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ITTNER CHARGES
DENIED BY M'ILHENNY
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Boating Company with respect to
commissions proposed or collected
by htm in connection with the erec
tion of school buildings In Harris
burg. |
Mr. Mcllhenny says he never
asked or received commissions from
builders or architects, that he never
profited illegally from his relations
with the school board and that there
Is no truth in the assertion that he
sought pay from Ittner in return for
procuring votes for him among the
directors. Ittner had said that Mc
llhenny, through a third party, had
demanded one-fifth of his commis
sion in return for influencing school
directors to vote for his selection as
architect to plan the new high
schools.
No "Money in Drawer"
Mr. Mcllhenny further denies that
any architect ever "left money In
a drawer whore he could find It," as
charged by Ittner and his friends, Or
that he ever in any way paid for his
influence in the board. He takes up
cudgels in defense of his own con
nections with the school board dur
ing the period he served as a sub
agent for the American Seating Com
pany in Harrisburg and says that
during that time the school board
paid no more for school supplies
than if another had been agent, and
he assorts that the affairs of the
board were better managed then
than now. He points to the condi
tion in which the schools were left,
the kind of buildings erected and
the pay the teachers' were receiving
at the time he says he ceased to be
a dominating influence in school
board affairs.
Sworn Statements
Mr. Mclihenny's affidavit is ac
companied by sworn statements
wade by C. W. Strayer and Augustus
Wildman, contractors who built
schools during the so-called "Mc
llhenny regime," and with whom he
was able to get into contact at this
title, asserting that they had never
been improperly approached with
respect to school work nor had they
ever paid anybody any commissions.
C. Howard Lloyd, who as architect
designed all of the schoolhouses built
during the Mcllhenny period and for
Home time previous, ayd whose repu
tation suffered by inference, at
least, in the Ittner charge, has is
sued a statement denying as broadly
as Mr. Mcllhenny any irregularities
charged. It is understood his state
ment also will be accompanied by
supporting affidavits.
Mr. Mclihenny's Affidavit
Mr. Mclihenny's sworn statement
Is as follows:
"I, George W. Mcllhenny, being
duly sworn, depose and say that the
charges set forth by Mr. Petre, that
is, that 1 received monies from con
tractors and architects who have
In the past planned and erected
school buildings, is false in every
particular. 1 have never approached
n contractor on the subject of com
mission, nor has any contractor
made any such reference to me. Mr.
Lloyd at no time has offered or paid
me a commission, nor have I asked
him for one, and any reference to 1
the contrary either as to the archi- |
tect or to the contractor is absolutely
false. I further declare that 1 have '
rot been interested in a financial J
way in any of the school buildings
during their construction and that no 1
contractor ever approached me on
the subject.
"Mr. L. D. Petre has made state- 1
ments to the effect that money was
placed in drawers and that the
architect was obliged to see that the
contractors pay my commission. '
These statements are wholly un
true, and if Mr. Stewart's affidavit (
Is read, and I wish to state that J
he was present during the entire in
terview, he heard nutnlng mention
ed to that effect. No money was £
ever placed in any drawer for me '
by any architect or contractor and £
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WEDNESDAY EVENING.
SCOUT MASTERS TELL OF ALERTNESS AND PRESENCE OF
MIND DISPLAYED BY BOYS IN TIMES OF EMERGENCY
THIS SHOWS A GROUP OP BOV SCOUTS ENGAGED IN RED CROS S WORK.
"Be Prepared." t
Troop masters of the city and !
Lewis C. Buddy, field Scout com- j
missioner, this morning related in
numerable instances, telling liow ;
Boy Scouts have never failed to live :
up to their motto when an opportun- j
ity offered to give First Aid assist- '
ahce.
Edward Manser, Scout master of'
Troop 11. Market Square Presbyter-'
ian Church, told of several instances j
when members of his troop were |
able to give valuable service in ac- i
cident cases. Some time ago one of
the boys fell from a tree while on a|
no architect, to the best of my
knowledge, reminded any contractor
that there was a commission due
me.
