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"You can be lieve it or not —it makes no difference FRECKELS March Worst Month For This Trouble —How to Remove Easily There's a reason why nearly every body freckles in March, but happily there is also a remedy for these ugly blemishes, and no one need stay freckled. Simply get an ounce of othine. double strength, from your druggist and apply a little of it night nad morn ing. and in a few days you should see that, even the worst freckles have be gun to disappear, while the light ones have vanished entirely. Now is the time to rid yourself of freckles, for if not removed now they may stay all summer, and spoil an otherwise beautiful complexion. Your money back if othine fails. The $50,000 Worth of Jewelry worn by Miss Crawford at the Majestic Theater will be on display in our window from 10 A. M. UNTIL 2 P. M. AND FROM 4.30 TO 8 P. M. These magnificent gems and many other of the newest and finest DIAMOND JEWELRY CREATIONS can be secured from us, at the very lowest market prices. You are cordially invited to view this elabo rate display. H. C. CLASTER GEMS—JEWELS—SILVERWARE 302 MARKET STREET FRIDAY EVENING, ' HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH MARCH 31, 1916. to me. I got my instructions from the German government to go aboard the ship and blow her up to prevent her cargo from reaching Russia. I could have Mown her up but the cap tain's plea for his wife and daughter was too much for me and I hadn't the heart to do it. lam ready to take the consequences, but I ask that they keep me ashore instead of sending me back to the ship for the captain to take me in charge." Outside Three Mile l.irnit Schiller had been told that as his daring exploit occurred outside the three mile limit, he would in ail likelihood be taken to British posses sions in the West Indies for trial for piracy. Federal authorities and rep resentatives from the British govern ment came here to-day to examine Schiller and to decide what to do with him. If the United States finds it has no jurisdiction under international maritime law, he will be turned over to the representatives of Great Britain. An examination into Schiller's men tal condition will be made. Those who have talked with him believe he is irresponsible and that his story of his career is not true. Many Germans in Navy Schiller was reluctant to tell his his tory. "I was born in Germany," he said. "Never mind the town or my parents' name. 1 have been in this country one year, in New York three weeks. 1 was sent by the German government to England soon after the war started, and at Germany's request I enlisted in the British navy and was assigned to the training ship Conway at Liverpool. "I want to say right now that there are several thousand Germans in the British navy. I know what this 11 means to me. It's the Tower of Lon l don if they get me back to the Ma® toppo. But 1 won't go, just bear that in mind." Captain Richard Bergner of the • Matoppo said he is convinced that • Schiller is a former naval ofllcer. i In trying to escape along the shores ' of the Delaware Breakwater yester day the sea rover was cornered by a : pilot boat and a coast patrol launch. He surrendered without firing a shot. Wireless messages carried the news of the lone raider to this city yester ; day. But the Matoppa was unable to • flash a cry for help at any time, the I stowaway dismantling the wireless apparatus after he captured the ves ' sel. With a smile on his lips, the ■ mysterious German held a prisoner at ' Lewes. Del. taunted the British crew ' with cowardice in telling his storv. II His eyes gleamed as he described how 1 he made the captain and the crew, as 'I prisoners, drink a toast to him. The freebooter said that he had de termined to blow the vessel and all on ■ board, including himself, to atoms. ' but was moved to mercy by appeals I from members of the crew. ■ j "I was going to sink it," said the t prisoner, "only their prayers for their wives and children touched my heart and stayed the destruction of the . i craft." I'LEASIXG BUSINESS GROWTH ! | The S. E. R. Electric and Gas Fix | ' ture Company which began business ! here about six months ago is one of i the city's growing commercial enter | prises. The number of workmen em , ployed has grown from two to six. For ■' the next thirty days, the company is '; making a special offer in house wiring, | full particulars concerning which will ibe found In the advertisement on an other page of this paper. PUT STOMACH IN FINE CONDITION Says Indigestion Results From An Excess of Hydrochloric Acid. Undigested food delayed in the stomach decays, or rather, ferments the same as food left in the open air, says a noted authority, lie also tells | us that Indigestion is caused by Hyper ; acidity, meaning, there is an excess of | hydrochloric acid in the stomach I which prevents complete digestion | and starts food fermentation. Thus I everything eaten sours in the stomach I much like garbage sours in a can, forming acrid fluids and which ' inflate the stomach like a toy balloon. 