GROCERS Win FOR BIG OUTING S,OOO Expected to Attend Annual Picnic at Hershey Thursday; Valuable Prizes Special trains on the Reading }nt 8 o'clock to-morrow morn- < ilng. August 13, and at 1 o'clock |ln the afternoon, will carry Har risburg grocerymen and their fam ilies to Hershey Park, were they (will be Joined by grocers from eur jrounding towns. It is expected that 6,000 will attend the picnic. The committee In charge of the event includes: L. G. Orr, who is chairman; R. M. Wolfe, secretary; J. A. Rishel, assistant secretary; Geo. Forster, treasurer; lid. Crownshleld, assistant chairman. In addition to a lengthy program of sporting events' tennis, croquet and ! quoits will be played. There will be i dancing from 2 to 5 o'clock in the aft ernoon and at 1:30 in the afternoon ft comedy company will present "My ! jAunt From Harrisburg." All these [amusements will be free to the pic nickers: i Races and athletic events will be budged by A. H. Kreidler, George |Forster, W. L. Van Camp, J. A, Rishel, K. O. Fink, B. B. Drumm and U. H. Frantz. The program commit tee, consisting of A. P. Kitchen, Wil uiam Runkle, Sam Kissinger, Jim Mil ler, A. H. Koppenhamer and William Burgoon have arranged fcr the fol lowing events and prizes: The I'ri/.e liist Ball game between uptown and Hill igrocers, five gallons of ice cream. 100-yard race for clerks, first, $5 In Cold; second, case of olives; third, case Hetnz's goods; fourth, same. Race, for girls under 16, first, para- Bol; second, box of candy; third, same. Race for married women, first, elec tric iron; S3cond, twelve pounds cof •fee; third, five pounds coffee; fourth, Jive pounds of bacon. Ladies' egg race, first, five pounds coffee; second, case of corn; third, safety razor. 100-yard race for men,first, one liam; second, case of milk; third, case cf corn; fourth, five pounds of coffee. Fat men's race, first, one ham; sec ond, can of lard; third, barrel of oil; fourth, case of beans. Tub race for rrrfen, first, case of matches; second, smoking set. Tub race for boys under Ifi, first, barrel of fllour; second, umbfrella. Swimming race, free for all, first, half-barrel of flour; second, dozen bottles grape juice; third, box of hose. Quarter-mile race for grocer clerks, (first, $5 in gold; second, case of match es; third, dozen bottles of root beer; fourth, five pounds of coffee;; fifth case Heinz's goods; sixth, a ham. seventh, file book; eighth to twelfth, case of soft drinks each. Quarter-mile race for grocers over 35, first, gold watch; second, assorted canned gods; third, box of tea; fourth, case of coffee. Quarter-mile race for grocers under 35, first, $5.00 in gold; second. 50 loaves of bread; third, 50 loaves of bread; fourth, case of canned fruit; fifth, case of relish; sixth, file book; seventh, case of jelly; eighth to twelfth, case of soft drinks each. Tug of war for ladies, one broom for each contestant. Tug of war for men, case of beans. Running jump for men, box of hose. Running jump for women, bucket of peanut butter. Running jump for boys under 12, basket of cantaloupes. Running jump for girls under 12, basket of sweet potatoes. 100-yard shoe race, free for all, first, half-barrel of flour; second, doz :en bottles root beer. Salesmen's race—First, suit case; •second, bologna. Hobble skirt race for women —First ladies' watch; second, dozen of can ned fruit; third, same. Dressing race for men—First, box of oranges; second, case of Signet >6oap; third, case of maccaroni. Marble hunt for children under 10 • —First, box of candy; second, same. Three-legged race, free for all— First, two cases of beans; second, two cases catsup. Candle race for women—First, one cake; socond, case of corn flakes; third, bologna. Needle threading race for men— First can of lard; second snappy cheese; third, bologna. Barrel and ball contest for girls un der 12—First, box of candy, second, dozen botles of root beer. Barrel and ball contest for women —First ,ten pounds of coffee; second, B pounds of coffee. Barrel and ball contest for men—• First, half-barrel of flour; second, smoked ham; third, case of soda. Flour contest for boys, cash. Cord-cutting contest for women— Case of Cream O' Corn, divided. Running race for girls under 10— Dozen bottles root beer. Running race for boys under 10 Dozen bottles root beer. Running race for butcher—First smoked ham; second, boiled ham; third, can of lard. Shoot-the-shoot race, for com mitteemen only—First, $5.00 gold; second, half-barrel fllour; third, case of catsup; fourth, case assorted fruit; fifth, case