2 ffitffft&bponnayLVAm&fiews] PEACHES ROTTING 111 BLUERIDGE BELT immense Crop and Low Prices Cause Growers to Leave Fruit on Trees Special to The Telegraph Waynesboro, Pa.. Aug. 25.—Peach aeason la now on in full force, but the price is so low that bushels of the peai*hes are being allowed to rot nn the trees. There are thousands of ■bushels of peaches in the Blue Ridge belt In the Cumberland Valley, and they are ripening very fast. The prices have been so low in some of the cities the peaches have been shipped to that the growers say it does not pay to pick them and are allow ing them to ripen and fall to ground. Some of the growers are thinking seriously of installing evapor ating plants in order to save hundreds of bushels of the peaches from going to waste. From Midvale., near Pen Mar, sev eral car loads of peaches are being shipped away daily. Palmyra Man Is Made P. 0. S. of A. Official Reading. Pa., Aug. 25. At the opening session of the Sons of Am erica State convention this forenoon the result of the election for State officers for the ensuing year was read : as follows: State President, C. L. Xonemaker. Altoona: State Vice President, Gabriel H. Moyer. Palmyra; State Treasurer, Irwin S. Smith. Reading, incumbent. He has been State treasurer for 3 2 years; State Secretary, William Weand. Philadelphia; State Conduc tor. John W. Harper. Chester; State Inspector. Robert R. Clauser, Sinking Springs; State Guard, Milton M. Haas. Philadelphia. State Camp Building Inspector. John M. Straub, Reading; David Shuster, Shamokin, and Elmer E. Hauseman. Xew York. Early this morning the 12200 dele gates were taken on a visit of inspec tion through the Reading railway's locomqtive shops. Special guides were provided. This evening the visitors will be conveyed over the mountain roads. It is expected that 15.000 men will participate in to-morrow's parade. Academy Alumni May Furnish "Dorm" Rooms Alumni of the Harrisburg Academy will undertake to furnish the rooms of the new dormitory being built at ■ the Academy. The plan evolved Is to | secure furnishing of rooms, the names I of the donors to be placed upon the I doors of the rooms as is done in a: number of college dormitories. The arrangements for the alumni to co-operate with the trustees were made to-day at a meeting of a com mittee named by President William Jennings, of the Alumni association. The committee is composed of A. Boyd Hamilton, chairman; J. Austin Brandt, Francis J. Hall. Ross A. Hickok. Robert McCormick, Lesley McCreath. Ehrman B. Mitchell. George W. Reilv. George R. Moffltt and E. J. Stackpole. Jr. CHARGED WITH HORSE STEALING Special to The Telegraph Gettysburg, Pa., Aug. 25.—After an exciting chase that covered more than a hundred miles. Officers Emmons and Smiley succeeded in capturing two horse thieves who gave their names as Raymond Rainbold and Frank Bryne. giving their residence as West Philadelphia. The lads are both IS years old. They had hired the horses to take a trip over the battlefield. ■ They are both In the county jail. NIEUWAMSTERDAM IN PORT By Associated Press New York. Aug. 25.—The steamer j Xieuwamsterdam arrived to-day from i Rotterdam after having taken on pas sengers and mail at Falmouth. Eng .and. Officers said the Xieuwamsterdam was held up in the Downs several hours while British mine sweepers cleared the channel of German mines. They added that a steamer preceding them struck a mine and sank. Food for the Business , Trenches slill It takes the highest type of nerve S J^y^TW^ B !lli f »a*E?* I and endurance to stand the strain at T 5 | the battle rront 01 modern business. ij jylliriuiuiLr■*-^ <t ' i ( r fj- ** BSflB'W Kalii Many fail. And often the cause 3HpKi H^" p jtr is primarily a physical one—improper StlfiS?Ed Jiv §gik' • food—malnutrition. It is a fact that n-j HMIB much of the ordinary food is lacking mSKß|K{yi j in certain elements—the mineral salts "J • Ulllw^ r Klr 11S*?