' WOMEN OF
MIDDLE AGE
Mrs. Quinn's Experience
Ought to Help You Over
the Critical Period.
Lowell, Mass. —"For the last threo
years I have been troubled with the
—„i,„,n.TiTi —Change of Life and
ft [I the bad feelings
common that
--■'BWBWM time. I was in a
V very nervous condi-
HHb tion, with headaches
and pain a good
lfl deal of the time so I
I was unlit to do my
work. A friend
asked me to try
■ Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable
Ipnimrl, which I did,
and it has helped me in every way. I
am not nearly so nervous, no headache
or pain. I "must say that Lydia E.
Pintcham's Vegetable Compound is the
best remedy any sick woman can take."
Mrs. Margaret Quinn, Rear 259
Worthen St., Lowell, Mass.
Other warning symptoms are a sense
cf suffocation, hot flashes, headaches,
backaches, dread of impending evil,
timidity, sounds in the ears, palpitation
of the heart, sparks before the eyes,
irregularities, constipation, variable
appetite, weakness, inquietude, and
dizziness.
If you need special advice, write to
the Lvdia E. Pinkham Medicine Cou
(confidential), Lynn, Mass.
HIS COLD GOES
OVER NIGHT WITH
NEW TREATMENT
Pottstown Father Uses One Appli
cation of Vick's
Vapoßub.
YOU JUST RUB VICK'S ON.
ELMER HANE
pottstown. PENNM.
_ Mr. Joseph Hane, 356 Apple St., is
rthe father of this handsome young
ster. Last w inter, when the Southern
remedy, Vick'a Vapoßub Salve, was
being Introduced in Pottstown. Drug
gist Chas. S. Bentz presented Mr.
Hane with a jar, and asked that he
give it a thorough trial and report
the results. Mr. Hane writes—
"My little boy took sick 'one night
very suddenly with a heavy cold,
so we applied your salve on his
chest and saved ourselves going for
the doctor. The next day we could
scarcely tell he had a cold."
It is a fact that most colds are re
lieved in one night, and croup usually*
In fifteen minutes just by applying
Vapoßub over throat and chest and
covering with a warm flannel cloth.
This preparation works in two ways—
first it is absorbed through and stimu
lates the skin taking out the tight
ness and soreness, and then the heat
of the body liberates the ingredients
| which are inhaled in the form of va
pors. These vapors open the air pas
m sages and loosen the phlegm.
_ Three sizes, 25c, 50c or SI.OO.
At all druggists.
a little Boor-Gump in YOUR hoWN
WICKSV^BSALVE
A SUCCESSFUL COUGH REMEDY
10 CTS. BUYS THE MIW TRIAL. SIZE BOX
Regular Sizea 25c, Mc, sl. At DrußKiatß.
BROWN'S "onchiaITROCHES
JOHN I. DROWN & SON, Boston. Mass.
Characteristics
of
Lumber
Lumber must pos
sess strength, stiff
ness, toughness, dura
bility and workability.
These are the attri
butes that "honest lum
f her must have if a sat
isfactory job is to be:
. expected. ,
We are even more
careful about the qual
ity of lumber we pur
chase for our custom
ers, than we are about
4. the price per thousand
feet.
United Ice & Coal Co.
Forater A Cowden Sta.
FLORIDA
• "BY SEA"
Baltimore to
JACKSONVILLE
(Calling at Savannah)
Delightful Sail
Fine Strainers. Un Karen. Het service.
Plan Your Trip to Include
"FtI I )est Coastwise Trips In tlic World"
lHuntrated Booklet on Keqaeat.
MERCHANTS & MINKKB TIU.Ms. CO.
W, P, TUKAKK, G. P. A. Bait*. M 4.
WEDNESDAY EVENING, HXKRISBURG UfSßftl TKLEGRXPH FEBRUARY 14, 1917.
HOME RULE FOR
| BOROUGHS WILL
BE FOUGHT FOR
1 ]
State Association in Conven
tion Here Planning Changes
in Code
WANT TAX REMOVED
Aim to Procure Closer Co-op
eration With Third Class
Cities
j Home rule for the thousand bor
oughs of Pennsylvania was suggested
this afternoon for the consideration of
| the three hundred delegates here for
i the sixth annual convention of the
] State Association of Boroughs.
