grades, Celia M. Huffman and Caroline
T. Rauch, (b) grammar grades, .Mrs. E.
8. Saum and E. Lillian Beiter; reading,
Mary J. Allwine; (c) high school, Mae
J. Levan and -Mary K. Coyle. Even
ing Session, 7.3o—"Three" Important
Factors of the School," D. James Pat
terson; reading. Annie B. Keiter;
"What Amount of Home Work Should
Be Required of High School Pupils?"
H. B. King; solo. Mrs. O. E. Good;
"To What Extent Should Written
Work Be Required of Pupils!" (a)
high school. Pierce Bettew, (b) grades,
J. W. MoGarvey.
(Mr. and Mrs John Fox, Mr. and
Mrs. John Crum aid sons, John and
Ross; Air. and Mrs S. A. Sciler and
daughter, Vera, spent Christmas the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Biber near
Penbrook.
The Misses Elizabeth and Mary
Rauch, of Progress, were week-end
guests of the Misses Fishburn.
Mrs. William B'wman, of Hainton,
on Saturday was the guest of Mr. and
Mrs. William Feeser.
Mr. ana Mrs. Cloyd (Holland, of Har
risburg, were week-end guests of the
latter's parents, Mr anil Mrs. J. F.
Hicks.
John Hench and family, of Harris
burg, and Frank Hench and family, of
Progress, were week-end guests of Mr.
and Mrs. MeClellan Hench.
Mr. and Mrs. Chester Johnson and
daughter, Ruth, of Steelton, were
week-end guests of Mrs. Johnson's
mother, Mrs. Mary Farling.
Miss Lillie Frankcm, of Harrisburg,
on Christmas visited Mr. and Mrs. Wil
| son Ueorge.
Dr. and Mr« J. X. Baker, of Lykens,
and Dr. H. C. Sclianer and family spent
Christmas the guests of Mrs. Rebecca
[ Baker and family.
J. F. Hicks met with a serious acci
dent on Saturday afternoon by running
J a meat hook into liis shoulder.
Mr. and Mrs. John Bernhardt and
daughter, Anna, spent. Christinas the
guests of C. B. Care and family.
Mr. and Mrs. S. D. Walker and son,
Bobert, of Harrisburg, were the guests
[of Mrs. Walker's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. William Lutz, on Christmas.
Edward Buck, a student at Gettys
burg College, is spending the holidays
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John
Buck.
Mrs. George Bade, daughter, Goldie,
and son, Martin, of Piketown, spent
Christinas the guests of W. G. Zimmer
man and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bicker and
daughter, Mvriam, of Huminelstown, ■on
Christinas visited Mrs. Bicker's par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. John Clay.
Miss Mvrna Speece, of Penbrook,
on Thursday was the guest of Miss
Marion Smith.
Mr. and Mrs. Shell Fishburn spent a
few days of last week the guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Heckert at Pine
grove.
Miss Lizzie Kramer and Miss Mary
Seiler, of Harrisburg, spent Christinas
the guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Line
ban gh.
Miss Bess Early, of Hainton, is
spending several days of this week as
the guest of Mr. and Mrs. William
Feeser.
Andrew Hetzel, of Steelton, spent
Saturday and Sunday the guest of the
Eagle hotel.
MECHANICSBURG
Slight Fire Causes Alarm in Sunday
Morning Zero Weather
Special Correspondence.
Mec'hanicsburg, Dec. 28. —'With the
thermometer at zero at 7 o'clock yes
terday morning, the citizens were
alarmed by a cry of tire. Many citi
zens were soon on the street and every
body was relieved to hear soon that the
lire had been extinguished before the
firemen arrived. The fire was in th
home of William Myers on West Green
street and was between the ceiling of
the first story and the floor of the sec
ond story, caused, it is supposed, by
an overheated pipe.
Saturday afternoon Mrs. Robert P.
Long and daughters, Miss Ada Long
HARRISBURG STAR-INDEPENDENT, MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 28, 1914.
and Miss Agnes Olivia Long, gave a
reception at their home on South Mar
ket street, when the engagement of
Miss Agnes Long to Clarence Stein, of
Cumberland, Md., was announced.
