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City / • worn dally average for the month ol July, 1914 • 23,169 if Average for the rear 1815—21.577 Average for the year 1812—21.175 Average for the year 1911—15.851 Average for the rear 1910—17,495 TELEPHONES! Bell Private Branch Exchange No. 2040. United Business Office, 203. Editorial Room 685. Job Dept. 203. TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 18 PIFFLE ! VANCE C. McCORMICK. Demo cratic candidate for Governor, is quoted as making this asser tion at the Path Valley reunion on Saturday, where he violated the request of his host by talking politics when he was asked not to do so: It is no longer possible for a po litical party to let two or three men go off in a room by themselves and select candidates for us. McCormick has evidently relegated to the realms of his inimitable for gettery the little conference at Wash ington last winter at which President ■Wilson, Palmer and McCormick se lected Palmer and McCormick as the Administration ticket in Pennsylvania. Possibly, also, the Invincible One has allowed to slip from his memory the bulldozing, money-squandering cam paign that forced the White House Twins as nominees upon the Demo crats of the State. Or, mayhap, he was foolish enough to make himself believe he was gulling the farmers. But, for the sake of argument, let us accept the assertion at its faee value and agree that "it is no longer possible for a political party to let two or three men go off in a room and select candidates for us." What, then, becomes of McCormlck's oft repeated declaration that Dr. Brum baugh and Senator Penrose are "boss chosen" candidates? McCormick has no other argument against Dr. Brum baugh than his charge that the Re publican candidate was chosen by somebody other than the voters. He knows that Dr. Brumbaugh is a thor oughly honest, able man and that he Is better equipped in every way for the high office to which he aspires than any other of the gubernatorial candidates. McCormick knows also that his only hope is to place the tag of boss rule on the Republican nomi nee. So he goes up and down the State parading his own virtues and shrieking "boss rule" at every turn. In one breath the Invincible One asserts that Dr. Brumbaugh was nom inated by "bosses" and in the next he declares that "it is no longer pos sible for two or three men to go off In a room by themselves and select candidates." Logical, isn't he?- There is just one word descriptive of the campaign speeches with which Vance McCormick is entertaining the rural populace these midsummer days and this is it —PIFFLE. When the little men who have usurped the management of the Demo cratic party in Pennsylvania meet the party workers in the field at the No vember election, they are certain to feel the wrath of men who asked for bread in the distribution of patronage and got a stone. PREPARING THE WAY CONSTRUCTIVE statesmen and the industrial and commercial giants of the United States are fully alive to the opportunities now presented as a direct result of the European war. Already the National Foreign Trado Council, organized in June to co-ord"lnate the trade activi ties of the nation, is busy and an im portant conference has been called for September 15 in New York city. It is the purpose of this body to bring into harmonious co-operation the produc ing, manufacturing, transportation, merchandising and financial elements engaged in or affected by foreign trade. Every business house, every firm, whether in trade or in the professions, every manufacturers' association, board of trade, chamber of commerce and commercial organization—in fact, every man. woman and child in the United States has a vital Interest In the fur thering of our export f.ade. It has yearly assumed a more important po sition among the factors which deter mine the welfare of the country. It annually becomes more Impressive in Its function as a balance wheel to our constantly recurring periods of trade prosperity and depression. The ob jective of the Council is a greater national prosperity through greater foreign trade. Nor is this the only significant de velopment of the suddenly-created trade opportunities on this side the Atlantic Ocean. Loaders in commerce and Industry all over the country are wide awake and there is tremendous fcctivity in the preliminary steps that TUESDAY EVENING, must be taken to assure the benefits that are In sight. The fact that our foreign commerce, though neutral, has suffered almost as must as If this was a belligerent na tion is largely due to the fact that the country has not paid enough attention