10
10,412 DEATHS
DURING APRIL
Pneumonia Takes Heaviest
Toll; 19,092 Births
Reported
According to the
V\\ //J re P ort of the State
s\\\ Bureau of Vital
\S\\\ A Statistics during the
month of April
V. there were 10,412
deaths and 19,092
WjWnSqQK births in Pennsyl-
Wli SllnlC Pneumonia took
BgpjEiKiikamJUifc the heaviest toll of
deaths from this
disease. The causes of death were:
Typhoid fever. 60; scarlet fever,
diphtheria, 98; measles, 285;
whooping cough, 94; influenza, 173;
malaria, 2; tuberculosis of lungs. 841;
tuberculosis of other organs, 183; can
cer, 508; diabetes, 88; meningitis, 47;
acute anterior poliomyetlltis, 2; pneu
monia, 1,457; diarrhea and enteritis,
under 2 years, 251; diarrhea and en
teritis, over 2 years, 68; Bright's dis
ease and nephritis. 797; early infancy,
637; suicide, 101; accidents in Mines,
80; railway injuries. 106; other forms
of violence, 456; all other diseases,
4,163.
Third Brigade ( amp.—Supplemen
tary orders were issued by Adjutant
General Stewart to-day confirming a
previous order for the annual encamp
ment of the Third Brigade of the Na
tional Guard at Tobyhanna July 22-
28. The camps of the other brigades
were cancelled by the call for border
duty.
Congratulate Black. Highway
Commissioner Black was kept busy
this morning receiving callers and
(Congratulations. Congressman La
foan, of York, Fish Commissioner Bul
ler of Montrose and others were
flmong the visitors.
Road Signs To Go Up. President
William Jennings of the Pennsylvania
William Penn Highway Association,
applied to the State Highway officials
this morning for permission to place
tho signs of the association along the
highway route.
.Justice of Peace. George E.
Owylliam was to-day appointed Jus
tice of the Peace for the borough of
Plymouth, Luzerne county.
Pardon Board.—The Pardon Board
■will not convene again until Septem
ber 20. Only one case has been held
In advisement and the Julv and August
meetings will be omitted.
Coal Rate Objections. One of
the most important hearings before
the Public Service Commission to-day
wau that of the Pittsburgh Coal
Operators Association vs. the Pennsyl
vania Company, et.aalt. t in the matter
ot alleged unjust, unreasonable and
discriminatory rates on bituminous
coal. The hearing is a continued one,
with Charles M. Johnson representing
the complainant and George Stuart
Patterson counsel for the railroads.
The alleged unjust rates have ap
plied on shipments from the Pitts
burgh district east. M. M. Smith, E
B. Brewster and H. Book Miller, Jr.,
this morning filed through F. M.
Rockwell, of Wellsboro a complaint
against the Buffalo and Susquehanna
Railroad asking for an order restrain
ing that company from abandoning
the station at Gaines, Tioga county.
Many Chapter?. Over twenty ap
plications for charters are awaiting
the Governor's approval.
Mothers Aid Trustees. Governor
Brumbaugh to-day appointed the fol
lowing named persons as trustees to
- administer the Mothers' Assistance
Fund for Lackawanna countv: Mrs.
Willard Matthews, Mrs. C. B. Pen
man, Mrs. R. P. Gleason, Mrs. W. W.
Patterson, Mrs. Edward Sturge, and
Miss Florence E. Robertson, all of
Scranton, and Mrs. John J. O'Boyle,
of Carbondale.
GREY A PEER
By Associated Press
London, July 6. Tt is understood
that the report that Sir Edward Grey,
the foreign secretary, is to bo raised
to the peerage is correct and that in
fact, he already has accepted such an
offer. A barony of the United King
dom probably will be conferred on
him.
The tesg iafey!
Ksaray!
■Nothing else can so completely endear
lis to the present and the future as the
1 7; T-J expected arrival of a
baby. But in the mcan
\js 1 lime the comfort of
vK", Y> /X 'be mother is of vast
. O v-y*ViSP 3 importance. There 13 a
V. Wk eplendid external rom
-3B t, ' y known *■ "Moth-
A- iia er's Friend" which ex
erts a wonderful InUu-
IS comc * mor " P'iant,
I p j stretch without tindue
G WW® P aiil « Uiake the period
Irii'- T iH one cf pleasant antic
ipation instead of ap
prehension. In a series of splendid letters
from nil over the country mothers tell of the
great help "Mother's Friend" was to them.
