DIXON FAVORABLE TO COMFORT HOUSE Commissioner of Health Gives j the General Proposition a I Strong Endorsement Public comfort stations in cities i nre urped by Dr. Samuel G. Dixon. State Health Commissioner. In his' | current weekly health talk he says: j "Comfort houses in cities and towns ! are essential to the health and com- • fort of our people, yet In Pennsylva-1 nia the traveling public that comes to j a town for a day or two for sightsee- j ing is not provided with lavatories or I comfort houses. "These good people, often strangers j in our towns, are driven into saloons j in search of lavatories, and men often buy a drink before leaving as they feel indebted to the innkeeper. In many cases, this drink may be taken for the first time by one of weak char acter. who has not sufficient force of mind to deny himself another. It is the beginning of a sad ending for the | young fellow. "On Sundays and holidays, when the stores and taverns are closed, our visitors are hard set to tind places of rest and comfort. Comfort houses, kept in sanitary condition, cost some money, but how essential they are: "The absence of such houses, notl only causes discomfort, but ill health. "When Governor Tener gave the J Health Department charge of Gettys- I burg to prepare it for the great meet- j ing of ths Blues and Grays at the i Fiftieth Anniversary of the Battle of j tSettysburg, and we were reviewing i the necessary things to be done, such ! as an ample water supply, hospitals. | dispensaries, sewage disposal, etc.. we ; conceived the idea of having a liberal j supply of comfort stations, well placed ' throughout the town of Gettysburg I along the roads leading to and from the old battlefield. "These houses had male and femalel attendants—thousands upon thousands) of people made use of them —and j there places of rest and comfort rep- i resented a large factor In making our j phehomenal health record of this! memorable occasion. "During the gathering of the Blue j and Gray at and around little Gettys-1 burg, with a normal population of about eight thousand people, during the seven days, with a census of one hundred thousojid people, notwith standing the old age of the veterans j and their families, the records only | showed nine deaths. "Let our health boards and coun- j His awake tt the necessity of comfort houses, designed and maintained to I keep up a sanitary condition, and they ! will help to advance not only the I health, but the morals of our people." j News Items of Interest in Central Pennsylvania Reading. While dressing her j grandchild. Mrs. Lydia Jost collap- J sed and died. She was found soon af- ; ter with the child in her arms. Reading.—Seventeen divorces were granted in court here yesterday, twelve of them to women. Glen Onoko. The Lehigh Valley wreck here several days ago, when eleven coke cars for the Bethlehem t?teel Works were wrecked, blocking all traffic for twenty-four hours, has been cleared up, and traffic is nor mal. The Lehigh Valley suffered dam aged to the amount of $50,000. Carlisle. With part of his right hand torn away by a discharge from a shotgun, Frank Shores, of Shippens burg, will have to have part of his arm amputated and bloodpoisoning Is feared. H' was shooting rats and pulled the gun through a fence when the hammer caught and the cartridge i exploded. Mt. Carmel. The report of the Twenty-second mine district shows twenty-six fatalities and 3,620,045 tons: of coal mined for 1916. Pottsville. There were fifty-four residents of Schuylkill Haven," who were members of Company C, Penn sylvania Engineers, of this city. Cap tain Archbald, commander. They will form a nucleus for the organization of a company to be composed of resi dents of Schuylkill Haven and its en virons. Ncsquehonins. Forty men are on strike at the Lehigh Coal and Navi gation Company's colliery here, and the operation is party tied up. It is expected that the entire colliery will be idle in a few days. Hazlcton. An invitation to meet ) in Hazleton in March, 1918, was yes terday extended to the Central Penn sylvania Methodist (Episcopal Confer- ! ence by the Methodist Church of Ha- | zleton. ( A.MPMfETIXG DATES SET Dillsburg, Pa., March 7. —At a ! meeting of the trustees of Mt. Olivet 1 Cnion Campmeeting Association, on I Monday, arrangements for the annual I meeting for 1917 were made. It will be held, as usual, for ten days, begin ning August 10 and ending August 19. > This campground is located at the I edge of the South Mountain, about a ! mile from Dillsburg. HWMEI ENDS CATARRH, ASTHMA, Broochjtj*, Croup, Cough* and Cold*, or tnoocy back. Said tad guaranteed by H. C. Kennedy. Bringing Up Father Copyright, 1917, International News Service ** *■* By McManus 1 HER I I ) OH". TAKE * E e>AC K l*h N Tl TTI W HVNR.J|(/S 1 FO ** FOR<>ROO- I°.