Best Wishes for Prosperous ?he After-Christmas Sale Has Been Such a Grand Success All Wiek We Decided to Continue It Into January. Inventory is owr. Many odd Garments Will Be Cleaned Out SATURDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF THE NEW YEAR (Very latest models in plush Arabian Lamb Coats, full aid corduroy Coats; fur or ength, lined throughout; regu sjlf-trimmed collars at very lar $17.50 value, fecial late prices. "1 O T C $12.50 TO A special black Astra chan— Aft full lined and length Coat — J«vv plush collar and cuffs, l a>i special waists. $1 .!>5 to SIO.OO $3.00, V 95c House dresses —dark or light I colors. Lot of Mixed and Plain Col- AA ored Coats — 3 i and full length W serges. Many are lined TO throughout. $2.95 , 100 Messaline Petticoats, all A colors, $2.25 to $3.50, $3.95 $195 Black Rroadeloth ("oats, " plain or fancy—values up to Suits brown, green. I $29.75, navy and black; fur trimmed /js a /\ or plain; all the new short jU spring lengths and models, $17.50 $5.00 TO S $19175 $39.50 i -) Coats every new aud _ I'Ot Waists, Special. About j>{ wanted kind- eponge, zibiline, small sizes. 0 velours, waverlv, Hindo lynx, | etc., Zjv $5.00 Lot of white net and lingerie I g TO dresses to go out with a rush; •_ values up to $20.(X1 to $38.50, ° $5.00 Evening gowns, street and afternoon dresses; all reduced. _ Serges, E,c. $475 $15.00 FURS—Children's furs and m/II ftfl Xarobia sets and odd pieces at tflyXtl/.U\J ridiculous prices. Afternoon s lo> oo 20 Per Cent. reduction on Fox. Kit Coney, Jap Mink, Natural Mink, $25.00 Wolf ' opossum ' ete - Evening $5.00 $40.00 ?}§;?? Witmer, Bair6 Wit m - j S OCIALand mm GIVE THEIR LAST RECEPTION THIS AFTERNOON Retiring Governor and His Wife "At Home" From 4 to « O'clock—As sembly and Ohev Sholem Sisterhood Dances Features of New Year's Eve A .special feature of New Year's Dav IH siial circles is the informal "at noma being held by Governor and * . g " V'ohn Kin lev Tener from 4 to 6 W'° A afternoon in the Executive Mansiyn. No \ards were issued for the recep tion ifcich is the last of the many • unction given here by the Governor and hislwife. The mansion was dee orated In Christmas greenery, with masses • deep red roses and bright poinsettiU adding a touch of color. Governor and Mrs. Tener received their in the red room. Mrs. Ten er wore alhandsome gown of black net and the btiutiful diamond pendant pre sented to Wr on her silver wedding an niversary. Mrs. Saiuel Clavbaugh Todd and Mrs. Irani Payne presided over the tea table akl chocolate urn. Mrs. Todd in a gown t' white chiffon broadcloth, with touche ot cloth of gold and chif fon, and ijr« Poync iu black satin with a picture In of black trimmed with scarlet plums and a corsage of red roses. Will Dance frisked To-night The Updcg)ve orches-tra will play fur the magqurado carnival which will lie held this caning at the Harrisburg ' ountrv Club, jveu bv the voung wom en of society, fhe decorations will be Christmas greek, with Mardi Gras fea tures adding ttthc effect. The com mittee in charg meludes Miss Marga retta Fleming, Miss Marian Augell, Miss Elizabeth ', a ilev and Miss Vir ginia Hargest Kg. Society in Force t Assembly The first assem.' V of the season, held last eveniug in ,e Masonic Temple, was one of the n,t delightful affairs of the kind ever fven here. The dec orations were beaiiful, the music ex ceptionally gooil nd the deJiutantes, the younger dam-in contingent, as well as the older matronand men who have put aside dancing, >ut without whom no assembly or collion is complete, all were there. The gowns, too. r e no small part of the pretty pieture Mrs. Tener wore •white *atin and diamids: Mrs. Ross A. Hickok. turquois be taffeta; Mrs. ('ail B. Ely, blur brc-ide: Mrs. Frank Payne, green chiffon td cloth of gold; Mrs. Henry Blake B,f ( white satin; HARRISBURG STAR-TNDEPENDENT, FRIDAY EVENING. JANUARY 1. 