8 EMS MIKE MS FOB OUTING Will Be Held at Reservoir Park; Westminster Members Open Efficiency Campaign • yiV committee of the ■ , I »VS Harrisburg Chris- I tian Endeavor Choral T'nlon met ™ tiMm Schwartz, 438 Boa's mBmLhIbXIB pleted arrange ments for the an ervoir Park on Tuesday evening, June 8. A supper will be served to members and invited guests at fi.3o o'clock in the pavilion ■which will be followed with a socia ble. The committee on arrangements is as follows: F. E. Schwartz, chairman; Mary DeHart. Mrs. E. S. Schilling. Mrs. J. Frank Palmer, Sara McGran, Mrs. W. G. Hoover, Ida M. Sowers. JFtuth Martin, John Harder, Henry Bruce, Henry Stewart, Mrs. John Whistler. Emily Edwards, Mrs. Wil liam Deal and Mrs. F. E. Schwartz. Efficiency is the aim of the En deavorers of Westminster Presbyter ian Church. Every member is making a special effort in keeping up a good record in gaining points for the State standards of efficiency. Fifty-four persons attended the Christian En deavor prayer services on Sunday evening. The Men's League of the Harris Street United Evangelical Church will hold its monthly social in the social hall of the church this evening. Prof. Kelchner, of Albright College, Myerstown. will entertain the boys at an early hour and at 8 o'clock the ladles will bring the men to the church. Ladies' Missionary Union Holds Annual Meeting An Imitation Japanese wedding was the feature of the annual meeting of the Ladies' Missionary Union of this city, held in the Paxton Presbyterian Church this afternoon. The members were the guests of the Rev. and Mrs. Harry B. King. F. E. Hoffsomer. a returned missionary from Japan, was the speaker at the meet ing . Business sessions were held late this afternoon. Benefit Musirale. A musieale for the benefit of the new hcurch house will be given this evening in Zion Lutheran Church. Messiah Congregation to Meet. Xo definite action on the plans for a new church for the Messiah Lutheran congregation, will he taken until the Rev. H. W. A. Hanson calls a meeting of the members. It is probable, how ever, 'vvt the council will meet some time p t week to discuss the matter. TAF'I AT lUIYN M A \VR .By Associated Press Philadelphia, June 3. Former President \Y. H. Taft was the orator to-day at the commencement exercises nt Rryn Mawr College. The ocasion was of especial interest to him, as his daughter. Helen, was one of the gradu ates. She received the degree of bach elor of arts. The former President, in his oration, spoke on international peace. Funeral of Captain Smith Will Be Held Saturday mm '■■■ mm Sh hl ' * m i CAPT. W. O. SMITH Funeral services for Captain W. O. Smith, a veteran of the Civil War, who died at his home, 122 Cumberland street, yesterday after a brief illness, will be held Saturday afternoon at 2.30 o'clock, the Rev. Dr. Lewis S Mudge, pastor of Pine Street Presby terian Church, officiating. MRS. BENDER DIES Mrs. Mary A. Bender died yesterday et the home of her daughter Mrs. Joseph Pvne, West Fairview. Funeral services will be held Saturday after noon at 2 o'clock the Rev. A. Wolf officiating. Burial will be made in the Harrisburg cemetery. CHILD HAS GANGRENE Mike Pete, aged 5, 1202 North Seventh street, was admitted to the hospital this hospital this morning suf fering from gangrene or the right foot caused by an accident several "days ago when a wagon passed over his toes. SPECIAL FRIDAY and SATURDAY Toasted HID ALLOWS 20c the lb. Gorgas' Drug Store 16 N. Third Street THURSDAY EVENING, HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH JUNE 3, 1915. QUARANTINE LAW MAKES BIG CHANGE Alters Periods of Quarantine For a Number of Diseases and Makes Regulations Sweeping changes in State laws gov erning quarantines and the method of reporting diseases classed as con- i tagious and infectious are provided in j the Walsh bill, just signed by the Gov ernor. The bill is a codification of the quarantine laws in the light of expert-1 ence of State officials and is the most I comprehensive ever passed in the i State. Under the provisions of the act ! every teacher, principal, superintend ent or other person in charge of a j public, private, parochial. Sunday or other school will be required to report j to the health officer of a city, borough j or township, as the case may be, any ! unusual rash, skin eruption, sore ; throat, symptoms of whooping cough j or any disease of the eye noticed in I any child or person attending such school, shall Immediately exclude such child or other person from schools pending the action of the health au thorities and shall report such fact to the health officer