We Honor the Memories of Our Fallen Heroes by Closing Our Store Memorial Day WM. STROUSE "The New Store" MENDEZ ARRIVES , IN THIS COUNTRY [Continued From First rage] lease of a quantity of copper and ma chinery consigned to the Carranza government but now detained in New Ycrk. Mr. Arredondo declared to-day that, lacking other instructions, this was the only question he had to take up with the State Department at this time. Quiet at Tampico Special Agent Rodgers at Mexico j City telegraphed that the note should | have reached Washington yesterday. I He has been assured that it will not be made public until delivered to Secretary Lansing. Mr. Arredondo, however, reiterated that he had no official advices that a note was on its ■way. , Navy Department dispatches report quiet at Tampico. Financial condi tions in Mexico City are reported to continue bad. Consular reports from other points said considerable friction was resulting from the Carranza government's efforts to maintain its new paper currency at prevailing rat es. State Department officials had be fore them to-day for inquiry a tele gram from 84 American oil opera tors at Tampico protesting against de crees promulgated by the Mexican authorities, designed it was declared to render It impossible for Americans to conduct business in the country. ! The message, addressed to President Wilson, related how one of their number had been arrested and im prisoned for three hours because of th 6 refusal to pay his emploves wages fixed by the authorities in ex c€6£ of terms previously agreed upon j with the men. Protection from the United States government was asked by the complainants who announced that they would ignore the confis catory orders. This protest, together with others! COMMITTEE OF ARRANGEMENTS SONS OF ITALY PROGRAM AND ENTERTAINMENTS Harrisburpr's Sons of Italy will be quite active during: the next four davs in nfi a r,' . nK tl , ,f :. df 'l" K ; lt " I 'n attendance nt the fourth annual State convention of the Ordei of hons of Italj. Dances, musicales, trips over the city and a hand concert are some of the features of the program. The local committee as pic tured above are: To row, left to ri K ht—Micfielo Ceiv.allo, Peter iCarn master of ceremonies; Giuseppe Bruscia. Middle row—Giovanni Armenlo Salvatori vfn r cent l' r sare : rno Vla ' Lower 'ow—William Cozzolli. Luigri Lanza! SONS OF ITALY LOYAL TO WILSON [Continued From First Pa<?e] standing with bowed heads, expressed their sympathy for Mayor E. S. Meals, who is ill in the Harrisburg Hospital, and approved a resolution wishing him a speedy recovery. Gross Welcomes Delegates City Commissioner Edward Z. Gross welcomed the delegates to Harrisburg. lauding their efforts to become good ! citizens and wishing prosperity for the organization and all its members. £ Peter Magaro, master of ceremonies, t welcomed the •visitors and gave a his tory of the organization from its start. He called attention .to the many Italians in Harrisburg who were good citizens and strong boosters for Har- CASTOR IA For Ttif*ntn and Children In Use For Over 30 Years Mwary»b**n * MONDAY EVENING, regarding recent decrees by the Mex ' ican authorities, probably will result in representations to the defacto gov ernment immediately after the issue ovei American troops is settled. Gen. Pershing Will Consult With Gavira This Week Ry Associated Press Columbus, N. M., May 29.—N0 ; word has been received from General | Gavira regarding the fixing of a date I for the conference between the latter | and General J. J. Pershing, an | nounced to be held this week near Colonia Dublan. As General Pershing is understood to have selected a spot near Colonia Dublan for the meetng, the time. It is said, has been left to the convenience of the Mexican leader. It is believed that General Gavira is in communication with General Carranza, receiving instructions as to the proposition to be laid before Gen : eral Pershing, which will have to do more or less with the present disposi tion of American troops in Chihuahua. It is expected General Gavin."Will remind General Pershing that the further presence of American troops in Mexico, now that one of the chief bandit leaders, Cervantes, is dead and his forces scattered, is unnecessary and that until the troops are with drawn, demonstrations against the American troops by the civilian popu lation are inevitable. According to information received here to-day several bandit bands are operating south of the American lines in territory recently evacuated by General Pershing's columns. FIGHTING INTERVENTION By Associated Press Mexico City. May 28.—The Mexican labor syndicates voted to-day to send delegates to the Central and South | American republics and to the United I States for the purpose of arousing risburg. Following the enrollment of dele gates the delegates presented reports from their several districts, showing a large Increase in membership during the year. An address was made by Supreme Representative Oreste Giglio, of New v ork, who complimented the Pennsyl vania members for their good work. Trees True Americanism The opening address of Grand Mas ter A. Joseph Di Silvestro included a review of the work of the vear. He urged every memhrr to do his part in citizenship, manifesting interest in all municipal affairs and abiding by all laws. * The local committee of arrange ments, of which Salvatore Acri is chairman, has prepared an elaborate program for the visitors, who will be in Harrisburg until Thursday. To-night there will be a dance at Chestnut Street Hall. The big feature to-morrow will be a concert bv the local Italian band at Reservoir Park, under the direction of Professor F Cirillo, starting at 7.30 o'clock in the evening. Following the business ses sion the delegates will be given a trip over the city. A banquet will be held Wednesday evening. The principal business to come up for discussion will be the plans for the erection of an orphanage to he sup ported by the Sons of Italy. The busi ness sessions will be held at 10 o'clock in the morning and 2 o'clock In the Vaftsrnoon. - 1 NEW CUMBERLAND GRADUATING CLASS ON WASHINGTON TRIP The above photograph is of the graduating class of the New Cumberl and High School. The commencement exercises -will be