to the systematic development of its fdreign trade to think out in advance what should be done in such an emer gency. The National Foreign Trade Council is now devoting its energies to the relief of this situation and to the attainment through co-opcrative effort of the permanent economic* independ ence of our foreign trade. The Council consists of thirty-five nationally representative manufactur ers, merchants, railroad and steamship men and bankers, collectively standing for the general interest of all sections of the country and all elements en gaged in, or affected by, foreign trade. It seeks to co-operate with the gov ernment and with commercial and in dustrial organizations in pursuit of greater national prosperity through greater foreign trade. Surely out of this Intelligent and forceful direction must come rich trade returns. If ever tills country needed big men at Washington, now is the time, but the people may be excused for doubting when they think of the eminent Chau tauquan now sitting on the lid of our foreign relations,. DEVELOPING PENNSYLVANIA S an outcome of the great war /V In Europe there may be de / \ veloped two important transpor tation agencies in Pennsylvania —one at the port of Philadelphia and the other in a ship canal from Lake Erie to the South. This State is deeply interested in all matters mak ing for its inevitable development and all the people, whether they live in one section of the State or the other, must be interested in the creation of a great port at Philadelphia and the opening of a ship canal in the west. Philadelphia is the natural outlet for the products of the State to the sea and the lands beyond. It is for this reason that the Legislature has always favored every movement for the building up of a proper port in the metropolis of the Commonwealth. As to the ship canal, which would be largely constructed by the States of Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia, it would furnish an outlet for the great area west of the Allegheny mountains, and whatever benefits the two wings of the State aIBO benefits the important central section, which includes many of the smaller cities and towns. It is estimated that the tonnage which will be carried by the pro posed ship canal from Lake Erie to the Ohio river would be double that of either the Panama or Suez canals and as the project seems entirely feasible it may be expected that some definite plans will be worked out in the near future. The South American trade prize Is almost in our grasp, and the opening of the Panama Canal, so modestly ac complished last Saturday, was an au spicious clinching of a business oppor tunity. WHY NOT? REPRESENTATIVE government is fast disappearing under the Democratic paternalism that is overspreading the country. Wil liam F. McCoombs, chairman of the Democratic national committee, is also chairman of a committee which is preparing a platform to submit to the New York Democratic conference on August 26 and which has decided definitely that the short ballot plank will recommend that all State officers be appointive except the Governor, Lieutenant-Governor and Comptroller. The tentative platform will say also that the Governor ought to have the power of appointment and removal without concurrence hy the Senate. Why not wipe out all elections at once and permit a few rich men to run the government without let or hin drance? Japan is showing an anxiety to go to war that Is hardly consistent with its recent peaceful protestations. HEALTH CONSERVATION AT the recent conference of the English National Association for the Prevention of Consumption and Other Forms of Tubercu losis, Sir William Osier, regius pro fessor of medicine at the University of Oxford, made some noteworthy statements. He said that so widespread was the bacillus that practically all human beings, by the time they reached adult life, somewhere harbored the germ of the disease, but all did not die be cause of having certain powers of re sistance, or what is called immunity from the disease. The disease in some was active enough to produce symp toms, with the possibility, however, of arrest or cure. In others again the disease so progressed as to mark them as doomed persons. In his concluding words Sir William indicated the causes of this bane of humanity in the following solemn yet hopeful dicta: We have tracked the enemv and know his every stronghold, and we know his three allies—poverty, bad housing and drink. But though the ravages have been reduced it remains man's most powerful enemy. Before us a long, slow, hun dred years' war—or even longer in which, however, co-operation