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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-23
Underwear and
Hosiery

Mems Union Suits-white
and peeler color; Spring
weight cotton; short
sleeves; .ankle length. Fri
day price. 100.
Women's Union Suits -
bleached cotton; low neck;
sleeveless; lace and cuff;
knees. Friday price, 29c.
Women's Hose - fiber
silk boots; plain black and
tan; double soles; wide gar
ter tops. Friday price, pr
1910.
BOWMAN'S-Main Floor
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AUGUSTA SWEPT BY
CONFEDERATION


lCOntinued from First Page.
escapes, and several firemen were
severely burned.
Historic Church Burns
The flame-swept area covers some
thing like one and a quarter square
miles, and in 1t were the city's largest
office and business buildings on the
north side of Broad street; warehouses
on historic Cotton Row." containing
thousands of bales of cotton and some
six hundred homes, many OF them in
the city's most exclusive residence
section. Among other structures
destroyed was st. PauFs Episcopal
Church, built 135 years ago.
Militia on Duty
Loss early to-day was apportioned
as follows:
Business and Office buildings and
contents, $2,000,000; cotton ware
houses and contents, $1,500,000; resi-
dences and household goods, $1,000
600; various other structures, $780,
600.
To-day local militia companies were
on duty, having been called out last
night.
Hotels and homes in the sections
of the city not reached by the fire
were thrown open to those whose
residences were burned, and steps
were being taken by local authorities
TO give relief TO the 5000 persons who
had lost their homes. Warm weather
saved them from. suffering last night,
as it did several thousand more who
moved their belongings into the
streets fearing the flames might reach
their houses.
Many Big Buildings Burned
The area that was burned was
chiefly on the north side of Broad
street. and between that street and
the Savannah river, although several
blocks on the south side of Broad
street We're burned.
Chief among the structures destroy
ed were the following:
Dyer building, Herald building
Masonic Temple. Chronicle building,
Union Savings Bank, Augusta Truck
Factory building. Commercial Club
and the Y. w. c. A. building; Postal
Telegraph Company, Western Union
Telegraph Company, John j. Evans,
wholesale and retail hardware; Tub
man High School building, and Hor-
ton Grammar School building.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-23
Continuing
Continuing
The Annual
Sale of
Embroideries

Embroidery Edges-Swiss
and cambria; 3 to ) inches
wide; excellent quality.
Yard. SO.
Swiss Flouncing = blind
and eyelet work; fine quail
ity; p inches wide. Yard,
25c.
Swiss Flouncings = 9 to
Is inches wide; beautiful
patterns. Yard, f2Hc and
1Jc.
Embroidery Flouncing -
voile, lacecloth and novelty
materials; 27 inches wide.
Yard, 500.
BOWMAN'S-Main Floor
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On the
Carpet Floor

Notified Administer Rugs
with band borders in red,
green, blue or lavender; So
inch size. Friday price,
S1.9S.
Rubber Stair Treads - OF
full government standard
rubber; 1S-inch thick +; 7x18
inches. Friday price, lie.
Bath Rugs-made of new
rags, closely woven, in good
colors; 25x50 inches: Fri
day price, so.
Seamless Tapestry Rugs
- in floral, Oriental and all
over patterns; 0X12 #. Fri
day price, S1O.9S.
Vacuum Sweepers-choice
OF Empire or Queen vacuum
cleaners with brush attach
ed, fully guaranteed. Friday
price, S2.9S.
BOWMANS-Fourth Floor
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Infants Wear

Infants Gowns - made
OF fine cambric and main
sock; low neck and tucked
yokes, with insertion and
Bishop styles; sizes 3
months, | and ? years.
Slightly soiled. Friday price,
2jc.
Baby Caps of white silk
poplin, corded silk and en-
broidered messaline; ribbon
and lace trimmed. Friday
price. 2jc.
BOWMAN'S-Third Floor
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White Goods
and Linens

Linon Finished Suiting-
used for dresses, and fancy
work; 81 inches wide. Fri
day price, yd., SOC.
Wolfe - combed yarn
ivory voile; tape selvedge.
45 inches wide. Friday
price, yd., loo.
Mercerized Damask-spot,
maidenhair fern, and stripe
with poppy patterns; 62 in
ches wide. Friday price,
yd., 400.
BOWMAN'S-Second Floor
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Notions

