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WDIVIEN TO TAKE PART
IH BIG G. A. 11. GAMP
Four Allied Organizations Will
Take Care of Veterans When
They Gather at Washington
Washington, D. C. t July —.—Wo
men will take a prominent part in
the forty-ninth annual encampment of
the Grand Army of the Republio,
which will be held iri Washington
September 27 to October 2, and at
which Harrisburg will be well repre
sented.
Four organizations of women allied
with the Grand Army of the Republic
will participate in the encampment.
These are the Woman's Relief Corps,
the Auxiliary to the Sons of Veterans,
the Ladies of the G. A. R., and the
Daughters of Veterans. Many thou
sands of members of the four organ
izations will be in Washington during
the encampment and the Grand Re
view. which Is to reproduce, as far as
possible, the review of union troops
in Washington by President Johnson
und General Grant fifty years ago at
the close of the Civil War.
Women Number 167,000
Of the organizations of women con
nected with the Grand Army, the
largest and most important is the
Woman's Relief Corps.
The Woman's Relief Corps is
auxiliary to the Grand Army of the
Republic, and its only auxiliary. The
Ladies of the G. A v R. and the Daugh
ters of Veterans are independent
bodies, auxiliary to no organization.
The Women's Relief Corps is the
largest organization of women in the
world under one eligibility clause, and
one motto. It now numbers 167,000
with department organizations in 41
States divided among 2,601 corps, as
the local organizations are known. Be
sides these there are 37 detached
corps, which thrive in 10 Southern
and two Western States where there
are no department organizations.
It Is the greatest philanthropic,
charitable and patriotic organization
of women In the woHd.
Docs Great Work
It was organized at Denver, Col., In
1883, in response to the call of the
veterans for the organization of wo
men that would be auxiliary to them
and which would meet with them at
national encampments, and assist them
in the tremendous work which was
becoming burdensome to the Grand
Army, that of helping to care for the
aged veterans and their dependent
widows and children. Pensions were
very small at that time, and the hard
ships of war were beginning to tell
on the veterans who suffered from,
•wounds and other disabilities Incurred
In the service of the country. At the
encampment in Denver, the Woman's
Relief Corps, comprised of "loyal wo
men who never gave aid or comfort to
the enemies of the Union," was organ
ized and excepted by the Grand Army
which had called it into existence, and
gave it the motto of the veteran body,
"Fraternity, Charity and Loyalty,"
with the right to wear a badge with
the medallion center of the G. A. R.
badge.
Furnishes Homes for G. A. R.
Since its organization the Woman's
Relief Corps has expended in
charitable and relief work for vet
erans nearly $4,000,000. It built and
equipped an army nurses' home in
Ohio, where army nurses of the Civil
War could be cared for. It has been
instrumental in founding State homes
in all the Northern States where vet
erans and their wives may go together
and spend their declining years in
comfort. It Instituted a patriotic curri
culum in its regular work, and began
the inculcation of patriotic teaching in
public schools of the country, a work
■which has been taken up by many
other patriotic organizations since
then. Tere are now more than 8,000
women whose work as "Patriotic In
structors' In corps and departments of
the Woman's Relief Corps is com
manding attention.
Secured Old Prisons
Besides the great sums spent in re
lief work the organization has given
the Grand Army of the Republic about
$45,000 in cash for its permanent
fund. It gives the Grand Army of the
Republic SI,OOO annually.
In 1896 the Woman's Relief Corps
accepted as a gift from the Depart
ment of Georgia, G. A. R., the old
Andersonville prison stockade grounds
near Americus, Ga., and expended
thousands of dollars in turning this
into a park. Old Providence Spring
has been canopied with stone, and itß
sweet waters are as refreshing to-day
to travelers on the great Dixie high
way as they were to the starving pris
oners when it broke forth in August,
1864. The park with its neat cottage
for war-worn wayfarers, its rose gar
den, pecan orchard and other im
provements, is now one of the garden
spots of that section of Georgia. In
its grounds seven great States have
erected splendid monuments to their
dead of prison days, and the Woman's
Relief Corps has just honored Clara
Barton by erecting there a handsome
monument to the founder of the Am
erican National Red Cross, who mark
ed all graves in Andersonville. under
Government supervision.