and enterprise will win out just as surely as It has done against typhus and typhoid. In this great war Pennsylvania has taken front rank. Its Health Depart ment, led by Dr. Dixon, has been waging a winning fight against the disease for years. It is only one of tho great conservation movements fathered by Pennsylvania and it shows that our public officials are thinking along advanced lines and are putting their thoughts into effective practice for the benefit of all our people. AN EVENING THOUGHT "To be good company for our selves we must store our minds well; fill them with pure and peaceful thoughts; with pleasant memories of the past and reason able hopes for the future. We must, as far as may be, protect ourselves from self reproach, from care and anxiety." —Sir John Lubbock. 1 EVENING CHAT People who have gone about the Susquehanna in motorboats or in row boats have been rather surprised to see wild ducks breeding in this sec tion. Not only is it surprising to see ducks here at this time of the year, but that they should select this por tion of the liver, which isgirded by rail roads, spanned by numerous bridges and constantly traversed by the sand and coal fleets, is rather remarkable. Men who observe game say that the fact that the birds have remained here during summer is due to the fact that they were not hunted or shot at last spring, the new federal regulations on migratory water fowl having reduced the season to the fall months. Some of the ducks have been observed fly ing close to the city, as though they knew that they were perfectly safe from the hunters. Under the new regulations the shooting of ducks will be legal in September and if the fowl remain in this section there should be good sport. It has been a long timo since any water fowl were known to be here in summer months or to breed In this vicinity. The new regulations will prevent the shooting running very late into the winter and will prevent any spring shooting at all. Except for raccoons, snipe and ducks, there will be precious little shooting this year until the middle of October. The blackbirds, which used to afford some prime shooting in the first few weeks of September, are now protected by law because of the serv ices they do the farmer by destroying insects and pests, an act of 1913 recognizing their work. The grouse and squirrel seasons start the middle of October, but rabbits and quail can not be shot until November 1 and deer not until November 10. A hunter has to take a book of game laws into the woods with him these days just as must a fisherman, .is the laws are changed so frequently that even the wardens have to think rapidly to keep posted. People whose conduct and remarks caused removal of the benches which stood in front of the State Museum building have deprived the public of one of the pleasant gathering places in the State's park. This spot has been a. popular one for Sunday serv ices, for meetings of various sorts and for people to rest in the afternoons and evenings, while it has always been a favorite place for children to go to feed the squirrels. However, investi gation shows that the removal by the park authorities was amply justified and that for some time there have been complaints about the remarks emanating from the benches. The fact that Pittsburgh is going to celebrate the two hundredth anniver sary of Its settlement in 1916 calls to mind that this city and vicinity have been passing by some interesting an niversaries without so much as a no tice. Only two years ago it was ion years since the State government was removed to Harrlsburg and various towns in this part of the State have been passing up their centennials without even a flag being put out. Unfortunately, there is no public rec ord easily accessible which permits people to learn exactly when these anniversaries occur and consequently important dates are lost sight of. Paving of Derry street has crawled by Twenty-first street and it has two more blocks to go and then the neces sity for making the detour by way of Greenwood street will be ended. And in passing it might be remarked that next time it is necessary for the march of improvement to force travel on an other highway steps should be taken to put it into good condition. Some of the macadam dug from Derry street could have been used on Green wood to advantage and it is a wonder that the city has not been sued be cause of damage to automobiles. Excursions run to Hershey and other points in the vicinity of Harrisburg have had the effect of bringing thou sands of visitors to the State Capitol from places in Central Pennsylvania and