-5 P^v —which are essential to right building k^ f; I§t| of muscle, brain and nerve tissue. Grape-Nuts ifMgA made of whole wheat and barley, contains these priceless nerve- and brain-building elements in highest degree. Grape-Nuts food is easy to digest—nourishing—economical—delicious, and as a part or the menu of modern business men and women helps wonderfully in building up the system for strenuous demands—and keeping it there. "There's a Reason" for GRAPE-NUTS SoM by Grocer* eewyiriwS. I WEDNESDAY EVENING, HARRISBURG TEI-EGRAPD6 AUGUST 25, 1915. "" Recent Deaths in Central Pennsylvania Special to The Telegraph Hogestown. After an illness of nearly two years Emma Elizabeth, wife of Abram A. Gutshall, died. She was aged 54 years. She is survived by her husband and the following chil dren Clarence, of Camp Hill: Har vey, of Mechanicsburg: Mrs. George Swegar. of Mechanicsburg; Jesse, of Camp Hill; Charles, of Mechanicsburg, and Grace, Roy. Xorman and Mervin, ali at home. Funeral services will be held Friday morning at 9 o'clock In th St. Paul's Lutheran Church. Florin.—Mrs. Peter Dommell died yesterday. She was aged 70 and he sides her husband is survived by eleven sens and a sister. Sunbury.—Arthur'E. Kelly, aged 41. an employe of the Pennsylvania Rail road. died at a private hospital here yesterday. He was for many years a J machinist in ihe employ of the Penn i sylvania Railroad Company. Bin in.—Mrs. William Moose, aged i 57, died at her home in Northeast j Madison township, near Bixler's Mills, yesterday. She Is survived by her husband and several children. Holstein Is Elected Secretary of 0. U. A. M. Concord. X. H., Aug. 25.—Thomas 'J. Edwards, of Montgomery. W. Va., was elected national councillor of the Order of United American Mechanics at a session of the national council here to-day. Other officers chosen included: Protector, H. C. Callihan, Cam bridge. Ohio: doorkeeper, D. P. Fink inbinder. Plalnfield. Pa.: secretary, H. O. Holstein, Harrisburg, Pa., and treasurer. J. H. Shinn, Haddonfleld, X. J. Next year's meeting will be held at Atlantic City, X. J. Russian Woman to Die For Spying in Austria Special to The Telegraph Vienna. Austria, Aug. 25.—Sentence of death for espionage has been pro nounced upon Miss Sinalda Bayer, a Russian woman, who has been living in the little town of Reichenberg since May, 1914. Her two sisters, Eliza beth Bayer and Marie Polakow, ac cused of spying, have been released for lack of evidence. CHURCH OF GOD PICNIC AT RESERVOIR TOMORROW The big reunion picnic of the Church of God will be held at Reser voir Park to-morrow. The junior choir of two hundred drilled voices will have charge of the music In the afternoon and the senior choir will lead the music In the evening. The committee requests all Church of God members to register their names and guess at the registration booth. A full program has been ar ranger for and a large crowd is ex pected. WILL DRAW HOXDS CLOSER By Associated Press Paris. Aug. 25.—"My first care will be to draw still closer the bonds uniting Japan and the powers of the triple entente," said Baron Mikujiro Ishii. the former Japanese ambassador to France who recently became Minis ter of Foreign Affairs in the Okuma cabinet to a representative of the Petit Journal. GII.DAV IX CONFERENCE By Associated Press Pittsburgh. Pa., Aug. 25.—Patrick Gilday, head of the State Bureau of Mediation and Conciliation, and Fran cis Feehan, of the Department of Labor, began to-day a series of con ferences in an effort to bring about the mediation between employes and officials of the West Penn Traction Company. SOLDIER BOY WRITES TO HIS Al NT ABOI'T TRENCH LIFE Miss Bella Cairnes, of Overview, has received a long letter from her nephew, John Ferguson, a private in the First Battalion of the "Royal Scots,' in which he tells his experience in the lighting at Ypres. He describes the Germans as fiends, and said he spent forty-five days in the trenches. SMALI, GIRI. DIES Marie Dowling. aged 13. 1648 Market street, died at her home this morning. She is survied by her mother. Mrs Jen nie Dowliug, and htefollowing sisters and brothers: Jennie. William, John Celesta and Hewitt. Funeral arrange mests have not been made ANOTHER TRAWLER SUNK London, Aug. 25, 12:30 p. m. —The trawler Integrity has been sunk. Her crew wa« landed. News Items of Interest in Central Pennsylvania ' Special to The Telegraph Hazleton.