|F*fg| Wgwa otthJ ~"\ I^RAIL^^S; 10 REBATE--AN ALLOWANCE" PLEA Pennsylvania Railroad's Move For Dismissal Now Under Serious Consideration Special to TA« Ttlegraph Philadelphia, June 16. —"Not a re bate—only an allowanoe," is the Pennsylvania Railroad's plea In the suit now being heard In United States district court here. In which the gov ernment charges the railroad with granting a rebate of 10 cents per ton on coal to the Glen White Coal and Lumber Company. John Hampton Barnes, counsel for the railroad, admitted in his appeal to the court yesterday that the coal com pany had been paid the 10 cents per ton. He contended, however, that this was an allowance, paid to the coal company for carrying coal from the mines at Kittanning Point, Pa., where the coal company's railroad connects with the Pennsy. On this basis, Mr. Barnes asked Judge Dickinson to dismiss the suit. Counsel for the government objected on the ground that even if the_ 10 cents per ton were an "allowance," the railroad company violated the law by not including this allowance in the publication of its freight rates. It was brought out that the Pennsy now publishes the "allowance" in its schedule of tariffs. Judge Dickinson withheld his decision on the motion to dismiss the suit. Middle Division Men Will Meet at Altoona Among the local members, who will attend the nineteenth annual conven tion of the Teterans of the Middle Di vision of the Pennsylvania railroad at Altoona, to-morrow Is Frank H. Gre gory, who Is chaplain. Sessions will be held in Jaffa Tem ple and officers will be elected at the afternoon meeting. A banquet will be held at 6 o'clock in the evening The veterans will return to-morrow evening on a special train provided by H. W. Creighton, which will stop at all tsations for the convenience of the men. N. W. Smith is president of the organization which is composed of about 1,800 members and W. B. Moore is secretary. RAILROAD NOTES Concrete for the piers of the New Cumberland Valley bridge across the Susquehanna will be blown through eight-inch tubes by compressed air trom the mixer on Hargest's island. A motion picture show will be given by the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Penn sylvania Railroad Y. M. C A. in the auditorium. Thursday evening, June 24. Fifteen members of the graduating class of the P. R. R. Y. M. C. A. Bible course will receive their diplomas fol lowing special exercises, Tuesday evening, June 29. An Illustrated Jljcture during the course will be Vven. The thirty-fourth reunion of em ployes of the Baltimore and Ohio will be held at Harper's Ferry July 29. Keen competition among indepen dent car builders resulted In a 20 per cent, saving to the Pennsylvania railroad in some cases on large orders for freight cars. The Baldwin Locomotive Works has received orders for two. Mikado type locomotives for the Southern Railway, one 2-6-2 type for the Wac camaw Lumber company and one ten wheeled type for the Red River and Gulf railroad. Standing of the Crews HARRISBURG SIDE Philadelphia Dlvlnlon—The 111 crew to go first after 3.40 p. m.: 125, 117, 113, 131, 115. 122, 105 ,128, 124. 102. Engineers for 125, 117, 113, 115. Conductor for 124. Brakemen for 113, 102. Engineers up: Hubler, Relsinger, Madenford, Downes. Streeper, McGutre, Hendman, HennecKe. Sober, Young, Geisey, Smeltzer, Snow, Davis, Denni son, Crisswell. Bromall, Smith, First. Firemen up: Everhart, Shive, Hus ton. Horstick, Gallagher, Brenner, Arm berger, Rhoads, Robinson, Shaffer, Mil ler, Behman, Weaver, Madenford, Krei der, Bushey, Wagner, Chronister, Gent zer, Grove, Lantz, Cover, Herman Man ning, Mulholm. Duvall, Moftatt, Spring. Conductor up: Stauffer. Brakemen up: Allen, Bryson, Fergu son, Kochenour, Wolfe, Dengler, Steh man, Brown, Kone, Boyd, Knupp, Mc- Ginnis, Malseed, Shriner, Collins, Mc- N'aughton. Moore. Middle Division —The 241 crew first to go after 12.30 p. m.: 14 Altoona crews to come In. Preference. 3. Six crews laid off at Altoona. Laid off, 24, 23, 18. Engineers up: Mumma, Garman. Firemen up: Ross, Gross, Mohler. Flagman up: Smltr. Brakemen up: Rees», Baker, Derrick, Clouser, Bolan, Spahr, Stahl, Werner, Thornton, Bell, Troy, Strauser. Yard Crew» —To go after 4 p. m.: Engineer for 32. Firemen for 18, 20. Engineers up: Saltsman. Kuhn, Sny der. Pelton, Shaver, Landis, Hoyler, Beck, Harter, Blever, Blosser, Rudy, Houser, Meals, Stahl, Swab, Harvey. Firemen up: Bartolet, Getty. Barkey, Sheets, Balr, Eyde, Ulsh. Bostdorf, Sohlefer. Rauch, Lackey, Maeyer, Shol ter. Snell. ENOI.A SIDE Philadelphia nivlnlon—The 212 crew first to go after 3.45 p. m.: 241, 209, 225, 205, 234, 220, 236, 215, 207. 