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WW can be checked in a day by the use of a scientifically prepared combination of Quinine and a Laxative. Ask for Grove's Laxative Tablets Farm Show Visitors! Feller's Harrisburg's Largest and Leading Women's Apparel Store Welcomes You to Our City COAT SPECIAL One group of 67 smartly styled and richly fur trimmed mid winter styled Coats all colors all sizes values to $45.00 The Greatest 27 Third Floor You Can Always Do Better at The Store Dependable 3rd Market Sts. HABKET ST. Factory to You at Wholesale Prices LITIS IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA 2 Garments For the Price of You Buy a SnaSti 9atJ At Our Regular Price of And Get One More SUIT, OVERCOAT OR TUXEDO SUIT For Only Example $16.50 SUIT Both j7.50 $16.50 0'COAT i If You Cannot Use Two Bring a Friend and Divide the Savings (1 Peffiuay lPanmte Sale Select One Pair of Pants From Our Big Assortment at the Begnlar Price of 95 3 95 9j And Get Another of Equal Value Factory to You WILL SHOW MOTION PICTURESAT CHURCH Motion pictures of the "Passion Play," and "Ben Hut," will be shown at Bethel A. M.

E. Zion Church, Brlggs and Ash streets, at 8 o'clock to night. Present Four Plays Four one act plays were given by the Harrisburg Community Theater, at the theater at Fifteenth and Shoop streets, last night. Those who took part were: Wal ter Gaither, Elizabeth Gaf fney: Eugene Fry, Janice Thompson, Miss Florence Von Krough, Miss Rutn L. Gross, Miss Margaret McKibben Miss Tdna S.

Hamilton, Miss Ver Miss dnaS. Hamilton, Ver nice Barbour, Herman Bloom Charles Ryder, Jr, Benjamin W. Case. Marian Cahill, Florence Halgh, Louise McHenry and William Mc Morris directed the plays. .00 Clothing Value a 404 Market St HONORED AT SCHOOL HARRISBURG Cfb TELEGRAPH FRIDAY EVENING JANUARY It VERE FELKER Vere Felker, son of Mr.

and Mrs A. K. Felker. 1937 Briecs street. student at the Universitv of Indian apolis School of Law, is president of the pledges of trie sigma ueua Kappa Intercollegiate Law Fraternity and a member of the debating team of the school.

He will take part in a mock court trial to be held in the near future. SLAYER IN IRONS WHEN FREIGHTER RETURNS TO PORT bt Associated Press Philadelphia, Jan. 16. With, one aboard dead and anotner, ms ai leged slayer, in irons, the coast wise freighter S. S.

Nantucket re i turned to port here to day. The dead seaman, Julius walker, 29, Negro fireman, of Savannah, was killed during a fight, which grew into such proportions a wire less call for coastguard assistance was sent. Walker died shortly after his jugular vein had been severed by a pocket knife; The troubls started over posses sion of a coat hanger three hours after the freighter cleared this port fi Boston, Mass. A second wireless message sent shortly after the first read: "Never mind coast' guard, man dead, returning to port." After surrendering Robert Par' son, 29, the alleged slayer and four ether Negro stokers, who are held material witnesses, the Nan' tucket, owned by the Merchants and Miners Line, cleared again for Toston. GRAND JURY DROPS CASE AGAINST SEVEN Seven defendants were cleared by the grand jury in Dauphin County Court to day.

They James Brown, larceny from person; Annie Popovici, unlawful sale of intoxicat ing liquor; Annie Popovici, assault and battery; John Pope, assault and battery; Charles Rousch, aggravated assault and battery; John L. Stew ard, felonious entry and larceny Edward Newbaum, assault and battery; William H. Beck, fraudulent conversion; Leroy Boyer, receiving stolen goods. TO START WORK ON CAR ORDERS Real work on the construction of 500 new Gondola cars at Enola will not start until next week, it was said officially to day. At present tne laoncation or material for th cars is in order at Pittsbureh and Aitoona, ana material has been shipped to Enola and Pitcairn where the cars will be built.

Al toona material turned out at Al toona Works is beinar delivered Each shoo will build 500 cars. The full quota of men 150 will start wnen sunicient material is on hand to keep the work going regularly i ASSOCIATED RETAIL GROCERS AT BANQUET As euests. of the Associated tail Grocers Association, nearly two nunarea independent grocers who bx memoers or tne orpnnizar.ton enioved a. banouet. in the nrtri Wei.

lows au, inira ana rorster streets last nignt. Arrangements lor the aiiair naa oeen maae oy J. Palmer and S. Ort Bowman. 4 Gets 6 Month Sentence John Zulen, Wallace street, near Aaier, was sentenced to serve six months in jail and pay a fine of $100 to day in Dauphin county court by Judge Frank.B.