That the association before adjourn
ment will agree in making a demand
on the Legislature for legislation per
! mitting municipalities to meet their
| own particular needs was the general
consensus of opinion. A strong under
current 4 for a reduction in the number
of borough councilmen also was felt
: with the opening of the session.
I*resent Form Unwieldy
That the present form of borough
| government is unwieldy in many re
spects was the opinion of a number
of delegates who spoke on the sub
ject. These arguments were used by
| the supporters of home rule In support
of the proposition that each borough
should have the right to determine for
itself the number of councilmen, a
commission or a municipal manager,
as its citizens see fit.
Delegates to the convention deter
j mined this morning to impress strongly
on the Legislature needs of remedial
legislation for boroughs. After a brief
opening session the delegates ad-
Ijourned expressly to give the borough
I representatives time to meet members
jof the House and Senate. For several
I hours following legislators heard of
| the merits of home rule for munici
palities.
Cities and Boroughs Co-oporate
Action looking toward closer action
between boroughs and third class
cities also was seen in a meeting with
I a special committee from the League
!of Third Class Cities. At this confer
| ence steps were laid for a request on
| the General Assembly for the repeal of
an old act whereby the State levies a
4-mill tax on municipal indebtedness.
On this committee were John E.
Fox. Harrisburg's city solicitor; Ira W.
Stratton, former mayor of Reading,
and John L. Rouse, solicitor of York.
In the report of this committee it was
said that the State should not Impose
a tax on what virtually is one of Its
subdivisions.
Consider Amendments
Numerous amendments to the bor
ough code suggested by practical
trial of the compilation of acts made
by the last Legislature were given
preliminary consideration at the op
ening session. If agreed to by the
Legislature the boroughs would have
authority to iron out many of the
t kinks which have prevented progress
i along many lines.
In the main these suggestions do
j not materially change the organic
j provisions of the code. They were
designed by the Legislative committee
jto permit the unhampered develop
; ment of parks and j>laygrounds as
well as more practical utilities.
Give More Powers
j The proposed amendments would
add to the powers of borough coun
cils authority to build and maintain
| swimming pools and bathing beaches.
[Councils also are given power to levy
. a law for the purpose of caring for
; shade trees. The point on councils'
power to open and maintain parks
■ along with the opening of street sec
tions also was incorporated in the act.
j The Legislative Committee alsd
recommended that towns have au
-1 thority to require and regulate the
numbering buildings.
! To appropriate money for the ex
| pense of municipal music,
j To pass ordinances regulating the
emission of smoke from chimneys and
! smokestacks.
I To provide for ornamental illumin
i ation of business sections at the ex
! pense of property owners benefited.
To provide for shade tree planting.
To provide for compensation not to
, exceed more than $4 a month, for
councilmen who attend meetings.
To permit boroughs to purchase or
I lease property outside the town lim
j its for park purposes.
To provide or appropriations to pub
lic libraries.
Numerous details looking to a bet
ter and less complicated form of di
| reeting the fiscal end of municipalities
: also were suggested and discussed
Uniform Traffic Regulation
1 Support was largely given to a pro
j posed uniform traffic regulation for
enactment by councils. This ordinance
i would, it was said, permit a man to
I drive from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh
with a full knowledge of what would
be required.
j Efforts to have slow speed forced
on automobiles was given little en
couragement. It was said that acci
j dents generally are the result of con
i gestlon and that quickly moving cars
are more likely to prevent congestion.
J. Horace McFarland, president of
the American Civic Association, this
I evening will address the convention
in the hall of the House of Repre
sentatives.
| THE HOME DOCTOR i
(Clip Out and Save)
How to Relieve Rheumatism
'a the toUowrtn? homer' '
made medicine now used all over i
United States and noted for its remark
jatAe results. Belief begins at once I
;>yrup of 6-arsaparilla !„* J
i Toils Compound * j °"f e ]
i Whiskey or simple Elixir .!.'!!. !4 plnt i
To End Coughs
ho^^L , kf^e f r\t\ru^es n ; l^^
iemedles obtainable, often curlnar th,*
worst cough In a day. Take a tea
spoonful as often as necessary
Ulycerine j ounces I
Whiskey (or sugar syrup) u, Dln .