Yesterday morning the Methodist
Sunday school held its Christmas serv
ice. The program was principally by
the primary department of the Sunday
school and consisted of recitations and
songs. An address was given by the
pastor, the Rev. J. J. Besli, and recita
tions by Mrs. Rowe and Miss Kast.
Yesterday afternono the last of the
mass meetings prior to the evangelistic
campaign was held in the Presbyterian
church. The last of the cottage prayer
meetings will be held in the several
sections to-morrow evening. Work on
the tabernacle is fciitig pushed rapidly.
It is probable that the stoves will lie
put up to-morrow and heating begun
soon. It is expected that prayer meet
ing will be held in the tabernacle on
Friday evening.
The funeral of H. M. Slyder was
held Saturday nfternqon from the home
of his son, W. W. Slyder, West Simp
son street. Services were conducted
by the Rev. L. M. Dice, of Grace Evan
gelical church, who was assisted by the
Bev. E. C. B. Castle, of the First United
Brethren church. Interment was made
in Mechnnicsburg cemetery.
The funeral of John 11. Lau was
largely attended. The funeral proces
sion was led by the Singer band, of
which he was at one time a member.
This was followed by the Eighth regi
ment band. Interment was made in
Mechanicsburg cemetery .
Miss Sarah Shelley. East Main street,
is spending a week with friends in New
Castle, Pa.
Mr. and Mrs. Creswell, Mr. and Mrs.
Hill and baby, of Harrisburg, were
guests last Saturday of the Misses
Bueher, West Main street.
Mrs. May, of Harrisburg, was a
guest last week of Mr. and Mrs. Wil
liam Rice, West Simpson street. Mrs.
May is Mr. Rice's daughter.
S. P. Segelbaum and Miss Clara
Segelbaum, former residents of this
place, but now of Harrisburg, were
visitors here on Saturday.
G. L. Zeigler spent Christmas Day
with relatives in Carlisle.
Misses Clara and Helen Kast were
visitors to Harrisburg on Saturday.
C. A. DeVinney, of Hickorytown,
was a visitor here on Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Heffelfinger, of
Hampton, Va., are guests of Mr. Heffel
finger's sister, Miss Julia Heffelfinger,
East Main street.
Miss Miriam Louden, of New Kings
ton, was the guest of relatives here on
Saturday.
Dr. Frank Senseman and family, of
Philadelphia, are visiting Dr. Sense
man 's sister, Mrs. Frank Coover, and
her family, South Market street.
Charles Kutz, of Middlesex, is visit
ing his daughter, Mrs. Harry Berk
heimer, South Market street.
I George and Frank McUuire, of Enola,,
1 spent Saturday here on a business visit.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Seig, of Harris
burg, are guests of Mrs. Seig's mother,
Mrs. E. R. Houston, East Main street.
Louis Kemberling was among the
visitors from this place to Harrisburg
! on Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Willis Kunkle returned
to their home in Lancaster yesterday
' after a visit 1o Mr. Kunkle's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kunkle, South
Washington street.
After a lingering illness, Jacob Sides
1 died yesterday morning at the home of
his daughter Mrs. William A. Kollcr,
West Main street. He was aged about
70 years. Funeral arrangements are
not yet annoiinced.
MUMMERS READY
FOR BIG PARADE
Continued From Ftrat l'mce.
shals, aids, first division, second divi
i sion, third division, fourth division.
Formation of Parade
First division, organization, North
Front street, right resting on State.
Second division, clubs and teams,
Forster street, north side, right resting
on Front.
Third division, individuals, North
street, north side, right resting on
Front.
Fourth division, floats and bicycles,
State street, north side, right Testing
on Front.
Rules for Paraders
No drilling across street at any
time, must keep on the forward march
and at intervals of sixty feet between
organizations, etc.
Marching in less than column of
four's prohibited and not more than |
six feet between eaeh set of fours.
Individual marchers will form them
selves in column of fours under same
rule as Rule 2.
Any person intoxicated, unruly,
boisterous, or acting in a manner unbe
coming a gentleman, will be removed
from the parade.
Any accident occurring in any of
the divisions, notice must be sent at
once to aid of that division, who will
ride forward and notify the chief of
staff.