214, 237. 232, 203. 240, 228. Engineers for 205, 234. Firemen for 209, 225, 220, 214. Conductors for 12, 28. Brakemen for 12, 20, 25, 28, 29, 36. Conductor up: Logan. Brakemen up: Hineburg, Goudy, Deets, Riley, Werts, Sunning:, Lutz, Rica. Middle Division —The 229 crew to go first after 12.40 p. m.: 233, 232, 238. 250, 24 Lild ofT: 110. 111, 107, 115, 102. Yard Bulletin —To go after 4 p. m.: Engineers for 1829, Ist 108, 2nd 108, 112. Fireman for Ist 106. Engineers up: Sweger, Smiley, Rid er. Firemen up: Swing, McNalley, Kings bury, R. H. Fortenbaugh. Harren, Ging rich, Luti, Bruaw. READING CREWS Harrlaburg Division. 23 first to go after 10.46 a. m.: 23. 18, 24, 6, 16. 15, 12. 2. Eastbound after 6 a. m.: 68, 64, 58, 60, 61, 62. 58. Engineer for 68. Firemen for 52, 58, 6. Brakemen for 61, 2, 16, 16. 8. Engineers: Morne, Masslmore, Martin, Wlreman. Sweeley, Bonawltz, Fortney, Kettner, Morrison, Wyre, Merkle. Firemen: Dobbins, Miller, Anders. Grumblne, Keefer, Bowers, Blngaman, Boyer. Conductors: Hilton, Orris. Brakemen: Miles, Shader, Hulbert, Shearer, Hlnkle, Grimes, Duncan, Haines. WEDNESDAY EVENING, CTRP-1 Tnn flQiDDLetwn IS) i Rp^Ton^ObeßLip^nhAUTl ** * """"" •i"«° | " , "" r '"• •• • rrsg.o -■ . r »— -• wl MISS SHELLEY GUEST AT BIG RECEPTION Younger Social Set of Steelton Gather at Benton Hall in Honor of Girl Graduate Benton Hall. North Front street, last evening was the scene of one of the gayest social events of the season, when Mr. and Mrs. Kirk Shelley gave a formal reception in honor of their daughter, Miss Phoebe Elmira Shelley, who recently graduated from the high school. Loeser's orchestra furnished music for dancing from 9 until 2.30. The big hall was beautifully decorated in blue and gold streamers and greens. Shaded lights lent an additional charn. to the scene. Refreshments were served at a late hour by Harland. Among the guests were the follow ing: Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Shelley, Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Yapple, Professor and Mrs. Charles Davis, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Splcer, of Harrisburg; Mrs. Charles Strawsner, of East Orange, N. J.; Professor and Mrs. L. B. Nye, Mr. and Mrs. Tobias Yoftee, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bernhard, of Harris burg; Dr. and Mrs. B. Y. Dickinson, Harrisburg; Colonel and Mrs. John Dcmming, Harrisburg; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Schmidt, Professor and Mrs. Roscoe Beurman, Mr. and Mrs. James Lutz, of Harrisburg; Mr. and Mrs. Bartram Shelley, Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Nelley. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Stees, Mr. and Mrs. Kirk Shelley, Carrie Weirich, Henrietta Porr, Linnie Hess, Mildred Critchley, Marie Melville, of Harris burg; Hilda Snyder, Lucetta McEl henny, Freeda Stees, Mary Minnich, of Carlisle; Marie Toomey, Silvia Beidel, Sadie Dingess, Norma Brandt Martha Armstrong, Mary Shelley, Philip Waidley, Richard Mumma, George White, Dr. Horace Cumbler, Dr. Gilbert Dailey, Douglas Belde'i Welter Crunkleton, of Greencastle; C. B. Shelley, Frank Turano, Ray Shel ley, Ben Sellers, Roy Snyder, Chestei Coleman and Emmett Shelley. hMTODLETOm - -1 WILL HOLD DANCE The society folks of Middletown will hold a dance in the Hershey Park pa vilion Thursday evening. They will make the trip in automobiles. ENTERTAINS CLASS William Boxtresser entertained his Sunday school class at his home in North Main street. Refreshments were served. TO VISIT FALMOUTH The Daughters of Liberty of Mid dletown will be the guests of the Daughters of Liberty of Falmouth on Wednesday evening. The party will be conveyed in A. T. Luckenbill's truck. MIDDLETOWN PERSONALS Louis Bennett, of Loraine, Ohio, is spending a few days in town the guest of his parents in North Union street. Mrs. Anna McKees, of Narberth, is visiting her daughter, Mrs. E. K. Mayes, North Union street. Mrs. L. A. Cahoe and Mrs. Shope, of Harrisburg, are spending the day with Mrs. M. B. Shacffer, North Main street. WHITES HOME FROM TRIP IN WAR LANDS [Continued from First Page.] were In winter quarters and there was not much evidence of the war. Trains of_ troops with ears, hands and feet frozen were then being brought into the city for treatment, the hospitals in France being filled to their capacity. As soon as the Baltic Sea opened up in the Spring, Mr. and Mrs. White booked passage