Even grandmothers tell the wonderful »tory
to their own daughters about to enter the
, motli erhood. Get a bottle of "Moth
bi-s Friend" today of your nearest druggist,
tse this splendid help with your own hand
guided by your own mind. For a tree book
of Interest and importance to all mothers
write to Bradfleld Regulator Co., 409 Lamar
Bldg., Atlanta, Ga. It relates the personal
experiences of many happy mothers, it tells
many things that all women should be fa
jnlnar with; It is at once a guide cud ur.
Inspiration. V/rlto for tl.ls U;!;,
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ur
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We will gladly furnish you
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THURSDAY EVENING,
NEWS OF STEELTON
HIGH SPIRE'S YOUN
In the above photograph is shown Highspire's youngest musicians, the
Highspire Junior Drum Corps, and a "live wire" organization it is. None of
the boys are out of their knee breeches yet, but they can produce the kind of
syncopating music that just compels your fe<?t to tap time. The Drum Corps
is In much demand among secret organizations and fire companies, and a right
creditable appearance the youngsters make in a parade.
BIG EXPANSION
IN STEEL TRADE
Corporation's Unfilled Orders
10,000,000 Tons; Values
Have Big Total
Unfilled orders with the United
States Steel Corporation for 10,000,000
tons of stee! products, orders for
about 550,000 tons of steel rails from
Russia, a decrease in the production
of pig iron and great expansion in the
entire iron and steel business as
evidenced by values these are the
features of this week's review of the
trades by the Iron Age. That journal
saya:
"The unusual extent to which busi
ness now on the books of the steel
companies Is In the form of definite
specifications is shown in the state
ment this week that the Steel Cor
poration, which for some time has had
roundly 10,000,000 tons ot unfilled
orders, now has specifications for 6,-
000,000 tons. With this condition
general in the trade there is no strong
expectation of any material change in
prices this year.
"The figures for Steel Corporation
orders of June 30, to be published
Monday will show little change In the
month, ana there may be a slight de
ci ease.
"With strictly domestic business
lessening, as has been the case for
some weeks, such a showing is con
firmation of the very considerable new
contracts for war steel reported in the
littei part of June. One of these
tak«.n by the Steel Corporation is for
1.000,000 forgings for large shells.
Late shell-machining contracts are
further confirmation, two just closed
In Ohio representing 75,000 tons of
steel.
"Of the Russian rail inquiries,
which were for 350,000 tons, inde
pendent rail makers have taken rela
tively little thus far. They are believed
to be quite well sold on rails through
t)ie first quarter of 1917. The Steel
Corporation has booked nearly 200,-
000 tons for Russia, deliveries running
to July of next year.
Pig iron production fell off about
1400 tans a day in June. The total
was 3,211,588 tons, or 107,053 tons a
day, against 3,361,073 tons in May, or
100,422 tons a day. Furnaces have
been pushed so long that nearly all
districts last month showed poor
working. Thus the capacity rating
came down from 108,422 tons a day
for 321 furnaces active June 1 to 107,-
OBS tons a day for 323 furnaces on
July 1, the month showing a net gain
of two In the active list.
"The marvelous expansion of our
iron and steel exports appears in total
values of $72,918,000 for May, as
against $26,536,000 In May, 1915, and
a total of $545,418,000 for the 11
months ending with May, or nearly
100 per cent, greater than the previous
11 months' record of $279,000,000 in
the period ending with May 1913."
With U. S. Marines. During the
recent revolutions in Santo Domingo,
L. Allen Walker, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles L. Walker, 165 South Second
street, was with the United States
Marines that guarded the American
consulate. He enlisted with the
marines at Youngstown, Ohio, in May,
1015, and was assigned to the Tennes
see, which was stationed off Haiti last
August. The Tennessee is now the
Memphis.
Award Contract. R. V. Falrlamb
has been awarded a contract to fur
nish the school board with stationery
for the coming term.
>lany at Recital. Last evening's
audience at the organ recital given
by Gatty Sellers in the First Methodist
Church was one of the largest that
ever attended a musicale In the church.
Mr. Sellers presented a varied pro
gram and was much applauded. Mr.
