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DEAFNESS
How to Overcome It
Good News for Those Afflicted
Success by Natural Treat
ment After Doctors and
Hospitals Fail.
There is .an eminent New York phy
sician who has had over 33 years of ex
perience and who does not hesitate to
assert that he has. a remarkable suc
cessful home treatment for deafness,
also head noises, such as buzzing, ring
ing, etc., In the ears.
This successfuli
specialist is Dr. ~
Coutant, a dlplo- ■>»'. *
mated, certified and p. • 1
registered physslcian
who has served the v.
V. S. Government
as a medical offi
clal ?nd who lias
held other high po
sltlons. Tliis noted
physician makes]
some very stralght-1
forward fIHLHUUAX
markablo state -HH -f
--meritM. all of w 11i< l> WHBMBf •
he announces he isl " i—•
ready to absolutely prove to those who
desire to know the truth.
Dr. Coutant Btates that the only true
method of conquering numerous kinds
of deafness completely Is by removing
Ohe causes of same.
In nine cases out of every ten. the
doctor claimß the cause is an inflam
mation of membranes of the ear or
passages thereto.
He asserts that the dominating cause
of deafness is one that can, in most
oases, be reached by means akin to
those provided by nature. He is op
posed to needless operation; he proves
that vibration, kotallzing and other ap
plications are often successful.
Why People Remain Deaf
Dr. Coutant explains how numerous
people try one doctor, hospital or rem
edy after another, yet are never cured
of their deafness. Dr. Coutant says:
Lit me treat a dozen or a thousand
deaf persons in their own homes; they
need never come near my office, nor
see me. They need never swallow a
teaapoonful or med'eine nor submit to
any surgical operation. I ant confident
thAt double as many of these deaf per
sons will regain their hearing by my
method «« if, they were being treated
In specialists' offices or In hospitals."
Dr. Coutant has written a treatise.
It Is a inpst interesting book, giving
3 great amount of valuable informa
tion. Many have said it Is worth its
weight in gold A copy of this new
treatise will be given free to anyone.
He Will Give It Free
■ There will be no charge whatever for
this valuable work on the subject of
deafness, head noises, their causes, and
how to relieve them at home In the
quietude of one's room.
To obtain this book free it is only
necessary to write to Dr. George R.
Coutant, 463 D, Station F, X»« York.
N. Y. It will be sent In plain wrap
per, postpaid, free of cost. Those who
are deaf (or becoming so), as well as
those who are interested in others
thus afflicted, should take this oppor
tunity, as It may not be given again.
We know the doctor to be an honor
able, reliable deafness expert, whose
greatest pleasure |n life Is in enabling
deaf people to reguin perfect hearing.
He has numerous testimonials from
Pennsylvania, people who have been
wonderfully benefited by mall treat
ment. A letter addressed to him as
above, asking for his treatise will
bring It promptly, and he will cheer
fully give his opinion upon any case
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CONDITIONS IN THE STATE
; Free Library Work Is Expanding
Rapidly—lnteresting Comments
by the Division
Appeal is made In the annual re
port of the Pennsylvania Free Library
■Commission for 1913 for "an efficient
. library law for public libraries which
will give them an assured foundation
and something approaching an ade
quate, assured support." It is noted
that a "few faithful people" are the
source of strength of most libraries,
especially those In small towns and
that many libraries "must depend up
on 'teas,' 'tag-days' and 'socials' that
; their doors may not be closed." The
; application locally is not far to seek.
The report of the commission, as
| presented to Thomas Lynch Mont
gomery, the State librarian, does not
| suggest any specific law but says that
j a "good codification of our library
| laws would be a great help." The re
| port also says:
j "For the benefit of those who are
■| carrying this burden (of libraries) In
j many places, we note that this condl
i tlon Is hot confined to one section nor
to onp State; that the cause of this
Is that public opinion Is not yet edu
cated to the point where a library with
adequate support is demanded; that
this continued, patient effort is having
the desired effect, as Is proven by the
j number of our libraries which are
| slowly but surely making a place for
| themselves In the life of the coramun
| ity and receiving the recognition and
[support which are their due."