of soap. Letter List LIST OF LETTERS REMAINING IN the Poet Office, at Harrlsburg, Pa for the week ending August R, 1914- Ladies' List Mrs. Fannie Bell, Miss Mary Brown, Mrs. Kate Cephart Miss Grace Ann Coblin. Miss Estella J. Den nis. Miss Margaret Devore, Miss Helen Dressier, Miss Gertrude Eckert. Miss Helen Gastrock, Mrs. Mary Harris, Miss Miriam Hoover, Mrs. Margaret Houck Mrs. C. F. Howard. Mrs. Thos. B. ivel ley. Lula Kohler (D. L.), Miss H. Lentz Mrs. May louden, Miss Mar, urlte Mark, Mrs. Clara McClure, Miss Mame Myers, Miss Ruth Price. Mrs. W H Rowllns, Miss Nellie I. Spanglor. Miss Helen Spath, Annie M. Stol? (D. L) Mrs. Flora E. Swartz, Miss Clara Trego' Miss Alice Walton, Miss Margaret H Ward Mrs. D. Wellcher. Gentlemen's List George Arnold. H. J. Bitting, William Blackinston. E Bowers Dave Brindal, John B. Camp bell, John Chambers. J. Coates (D L ) 9 on l° n - G. E. Crosby, Mordlca F. S. Davis, Bruco Deavenrv (D. L ) E C. Devore. W. M. Earley (2), A. J. Eck ert, Robert S. Fletcher, Charles Grun den, Lenard Haines, C. V. Klmes, Wal ter R. Knaub, Charles Lang, Hrynko IrfuandoWßkl W. B. Lighter. Robert R. J. S. McCormlck, C. W. McPhail, John Mentzer, J. R. Merrlman, E. Miller, J. W. Miller. Musco Poag, Domenlco Protetto, C. W. Renow, D. W. Richard son. E. L Rice, C. H. Smith, Strawn Spencer, Mr. Stewart, Lee Swartz (D. L), P. Varlouis, Albert White Firms The Blanchard Corp., The Keeler Motor Co., Pedestrian (2). Foreign Rev. Fr. John Butler, Ourl fu Vincenzo Orsoto. Persons should Invariably have their mall matter addressed to their street and number, thereby Insuring prompt delivery by the carriers. FRANK C. SITES, Postmaster. SCHOOL FURNITURE ORDERED Halifax. Pa., Aug. 12. Borough school board on Monday evening placed the order for chairs for the new high school auditorium, teach ers' chairs and tables and all other furniture, excepting desks, with O. C. Baker, of Halifax. WEDNESDA Y EVENING HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH AUGUST 12. 1914 UODER MIKING ! TO BE SUPERVISED Standards of Safety Rules Will Be Drafted by a Special Com mittee of State GOVERNOR COMES TO TOWN Will Go to Camp Tomorrow; Wa ter Supply Commission Is Scheduled to Meet Initial steps # have been taken t MA partment of Labor * and i ndi > str y to J secure standards I JwratgJWSjw of safety In con- I struction of iad- I i dors of nil kinds ft Jg|f|jj? and a special K Ej|i{MUlnifc| committee, co n - experts, manufac turers, employes and dealers, has been named to meet In Philadelphia on August 14 to discuss a draft of regu-1 lations. These regulations will be sub mitted to the State Industrial Board! and after a hearing will be promul gated and all manufacturers required to conform to them. Study of accidents and observations by agents of the department have shown a large percentage of accidents in which falls from ladders figured were due to faulty construction or failure to provide safe ladders. The idea will be to get the construction end settled and then to require all per sons using ladders in industrial es tablishments to see that they are kept in safe condition. Two New Posts. —State Zoologist H. A. Surface is making investigation in to complaints of two new caterpillar pests, one of which not only does dam age to trees and foliage, but when drawn across the skin causes a burn ing sensation like that of the brown tailed moth. Steps are being taken to ascertain where they came from. The caterpillars are very numerous in some parts of the State and are annoying larmers. They are the "saddleback" so called because of- its appearance and the 10, the latter being the larva of the beautiful lo moth. Many at Work. —Approximately 7,- 000 men are at work on repairs to State highways, the work going slow ly because of the extensive repairs demanded for bridges and drains. Most of the main traveled routes have been put into good condition. Schuylkill Cases. —Seven arrests for for the sale of adulterated milk and cream were made in Schuylkill coun ty yesterday by State food agents. This was the result of some active sampling by State officials. Breitinger Busy. —J. Louis Breit inger. the chief moving picture cen sor, has shut down on a number of shows and has issued new and strict ! rules since the act establishing the censorship was upheld. The censor hasybrought practically all of the big manufacturers and exhibitors to his aid. Inspecting Hatcheries —Nathan R. Buller, Commissioner of Fisheries, is making inspections of the work under way at hatcheries. Torresdale and Erie improvements are being pushed aiong. Few Licenses.