of the city, borough or township, as the case may be. This act also provides for a reduc tion of the quarantine period for measles. German measles, mumps and chickenpox to sixteen days if the at tending physician so requests and cer tifies to the recovery of the person so afflicted. The quarantine period for these diseases heretofore has been twenty-one days. In discussing the provisions of this new law Dr. Samuel G. Dixon, Com missioner of Health, said; "The provision requiring school ex clusion and the reporting to the health officer of skin eruptions, sore throat, symptoms of whooping cough and dis eases of the eye will unquestionably be of great assistance to the health authorities in reducing the number of the communicable diseases to which children are susceptible. Unfortu nately, l-n many cases diphtheria in its early stages goes unrecognized by parents who do not appreciate the danger of what appears to be a simple sore throat. The fact that children are excluded t'rom school will cause them to bring the matter to the atten tion of their family physician and in this way many oases of diphtheria in the incipient stage will receive treat ment whlc hotherwise would go .until the little patients had reached a much more dangerous stage of the disease. "There are several diseases in which skin eruptions appear. Children with mild cases often attend school and in fect others who have the disease in a more virulent form. As the asso ciation in school is the means by which the majority of children contract com municable diseases, these additional safeguards, it is hoped, will aid in lessening the number of cases and further reducing the death rate." In addition to the provisions above mentioned the bill provides that those residlnc on premises quarantined for scarlet fever, measles. German measles, mumps and chickenpox who have had the particular disease for which the quarantine has been established, when official records show that they have had it, or where the attending phy sician certifies to personal attendance during such disease, may be per mitted to remove to other premises occupied by adults and children hav ing had the particular affection and resume school attendance the day after such removal. Children removed from premises quarantined for any of these diseases who have not themselves had the particular affection may only be removed to homes occupied exclusively by adults and may, fourteen days after such removal, be readmitted to school. Pupils residing on premises quaran tined for diphtheria, not contracting the disease, if immunized with diph theria antitoxin, may be removed to other premises occupied only by adults and may re-enter school five days after such removal. In all instances removal from prem ises takes place as heretofore with the consent of the health authorities and after taking a disinfecting hath and putting on disinfected clothing. The provisions of this hill which permit school attendance under cer tain restrictions of children who have already had the disease mentioned will save thousands of days of school at tendance to children throughout Penn sylvania. CONVICTED OF HIRUER By Associated Press Wiiliamsport, Pa.. June 3. Charles '• A. Phillips, 36 years old, was to-day ! convicted of murder in the first degree I for the killing of Emanuei T. ...pib, a i Civil War veteran. Eeib was killed in J his mountain home, near Muncy, last i January in an argument over the pay- I men! of a note held bv the veteran. ) TO RECOVER 53.000 "| FOR WATER RIGHTS Upper End Residents Sue Williams Valley Co. For Eminent Domain Claims For Land the Williams Val ley Water Company Jgf and the Maryland l ,os it Company of SSSsSnpSBf bonding company, begun to-day by Harper T. Bressler, ] C. M. Kaufman, G. Sehoffstall, E. B. Jenkyn, Anna Bressler and Jennie E. Sehoffstall for damages growing out of the taking over by eminent do main of certain water privileges on the lands of the plaintiffs in the vicin ity of the junction of Nine O'clock and Morning creeks in the upper end of the county. The plaintiffs some months ago had viewers appointed to assess the dam ages and the jury awarded them $3,761.36. An appeal was subsequent ly taken and a verdict of $3,000 was allowed. The company has failed to pay, however, and complaint to the bonding company, the plaintiffs al lege, has been equally fruitless. Haiti Damages Walls.