The Woman's Relief Corps gave
Andersonville to the United States,
and it is now a Government Park.
These are but a few of the achieve
ments of the Woman's Relief Cops,
which will, next to the O. A. R.. be
the important factor at the coming
National Encampment.
The Ladies of the G. A. R. work
along the same lines as the W. R. C.
to some extent. Their membership is
about 5 0,000, the eligibility clause de
pending upon lineal descent from vet
erans of the Civil War. It is esti
mated at all National Encampments
that the attendance of the members of
these organizations of women bring
to the Encampment as many women
as men.
Helped Tubercular Toward
United States Citizenship
In order to help Steve Stanovltch to
gain admission to the State tubercu
losis sanatorium at Hamburg the Dau
phin County Poor Board advanced
Steve $2 with which to take out his
preliminary naturalization papers.
The State won't admit an unnatural
ized foreigner unless he has already
taken preliminary steps to become a
citizen of Uncle Sam. The man had
been in the tubercular ward at the
county almshouse and it was believed
he had a chance of recovery if he
could be treated at one of the State
institutions.
Another foreigner, Ivan Mictlc, wa.4
taken to Chicago to-day by his brother
after having undergone treatment at
the county almshouse tubercular ward
for th° last two years. Ivan is well
on the way toward recovery.
MILLS FORCED TO REFUSE
ORDERS FOR TONS OF BARS
The steel market continued active
and Arm yesterday. There was a con
tinued heavy demand for steel billets
and bars, but the sold up condition of
mills is such that they have been
forced to refuse contracts calling for
delivery in the current year. The
shortage is becoming acute. Foreign
manufacturers have been finding great
difficulty In securing steel rounds.
There are estimated to be before the
market at present inquiries for about
100,000 tons of bars. Mill operations
Increasing steadily and production
'oae to 9o per cent, of capacity.
SATURDAY "EVENING,
Polish Peasants Greet
Germans With Tears!
By Astaciated Prtjt
Berlin, Aug. 7, via London, 3 p. m.
—The German troops were welcomed
to undamaged Warsaw as liberators,
according to the report forwarded to
Berlin by Kurt Aram, a special cor
respondent of the Lokal Anzelger.
Telegraphing under date of August 6,
Aram places emphasis on the state
ment that the city was not evacuated
without a conflict. The forts were
protected by barbed wirq, trenches,
pitfalls and mines against Infantry at
tacks. The city is not mentioned as
having been damaged.
The Inhabitants of the Polish capi
tal, the correspondent says, filled the
streets and welcomed the in-marchlng
troops with every sign of real enthus
iasm and rejoicing. The streets were
richly beflagged. The Polish peasants
who long had been restrained in the
city, began leaving in the early morn
ing for their farms, driving their live
stock and conveying their household
effects. They greeted the Germans
with tears.
Orphans' Day at Hershey
Will Be Popular Event
The motor car owners are showing
their usual liberal spirit of co-oper
ation in tendering the use of their cars
for Orphans' Day outing at Hershey
Park. So far about fifty-five cars
have been registered with J. Clyde
Myton and about fifteen more are
needed to accommodate the happy
little youngsters who are looking for
ward to a day of fun and feasting. A
real automobile joy ride, a good din
ner, a free show and the privilege of
the amusement facilities of this splen
did park. And no doubt some local
merchants will contribute suitable;
souvenirs in the way of flags, balloons |
or horns to add to the gaiety of the |
day's outing. Many motor car owners
are looking forward to the day with as j
much pleasure as the children. Some
say they wouldn't miss the treat of
seeing how happy a crowd of children
can be, and even though the drivers
of the cars may return home until it
is time to call tor the children again
toward evening, many prefer to stay
and watch the children from the
charitable Institutions of the olty have
their exceptional (lay of Joy and
frolic.
