8 STATE'S PENSION ROLL HAS TWENTY Death of Mrs. Drake Removes the Largest Payment From the State's List Death of Mrs. E. y\ \ • //J L. Drake, widow of Wi- / C J one °' the Pioneers icW\m ((2 Sn the oil industry f of Pennsylvania, referred to yester- day In an opinion from the attorney 11 JSfilWWlflitew general to the iState SSfflauUjfll Treasury, removes Blf** S from the pension j j roll of the State Its largest pensioner. Under an act of 1873 Mr. and Mrs. Drake were given an annuity of JISOO In recognition of Mr. Drake's serv ices. There are now twenty pensioners on the roll of the State, all such pen sions having been granted by specific enactment. Some of these date back miny years, while others are of de pendents of persons who lost life in State service or who were pensioned for good reasons. The policy of the Slate in recent years has been to dis courage such grants, the pension for employes of the government after a Quarter centufy of service being the only new enactment in years. The pensioners live in Allegheny, Armstrong, Berks, Erie, Franklin, Greene, Lackawanna, Lancaster, Lu zerne, Philadelphia, Potter, Schuyl kill, Washington and Westmoreland counties. The highest pension paid since Mrs. Drake's death is $240 a year. To Meet To-morrow. The Public Service Commission will meet to-mor row to discuss decisions upon which members have been working this week. Ex-Senator 'Here.—Ex-Senator John S. Fisher, of Indiana, was a visitor here this week. Dr. Dixon's Advice.—Commissioner of Health Dixon said last night that Inasmuch as insects were suspected of being carriers of infantile paralysis, It would be a good plan for mothers and those in charge of children to anoint them daily with an insectifuge. Condemn Watermelons Dairy and food agents In Philadelphia yesterday condemned a whole carload of water melons. They had passed the edible state. This is the biggest lot ever con demned. No Appointment Vet.—No appoint ment of a manager for the State in surance Fund has been made as yet. It Is expected to come along this rrtonth. Mooro Commended. James N T . Moore, director of the Legislative Ref erence Bureau, has been getting many compliments upon the code of town ship laws. Xo criticisms have been received at all. The publication had a big value all over the State. To Take Over School Soon.—lt is probable that before long the Kutz town State Normal School will be taken over by the State. Appraisals have been under way. To Let Contract.—The contract for the new bridge at Athens will be let next week by the Board of Public Grounds and Buildings if a meeting is held. Want Men in Hurry A rush order tor skilled unton mechanics was re ceived to-day at the Bureau of Em ployment of the Department of Labor and Industry from a city in western Pennsylvania. The employers offered to pay transportation and obtain boarding houses for the workers as well as guarantee permanent employ ment. The request is for eight union :arpenters at G6% cents per hour for in eight-hour dcy, with ttmo and half :ime for all overtime, six bricklayers at 75 cents per hour for an eight-hour lay, with time and half time for all overtime, and laborers at 25 cents per aour. Because of Few Instructors at Plattsburgh Camp Juniors Get No Cavalry Work By Associated Press Plattsburg. N. Y., July 14. Owing lo the small number of instructors it the military training camp for civilians here it was announced last night that the elective work of the lunior division in the cavalry branch 3f the service would be abandoned. The instructors, it was said, would de mote their time to training the busi ness and professional men who are here. More than 700 men will be deprived of instruction in the cavalry Dranch by this action. Announcement also was made that '.he practice march and maneuvers 3f the junior division will be limited to three days while that of the senior division will continue a week. Mem bers of the latter division received '.heir first instruction to-day in hand ling army rifles. ED. F. GEERS THROWN By Associated Press Cleveland, July 14. Ed. F. Geers, veteran grand circuit driver and train er, who was hurt yesterday when thrown under a horse on the North Randall track, passed a comfortable night and was reported in good con dition to-day. He will be confined to his bed for a few days but his condition is not regarded as serious. FIND VESSEL BOTTOM UP Special to the Telegraph "Washington, July 14.