"Further, if Mr. Petre made sug
gestions to Mr. Ittner with refer
ence to a commission of one-fifth
being paid, it was entirely a creation
of his own and not with my
knowledge.
"To all of the foregoing I most
emphatically affirm.
"G. W. M'ILHENNY.
"Sworn and subscribed to before
me the 2nd day of May. 1917.
"GEO. A. HOVERTER,
"Alderman.
"My commission expires Ist Mon
day in January, 1922."
Mr. Mclihenny's affidavit is ac
companied by the following state
ment: •
"To The.Citizens of Harrisburg:
"My reply to the lengthy har
angue found in the newspapers of
Harrisburg last Saturday, Sunday
and Monday will be short and to the
point. I herewith submit sworn affi
davits from myself and from such
contractors as I have been able to
interview. Sir. Sollenberger, build
er of the Hamilton and Technical
High School buildings, is dead. I
never knew him, except by introduc
tion while he was building the Tech
nical High School. Mr. John Emery,
of Philadelphia, builder of the
Sliimmell building, cannot be locat
ed. Mr. William Roebuck, builder
of the Vernon building, is in Pitts
burgh. But if Sollenberger was
living, and Emery and Roebuck in
Harrisburg, I feel sure that I could
have affidavits similar to the ones
submitted herewith.
"I wish to endorse my first inter
view as true and correct in every
particular, and what I have to add
now will be more in the form of
questions. Before asking these
questions let me say, first, that there
is no odium surrounding the Har
risburg schools, that there has been
no 'sordid conditions' or any other
irregularities in tho selection or
architects, builders or contractors.
The subject has always been open
and above board, the board select
ing the best plan submitted and
giving the contract to the lowest
responsible bidder.
Defends SrTiools
"I have been before the Harris
burg schools for twenty-five years
and have watched the schools grow.
I have every reason to be proud of
the result. To-day you have the best
school buildings, token as a wholes
in the state. Your diplomas are
recognized by more colleges than
any other city in the state, Philadel
phia excepted. Your salaries to
teachers ore the highest in the state.
Philadelphia and Pittsburgh except
ed, and Pittsburgh only by a close
margin. These matters have all been
accomplished before Mr. Stapim be
came president of the school board
and I desire to Inform the public
that it is during his administration
(of bossism) that all this controversy
has occurred. Never in twenty years
has there been such 'stuff and bluff'
put before the Harrisburg people.
"The directors went ahead and
did thintrs, and lot mt remind you
too, for much less money than the
present board is.
"During all the pMt twenty years
and more I have been an agent for
supplies, furniture una books. Willi
the merchant was selling silk, tli
banker taking your money, th
printer arranging your articles to sui
himself, and the doctor 'peddlin
his pills,' I was selling school sup
plies, books and furniture. Of cours
I did not publish it. but simply wen
on selling. The books, desks an
New
Detroit Electric
5-passengcr—gray cloth
upholstery.
Has never been used and
will be sold at a sacrifice
price.
Inquire of
A. H. Shader
101 MARKET ST.
j scouting expedition. His scalp was
lacerated and bled profusely. A mem
j ber of the troop tore his shirt into
bandages and tied the cut as he
; had been trained, to prevent loss of
| blood. Others made a litter from
j coats and carried him in reach of an
; automobile already phoned for. The
j injured boy was treated at the hos
| pita! and the attending physician de
| clared he had never seen a better
made bandage.
At another time members of the
; troop were on the scene when a
small boy was struck and felled by a
| pony cart. Prompt action prevented
supplies did not cost any more be
cause I was the agent. Another
agent would have received just the
same commission, and perhaps here
in lies most of the secret about the
wonderful howl against Mclllien
nism. But, let me. Inform you, I
quit the furniture and book business
I two years ago and the Held is open
j to all.