Family Gardeners Awarded
Prizes For Summer's Work
Following a baseball game this aft
ernoon between the Giants and the
Monarchs, two colored nines of note,
the prizes for the best appearing fam
ily gardens provided by the Harris
burg Benevolent Association at the
Twelfth and Calder street plots were
awarded. The game was oalled at 3
o'clock and It was expected that the
prizes would be distributed between 4
and 5 o'clock. Spencer F. Barber,
steward at the county almshouse and
a practical farmer, judged and award
ed the prizes. These amount to about
$26 in rash.
All told there were 237 family gar
dens provided, which proved a direct |
benefit to 237 families who otherwise i
would have no chance to tide them
selves over the summer. They raised
the vegetables themselves.
HOW TO MASSAGE
A FLOWER STALK
Flower arrangement is one of the
choice aesthetic pursuits of the wo
men of Japan. It is a study of lines
of balanced parts, of grouping and, of
course, of colors. It will perhaps be
new to American ladies that the flower
artists of Japan are able to turn the
stem of a blossom In any desired di
rection. A writer says:
"The method may be readily applied
to all plants with succulent stems,
such as hyacinths, tulips, narcissi, and
llllles in general. We may think of a
vase full of tulips, ln which one or two
of the blooms have grown so awk
wardly that, however they are placed,
they do not seem to fit into the plan.
Nothing in the way of forcing should
be attempted. The only plan is by
very gentle rubbing and bending to
turn the stalks In the desired direc
tion. Always rub up to the flower
head, and divide the massage into two
or three periods of a few minutes. At
the end of this time the stalk will have
taken on the desired turn, and the
whole appearance of the flower will
be entirely natural. Bends and twists
in the stem may often be taken away
by massage, although if the deformi
ties are bad more time must be al
lotted.
"In the cast of flowers with woody
or fibrous stalks we must take up a
different method. A very ingenious
method of keeping the flowers in the
desired position is tying them with
pieces of cotton. Thus a wayward
stalk may be drawn towards another,
and the cotton will never show, pro
viding it is colored to match the pre
vailing tint. Anyone who has not tried
this plan will be delighted with the
ease with which the Individual blooms
may be fixed ln their right position."
WANTS 200 AIRSHIPS
CAPTAIN MARK L. BKlfcjTOL
Captain Mark L. Bristol, chief of
the United States Navy's aeronautical
bureau, is the man who some time
ago presented to the House naval
affairs committee the need for increas
ing the navy's aerial fleet to 200 air
craft. Now his recommendation has
been adopted by the Navy General
Board and Secretary Daniels and it
will be presented to the next Congress
with an excellent chance of going
through. The TTrJted States Navy
now has a fleet of only fourteen alr
ciaft, while the European nations have
hundreds. An appropriation of
$2,200,000 is necessary to bring the
aeronautical branch of the navy up to
its proper standard, is the statement
of Captain Bristol, and this is the
amount to be asked for when Congress
convenes.
JEFFERY FOUR NOW
SELLS AT sl,Ol
Larger Than Last Year, Lighter in
Weight and More Power,
With Chesterfield Body
The spectacular feature of the 1916
plans announced to-day by the Thomas
B. Jeftery Company of this city is the
new Jeftery Four with enlarged seven
passenger capacity body at $1,035 —
without the auxiliary seats, SI,OOO.
Thiß car is represented here by the
Bentz-L&ndls Auto Company at 1808
Logan street
The Jeftery company also announces
the Jeftery Six at $1,360 with the same
specifications as the Jeftery Chester
field Six which sold Ln large volume
during the past year at $1,660. The
silent worm drive, Lanchester canti
lever springs and other notable fea
tures which have made the Chester
field a leader among light sixes will be
continued ln the new Six in addition
to certain refinements, making for
even smoother, quieter operation.