for Russia on a small Dutch steamer. It took them more than three weeks to make the perilous passage and three weeks longer to reach Petrograd, owing to the bad con ditions of the roads. Most of the trip was made by sledges. They spent more than six weeks in the country and when they left Petro grad early last month the ground was covered with three feet of snow. The return trip to England was made with less trouble than the out going passage because floe ice had about disappeared. Mr. and Mrs. White did not hear of tbe sinking of the Lusitania until they reached Eng land. "We were greatly shocked," said Mrs. White. "The killing of all those inno cent babies and children, including many Americans drove home the hor rors of war and for a time made me rather afraid to start for home. It was an awful thing." Mr. and Mrs. White returned to this country on the St. Paul. The ship was,, convoyed by two big British war ships out to sea three hundred miles. Mr. and Mrs. White spent the last several weeks in New York. CHICAG(TSTREET CAR STRIKE CALLED OFF [Continued from First Page.] noon. Union leaders, officials of the traction lines and members of the mayor's aldermanic strike committee were in attendance. Major Ixx-ks Up Conferees Threatened break-ups were prevent ed after both leaders and traction offi cials announced they could reach no agreement when Mayor Thompson Invited the conferees to take off their coats. The mayor then locked the doers of his offices. He told the men that he would keep them there until a solution was reached. The mayor took a gold horseshoe from his desk and hung It over his desk clock. "That was given to me for good luck." he said, "so I'm going to wish that it will bring good luck to this conference." After a heated discussion on the question of selecting a third arbitrator I.eonard A. Busby, president of the Chicago surface lines, mentioned the name of Mayor Thompson. Names of scores of prominent men previously suggested had been thrown into the discard. The committee representing the street car men, headed by W. D. Mahon. retired to consider the pro posal of accepting Mayor Thompson. Within ten minutes they returned. "We'll take him," was the simple an nouncement that electrified the weary group of men. Handclapplng and CASTOR IA For Infants and ChiMran, Bears the s? The KM You Have Always Bougft' Blgn * ture Pythian Memorial to Be Held Sunday Night Three hundred members of Carthage and Steelton lodges, Knights of Pyth ias, will attend the annual memorial services in St. John's Lutheran Church Sunday evening. . . , The services will begin at 6 o'clock In Baldwin Cemetery where the memorial ritual will be followed and an address will be made by Frank B. Wlckersham. Immediately after this service, the knights will march to St. John's Luth eran Church where the Rev. G. N. Lauf fer will preach the memorial sermon. The church services will be featured 1 by a number of musical selections. Wil- . liam Webster will sing a solo. H. K. » Rupp will sing "Eternal Rest," a requiem by Piccolimlnl. This is the , same song Rupp sang in the Temple of Music at the St. Louis World's Fair In 1904. The choir will sing "Come ! Let Us Sing," by Gabriel. By special request the lodge members will sing : "The Knight's Business." Steelton Snapshots Band to Play. —The Imperial Band under the direction of Dionisio Zala will give a concert at the lawn festival in front of the St. James' Catholic Church rectory to-morrow evening. Erect New Flagpole. Forty feet above the roof of the Paxtang Hook and Ladder Company's hosehouse to day an American eagle is poised with outspread wings. Beneath him will soon fly an American flag. Last even ing members of the company erected the flagpole upon which the eagle is poised. The "Hookies" were the only fire company without a flagpole. Firemen to Play Ball. —; A large crowd is expected this evening when the Baldwin Hose Company baseball l»am will meet the Highspire flremeu - nine on Cottage Hill. Fire Chiei John E. Shupp, Jr., will lead the Steelton fire fighters. To Hold Festival. • The Paxtang Hook and Ladder Company will hold a festival on the steel company lawn the evening of June £6. The Steelton band will furnish music. 