Wickersham, wiien ne entered a plea of guilty td a charge of unlawful possession of liquor. City police who raided the Zulen home on October 6, testified that they found a five gallon Jug of whisky and four barrels of mash. Overcome by Gas Overcome by carbon nvmoxide gas while laying concrete in the Dauphin Motor Company garage, 352 South Cameron street, William Sheffer, South Nineteenth street was admitted to the Harrisburg Hospital to day. His condition was reported poor by hospital atten dants. 4 Two Ask Divorces Two suits for divorce were start ed in the Dauphin county court to day.

They were: Mrs. Elizabeth C. Pentz from Russell M. Pentz, whose last address is unknown, charging cruelty, and Mrs. Rebecca E.

Thomas from Lloyd M. Thomas, New York City, charging desertion. Disappointing Dark Horse The Cleveland Indians, counted on as the "dark horse" in the 1931 American League pennant race, finished twenty one games out of first place last season. ffrU IniUnt, toothing relief or rem rig money baeIc Ua, PAZ0 PILES OINTMENT. Try it for Itching, Blind, Bleeding or QUICK Protruding Pile Sacceufnt 1 1 in most stubborn eases.

Aik K0II6T for PAZO OINTMENT. la convenient, handy tube with pile pip AtUchaaat. We; ia tia box. 10a. WOMAN WITNESS STABBED BY MAN IN STRANGE CASE i a i mm second Attack Made on Woman Who Is to Aid State Prosecution Br Associated Press Portland, Jan.

16. An at tempt to kill Mrs. H. W. Howard, prosecution witness in the forthcoming trial of Nelson C.

Bowles, young Portland millionaire and his former secretary, Irma Q. Loucks, 28, for the murder of Mrs. Bowles, engrossed prosecuting authorities here to day. Like Mrs. Mrs.

Howard was stabbed near the heart. The stabbing took place yesterday at her home. Officers said a man sprang from behind a door with a drawn knife and wielded it with the ex clamation; "I'll tret von this time!" Second Attack It was the second attack on Mrs. Howard since she appeared as a "mystery witness" against the millionaire and his former employe. Last December 2 a man entered Mrs.

Howard's home, beat her severely and threatened her with death if she testified for the state. Alter yesterday's attack Mrs. Howard was found by neighbors who had heard her screams. She had been stabbed twice above the heart, slashed across the face and beaten on the head. She was reported in a critical condition, but police said they expected to interview her to day.

Flees The assailant escaped without identification. Mrs. Bowles died from a knife wound inflicted while she was in Miss Loucks' apartment last November. Both Bowles and Miss Loucks, who were present, told police Mrs. Bowles had stabbed herself after a conversation over do mestic affairs involving Miss Loucks.

Discrepancies in the statement of a physician who had been called to attend Mrs. Bowles and who admittedly ordered the body removed from the apartment before noti fying the police, led to the arrest of Bowles and Miss Loucks. Mrs. Howard allegedly had re ceived threats on volunteering information to the authorities. She then appeared before the grand jury which indicted Bowles and Miss Loucks, but the nature of her testimony never has disclosed.

Bowles and Miss Loucks are in jail pending trial PREPARE FOR LARGE CROWD AT CITY ZOO Visitors to the State Farm Show can over the domestic animals at the new building and then take a short walk or ride over to the Wildwood Zoo for a glimpse at the animals which ordinarily shun cages, pens and coops. The new building is finished and is now occupied by monkeys, cnt eaters, lemurs, guinea pigs, white rats, etc. "We're making plans to handle large crowds from the Farm Show," said Assistant Park Superintendent V. Grant Forrer. 4 Shrine Clnb Meets E.

T. Selig sponsored the program at the weekly meeting of the Shrine Luncheon Club held at Chestnut Street Auditorium to day. Junior Burke and his sisters, Madeline and Mildred, presented a dancing num ber, Jimmy Fletcher an acrobatic act and Arthur Thome's orchestra played several selections. 4 Anto Hits Woman R. Frank Keene, Paxtang, report ed to city ponce to day that his au tomobile struck a Mrs.

Kaylor, Hershey, while she was crossing Market street, at Fourth last eve ning. Keene said Mrs. Kaylor re fused to go to the hospital for an examination. Autos Overturn in Crash Beaver T. Steele, Carlisle, and Thomas Waterhouse, 1939 North Fourth street, escaped injury last night when the automobiles they were operating turned over follow ing a collision at Seventh and Maclay streets.

Steele reported the accident to police. Overcome by Gas William Hoster. 52, 1735 North Sixth street, father of three children was admitted to the Polyclinic Hos pital to day suffering from the ef fects of gas. Hospital attendants said he was found by a daughter, S. H.