Sellers will present another program
ir the same church this evening.
Undergoes Operation.—Mrs. Dorothy
Pagnelli, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
George Crump, was successfully oper
ated upon for appendicitis at the Har
risburg hospital last evening.
Hundreds of Serbians at
Funeral of Murder Victim
With several hundred members of
Serbian secret societies ot' which he
was a member, present, funeral ser
vices for Nicholas Skara, who was
stabbed to death by Vlada Yovonovich,
Tuesday night, were held this after
noon.
Services were held in St. Nicholas
Serbian-Orthodox Church, South Sec
ond street, with the Rev. George Popo
vlch, the rector, officiating. Burial was
made in Baldwin cemetery.
Coroner Jacob Ecklnger will con
duct an inquest over the death of
Skara at the undertaking establish
ment of H. Wilt's Sons to-morrow
evening. Yovonovich and Dusa,n Des
potov, his acoomplice, will be given
a preliminary hearing before Squire
Frank A. Stees later. The date for
this hearing has not as yet been set.
Reception to Members.—A farewell
reception to several members who will
take up their residence in South
Bethlehem in a few days will be given
thts evening by Steelton Lodge, 411,
Knights of Pythias.
Hold Presbyterian Services. Pre
paratory services will be held In the
First Reformed Church to-morrow
evening at 8 o'clock. The spiritual
council will meet Immediately after
wards and communion wilt be admin
istered Sunday.
Weds Clevclanud Man. Miss Pearl
E. Hale, of 1 South Fourth street, and
Clifford W. Jenks, of Cleveland. Ohio,
were married yesterday morning at
the bride's home. The Rev. George N.
Lauffor, pastor of St. John's Lutheran
Church, officiated. After a honey
moon trip in the South Mr. and Mrs.
Jenks will reside in Philadelphia.
FRATERNITIES
IN BIG PARADE
Middletown's Three-Day Fire
men's Convention and Cele
bration Ends
Middletown's three-day celebration
in connection with the annual con
vention of the Cumberland Valley Vol
unteer Firemen's Association came to
a successful close yesterday. The fea
ture of the day was th 3 industrial, fan
tastic and secret organization parade
in the afternoon. The industrial divi
sion was not as well filled as it might
have been, but some of the entries,
notably that of Liveryman Charles
Myers, made up in quality for the lack
of quantity. The Myers entry con
sisted of a large float drawn by four
well-matched bays on which stood a
live horse fully harnessed. The exhi
bit was received with well merited ap-
plause all along the line of march.
The fantastic Included the prize
winning Darktown Fire Brigade, of the
Rescue Hose Company, Middletown,
with their antiquated apparatus. Some
of the individual characters in this di
vision were cleverly gotten up and
caused many a laugh as they passed
by.
In the secret organization division,
the Knights of the Golden Eagle were
well represented. The members were
in full regalia and- they made a pic
turesque appearance.
OBEELIN
!
MRS. JULIA F. CLARK
Mrs. Julia F. Clark, wife of the
P.ev. Russia Clark, pastor of A. M. E.
Church of Oberlin, died Monday morn
ing of a complication of diseases and
was buried yesterday at 2 o'clock from
the church. Burial was made at Mid
land cemetery. She is survived by
her husband and two children. Beat
rice and Mary, and an aged mother.
Baptizes Nine. On the Blngiman
Farm, close to town yesterday morn
ing, the stream of water running
through the farm was dammed and
the Rev. H. S. Kiefer, pastor of the
U. B. Church baptized nine members
of his congregation. Quite a num
ber of people witnessed the service.
OBERLIN PERSONALS
George Slocombe, of Findlay,. Ohio,
is spending a week with his rormer
pastor, the Rev. D. E. Rupley and
family. He is the editor and publisher
of a religious periodical called the
Evangelist.
Mrs. Harvey Reigle and children are
visiting for a week with her husband s
father in Powells Valley.
Homer Bressler enlisted In the navy
and left to-day for Norfolk, Va., to
commence his four-year's service.
Mrs. Robert Penniston and daugh
ter, Mrs. Leon McCarthy, of Camden,
N. J., left for home yesterday after
several days' visit with Mrs. Samuel
Dengler.
Earl Brehm, Chambers street, is
spending a few days with relatives In
Blast on.
Mrs. Harry Eshenaur, Is at Millers
btirg. visiting her daughter, Mrs. Geo.