300 GO TO PICNIC More than 300 people went to Her shey Park this morning with the an nual picnic of Grace United Evan gelical Sunday School. Special cars left at 7.15 and 7.30. No accidents were reported up to noon and the big program of events at the park was run through without a hitch. To-morrow the union Sunday school picnic of all the schools of Steelton and vicinity will go to Mount Gretna. The committee in charge has completed every ar rangement for the entertainment and safety of the excursionists and a large crowd is expected. Tickets are on sale to-day and will be placed on sale after 6.30 to-morrow morning. The first train leaves the Pennsylvania Railroad station at 7.30. MISS M'CALL DIES Miss Bertha Smith McCall, of Ober lin, died yesterday at the State Hos pital from pulmonary tuberculosis. Funeral services will be held from her parents' home in Oberlin to-mor row afternoon at 2 o'clock. Burial will be made in the Chambers Hill Cemetery. Services will be private. MRS. KATHRYN MATHIAS Funeral services for Mrs. Kathryn Mathias. who died Sunday, were held fro mher late home in Highspire this afternoon at 2 o'clock. Short services at the home were followed by services in St. Peter's Lutheran Church. The Rev. Frank Edward Moyer officiated and burial was made in the Highspire Cemetery. STEELTON PERSONALS Mrs. S. S. Coulter, 236 North Front street, is at Myerstown to attend the commencement exercises of Albright College, where her niece, Miss Miriam Bowman, will graduate as valedic torian of her class. Miss Nellie Yorgie, of Mifflin, is the guest of Miss Bernice Paxton, 231 Myers street. [ cheering echoed through the corridors of the City Hall. Mayor Thompson unlocked the doors of his office. The labor leaders put on their coats and marched out, their faces wreathed in smiles. Sessions of the board of arbitration probably will begin early next week, it was announced. The plan decided upon stipulates that all questions at issue will be heard without any ad vance concessions having been made. Announcement of a settlement came too late to start cars for the rush hours early to-day and the great armies of workers were obliged again to depend on the thousands of motor buses, moving trucks, ice wagons and railroad suburban trains for transpor tation. Officials of the traction systems tele graphed to eastern labor agencies not to employ any more men as strike breakers. Six thousand men already had been started here, it was said. Sixteen hundred strikebreakers arrived last night and were placed under guard in lodging houses and terminals of the companies. State Society Will Mark Harris' Grave With Great Boulder The grave of John Harris, the city's first settler and father of the founder of Harrisburg, is to be marked by the Pennsylvania Historical Society with a great boulder and bronze tablet suit ably inscribed. The stone will be placed In Harris Park close to the grave of the settler ! whom tradition has It. was once al imost burned at the stake by hostile In dians, and opposite the landing of the famous old Harris ferry landing. This :is a short distance below the Cum- I berland Valley bridge. The Historical Society's decision to mark the point was made at a recent meeting and Thomas Lynch Montgom ery, State Librarian and curator of the State Society, yesterday wrote City Commissioner M. Harvey Taylor, su perintendent of parks, to that effect. Mr. Taylor expressed appreciation of the movement and advised that the stone be given to the city through the P»rk department and so that in this ~w*y no councilmanic legislation would be necessary to provide a site inas much as the city owns the parkland. The old Iron spiked fence that has enclosed the grave of Harris for nearly a quarter of a century will likely be removed too and a low hedge substi tuted. in accordance with a suggestion of Mr. Taylor. To Ooen Vacation School For Tubei culars June 21 Final plans are being made for the opening of the vacation school for tubercular children on June 21 in the Susauehanna school building, Fifth and Seneca streets. The co-operation of the Civil Club, city officials and other individuals has made the school pos sible. The schopl will be open from June to Septmeber 1. The School Board has appointed Miss Marian Williams, principal of the school, to take charge of the children during the summer. Among other things the pupils will take care of plots in which vegetables hnve been nlanted . hzhrisburg teiegroth! COUNTY ALSO WANTS OVERPAID STATE TAX Controller Gough to Confer With Gorgas on City's Plan to Get Back Bond Revenue Henry W. Gough on behalf of the county. The county official said to- ( day that he will confer within a day or two on the subject with Mr. Gor gas. The city financial head discovered that about a million and quarter of dollars' worth of municipal securities are exempt from State tax so far as the city is concerned because the four mill tax rate has already been paid by the holding corporations. County Certifies Statement of Tax ablee.