Men Familiar With S. America to Speak Three men who have spent several years in South America, where they were engaged in various activities, will speak at the Latin-American sup pers to be given by the Men's Mis sionary Society of the Market Square Presbyterian Church, April 10, 16 and 24. The first address will be made by Dr. Thornton B. Penfleld, of Engle wood, N. J. His subject will be "Latin- America. Its Problems and Promises." George L Sollenberger, of the State Highway Department, will speak at the second supper. His topic will be "En gineering Experiences Among the Bra zilians." "Christian Pan-Americanism' is the subject of the third address, to be given by Charles B. Hurrey, of New York City, on the 24th. Mr. Hurrey. who is secretary of the committee on friendly relations among foreign stu dents, was for four Y. M. C. A. secretary for South America. CASCARETS SELL TWENTY MILLION BOXES PER YEAR Best, safest cathartic for liver and bowels, and people know it. They're fine! Don't stay bilious, sick, headachy or constipated. SrnSy Enjoy life! Keep clean inside with Cascarets. Take one or two at night and enjoy the nicest, gentlest liver and bowel cleansing you ever exper ienced. Wake up feeling grand. Your head will be clear, your tongue clean, breath right, stomach sweet and your liver and thirty feet of bow els active. Get a box at any drug store and straighten up. Stop the headaches, bilious spells, bad colds and bad days Brighten up. Cheer M:p, Clean up! Mothers should give ~ whole Cascaret to children when cross, bilious, feverish or if tongue | is coated they are harmless never gripe or sicken. New Pianos Reduced jl This Week l\jO reason tor the reduction on these instruments j other than the fact that their case-design have been slow to sell —although each is very handsome and elegant. Come and see them at once. We have only one of each and they will be quick to go at these j prices: S3OO Weser Bros. $195 $325 Frances Bacon $235 $350 J, H. Troup $265 S4OO Briggs S3OO $450 Bush & Lane $345 SSOO Hardman $395 S6OO Everett $485 Any of the above may be purchased on easy weekly or monthly payments, with stool, scarf and one year's tuning included Free. Several Used Uprights on sale this week at SIOO, $135, $155 and $175. J. H. Troup Music House Troup Building, TUESDAY EVENING, CIVIL SERVICE FOR STATE PROPOSED | Revolutionary Measure Is Pre sented by Senator Jones, of Bradford Senator Jones, of Bradford, to-day introduced a State civil service law bill prepared by the Civil Reform Associa tion of Pennsylvania. The bill pro vides for the appointment by the Gov ernor of three civil service commission ers, not more than two of whom shall be adherents of the same political party. The commission is to have charge of the preparation of eligible lists of all persons who have passed examinations for appointment to posi tions in the State Department. Most ot the examinations are to be competi tive Positions in the military and naval service are not under the act and the commission has power after pub lic hearing to place certain positions in the exempt class. Appointments are to be made only according to merit and titness and the bill prohibits any discrimination against or in favor of any person because of his political or religious opinions. Probation Clause Appointments are at tirst for a pro bationary period of three months. If the appointee is not then dropped, his appointment becomes permanent and he can thereafter be removed only for cause after due notice and an opportu nity to reply. The examinations are to be practical and proper weight is to be given to ex perience. Promotions are to be based upon merit, to be ascertained by suit able tests and by the past record of the applicant. The law applies to the rank and file of the employes of the State and of the four largest counties. Philadelphia. Al legheny. Uckawanna and Luzerne, and to the civil service of such other coun ties and of such cities of the third class as may vote to adopt the provisions of the act. The law has been drafted along the same general lines as that of the ex isting civil service acts applying to the cities of Philadelphia. Pittsburgh and Scranton, hut there have been incor porated the more important provisions of the uniform civil service law re cently drafted by the National Civil Service RHeform League, governing the conduct of examinations and the main tenance of efficiency. The salary of the president of the commission is to be $5,500 per year and of the commissioners. $5,500. Busy Stream of Autos Gathering Contributions For Big Rummage Sale A big truck, augmented by a line of automobiles which purred over the city in a busy