held Thursday even ins June 1, in the Baughman Memorial Methodist Church. The photo graph was taken while on a trip to W ashinglon, D. C., May X.7, 18 and 19. The class is as follows. Left to right: (silting) Edward Westonhaver, Mild red Crone, Almeda Hair. Elmira Ruby, Marjorie Oren, Jeanette Hoffman. Helen Gulstwhlte and Sue Householder. (Standing) Wendell Houck, Herbert Willis, a former member of the class, and Melvin Campbell. The party was chaperoned by Prof, and Mr s. L. D. Crunkelton, Mrs. F. B. Bair, and Mrs. Hoffman. public opinion in those countries against the plans to force interven tion which, they claim, are being en gineered by North American capital ists. Guns and Powder of Villa Found in Cave Field Headquarters, Near Nami quipa, Mexico, May 28, via Wireless to Columbus, N. M., May 29. Ten machine guns, three hundred and eighty rifles and a quantity of am munition discovered yesterday in a \ ilia cave near here was brought to field headquarters to-dav. The arms were found in a cave in Ojo Canyon, to reach which the guides climbed a tortuous mountain trail afoot. Numerous theories have been ad vanced as to these but the authorities cling to the belief that it contained a greater quantity of muntions which Vilhv was reported to have hidden in the Bachlnaba district before the raid upon Columbus, N. M. American army Intelligence officers are centering their efforts on seeking further hid ing places of weapons and ammunl GIRLS WHO WILL DANCE IN HASSETT GYMNASTIC CARNIVAL A grroup of pretty girls who will do "The Highland Flingr," a dance number of the seventh annual gymnastic car nival of the Hassett School of Gymnastics to he given in Cathedral Hall, Friday evening. The Rev. T. R Johnson i« the director, and Edward H. Smith, Miss Rdna Santaniaria and Miss Margaret Turner, the pyhsical instructors. \ cfth* IMest GradeJuMi . |i andEnptinGyaretiesintheMrid FIFTEEN CENTS HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH tion. realizing that the cleaning of. Northern Chihuahua of such caches is' vital should Villa or any of his ad herents reorganize and attempt to 1 operate in this region. 20.000 MEXICANS AT CHIHI'AHUA By Associated Press San Antonio, Tex., May 29.—Re- | ports concerning the concentration of j Mexican troops near Chihuahua were j transmitted to General Funston's I headquarters here to-day by General j Bell at El Paso. It is indicated that the force numbered approximately 20,- i 000 men. t OI RT ASKED TO I)KTKI(MI\E M HERE HIKES IS!*"!' HIRES Whether or not there Is very much in ' the name of rootbeer will be threshed out -In the Dauphin County Courts 1 Thursday morning, wlien the equity in- 1 junction brought by the Charles E. j Hires Company , against Harry G. I Reuwer, of the Golden Seal Drug Store, j is aired. The Hires Company contends j that Reuwer has been selling rootbeei which he calls "Hires." but which, the | complainant contends, isn't Hires' at ] all. | Rush Work on Lists ' of Committeemen Attaches of the {iepartment of the Secretary of the Commonwealth bent every effort to-day to complete the j list of men elected to State committees I or as national delegates and there were j hopes that t.he three counties to hear | from would file their returns so that i the certificates could be sent out to ; morrow. Tuesday will be a holiday in i this department. The counties to be j heard from are Buv.er, Cambria and Delaware. Commissioners in each | county have been urged to hasten j their figures. The returns for Congress-at-large, Supreme Court and other State nomi -1 nations have been received from about i two-thirds of the counties. It will be : a week before any definite figures can be compiled. Charles D. McAvoy, Norristown, | candidate for Democratic delegates-at- I large, filed a statement to-day that he | had spent SIOO. Candidates certifying ilo expenditures of less than SSO were I James E. Hlndman, W. Harry Baker, MAY 29, 1916. IN M^ORIAM <J More precious than the most beautifully inscribed and shapely granite, let us erect within our minds a monument of perpetual memory to commemorate the noble thoughts and courageous deeds of those who have passed away—let our hearts issue the fullest meas ure of goodwill to those remaining ' who continually inspire our souls to a higher and truer patriotism. BOWMAN & COMPANY Closed Tuesday ! Robert K. Young. W. A. Nason, Elmer" j E. Davis, Milton W. Shreve and E. A. I DePouron. No Extradition Move For Morgan Thieves | No record of any extradition papers j for the removal to New York of the boys who stole the Morgan firm pay i | roll and who were arrested in Phila- j delphia, is to be found at the State j j Capitol and officials in charge of re-j Niuisition matters declared to-day that ' they knew of none. The boys were arrested In Philadelphia last week and according to reports received here were taken to New York. If it is proved that the boys were ; taken from Philadelphia under arrest ■ the detectives who did it are liable to | Imprisonment for a year under the act of M:'" 24, 1 878, P. \J. 137. This act j was to prevent removal of any j person from this Slate to another ; | State or nation without extradition pa pers and "temporary residents" are j .specified as coming under its protec tion. ' Violation of the act by any person is made a misdemeanor. 3 SANITOL WEEK JUNE 11th i HHV HAWKS WARNS AGAINST IMIIKI KItHNCE A XII « A HKI.KSSMSSS "Do not grow tired at the repetition I of the war tales," urged the Rev. Dr. j George Edward Hawes, pastor of Mar ket Square Presbyterian Church, in his sermon last night, in speaking of the old veterans, who will once more honor their dead to-morrow, j Dr. Hawes made an appeal for-the veterans, asking the younger genera j tions tn heed their stories so that they ; do not forget the lessons of the past. He also warned the people against eaie lessness and Indifference, because of the J wave of prosperity. RIFE HOTEI, (lUNGBIS HAXDS The transfer ot tne Kire Hotel 11cens« held by William F. Rife to John N. Mc- Cormick, Carlisle, was granted by the Dauphin County Court to-day. M'cCor mick will remodel the place, it is un derstood. and will turn the Walnut ■ street beer garden into an ice cream I parlor.
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