Etzweiler, who is recovering from a
recent illness.
William Gutshall. of Roanoke, Va.,
was entertained during the week-end
by his niece, Mrs. Robert McKlnney.
Crawford Wise is visiting with his
sister, Mrs. Bertha Maginnts at Lan
caster.
Miss Annie Janson. of New York
City, is visiting her parents, Mr. and
Mrs Joseph Janson, Sr., Highland
st reet.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Batdorf, of
Eddystone, and son, ar~ visiting the
latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Aaron
Lyter, Highland street.
Mr. and Mrs. Osman ChamDers, of
Philadelphia, spent the Fourth with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William
Chambers.
Mr. and Mrs. Simon Saylor and
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Shakespeare,
motored to Mt. Alto last Saturday and
returned to-day.
Miss Josephine Wise is visiting
friends at Camp Hill.
Professor John Brehm of Harris
burg, spent the Fourth among rela
tives and friends here.
Mr. and Mrs. Warren Erb and Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Crosby, of New York
City, motored to town and spent the
week-end with William H. Horner and
family.
Professor Faber Stengle and Miss
Ethel Stengle motored to Boiling
Springs and Mt. Holly yesterday.
Re-elect Horner. At a meeting of
the school board on Monday evenlpg
William H. Horner was elected secre
tary and P. I. Pathamore treasurer.
Thf janitors for Oberlin an a Enhaut
were re-elected, namely: Harry Eshe
naur and Henry Aungst.
Class Elects. Mrs. D. E. Rupley's
Sunday school class of young men at
a meeting in the lecture room of the
church on Monday evening, elected the
following officers: President, William
Janson; vice-president, Christian
Gluntz;- secretary, Harry Reynolds,
and treasurer, Bayard Tsryan. A glee
club was organized with Harry Rey
nolds as director.
Mayor of Wilkes-Barre
Must Show Cause Why He
Should Not Be Removed
Wilkes-Barre, Pa. July 6. A writ
of quo warranto was served on Mavor
Kosek, of this city, to-day, to appear
before Attorney General Brown, at Har
risburg. next Tuesday, and show cause
wh" he should not be removed from
! office.
William Leslie, of this citv, the peti
tioner, claim.* mayors of third class
cities cannot succeed themselves.
Kosek is serving: the first year of his
second successive term. In a similar
proceeding, brought against the mayor
in the local courts, the decision was in
Jus favor.
RAKRISBURG TELEGRAPH
REBELS ROUTED
BY U. S. MARINES
250 Dominicans in Pitched
Battle; 27 Killed; Amer
ican Loss 1 Dead
By Associated Press
Washington, D. C., July 6.—Another
engagement between 250 revolutionists
in Santo Domingo and American ma
rines, in which twenty-seven Domini
cans were killed and five captured and
one marine killed and eight wounded,
was reported to the Navy Department
to-day by Rear Admiral Caperton. The
lighting occurred July 1 before the
tentative agreement was made for the
disarmament of the rebels.
The American killed was Corporal
George rravee. Only one of the
wounded marines was seriously In
jured.
The engagement, which evidently
immediately preceded the peace nego
tiations in which Admiral Caperton
yesterday informed the department
the revolutionists had agreed to dis
arm, occurred in the Interior at Guaya
canes. The revolutionists were strongly
entrenched and concealed in a position
which prevented advance artillery Are.
The enemy outpost opened the firing,
Admiral Caperton stated.
The fight reported to-day was the
fourth between United States marines
and revolutionists in about a week.
Officials believe that the complete rout
of the revolutionists in the last en
counter influenced their leaders to
agree to disarmament.
D. P. & S. Stores of
This City and Reading
to Picnic at Hershey
Final preparations are being made
this week for the joint picnic of the
Dues, Pomeroy & Stewart stores of
this city and Reading, which Is to be
held at Hershey Park on Friday aft
ernoon, July 14. The general commit
tees in charge of this unusual outing
of two store families, estimate that
1200 employes will enjoy the various
forms of sport that are being planned.
It is hinted that among the special
attractions will be a concert by the
famous Ringgold and Periwinkle bands
of Reading and Harrlsburg.
The various committees represent
ing the Harrisburg store are made up
as follows:
General Committee F. S. Hesser,
chairman; Wm. A. Miller and H. J.