—The walls of the City Clerk's office have been con siderably damaged by an overflow of water from the Courthouse spout. Provides For Son's Illness. —Bv the terms of her will, probated to-day, Mrs. Mary A. Gentzler provides that after her debts are paid, the old home stead on the Mountain road In Frank lin township be given to her son, John Gentzler, for a home for life and that If he become ill, then the Income derived from the rental shall he used to pay for h's care. If he dies, enough to pro' Ide a monument is to he taken froir. the income. After his death all the personal property is to be divided between the daughters, Mrs. Elmer E. Evans and Mrs. Mich ael Krout. Elmer E. Evans is named a« executor. COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES AT TECHNICAL HIGH 11 SCHOOL WILL BE HELD JUNE 17: HONOR MEN | ■' Bj|| "fIL :^U BKi«. umT t Rajife, Pi»Bjr i> *| Franklin Mcliler, Norman C. SI 1 trier, Charles Cliayne, John Todd, Valedictorian Snluiatorlan Third Fourth Jesse Bemlielsel. Stephen Anderson, Charles K. Kutz, Karl Shuey, Fifth Sixth Seventh Eighth —Photos by E. K. Gaudier. HONOR MEN ATTEGH HIGH ARE ANNOUNCED Franklin Metzler Takes First With 90.96 Per Cent.; Norman C. Stiteler Close Second Honors for the 1915 class of Tech nical High School were won by the following men, it was announced this afternoon: First, Franklin Metzler; second, Norman C. Stiteler; third, Charles Chayne; fourth, John Todd; fifth, Jesse Bernheisel; sixth. Stephen Anderson; seventh, Charles E. Kutz; eighth, Karl Shuey; ninth. Caaper Wohlfarth; and tenth, William Schef fer. Franklin Metzler, son of Mr. and Mrs. John G. Metzler. 2560 Lexington street, who received the honor of valedictorian of the 1915 class of the Technical High School, had an aver age for the four years of 90.96 per cent. He will deliver the valedictory oration at the commencement exer cises June 17, and at the same time receive a prize of $25 in gold offered by the Tech Alumni Association. Metzler gained a great deal of no toriety from his recital of "The Night Before Christmas" to the kiddles of the open air schools last Christmas at the Tech entertainment. He has con tributed numerous poems to the Tech Tatler under the non de plume of "Tech Nikull." Metzler was recently elected class historian. I,cads In Activities Second' honors went to Norman Critehfield Stiteler. with an average of 90.78 per cent, for his course. He Is a son of Mr. and Mrs. H. John Stiteler, 602 North Seventeenth street, and a grandson of Secretary of Agri culture N. B. Critehfield. He will deliver the salutatory oration. Stiteler has been a leader in many fields of endeavor. He is the only member of the class to have held the position of president of the class, be ing the incumbent since an organiza tion was effected. He was manager of last season's basketball team, and by skillful management turned over a neat surplus at the close of the sea son. He was also business manager of the Tech Tatler. Played Football As an athlete, "Norm" starred at end on the football team, and was a member of the relay team, which broke the school record at Reading last Monday. Stiteler recently took the entrance "exams " for West Point as first alternate. In case he does not get the opportunity to enter the United States military school, Stiteler will in all probability enroll at Cor nell. Charles Chayne. son of Mr. and Mrs. Horace A. Chayne. 407 North Second street, tok third place with a general average of 90.54 per cent. Chayne's penchant is engineering, which he will pursue at Boston Tech next Fall. The operation of an en gine constructed by him, was one of the features of the Tech "open house" several weeks ago. He has several patents on flying machine parts. John Todd, who took fourth posi tion, made an average of 90.32 for his APPROPRIATIONS MUSI BE DEFINITE Governor Vetoes Memorial Day Bill With Some Terse Comments on Its Drafting Governor Brumbaugh to-day an nounced his veto on May 29 of the bill authorizing county commissioners or borough authorities to make appro priations for Memorial Day exercises to organizations other than the Grand Army of the Republic in counties where no Grand Army of the Repub lic post exists. The Governor says: "It requires an annual appropriation of SSO to such association or society. It is fitting land proper to grant such a sum to a regularly constituted Grand Army post and the law now does so. Hut to compel a county or borough by law to appropriate funds to as indefinite a body as a society or association of any description is an unwise manda mus upon the revenues provided by the people. Who shall decide what society or organization shall have this fund? What guarantee of service is assured? Why should any society or association have equal claim with the Grand Army post upon the resources