Longacre, next door neigh bor, summoned the ambulance to take Hoster to the hospital. 4 Finish Bridge Plans Plans and specifications for the repairs to Mulberry street bridge, estimated to cost $50,000, are being completed in the office of City Engi neer Clark Cowden. Actual con struction work is expected to be started shortly after March 1. 4 Fine Elizabethville Man Pleading guilty in Dauphin county court to day before Judge Frank B. Wickersham to a charge of main' taining a gambling house, Charles W.

Mattis, Elizabeuivuie, was sen tenced to pay a fine of $25. Dr. Warfield to Speak Rev. Dr. Warfield, president of Wilson College, will be the chief speaker at a meeting of "The Penn sylvanians" at New Blomfield this evening before the Perry county chapter.

4 Expect Dr. Poling in Plane Dr. Daniel A. Poling, president of United Societies of Christian Endeavor, will come in on Flight 4 at 4.25 o'clock, for a ten minutes' stay on bis way to New York. Watch Charm Stolen H.

E. McFadden, 346 Walton street, Lemoyne, reported to police to day that a watch charm valued at $15 was stolen from his vest pocket in river park last night. LEWIS CHILDREN I 1 DICK LEWIS JACK LEWIS Richard David and Jack Lewis, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Willard W.

Lewis, 2429 North Fifth street. Richard David, called Dick, is two years old, and Jack, seven. FEDERAL RELIEF FOR DROUGHT AREA SIGNED BY HOOVER Washington, Jan. 16. The Senate coalition was poised to day to put up to President Hoover and the Administration controlled House a $25,000,000 appropriation to the Red Cross for relief work.

Enough votes to approve this fund as an amendment to the Interior Department appropriation bill were claimed by Senator Robinson of Arkansas, the Democratic leader. roll call was in prospect to day. Agricultural agencies were getting set to distribute the $45,000,000 loan fund for seed and supplies needed in planting spring crops in the drought areas. The bill appropriating it was signed by the President last night, immediately after Con gress turned it loose from the ten day deadlock over loans for human food. The money is to begin going out within a week.

SEVERE COLD WAVE SWEEPS NORTH ASIA Harbin, Jan. 16. Siberia, Mongo ua and Manchuria were swept to day by the severest cold of thirty years, Mongolia reporting a temperature of 65 below freezing Seven men froze to death in the region of Manchuli. In Siberia it was 50 below freezing. Locomotives had difficulty keeping steam in their boilers.

It was 45 below about Harbin. All schools were closed. To Attend Tea New Cumberland, Jan. 16. The afternoon of February 22 the mothers' of the Boy Scout Troop of this place have been invited to attend a tea at the Pythian Hall, Harrisburg.

Penn. Boy is Healthiest little son, James, suffered 1VJ. from constiDation." savs Mrs. Philadelphia. "He was having a hard time until I heard of California Fig Syrup and got him some.

The first few doses regulated his bowels, brightened him up marvelouslv: even seemed to strengthen him and help his digestion. "I have since ii.uri Fio Svrnn with James during colds or upsets. It has been a wonderful help to him; has assisted in making him the strong boy you see DerhaDs the healthiest one in our neighborhood." For more than fifty years, mothers have Draised California Fio Kvrun Leading physicians advise its use with bilious, headachv. rnnstinafpH children, or to keep the bowels open during colds or children's diseases. Children love its rich, fruity flavor.

It tones and strencthens wakener! bowels; helps make children robust. Look for the name California when buying. That marks the genuine. LAXATIVE TONIC CHILDREN $23,997,000 FOR PROJECTS IN STATE Washlngio Jan. 16.

Tangible progress in the Federal construction program designed, to assist in the relief of unemployment was reported by the Treasury Department to Colonel Arthur "Woods, chairman of President Hoover's Errier gency Employment Committee, with the announcement that Government projects now under way or provided for in Pennsylvania total $23,997,000. Twenty one of the projects are post offices, including the $9,750,000 building which is to be erected in Philadelphia. Contracts for two of the post offices, a $1,475,000 building in Scranton and a $125,000 building in Tyrone, have already been let, and the iothers are in the course of preparation for bidding. $700,000,000 More' Supplementing the report on Federal construction in Pennsylvania, Chairman estimated that arrangements for the expenditure of $700,000,000 on public construction have been made by cities, townships, counties and other political subdivisions other than State and Federal Governments. Additional increases, amounting to $217, 402,400 are expected, he said, as soon as bonds voted at the November election are sold.

The Treasury Department report showed that drawings for the Philadelphia Post Office and the Pittsi burgh Post Office, which is to cost $7,552,000, are under way. These are the largest single items on "the list. Details of the report established the extent to which the work has been advanced as follows: Contracts let: Scranton Post Office, Tyrone Post Office, $125,000. Advertised for bids: Warren Post Office, $290,000. Drawings being prepared, total of $18, CErie Post Office, Philadelphia Post Office, Pittsburgh Post Office, Rochester Post Office, Al toona Post Office, Kittan ning Post Office, $145,000.