Globe Pine Conip'd Aromatic . . U oun-e !
("Concentrated Pine")
If sugar syrup Is used Instead of
whiskey it can be easily made by dls- I
solving 6 heaping tablespoortfuls of
granulated sugar In % cua of water
Be sure to use Globe Pine Compound
which Is sold only in H-oz. screw top
cases with Aromatic printed In red on
outside label.
Frost-Bites, Corns, Sore Feet
Uathe the teet In warm warn to
which has been added two tablespoon
fuls of Caloclde compound. This gives
Instant relief for aching, burning or
perspiring feet; corns, callouses, sore
bunions; also for frost-bites or chil
blains. The Caloclde acts through the
pores removing the cause of the trouble.
Its use also keep* the feet In a firm,
healthy condition, free from swelling
and puffing.
These formulas are published by th
Medical Formula Laboratories, Dayton,
Ohio. The ingredients specified can be
procured from any good drug store.
World's Greatest
News Service
*
The news of the world, of London, Paris, Petrograd and
Berlin, is of more importance to Americans today than ever
before in the history of the United States. And the Public
Ledger prints authentic news from these centers daily.
/
The Public Ledger controls Public Ledger staff corre- cable, telegraph and mail
the world s greatest and most spondents are located in New the last-minute news from the
exclusive news service. York, Boston, Atlanta, Harris- leading cities of the world.
Through a special arrange- Pittsburgh, Washington, .
ment the Public Ledger Chicago, San Francisco,South Ine Public Ledger is a
secures the entire cable and America, etc. The Ledger's necessity to the man who
mail service of the London own correspondents cover the ™°" ld be well-informed. It
Times, the greatest and most entire continent from Maine IS , * e eme J! t an COI ?,j
expert new-gathering organ- to California. p,ement to theordmar y ,ocal
• .. . .1 .1 newspaper,
ization in the world, repre
sented in the chancelleries > i . i
? u. *ne rubhc Ledger is sold
L d t ,n addition ' the Fub,ic at the same price as all other
nen s. Ledger has the Associated Philadelphia morning and
The Public Ledger's Press service (together with evening newspapers-2c daily.
American news services are the United and International
unequaled by any other daily services for the evening y Irt// / •
newspaper. edition), thus gathering by
PUBLIC LEDGER
The Newspaper With The Worl
VON BERNSTORFF
IS READY TO GO
DOWN WITH SHIP
Dismissed German Ambassa
dor About to Sail on Frederik
VIII Has No Fear
WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE?
Does Not Care if Vessel Hits
Mine, He Says; 300
in Party
Hoboken, N. J., Feb. 14. Count j
Johann L. Von Bernstorff, . together j
with his wife and 200 German dtplo-j
matic and consular officials, was safely'
aboard the Scandinavian liner Fred
erlk VIII here to-day waiting to de
part for Copenhagen on his way home
to Germany. The trip of the special
train which hrought the former am
bassador and his suite from Wash
ington was without unto- 1
ward incident; secret service repre
sentatives having made every provi
sion for the protection of those on
board. The liner was expected to get
away late this afternoon.
Count and Countess Von Bernstorff
retired to their cabin immediately
upon reaching the ship and the former
sent out word by Dudley Field Malone,
collector of the port, that he had
nothing to say b*t "good-by," to a host
of waiting newspaper:?n, and there
fore hoped they would excuse him. To
photographers he sent word that he
thought everybody In the United
States knew what he looked like and
therefore he sa wno necessity for hav
ing his picture taken again.
Ready to Go Down
Prior to his arrival in Hoboken, <
however, the former ambassador out
lined on various to a rep
resentative of the Associated Press his
personal views regarding the war in
Europe, the possibility o fthe United
States being drawn Into it and the
doubts he held regarding his reach
ing home safely.