Beyer.
Publicity Committee. Wm. H.
Ber:nethum, Jr., chairman: W. B.
Barnhart, vice-chairman; J. H. Hil
legas and W. R. Hess.
Transportation Committee. A. J.
Kline, chairman; R. H. Cochran and
1). W. Bollinger.
Finance Committee. E. C. Willis,
chairman: W. B. Maxwell and H. J.
Buyer.
Luncheon Committee. Wm. A.
Miller, chairman; George Rouch and
Wm. Garman.
Music Committee. Jos. Seltzer,
chairman; Herman Brady and A. P.
Scott.
Reception Committee. O. C.
Bickel, chairman; H. O. Miller, and
M A. Cook.
Amusement Committee. J. S.
Raum, chairman; Charles Spangler,
Earl Feindt, John Bushey and Nevln
Seltzer.
Chief Marshal. L. V. Harvey.
Ford Has Hand in Plans
For Peace Celebration
By Associated Press
Copenhagen, July 6. The Aalborg
Nordjilland says that in the first year
after the ending of the war a great
! international peace celebration is to
[be held in the Raebild Hills near
Aalborg. The initiative In this move
ment is said by this newspaper to
i have been taken by Dr. Max Henius
of Chicago, president of the associa
tion of Danish Americans. Represen
tative persons of all countries are to
be invited. According to this account
Dr. Henius is to receive finnncial as
sistance from Henry Ford, who is to
pay the expense of 2,000 Americans
who he will invite to attend the cele
bration.
OLD NAVY MEN TO RE-ENLIST
Two former navy noncommissioned
officers, of this city, have re-enlisted
in the service and left for Norfolk
Va.. where they will be assigned to
ships. The men are A. O. Schory, Pen
brook, chief gunner's mate, for sixteen
years on the battleship Virginia, and
,T. H. Lynch, 434 Cumberland street,
boatswain's mate, first class, with
twelve years' service. One new re
cruit. J. H. Bressler, of Oberlin, was
sent to Norfolk for six months' training
yesterday by the local recruiting of
ficers.
HOI.MS TO TAKE OVER
SENATE MANAGEMENT JL'I.Y 20
Arthur Hollis, sunerintendent of the
Hairisburg Club, will assume the man
agement of The Senate Hotel, Thurs
day. July 20. This announcement was
made yesterday following a meeting
of n committee representing the bond
holders of the hotel. Mr, Hollis takes
over the lease now held bv Kllis P
Gourley, and which expires on July 2o!
CASEMENT APPEAL JULY 17
London, July 6. The appeal of
Sir Roger Casement from the sentence
of death for high treason which will
be heard July 17, will be argued before
five judges in the Court of Appeals.
j HIGHSPIRE
v ,
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Roush of Phila
delphia, spent a few days'in town last
week enroute to Willlamsport where
Mr. Roush will fill an engagement with
the Wllliamsport baseball team.
Miss Florence E. Good, accompan
ied by her niece, Miss Kathryn E.
Bronley, of Washington, D. C., whp
have been spending a week In town
with the former's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. C. E. Good, of East End, returned
to their home Sunday evening.
Jonas Diffenderfer, of Cincinnati,
Ohio, was in town last week for a day,
visiting relatives.
Mrs. Harry Dorwart accompanied by
Miss Alma Hoch of East End, will
spend several days with friends In
Elizabothtown.
Miss Catherine Diffenderfer, of Sec
ond street, who spent a week at Marsh
Run, York county, with her grand
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Diffen
derfer, returned to her home in the
borough Friday.
L. W. Yeager.and son Burrell, of
AUentown, spent several hours in
town last week' with the former's
brother, D. W. Yeager, of Market
; street.
j The Misses Virgle and Irgne Con
rad, of Mlddletown, spent Saturday in
town with their friend. Miss Ethel
Kodgers.
Mrs. Ida Sowers, of Harrlsburg,
spent Sunday in town the guest of Mrs.
John Wetzel of Jury street.
Miss Myrtle Bachman, of Middle
town, spent Sunday in town with
friends.
Tyrrell Poorman and Edgar Hast
ings "hiked" to Anfiville last Saturday
afternoon and returned by trolley on
Sunday.