All individuals, teams, clubs, organ
izations or floats must keep in their
proper position and formation over the
entire route or forfeit all claim to any
prize.
Competative drills 'will take plaeo
at 3.30 o'clock in front of Mayor's
office. Any organization or club not
parading will not be permitted to drill.
The participants in the second,
third and fourth divisions will go to
their respective streets by the way of
Second or Third streets and not by the
way of Front street.
In conformity with the law with re
gards to animals incapacitated for
work, such animals will not be allow
ed to participate in the parade and the
officers of the Society for the Preven
tion of Cruelty to Animals, Charles .1.
O'DonneM, will be on hand and
promptly arrest any person violating
this law.
Rule's Governing Entries
Entrance fees for participation are
as follows; For all clubs, organiza
tions, firms, secret societies, etc., $5,
which entitles them to membership in
the association for one year; for teams
consisting of from two to ten persons,
$1; for individuals, 50 cents for males
and 25 cents for females.
Cluibs, societies, firms, organizations,
etc., will be allowed the privilege of
placing their names on floats, banners,
vehicles, etc., in line of parade, but the
displaying of ware 3 will positively be
prohibited.
Any entry with ten or more persons
will be termed a c'.ub or organization.
No persons, with the exception of un- -
paid musical organizations, will be per
mitted to march in line of parade who
have failed to pay their entrance -fee.
List of Prizes to Be Awarded
Comic, club or organization, first
prize, $25; second prize, sls; individ
ual, $5; unpaid band, S2O; team, $10;
finest-appearing club or organization,
first prize, $65; second prize, S3O; un
paid band. S4O; team, $10; aid, $5; in
dividual character, sr>; most elaborate
costume first prize, $10; second prize,
$5; floats, finest, $4 0: most original,
$25; most historical, S2O; motorcycle
or bicycle, finest decorated, $10; most
original, $5; most historical, $5; organ
izations having largest number of per
sons, city, $65; visiting, $65; best
drilled cltih or organization, $25.
BIG CHANGES AT
CAPITOL ARE URGED
Continued From Flrat Pace.
to care for State departments; system
atic improvement of waterways and
important changes in the duties of the
Governor and Auditor General, reliev
ing one of fiscal details and confining
the other to auditing.
As to the port of Philadelphia, the
Commission recommends that the State
now tako the lead in improving the
Delaware; that wharves and ware
houses with the best mechanical trans
shipping equipment be provided; that
it take steps for the early completion
of belt line railroads; that a dry dock
be built to accommodate the largest of
ocean-going vessels; and that deeper
channels be provided for the Delaware
and Schuylkill rivers.
Efforts to Prevent Waste
The report says in opening:
"Well-regulated business enterprises,
in order to prevent waste and dupli
cation of labor, undiergo a process of
reorganization at least every decade,
eliminating unnecessary divisions and
departments and centralizing and con
solidating others. Such a system is
just as important, if not doubly im
portant, in the administration of the
affairs of a Commonwealth, the ne
cessity for which is emphasized be
cause of the establishment by the
General Assembly, from time to time,
of new departments, boards and com
missions. With thiis thought in mind,
the Commission has recommended the
consolidation of certain branches of tho
State Government, tho elimination of
others ami the creation of new depart
ments with a view to putting State af
fairs on a souiiil, business-like basis."
Recommendations include:
Civil service for all departments of
the State Government.
Retirement of State employes on
half pay who have served 25 years or
who are over 70 years of age and
have served 20 years or more. There
are 5,152 positions on the State pay
roll and the annual payment is given
as $3,613,409.44, being divided as
follows: One thousand one hundred and
sixty-eight positions created by statute,
paying $2,000,560; 2,752 by legisla
tive appropriation, paying $1,162,-
258.90, and 1,232 created by con
tingent funds, paying $430,590.54.
State Board of Examiners, to tako
the place of all boards except medical
bureau; to have authority to call in
experts and to conduct all examinations
for licenses and for positions under
civil service.
All positions to bo created by legisla
tive enactment, 9 to 5 office hours for
all departments; uniform accounting
and bookkeeping; semi-monthly pay;
payment through treasury instead of
departments; an office building in Capi
tol Park Extension and a branch post
office and central mailing and address
ing office in the Capitol. All payments
to institutions to be made monthly in
stead of quarterly is also suggested.