Sought by ItlJicr.
j "Had I been let alone I would not
have known about this recent
trouble. The Ittner people sought
: me. The meeting with Mr. Ittner
' was arranged by his dear friend of
J the American Seating Company, for
which firm I worked for many years,
I and just here let me ask a few
j questions:
| "Who told Mr. Ittner that I domi
nated the five directors that voted
against the report and that I was
an agent of the American Seating
Company?
"Why did Mr. Ittner write to Mr.
Boyd about me?
"Why did not Mr. Boyd publish
the letter so written that the people
here might know the truth?
"Mr. Stamm says he sees no rea
son why Mr. Ittner should not meet
me; grant that to be true, then why
did not Mr. Stamm arrange the in
terview?
"When he had Mr. Ittner at his
house nearly a year ago. why was I
not invited with the select few and
the matter settled then and there?
"But no, it was not to be done
that way. The selection of an archi
tect was to be made without my
assistance: somebody has blunder
ed and Mellhenny is to shoulder the j
blame. This 1 refuse to do and !
have made the foregoing statements !
in my defense. My affidavit takes
care of all the charges made against
me."
The Strn.ver Affidavit
Contractor Strayer's affidavit was
as follows:
"State of Pennsylvania,
"County of Dauphin, ss:
"On the first day of May, A. D. 1917,
personally appeared before me C. W.
Strayer, who, being duly sworn ac
cording to law, did depose and say
that the facts set forth in the follow
ing statement are trua and correct
to the best of his knowledge and be
lief:
"In tlip matter of the scandalous
statements in the Harrisburg papers
about favorite contractors receiving
the school work. 1, fortunately, or
unfortunately, have been one of a
number of contractors who succeed
ed in obtaining contracts for the
erection and construction of thiee
school building'-, namely, the Melrose
building, on Herry street, imnroved
during tlie years 1910 and 1911, at an
approximate cost of $31,000.00; the
Woodward building, at Eighteenth
and Heir streets, at an approximate
.ost of $35,000 00, and the Calder
building, at ('alder and Marion streets. I
a', an approximate cost of $19,000.00;
that on each and every occasion I
was low bidder and carried out ttic
specification* and always gave bond
for the faithful performance of my
duties us contractor, such bonds hav
ing been ptepared by the solicitor and
attorney for the School Board, and In
every instance completed said con
tracts after careful inspection by the
Board of Education and before the
last payment was made to me under
said contracts.
"1 have erected and constructed in
all twenty-seven (Xi) schoolhouses
in the state of Pennsylvania, rang
ing in cost from $8,000.00 to SIOO,-
000,00, under different architects. 1
have never been approached by an
architect of any school board for any
commission on any one of said build
ings, in the city of Harrisburg ar
elsewhere, neither have I been ap
proached by any citizen or citizens in
reference to the same matter.
"Mr. George W. Mellhenny and 1
never spoke on the school question,
and it is only within the laXt four
years that 1 knew Mr. Mellhenny per
sonally, and I have never been ap
proached in any way by him or any
one pertaining to the school question
in the city of Harrisburg.
"C. \V. STRAYER.
"Sworn and subscribed to before me
the day and year aforesaid,
"C. L. CULLMERRY,
"Notary Public.
"My commission expires February 27,
1919."
Mr. Wlldman'a Statement
Mr. Wlldman's sworn statement fol
lows:
"I Augustus Wildman, being first
duly sworn on oath, state that I am
a resident of the pity of Harrisburg
and am a contracting builder.
"I erected under contract with the
Harrisburg School Board, the IJ. O.
Foone building, In the First ward of
said city. I received in full from I
said School Board the full considera-1
HAKRISBURG TELEGRAPH
i serious injury to the lad ami the
Scouts escorted him safely to his
home.
G. McAllister. Scout master of
; Troop 4, Immannel Presbyterian
Church, told of Scouts acting as in
dividuals in giving: assistance 'n
fainting instances and a thousand
little things that showed them al
ways 011 the alert for any chance to
live up to their motto.
In speaking to the citizens' com
mittee yesterday noon. Mr. Buddy
laid special emphasis on the Boy
Scouts as an economic proposition
and the service they have rendered
1 in every lino of work.