FIRST CAVALRY
IS MUSTERED IN
Will Entrain For Border This
Evening With 1,200 Men;
- Recruits Arrive
By Associated Press
Mt. Gretna, Pa., July 6.—The First
Pennsylvania cavalry mustered into
the federal service to-day will entrain
for the border at 5 o'clock with almost
1200 men.
Recruits for several of the Eighth
regiment companies arrived to-day.
Seven of the companies are either con
siderably above the peace strength or
close to it, but there are five below
the minimum. Efforts are being bent
to fill them by Saturday, arrange
ments being to examine men here, al
though it was suggested that only
sound men be taken at the home sta
tions.
The band of the Eighth regiment
lost but two men in the medical ex
aminations but that of the Fourth is
being recruited "to-day to make up for
losses.
Refugees on U. S. Naval
Ship, Undermanned, Are
Obliged to Shovel Coal
Chicago, July 6.—How American
refugees from Tampico shoveled coal,
cleaned pots and pans and did other
menial tasks aboard the United States
steamship Dixie because the ship was
inadequately manned was told by
Frank S. Engle, of Chicago, secre
tary of the 'Frisco Salvador ranching
properties, who was ihe first of the
refugees to arrive. Mr. Engle de
clared the ship carried 750 refugees
out of Tampico with a crew of only
160 men when 400 was the number re
quired. - Mr. Engle said that when the
Dixie landed it unloaded 750 bitter
critics of the administration's policy
toward Mexico.
"How the Dixie could have been so
badly prepared is beyond all imagina
tion. There were no blankets and
most of us slept in the open on the
deck.
"Mexico is absolutely ruined. It is
a nation under a military dictatorship.
Those in charge are plundering right
and left. In Tampico conditions are
good, because the American and Eng
lish oil companies provide work, but
the poor that come in from the coun
try districts are skin and bones.
"Although we are Americans we
look to the British to protect our in
terests in Tampico. I would not be in
the least surprised to see several good
sized British ships arrive there within
a few weeks. The British interests
there must be protected. The Ameri
can government's vacillating policy
toward Mexico is more than a joke; in
our eyes it is a crime."
FEAR CALAMITY
AFTER HURRICANE
[Continued From First Page]
with Mobile, Pensacola, and other
coast towns failed during the early
hours of the morning.
Reports received from the outskirts
of the hurricane-swept district indi
cated that heavy damage had been
done, but gave no information as to
whether there had been loss of life.
At some points the gale reached a
velocity of more than 100 miles an
hour, tearing ships from their anchor
age and carrying houses on shore more
than a mile.
For many hours there had been in
tense anxiety over the United States
transport Sumner, bringing many re
fugees to Tampa from Vera Cruz, but
early to-day a radiogram from the
ship stated that it had avoided the
fury of the hurricane.
MOBILE WIRELESS DOWN*
By Associated Press
New Orleans. La., July 6.—A brief
wireless dispatch from the coast guard
cutter Tallahoosa, in Mobile harbor,
at noon to-day stated the wireless
towers in Mobile were down, but gave
no estimate of property damage or
possible loss o? life. The cutter was
preparing to fend a boat ashore for
information regarding conditions in
Mobile.
RAILROADS SUFFER
Birmingham, Ala., July 6. Great
damage to the Lpuisvllle and Nashville
Railroad south of Greeneville. Ala.,
ond most of the way to New Orleans,
was reported to its offices as a result
of the storm.
WANT TO HOLD SENATE
Washington, D. C., July 6.—Vance
McCormick, chairman of the Demo
cratic National Committee, discussed
with Democratic Senators the part the
committee will take in the fight to re
tain control of the Senate. Senator
Saulsbury of Delaware was selected
tentatively to take charge of that fea l
ture of the campaign. Senator
Walsh of Montana and possibly other
Senators are expected to be selected
as members of the campaign commit
tee, so that it will have their advice
particularly regarding the Senatorial
tight.
FRIENDS IN SESSION
Cape May, N. J., July 6.—The
Friends' general conference opened its
biennial session here to-day with
members of the society from all sec
tions of the country in attendance.
A series of lectures on the lines of a
summer school have been arranged
for the benefit of those participating
in the conference.