j Seven new libraries were opened
I during the year—Wyomlsslng, West
j Fairvlew, Rockdale, Tower City, Mer-
I cersburg, New Hope and Mt. Union,
; while the Harrisburg public library,
'opened January 1, 1914, is regarded as
I properly belonging to 1913 because it
j was intended to open it during that
year, but circumstances prevented; It,
however, is not a new library but
merely the transferral of an old one
to a new building and placing It on a
free basis instead of on a subscription
basis. This is also true of the Wash
ington Citizens library, which became
the Citizens Free Library on January
1. During 1913 $461,930 was given in
caf-h as gifts or bequests for libraries
; besides a building site given for a li
brary a't Mt. Pocono.
Through the travelling library sys
tem the com. lisslon sent 17.584 books
frot the State Library here to 327
•iifferent points in the State. Of these,
13,009 volumes went into t!.e coun
! try; the others went to schools, to
I study clubs or to free libraries. More
1 than 40,000 persons used these books.
Works on Latin America were espe
jeiaily popular, presumably because of
; the Panama Canal.
1 A list of free libraries is printed in
i.ihe report, showing 142 such institu
i tions in the State. The list is believed
|to be complete. Ten years ago the
: list of the Keystone State Library As
sociation contained the names of sixty
seven free libraries, some of which
i have died since and some of which
i were dead when the list was Issued.
VO SETTLKMKNT REACHED
I Chicago. 111., March 21.—A settle
| ment of differences and the adoption
i of a new wage scale fofr the 400,000
j soft coal miners of Western Pennsyl
j vania, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois
j seemed to be no nearer to-day when
j the Joint conference between repre
' sentatives of the United Mine Workers
of America and the operators was re
sumed.
Trenton, N. J., Mother
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I Mrs. Clara Sea bridge, Trenton, New
Jersey, tells in a letter bow valuab'e Goff'B
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i and thank goodness you had just sent me
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| she got the croup I gave her some of your
j Cough Syrup and it relieved her very suon,
and now 1 would not be without it.
| "I always keep It in the house, and it
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| praised it to many and always will, and
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j the letter now before him is the original
I letter received from Mr». Clara Seabridge,
j Trenton, N. J., and I, as Notary Public, cer
tify tiat the above (a a true statement of
I the facta Id the original letter.
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CLERICAL RATES
ARE KiiIOCKED OUT
Public Service Commission Roles
That They Can Not Be Granted
Inside the State
AGAINST THE CONSTITUTION
Administrative Ruling Made Last
Night by the Public Service
Commissioners
William N. Trinkle, counsel for. the
Public Service Commission, having ad
vised that body that the intrastate
transportation of ministers of religion
free or at reduced rates is prohibited
by the Constitution of Pennsylvania,
the commission to-day made the fol
lowing administrative ruling:
"At the hearing held by the com
mission on January 20, 1914, at Har
risburg, reasons were presented by
ministers of religion for an adminis
trative ruling by the commission that
common carriers may accord such
■ ministers the privilege of free trans
portation or reduced rate transpor
tation between points within the boun
dary of the State of Pennsylvania.
"Common carriers may lawfully
transport ministers of religion between
the States free or at reduced rates, but
this is explicitly warranted by the
provision of the Federal Interstate
commerce act as amended by way of
express exception and the . anti
discrimination clause of that act of
Congress.
"Transnortation of passengers wholly
between points in Pennsylvania Is gov
erned by the provision of the law of
this State.
"The Constitution of Pennsylvania
contains an explicit provision prohibit
ing common carriers from granting
free passes or passes at a discount to
any person other than those within the
meaning of the exception therein ex
pressed, and the Constitution further
enjoins upon the Legislature the duty
to carry such prohibition into effect by
means of appropriate legislation.