of a people If it is necessary to pay a society or association to do honor or tribute to the nation's heroic dead such honor of tribute is scarce worth having. Surely the patriotism or our people needs no subsidy to give it tit ting expression on Memorial Day." The Governor also announced these vetoes as of May 29: House t|ill authorizing board of pub lic charities to change plans and spe cifications for buildings, etc., of cer tain charitable and penal institutions. The Governor says the bill was chang ed and authority limited. "It makes the superior authority subordinate, to the lesser authority. It Is absurd. Moreover, the present law surely un der fair interpretation would give to the Hoard power to' change any plan it may have approved." House bill requiring that records of criminal acts of those under lti should be kept In a separate docket, On this the Governor says: "This bill is too lenient and denies the funda- | course. He is a son of Prof. H. E. | | Todd, a member of the Tech High 1 , | faculty. The younger Todd has been | ] j identified with the Tech Tatler in , I several capacities. This year he held 11 I the position of associate editor. He:, [will probably enroll at Carnegie Tech j | I in September. I, Jesse Bernheisel, a student in the), i scientific course, captured fifth posi-jj | tion with 90.21 per cent, for an aver- . I i age. Another Athlete Sixth honors went to Stephen An- , i derson, with an average of 89.26. Be- , sides being a student of exceptional i ability, Anderson has alsy) excelled on j J the track. He holds the school rec ords for the pole vault and high hur- ] i ; dies, and Is one of the most popular ] i boys in the school. , I Charles Everett Kutz. familiarly | ; known as "Father" was seventh with , j 88.82 per cent. Kutz has several times been picked . ! as all-scholastic football tackle, and j played right field on the baseball I team. He is a wireless enthusiast j and is secretary of the Tech Wireless , I Club. Kutz is contemplating an engi- : j neering course at Bucknell. Eighth honors went to Earl Shuey, I who totaled 88.31 per cent, for his I course. Shuey has been a consistent ' ! honor student in school, and is popu lar with his classmates. CaSper Wohlfarth. with 87.29, and ! William Scheffer, with 87.19 per cent. I i took ninth and tenth positions. Of ' | these honor students Chayne, Stiteler, ! Metzler and Todd were pursuing the college preparatory course; Ai»der- 1 f son and Bernheisel were enrolled as : I scientific students, while Kutz and ; ' | Shuey were members of the industrial , section. ■ i 1015 Is Largest Class The 1915 class is the largest in the school's history, forty-eight receiving their sheepskins. It Is the first class to graduate, that entered the institu | tion after the installation of the new i four-year course. Much of the suc \ cess of the track team may be at tributed to dthe ability of "1915," which furnished first place winners I i in every record event of the season with the exception of the one and I two-mile runs. The class officers are: Norman Stiteler, president: Caspar Wohlfarth, vice-president; George Miller, secre tary, and treasurer; Franklin Metzler, historian; Cornelius Menger, class i orator. The class roll consists of the fol i lowing: j College Preparatory Charles Chayne, -Samuel Lipman, I Samuel Mcllhenny, C. Glennon Mel l ville. Franklin Metzler, George Miller, L | James Miller, Paul Shope, Norman , I Stiteler, John Todd, Harold Wagner, f !john Yoder. Industrial Course t I Claude Alexander, Earl Flickinger, j! Venus Zimmerman, Fulmer Crane. > ' Earl Shuey, Hary Reeser, Leon Bier -1 man. Karl Steward, Merle Beach, . . Walter Klucker, Albert Compton, I James Evans, Everett Kutz and Wil- I liam Landls. | Scientific Course | William Scheffer, Stephen Ander j son, G. Webber Knight, Harold Co ! haugh. Victor Emanuel. Bernard i Stansfield, Stanley Golden, David Hef ] ffiefinger, Jesse Bernheisel, Frederick f j Little, John Morgan, Caspar Wohl ' j farth, Clarence Beck. Robert An- I j drews, Milton Garland, George Zer- I fing. Raymond Cless, Ryall Ryder, - Edward Moeslein, Cornelius Menger, i Eldridge Miller and William Reiflf. mental quality of justice in dealing; with juveniles under sixteen. Many a juvenile under sixteen is quite as capable of sensing the enormity of his , offense as some older persons. Age is not the essence of differentiation." House bill giving school directors , authority to establish open air schools furnish free of cost food, clothing and transportation to attending pupils The Governor holds that the school | code gives all