1915. : Mrs. Lesley McCreath, yellow satin trimmed with copper chiffon; Mrs. Wil liam Orville Hickok. royal blue velvet and black chiffon; Miss" Katherine Et ter, white satin with tunic of blue; Miss Leavitte Wickersham, of Lancaster, i flame velvet; Miss Constance Ferriday, 1 white chiffon and cloth of gold; Miss Dora Wickersham Coe, white satin; Miss Margaret Kennedy, J rose taffeta. : Ohev Sholem Sisterhood Dance i The Board of Trade was the scene of a pretty masquerade dance given last , evening by the Ohev Sholem Sister | hood. The hall was prettily decorated | in blue and gold, with a background of I palms and Christmas greens, j Prizes were awarded to Mrs. Benja min Strouse, Mrs. A 1 Seligman, Ben Strouse, Lee Goldsmith and Charles Aaronson for the most elaborate co<- ; tumes. The Loeser orchestra played jfor the dancing and at 11 o'clock a j buffet supper w>as served. The com mit j tee of arrangements included: I Mrs. E. Stern. Mrs. CaiMer, Mrs. O. i Buxbaum, Mrs. Henry Ciaster, Mrs! ! Benjamin Strouse, Mrs. A. Hirschler! 1 Mrs. S. Lowengard, Mrs. S. Kadesj | Mrs. A. Tausig and Mrs. Herman ; Marks. ■ The guests included Miss Henrietta .leeolsoti. Atlantic (Ity; Miss Forenco Cohn. Lancaster: Mrs. Morris Miller lof Jefanstown; Miss Mame Cohn, Bnl ' timore; Misi Hedwi-g Moss, Lancaster; Mrs. Wise, Selinsgrove; Miss Luria Miss M-iriam Wheeler, Waynesboro; Gordon Marks, Carlisle; Sigtried Mayers, London, England; Dr. and Mrs. Freund, Miss Helena Kapner, Miss Lillian Kamsky, Miss Marv Cooper, Miss Hortense Strouse, Mr. and Mrs. Katz, Bertram Kat/, Sol. Kuhn. Mrs, S. Lowengar-.1, Hanv Lowengard, UP Ixiwengard, Mr. anil Mrs. Jacob Lowengard, Joe Levy. M and Mrs. Jacob Miller. Mrs. S. Marks! William Miller, Joseph Hockman, Mr! and Mrs. Benjamin Strouse, Mrs. E Stein, W. Stern. E. Stern. M. Stern Herman Nathan, Mr. ajid Mrs. Charles Adler, Stanley Adler, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Aaronson, Charles Brenner. Mae Cooper, Harry Fried.berg, J. Friedburg, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph GoHtsmith. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Goldsmith. Mr. and Mrs. Julius Gistman, Mr. ami Mrs. A. Hiirseb ler. A! Hirsehler, Cy Heckert, Mr. and Mrs. Al. SeMgman, Mr. and Mrs. Mor ris Jacobson, A. Jaoobton, D. Ja.'obson, Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Kakner, Mr. and Mrs. Al. Simms, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Sinmis, Mrs. Jacob Tausig, Mr. and! Mrs. Edward Tausig, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Tausig, Dr. and Mrs. Wiener and Herman Marks. Miss Lillian Killer Gives Dance • Miss [jillian Miller gave an informal little ilance at her home on Cottage Kidge last evening. Tiic guests includ- eu: Miss Mildred BuWorff, Miss Arta William's, Miss Ada Watrous, of Wadb injfton, I). C.; Miss 'Mta-ion Taver, of Cincinnati; .Miss Elizalbcth M«!Oormkk, • 'harles WiWiams, Stewart Koser, Wil lard Porterfield, Charles Chavne, Mow 'bray Vehte and Evan Miller. The Oansant for Belgians To-morrow afternoon, from 3 to 6 oVlook at the Country Cluib. n the dansant will be given bv members I of the vonger soeial set for the benefit I of the 'Belgian Telief fund. Miss Eleanor Todd, of Mie Columbus ori-he»tra, will furnish the musk*, ami tickets of admittance will include dan cing and tea. The committee of arrange ment includes: 'Miss Mary Williamson, Miss Sara Fullerton Hastings, Mi«s Helen Hammond, Miss Louise Carney, Miss Prances Bailey and Miss Emiiy Bailey. LAUBENSTEiN-KUHN Ceremony Will Be Performed by Dr. J. Ritchie Smith, of Princeton Theo logical Seminary The wedding of Miss Sarah Edna Kului and Frank J. Lawbentein, an at torney of Ashland, Pa., will take place this evening at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John L. L. Kuhu, 2112 North Third street. The ceremony will be performed by the Rev. Dr. J. Ritchie Smith, of Princeton Theological Seminary, and promptly at 7 oVIoc-k, to the strains of