—The schooner Carrie Strong:, of Thomaston, Maine, bound from Mobile for Matanzas with 8 13,000 feet of lumber, was wrecked In the hurricane of last week In the Gulf of Mexico and her crew of seven men Is believed to have been lost. Lieuten ant Hottel, of the coast guard cutter Tallapoosa, reported that he had found the schooner bottom up about 250 miles West of Key West. MORE COTTON USED By Assoctated Press Washington, J.uly 14. Cotton used ""ring June was 570,466 bales ex clusive of linters, and for the eleven months ending with June 5, 906,039 bales, the Census Bureau to-day an nounced. These figures compare with 614,644 bales used m June last year and 6,100,516 bales in the eleven months period. $75,000,000 WOOL CROP By Associated Press Washington, July 14. American •»®®P raisers will receive about $75 . 000,000 for this year's wool crop, the Department of Agriculture announced to-day. Average prices during June were 28.7 cents a pound, higher than for many years. BURIAL OF IXFAXT Lemoyne, Pa., Juiy 14.—Funeral ser vices for the 7-month-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Ellis, Bosler ave nue, who died Wednesday evening will be held to-morrow morning at the home. The Rev. E. L. Manges, pastor of the local Trinity Lutheran Church will officiate. NO PROHIBITION" FOR SCOTLAND By Associated Prest Glasgow, July 14.—Prohibition in Scotland is impracticable, in the opinion of the liquor control board. The board stated this, in substance to a deputation representing many thou sands of women who signed a petition urging the adoption of prohibition for the period of the war. < FRIDAY EVENING, I . At the New Store of Wm. Strouse Our First S Beginning Saturday Morning * I will be an epoch-making eventM| in local merchandising of men's Undoubtedly the most noteworthy clothes-buying opportunity the men of Hm Harrisburg and vicinity have ever participated in will be our offering of Adler- VHH l)jgjf\k I!' \ j Rochester Clothes during this Mid-Season Clothing Sale. Every garment retains 1 \ |vi\ \ ill I wn\ !<i wil \ii its original price marking and when old prices are quoted as having been $ 15, S2O, j /Mnj mßi\ \l| $25 or S3O it means those prices represented the top-notch of clothes values, dol- k\ \1 lar for dollar, that it'is possible to give. This sale brings prices to their low-water mark while maintaining maximum clothes-quality. During this remarkable JmltiMMl Wk jfev //U 1 % Mid-Season Clearance Sale, the same iron-clad guarantee for fabrics, tailoring, fj&J|\\ H permanent dyes and perfect fit is in force. Even with these reduced prices pre- I I \\l vailing we insist that you let us refund your money should any garment for any fflf JMJm/ ttuL . 1 /// J\ \I reason prove unsatisfactory in the slightest degree. Goods will be sent on ap- l j i Every Suit Reduced—Blues and Blacks Included. (l II it 11111 j\ || ! I jS^ Boys' Suits Reduced ' fffi K/f W Every suit in our Boys' Department is included in this, Our First : j IIMI \JSfa* original prices the highest Our First Sale of Men's Shirts I ijitf Money-Saving Underwear Prices Boys' Shirts BK j|| jff designed solely for comfort and durabil- in the general clean-upf A?/'sizesand SB I ' I all must take their share of the reduc- 50c Values, . ,39c $1 50 Values $1 15 111 ' 1 ilul II tions - , SI.OO Values, 75c $2.00 Values', $1'.45 I Mi UI 50c Men's Underwear, 39c i\j-* 1 1 I flfl il SI.OO Men's Underwear, 75c ri v .i wea *' ill I liKVft iIII $1.50 Men's Underwear $1.15 including the very latest designs and | Ulf I $2.00 Men's Underwear, $1.45 " ewes ''materials-wash ties and silk \ , {MI |l $2.50 Men's Underwear 51.85 eS ' 1 h , e yj"s sort men are proud to I I liIMiPS wear and add that touch of dressiness I 1 11||/ Faultless Pajamas & Night Shirts that's so desirable. J | mill gSgSj Recognized as the standard since ?I? es ' mT>»4 1880. Well-made and perfect fitting— 5, C n X 39c *hll lifllllHMßMrW "cut for comfort" seems to describe »pI*UU lies, 75 c them best. They, too, must participate Men's Hose l * n | n h nD Chedule ° f reductions - A more handsome and complete as- " 4! sn pajamas, 75c sortment, from sturdy-woven work sox $1.50 Pajamas, ....:.. .$1.15 to the sheerest and gauziest of pure silks JfstSßm ?A M- $1.45 all help to make this a buying event long iftSKKBWi 50c Night Shirts, 39c to be remembered. "vHollHlifflßi * $ 1 .00 Night Shirts, 75c 25c Men's Hose, iq c $1.50 Night Shirts $1.15 50c Men's Hose> 3 9c The New Store of WM. STROUSE 310 Market Street HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH JULY 14, 1916.
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