John !. Clark's thread,
spool, 20.
Brooks thread, spool, 20.
Wilson's dress fasteners,
card, 20.
Sonomor dress fasteners,
card, 20.
Hooks and eyes, card, Sc.
Cotton tape, 1c.
Pearl buttons, card, 2G.
Feather stitched braid,
bolt, 20.
BOWMAN'S-Main Floor
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TELEPHONE
SECURES MANY ORDERS

To secure a better hold on passers-
by who display a casual interest in
the window displays, an eastern store
has hit upon an unusual plan which is
at present being tried out. The goods
are displayed in the window in the
usual manner. and at one side sits a
clerk at a desk. Outside ON the walk,
at the edge of the window frame. a
telephone is installed. which COM
municates directly with the clerk.
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Paris Fire Sufferers Are
Being Rapidly Relieved
BY associated Press

Paris, Tex, March 23.-Work OF re-
lieving the 5000 persons made home
less by the fire of Tuesday night was
carried along swiftly to-day.
Large sums Of money, raised in
Paris and in cities nearby are being
distributed by the relief committee.
Hundreds of persons slept on lawns
and in public buildings last night.
Railroad stations were turned into
dormitories for women and children.
The death list remained at three, with
one person missing.
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Rheumatism Advice

Here is a prescription for rheuma =
tism (to be mixed at home) used all
over the U. S. for many years and said
to be the surest known remedy: neu-
trali2es acid in the blood and gives re-
Toris compound and one ounce syrup
of Sarsaparilla. Put these two in
gradients in half pint of whiskey. Use
q tablespoonful before meals and at
bed time Get ingredients at any
drug store. Genuine Toris comes in
one ounce sealed yellow packages put
up by Globe Pharm. Co, Dayton, o.
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R0unz0n1
MuSIinWcar
Combinations

Combinations - cors e t
cover and open drawers;
cover is trimmed with em-
broidery and lace insertion
and edge drawers edged in
lace. Sizes 80 to A. Fri
day price, 35c.
Envelope Chemise- trim
med with lace, insertion and
embroidery; ribbon run
beading; lace trimmed at
bottom. Friday price, 45c.
BOWMAN's-Third Floor
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Orrine Destroys Liquor Craving


that did all claimed for it,
the if the desired
suits areno of
who t hasc of he rink
haveno to a
in forms:
seelton;
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L. Gather Goods

Women's Handbags :
made of leather, and some,
are lined with leather, 9th
crs with gray and lavender
silk poplin. Friday price,
800.
Belts - in white, black
and colors; slightly soiled.
Friday price, 1jc.
BOWMAN'S-Main Floor
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Boys Clothing

Oliver Twist Suits -
serges and velvets, in blue
and brown; sizes 213
to 7 years. Friday price,
$1.49.
Wash Suits, in blue, tan
and stripes; sizes 2 to 7
years. Friday price, 1910.
BOWMAN'S- Second Floor
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Dress Goods

Silk and Wool Poplins -
waist lengths; 40 inches
wide. Friday price, yd,,
69c.
Novelty Suitings - white
mixed in navy, brown, black,
green and Copenhagen; SO
inches wide. Friday price,
yd., 4Je.
BOWMAN'S-Main Floor
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NeckWear and
Trimmings

Organdie collars and sets,
100.
Ribbon mill ends, 3 to $
inch widths, yd., 1Oc.
Torchon and Val. laces,
yd., Sc.
Val. laces and insertions,
12-yd. piece, 25c.
BoWMAN'S-Main Floor
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HENRY REAM DIES

Mount JOY. Pa. March 23.--Henry
Ream, a well-known resident of West
Donegal township. near Elizabeth
town, died on Tuesday. after a long
illness. He was rs years of age and
was a Civil War veteran, having en-
listed in the one hundred twenty
second Regiment, Pennsylvania volun-
teers and later re-enlisted in the ar
tillery. He was wounded at the bat
tie of Fredericksburg. He is survived
by q number of children.
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Silks

Wash Silks - p or t
stripes; 33 inches wide. Fri
day price, yd., 29G.
Foulard Silks - stripes,
figures, and floral designs;
20 inches wide. Friday price,
yd., 40.
BOWNTAN'S 'S-Main Floor
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FRIDAY BARGAIN DAY
Founded 1871
Bell-1oo1-United
Wall Paper