the Mendelssohn wediding march, the j bridal party will move down the s. lair | way to the canopy of roses and south lem Smilax, arranged in the drawing | rtom, where the cer mony will be per formed. Mies Helen Keister will play the wedding music and preceding the ceremony will sing "O Promise Me.'' accompanied by Walter Frederick Kuhn, of Philadelphia, a brother of the bride. The bride, who will be i'iven in m ir riage by her father, has chosen a gown of silver cloth with draperies of chif fon and tulle anil a tulle veal with cap of pearls. She will carry a shower of white orchids and valley lilies and wear the gift of the groom, a diamond laval lier. | Mies Johanna Reese, as mai lof lion -1 or, will wear a gown of shell pink i satin de amour with trimmings of rhinestone and .gold braid, an.l carry a sheaf of pink roses. D. J. Fergusonj of Shenandoah, will be best man. Following the ceremony there will j be an informal reception' after which j Mr. and Mrs. Laubenrtein will leave for an extended southern tour. On their return they will reside in their hand some new residence at Ashland. ENTERTAINED I). L. 31. CLl'B I Members Were Guests of Mrs. Edith Smith Last Evening I 'Mrs. Edith Smith entertained the I memfoeTs of the I). 1,. iM. I luh at her I home, 2006 "Susquehanna street, last evening, in compliment to Miss Venia I Smith, Paul 'Milton Detllart, of Wash : ingtoii. D. and Victor Nve. of Pitts i 'burg. T>.ie rooms were prettilv decorated «ith Christmas greens and the guests spent a pleasant evening with music and yames. Those present were: Mrs. smith Misses Verna Sniith. ICliM'bOh Amnion'. UL' Ve Dln *P«ter, Blani he Baker, Ma; v DoHart, Viola s.peele, Bernive Paxtoii 'Messrs. Frank Gardner, Clifford Row land, William Smith, Paul M. DcHart | Simon Keister, Harry Hirsh and Earl ] Gates. Home From Two Weeks' Visit i Mrs. Eli Goldstein and Mrs. M I Goldstein have returned freni a two weeks' visit in Montreal, Canada and New lork City. Visiting in New York 'Mr. and Mrs. E. A. 'Morrell are visit ing in New York. WATCH NKjHT SERVICES Many Persons Attend and Traction Company Cars Are Well Patronized The cars of the Harrisburg Railways Company were thronged last night aft er midnight by the crowds of people that poured lrom the churches alter the watch night services. Services were held in practically ail the churches of the city aud were featured this year by motion pictures, hours for social pur- ! peses and refreshment. I u many of the churches the Stough evangelistic cam- I paign song books were used. The serv ices this year seemed more generally I attended than in other year and every- ' where there seemed to' be a spirit of hearty religious feeling. The St. Cetyelia choir at mass this morning in St. Patrick's cathedral ren- 1 dered the same musical program that; was rendered Christmas morning. The choir is composed of some fifty bovs I and girls and i< under the direction of j Sister Evangeline. The repetition of the Christmas program was made in re- , sponse to the numerous requests that ! poured into the cathedral. SUES POLO PLAYER FOR SOCKS Haberdasher Wants Pay From F. P. Keene for 47 Pairs New York. Jan. 1. —Foxhali P. Kecne was sued in the Supreme Court for $374 by Hatiborovvs, Ltd., of Lon don, for haberdashery bought between ; 1909 and 1912 for which Mr. Keene 1 has refused to pay. Among the articles listed in the com plaint are forty-seven pairs of hose, ranging from ,25 cents to $4 a pair: two pairs of silk pajamas, $17.28: three shirts, $18.61, and one scarlet polo shirt, $ 1 2.77. Photoplay To-day Two good features are scheduled for the Photoplay to-day. A humorous reel showing the matrimonial and family troubles of a wealthy widower and a thrilling railroad story, "The Black Diamond Express," are both sail J' to be above the average of their kind. There are many laughable incidents in the widower's plight and his love making together with those of