string, brought the first day's contributions of goods to the rummage sale for the Harrisburg Hospital which opens Thursday at 206 Walnut street. Clothing, shoes, furniture, house hold articles of all kinds and con dition poured into the big room which was given, rent free, by Forrest Hun ter, as one item of his contribution to the hospital. The whole city, ap parently, is givinc:. The rooms will be open each day until Thursday, from 9 to 12 noon, and from 1 to 5 in the afternoon. Per sons who have articles to contribute and who have not been reached by any of the district managers can telephone to Bell 965-R, giving their name and street address. An automobile or truck will call as quickly as possible. DECLARES DIVIDEND By Associated Press New York, March 2 7.—The North Butte Mining Company to-day declared a quarterly dividend of $1 a share, payable April 30. Three months ago the rompan ydeclared a dividend of 75 cents a share. LOCAL YOUTHS ARE EAGER TO SERVE ... - ■ ' *§■' J M B 4 iH m- goB RUSSELL D. CALEY Russell D. Caley, 1821 Regina street, who was the first local lad to enlist in the aviation service, left this morning for Philadelphia, and will later be sent to the aeronautic station at Pensacola, Fla. To increase enlistment here and to enlighten young men who might wish to enlist, but who fear they cannot meet requirements, not knowing what such requirements are. the following requirements are published: Navy Requirements Applicants for enlistment must be American citizens, native or fully nat uralized. and must be able to read and write English. "First papers" are not sufficient. Physical requirements of adulls: Height Weight (barefooted) (withoutclothes) Inches Pounds Chest 64 128 :!3 65 130 33 66 132 33H 67 134 34 6S 141 34H 69 14S 34 \ 70 t 15". 35>4 71 162 36 72 169 36 V 13 176 3 6 Physical requirements for minors: Minimum Minimum height weight bare- without footed, clothes Inches. Pounds. At 17 years of ago,. .62 110 At IS years of age,. . 64 115 At 19 years of age.. . 6 4 120 At 20 years of age.. . 6 4 123 Requirement* for tlie Army Applicants for first enlistment mlist be under 35 years of age. of good char acter and temperate habits, able-bodied, free from risease and must be able to speak, read and write English. Physical requirements of adults: Chest measurement At expi- Mo- Weight ration. bility. Height Pounds Inches inches 64 128 32 2 65 130 32 2 66 132 32 *i 2 67 134 33 2 68 141 33' i 2j 69 148 • 2^, 70 155 34 2s 71 162 34*4 2 l j 72 169 3 4* 3 73 176 35i 3 Physical requirements of minors: Mini- Mini- Chest mum mum Mo lieight weight bility Inches Pounds Inches Under 18 years... 62 110 2 18 years of age,.. 6 4 115 2 19 years of age,.. 6 4 120 2 20 years of age,.. 6 4 125 • 2 Romance of Cornwall Mines Odd as Fiction Lebanon, Pa., Jan. 2.—Fraught with thrilling interest and filled with curious chapters is the story of the Cornwall iron ore hills, five miles south of the this city, which are in the process of passing into the control of Charles M. Schwab, iiead of the Bethlehem Steel Company. Many noted personages move through the story; there is the glamour of dazzling riches, the conflict of blood relatives where financial interests are at stake; the loss of untold wealth be cause some old worthy long laid away made a mistake of one word in the drawing of a deed; of plots of inheri tance and descent; of success and fail ure, love, estrangement and poverty. The chain of title to these mines which have thus far produced more ore more cheaply than any other similar deposit in the United States, runs back to the three sons of William Penn— John, Thomas and Richard who were the proprietors of Pennsylvania. From that time—l732—the great mountains of magnetic ore have proved veritable gold mines, although only the baser metal is found there. From ore taken from these deposits were made cannon, shot and shell for the Continental patriots. The Cornwall hills were included in a 10,000-acre tract sold by the Penns to Joseph Turner, of Philadelphia, for £SOO, pound money of Pennsylvania, by their warrant dated London, May 8, 1732. Turner sold the tract to William Allen, April 5, 173;!. and Allen disposed of it adding a few hundred acres to' Peter Grubb, August 2, 1745, for $75. Orubb had, in 1742, erected the Cornwall fur nace, and, dying in 1754 intestate, his property was divided between his two sons, Curtis and Peter Grubb, the for mer receiving two-thirds and the lat ter one-third. After the Revolution Curtis assigned to his son Peter one-sixth of his in terest. and this share passing into the hands of Robert Coleman, laid the foundation of family wealth which the Lebanon and the Paris Colemans and the Aldens