New Spring Patterns =
suitable for all rooms; sold
with borders only. Friday
price, roll, 213c.
Sunfast Oatmeal Papers
in newest shades; sold with
9 or l8-inch borders. Friday
price, roll, 1Oc.
BOWMAN'S-Fourth Floor
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Any information the passer-by may
want on the goods displayed is cheer
fully furnished. and his order booked
if he so desires.-From Popular Me-
chanics Magazine
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Toys

Sheep, on platforms, 100.
Ncsted blocks, Sc.
Spinning tops, 30.
Spinning tops, 2G.
Soldier building blocks,
100.
Cloth covered footballs,
SO and 10e.
WMAN'S-Second Floor
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$500 FIRE AT TANIAQUA
BY Associated Press

Tamaqua, Pa, March %. -- Fire to-
day destroyed w. r. Conrad's general
store building together with the resi-
dence adjoining. The loss is estimated
at $4,000.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-23

Spreads - crochet and
dimity spread, soiled from
display; one OF a pattern.
Friday price one-third off
regular prices.
BoWMAN's-second Floor
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-23

PARK SEATS OF SEVERAL
SERVICEABLE DESIGNS
Outdoor seats of several unusual
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-13
THE AUTO CAR.

Automobile license fees in Iowa for
1915 showed nearly q half million dol
lar Increase over 1914. The total fees
collected by the state In 1915 amounted
10 81, 517,743 according to a report just
made public by the state automobile
department. The increase makes pos
sible many miles of road Improvement.
There were lac, 100 automobiles reg
istered in 1915 and the department
estimated that 175, 900 will be register
cycles registered last year and $500
was given as the prospect for 1916.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-13

WithereIi Fix-It-shop, loss $500.
Insurance $500.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-13
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The recent sudden and arbitrary enk
largo on export freight by some OF Tue
trunk line railroads terminating at
New York, Philadelphia and Baltlmore
warns ma sharply Of u "unprepareo-
nass,; even in times of peace WITHIN
our borders. Arbitrary is the proper
Term for. had 1t been the act OF gov,
arrmenf owned railroads, there u
have been instant upheaval o. our
neople and of far reaching enect.
But this freight congestion Is not
.omothing new to the public. 1t occurs
ana re-occurs at every advent OF ou'
-ra.t REVEALS in business activity. Al
go. at such times our railroads are
,,rah,e to properly handle the business
onared to them. Why should they!
Thev are not responsible for the care
and we'll being of the nation ine;
are privately owned ana run lor ~ ~
vate profit, and not primarily lIon' 'ne
noint of view Of the public gooo.
This is no criticism OF them' theil
owners or their management. IL - q
nlain fact, due to the condltlons Oh
their existence and their growth. any
manufacturer knows that his plant car
univ he profitable when run az near 10
its maximum capacity as possible ano
for "a long as possible. The IL
his margin of expansion the more con
slant and larger his profits. He can.
not AFFORD to have a large, idle plant
IN his hands. Such a plant would mean
graat losses. So it is with h railroads
Ghvionsly under private ownership
.,,ch conditions will always exist ano
a, III crow worse as our population In
creases The railroads have no lnouce'
ment to provide for the prompt nanal
ing Of excessive and abnormal oe
mands upon them that they know VIII
onlv last q short time.
This being true in times OF peace
and likely to continue SO, Is IL not ou
yious that in times of wal we woulo
And ourselves absolutely without the
needed transportation facilities. sue
nrenaredness is the rock upon whlcn
hhottles ara won or lost. The French
~ 1870 were, defeated largely for thai
,aason Troops held for days where
thew are not supposed to be, wltnou'
MINOR or supplies and food, become
mohs and mobs cannot fight. Battles
cannot be successfully fought unless
tha machinery of transportation for
men, horses, artillery, equipment, am
munition, supplies and food is on time
like clockwork. There a be no walt
Inc. NO delays, and promptness in ex
ecution depends primarily upon trans
nortation. But our privately owned
railroads cannot be required to spend
anv monies for purposes of military
defense. Our laws do not even provide
~ hermit such preparation. Our rail
roads, their location, equipment
racks and terminals have in no man
ner been devised with any thought
whatever as to utility in time of war
No railroad owner or manager feels
a responsibility therefore, n right
~ Our government cannot even re,
nuire it Of such private capital and
property. Such is u pitiable plight
should we be compelled to call on ou1
railroads for a service for which no
preparation has been made.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-13
caught most of the store room equip.
Other Merchants Generous.