the register of the guides at the State House shows the names of people from half the central counties. For a long time the railroad people did not realize the interest of the people of the State at large in the new Capi tol and they persistently refused to grant stop-off privileges for the pur pose of visiting the big granite pile in the center of the city. A few years ago some new passenger men came here and worked up the officials with the result that now stopovers are granted on application. The result has been a series of visits to the Capi tol and pleasure for many people. [ WELL KNOWN PEOPLE 1 —Warren Worth Bailey, the Johns town congressman, who would tax all land for government revenues, is a publisher. —District Attorney R. H. Jackson, of Pittsburgh, has started a probe of food prices in his city. —A. J. Kilgallon. mentioned for head of the A. O. H. at the Dußois convention, is prominent in Pittsburgh affairs. Wolf, the Philadelphia business man, celebrated his fiftieth birthday at his summer home in Lake Placid. - —lgnatz Gressner. one of the Allen town First Defenders, was given a reception when he reached his seventy ninth birthday Sunday. i frair&Ti [From the Telegraph, Aug. 18, 1864 ] CAPTURE REBELS Fortress Monroe, Aug. 18.—The steamer Thomas A. Morg arrived here yesterday from deep bottom with twenty wounded soldiers of the Tenth corps. Our forces on the north side of the James river has continued se vere skirmishing every day this week. Our army has captured more prisoners than have been heretofore reported, but have no definite statement of the number. PREPARE FOR DEFENSE OF CITY Cairo, Aug. 18.—A meeting of the citizens of this place is called for this evening to provide for the defense of this city from the attack of the rebel army. An expedition has gone In pursuit of Johnson's guerillas, who captured the boats at Salino Bar. 1 YEARS R 'A 3 GO -0 AV 1 50 YEARS AGO [From the Telegraph, Aug. 18, 1864.1 BOY KILLED BY TRAIN A boy named Fink was killed on the Broad Top Railroad on Monday. He was asleep on the track when a fast train came along and ran OVOB him. UNION HOTEL SOLD The Union House Hotel property was sold this afternoon to Benjamin Buck, the present occupant, for the sum of $15,550. VOLUNTEERS ARRIVE A company of volunteers from Ship pensburg arrived here to-day. A VACATION AT THE SEASHORE Pennsylvania Railroad five-day ex cursion to Atlantic City. Cape May Wlldwood, Ocean City and other re ports. Next Thursday. See the Ticket 1 Agent.—Advertisement. RARRISBURG TELEGRAPH M CORMIGK SHY ON KNOWLEDGE OF STATE Didn't Know What He Was Talk ing About at Elain Picnic PENNA. IS NO LAGGARD Soil Conservation Has Been Given Careful Study by the State Not only has it been established that Vance C. McCormlck, Democratic candidate for governor, did not know what he was talking about when he said at the Blain farmers' picnic that "Pennsylvania had lagged behind the! other progressive Commonwealths" In enactment of legislation for the gen eral welfare, but It is apparent that he has not been well informed about what the government of the Key stone State has been doing for con servation of agriculture. The Tele graph has shown what a really mag nificent work this State is doing for its farmers, how the educational work has been brought right to the farmer's dooryard, how hundreds of thousands of dollars of value have been added to orchards, how pests have been con trolled, how cattle diseases have been stamped out and how in numerotis other ways the State government has been aiding the farmer and all through legislation enacted during Republican administration. One of McCormick's stock addresses is on agricultural conservation and while posing as a farmer because of residence on a country estate half a year, he has glibly discussed the ne cessity for conservation of the soil and inferentlally attacked the State gov ernment as lagging behind. As a matter of fact the study of soil conservation occupied the attention of experts of the department of agricul ture long before McCormlck was out of college and for several Whole Book years the soils have on Soils been studied and men Coming Out have lectured about what should be done with various soils to retain their fertility, while the State's demonstrators have made soils their theme at all kinds of meetings, even carting samples of various soils around with them to show what they are good for. And in spite of the McCormick criticisms there is even now on the press a State report on the soils of Pennsylvania which will show the character of soils in each county, the geology, the chemical constituents