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TIMES-LEADER. WILKES-BARRE, TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 12, 1920. 12 A 5 The GLOBE Public Square MEDALS AWARDED AMONG RAILROADS i ON SAFETY PLAN Union Pacific System Wins Harriman Gift Others Menttionad WILKES-BARRE Fine Bedding and Linens Featured In The January Clearing Sales Housekeepers and brides-to-be will take adantage of these special prices on fine Linens, Sheets, Pillow Cases, Blankets, Comfortables and Towels and rejoice in the savings effected. When you come in, visit every department, for special values are offered all through the store during our January Clearing Sales. New York City, Jan.

11. The reassuring fact that the railroads of the United States operated 11,250,000 locomotive miles In 1924 before a single passenger was killed, and miles before one was injured, was revealed yesterday by Arthur Wil liams, vice president-Commercial Relations of the New York Edison Com pany and the president of the Ameri can Museum of Safety. The occasion for the statement was the award of the E. H. Harriman Memorial Medals for safety achievement among American railroads at a luncheon given at the Hankers' Club of America by Mr.

Williams and James Speyer, treasurer of the Museimvand attended by Mrs. TOMORROW K. II. Harriman, Mr. and Mrs.

E. K. Harriman, and more than seventy railroad presidents and vice presi WEDNESDAY dents, Insurance company executives, government officials, and trustees of the Museum of feafety. In comparing the railroad accMent record of 1914 with that of 1924, Mr. Williams brousjht out the fact that the railroads are twice as safe now as ONE DAY ONLY $1.39 Sheets $1 Each Made of full-bleached muslin, these seamless Sheets with wide hems are the sort housekeepers viill like stacks of in their linen closets.

Save 39c during the January Clearing Sales. $1.69 Mattress Cover, $1.39 Fine, long-wearing Unbleached Musi in in double bed size; easily adjusted. Dover Sheets and Pillow Cases This well-known brand is noted for its pure bleach, sturdy-wearing quality and wide hems. Here are the low January prices: 51x90 Sheets, $1.10 63x90 Sheets, $1.20 63x99 Sheets, $1.29 72x90 Sheets, $1.30 72x99 Sheets, $1.38 81x90 Sheets, $1.39 81x99 Sheets, $1.49 42x36 Case, 37c 45x36 Case, 39c 45x38 Vi Case, 42c they were before organized safety work was begun. In 1914 one passen ger was killed for every 6,620,000 locomotive miles of operation and one injured for every 116,000.

Practically the same progress was reported in 1317, Mr. Williams stated. one railroad employe was killed in an industrial railroad accident for every 9.120,000 man-hours of work, and In 1924 one employe was killed for every ih.dou.uuu man-hours of work. As for Injuries, in 1917 one employe was In jured for every 28,000 man-hours of work, and in 1924 one employe was Injured for every 43.000 man hours of work. Such a great decrease In the Full-Piece First-Quality Muslins Down Housekeepers who like to make their own Bedding and other home needs will welcome these special prices on these fine brands of perfect muslin.

25c Fruit of The Loom Muslin 21c Yard 23c Unbleached Muslin, 17c Yard 25c Bleached Hill Muslin, 21c Yard 25c. Bleached Cameo Muslin 21c Yard 23c Bleached Hope Muslin, 17c Yd. 15c Unbleached Muslin, 12 '2c Yd. hazards of railroad work Mr. Williams attributed largely to the influence of the Harriman awards.

Harriman Award The Harriman gold medal for the best record In accident prevention among American railroads for the year 1924 was awarded this year to the Union Pacific Systeni. The medals, first established In 1913, are offered through the American Museum of Safety by Mrs. E. H. Harriman, who was present at the luncheon and personally delivered the prize to H.

K. Calvin, vice president of the Union Pacific System, In charge of operations. The second, or silver, medal, awarded to the division of a railroad which made the best safety record during 1924, was received by C. L. Hinkle general manager of the Chicago Great Western Railroad, for the Western BLANKET SPORT DRESS DRESS COATS COATS COATS COATS For Winter Sports A Very Good Fur Trimmed Fur Trimmed Coat For The and Untrimmed and Untrimmed Ss OH School Girl Ih-d PD.JJ CM A A Straightlme $10.00 515.00 $lg 5() vi SVJ Value $15.00 Value $25.00 DRESSES DRESSES DRESSF DRESSES llVlOOLvO llViLOOllyO Fashioned in Canton A Wonderful Twills-Satin Flare and and Flat CrePes ITV Straight Line $5.95 $10.95 $14.95 $16.95 Value $10 $12.50 Value $15.00 Value $19.50 Value $25.00 FUR COATS REDUCED You Will Save 25 to 50 by Buying Your Fur Coat at Our WONDER DAY PRICE This Sale is for One Day Only, Wednesday, January 13th.