1 Then we feel a heavy, lumpy misery in the chest, we belch up gas, we I eructate sour food or have heartburn, I flatulence, water-brash or nausea. He tells us to lay aside all digestive i aids and instead, get from any phar j macy four ounces of Jad Salts and take a tablespoon)ill in a glass of water before breakfast and drink i while it is effervescing and further ! more, to continue this for a week. While relief follows the first dose, it is important to neutralize the acidity, remove the gas-making mass, start I the liver, stimulate the kidneys and thus promote a free flow of pure di gestive juices. Jads Salts is inexpensive and is made from the acid or grapes and lemon juice, combined with lithla and j sodium phosphate. This harmless j salts is used by thousands of people i for stomach trouble with excellent rc | suits. 1 SILENCE FOLLOWS JOHNSON'S LETTER RESIGNING POST Neither Governor Nor Atty. Gen. Wil! Add to Replies Made Last Evening W. J. HONEY'S NAME HEARD Chief Examiner Is Mentioned For Head of the Insurance Department The first break in the State ad ministration as the result of the candidacy of Governor Martin G. Brumbaugh for the Republican nomi nation for President and the contest for control of the Republican State committee came last night about 6 o'clock when Insurance Commissioner Charles Johnson, Republican leader of Montgomery county, sent his resigna tion to the Governor, who accepted it. For days Capitol Hill and men who observe politics have been expecting an explosion as the result of the man ner in which Attorney General Francis Shunk Brown and others in the inner council of the State administration have been conducting the campaign in the interest of the Governor's candidacy and control of the State committee on the side. But no one was prepared for the dramatic man ner in which the veteran Johnson hurled his defiance at the political manager of the Governor's campaign, while officially severing his connection with the government. Even the startling moves in •he famous contest of 1895 were not in the same class as the politics played by Johnson and the events of 1912 pale into in significance compared to what oc curred in an hour last night. What the effect will bo no one can foresee. The Governor has been dragged into a controversy and scathing denuncia tion of methods being used in his name and for his interest have come from a man who has been on the in side. Hope of harmony has disap peared from Capitol Hill. Johnson's Climax The close of Mr. Johnson's connec tion with the administration stirred llarrisburg as it has not been stirred for many, many months. For days it has been rumored that the insurance commissioner was antagonistic 1o the attitude of the Attorney General and that he was bitterly resentful of things being done by another high official, head of a branch of the State govern ment not supposed 1o meddle with politics. Mr. Johnson came here on Tuesday and spent most of the time since in iiis office working to get af fairs in shape. He had again and again declined to make a statement. To questions whether he would re sign he returned a blunt refusal to 11 alk. About 4:30 o'clock yesterday after | noon the Insurance Commissioner shook hands with his office force and ; left the Capitol. When he locked his ; desk he sent a letter to the Governor i resigning and giving as the reason a I letter sent simultaneously to the At torney General, fairly sizzling with criticism. Then he went to Norris town. He said nothing when he left. 111-own Surprised Mr. Brown was preparing to leave when he got the Johnson letter and he immediately went to the Executive 1 Mansion where he met the Governor 'who nad also received a communica tion in writing from the Insurance Commissioner. Soon after 5 o'clock , word that Johnson had resigned got 1 out. but efforts to get any informa j tion at . the office or residence of the | Governor, the office of the Attorney i General and the office of the insurance jCommissioner were alike unavailing. Then Mr.' Johnson's letters were made public and at <! o'clock the Gover nor's office announced acceptance of i the resignation. Early last evening the Attorney General "came back" at the late In- Isurance Commissioner, passing the lie and using harsh words io express his opinion of him. State officialdom relapsed into silence, but individually plenty was ! said. Silence the Rule } People connected with the State j government from the high officials I down to the clerks were rivals to the sphynx to-day. Governor Brumbaugh's ! refusal to add to his letter of accept ance of the Johnson resignation last I night was taken as a cue by every ; one connected with Capitol Hill and | caution and silence were more than i usually prevalent. State officials, in cluding some who have been said from i time to time to be opposed to the methods for the furtherance of the Governor's campaign, refused point blank to talk About developments