authority necessary and that the bill is superfluous. The Governor last evening announc ed his veto of the Senate bill enlarg in gthe jurisdiction of the Philadel phia municipal court. In his message the Governor says: "This is a new court. It has as yet scarcely defined itself in the public mind. Its present functions are quite sufficient to war rant its creation. To add to its func tions now will create confusion and perhaps opposition that otherwise will not again arise. The title retains ref erence to jurisdiction in cases of di vorce although the same item Is stricken from the body of the act. The tendency farther to encroach upon the common pleas court is a matter of mo ment. It were well to move slowly in this direction now. I.et this new <H>urt continue its present duties until the entire community has had time to understand its Jurisdiction and to judge of the quality of its service. Then, and not till then, is it necessary if at all to seek new fields of endeavor for it." The Governor vetoed the bill provid ing that tax collectors bond premiums | shall be paid by boroughs, saying (he borough code covers such matters and the hill for municipal liens In boroughs| because it is a duplicate of one already approved. The House bill increasing the com pensation of county auditors from three to four dollars a day was vetoed I with the remark that "to add to the expense qt county government, with out adding to value of the service per e formed for the people is . unwise. To Increase salaries at this time unless there is a commanding reason for do ing so is unwise." The bill to extend provisions of the '• soft coal mine code to clay mines was vetoed as "indefinite and defective." R The Governor says it is unconstltu- J 1 tional as well. HOOD MCCKKIK* GRANT n Ry Associated Press Washington, D. C\. June 3. Secre fltary Daniels to-day designated Captain U i John Mood, of the naval general board, ■ I to command the dreaflnaught Texas, to )J succeed Captain A. XV. Grant, recently 11 assigned to the command of the At -llantic submarine flotilla. GAME WARDENS AHE TO BE COMPETENT Dr. Kalbfus Says That Only Those Who Know Tlieir Business Will Be Appointed Men who aspire; V\\ 1 //J '■ to he State K ame ! Vv\\ jrizy wardens will have to demonstrate that | ,)i "' according to Dr. Joseph Kalb-j the State Game! iejUiiWll lIH Commission and jjj3jKI?SUIIiJOB| chief protector. The j b,, 1 8 recently sign- j 'Joubling the force and have brought j the usual rush of applicants, there j being enough to man Ave times the, force authorized, but the secretary says that the protectors must show | that they "have the goods." The force will hardly be completed , for some time to come and It may be July before It is finished. The State Game Commission is scheduled to meet early in July, when the prelim inaries of hunters' license and other matters are to be taken up. New Basis in KfTeet. By Gover 'nor Brumbaugh's approval of the ! Baldwin bill providing for an amor tized system of valuing the bonds held [by life insurance companies Pennsyl vania companies will have the same | basis as these In New York, Massa- Ichusetts and several other States. The I act will become effective this year and lit is probable that other States will adopt it. May Income Good. Receipts of the State Dairy and Food division for the month of May amounted to $5,- 908.73, making the total revenue turned Into the State Treasury since January 1. $239,880.20. The hulk of the May tines came from suits for vio lation of the pure milk laws, wlch re sulted in $2,524.90 being paid. Fines from prosecutions for violation of the pure food laws produced $1,270.50. Four hundred dollars were realized from fines for the sale of bad eggs. Commission to Meet. The State Forestry Commission will meet here to-morrow to plan its work under the new appropriations. J. M. Hoffman, of Johnstown, the new_ commissioner, will take office. Steps" will be taken to take over some of the auxiliary for est reserves which have been offered. Compliments For Moore. James X. Moore, director of the Legislative Reference Bureau, has been compli mented by many city and county offi cials throughout the State on his reap pointment. They have thanked him for information given during the ses sion. Camp Begins. The camp of in struction for infantry officers of the National Guard began at Mt. Gretna to-day. General C. B. Dougherty is in command with a corps of instructors from the regular army. Adjutant General Stewart will visit the camp. Petunias Planted. The gardening force of the Capitol Park has com p'eted planting of a handsome