his pretty, young daughter give rise to many ridiculous scenes. The man falls in love with a fortune hunting woman and she consent? to marry him only on condition that Wis daughter marry her son. He agrees without conferring with the girl, who is already pledged to an other youth. The trouble he has be tween the girl 'a sweetheart an.t the woman 'g son is the plot of the produc tion. Ad\\ * There must be something fishy in the report that iehthyoi has gone up on ac count of the war. LADIES' BAZAAR The Greatest Clearance Sale in Our Career Begins at This Store To-morrow Ladies' Fall and Winter Outergarments.£, E e ;sllS'," Th,t Never have we entered a Clearance Sale facing as heavy a loss as confronts ns in this present event. But our position is forced upon us The war IU Europe, a backward season, and other causes have all played their part in leaving us at this time with a stock that permits no price-hesitation on our part. Though you still have the greater part of the season ahead of you for wear, the time has arrived when we must effect a quick riddance That s why we ve cut prices down in practically every instance below the actual cost of the goods to us. Come early for then the selection is the choicest. Suits in Wide Range of Style and Price All wool serge suits in navy and black, satin lined, rT» r Bui,s in 1,11 Woo ' ser K p ' unfinished worsted. (Urt AO worth $10.98, basket weave, etc., in a variety of shades and mod 5k f Suits iu serges. G liardines, poplins, broadcloths, basket weaves, etc.. r ' S ' Hindu l.ynx in black aT!aearan^ l prl^° rtment W lurea and honeycomb cloth, fl* Q ° n,v ; ""usually pretty j-nr (ft fj qq Kxtra Sp v c i«i-A nobby three-quarter snappy models, worth nients, *\orth sl*>, 111 the A length plush coat, lined with guaranteed t- IHJZJ QtSKJ sale • it/^/ satin, wide holt and full skirt, worth Boiiele Coats iu black, navy (t» AO Persianna Coats in blade only, rftrk /\ r» i * a r»'i, ••••• —•: ,v ' V.' ' and brown worth $15.00. 3*7.98 " ilk worth $18.98. $9.98 f '"' Special in the sale Clearance sale price special in the sal ■ Jtu.7o 19 JIS.TO Dress Skirts Attractively Priced Silk Petticoat Special Silk Dresses One lot of all wool high grade serge and _ „ , , poplin skirts, this season's -f AO i "I , " jY on !>; w ®. ofl f r >'?" . Volir As an example of the prices that prevail models worth Si and 1", I choice ot messaliue silk petticoats, all shades, , . . Specianu the sale *j5JL«t/0 sold regularly even-where at 1 A on our s,lk dresses we mention one style in Other skirts in 'poplins, gabardines, f. I ?®' fecial Saturday only, JS I M ** "h-ne and poplin, with silk girdles etc.. iu a variety of this season's popular limit one to a customer, .... and underskirts of messaliue silk, iu ( open, models and shades, worth $5 QQ Other silk petticoats in all AO "" Vy aml l>lac,|i ' tllis Be " sou ' s AQ and $6. Special in the YfrS plain and changeable shades, model, worth $lO, in flic sale V " o• 'JJ t Bath Robe Special Serge Dresses ' A limited quantity of eiderdown bath robes, in as- -4 A sorted shades and patterns, worth $3 to $4. Special I ot a " woo ' French serge dresses in navy fti rt AO Saturday, while they last, choice for * a,, d black, worth lip to $7.00. Choice in the sale for v ■ * «• , Evaiiing or«sj«B—Wiisfi—Un^rwsir T urj—lie., Enter ihs Silt ai Equal Reductions fh°e"NuS 10-12 S. FOURTH STREET 10-12 f h °y m °g News of Persons Who Come and Go Miss Edna XI. Sprenkel, of the Schsr school faculty, las gene to Phil adelphia to study tue Bacnejor method of teaching kindergarten music. Arthur Eugene Fox and John Harold Fox, 212 Pine street, have gone to Baltimore to visit English Bag ley. Miss Julia Owen Stauim, 333 South Thirteenth street, and her guest, Xliss Paaliue Brooks, of Uetro.it, have gone to Wiikes Barre to t;.eiid several a ays. Dudley Cooke Smith and Craig Richie ."