caught most OF the store room equip
ment.
Other Merchants Generous.
Other Main street merchants, neigh
bors to those stricken by the Are have
been generous today in tho use Of their
stores and their equipment which has
been offered to those without q place.
Packing room has been offered for the
storing Of unchanged Or slightly dam
aged goods, as soon a. 1t may be re-
moved. The telephones and messenger
calls have been turned over to them
without any cost and perhaps the most
timely offer has been the use Of the
radiators and steam pipes to warm BY
after standing for hours in tho sting
ing, snowy wind which has been blow
ing all day.
Clearing Away Debris.
Workmen have been busy today
clearing away the debris at the rear
of the Stevens store. All of the repair
room machinery, which was quite
valuable, much Of 1t being electrically
controlled, was buried beneath the
weight OF the timbers and debris
which came from the roof, tho heavi-
ness Of it carrying tho whole thing
into the basement. The boards and
paper from the roofing and joists were
first thrown out at the ear Of the
place and then a portion Of tho brick
wall. which had fallen in, too. had to
be removed before any Of the machin-
cry could be touched. The conges-
ton caused by these pieces together
with the goods already in the cellar
as a store room and the icy water
which had poured into the place made
a hard place to work.
IS. Walls Are oouoed.
The rear walls of the Friedman
store, which stand out to themselves,
have been gouged out in the center
by the fire and practically all the oor-
ners are still erect. Tho southeast
and southwest are clean and
the only apparent support they have
is the ohimneys. The fire escape at
the rear has fallen and added to the
pile Of bricks and debris which has
accumulated near the railroad tracks.
MiIl BE Relocated.
Roy Stevens expects to be ready to
open up within a short time and will
soon have his location. James
Swirles. proprietor Of the Swirles dry
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One-C Cent Postage.
BY FREDERIC j. HASKIN