bed of petunias in the front of the Capitol plaza. The bed takes the place of the line of fulips that attracted so much attention this Spring. Garvin on Hill. Chief Clerk I Thomas H. Garvin and his cheery smile were visitors to the Capitol this week. He is closing up legislative matters. Commission to Meet. State Com missioner of Fisheries N. It. Buller Is arranging for a meeting of the State Commission of Fisheries as soon as the appropriation bill is approved and the work will then be mapped out. l*r|son Bills signed. —The Governor's office to-day announced that the two bills changing the system of prison labor In the penai institutions of Penn sylvania had been approved on June 1. These laws were two of the series Recommended by the Penal Laws Com mission appointed by Governor Tener and remove limitations placed on the number of prisoners who may he em ployed and provide for sale of products to other institutions as well as per mitting labor outside of prisons under restrictions. Governor Invited.—Governor Brum baugh was to-day Invited by Congress man John R. Farr and E. R. Connelly, of Scranton. to attend the convention of Spanish War Veterans in Scranton on August 30. They will file briefs in support of thfwblll for a state appro priation in aid of the expenses of the convention. Hearing On Ship Canal.—The Gov ernor's office to-day announced that a hearing would be held on the Erie-Ohio ship canal hills at the Capi tol on June 9. Fifty or sixty people have been Invited. Xo Ap|K>lntinents. The appoint ment of the Agricultural Commission is expected to be announced next week. Forty-five Arrests. —Dairy and Food Commissioner Foust stated to-day that he has ordered forty-five arrests for violation of food laws in Allegheny and Cambria counties. Several of them were of flagrant character, according to reports. Visited Mr. Cunningham.—Highway Commissioner Cunningham was vis ited this week by his wife and daugh ter. It was their first visit to Harris burg. Water Supply Permits. —The State j Water Supply Commission acted upon i twenty-one permits, among those ! granted being to Ellen Grelder to re- ! pair the Conodogulnet creek dam in I West Pennsboro, and to the Hunting- j don Land and Improvement Company' to change the course of Crooked creek in Smithfield township, Huntingdon county. Bridges in Schuylkill, Berks and other counties In that part of the State were authorized. The applica tion of the Pennsylvania Railroad for permission to make fills in Hoiner City was refused. Hearings Off. —The Public Service Commission did not have any hearings to-day, having effected settlements satisfactory to everyone in the Pitts burgh Crucible Steel rate case and the complaint of A. V. Elder, of Philadel phia, against the United Gas Improve ment Company. Other cases were postponed. The commission cleared up the remainder of contracts and ap plications left over from yesterday. Several charters were granted. Xo Art ion Yet.—The Governor has not yet acted upon the anthracite coal tax. t'reason Contracts. Commissioner of Health Samuel -G. Dixon has let contracts for the new wing at Cresson sanatorium, which will care for 280 persons, as follows: Everts & Over deer. Lancaster, $13,310; ventilating. Bartley O'Neil Co., Philadelphia, $lO.- 080; electric wiring. Lancaster Elec tric Supply and Construction Com pany. Lancaster. $8,800; heating, Everts & Overdeer, Lancaster, $22- 650. Hearing Off. The Public Service Commission to-day postponed the hearing on the complaint of the Elec tric Consumers Adjustment Company against the Philadelphia Electric, which involves an alleged charge that discrimination was shown In sale of wholesale quantities. Borough Complains.—The borough of Hamburg has filed a complaint against the rates of the gas and elec tric company in that borough for street lighting and demanding repara tion on alleged overcharges. CALPHENE v/ '"" Ui ' - 4 " 1, ■" X-/ CONDITIONS Safeguard the health of your B*cerp< form Hrport of Lieut. C 010... ... .. . nil nnuMu .. nel William Ntephenaon, Inspector ramilj b> using CALPHENE, the a(lJ j i ßß i ruc tor at Camp Ml. Gretna. National Disinfectant, Deoderant The excellent Sanitary condition and Germicide. Keep a can In your of the Camp, with a minimum of Bathroom and Kitchen, flush it disease, flies and odor, lends an in .u.i i terest to the methods and disln through the waste pipes once a day, feotantß uged . CALPHENE was It deodorizes and disinfects these the disinfectant used this year at Oerm breeding places. Also treat Camp Mt. Gretna and while ap place* like Garbage. Dampness or Wrently most