■smith, of Princeton, N. J., are spending several days with Iriends here. Miss Sarah Montgomery McCnlloeh, 25 South Third street, and Miss Caro line Lyn ii, Jll Slate street, are the guests of Mrs. William Jennings, at Duncaunon. Mrs. Paul Emerick and Paul Emer ick, Jr., of Brooklyn, who have been visiting Dr. and Mis. William P. Pfoutz, 219 State street, will leave for home to morrow. They will bo ac companied by Miss Kutnriua Pfoutz. Miss Ada Watrous has returned to her home at Washington, D. C'., after visiting Miss Airta Williams, 1(i1 ti North Stvoiul street. Charles Knisely Boas, 115 State st'-eel,, is the of Mr. and Xirs. William Leisennng, at Xlaueh Chinnk. Miss Martha Trace, 227 Strute street, returned !.:?>; night trom a short trip to Philadelphia. Xliss Xancy Ellen Mix I diet on, of Chi cago, is visiting Mrs. Charles P«nrose Lusk, 221 llerr street. Xliss Mary Xleßeynolds, 201 State street, and Mrs. Oiorge S. XleGawan, 220 Emerald street, have returned from Philadelphia, where they were called by the death of their brother, Andrew J. McKeynolds. Mr. and Xirs. Edward Tarman and soil, Harold, 621 1-2 Peffer street, are spending some time in New York. Miss Sue Byler, of Downingtown, is a guest at the home of Mr. and Xirs. HieSter Byler, 1813 Regina street. Miss Ruth Eakin, of Springtown, Bucks county, is the guest of her sis ter, Xlis. W. J. Faibian, 412 Crescent street. H. B. Hoil-eiiufu:i,'h, 2141 Xloore street, has returned trom a visit to Ha'idfax. Xirs. >. 1.. Xleloy and Xlis Olga Xle loy. 909 North Fifteenth street, spent Wednesday at Attoona. .Mrs. B. Peiton. 21 (south Sixteenth street, is spending .New Yeairs in Phila delphia with relatives. William Geist is spending several days in Philadelphia and New York. John Hapwood, of the Public Sea-v --ice Commission, has returned from Phil r —\ FURS BELOW COST R. GERSTNER Practical Furrier 218 Locust Street Opposite Postoffice adelphia, where he spent the holidays with his parents. v Xirs. Charles Fry, 69 South Eight ies® th street, is in Philadelphia, for a week-end stay with relatives. Raymond Carper returned to New York, after a visit with his parents in jSwatam street, Steelton. J. Horace Adams, Philadelphia, is la New Year's guest of Dr. and Xirs. R. D. Swiler, 11531 Derry street. Xliss Alice Miiller, 129 Evergreen street, has returned from Montgomery after a visit with relatives. Richard Alden, Lehigh University, is spending the holidays with his par ents at Steelton. John Taylor Maclntire, New York, is spending some time with Mr. uud Xirs. F. Barley, 1319 t Swatara street. -Mrs. J. Xlc.Olnin has returned to Philadelphia, after a visit with Xlr. and Xirs. Ashton Peace, 2313 Derry street. Xlr. and Xirs. Alibiin Leak way have returned to New York after a visit with the latter's father, J. B. Hoopcs, Third and Horr street. Edward Smith, of the State Fores try school, Bellefonte, is the guest of his parents, 424 Boas street. Xliss Mary K. Potts, 1513 North Second street, is attending a house party at Hanover, given by Xliss Mil dred WindbrMiner. Xirs. J. E. Gutmaai and daughters, Xlisses Mildred and Evelyn Out-man, 193 7 North Second street, are home from Baltimore. Mrs. Charles Whitman and daugh ter, Xliss Elizabeth Whitman, Thir teenth and Dca-ry streets, aire spending the week-end in New York. Xlr. and Xirs. Lumaai Paige have re turned to Pittsburgh, aftw a visit with the former's mother, Xirs. Elizabeth Page, '247 North Fourteenth street. Karl Mickey has returned to Li»ba man, after a visit with Xlr. and Xirs. Ashton D. Peace, 2313 Derry street. Xliss Adeline Wells and nephew, James Wells, of Wellsvilie, are g-uests of Xirs. Blaine Booker, 1611 Regina street. Xlr. and Xirs. C. E. Zeiders 40 North Thirteenth street, o.re home from Xlt. Joy, where they spent OhTistm'as with the letter's parents. Mr. and Xirs. Charles Ivtilin, 13G8 Vernon' street, are spending to-day in Philadelphia. Xlr. and Mrs. Swart* have returned to their home in Brooklyn, N. X"., aft