"The act of July 26, 1913, known as
the public service company law, de
fining the powers and duties of public
service companies of various kinds, in
cluding common carriers, and provid
ing for the regulation of such public
service companies, provides by Sec
tion 8 of Article 111 that it shall be
unlawful for any common carrier 'to
charge, demand, collect or receive, di
rectly or Indirectly, by any special
rate, rebate, drawback, abatement or
other device whatsoever, from any
person or corporation, for any service
rendered, a greater or less compen
sation or fum than it shall demand,
charge, collect or receive from any
other person or corporation for a like x
and contemporaneous service under
substantially similar circumstances and
conditions.'
"Carriers are likewise prohibited by
j Section » of Article 111 of said act
fiom making or giving 'any undue or
j Treasonable preference or advantage
in favor of or to any person or cor
i poration or any locality or any par
ticular kind or description of traffic or
service In any respect whatsoever,' etc.
"It may be, and probably is, true in
many instances, more especially in the
country districts of the State, that the
monetary reward received by clergy- i
men for their service is inadequate to
enable them to meet their necessarv
expenses and transportation fare. The
commission has also given due consid
eration to the force of the argument
that ministers of religion are carrying
on work of great public benefit, but
we are unable to differentiate between
ministers and other classes of the com
munity to such an extent in that re
spect as would justify a discrimination
in rates of fare for transportation upon
that ground.
It is not improbable that under the
requirement that ministers p;.y the
sume fare as other passengers for a
like service their pecuniary compen
sation will in the long run rise to a
proper level of adiustment.
"It is the opinion of the commission,
after careful consideration, that the
according to ministers of free Intra
state transportation or such transpor
tation at reduced rates is discrimi
natory and illegal under Sections 8
and 9 of Article 111 of the public ser
vice company law and that the com
mission is without warrant to other
wise regard it under the present public
policy of this State as fixed by law.
The commission has concluded so to
rule administratively In this case.
"It may be that should application I
be made to the Legislature at the next
or some subsequent session meanf may
be found by that body to afford the I
relief desired by the applicants." (
"Bride Shop" Is Rolfe's
Latest and Best Act
"The Bride Shop," which comes to
the Orpheum next week. Is a new pro
duction from the theatrical shop of B.
A. Rolfe, the successful producer who
hag sent many big musical acts to Har
risburg, including '""he Porch Party,"
"Colonial Days," "The Colonial Sep
tette," and others. The newest piece
differs from those seen heretofore
with the Kolfe trademark. In that it is
<i musical comedy, with spoken lines.
Instead of a straight instrumental mu
sical offering.
The author of the lines of "The
Bride Shop" Is Fred de Grassac. The
fact that this prolific writer was the
author of "The Purple Roa 1," "The
Enchantress," In which Kitty Gordon
starred, and Christie Mac Donald's
"Sweethearts" bespeaks a great deal
for the new Rolfe offering.
There are twent ypeople In the act.
"The Bride Shop," and as its title would
indicate the playlet has much to do
with brides and opens a way for the
display of some very handsome gowns
and finery. In one number the girls
wear gowns of gorgeous colors and
the newest Parisian fad is given vent
in the wearing of wigs that match the
costumes.—Advertisement.
STATE COMMITTEE MEETS
By Associated Press
Albany, N. Y.. March 21.—Members
of the newly reorganized Democratic
State committee gathered here to-day
for a meeting to discuss plans for
getting out the vote on April 7, when
the question of holding a consti
tutional convention In 1915 will be
oted on. Speeches were made by
nnvernor Glynn and William Church
Osborn.
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In the Sunday Public Ledger
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shopping. The fact that they are in the Ledger
proves that they are worth your best attention. |
Leading Philadelphia Stores will tell you
interesting facts about the new spring styles in
every line. They advertise in the Public Ledger | |
to reach you. J
Examine this partial list. And tomorrow, when
the Public Ledger comes, read the announcements. i
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WILL JE OPENED
Bell Company Declares That It I*
Ready to Give the Public Ser
vice All Information
The Bell Telephone Company attor
neys yesterday announced that the
books of the 'company would be
opened for the Public Service Com
mission and that it had nothing to
which official view was not invited.
This occurred in the course of the
hearing on the rate question yester
day and created the greatest interest
all over the State.
Only a hort session was held by
reason of the fact that two of the
company's witnesses were unable to
be present by reason of illness. They
were Prof. Mortimer L. Cooley, of the
University of Michigan, and John A.