—The county commissioners to day certified to the secretary of In ternal affairs the 1915 report of tax ables In Dauphin county as returned by the assessors. Grand Jury Considering New Bridge —The report of the viewers recently appointed by the Dauphin county court to decide upon the question of building a new concrete bridge across the P. and R. tracks at Nineteenth street is in the hands of the June quarter sessions grand jury and it is expected to be approved before the end of the week. To-day's Building Permits.—John J. Hargest, prison Inspector of Dauphin county, to-day took out a permit to build two two and one-half story brick houses at a cost of $5,300. Mrs. Mary Shenk will build an addition to 1906 North Sixth street at a cost of SSOO. At the Register's Office.—Letters testamentary were issued to-day to Bertram Mowrer, Derry township, on the estate of Adam Mowrer, whose will was probated by Register of Wills Roy Danner. INTERNATIONAL CLUB WOULD BOOST CITY [Continued from First Page.] baseball. I certainly hope that the nine .will be transferred and the team placed for the remainder of the sea son." Mayor Royal Is not the only one of the prominent men in the city favor ing the plan. Attorney A. Carson Stamm, a prominent baseball fan, also said that he hopes that the team would be brought here to represent this city in thg East. E. Z. Wallower, talking about the transfer, to-day said, "to bring the Newark team to this city will give Harrlsburg the prominence It de serves. Not only that, it will show enterprise on the part of the citizens in tho city. I think the proposition should be encouraged." , Charles E. Covert, vice-president of the Central Construction and Supply Company, and prominent in athletic affairs, agreed with the other men of the city concerning the publicity Har risburg would stain'from a place in the International circuit. The fans have one more day to raise the remainder of the $5,000 bud get, which is required before the transfer will be granted. ,The team, if brought to this city, would place Har risburg in a race with cities having a population of more than 250,000. The scores of the games are published in the East and West and also in many Canadian towns, as Montreal and To ronto have clubs in the circuit. A number of the fans are grouping together in twos, threes and fours, and are taking books dividing the cost, S2O. This means that many more be come interested and will turn out at the games. Henry W. Oough, county controller, another an intensely interrested in the sport, believes that the transfer would be a big advantage as an amusement and to the business of the city in gen eral. as the club would attract many people from nearby towns to the games, thus increasing the business in this city, as the visitors would un doubtedly want to get acquainted with the town which represented Pennsyl vania in the International league. DOWNFALL IS DUE TO LIKING FOR CIGARETS [Continued from First PaRC.] and drove off to make such sales at reduced rates as they could from small dealers. William Jones was convicted of at tacking a young foreign girl with the intention of assaulting her, and New ton H. Miller pleaded guilty in Judge Kunkel's court to several charges of larceny. In No. 2 room much of the morn ing was taken up with the trial of Kosta Yrdonoff, a Steelton foreigner, who broke into a cash register on My ers street, Steelton, and who lifted a lot of change and notes from his boss' till. Yrdonoff says he is 18 years old. Some years ago he was arraigned be for court charged with having stolen a lot of foreign gold coins. The case was ignored by the grand Jury at the time. Judge McCarrell sent the youth to Huntingdon reformatory. James Jones was on trial the re mainder of the morning in No. 2 room on charges of malicious mischief. Jones roomed with John Williamson and according to a mutual agreement had been accustomed to wear Wil liamson's shoes when they were not engaged with the latter's feet. Just a few months ago Jones, It ap peared, wanted to wear the shoes but Williamson declined: he needed them himself he said. Whereupon Jones declared he would "get back" at the selfish owner of the shoes. That night Williamson found his overcoat slashed Into ribbons and he accused Jones. Acid Stomachs Are Dangerous Common Sense Advice by a Dlatln