—Thus far only 125 persons have applied for hunters' li censes in Schuylkill county. Over 10,000 took out papers last year. Other counties also report slow issuance. Employed Hoys. Half a dozen Philadelphia firms were fined yester day through work of the State De partment of Labor and Industry in rounding up persons employing boys under 14. In some cases the young sters were working without certifi cates. 31 ust Sewer Town. —State Commis sioner of Health Dixon has issued a decree calling upon the borough of Jersey Shore to provide for better sewer facilities. Complaint had been made about conditions and for some time the borough council had been discussing the matter with the com missioner. Superintendent Resigns. An nouncement has been made in Cham bersburg that M. K. Burger, of that place, lias resigned as superintendent of State highways in Franklin county. He will become superintendent of the Chambersburg Oas Works. To Cnni|> To-morrow, Governor Tener, who returned to the Capitol to-day for a short time, plans to go! to the camp at Mt. Gretna to-morrow. He is attending meetings here to-day. Working on Highway.—Charles P. Walter, superintendent, of the State roads, has a force of men and two road rollers working on the improve ment of the State highway between Middletown and the Lancaster line. This road is now in the best condition it has been in years and will be con siderably improved. Marshall to Return. —State Veteri narian C. J. Marshall will sail from England for home within a few weeks. He lias been attending meet ings of veterinarians at London and making some researches. The Fcilernl Allowance.—'The allow ance made by the War Department to the various States Is to pay for the am munition for rifle practice and various supplies so that the State troops can be trained and equipped like regulars. The amount .lust allowed to this State is somewhat higher than a year ago. C'nnnrrlm I,luted. Dr. H. A. Sur face, the State Zoologist, has listed all of the canneries in the State and every plant handling fruits and vegetables has been put down. In many cases the capacity, char.-ieter and railroad fa cllltie < of the plant are listed. This list is for the use of fruit growers and orchard men and Is destined to be of great value within a few years. This year it Is proving most useful because of the big crops. CommlNiiliin «o *lret. The State Water Supply Commission will hold its meeting for July to-morrow and some reports on the flood warning service are expected. The work at P.vmatuning Is being pushed along rapidly and it will bo in shape for a legislative report next winter. IP YOU ARE ALIVE To your real piano purchasing benefits you will Investigate our special values this woek. J. H. Troup Music House, 15 South Market Square.—Advertise ment. NEW FREEDOM The Colored Voters' Energetic league of Pennsylvania, Dauphin County Division, will hold a public meeting, at 1220 North Seventh street, K. of P. Hall ,on Thursday evening, August 13. Come and take part In what will he of great interest to every voter and help spread the movement for New Freedom and extend the workings of the League, which now has branches In Scranton. Wllkes- P,arre, Johnston, Scottdale, Browns ville, Connellsville, Chambersjiurg, Wllliamsport. Tou are directly in terested. —Advertisement. I There Is But One Doutrich's In Harrisburg Following in Doutrich's footsteps has been a popular pastime in the clothing business of Harrisburg since we opened this store six years ago. Our store, equipment, our methods, our adver- H tising—even the name of our Mid-Summer Sale—has been copied by others. % a Next to being original, the best thing is to I copy a good model and we congratulate them upon their perspi- I cacity in choosing Doutrich's as worthy to imitate, for the people of central Penna. I have shown that they like to be served the Doutrich's way; their patronage has made this the largest and fastest growing clothing store hereabouts. I We are glad to have done this much to raise | I the standards of the clothing business. But now at Mid-Summer I Sale time we feel in duty bound to remind all those within trading radius that there is but one Doutrich's in Harrisburg, and that is at 304 Market Street—that there is but one original Mid-Summer Clearance Sale and that is now on at Doutrich's. I Prices Cut For Rapid Clearaway I Throughout the Store § All $25 Suits, Now $18.75 1 All S2O Suits, Now $14.75 | All $lB Suits, All sls Suits, Now $10.75 I Bargains in Trousers, Boys' Suits, Shirts, Underwear, Raincoats, Etc. 304 MARKET STREET HARRISBURG, PA. i AT THE VICTORIA Marlon Leonard, who has become such a wide favorite with motion pic ture lovers, will to-day be featured in a six-reel fllm, "Mother liove," which is promised to be the greatest mother storv of modern times. "The Mutual Girl" will to-day be shown inspecting Hodman Wanamaker's aeroplane, "The America," in which Lieutenant Porte, of the English army, hud planned to fly across the Atlantic. The trip of In spection end.i In a flight in which the "Mutual Girl" takes part. The Pathe Dally News forms part of the bill to day. To-morrow there will be as part of tjhe program "The Opium Sraoker."— Advertisement. AT THE I*AI'ACE The feature of the show to-day is a five-reel film of Mary Plckford In "A Good Little Devil," a Belasco show of the New York stage a few years ago. While the show is essentially a chil dren's play It does nevertheless hold a great moral for all grownups. Mary Plckford, when the show was still on the stage, played the title role of blind "Jullett," the little girl who believed in fairies. The program to-day will also Include Universal Ike, Jr., in [ "Cupid's Victory."—Advertisement Pennsylvania Congressmen Urge Food Cost Inquiry Special to The Telegraph Washington, Aug. 12.—Four resolu tions demanding that the Secretary of Commerce investigate the situation producing record breaking high cost of food prices in the face of the big gest crops the country ever has seen were introduced in the House yester day by Representatives J. Hampton Moore, Michael Donohoe, J. R. Farr [ and M. Clyde Kelly, all of Pennsyl- I vania. Demands had been made | from all sections of the country. Lea j de— in Congress who discussed the skyward trend of flour and wheat ex pressed themselves frankly as of the opinion that a few clever manipula tors were profiting enormously at public expense through the pn ext that the European already has brough high prices in the United States. Representative Underwood, leader of the majority, said he could see no reason why the House should not pass a resolution asking for a report on what Secretary of Commerce Redfield k .ows of reasons, If any exist, for in creased food prices in the face of tho record-breaking crops and the redu ced opportunity to sell abroad with ports closed and transatlantic frei M ers at anchor to escape being made prizes under the rules of war. River Meuse Is Thick With Bodies of Dead Special to The Telegraph Brussels, Aug. 12.—The bodies of German and Belgian soldiers that either fell or were thrown Into the River Meuse during the early stages of the fighting around the Liege forts are now coming to the surface in large CASTOR IA For Infants and Children, Bearstne > - The Kind You Have Always Bought Bißn o a numbers below Fort Pontain, about five miles northwest of Liege. It was around Fort Pontain and the adjacant Belgian works that the Ger mans had eonsentrated their attack In the first three days of the fighting. The German military experts had concluded that th» Belgian lino of de fense was weakest at this point, but these conclusions were subsequently proved false. Belgian territory, except just around and to the south of Liege, wus report ed to-day to have been thoroughly ■cleared of German troops with the ex ception of some Uhlans who had lost their way. • ABE YOD INTERESTED In buying a slightly used high-grade Piano at R bargain? Several such opportunities now. Investigate. J. H. Troup Music House. 15 South Market Square.—Advertisement Business Locals A FRIEND IN NEED Is a friend indeed—especially when you're broke. But what's the uso of imposing on good friendship when you are a little short of necessary cash. Our method of loaning small sums of money in strict confidence, and at the lowest rates of interest, makes it possible for you to make good on your plans without exposing your financial weak points to Intimate friends. Pennsylvania Investment Co., 132 Walnut street. A DAILY MARKET Good things to eat of almost every conceivable kind tempt the appetite of those who pass the storj of B. B. Drum at 1801 North Sixth street. Peaches and apples, plums and mel ons and the tender fresh vegetables are arranged in splendid variety out side, snd inside are.all the fancy and staple groceries, baked goods, as well as the fresh meats and those that are potted and put up In glass. A phone message will bring almost anything you desire. 9
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