—Given up for lost since the hurricane at Galveston swept across their farm, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Moon, of Galveston, wired their sons and daughters at Hazleton that their crops and buildings were destroyed, but they are safe and pMrpose planting their fields anew. Hazleton. Officials of the Smith Coal Company settled a five days' strike at the Kvans colliery, at Beaver Meadow, where 200 miners quit be cause a foreman had fined one of them sl6. The complainant was given his money back and the foreman was re buked. Rlrdsboro.—George J. Ander, son of J. S. Ander. of this town. 14 years old disappeared from home a week ago and no trace of him has been found. The parents fear the lad was drowned in the Schuylkill river. l.ehighton.—Professor H. B. Saul, principal of the local htgrh school the last years, has been elected prin cipal of the Jeannette high school. AUentown.—T. T. Davis, postmaster at McAUstervllle, this county, died last night at the age of 78. He waa a veteran of the Civil War. PERMANENTWORLD PEACE IS POSSIBLE [Continued From First Page.] that it will bo a long time before the war debts will all be paid off. Suggests International Ownership In speaking of the possibility of permanent peace Mr. Sibeiy said that sc long a*> any one nation controls the seas, backing up economic in efficiency with armament, world peace Is Impossible. He said the time will come when absolute freedom of the seas will be the order of things. He declared also that the tariff schedules are grossly unfair, not only in this country, but in others as well, and that an international tariff schedule Insuring fairness and reciprocity is needed to insure the best economic re st its and the peace of the world. In the scheme for this peace plan he in cluded international ownership of the means of world communication and suggested an international legislative body, an international Judicial body and armament enough to police the entire world under the direction of this international alliance. The expert rather pooh-poohed the idea that the United States should grab all the trade of South America and the rest of the world that it can get its Angers on. He declared that South America and Africa are the ex change marts for European products and that if the United States takes away this outlet the European busi nessmen will he unable to get money to pay the American businessmen what they are now borrowing because of the war. He pointed out that the trade possibilities of the world are limited and that It Is up to the cred itor nation, the United States, to co operate with the European nations so that they can get the coin to pay off their debts here. Harrisburg Man Speaks to American Mechanics Concord, N. H., Aug. 25.—The na tional council of the United Order of American Mechanics began a session here to-day that will continue through the larger part of the week. Mayor Charles J. French welcomed the coun cil to the city and National Councilor George S. Sides, of Harrisburg, Pa., responded. Delegates represented 13 States. The reports showed that there are 13 State councils, four councils un der the jurisdiction of the national council and 381 subordinate councils with 26.316 members. Treasuries of subordinate councils contain |739,- 941. SMALL FIRE UP TOWN Fire of unknown origin last night in the home of Lewis Lapkln, 628 Cumberland street, caused several hundred dollars' damage to the furni ture on the first floor. The family was away at the time an officer, send ing in the alarm from Box 24, Sixth and Cumberland streets. The prop erty damage was small. In respond ing to the alarm the motor driven en gine of the Hope Fire Company stall ed after leaving the enginehouse. It was only delayed a few minutes. TYPHOID MAY SOON BE RARE By Associated Press Washington, D. C.. Aug. 25.—The Public Health Service to-day, an nouncing a tremendous increase In the number of persons submitting to antityphoid vaccination, declared there i was "no reason why typhoid fever should not be a rare disease in 1930." rqcuK ©>|ac>t" Ik 3(a / •) Thursday, To-morrow, the Big Bargain Day—Lowest Prices af the Entire Year *-■■■ PARASOLS ... ¥,\tv BO 1 •+ NoSeco '« is Here-Evtry Article Perfect 4- BATHING SHOES KISS™ CA _ For values t 1 For values | EXTRA JOHN J. OUC up t« *1.30 up «o *4.o* I Sewing Thread: black or white, 200-® now. pair ..,„ ~... I yard spools (6 to eaeli customer); m M All 50c and «9c kinds; OC _ NOT MAN*—BE QUICK I or c.I,OSSIIXA—This famous cm- ■ j now, pair «5«>C * ' I broidery Floss; every desirable »■ Women's GLOVES f n . .. ——, Damty Muslin Underwear] rA f Hi « h - Crad « Ak «"«•» pri « &§& Nt wM ( L,« hacks. Sizes Mi to 8. >lll f< Mc Skirts; to-morrow. S Q C New medium bust. Real dollar value. To- W Skirts; tomorrow." 