New Date to Elect Governor
Change in t'he date of the Governor's
election, so that a new administration
and a session of the General Assemibly
shall not start at the same time; the
Governor to 'be relieved of all require
ments for approval of 'bills and ac
counts.
Rerouting of State highways, making
State responsible for main trunks and
towns'hips and 'boroughs for unimpor
tant roads; appropriations to be made
on a basis of estimated revenue.
Reorganization of Department o<f
Pu'blic Instruction by the State Board
of Education with special attention to
vocational education.
Consolidating the Forestry, Pish and
Game Departments into a Department
of Conservation, whose forces, with the
Stato ]K)licc, would give 500 men con
stantly on duty.
Conferring on Public Service Commis
sion powers of the Water Supply Com
mission, except su[>ervision of dams,
stream regulation, hydrographic divi
sion, pymatuning swamp and water in
ventory projects. The Topographic and ■
Geological Survey to bo completed, but
salaries of officers cut off.
Creation of —oard of Public Prop
erty, to have charge of all State build
ing projects and purchase of supplies
of all kinds, State and institutional;
the suggestion being made that things
be standardized as much as possible.
Favors More Publicity-
Creation of Department of Publicity
"for the exploitation oif Pennsylvania's
greatness," the idea being to keep the
people informed of what the State is
doing bv "proper and timely informa
tion," etc.
Creation of a Stato Tax Commission
and taking from Auditor General all
duties in connection with collection of
taxes and confining iiim to auditing aud
accounting, the statement being made
that it would "bring about better re
sults in the matter of revenues" and
prevent constant changing of officials
dealing with such matters.
Reorganizing the Attorney General'#
Department into a Department of Jus
tice, whereby all departments will ob
tain legal service from the department
and the practice of different depart
ments having attorneys throughout the
State be discontinued.
Creation of Revenue and Finance
Board to take place of Sinking Fund,
Public Accounts, Private Bank License
and Revenue Boards as now consti
tuted.
Extending State printing contracts
from four to six years and publication
of biennial instead of annual reports.
Two More Troops of Police
Abolition of position of Health Officer
of Philadelphia and of State tjuarautiiio
Board and vesting their duties in De
partment of Health.
Pla.'ing Dairy and Food Commission
er's office and State Live Stock Sani
tary Board, now under Department of
Agriculture, under charge of Commis
sioner of Health.
Increasing factory inspectors and ex
aminers; providing that anthracite mine
inspectors shall be appointed aud not
elected and that there shall be inspect
ors of mining outside of coal.
Two additional troops of State Po
lice.
A sinking fund or insurance fund in
stead of insurance policies for all State
buildings.
Abolition of Soldiers' Orphan Schools
Commission, 'Statutes-at-Large Commis
sion, Underground and Elevated Rail
way Board and Board of State Prop
erty.
Recommendation for a liberal appro
priation program for improvement of
waterways in east and west ends of tlie
State ami immediate start on work.
Discontinuance of reconstruction of
bridges destroyed by Hood and lire, .uch
work to be done iby counties.
Plan of Experimental Farms
Abolition of the farm counsellor and
traveling advisor service and establish
ment of experimental farms instead.
Legislation to give Banking Coinmis
sioner authority to close up all defunct
and insolvent concerns, doing away with
receiverships.
Charts showing t'he relationship of
officials anil employes in the depart
ments are submitted for the first time
in the report.
In addition to the 4 3 recommenda
tions, the report says in regard to dual
office-holding:
"We recommend that legislation be
enacted corfibining offices wherever du
ties are compatible and providing one
salary for all services."
It is held that the system of making
subordinate i-lerks lias been in the main
an economical one, as to provide one
clerk to give sole time to each board
would be too expensive.
It is also stated "the Coinnrssion dis
apporves of the practice of using the
contingent fund to increase the com
pensation of positions created by stat
ute at a fixed salary. If present salaries
are inadequate they should be referred
to the General Assembly for readjust
ment."
The Commission recommends liberal
appropriations for waterway improve
ments in the eastern part of the State
and the inauguration of a comprehen
sive system that will increase the facili
ties in the West.