^ HONE T OWM- FAVOR OF WO TOO LISTEN ! ' — —: "i ■ WEDNESDAY EVENING, JSjoamanZ HEM. 1D01—28.-0 UNITED H.tRRISBURO, WEDNESDAY. MARCH T, 1017. FOUNDED 1871 Jjljfl i i*iwwwvtwwwivivwwi'tmvutmHf>ii| OF=M I ANNUAL MARCH SALE OF I fegitpf I /nFi ill f •i • i /ii . I HEflHl I 9 Houserurmshings and China I lliiiP The Coffield Water Power |> _ Ji _ „ ' JtT ... . . ... it ■ ■ i j ■ give great satisfaction. Large ij Values Bound to Make Rousing Selling ssf P ncc $1>.00 j, . - L ,i -- ■ Q ;i cd hoops; standard oil paints __________________ I and graining on this tub. Sale China Frosted Gas Shades j! Ot a woman who keeps house" as the phrase is, but will I {> "' f trimm.d"'fth bead fringe. Sau be intensely interested in this important and { nafS' haSSSS, ,JS,7; pnce nv * |! f 11 1 1 !' finished has eight arms, 30 i| carerully planned event ii ir*" 2 ? Sanitary Pastry Boards— !; !> r y in S, surface adjustably j made of clear lumber; well fin- j| | " ' jj| Sale price 43a 0 I>ru srt ' *' 0 Clothesline of fflT'g 1 roll For . P arlors ' livingrooms and diningrooms ? clear lumber; length 8 feet. —— grass cloths, ~~ " 3-piece Carving Set and fork and S * Imported Porcelain Bowl —made of good quality steel with silver plated handle. Sale 5, 6, 7, 8. 9 and 10-inch bowls Candle Sticks made of !,A- • .ma 8-inch diameter footed, with pr i ce , set $2.39 to the set. Sale price, set, 49fl soHd ma hogany wood as aUraCtiVC •! apaneSe , decoration cr sorted patterns,'lO inches high. 8-inch Fireproof Casserole— 1 Coffee Pot—beautifully fin- Spring Mop with Colonial ~t f \ Mop—absorbs B ow l s for table use OtX Mrs. Pott s Sad Iron Sets— 1 111 Gem Folding Ironing Table all finished woodwork and • . ci consisting of. three irons; pol- mWuHBBMftMy I —4 l / 2 feet long; inches walls; each mop packed in a inches diameter. Sale price, , s h c d. nickel finish, handle and iSSBBWtw wide; a first class article. Sale lithographed box. Sale price, iron stand. Sale price, set, price AID SOCIETY OFFICERS Dauphin, Pa., March 7. —The Evan gelical Aid Society met at the home of Mrs. Leßoy McKissick, in South Erie street, last evening. An election of officers was held at which the fol lowing persons were chosen: Presi dent, Miss Cora Coffrode; vice-presi dent, Mrs. Charles Hoover and Mrs. Charles 'Welker; secretary, Mrs. Le- Roy McKissick; assistant secretary. Miss Lydia Maurey, and treasurer, Mrs. Charles BHcker. Refreshments were served to: Miss Cora Coffrode. Mr. and Mrs. George Shoop, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Welker. Miss Lydia Mau rey, Mrs. Charles . Bricker, Mr. and Mrs. George Taylor, Mrs. Charles Hoover, Miss Jennie Btekel, Mrs. Sherman Megonnel and children, George and llelene, Miss Margaret Douglas, Miss Viola McKissick, Paul Welker and Mr. and Mrs. McKis sick. The next meeting will he held at the home of Miss Jennie Bickel, on Tues day evening, March 20. HARRISBURG TELEGKXPH ENTERTAINED AT GILDAY HOME Dauphin, Pa., March 7.—The Mite Society of the Presbyterian Church | was entertained last evening by Mrs. George Gilday, at her home, in South Canal street. After the regular busi ness meeting refreshments and a so-! cial time were enjoyed by: Mrs. Free- I man C. Gerberich, Mrs. J. D. M. Reed, j Mrs. Blanch Robinson, Mrs. Sarah Sponsler, Mrs. George Swartz, Mrs. j William Lyter, Mrs. Grace Nagle, Miss [ Margaret Brooks, Miss Anne R. Mil ler, Miss Annie M.' Webner, Miss Eliz-! ! _ I abeth Nagle. the Rev. Robert F. Stir- I ling, Russell Reed, Paul Gilday and Mrs. Gilday. LADIES' AID ELECTS : Dauphin, Pa., March 7. —The Ladies' j Aid Society of the United Evangelical j Church, met at the home of Mrs. Le : roy McKissick. in South Erie street, last evening. The meeting was open- I ed with devotional exercises, follow j ed by the regular business of the so- I eiety, and these officers were elected: President, Miss 'Cora Cofrode; vice- MARCH 7, 1917. president, Mrs. Charles Welker, Mrs. I Charles Hoover; secretary, Mrs. Le ! Roy McKissick; assistant secretary, Fo ' •"