with statements as to what soils are best adapted for potatoes, corn, wheat and the rest. The study of the soils was undertaken a few years ago at the direction of Secretary of Agriculture N. B. Critchfield because he saw the necessity of placing within reach of people who could not hear the lectur ers a comprehensive statement regard ing the soils of Pennsylvania so that they might know where certain soils were located and what would grow best upon them. This book will show the limestone soils of Dauphin county, the sandstone soils and other soils and tell farmers of what they are compos ed. And the study of it was actually begun when McCormick was "reor ganizing" the Democratic party. Yet he has no more to say about it than has "Farmer" Creasy to tell about the failure of the national administration to force through the oleo bill which the Grangers have endorsed and which is one of the things a Democratic ad ministration has not done for the farmer. The Telegraph showed the other night how crassly ignorant of what Pennsylvania has done for the general welfare along with the other progressive Commonwealths the MeCormlck Democratic candidate in Batl All for governor appears Along Line to be. The charitable view to take is that he did not know just as he was not aware that Dr. Dixon was working out the plan for organizing the great Bureau of Housing when he made his speech at Blain. As to the long list of what sucossive Republican administrations and legislatures have done for the farmers of Pennsylvania, the Demo cratic candidate prefers to go and speak hts piece regardless of what the statute books and State reports, the official documents, contain for the in formation of the public. A Wilkes-Barre dispatch says, "War has been declared between rival fac tions of the Democratic party in Lu zerne county and an open break between the Luzerne followers of Congress- Democrnts man John J. Casey and Fighting A. Mitchell Palmer promises to be. carried on to a finish in the No vember elections. "Trouble between these factions has long been brewing. Casey is an out and out Garmanite and is really in debted to the judge for the opportun ity which made him a Congressman. But Casey has been trying to carry water on both shoulders. He has al lied himself wjth the Oarman forces and he has likewise been trying to get into the good graces of the McLean- Kirkendall wing, despite the fact that he beat McLean for the Democratic nomination two years ago. "The backers of Palmer dared not come out openly and opnose Casey, for it would have been considered po litical suicide to draw swords po litically with the Congressman. How ever, there has been no great desire to get together and a real political war is being fought under cover." The Indianapolis News in a review of political conditions in Pennsylva nia says that the Washington party is going to pieces and remarks: "There seems Indiana Man to be little doubt at Says It's Dr. this lime that the Re lirunibaugh publicans will elect their State ticket, which is headed by Dr. Martin O. Brumbaugh, and thaf they will also hold their Congressmen and Invade the Bull Moose's delegation of six members and the Democratic dele gation of twelve members. A num ber of sets of surveys indicate a gain of at least four Republican Congress men, and some estimates go up to six or seven. "The Democrats here have their troubles. There are factional splits and there have been delays in dispensing federal patronage from Washington that have made trouble—as In New York. The "old gang" Democrats also insist that President Wilson forced Palmer as a candidate for senator, and Vance C. McCormlck as a candidate for governor, on the party. McCor mlck. after a bitter fight, defeated Michael J. Ryan for the nomination. This was not only a defeat for the old guard Democrats, but a defeat for one of the leaders of one of the greatest of the patriotic Irish organizations In Pennsylvania." STATE GIVES AID TO PUZZLED FARMERS Secretary Critchfield Tells Them How to Overcome Short age of Potash WAR HAS SERIOUS EFFECT Germany Has Been Supplying the Most of 340,000 Tons Used Here Steps were taken to-day by Secre tray of Agriculture H. R. Critchfield to straighten out the tangle caused in the fertilizer trade by the cessation of shipments of potash from Oer- , many. It is estimated that at least I ninety per cent of the potash used in I fertilizers in this state comes from the j w._r torn empire and in order to con se-ve the stock in this country manu facturers will be forced to use a smaller portion than has been done. To facilitate matters Secretary Critch field has