gitlabed Specialist "Acid" stomachs are dangerous be cause acid irritates and inflames the delicate lining of the stomach, thus hindering and preventing the proper action of the stomach, and leading to probably nine-tenths of the cases of stomach trouble from which people sufTer. Ordinary medicines and medi cinal treatments are useless in such cases, for they leave the source of the trouble, the acid in the stomach, as dangerous as ever. The acid must be neutralized, and Its formation prevent ed. and the best thing for this purpose is a teaspoonful of bfaurated magnesia, a simple antacid, taken in a little warm or cold water after eating, which not onlv neutralizes the acid, but also pre vents the fermentation from which acidity Is developed. Foods which ordi narily cause distress may be eaten with Impunity if the meal is followed with a little blsurated magnesia, which can be obtained from any druggist, and should always be kept handy.—Advertisement. HOOF DISEASE DOES NOT HURT BIG SHOW [Continued from First Page.] and expressed themselves as being highly gratified at the high standard In livestock which has Deen attained here. But the cattle are not alone In the "Improvement" class, for the hogs, sheep, poultry and horses appear to be of a grade never before seen here. Talks on Cattle Soon after the show was opened this morning the judges began their work of awarding ribbons for cattle exhi bits. An entertaining feature of this part of the two-day program was the work of the boys' judging classes. One class made up of boys be tween the ages of 15 and 18 years; another between the ages of 18 and 21 years. The judges delivered short talks on cattle, explaining their milk producing organs and the sections which make them good food animals. Following these talks the members of the two classes were given cards and on them the boys told why certain cattle in the ring were of more value than others. Prizes were awarded to the three boys in each class giving the best accounts. The same pro-! cedure by which City Commissioner W. L. Gorgas, sup erintendent of fin ance and accounts, recovered more than $4500 In over paid State tax on city bonds held by corporations, will likely be tried by | C o u nty Controller I 1 v. .. 1 fhn In addition to the judging of cattle to-day, the judges were at work on sheep, hogs, poultry and eggs. But ter and horses and horse drawn ve hicles will be judged to-morrow. For the winner in each class a blue ribbon will be given as first prize. The sec ond prize is a red ribbon and the third a yellow ribbon. Farm Machinery A new attraction at the big show this year is the exhibit of automobiles and farm machinery and this depart ment is another evidence of the con tinuous growth of the Hogestown show. Among the farm implements are grain elevators, tractors, gang plow, gasoline engine*, feed grinders, sheaf elevators and cream separators. For nine years no Implements of any kind were shown but last year two or three companies brought their prod ucts here and they were given places. This year the management decided to make a permanent department for these products and they were listed in the catalogs. Since the first year the show has grown remarkably. In the beginning .only stock from the farms around Hogestown were entered for ribbons, but gradually the territory was ex tended. This year contesting entries are here from a of country bounded on the south by Dlllsburg, Lewisberry and Goldsboro, on the north by the top of the North Moun tain and east of the borough limits of Carlisle to the river. In addition to the 590 contesting entries, which is a big Increase over last year, registered cattle and hogs are on exhibition. Awards Cattle were led into the judging ring first. The awards in the various classes up to a late hour this after noon follow: Bulls, pure-bred and registered— Guernsey, under 2 years, first and sec ond, Long Beach Guernsey Farm, near Cump Hill, owned by J. B. Sites; over 2 years, first, G. A. Billett; second, J. C. Billett; Holstein, under 2 years, first, Claire Breneizer and Benjamin B. Eberly; over 2 years, first, M. M. Hench; Holstein-Friesians, first, Rob ert H. Moffltt and M. E. Brandt. Cows—Guernsey, under 3% years, first, J. C. Billett; over 3 Vi years, first and second, Long Beach Guernsey Farm; third. G. A.