Barrett, of New York City.
At the request of the Commission,
John L. Swayze, general attorney for
the Bell Company, outlined the fu
ture progress of the hearings as fol
lows:
Following yesterday's session, at
which the Western Electric Company
relationship was gone Into, the next
hearing will cover the rate case as
a general proposition; what factors
must be considered; the relation of
different localities, together with stud
ies showing the flow.of traffic between
various localities.
Following that hearing the next
hearing will be devoted to a financial
history of the company with revenue
by years, together with other finan
cial studies. The relationship with
the American Telephone and Tele
graph Company will next be ex
plained, . "ollowed by a hearing at
which the telephone company will go
nto the question of the cost of money;
what is the proper rate of return
which must be received In order to
attract additional capital and the
necessity for additional capital in
creases each year. The closing hear
ing of the ease will then be devoted
to the general question of rate mak
ing.
At this morning's session, Gerard
Swope, vice-president of the Western
Electric Company, made an interesting
witness. Mr. Swope began his career
with the Western Electric Company
'n a minor position at Chicago, in
the Fall of 1895 and has been with
that company ever since, from tim»
ito time occupying more and more lm»
I P°rtant positions, and since January
! 19 13, has been vice-president. He
| told of the history of the Western
j Electric Company from its organiza
: tion in 1869, and went into its relations
with the Bell companies. He gave
I their total sales for ISI3 as $77,000.-
j 000, of which $61,000,000 were for
sales to the Bell companies. He also
mentioned that at the present time
tho Western Electric Company was
manufacturing apparatus of various
kinds under more than 700 different
patents with 300 applications for pat
ents now pending. Another interesting
feature of Mr. testimony was
his reference to the Western Elec
tric Company's aid to the Bell com
panies in times of emergency. He
referred particularly to the storm In
the early part of this month, when
New York City, New Jersey and the
eastern part of Pennsylvania were
particularly afTected. He said that on
Sunday and Sunday night of the storm,
passenger trains and special' engines
were used for the purposs of rul
ing emergency cable and copper wire
to the scenes of the breaks, and that
following the storm a total of 15,-
000 poles were shipped; some of them
from as far west as Toledo, Ohio; also
10,000 miles of copper wire, 16,000
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crossarms, -14 milea of emergency
cable were shipped, making a total
tonnage of 1,000,000 pounds of ma
terial handled as a direct result of tho
storm which put 50,000 telephones
out of service in New York and vicin
ity.
The next hearing will be held on
Thursday, April 9, at 10 o'clock.
IWYLOWA TO DANCE MONDAY
Special to Tin Telegraph
St. Louis, Mo., March 21.—Mile.
Anna Pavlowa, the Russian dancer,
who hurt one of her heavily insured
feet the other nigbt, has cancelled her
Cincinnati engagement for to-night in
order that she may be able to dance in
Chicago on Monday.
Her foot is still bothersome, but
much better. /
Student—What mußt I do In order to
be a poet?
Teacher—Earn your living at some
thing else.—Life.
Tomdik—The women of the presant
day can't make such pies as our
mothers did.
McClammy—No; it's a lost tart.
Chicago Inter-Ocean.
ARE* YOU GOING TO HEAR
PADEREWSKI OX MARCH 30
Everybody who carea for music is
asking friends—"Are yoi going to
hear Paderewski?" "Of course!" is th©
universal reply. This name will always
be one of conjure with —one that calls
up reminiscences of past scenes when
vast audiences leaned breathless to
ward that figure at the piano while
the music enchanted, enthralled; one
that brings to others a longing to hear
and feel for themselves tho spell of
the magician.
Paderewski is Just at the summit of
Ills powers to-day. He ic ftfty-two
and the richness of his experience aa
well as the hard work that has brought
him to so great a perfection, give an
advantage over any other pianist of his
times.
The subscription list at Sigler's Mu
sic store is rapidly tilling. Among
these are large delegations from Irv
ing, Wilson, Dickinson and other col
leges. One request alone from Irving
College calls for forty seats.—Adver
tisement.