■ tion in cash for the erection of said
building. I did not pay, or was I
| asked to .pay, any commission of uny
nature to any person on account of
I this contract.
"Further affiant sa.veth not.
(Signed) "AUGUSTUS WILDMAN.
"Sworn and subscribed to this 30th
day of April, 1917.
"EDWARD J. HI ETON,
"Alderman.
"My commission expires first Mon
day in January, 1920."
Mr. Lloyd's Statement
Mr. Lloyd's sworn statement, ac
companied by affidavits from Harre
Brothers, McCreath Brothers, the
Columbus Heating and Ventilating
Company, E. G. Baumenstine, A. T.
Holl, Aubrey Baldwin, John F. Barn
hart and Cowden and Company, who
had contracts in connection with the
erection of the Steele and other
schoolhouses recently designed by
Lloyd, and stating that they had
never paid commissions to Mr.
Lloyd or anybody else on the school
work, was made public this after
noon.
Mr. Lloyd denies emphatically all
of the charges mae against him in
directly by Ittner and the American
Seating Company and goes at some
length into the history of the pres
ent high school controversy so far
as relates to his own connection
therewith. It was received too late
for publication in full but will ap
pear at length in the TELEGRAPH
to-morrow.
In it he tells of President Stamm's
objections to him, Lloyd, becuuse of
his "supposed connection with Mc
llhenny" and says that Mr. Stamm
"gave him a chance to withdraw."
He tells how he insisted upon try
ing to have the board select him as
high school architect, of the effort
on the part of the Chamber of Com
merce and the Municipal League to
have Ittner chosen and asserts that
attacks were made upon him, not
withstanding that he "was ever glad
to testify to lttner's ability."
Continuing the statement says:
"The culmination of these meth
ods was reached some weeks ago
when the aid of Mr. Mcllhenny was
sought, either by Ittner himself, or
by the school furniture contractors,
it does not particularly matter
which. A curious commentary on
the consistencies surrounding this
controversy is supplied in that, while
Mr. Stamm based his objections to
n>e entirely upon my alleged con
nection with Mr. Mcllhenny, (al
though Mr. Mcllhenny was not at all
in my confidence in this school tran
saction, and had dtne nothing what
soever for me) yet Mr. Stamm says
he sees no objection to Mr. Ittner
conferring with Mr. Mcllhenny. I
suppose, however, it is unreasonable
to expect any great degree of con
sistency at this stage of the game.
"I have pursued the even tenor of
my way in this controversy and have
done nothing to ruffle the feelings of
my fellow architect, Mr. Ittner, hut
he has not reciprocated in kind. His
intimations as to my alleged division
of commission with McMclllienny
and my acting in the capacity of a
collecting ngfcney for the same
gentleman, as well us a few gratui
tous and pharasaic comments on al
leged "sordid" conditions in this city,
seems to be carrying his zeal to se
cure the Harrisburg business rather
far, and is much beneath his sup
posed standing in the profession.
"It has been explained that Ittner
the architect, and Boyd the furni
ture contractor, are close personal
friends, and I have understood that
it is lttner's custom to specify the
school furniture, a Condition not pre
vailing in this 'sordid' community.
Was it not quite reasonable that Mr.
Boyd in the dual capacity of friend
and furniture contractor should fly
to lttner's assistance when Ittner
needed one vote so badly? And to
continue that assistance to attempt
to, extract him from a difficulty, even
by poing to the length of having one
of his employes execute a scurrilous
affidavit, to which affidavit Mr. Itt
ner was tacitly a party.
"So much for the general history
and aspects of the case, which has
been a very long episode. I now de
sire to take up the special aspects
of the matter in which I am particu
larly concerned.