efficient, Is the most .h—..... n.7 ' " „ agreeable I have known. being of a wherever Flies and Mosquitoes pi n k Color and aromatic in odor, breed CALPHENE destroys the It is manufactured at Lebanon, Pa., Lavra of these insects and prevents and I recommend its trial by our millions of Flies from coming; to Army Medical Department, life. Read the Following; Testi* This Camp was known as "The W monial: Camp Without Flies." A • H)R SALE BY ALL FIRST CLASS GROCERS AND DRUGGISTS i EVANS, BURTNETT & CO. WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTORS HARRIS BURG, p A§ WASHINGTON AWAITS NOTES FROM MEXICO Foreign Diplomats Express Ap proval of President Wilson's Course By Associated Press Washington. June 3.—News of how President Wilson's demand on the leaders of the various military factions In Mexiuco for prompt restoration of peace in the revolution torn southern republic is being received by them was awaited to-day in official and diploma tic quarters. The President's statement which was sent to Generals Carrania. Villa. Zapata, Garza and others, publicly called upon them to settle their dif-| terences quickly and establish a gov-1 eminent which the United States can' recognize. The President warned j them that failure to do so within ai very short time would constrain the j United States to decide what means! should be employed" to save the Mexi can people from further devastations of Internal warfare. Foreign diplomats here express ap proval of the President's course. The communication was interpreted by officials, diplomats and Mexicans here to mean that the United States would bring pressure to bear first to unite the factions in the choice of a provisional president. Failing in that the United States would accord its ac tive support to the elements that would agree. Possibility of ultimate intervention was considered. That would result, however, only in the event of a reign of anarchy which the Mexicans themselves were unable to remedy. Appeal to Ked Cross An appeal to the Red Cross from the international relief committee' in Mexico City, sent through the Brazil ian minister there, was made public here to-day. It follows: "We appeal for starving Mexi co. Government supplies nearly exhausted; no prospect of relief. Conditions of disorder, lack of seed, men and animals, and in security of harvest prevent plant ing.' Situation this city desperate account shortage food and medi cal supplies. Regular railway ser vice between city and border. Aguas Calientes and the coast, suspended since February.. Im perative need everywhere is corn. Also urgently require beans, flour and medicine. Only hope is from United States. We are do ing all possible, but resources en tirely Inadequate." DISTRIBUTION BEGINS By Associated Press Washington, D. C., .Tune 3. Distri bution of American Red Cross relief supplies has begun in Monterey, Mex. Consul General Hanna to-day reported that one car of corn, one car of hams, and a car of flour had arrived. The people are not allowed to buy more than two or three pounds of either at one time. I Negro Denies Notes Used by Leo Frank in Appeal Atlanta, Ga.. June 3.—James Con ley. negro factory sweeper, who last night completed his sentence of one year as accessory to the murder of Mary Phagan, to-day denied he had written the Anna Maud Carter letters which figured in Leo M. Frank's extraordinary motion f<jr a new trial. BILLY SUNDAY SHUTS SALOONS Several Grogshops Closed l>y His Philadelphia Campaign Philadelphia, June 3.—Fourteen re tail liquor dealers relinquished their licenses to-da.v as a result of bad busi ness. Eight wholesale dealers and bot tlers and one brewer also closed their places, owing to the fact that they had not made enough money to pay their license fees. The falling off in the consumption of intoxicating l.quors is directly at tributed to the campaign conducted j here by Billy Sunday. PRESENT FORM FAVORED By Associated Press i Albany, N. Y„ June 3.—The legls- I lative committee of the constitutional convention has decided to report fa vorably on the present two-house form of the legislature. This action will mean the death of all proposals for the consolidation of the assembly and the senate into one house. 1 RESOLUTION REJECTED IX HOUSE By Associated Press Tokio, June 3. The resolution in troduced In the House of Representa tives yesterday by the opposition ex pressing lack of confidence In the pres ent administration, was to-da.v reject ed bv a vote of 133 to 232. Extreme disorder Marked the session to-day. All the members of the Cabinet were in their seats. DEWITT C. BLAIR DIES By Associated Press New YoiU, June 3.