"You ask me," said Count Von
Bernstorff, tn reply to a question,
I "about my trip. Will I get home all
(right? Well, you never can tell. Of
I course we will get through the
British and French blockade and
there should be no danger from our
own submarines. I guess they will
know we are coming and will let us
alone even if they should happen to
see us.
"However, .whether I get home or
not does not really make much dif
ference. I have had my fun; I have
'had my play at politics: I have en
joyed myself and I am no longer as
young as I once was. The only danger
so far as I can .see that Is attached
to this trip is that we may strike a
mine. You know they float all around
the sea and we may strike one. You
never can tell about that."
The train was immediately sur
rounded hy a guard of Hoboken police
and government secret service men
and no one permitted to approach
without credentials. Count ' Von (
Bernstorff and the members of his
party remained in their state rooms
for half an hour after the train stop
pod, about two blocks-from the dock
of the Senndinavlan-Amcrican line
steamship Frederlk VIII, on which
they will sail for Copenhagen.
ThenMhe count and countess sur
prised the group of newspapermen,
photographers and moving picture
operators who were permitted to pass
the police lines by appearing on the
rear platform of their car. The form
er ambassador smilingly acknowledged
the greetings of several persons he
knew and for five minutes posed good
naturedly for the benefit of the cam
era men.
Although he exchanged informal re
marks the count refused to submit to
an interview. "I am sorry," he said,
"but I have nothing to say. It was all
said yosterday. I am under orders."
i Taken on Board
At 7.37 o'clock the Count and
Countess Von Bernstorff stepped Into
a closed automobile and were taken
to the pier. They had breakfast with
several of their immediate friends on
board the Frederlk VIII.
Fifteen automobiles wero on hand
to transport the former ambassador
and his party to the Hteamshlp pier.
Prince Von Hatzfeldt-Trachenberg,
counsellor of the German embassy,
preceded tho former embassador
aboard the steamship. No effort was
made to transfer all the members of
the party at tho same time.
The train made no stops between
Washington and Hoboken except
pauses necessary for switching from
the tracks of the Pennsylvania rail
road, first to the Erie railroad at New
Jersey junction outside of Newark,
and thence over the short line railroad
to Hudson and Fourteenth streets, Ho
boken. The nineteen city blocks be
tween the Erie yard at Weehawken
j and the end of the journey here were
j picketed with police guards. The
I route from the train to the pier lay
i between lines of policemen and de
tectives and a force of 150 inspectors
from the neutrality squad of the col
lector of the port was on duty at the
pier. A New York police boat push
ed its way up and down among the ice
Hoes in the Hudson river in front of
the Scandinavian-American docks and
two smaller police launches guarded
the north and south sides of the pier.
Collector Malone of the port of New*
York, with ten. officials from the cus
tom house spent the'night on the
Frederlk VIII ready to receive the
former ambassador when he came
aboard.
I In addition to the Count and Count
ess Von Bernstorff, the Frederlk VIII
will carry high officials of the Ger
man embassy and a number of con- 1
sular officers fron\different part of the
country who have availed themselves
of this opportunity to ge; away safe- j
ly. Among the latter are Vfilhelm Be- '
nick, of the Cincinnati consulate; Dr.!
Karl L. Duisberg. of the San Francis-I
co consulate, and Dr. Paul Ron, of the I
New Orleans consulate.
The Frederik VIII will carry 400!
passengers in her first and 250 In her
second class cabins, the largest num
ber she ever booked. Among them is
the Baroness Zwledlnek, wife of Baron
Erich Zwledlnek, who was designated
charge d'affaires of the Austrian em
bassy after the dismissal of Ambassa
dor Dumba. Another passenger Is
Wolf Von Igel, who was arrested in
connection with alleged plots to blow
up the Welland canal and was per
mitted to leave the country although
under $20,000 ball on pending indict
ments.
After the count and his party had
boarded the ship, Collector Malone and
his guards lined up behind a wooden
fence at the street end of the pier and
prevented persons other than passen
gers from passing.
"This barrier has been established
as a result of instructions from Wash
ington that no one be permitted on the
pier, not even relatives and friends of
the passengers, unless they have ob
tained proper credentials," the collec
tor said. "Relatives without such
credentials will have to say their good
bys over the barrier."