Long an Architect Here
"I have practiced architecture in
Harrisburg for nearly 22 years, and
in that time have had a great per
centage of the large architectural
work. I have enjoyed the confidence
of leading men of affairs, at least to
the extent of doing their private
work and disbursing their money;
and I do not think one of them be
lieves I have ever betrayed that
confidence. Does it seem reasonable
that I could have been stooping to
the nefarious practice of commis-1
sion taking for all these years, either
with public or private work and re
i main in business to-day?
| "I state most positively and un-
I equivocally that I have not acted in
| the capacity Intimated, namely, that
: of an agency for collecting commis
| sions for Mr. Mcllhenny from con
! tractors or from other persons. Nor
| have I collected or arranged to col
lect any commission either for my-
I self or for Mr. Mcllhenny, or for any
| school or other schools. Neither Mr.
! Mcllhenny nor any other person has
! profited a single dollar by any such
arrangement, for the very good and
[ sufficient reason that no arrange
, ment or even tacit understanding of
| that sort existed at any time. In
short, Mr. Mcllhenny has never ask
ed me to collect or arrange for com
missions from contractors, subcon
tractors or material men, and if he
had asked me to do this, 1 certainly
would not have complied. In this
connection it may be stated that Mr.
Mcllhenny has never had a single
suggestion to make, apart from in
formal suggestions as to the desiru
i billty of using locai materials and la
bor wherever practicable, in which
I most heartily concurred; nor has
he ever asked me to take care of
any material or material man in my
specifications. To the best of my
knowledge and belief, he has never
even seen a single >ne of my specifi
cations. I have had little time to
get full evidence bearing on the
above, but have secured a very full
line of affidavit from concerns hold
ing contracts on the last school built
here, (the Steele). I have also pro
cured affidavits from the principal
material men and subcontractors,
also from contractors and subcon
tractors on some of the older build
ings. With more time, I could pro
long the list of affidavits indefinitely,
and cover every building I have
erected here or elsewhere. Copies
of these affidavits are appended to
this statement. I ask if Ittner's in
timation sounds plausible in the face
of this evidence, all collected in a
day?
His Conuiiission
"My commission for schools is 5
per cent, and not 6 per cent. This
commission of 5 per cent. 1 earn in
the legitimate service I render. One
per cent, has never been added to any
charge for disburament to any per
son, and whatever .nay be the cus
tom of others, ethical and moral
considerations would not permit me
to be a party to any such plan. I
have never arranged with Mr. Mc
llhenny to pay him a fifth of my
commission or a single dollar of it;
he has never aske it; if he had asked,
I should have re/jsed most positive
ly to do so. An# in order that my
statement may be perfectly clear, I
want to repeat as forcefully and em
phatically as I am able, that I did
not, at any time, share my commis
sion with Mr. Mcllhenny, either in
small or in great part. The fact
should not be overlooked that satis
factory service is an asset of value,
and that by no means all public
work Is given out through political
preference. And the service render
ed by me to the Harrisburg school
board has been satisfactory service,
which resulted in my holding the
business, just as I have through sat
isfactory service, been retained again
and again by private clients. It seems
cturlous that ill Ittner's case his ten
ure of the position of school archi
tect in St. Louis for fifteen or twenty
years should be attributed here to
his surpassing ability, and that the
term of service in Harrisburg
should be attributed purely to poli
tics. I have found that orj is oblig
ed to furnish competena service to
long continue in any capacity here
or elsewhere.
"Now the work in question is of
importance to me, of course, but
it is of minor importance as coin
pared with the reputation for busi
ness integrity which I am very sure
I have earned right here in Harris
burg. It is of vastly greater im
portance to me to convince the gen
eral public that my hands are and
have been perfectly clean in all of
my professional work, than to se
cure the school w<uk in Harrisburg.
If. however, it is the pleasure of the
board to have their work done by
some other architect, I am perfectly
satisfied, if, 011 the other hand, it is
their pleasure to give it to me, my
best service shall be enlisted to give
Harrisburg well-planned, economi
cally constructed and honestly ad
ministered buildings. And I want to
say in closing that the aspersions on
my reputation by a competing archi
tect are absolutely unjustified and
without the slightest foundation in
fact.