Deaths and Funerals
MAY BURY KEANR IN
LIMERICK COUNTY, IRELAND
A. Michael Keane, aged 59. proprie
tor of the Union Hotel, 167 Paxton
street, died at his home yesterday
morning. He is survived by two sis
ters. Miss Nora Keane and Mrs. N. M
Jones, and five brothers, Philip H., Wil
liam J., Joseph N., James L. and Den
nis R. Keane. Funeral arrangements
will be announced later. If arrange
ments can be made the body will be
taken to Limerick county, Ireland, for
burial.
LIZZIE SPENCER j
Funeral services will be held to-mor
row morning for Lizzie Spencer, who
died at the Harrisburg Hospital yester
day afternoon, from the home of her
sister. Mrs. Lettie Johnson, #2l Sarah
street. Undertaker George F. Hooper
will ship the body to Charlestown, W.
Va., for burial.
MRS. T,IZZIE STOVER
Funeral services will be held to-mor
row morning, at 10:30 o'clock, from the
chapel of E. L. Fackler, 1312 Derry
stret. for Mrs. Lizzie Stover, who d<eo
at her home, 320 South Fourteenth
street, last evening, at 6 o'clock. She
is survived by her husband. J. D. Sto
ver, and a daughter, Mrs. J. S. Craig
head. of Carlisle. Burial will be made
in the Prospect Hill Cemetery, with
the Rev. Lewis L. Mud"e officiating.
EDWIN J. FAGER
Edwin J. Fager, 117 RpUy street,
died at his home this afternoon at 2
o'clock after a lingering Illness. He is
survived by his wife and two children,
Mrs. Bessie Long and a son, Edwin
J. Fager, Jr. Funeral arrangements
will be annonuced later. Mr. Fager
was a well-known insurance and busi
ness man and had a large circle of
Xrlends.
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174 BABIES DIE
DURING EPIDEMIC
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All the victims were under 7 years
of age.
Physicians Urge Utmost
Caution to Avoid Contagion
Washington, D. C., July 6.—Phy
sicians of the United States Public
Health Service are greatly alarmed at
the epidemic of Infantile paralysis now
raging in New York city. They fear
the spread of the disease over the
country. To-day they issued a warn
ing, asking the public, through the In
ternational News Service, to take the
utmost precaution to avoid contagion.
The service explains that the disease
is by no means peculiar to infants, but
attacks adults with serious and very
often fatal consequences. Hot, dry
weather is extremely favorable to the
spread of the disease, it is declared
and the infantile paralysis germ is
facile in finding vehicles to convey it
from infected persons to well ones.
One of the principal manifestations
of the disease is the presence in the
nose and mouth secretions, and this
substance, bearing highly fertile germs,
readily is communicated unless great
care is taken in using rigorous pre
ventative measures. Handkerchiefs
used by patients or those attending
them should either be burned or disin
fected with carbolic acid or some other
strong negative element. Sanitary con
ditions of the premises of which pa
tients are inmates should be as perfect
as possible. Inadequacy in this de
partment will facilitate the spread of
the disease.
Flics Carry Germs
The health service explains that
mild attacks are very dangerous to the
community because, although but par
tially effective in the person attacked,
the disease may pass readily, causing
the most aggravated cases. Further
more, it is staved, entirely well persons
may convey Infantile paralysis germs
without themselves becoming affected.
For this reason the service warns com
munities where infantile paralysis is
existent to discontinue all public gath
erings and, if epidemic threatens, to
close schools, churches and Sunday
schools, as well as theaters and other
popular resorts.
Flies carry infantile paralysis germs,
so windows jind doors must be
screened and all food carefully pro
tected. The service states that the old
theory that Infantile paralysis was
caused by the bite of the stable fly has
been exploded, but that flies and other
insects carry the germs through con
tact.
The service particularly warns the
public to report suspected cases of in
fantile paralysis to the health authori
ties immediately and to summon com
petent medical aid. The disease then
can be checked, preventing deformity,
it is stated. Even in cases where de
formity results, surgery sometimes can
overcome the most serious defects,
the service explains.
Strikers and Detectives
in Pistol Fight; Two
Shot and Third Beaten
By Associated Press
Philadelphia, July 6. Striking long
shoremen and detectives engaged in a
pistol fight along the Delaware river
front here to-day with the result that
two men were shot and slightly wound
ed and a third was beaten. Several ar
rests were made.