or ! possibilities. | None of those mentioned by the Attorney General as attending the conference of State officials and others I would talk, either. While officials were silent there was ' considerable speculation about the successor to Johnson and William J. Roney, examiner in chier, a Philadel phian and nephew of David Martin, former Secretary of the Common wealth and insurance commissioner Improves your skin while cleansing it Almost any soap will clean the skin and hair. Many toilet soaps are pure enough to do so without injuring these delicate textures. But those who want a soap which not only cleanses but actually helps the complexion and hair are wise to choose Resinol Soap. The soothing, healing properties of Resinol enable it to protect the skin and scalp from annoying erup tions, keep the complexion clear, and the hair rich and lustrous. This, soaps which are merely pure and cleansing cannot be expected to do. When the skin is in bad condition, through neglect or an unwise use of cosmetics, spread on just a little Kesinol Ointment for ten or fifteen minutes before using Resinol Soap. Kesinol Soap and Ointment art sold by all druggists. 1 m | One-Day Clean-Up § 1 Used Pianos and Player-Pianos 1 I I cS IfS Our tremendous business in new Pianos and Player-Pianos during !| the past month compels us to place on sale 1 and I This Evening and Tomorrow Only § 1 Upright Pianos 1 $250 Jewel SSO yv* 1%. §8 1 $350 stuyvesant s<>s Jrlayer-Pianos [S3 8350 Arlington .$125 |§ $250 Hinzie $155 $550 Autotone S2BO |gj gg[ $325 Lakeside $lO5 SSOO Autopiano $325 H $550 Knabe $l9O S6OO Euphono $.'585 ® ||| S4OO Kimball $230 SBSO Angel us $575 IMPORTANT—Any of the above instruments in exchange by us at full price paid within two years. jSj | J. H. TROUP, Music House j [|j TROUP BUILDING 15 S. MARKET SO. I f for years, was mentioned as likely to so up. The assumption is that the Attorney ! General having been defied in the Capitol because of his methods will now proceed to make his organization effective and no one here would be surprised at political activity. How He Resigned The letter to the Governor was as | follows: lion. Martin G. Brumbaugh, Governor of Pennsylvania, Ilarrisburg, Pennsylvania: My Dear Governor—l hereby tender my resignation from the position of ! Insurance Commissioner of Pennsyl vania. to take effect at your earliest convenience. My reasons for taking this step are set forth in a letter I have this day sent to Honorable Francis Shunk r Brown, your Attorney General, a copy j of which 1 herewith enclose. Respectfully yours, (Signed) CHARLES JOHNSON. I/cttcr to Brown The letter to air. Brown read: Harrisburg. March 30, 1916. Hon. Francis -Shunk Brown, Attorney-General of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: My Dear Sir—T am in receipt of the following letter on the stationery of your department, bearing date of March 21, "Hon. Charles Johnson, "Norristown, Pa.: "Sly Dear Sir—l beg to suggest the importance of obtaining declarations or Interviews from the prominent people of your district who arc favor jable to the Governor and the stand which he has taken for the reuniting |of the party, etc. These, from Re ! publicans and from Progressives who I left the party and have since re j turned, will be most effective. They | will be given publicity throughout the l State. "Please give this your present, earnest, attention and send such decla rations, together with any other mat ter which you deem to be of interest and that will be helpful to me. ' With assurances of my regard and good wishes. I am, "Very truly yours, (Signed) "FRANCIS SHUNK BROWN." j Although my name and address have been filled in on the typewriter, | and the signature is your own, the letter is plainly a mimeographed copy, and has doubtless been sent to every other State official who responded to your summons to a meeting held in the Governor's private oflice at the Capitol on March 16. Although I have taken an active part in politics for many years, 1 have never seen any thing comparable with that meeting or with your mimeographed order of March 21. The men whom you called together In the Governor's room are paid by the people of this Commonwealth to trans act the public business in their various departments and not to advance the interest of any man or clique in Penn sylvania politics. In spite of that fact, you told us in so many words that we were holding ; our jobs by the grace of Governor Brumbaugh, and that any one of us who would not or could not deliver the district for the Governor at the presidential primaries in May would find his position with the adminis tration decidedly uncomfortable. For sixteen years I have served this Commonwealth in various capacities. During all that time I have never he- I fore been told that the price of hold ; ing office was personal service and not ! public service. It has never been Intl ' mated to me heretofore that the con- I trol of the voters of my county was what would be expected of me, rather ! than