"C. HOWARD LLOYD."
Sworn and subscribed before me
this second day of May. 1917.
Henry F. Holler,
Prothonotary of Dauphin Co.
Local Man Volunteers to
Fight With T. R. in France
Russell T. Whitson, chief clerk in
the office of the State Livestock
Sanitary Board, residing at 607
North Front street, Harrisburg, has
notified Col. Roosevelt that he is
willing and ready to Join the division
of the army the Colonel is prepar
ing to' fake to France.
In discussing the matter to-day,
Mr. Whitson was very enthusiastic
over his prospects of fighting for his
country on foreign soil, and does not
understand why more young men
have not availed themselves of this
opportunity. Mr. Whitson originallv
hailed from Lancaster county anil
was at one time an officer "in the
National Guard.
T. It. I:\IJOHNKMIOXT I,AID OVER
Objections by Messrs. Stern, Stofflet,
Maurer and others caused laying over
in the House to-day of a resolution
pi esentej by Mr. McVicar. Allegheny,
expressing the sense of t|ie House
that Colonel Roosevelt's offer of a
division for service in France should
be accepted.
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KEPHART TAKES
OATH OF OFFICE
William P. Gallagher Suc
ceeds New State Treasurer
as Chief Clerk .
'l:..
HARMON M. KKPUAUT
New State Treasurer.
'■: : :
WM. P. GALLAGHER,
New Chief Clerk of Senate
In the Senate chamber at noon
to-day Harmon M. Kcphart, state
treasurer-elect, took the oath of
office. The obligation was admin
istered by Secretary of the Common
wealth Cyrus 10. Woods, in accord
ance with a Senate resolution.
Mr. Kephart resigned as chief
clerk of the Senate just be
fore his taking the oath. William
P. Gallagher, of Wilkes-Barre, as
sistant clerk, was named his suc
cessor and Harry A. Bartensclileger,
of Uniontown, was elected to tho
vacancy made by the promotion of
Mr. Gallagher.
The State Treasurer-elect was
escorted to the bar of the Senate
by Senator Eyre, of Chester, and
Crow, of Fayette, where the con
stitutional obligation was read by
Secretary Woods. The new State
Treasurer does not take oilice until
next Monday at noon, but it was the
desire of the Senate that his induc
tion into office take place in the up
per branch chamber, where he had
served for many, years. The Senate
will not be In session until next
I Monday night at 'J o'clock, where
fore the taking of the oath to-day.
A recess of 10 minutes was taken
to extend congratulations to the new
official. Lieutenant Governor Alc-
Clain read Mr. Kepliart's parting
words to the Senate. He regretted
the severance of relations and would
always remember the kindness
and companionship hi' senators.
Gratitude to Senator Crow, who had
influenced his appointment as chief
clerk and later was instrumental in
having him nominated for the state
treasurership, was expressed in the
farewell. "I shall be with you often,"
the valedictory set forth, "and tho
latclistring to my office will always
be out."
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very low with diphtheria; I had given
her two doses of medicine, which cost
me S2O. with no results. I bought a
25c bottle of your oil and one applica
tion relieved her. Now she is well. It
is the greatest remedy 1 ever saw.
Mr. Gibson made this statement be
fore hundreds of people. Mrs. Flor
ence Meager. 2:54 Whitney St.. Hart
ford, Ct., writes: I have used your
Antiseptic Oil for neuralgia with good
effects. Only thing I have ever tried
that stopped the pain immediately.
Mrs. Williams. Gadsden, Ala., writes:
1 have used your great pain Oil for
rheumatism, stiff joints, also for sore
throat and I want to say that It is
the greatest remedy 1 ever used. I rec
ommend it to all sufferers. Many
cures reported daily from thousands
of grateful users of this wonderful
Oil. Every bottle guaranteed. 25c. 50c,
SI.OO a bottle, or money refunded.
Geo. A. Gorges' Drug Store.—Adver
tisement.