NORTHERN SEAL NORTHERN SEAL NORTHERN SEAL Genuine Squirrel Collar Self Trimmed 'Skunk Collar HUDSON SEAL and Cuffs and Cuffs 8kunk collar ana currs WONDER DAY WNpDRETpFDAY WONDER DAY WONDER DAY PRICE rK1LL price PRICE $125 $75 $125. $250 Value $175 Value $95 Value $175 Value $400 $3.98 Comfortables $3.49 Sanitary cotton covered with fancy silkoline in floral designs with plain-colored sateen border; double bed size. Division of that company. The third medal, of bronze, offered to an employe of a railroad, who Individually has been most conspicuous in furthering accident prevention during the year, was awarded to Joseph Kragskow, assistant foreman In the ENDS YEARS OF STOMACH TROUBLE BY PLANT JUICE Bedding Main Floor Rear $10 Wool Blankets, $8.95 Pr. Extra heavy winter weight in these beautiful block plaids in such lovely colorings as pink, blue, gray.

Lustrous sateen binding and double stitching. 66x80 inches. The kind of Blankets that insure comfortable warmth in zero weather. vvvu uibvu ixuuti, i ium vui ivegmat oluwii. many vuieis AcuuCcU Including American Opossum, Muskrat, Mendoza Beaver, Nutria, Raccoon, Seals and Gray-Bronze Caracul.

"It's a Hundred Per Cent Medicine," Declares Youngstown Man. Wherever Introduced, Plant Juice has taken the town by storm Just as It has done here In Wllkes-Iiarre where It is on sale at II. C. Kennedy's Cut Rate Store. It Is a natural remedy, a product derived from Mother Earth, prolticed by combining the Juices of medicinal plants, routs, herbs, barks and ber- WONDER DAY TOMORROW Wool Blankets $6.75 Each 75 camel's hair and 25 pure wool in these single Blankets that possess the weight and warmth of a pair.

66x80 inches. $3.50 Blankets $2.89 Pair Heavy, soft, double-fleece Blankets in medium brown or gray with pink or blue border and stitched ends. 66x80 inches. Blankets that insure an abundance of warmth. I- Omaha shops of the Union Pacific System, who in 56 years of continu ous railroad service has never re ceived an accidental injury and who How To Dance The Sicilian Circle Adapted From "Good Morning, Mr.

and Mrs. Henry Ford's Book on Old-Time Dances, by Permission of Henry Ford more than twent-flve year before the origin of the safety movement had invented several very effective accident prevention devices. Mr. Kragskow, owing to ill health, was I unable to be present to receive the I i 59c Fancy Pillow Case, 50c Fine, full-bleached Muslin with fancy lace trimming and medallion inserts; 45x36 inches. For your own use or for gifts.

Very well made. $9 Silk Bed Spread, $6.75 Bolster-length Spreads in rose, blue or orchid on cream grounds; prettily scalloped; silk-and-cotton mixtures that are very lustrous. $1.50 White Satin Spread, $3.75 Fine, closely woven Spreads of snowy white in a choice of beautiful floral designs. Lustrous satin finish hemmed and ready for use. Double bed size.

award In person. Honorable mention was also made ED. L. TOO HEY. MR The Blcllllan Circle Is a dance in which any number of couples may take part, and continue as long desired.

It Is danced to metronome 116. Though the dance is usually performed In circle formation. It may by the Committee on Awards of the safety record maintained by the Del-eware and Hudson Company, and also by the Duluth, Mlssaba and Northern Railroad, both of which have splen be danced In a straight line In sets did records for the year. Similar of two couples. The couples in eacn rles; and its quickness to give and power to overcome indigestion, dyspepsia, belching, dizziness, headaches, coated tongue, foul breath, lack of energy, that tired, rundown fet'llncr and other distressing ailments of stomach trouble have simply astonished men and women all over the country.

And in addition to Us wonderful effects on the stomach, Plant Juice rilun iliw IrnTorlinnts that arc mention was made of H. Butler, passenger train conductor of the Nashville, Chattanooga, and St. Louis Railway, who In more than 40 years of railroad work, has never been involved In an accident himself nor in any way respanslble for accidental In-Jury to another. great benefit for the relief of liver and kidney disorders, catarrnai at-fectlons of the mucous membranes, ho aches and oalns The members of the committee which made the awards were: Mr. R.

11. Alshton, President, American Railway Association; Mr. Samuel O. of rheumatism. It might well be Dunn, Kditor, Railway Age; Mr.

John J. Esch, Member, Interstate Com termed a medicine and builder for the entire system, but especially beneficial for the relief of that muoh abused organ, the stomach, vinmiu nf Kt a innpnts oour In every set face each other, their dcks De-lng toward the couple In the next set. Dancers and music begin together, and the calls and explanations are as follows; All forward and back 4 bars. (Gentleman Joins partner nearest hand end walks forward and backward.) Circle four hands around (see Illustration) 4 bars. (Both cojples Join hands In circle and swing around to the left).