er spending the holidays with the for mer's father, the Kev. W. R. Swart?., 1156 Muiberrv street. Miss Rfchel Fry, this city, returned I from Mifftintown, where «he was the ?uest of Miss Kdna Rank, at the home of Joseph Rank. Miss Helen Shops and Miss Knola Orouse, Pax.ta.ng, are spending the we?k end on and Reading. Dr. D. A. Coleman, Second and North etreeits, is in Philadelphia. Mi RK May Thompson, Williamsitown, is the guest of Miss Mellie Reigle, 14 46 Market street, over the week end. Miss Mary Willielm, 170G Green street, returned from Philadelphia, where she was the guest of friends. Deep Doings "What's ailing Mr. Troutf" "He suffers from sunstroke." "Go on! Whoever heard of a fish with a sunstroke?" "Well, yon see, it was a sunfish that •bumped into him."'—Spokane Spokes man Review WELCOME AT MANSION Mrs. Whitman Says Suffragists Can Come to Albany New York, Jan 1. —Bidding farewell (to her sister suffragists Monday, Mrs. iWhitman, wife of the Governor-elect, i told t'hem they would always 'be we'l- Icome at the Executive I.Mansion. Miss Alice Hill Chittenden, president of the |\'ew York State Association, opposed to woman suffrage, in a letter to the Gov ernor-sleet says: | •' Whatever your personal convictions jon t'his question are, you realize of j course that yon w ill be Governor of all the people of the ■State of Xew York, and you will therefore at ou.:o recognize that if the freedom of the Exemifive 'Mansion at Albany is to be extended at all times to the advocates of woman j suffrage, as proposed iby your wife at i the St. Regis on Monday, t'he saiive I 'open door' to tlhe 'People's 'House' -honld likewise be extended to anti suffragists." | And then Miss Chittenden wishes j Mr. Whitman a Happy New Year. COL. ALEXANDER INDICTED Providence Man Held Under White | Slave Act. Miss Cope for Bribery * Chicago, Jan. 1. —Col. Charles Alex ' under, of Providence, R. 1., was indicted | hv the Federal Grand Jury yesterday jon a charge of violating the Mann I white slave act. The woman he is al • leged to have tarnsported across State ; lines —Miss Jessie Elizabeth Cope, of Los Angeles—was indicted on a charge | of attempted bribery Col. Alexander is head of the Amer ican Screw Company, a director of the Hteel Company of Canada, Limited, a $35,000.000 corporation, and a heavy holder of stock in allied corporations. He met Miss Cope in Los Angeles, the government charges, and induced her to accompany him on trips about the coun try in his private car. Col. Alexander was arrested at his Providence residence December 4. SLAYER-COP ASKS PARDON Echo to Sensational Finding of Fugi tive 14 Years Later Atlanta, Jan. I.—Governor Slaton yesterday took under advisement an ap plication for a pardon for Thomas Ed gar Stripling, "brought to Georgia from Virginia in 1911 to finish serving a life term for murder. Stripling had escaped from .jail fourteen years before, while awaiting transfer to the State prison fa rm. Stripling was chief of police at Dan ville, Va„ undeT the name of R. E. Mor ris, when arrested. He admitted his identity and returned voluntarily to complete his prison term. A -pardon is sought on tfae ground that the prisoner is in ill-health and on Uhe claim that t'be man Stripling killed was shot because he had insulted Stripling's sister. MONEY IN HARRISBXJRG BANKS Clearing House Issues Statement of Business During Year Just Closed Al K. Thomas, secretary of the city's clearing house association, yesterday is sued the statement that during the past yc«r Harrisbung Wanks handled $82,- 087,050.86, and that daring December the cleoirings amounted to $7,159,108.- 52. The totaj for the year show a tie crease over last year. This is attribut ed to the European war, since the year, until November, showed an increase over last year's total. MOTION PICTURES TO-NIGHT P. R. R. Y. M. C. A. Has Large Crowd at Open Houso To-day fhe doors of the Pennsylvania Hail :i'oa