—Dewitt Clinton | Blair, senior member of the hanking firm of Blair & Co., of this city, died at his home here to-day. He was in his eighty-third year. / TP«f. C«. # lt». \ THRESH OUT WAS DISMISSAL MEASURE Board of Public Works Considers Resolution Authorizing General "Lay-off" July 1 The Gorgas resolution authorizing the dismissal July 1 of all the engi neers and other subordinates employed on the Paxton creek improvement, the river wall and the dam, was the chief problem discussed this afternoon at the regular session of the Board of Public Works. Furthermore the chances are that there will be another airing of the whole question, including the reasons for the introduction of the measure, when Council meets Tuesday. The Item relative to the transfer of | a sum from the Ri.ver Front intercept ! tor fund to the creek fund for mater ials which Commissioner Gorgas re ferred to as having been passed upon iby Mr. Lynch—an oversight which | Commissioner Lynch promptly put up .to Mr. Gorgas as superintendent of finance in countersigning the warrant —was threshed out at to-day's meet ing of the board. The facts in the case will likely be prepared in a state ment to Council. Resolution Offered "by Request" While commissioners will not dis cuss the matter it is believed that in quiry as to who "requested" Mr. Gor gas to offer his resolution will be made. Mr. Gorgas declined to say at the meeting Tuesday. Commissioner Tay lor developed the fact upon questioning that the resolution had been offered "by request." When the commissioner of finance put in his measure he said he did so for the purpose of saving money, in asmuch as the engineering staff cost the city in the neighborhood of SSOO or S6OO a month. At Tuesday's meeting the commissioner of finance referred also to the fact that the resolution had "originally" called for the dismissal of the employes June 1 instead of July 1, but that he had changed the time in order to give the men a chance to obtain another job. Mr. Gorgas Wouldn't Say "Then the resolution originally wasn't yours?" inquired Mr. Taylor. "No. it was given me to offer 'by request.' " / * "Oh. i was under the impression that the whole thing was your own idea," said Mr. Taylor. Not Contractor or liondsman When asked after council session whether he would say who asked him to offer the resolution, he smilingly de clined. "Was it a contractor or contrac tors? 1 ' he was asked. "Oh, no, no indeed," said the com missioner of finance. "Or a bonding company or some other bondsman?" "No, it wasn't a bonding company nor a bondsman." "Will you say then who it was?" "Oh, no, not at this time at least." Retired Baggageman Is Showered With Gifts by Middle Division Men Henry L. Bennett, 14 04 Market street, a retired baggageman of the Pennsylvania Railroad, was given a big surprise this morning when train men from the Middle and Philadel ,*iia divisions stormed the Bennett home loaded with gifts. After the veteran baggageman had receovered from his surprise, Conduc tor H. O. Cook congratulated Mr. Ben nett on his good record, and presented him with a large leather rocker, a gift from his fellow trainmen. Mr. Bennett also received an umbrella, a house coat, and seventy carnations. When he completed his run from Altoona to Harrisburg .Monday night as baggagemaster, Mr. Bennett ended his active service for the Pennsylva nia Railroad. He started work on the Middle division forty-three years ago. His retirement was on age limit, the popular employe having reached his seventieth milestone May 13. Mr. Bennett Is a native of Wilming ton. During the Civil War he served in the United States Navy. He en tered the service of the Pennsylvania Railroad May 1, 1872. EIGHT MORE BODIES ARRIVE By Associated Press New York, June 3.—Edgar Speyer, the English baronet who recently re signed his privy council, divested him self of other offices and honorship and besought the prime minister to re voke his baronetcy because of growing suggestions and charges of disloyalty to the British crown, arrived in New York to-day aboard the American liner Philadelphia. The steamer had aboard 716 passengers and the bodies of eight of the Lusitania victims. HIG APPROPRIATION NEEDED By Associated Press Paris. June 3, 2.35 P. M.—Alex ander F. Rlbot, the French minister of finance, to-da.v introduced a bill In the chamber of deputies providing for the appropriation of 5,600,000,000 francs ( SI.120,000,000) provisionally for the requirements in the third quar ter of the present year. 1.. ■ #
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