The trouble, an aftermath of last
night's riot, which resulted in a by
stander being shot lyid killed and the
iniurv of a number of men engaged In
the struggle, started when a Tiegro de
tective was mistaken for a strike
breaker and was fired at, the bullet
piercing his hat. A half dozen other
plainclothesmen rushed to his assist
ance with drawn revolvers. The strik
ers returned the detectives' fire with
shots and other missiles.
WESTINGHOUSE CO. COMPLETES
WAR ORDERS; TO DISMANTLE
Pittsburgh, July 6. —The Westing
house Airbrake Company, which 15
moftths &.£<)' secured a contract to
manufacture 1,250,000 18-pound
shrapnel shells for the British Gov
ernment, announced yesterday, that it
had nearly completed the work, and
preparations were under way to dis
mantle its munition-making plants,
sell the expensive machinery and let
out nearly 2500 men who have been
employed in that department.
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WILL CONFER ON
DRAINAGE PLAN
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ment on the subject has been a sugges
tion for a conference between the park
officials and the cemetery association
officers.
Some Differences of Opinion
In city circles the outcome of this
conference is being awaited with con
siderable curiosity inasmuch as the
settlement of the issue resolves itself
more or less into a little difference of
opinion in the bosom of the family—
between Park Commissioner E. Z.
Gross and his nephew, H. B. McCor
mick. The latter, who is an officer of
the association, is conducting the ceme
tery's end of the controversy. Th«
park commissioner is determined to
safeguard the playground.
The water from the hill slopes, it is
understood, cannot drain off naturally,
but is collected in pipes, and the course
has been changed in such a way as to
cause the flow to shoot directly out
upon the playground. The effect is
becoming more and more noticeable,
particularly after the heavy rain
storms.
The Park Work
The pleasant weather of the last
few weeks has given the park depart
ment a good chance to hustle along
some of the season's maintenance
work and the forces have been pushed
with all possible speed. Much of the
year's program has been finished, al
though there iis still considerable to do.
The biggest job of extra sodding that
has been attempted in many a day has
been practically completed along the
River Park from Market to Herr
streets. More than 3,000 yards of
sodding, removed for the most part
from the island playgrounds, has been
used for the purpose. The paths, inci
dentally, from Market to Herr streets
have been relined and covered with
tons of crushed stone, stone by the
way, which had been quarried from
the new driveway 'round the alms
house.
The New "Fill"
Filling in along the "flats" be
tween the eastern edge of the river
wall and the embankment from Wal
nut street southward is keeping the
department busy. More than 1,700
yards of earth have been obtained
without cost from the excavations for
the St. Lawrence German Catholic
Church in State street, although the
park department pays; for the hauling
and unloading. This earth is being
spread to a depth of a foot or more
along the flat lnnds and as soon as the
"fill" is completed the grading work
will be started. Grass will be sown on
this new ground. Planting on the
river slopes before Fall will be Im
practicable, in the opinion of V. Grant
Forrer, the assistant park superintend
ent. although it is the intention of the
department to push this end of the
job at the close of the summer. Some
800 matrimony vines were planted be
low Walnut street this Spring.
On tlic Bisc Drive
Finishing touches to the big drive
way to the east of the city, repairing
of the flood's devastation on the island
playgrounds, the reconstruction of the
caved-ln pipe bridge on the Wildwood
bluff road, the reconstruction of the
park paths from Cherry street to Herr,
the grading of the slopes of the park
above State street—these are a few of
the jobs outside of the regular routine
of park maintenance work which has
kept the department busy. The delay
in the start caused by the unfavorable
weather has been seriously felt, but
the effects are gradually wearing off.
The youthful elms which were
planted along Hlverside Drive will re
ceive careful attention this year, ac
cording to Mr. Forrer, and the city
forester will give the backward ones
some careful coaching. Several which
have given up the ghost will be re
placed with new trees from the city
nursery.
STORES CLOSE TO-MORROW
The downtown retail stores, accord
ing to the Harrisburg Chamber of
Commerce will close to-morrow after
noon and next Friday afternoon, July
14. Plans for afternoon closing dur
ing the rest of the summer period have
not been decided upon, but the stores
will be closed definitely on the two
Fridays mentioned above.
GUESTS FROM QUAKER CITY
Wilbur Hollinger of Philadelphia,
formerly of Harrisburg, visited his
parints over the Fourth accompanied
liy Miss Anna Beale, one of Phila
delphia's noted soprano singers.