The chief emphasis, however, of the
Jeftery company will be placed on the
new Four. In discussing the Jeftery
plans for the coming year, E. S. Jor
dan, general sales manager and sec
retary of the company, said: "In of
fering the Jeftery Four to the Amer
ican public at a SI,OOO price it is not
the purpose of the Jeffery company
to meet temporary price conditions nor
to compromise with an imagined desire
on the part of dealers and the public
for cheapness. On the contrary, it is
the aim and determination of the Jef
fery company to establish the Jeffery
Four as a standard car at a stand
ard price.
"The new price is the direct result
of the continued popularity and con
stantly Increasing demand for the Jef
fery Four. This has brought about
large scale production with its conse
quent economies. We have reduced
selling expense and overhead. We have
cut the margin of profit. We have in
troduced certain advanced methods of
construction which save money and
we are now able to give the "public
more car at $1,035 than has hereto
fore been possible to give at the origi
nal price of $1,550.
"We have refused to go below the
SI,OOO price because we have found
it impossible to produce a quality car
at less than SI,OOO. We are not charg
ing more than $1,085 because we have
perfected a car which in quality, ease,
comfort, efficiency and conomy will
satisfy the most critical buyer, not only
at the time of purchase, but after he
has driven the car for a number of
seasons.
"One of the most important things
which we have accomplished is the
solution of the depreciation problem.
Automobile owners can now buy this
car at $1,035 and drive it for a num
ber of seasons without suffering the
marked depreciation which has been
such an unfortunate feature of the
automobile business. The price is a
standard price—the car Is a standard
car. We offer the Jeffery Four this
year as the standard American auto
mobile at a standard SI,OOO price."
The new car, it is further stated at
the Jeffery factory, Is not a com
promise In any sense of the word. It
has been built to maintain and In
crease the reputation of the original
Jeffery Four. This was the car, it
will be remembered, which introduced
the high speed type of motor in-this
country. Its remarkable road perform
ance In the hands of th<* thousands of
owners during the past 2"A years has
given It an enviable place "among the
high grade Fours. Its price was $1,550
when it was announoed 2 % years ago
last Spring, with a greatly increased
volume of business, the price was re
duced to $1,275, and the orders poured
in at such a rate that within ten days
of the announcement the factory was
1,500 cars behind and was'compelled
to work 24 hours a day in three 8-hour
shifts seven days in the week all
Spring long in order to keep up with
the demand.
It will be seen from tris that there
Is nothing experimental about the new
Jeffery Four. The only mechanical
changes are matters of simplification,
making for les weight and greater ac
cessibility. The new car weighs but
1.750 pounds—2oo pounds lighter than
last year. The motor is essentially
the same, but develops more power
on the hills than last year. The unit
power plant makes for greater sim
plicity and accessibility.
The starting and lighting system is
the famous Bijur, the same as used by
Packard. The Stromberg Model KR2
carburetor has proved out a wonder
fully economical gas user and a great
developer of power and speed. The
clutch is of the dry disc type. The
rear axle is Jeffery-built, of the same
type used by Pierce-Arrow. The rear
springs are extra length—2 inches
longer than on the original Jefferv
Four —giving an ease of riding at high
speeds over country roads not found
elsewhere except in the highest priced
cars.
It is said that the new Jeffery Four
is even smoother, quieter and more
powerful than the original car. Those
who have ridden in it are enthusiastic
over its freedom from vibration at high
speeds and its ability to hold the road
and maintain high average mileage
on cross country trips.
In building the new Jefferv Four
it has eebn the aim of Jeffery engi
neers to produce a car which' would
even excel the original Jeffery Four
in tire and gasoline economy—at the
same time offering the public an auto
mobile of standard seven-passenger
capacity, so that the average owner
who insists on quality and who fre
quently wants to take out more than
five passengers could satisfy these
needs without paying a high price to
start with and without footing big
gasoline and tire bills each season.
Figures gathered from Jeffery Four
owners on tire mileage, gasoline con
sumption, repairs and replacements
covering a period of years come as a
revelation to the average automobile
owner whether he has been driving a
low-priced care or a high-priced car.
For example, on the Jeffery Four the
average owner's cost for parts in the
past 2'/4 years has been but $5.09.