9 g c "rench s !£s morrow a u.. —/la «VsS'l 18 «> s °: real $1.50 to-morrovi 50c / , -"T\/ \ VB,U * ; Thursday, each. . $1.50 (iowns; to-morrow. QQ. /- V SILK STOCKINGS & R MEH "?u •£ (4 M Black, white, ptak. sky gray, Kelly. ,J „ W3S AI I 111 taupe, sand. To-morrow, o N to-morrow JZDC i vl/ JLO v V pair . " 00 Bnuwi «* r «* , ' : 4Q r /j»#f / ' to-morrow /TIH / j 1 ~~~■—— ~ I i M\l J i ■R.A G. Summer Net J -..1 r . I) D u \ If J ; CORSETS or American Little (jirls Pretty rv f. fl 1") • \II If Fine Coutille Corsets, Presses For Now and Don t Miss 1 nese Bargains \ \ \ll n rsday, Sale Price would WiC Yd. 6c Yd. 29c Yd. WWI FA pa\' for the materials. I.inen l.a«-es. fine Ijice Bands, to-lnch Entbrol- vJuiV % Sturdy Ginghams, Per- and heavy, many styles; Voile WKPHfIt f ■■■■ cales and Galatea, Plaids, value sc. values to »9c. j value* «9c\ Figures and Stripes; Kilted Skirts. Empire and Suspend- Sc Yd. 10c Pair 7c AMERICAN BEAUTY CORSETS— er effects; values f% a* Finest shadow Child's Fancy Another lot for slim women and girls, fine French $1.50 and $1.75. Thursday inches wide. al * Swiss Underrests Selling the city over at SI.OO. f\ H N "" 1 n '"° s "" 25 "- - Here to-morrow OiJ C c nZ d ASTRICH'S FLOOD OF PEIIIIDMS FROM COUNTY FILED Rush of Primary Business Jams Commissioners; New Regis trars Are Appointed The appointment of new registrars to fill vacancies in several of the regis tration boards in the city, the receiv ing and tiling of another flood of pri mary election petitions and prepa ration and distribution of the regis tration books and supplies to! the registrars in the city kept the county commissioners and their clerks mighty busy to-day. And when the clerks were not receiving petitions and dis tributing books they were answering telephone inquiries by the score. Up until noon to-day the commis sioners had appointed the following new registrars: Samuel Lawyer. Fourth precinct. Eighth ward, vice Charles White, dead; John D. Record, Third precinct, Third ward, vice Harry Van Horn, removed; James Moses, Second pre cinct, Seventh ward, vice George W. Snavely, resigned; J. S. Murray, Sec ond precinct. Twelfth ward, vice Isaac Meyers; James J. McClellan, First precinct, Third ward, vice Charles W. McClellan, resigned because of an injury he received in ft fall. Farmers Kill Two Birds While a number of petitions for places on the primary ballot were filed from the city to-day, the fact that this was a market day was responsible in a measure for the filing of an unusual number from the county. Many a farmer brought his petition along to day when he came in to do business. Among the petitions filed were the fol lowing: City Simon Snyder, Republican, Tenth ward, constable; Joseph G. Beckwith, Democrat, Fifth precinct. Seventh ward. Inspector; Frederick W. Darrow, Republican, First pre cinct, Seventh ward, inspector; Rob ert E. McEntee, Sixth ward, ward assessor; Charles Thomas. Republican, Second precinct. Eighth ward, in spector. County—William Boltz, Democrat, school director, East Hanover; Charles F. Dinger, Republican, school di rector, four years. Rush; Joseph B. Stehman, Republican, First precinct, Second ward, Middletown, judge of election; William E. McCreary, Re publican, First precinct. Second ward, Middletown, inspector; John E. Kinsey, Democrat, Second ward, Roy alton, council; W. C. Matter, Demo crat, Halifax township, inspector; Charles C. Carbaugh, Democrat, Steelton, high constable; Alder Ulch, Republican, Upper Paxton, auditor; G. C. Kinsey, Republican, West ward, Lykens, school director; Samuel L. Shroy, Democrat. Second precinct, first ward. Middletown, judge; W. H. Miller. Republican. Berrysburg, school director, six years; C. L. Wise. Repub lican, Berrysburg, school