Ladles' chain 8 (Ladles cross to opposite places, giving the right hands as they pass each othsr, and the left hand to the opposite gentleman turning once around give right hand back to partner and turn to place). Right and left 8 bars. (Couples cross over, ladles inside, gentlemen in passing touching lady's right hand. When in opposite couple's place, gentleman takes partner's left hand in his left and turns half around. Then they repeat to original place.) All stand and balanced bars.

day from the grateful users of Mils rn mm i a lim-hnl nren.lration. DrllSlllK it to the skies for the relief It has merce Commission; Mr. Julius II. Parmelee, Director, Bureau of Railway Economics; Mr. Arthur Williams.

Vice-President Commercial Relations, The New York EdiBon Company. DISTURBANCE IN A LOCAL THEATRE The patrons of a local show house given them from their troubles. "You bet your life Plant juice geiB vnnA word from me for. I'll tell tho $1.39 Linen Damask $1 Yard All pure linen, imported silver bleach; dotted and attractive floral designs; 64 inches wide. $3.98 Linen Luncheon Sets, $3.19 54-inch all-linen imported Damask Cloth with six 14-inch Napkins to match.

Silver bleach. $2.59 Linen Luncheon Cloth, $2 54-inch all pure linen in white with gold, blue or orchid border; also plain designs; hemmed and ready for use. $3.75 Linen Table Cloth; $3.29 70-inch imported all pure linen Cloth in snowy white; attractive floral designs; hemmed and ready for use. $2 Linen Damask, $1.50 Yard 70-ihch pure linen in sturdy-wearing quality; dot, stripe and floral designs; Main Flpor Right A- world, it certainly got a ngnt 10, i1orlnresi Kil TnnhftV. OI OUT! were very much disturbed and annoy mer Youngstong' Ohio, popular street car motorman In Youngstown ed by the continuous coughing of a for the past 13 years.

person In the audience. Don't be a nuisance because you have a cough or 'Knr several venra 1 sunereu wimi .,1, uA wnrsl kind, tov cold. A few doses of FOLEY 8 Regular 65c Turkish Towels 50c Each Pure white, double -terry Towels with fancy colored jac-quard borders; very absorbent; 22x45 inches. 49c Turkish Towels, 35c Double-thread absorbent terry in white with fancy woven floral borders; hemmed and ready for use; 18x36 inches. Main Floor Right tnnA Affaat hut WOUld lie like load In my stomach and cause HONEY AND TAR COMPOUND taken promptly will bring speedy relief from coughs, colds and hoarse ness.

Mrs. W. T. Clary, White me to bloat up with gas ana Deicn and feel miserable all over. I Just traf a nlirlit'a rent, either, and Plains, writes: "We have used FOLEY'S HONEY AND TAR COMPOUND for colds and bad coughs with splendid results." Adv.

CARVES OWN TOMBSTONE Chicago. Henry Francken, a tomb Illustration shows (be "Circle Four Hands Around" In the Sicilian Clf cle. Sketch ts the starling funnallon of the tlance. would get 'up morntnga all tired out to start tho day "But let me tell you three bottlei of this Plant Joiee sure had fixed me up. Why, it's given rne a dandy appetite, and I don't have that heavy feeling In my stomach any more.

The trtia urtA hetMi Inir a' crAnp. Snd I 'CQn Cured His Rupture I was badly ruptured while lifting trunk several years ago. Doctors said my only hope of cure was an operation. Trusses did me no good. Finally I got hold of something that qulciuy and completely cured me.

Years htrvs panned and the rupture has never relumed, althoiiRh I am doing hard work as a carpenter. There was no rperatlon, no lost time, no' trouble. I have nothing to sell, but will give fall Information about how you may find a complete' cure without operation, tf you write to me. Eugene Pullen, Carpenter, 737 Marcellus Avenue, Manaaquan, Better eut out this notice and show It to any others who re ruptured you may save a life or at least etoo the misery of. ruoture and back, turn partners, promenade to seats." TOMORROW- How to Dance the Heel and Toe Porks.

stone carved' the date of his death on a atone and took poison. get; a real nights rest, and Just feel The date was. wrong, lor a physician iuu Tier cent ueiter an uyrr, pumped out the poison and Henry Is rmt onvKn.1v wKa la Tint In COH (Face own partner and each execute a balance step. Balance step la tor-ward on left foot, swinging the right In front. Step on right toot, swinging left In front.) Promenade once and a half around 4 ba 3.

(Cross hands with partner and promenade once and a half around and finish facing the next new partner.) Repeat from beginning. To end the dance, call "Join bands forward dltion sur ought to try Plant JuWe recovering. ICELAND SUPPLIES MUTTON In the early days' the French some, times began the year with ChrlstmajJ Deoember 25th, and sometimes with anuary Clearing Sale OLGarments O'n ana lei nx win up. 'lnt mnlA In Wllki Reykjavik," Iceland. The farmers of Iceland have killed and shipped Rum 11 Wenneilv'a Cut Kate Sinn Fifl.Sfl Rn Xtaln Street, and iS 22,000 sheep to England this year, Easter, which, being a movable feast, led to much confusion; In 1564, King Charles IX.

decreed that the yea should begin January 1st, sola by all druggists their first attempt to supply mutton and the. worry and danger of an opera-.