FORMALLY DECLARE
WILSON PRESIDENT
Washington, D. C., Feb. 14.- Presi
dent Wilson was formally and officially
declared re-elected to-day when Con
gress, In joint session, as provided by
the Constitution, canvussed the elec
toral wte of the states. As presented
and certlllcd the official returns give
Wilson and Marshall 277 electoral
votes; Hughes and Fairbanks, 254.
BLOCK EFFORTS
TO SELL SECRETS
U. S. Officials Have Letters
Containing Offer of
Betrayal
| York, Pa.. Feb. 13.—When Indian
Steps Rocks in the Susquehanna rlvor
were submerged by the -backwater
from the great dam which the Penn
sylvania Water and Power Company
has thrown across the stream at Mc-
Call's Ferry, one of the most valued
j historic, ethnological and archaeolog
ical relics in the state was destroyed,
It is declared by Attorney J. E. Van
dersloot, of York, in a petition to At
torney General Francis Sliunk Brown
for quo warranto proceedings for for
feiture of the company's charter.
The novelty of the action of the
Yorker, who is a well-known author
ity on the history and customs of the
aborigines in the Susquehanna Valley,
and the owner of one of the most val
uable private collections of Indian rel
ics in America, Is expected to attract
wide attention.
The appeal to the Attorney General
follows a suit In equity, which Attor
ney Vandersloot has had Hied against
the power company tor damages which
he alleges the erctlon of the dam caus
ed to his property at York Furnce,
where he has built Indian Steps Cabin,
probably one of the most remarkable
structures of Its sort in existence.
Treasures Inside of Cnl>l
In Indian Steps Cabin, a strikingly
handsome home on the York county
whore of the picturesque Susquehanna,
Mr. Vandersloot had preserved In
unique manner many of his valuable
Indian relics. Adorning Its walls in
side and out are various totems and
other quaint Indian designs, traced In
stone arrowheads, spears and axes. Im
bedded In the concrete surfaces. They
are authentic relics, representing many
years of patient collecting, done large
ly within sight of the building, which
stands close to what was onee a fam
ous fishery of the red men. There are
also various carvings and inscriptions
bearing on the history of the Indians
in this locality, while oven the windows
are of artistic leaded glass, depicting
Indian scenes of warfare and the chase.
Indian Steps Rocks, the nearness of
which lent charm to the Vandersloot
cabin, have been the scene of pilgrim
ages by notable students of the Indian.
On the rocks are many carvings" made
by the red men in the days before tho
coming of the whites. Before the con
struction of the dam the formation of
the river was such that a narrow and
deep current ran directly by thoso
rocks. Great numbers of lish ran In
this channel, and from Indian Steps
Rocks the Indians made their most
successful catches. imbedded In the
soil among the rocks, and elsewhere
about, were found great quantities of
stone implements, weapons and pottery
of the first inhabitants of this region.
KEEP LOOKING YOUNG
It's Easy—lf You Know Dr.
Edwards' Olive Tablets
The secret of keeping young is td
feel young—to do this you must watch
your liver and bowels—there's no need
of having a sallow complexion—dark
rings under your eyes—pimples—a bil
ious look in your face—dull eyes with
no sparkle. Your doctor will tell you
from inactive bowels and liver.
Dr. Edwards, a well-known physician
in Ohio, perfected a vegetable com
pound mixed with olive oil to act on
the liver and bowels, which he gave to
his patients for years.
Dr. Edwards' Olive Tablets, the sub
stitute for calomel, are gentle in their
action, yet always effective. They bring
about that exuberance of spirit, that
natural buoyancy which should be en
joyed by everyone, by toning up the liver;
and clearing the system of impurities.
You will know Dr. Edwards' Olive
Tablets by their olive color. 10c and
Ac per box. All druggists.
* m Z
Noii-JJitiiay Toilet Cruuiu Keeps
r tlie tjKin Soft and Velvety In Hough
Weather. An Exquisite Toilet Preo
matiun, 25c.
UOHUA*' Hit I t; STOIIKS
10 N. Third St, P. It. H. Station
9