issued a circular in which a way is pointed out for the marketing of fertilizers for the fall trade with out making a new registration with all that such procedure entails. It is estimated that 3-10,000 tons of fertilizer are used annually in Penn sylvania and a large portion of this is potash so that the effect of the war can be ascertained. In 1913 about three quarters of a million tons of potash of various kinds were imported from Germany alone and there will be very little this year. The imports last year were: kalinite 465,850 tons; mauriate of potash 23!),413: manure salts 111,646, and sulphate of potash 44,283 tons. The letter of the secretary on the subject is as follows: This Department recognizes the fact that with the shortage there is likely to be in the amount of potash avail able this fall manufacturers will find it difficult to prepare their goods for the fall trade so as to meet the re quirements of the registration made at the beginning of the year, and to realize this situation as far as possible this Department shall be entirely satisfied to have manufacturers of fertilizers reduce the per cent, of pot ash they put in the goods they place on the markets for the fall trade of the current year without making an additional registration of the same, provided that no change is made so far as the other elements of plant food are concerned and that they erace the figures that are now printed on their sacks showing the potash the goods contain and attach to the sacks with good, strong twine or a wire tag on which is plainly printed the revised analysis of the goods the sacks contain and provided further that they send to this Department notice of any change made in the per cent, of potash, specifying the brands of goods in which such change is made." "Where the change made in the amount of potash is less than one per cent, it will be satisfactory to this De partment to have the decimal or frac tion erased, leaving the percentage expressed in whole numbers." "For example, in case of sacks pre pared for a brand of fertilizer, the potash guarantee of which is 2.50, the .50 can be erased leaving the flg ure 2 stand showing that the potash content is 2 per cent." In such case it will not be neces sary to attach the tag spoken of." i OUR DAILY LAUGH ) * Trouble Some where Any luck, Jim? Naw! An' Uncle Eben Snitzer sez bark in 1869 he got a couple of nibbles right in this spot. Kxeltlngr The Native 'Fish? Why, say, | 80, the fishes bite so 'roun here you have to get behind a tree to | bait your hook! Wot Work Rev. Rightly My boy, it's a shame you have to dig a well on the Sabbath. Johnnie—Well, nuthin". I'm after fishin' worms. Tm Sad Peggy hasn't a thought for any body nowadays except her new car. She's perfect ly in love with it. Another case of man being dis placed by ma chinery. HARDLY MEBMS SO Respectable Party—Tell me do you drink anything? Fuller Sudds—Yes, anything. WHERE THE WAR BEGAN [From the St. Louis Republic.l Just suppose that when Austria ~ot Servla to the point where she conceded every demand except the presence of Austrian officers on Servian tribunals to try alleged conspirators. Berlin had wired a quiet Intimation to Vienna that Germany would not support Austria if she stirred Russia up by going to war with Servla over so small a matter. k Would there have been any wy7 AUGUST lft. 1914. War ; f Map _/syCoupon Latest European War Map Given by THE TELEGRAPH to every reader presenting this COUPON and 10 e*nu to cover promotion expenses. BY MAIL—In city or outside, for 12c. Stamps, cash or money order. This is the BIGGEST VALUE EVER OFFERED. Latest 1914 European Official Map (5 colors!— Portraits of lfl European Rulers; all statistics and war data—Army. Nav I and Aerial btrength, Populations, Area. Capitals, Distances between Cities. Histories of Nations Involved. Prev ou< Decisive Battles, His tory Hague I'race Conference, National Debts. C oin Values. EXTRA 2-color CHARIS of Five Involved European Capitals and Strategic Naval Location*. Voided, with handsome cover to fit the pocket. Get It Now from the Following Distributing Points I T> lAT Ainu Dinger One fellow Is away this week, And will be next week, too, While others In the office have Been left his work to do. Another chap will start next week For ten days at the shore— For those who will be left behind More work will be In store. And I am one of those poor boobs Who'll be imposed upon, While other fellows are away Having all kinds of fun. Of course, I know my turn will come To s*p of pleasure's cup, But, gee, I wish time would throw In High gear, and hurry up. ITALY AND AUSTRIA [From the Philadelphia Record.] There is nothing surprising about Italy's attitude toward Austria-Hun gary, her late ally in the Triple Alli ance. and with whom she may soon be at war. Leaving out of account old grudges from the days of Italy's weak | ness, it was only three years ago, when i she had her war with Tripoli on hand, I that the chief of the. Austrian war staff I read in the Chamber of Deputies at I Vienna a plan for invading Italy and i taking from her by force of arms the | provinces of Lombardy and Venetln, which were once under Austrian con trol. No action was taken on this cold blooded proposal, bvt, of course. It has not been forgotten. Such incidents in I Austrian history go far to explain why I that nation Is so disliked by all her neighbors except Germany. TARIFF GHOST RETURNS TO PLAGUE [From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.] There Is no room for academicians in this crisis. Raising the custom duties will not only bring in revenue, as the Democrats desire, but It will assist American manufacturers, now face to face with an emergency, as the Repub licans desire. Both parties should be for it. Call It a war measure or any tiling else, the conditions demand it. The political economy of peace has been interrupted. It does not is a world catastrophe that our finan ciers and statesmen face. No bond issue, no robbing of pos terity to preserve a revenue policy which, right or wrong in peace, Is cer tainly wrong when the world is at war. An adequate revenue we must have. The nation looks to Washington to throw prejudice and, theory Into the waste basket. It expects Congress to meet the exigency without faction. The cataclysm demands *in immediate. If temporary, revision of the tariff up ward. EDITORIAL. COMMENT If Mr. Wilson and Mr. Bryan hold it Is a violation of "the true spirit of neutrality" to lend to a belligerent funds that will be used to buy foodstufTs. for example, why is it not equally a viola tion or that spirit to sell a belligerent foodstuffs?— New York Sun. No wonder the barbers want to charge more for shaves when the war and the increasing cost of food are making every man's face twice as long as usual.—Philadelphia Ledger. FOUNTAIN NYMPHS TO TEACH AT CITY SWIMMING HOLE An added attraction has been arrang ed for the girls' swimming hour on Thursday afternoon, when the Foun tain Nymphs, appearing at the Colonial Theater this week, will cavort, dive and splash around at the Island to show the * 1 1 \ ■ BiDttlllHTCU rom ' SHIRTS SIDES &. SIDES % * \ This War May Effect Coal Prices We have just been advised as follows from a large wholesale coal company: "Eighty per cent, of the foreign laboring men in this country are single, and liable for military duty in their home land. They are now leaving causing a scarcity of labor in the coal and coke districts and prices may ad vance sharply." It is impossible for us to predict just what may happen in the way of price and quality of coal this winter and we advise you to send us your orders at once and be on the safe side. On September Ist, the price of all coal, except Pea and Buckwheat, will advance 20c per ton. The price of everything seems to be going up so don't delay if you want good coal at present low rates. i United Ice & Coal Co. Forater and Cowdrt Third and Boas 15th and Chestnut Hummel and Mulberry ALSO STEELTON, PA. local girls how easy it Is to swim and win Carnegie medals. There are three expert swimmers in the diving act and tWoy have consented to go over to the island Thursday aft ernoon, when girls over 16 only are al lowed, and there give exhibitions of swimminit and diving. The divers will be on hand at .1:45 slid will probably remain until about 7 o'clock. They •will gladly answer questions, as well as freely offer instructions to amhltious swimmers. The Fountain Nymphs are really clever acrobatic divers and fancy swimmers, ami are Interesting conver sationalists, due probably to their ex tensive traveling and many varied as well as exciting experiences. B' """ 'g ANOVER < r,*rnr M. MOtfß.Mgr I - IWRITF. OR WIRE YOUR RESERVATION . S3 o« =>BB Richelieu & Ontario Division Vacation Trips New Schedule (Effective July 28th) < Every Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday nud Saturday. Steamer "Rochester" leaves Toronto and Charlotte (Rochester Port) and Clayton for Thousand Islands, and through the Rapids to Mon treal, Quebec, Saguenay River, Gulf of St. Lawrence and Labrador. For particulars write: IS East Swan Street. (Ellicott Sq.), Buffalo. V. r. CLONEY, District Put. Ajeot liii 111
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