Will the familiar red two-cent stamp
soon be a rarity, classed with the n
dollar stamp and other freaks that
only collectors know? The signs be-
gin to point that way. Twenty-one
bills have been introduced into the
present congress, providing for one
cent postage in one form or another.
If the innovation becomes law, it will
be a change even more revolutionary
than the introduction Of the parcel
post system.
Perhaps the most comprehensive
bill, and one that may be taken as
both typical and inclusive, is the meas
ure fathered by Representative Stat
ford of Wisconsin. The Stafford bill
provides that letters mailed at a post
Office for delivery within the carrier
limits of that office shall be charged
a one-cent rate. The same rate shall
apply to letters SEN from a city to a
rural or star route served by that
city's postofiCe, and to letters mailed
or rural routes for city delivery.
The local mail system, consisting of
a central Office, a carrier system, and
a number of rural routes may be
thought of as a great wheel, with the
city for a hub. and the rural routes
reaching out like spokes. A letter
mailed at any part of the wheel will
be delivered at any other point on the
wheel for one cent, if the Stafford bill
becomes a law.
Another innovation no less basic
and sweeping, which is provided for in
the Stafford bill and also in several
others, is the rate on tirst-class letters
which 20 over the maximum weight
of one ounce. The rate on the first
ounce for such letters will still be
two cents, when their destination is
out of the local district, but the charge
for each additional ounce or fraction
will be only one cent, instead Of two,
as heretofore. The overweight letter
will be carried for three cents instead
of four. The difference grows more
striking as the envelope in question
gets heavier. If papers weighing ten
ounces are mailed first-class today,
they must carry twenty cents in
stamps. Under the new system, the
same papers can be mailed for eleven
cents.
The effect sof the change will be
tremendous in cities of any size,
where local mail forms a large per.
centage of the total letters handled.
It will cut the cost of communication
between people of the anne city just
in half. All the mass Of monthly
statements, announcements, fraternal
notices, invitations, everything that
fills half the ~letter-boxes Of a metro
polls, will cost one dollar to mail
where formerly it cost two. Incident,
ally and inevitably, the receipts OF
the p%ostofhce department will go
down by several million dollars.
This will doubtless be the chief
argument Of the opposition when the
bills come up for debate. Nobody pro
poses that the department shall be run
as a money-making concern, but when
it is just managing to make ends meet.
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IL u1lEuJ bCCLl lAdA AooOlC y ~ AASN
slice out of its receipts. The men
who are behind the one-cent postage
movement. however, point out a mum.
Der of illogical features in the present
scheme.
The first class mail matter, the seal
ed envelope with a two cent stamp, Is
the source Of practically all profit IN
the postofice service. The first class
letter is easily handled, easily sorted,
and it's small weight makes it cheap
to transport. If nothing but first class
mail were handled, it would be posst-
BILE to have universal one-cent post
age in the United States, and still
show a profit. Yet If such a universal
one-cent rate were introduced. the
present receipts would 60 down by
$50. 600, 900 or SO, 900, 900. 1t is obvi-
Gus that there is a big profit made on
first class mail, and consideration OF
, the balance sheet of the postohice de-
| partment makes it equally obvious
| that this profit must be eaten up by
! some other branch of the service.
The loss in transporting and deliver
ing mail matter, according to some Of
| the congressman in favor OF the one
| cent idea, comes largely in carrying
the magazines. Then there is the mail
of the government itself, the official
business of senators and representa-
| tives, of the executive departments,
and of the federal courts, which trav-
| els free, under frank. When the
! grand totals Of receipts and expendi'
lures are balanced against each
other, there is not much owe on the
profit side.
The one.cent postage propagandlsts
admit the small margin Of profit, but
| they point out that the real issue Is:
| Who pays the bill? There Is no doubt
| that magazines are entitled to some
| thing in the way Of special travelling
privileges, in consideration of their
large educational value. There Is no
| doubt that the significant speeches OF
! congressman should be distributed by
the government through the districts
| affected by the matter under c~onsidera-
ton. Even the traditional package OF
| garden seeds fulfills a purpose import
ant enough to entitle it to a pass in
| the mail car. But-who pays the
bill?
Why, say the advocates Of one.cent
postage, should John Brown, whose
! business is Of such a nature that he
! has. to mail a thousand sealed en-
| velopes on the first of every month,
be compelled to pay for the carrying
| of magazines and speeches and garden
seeds? Yet the profit on John Browns
! first class mail is what enables the
| government to carry the seeds and
| speeches free. If the government,
representing the nation at large, sees
fit to carry certain classes of mail
| matter at a loss, in view Of their edu'
cational or other value. then the ma
| ton as a whole should pay for it, and
not that single class which happens
| to make use Of the first class mail
| service. .
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II didn't think" how common the ex-
cuse Those words have decided the
fate of many a young person starting
out to earn a living. Did you attend to
that order today" "No, I forgot"
why did you make this mistake" Il
didn't think" e.,
If there were more interest taken in
the work there would be less forget
ting and neglect. Only the lazy ones
will persistently put up such a worth.
less excuse as Didn't think" 1t pays
to think and the successful man is a
thinker.
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THE GUTTER.

THE GUTTER. ,
When you're lost in the wild and
you're scared as a child,
And death looks you long in the eye,
And you're O as a boil, it's accord
ing to Hoyle,
70 cock your resolves and die:
But the Code of a Man says, "t1ght
all you can" e..
And self-dissolution is barred.
In hunger and woe, oh it's Easy TO plo"
~. he Observation-Disclosures that's
hard.
you're sick Of the game" Well now
that's a shame.
You're young and you're brave ana
you're bright. ..
you've had q raw DEAL" know n"t
puct m and do your damnedest and
fight. III MI,
1t,s the plugging away that will WIN
you the day,
So don't be a piker, old pard.
Just draw IN your grit, us 50 easy ~
It's the keeping-your-chin-up that's
hard.
IT'S easy to cry that you're beaten :
and die;
RS easy to craw1sh and crawl;
But to fight and to fight when nope >
out Of sight ~
Whv that's the best game of them an.
And though YOU come out or eacn
quelling bout o,a
INST have one more try Its eao
easy to die.
rt,s keeping-on-living that's hard.
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goods store. expects to be estabii.As(
somewhere else. too. within . cher
time. J. B. Sax. who owned III
Friedman building expects to robulM
at once but does not know now jus1
what kind Of = building he will ersd(
or when he win Be able to begin oq
It. He just purchased It from J. ~
Phillips last October and the reata
only began tho hrst Of this year.