enjoy. With the exception of the Paris Coleman interest which is now in litigation, these interests are passing to the Bethlehem Steel Com pany as are also the interests retained by the Peter Grubb family. Hon One Word I,out -Million* When Peter Grubb, 3rd, and his wife, Mary, sold their sixth interest they in serted into the deed this provision: Saving and excepting unto the said Peter Grubb, Jr., his heirs and assigns, forever, the right, liberty and privilege, at all time hereafter, of entering upon the premises and of digging, raising and hauling away a sufficient quantity of Iron ore for the supply of any one fur nace at the election of Peter Grubb, Jr., his heirs and assigns. In the deed involving this grant the grantor over his signature made the declaration that the provisions shall hold good "as long as grass grows and water runs." To-day the clause holds good and no matter how great the capacity of the modern furnace might become the one designated by the heirs of Peter, 3rd, must be supplied free of cost with all the ore it can consume. The Robesonia Iron Company, which has a modern furnace plant at Robe sonia, Berks county, now enjoys this •ore privilege HARRISBURG tfiftft* TELEGRAPH ITALY LOOKS FOR TEUTON ATTACK Southern Kingdom Prepared For Expected Drive This Spring By Associated Press Rome, March 27.—A great Austro- Oernmn offensive on tho Italian front is being freely predicted throughout Italy. Information reaching the Ital ian press from Switzerland has con vinced the newspapers that such a campaign has been planned by the cen tral powers for this spring. There is no uneasiness apparent, however, but a general confidence that Italy is fully prepared and can meet any blow di rected against her. General Callorna Is quoted by tho Giornale D'ltalia as saying to Salvatore If YOU had SIO,OOO to invest and four or five of America's ablest bankers advised you how to invest it— Would you follow their advice? Of course, you would. 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TO t'OXCI.IDE N Kit IKS Evangelistic services at the Derry Street t'nited Brethren Church, which have been conducted for several weeks by the Rev, William C. Mealing, will be concluded' to-morrow evening. Attend ance at all of the meetings has been large and the evangelist has greatly increased the church membership. Tho Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Mealing go from here to Knola, where a four weeks' evange listic and Y. M. C. A. campaign will be conducted. MARCH 27, 1917. THREE DIK IN FIRE Parkesburg, W. Va., March 27. — Three persons wore burned to deuth in a Are which destroyed the Stephens Hotel and ten other buildings at Cres ton, Wirt county, early to-day. The dead were Ernst nnd Lindsey Stephens and Mrs. Henan Mehl. The tire origi nated in the Stephens Hotel and is believed to have been caused by u leaking gas pipe. The loss was esti mated at $75,000. STEEIi ORDERS RIG New York, March 27.—Tho tremen dous demand for steel products was emphasized to-day when it was as serted by trade authorities that steel mills had booked 2,2 50,000 tons of rolled products thus far in March. The demand has come chiefly from ship ping, railroad and agricultural inter ests, which are said to have taken nearly 1,500,000 tons at advancing prices. Export sales this month are estimated at 10 per cent, of the total. SPECIAL LENTEN SERVICES The Rev. Floyd W. Appleton and the Rev. David Yule will conduct special lertten services at St. Augus tine's Episcopal Church, Thirteenth and Herr streets, Thursday and Friday evenings at 8 o'clock. A vested choir of twenty voices will lead the singing. Cuban Government Sends Troops to Danger Point By Associated Press Santiago, Cuba, March 27. —A long step In the direction of re-establlsh ment of governmental control was taken to-day In the dispatching of 1,500 soldiers from Santiago to Quan tanamo. Neither Aurello Hevla, sec retary of the Interior, who is still here, nor officers of the army profess to fear serious resistance by rebels in tlio Guantanamo district notwithstanding the fact that it is the quarters of Rigo Herto F(\ Andes, the rebel leader, who has a coi. lerable*forco with him. Several hundred American marines and bluejackets'are at Guantanamo. hut the government has been given to understand they will be withdrawn as soon as the regular troops display their ability to maintain order. ILLINOIS ASKS $1,000,000 By Associated I'ress Springfield, 111., March 27.—An ap propriation of $1,000,000 to be used for the defense of Illinois in case of war with a foreign nation was asked in a bill Introduced in the state senate i to-day. 5
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