the efficient management of the public trusts placed in my hands. The presumption shown in attempt - I ing to purchase Brumbaugh votes with salaries paid by the State of Pennsyl vania is probably without precedent In American politics. T desire to Inform you that I will not take such orders. I will not en deavor to persuade or Inveigle promi nent men in my district into making the declarations I have been asked to | procure, that these declarations may [ be circulated, as has been alleged, at jthe Stae's expense through the State's ' publicity channels. Inasmuch as you are the recognized personal and political adviser of Gov ernor Brumbaugh, and as such must be acting in harmony with his wishes and instructions, I have this day for warded to the Governor my resig nation, copy of which I enclose. Very truly yours. (Signed) CHARLES JOHNSON, Insurance Commissioner. Governor Accepts The Governor's acceptance of the resignation was as follows: "J am in receipt of ysur letter of even date tendering your resignation as Insurance Commissioner of this Commonwealth. "I am greatly surprised that you should have taken this action without one word of conference with me con cerning the matter you refer to in your letter to Attorney General Brown, a copy of which you enclose. You know full well you and I have never had one word directly or indirectly in refer ence to the subject matter of that con ference. nor was I in Harrisburg when the meeting was held. To say the least you have grossly misunderstood, if not misrepresented in toto, what I learn definitely was the spirit and pur pose of that meeting. "It may not be amiss to say to you that when almost one year ago your reappointment to the position you now hold was under consideration, I was constrained to act favorably at the urgent request of Hon. Charles A. Am bler. of your home county. "t think it only right to say this much to you in accepting your resig nation—which I now do." Brown Passes Lie Attorney General Francis Shunk Brown, in commenting on the letter of Insurance Commissioner Johnson to him, said at Philadelphia last night: "My letter to him is the only truth ful statement in the Johnson com munication. That means just what it says. It was sent to a few office hold ers. representative Republicans and to other representative citizens. All the rest of his letter is a series of false hoods, and all present at that meet ing, among whom were George W. Sweeney, Beaver; William Lauder, Biddlesburg: J. Banks Kurtz, Altoona; Dr. E. L. Wasson, Butler; Harry Kel ler, Bellefonte; Milton W. Shreve, Erie: W. 11. Manbeck, Mifllintown; Charles H. Young, New Castle: Fred erick A. Godcharles, Milton; W. D. B. Ainey, Montrose, and Frank B. Beack, Meyersdale, will so declare. "The statement that 1 said to him or any office holders that they held their jobs by the grace of the Governor and that any one of them who would not or could not deliver his district for the Governor at the presidential pri mary would find his position with the administration decidedly uncomfort able Is a lie out of the whole cloth and he well knows it. Nothing was said by me or by anyone from which such an inference could even be distorted. The subject discussed was the stand the Governor had taken to bring to gether all Republicans, that there should be a united party at the com ing national convention. Johnson joined in the discussion and of his own accord promised that there would be a Brumbaugh delegate from Mont gomery county. The whole letter Is a series of wanton falsehoods and fabri cations without the slightest, founda tion in truth, and as it was evidently inspired and prepared by others sev eral days ago a tthe Hotel Stenton, at Broad and Spruce streets, this city, for political purposes. 1 hope he received a sufficient price and took no promises for his degeneracy and self-stultifica tion." COMES HERE FROM CARLISLE It was announced to-day that Dr. G. W. Krohn. of Carlisle, will join In practice here with Dr. I>. Guy Bauglier at 229 North Second street. Dr. Krohn lias been located In Carlisle since 1904. He is secretary of the Pennsylvania Osteopathic Society and both he and Dr. Baugrher are members of the State and American Societies of Osteopathy. Dr. Krohn will be in Carlisle three days of each week. Rotarians Will Form Organization at York A party of Harrlsburg Rotarians went to York last evening: and made arrangements for the organization of a Rotary club there. After dinner, as guests of Proprietor Reist, of the Co lonial Hotel, a meeting- was held at the hotel, at which M. E. Glpe was chosen organizing secretary and arrangements were made for another meeting which will be attended by the Harrisburg Rotary Club 1« et body. Those who «rent to Ya.-k were Ar thur D. Bacon, president; G. W. Mumma, vice-president; Frank Con sylman, Samuel P. TOjy, R. W. Dow dell, D. D. Ilammelhaugh, E. I<. T.«ewis, W. M. Robison. Robert l,yon. S. S. Rutherford and James P. McCullough. 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