One of the chief reasons why such
excellent results have been attained is
said by Jeffery officials to be the fact
that the Jeffery is 93 per cent, built
in the Jeffery plant. Practically
every operation is under the direct
control of Jeffery inspection. Jeffery
standards are insisted on throughout.
The Jeffery company is not dependent
upon parts makers and is directly re
sponsible to the public for the qual
ity of its automobiles.
The body of the new Four is of the
distinctive Chesterfield type—combin
ing grace of line with comfort and
roominess. It has an individuality
which appeals to people looking for a
car that will stand out from the ordi
nary.
With these two automobiles, the
Four and the Six, combined with the
famous Jeffery Quad, the truck that
drives, brakes and steers on all four
wheels, the Jeffery company is look
ing forward to a year of unexampled
prosperity.
JOHN C. DEMMY DIES
Following a short illness, John C.
Demmy, 1226 Bailey street, aged 71,
died this morning. He is survived by
his wife, three daughters and two
sons. No arrangements have been
made tor the funeral.
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FIRE FROM THE PACIFIC
WAVES OFF JAPAN
The Governor of rlachijo Island off
Izu, Province, Japan, reports, says' the
Kobe Chronicle, that the captain of a
motor fishing boat on the morning of
June 19 saw dense masses of fire and
smoke arise from the waters of the
Pacific ocean from the vicinity of
Harose Rock-—a point down the coast
—and large chunks of the rock fell
into the sea. A steamer captain, who
also saw it, reported that at' 6 o'clock
in the morning volumes of white
smoke rose at a point about twelve
miles southeast by east of Harose
rock. Tne smoke ceased to rise after
twenty minutes, but about 7 o'clock
columns of white and black smoke
were seen, and again at about 11
o'clock. The scene o fthe eruption
gradually extended until the sky was
covered with smoke, flashes of Are be
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ing seen occasionally. The eruption
lasted about two hours. Smoke and
fire were seen twice afterward, but
the steamer was too far off
to see exactly what happened
Another steamer also saw the erup
tion. It was most active at about
11.40 o'clock and a shower of volcanic
stones fell into the sea about half a
miles from the steamer.
Dr. Omori, the seismological expert
in the Tokio Imperial University, re
marks, as quoted in the Asaki, that
the scene of eruption appears to have
been about seven miles east of Ha
rose Rock, and about 87 miles south of
Hachijo Island. An eruption took
place there in April, 1 906, and again
in January last year. It lies, it seems,
along the Pacific fault or crack in the
world's crust.
AUGUST 7, 1915,
FOREIGNERS IX JAPAN
GO A-SOLDIERING
According: to investigations conduct-
I ed by the Census Registration Depart
ment of the Yokohama Municipal
i Office, the total number of foreign res
! idents in the city at the end of last
I year is put at 6,851, of wjfioni 3,389
were males. When compared with
the census taken at the end of the pre
| ceding year, says tjie Japan Gazette,
the figures show a decrease of 1,702.
This is attributed largely to the war,
j many having left to serve their coun
' tries at the front. The British sub
jects have decreased by 382, the
j French by 48, Russians by 29, Italians
'l7, Germans by 121, and Austrians by
| 85.
At Kobe, the other Japanese city
' with a foreign element, says the Asahi,
I the foreign population last year was
3,903, an increase of nearly 1,000 over
the figures of 1912. The increase i»
due to the influx of Chinese, who num
ber in all 2,822 souls, leaving Uttla
more than a thousand to represent the
white race among its 436,000 inhabi
tants.
REMOVE ETERNAL SLEEPERS
FROM OLD POTTER'S FIELD
Removal of all the graves and their
contents of the old Potter's Field at
the county almshouse to make way
for the proposed new park driveway
has been begun under the supervision
of the city bureau of health and sani
tation.
For some years Potter's Field has not
been used, the burial of paupers and
so on having been confined to the new
cemetery near the sanitary hospital.
The bodies that rested up to this time
in the old almshouse cemetery will b»
taken to the new plot. More than ft
hundred bodies, it is believed, will
hove to be moved.