director; Charles Keboch. Republican, Berrys burg. school director; D. M. Lower, Republican, Berrysburg, school di rector; Tillman Grubb, Republican, Londonderry, auditor; I. F. Shoop, Republican. Berrysburg, school di council; Isaac Keboch, Republican, Berrysburg, council; these from Jack son township: Alfred M. Lyier, Demo crat, supervisor; Wm. Warfel. Demo crat, supervisor; Solomon R. Parmer. Democrat, auditor: Charles W. Deibler, Democrat, judge; Ira B. Miller, Demo crat. constable; Edward Slieetz, Demo crat, inspector; James M. Woland, Democrat, assessor; A. N. Matchett, Democrat, school director; Jacob Gip ple. Democrat, school director; these Democrats from East Hanover town ship: William D. Earley, supervisor; Isaac A. Baker, judge of election; William E. Ramler, Jr., Inspector of elections; Jacob Brlghtbill, constable; William E. Ramler, Sr., auditor. GOVERNOR'S REVIEW FLEET Boston, Mass.. Aug. 25.—A review of the North Atlantic fleet off Boston Light was the principal event ar ranged for to-day's entertainment of the present and former executives of nearly thirty states who are here at tc nding the annual governors' confer ence. From the deck of the flagship Wyoming the visitors were to watch nine great battleships and a large flo tilla of torpedo craft. FIFTEEN OFFICERS AT CIRCUS , At least- fifteen officers of the city police force will toe sent to the show grounds, at Fourth and Seneca streets. I to keep order-when the Wild West show I comes to town on Friday. ANOTHER REGISTRAR NAMED; MORE LATE PETITIONS FILET) Before adjournment this afternoon the Dauphin county commissioners appointed Silas C. Smith, registrar for the second princint of the Twelfth ward, vice H. W. Ayle, resigned. Among the late primary petitions 1 Quality ! 1 Superb Hour*! 10 a. ni. to 11 p. m. To-day and To-morrow, VIOLA DA \ A In "THE HOUSE OF THE LOST COURT," Paramount In 5 parts. Dives, Pomeroy A Stewart's Picnic at Hershey Park. Come and see yourself tn the movies. Friday, one day only, "THE AVENGING CONSCIENCE,** by D. W. GRIFFITH, producer of "The Birth of a Nation." The Home of the Moller Pipe Organ and the eoolest theater In the elty. Hell phone S7lO. United 734-Y. v 9 IMWESEVW I MAJESTIC THEATER---- w, Tp«™ d GRAND OPENING Monday, Sg August 30th With a New Policy of Carefully Selected HIGH CLASS KEITH VAUDEVILLE 3 Shows Daily--At 2.30, 7.30 and 9 O'clock Doors Open at 2 and 7 Acts of the Same Standard That g O Made the Orpheum O MATINEE PRICES i r I EVENING PRICES Orchestra Floor 150 Orchestra Floor 250 _ , - I Balcony 150 Bakony 10 * Gallery 100 Boxes 250 Boxes 350 Come and See Us—Get Acquainted With Our New Policy You Will Find It the Biggest Vaudeville Bargain You Ever Heard Of ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ filed to-day were: Joshua A. Hoffer. Republican, Conewago, constable; W. G. Sellers, Republican, second pre cinct. Tenth ward, judge of election. PARALYSIS^ 7^ DR. CHASE'S Special Blood and Nerve Tablets Writo for Proof and Booklet Pr. Chaac. »24 N. 10th St. Philadelphia. ir»«l A _ 80-SAN-KO'B PILE REMEDY Gives instsnt relief to Itching, * Plc-eilinsc or Protrudln* Piles. .Vn The Dr. BoaankoCo, Philadelphia. Pa. Don't Neglect Repairs It costs very little to make repairs if started in time. You know the old raying, "A stitch in time saves nine." This is particularly true of lumber. Go over your prop erty and see what lumber should be re placed before winter. The work will cost less than if delayed until Spring. United Ice & Coal Co. Forster and Cowden Sts, AMUSEMENTS \ Paxtang Park Theater Matinee and Night Klein, Abe and Nickelson 3 Emprrori of Comedy and Music Drawie Frisco Hambo In Fan at a Hottentot Hotel 4—Other Standard Acts—4 Fireworks Titiirs. Eve Bargain Daw* Wednesday, September 1 J . "Photoplays de Luxe" To-daj and To-morrow "The Climbers" From the Famous Piny of the Slime Name by Clyde Fitch, featuring (iladya Hanaon and George Soule Spencer* Fire Reel*. Friday and Saturday Frank Daniels —ln— "Crooky Scruggs" A Comedy of Krrora "In Five Parta Made Screamingly Funny by the Inimitable Comic Opera lilng. 1200 Comfortable Seats CITY'S BIGGEST ORGAN 11 to 11 10 and 5 Cents
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