Awaiting Title Sites accepted, awaiting title, or under condemnation proceedings, a total of Tamaqua Post Office, Clearfield Post Office, Nanticoke Post Office, Greenfield Post Office, Uniontown Post Office, Allentown Post Office?" Wilkes Barre Post Office, $395,000. Site reports in a total of Coatesville Post Office, Lewisburg Post Office, Ne Kensington Post Office, Norristown Post Of fice, $490,000. Of course, you want a FINEST FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY! Convenient Deferred Pay ments if Preferred 25 to 50 Off on These Beautiful Jewelry Pieces One lot of smart, modern watches famous makes and movements wrist and pocket styles. 24 and 36 piece sterling silver and plated silverware services individual pieces, of sterling, hollow ware, flatware, etc. Novelty neclclaces, ear drops, dinner rings, etc.

Gold, silver and lacquered cigarette cases and lighters desk sets, leather goods, etc. Chime clocks, quarter hour clocks, strike clocks. Smart People Always Buy When Prices 408 Market "The Good TODAY IS THE BIRTHDAY OF Jaaaarjr 1, 1931 7 TMle Levin, aged IT years, 1920 Wood street. Georgia M. Black.1 aged 13 years, Mil lerstown.

Margaret M. Yinger, aged IS years, Meadowbrook Faun, Lewlsberry. Ann X. Kersey, aged years, 49 South Poplar street, Ellzaoethtown. Carrie Hugh, aged years.

Sixth street, Lewis town. Russell J. Yinger. aged 11 Meadowbrook Farm, Lewlsberry. George Walter Kobler, aged 17 years, (34 Virginia avenue, Martinsburg.

W. Va. William Hughes, aged 17 years. Espy, Eleanor Glger, aged 12 years, 323 Barton street, Bloomsburg. Maria aged IS years, 137 Short street.

Oberlin. James H. Smith, aged 11 years, 535 Bos ler avenue. Lemoyne. Ruth Cramer, aged 15 years, Box 297, Mifflin.

IN New product by the makers of the famous Vlcks VapoRub brings easy daytime relief for head colds. The stuffy clogged up feeling that almost always goes with a nead cold is really a very serious thing. When your nose is jammed full and you have to continually gag and breathe through your mouth you cannot do a good day's work, enjoy a pleasant evening or even get a proper night's sleep. And IN ADDITION, physicians say, all this misery is really Nature warn ing that something is wrong and that you should begin some kind of treat mentatonce. The great favorite among cold treat ments has always been Vicks Vapo Rub.

Doctors often recommend it and most.mothers keep it always on hand for every member of the family. Now the same expert chemists who make Vicks VapoRub have developed a new product Vicks Nose and Throat Drops that can be used during the day any bme at any place. AU you do is put these drops in each nostril, throw back your head and sniff. Immediately the clogged up air passages begin to clear and you breathe easier. At the same time irritated mem branes are soothed, swelling is reduced.

You get real protection and real com fort. The special scientific formula Ot Vicks Drops makes them penetrate quickly and act gently but effectively. Vicks Drops contain certain ingre dients used for years in Vicks Vapo Rub, and in addition a newly discov mm (OF THE a OFF A dazzling array of beautiful diamond rings, watches bracelets, pendants, bar pins, brooches and stick pins out of original stock vith the original price tags still attached marked down at least 33 1 3 per cent! There's value for you! Not "specials" bought for sale purposes nor "trade ins" or returns but origi nal, lustrous stones in all their sparkling beauty. View this collection see how little it costs to own a gorgeous Are Lowest! THE JEWELER HER Street HARRISBURG, PK Name of a Good Jewelry Service i a of all to a as ered and costly medicinal agent spe cially developed for this use and not found in any other product selling for this low price. c'fd vfrS 1111.

aU if 8 JSnt treatment too, for its long con inued lg" "Sff Jm of Vicks VapoRub you can get from' ymjr packag fte Drops FREE. Act now this intro ductory off er must be withdrawn soon, Use Coupon for FREE Package HT 2N4 1SST7 VapoRub one S0c bottle of Vicks Nose and Throat Drops FREE to I I Your Name I I Address I city L. Diamond! CLEAR AVk SKIN IRRITATION WITH RESINOL Whether it is a single pimple or pronounced case of acne a mild rash or a form of ccscma a minor ore or tormenting piles, you will find the soothing properties Rerinol Ointment quick to relieve and heal the disorder. Apply free ly no part too delicate, no ur face too irritated for its healing medication. Reainol Soap for the daily toilet keepa the akin soft and dear.

Reainol products at SAMftLE FREE: Write today Reainol, Dept. 57, Baltimore, Md. i..

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