*Billett. Grade cows Guernsey, under 3 years, first, G. A. Billett; second, A. J. Louden; third, E. E. Lower; over 3 years, first. G. A. Billett; second, J. E. Bobb; third, W. E. Eppley. Poultry a Feature A feature of the poultry show is the exhibit of C. Guy Myers, of Siddons burg, York county, who has forty three fowls and eighteen silver cups here. Of prime Interest is his Barred Plymouth Rock which won the State championship in 1914. Those who won first in the poultry show follow: Ida I. Bricker, Wesley Bigler, S. C. Babble, Benjamin B. Eberly. A. L. Bishop, Annie M. Lind say, Charles Mooney. John W. Neff, E. P. Starin and Charlie Squibb. Ducks—Pekin, first, George S. Bates; second Clarence Yinger; Indian Run ner, first, David I. Reed; second, John Brindle; Muscovie, John Brindle and Miss Cathrvne Sipe. Geese —First, David I. Reed and Lee L. Trimmer; second, D. D. Snavely. Pigeons—George Breneizer. Rain Doves—First, second and third, Laura Hoopey. WOOO CHOPPER HURT Harvey Fisher, of Llnglestown, while chopping wood at his home this morn ing severely lacerated his left thumb when the hatchet which he was using slipped and struck his hand. He was treated at the Harrlsburg Hospital. Resorts OCEAN GROVE <^N^TRo3feBOTE&> // DirecHy on the Doardwalk.NX /'Complere tothe minutest detail.\\ I Openalltheyear Seawaferinat!baths. ]\ H Pre-eminent ly the Hotel of quiet refinement. IJ FRANgIS VARNALL.MO^^^ ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. S"SAND. THE LATEST FIREPROOF HOTEL American plan. Alwaianpen. Capacity 100 On beach directly between the two (Treat Ocean rim. Sea water In all baths Orrheatrm. Oarage. Illuhtr.it d literature. Ownership management. HOTEL WILLARD New York Avenue and Beach; fireproof; elevator; running water; excellent table; European and American plan; $12.50 up weekly; $2.60 up dally; Amer ican plan. WILDWOOD. N. J. SAILING on the Atlantic Ocean and the Inland Waterway is one of the great attrac tions at WILDWOOD AND WILDWOOD CREST. Fine accommodations. Plenty of other amusements. FISHING BATHING DRIVING AUTOMOBILING DANCING AMUSEMENTS Excellent hotels, patronized by people you will be glad to meet. Reasonable rates. Cottages and apartments at moderate rental. Quick trains on both P. R. R. and Reading Railway. Full Information from J. WHITESELL City Clerk, Wlldwood, N. J. V—, __ * DOUBLING GAP SPRINGS, PA. WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS Doubling Gap, Krwrtlle, Pa. An Ideal mountain health and pleas ure resort, dry climate, medicinal waters, refined environment. Fresh vegetables only. Special rates. AIRS. a. A- FRJSXER. JUNE 16, 1915. GOVT. TO FIND IF BRYAN WAS HOAXED [Continued from First Page.] while not passing as Meyer-Garhard, 1 has been in the country and sailed I' while not passing: as Mever-Gerhard. nito, also will be looked into. State department officials and mem- i bers of the diplomatic corps knew of the story to-day only from publish ed reports. They recalled, however, that at the personaJ request of Count Bernstorff former Secretary Bryan asked the British and French Ambas sadors for safe conduct for Dr. Anton Meyer-Gerhard, a representative of the German Red Cross, who was re turning to Berlin to carry a personal message from the count after the latter's audience with President Wil son in the midst of the diplomatic ne gotiations with Germany. Mr. Jesserand, the French ambas sador at the time inquired closely of Meyer-Gerhard's Identity and State de partment officials recalled also that ,Sir Cicll Spring-Rice, the British Am bassador had suggested that there was evidence of other activity by Gerhard than Red Cross work. The upshot of it was, however, that the State department, at the request of Count Bernstorff, gave a letter. "It was a letter," said Secretary Lansing to-day, "that was given at the request of the German Ambassador stating that Dr. Meyer-Gerhard, who had been in this country as the rep resentative of the German Red Cross, desired to return to Germany." No questtion, up to that time, nor until to-day, had arisen at the depart ment as to whether Meyer-Gerhard might really be Meyer, or if Meyer was in the countxy secretly buying war supplies. At the British and French embassies it was said the development was con sidered one purely for the State de partment to determine If it had been imposed upon. At the German em bassy all officials were absent. Most of them were at the summer embassy at Cedar Hurst, Long Island. One report which referred to Dr. Alfred Meyer as purchasing arms here, spoke of an attempt to buy ob solete army rifles and said ex-Repre sentative Herman Metz had conferred with ex-Secretary Bryan on the sub ject. 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