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[State College
Thursday, May 17
Farmers' Excursion
Special Train ]>avcs
Harrisburjj - - 7.10 A. M.
RETURNING
Livs. State College 5.00 P. M.
CSpeclal attractive pro
gram of exercises at State
College.
Pennsylvania R. R.
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MAY 2, \9] 7
RECOMMENDS 150
FOR FT. NIAGARA
Captain Harrell Sends in
Names of Those Who Have
Qualified
Work of examining men for the
Officers' Reserve Camp is .being rush
ed by Captain William F. Harrell
and Lieutenant R. W. Leslier, the
board of examiners of this district
and it was announced at the office
this morning that over 200 men have
already been' accepted by the board
and will recommend to the com
mander in charge of the Fort Niagara
camp, Colonel Samuel W. Miller.
Over 000 men have been examined
but many have failed to meet the
requirements.
it was announced at the army re
cruiting station this morning that
seventy-nine men Were enlisted yes
terday, but that work hud been held
up on account of the many appli
cants for the Reserve Oncers Corps.
Quartermaster w. E. Quirk, in
charge of the navy recruiting office
sent two men to Philadelphia this
morning and received several other
applications. He also received per
mission to enlist those under seven
teen years of ago who passed the
eaxininutions prior to the recent
order of the War Department, not to
enlist men in the navy between the
ages of sixteen and seventeen years.
ISO Recommended
The names of 130 applicants who
have met the requirements for per
mission to enter the Fort Niagara
camp have been submitted to Col
onel Miller, commander of the camp
and others will follow as soon as they
.can be completed. Those who have
already passed the examinations and
have been recommended are:
Officers Reserve
Paul B. Shearer, A. naymond Carl
son, W. E. Rebuilt, A. G. Menchley,
Warren L. Hafer, A'. W. Glunt, C. M.
Lineeil, Morrvilie Ashton, Gettys
burg, Pa.
John B. Bristol, Blairavllle, Pa.
Creston O. Cooke, J. Robert Nick
los, H. K. Rife, P. R. Skinner,
Chambersburg.
L. - B. Gilbert, Reading, Pa.
C. D. Read. I l '. J. Reiser, If. Singer
man, Leo Achterman, Edmund G.
Young. R. S. Meek, Charles 11. Rett?,,
it. W. Bashore, James L. Baxter,
Ralph 11. Spare, Chas. 11. Harman,
A. M. Palm, Wm. E. Mathews, Jr.,
T. F. Van Scoyoc, Wm. J. Kane, Ed.
P. Little, M. P. Morris, M. G. Eppley,
Berkely Courtney, D. U. Maxey, .1.
G. White, D. B. Filler, John 11. At
kinson, David Sliarman, Jr., E.
Kugene Setser, Berkely Courtney, D.
R. Maxey, J. O. White, Carlisle.
D. A. Dietrich, F. 11. Johnson, H.
J. Marshall, Stanley W. Mumma, A.
U. Glessner, J. A. Kckmau, W. Earl
Glessner, P. G. Vandersmith, K. D.
Johnson. H. E. Leßoy, K. L. Shirk,
Lancaster, Pa.
Harry L. Price, Minersville.
John C. Swank, H. B. Rowland, Jr.,
.1. N. Morton, Wilbur P. Barker, F.
A. Awl, Leo A. DeLonc, Frank E.
Bridgetts, G. B. Mageris, Charles L.
BETTER THAN CALOMEL
Thousands Have Discovered Dr.
Edwards' Olive Tablets are
a Harmless Sub titute
Dr. Edwards' Olive Tablets—the
substitute for calomel—are a mild but
sure laxativ'e, and their effect on the
liver is instantaneous. They are the re
sult of Dr. Edwards' determination not
to treat liver and bowel complaints
with calomel. His efforts brought out
these little olive-colored tablets.
These pleasant little tablets do the
Rood that calomel does, but have no
bad after effects. They don't injure
the teeth like strong liquids or calomel.
They take hold of the trouble and
quickly correct it. Why cure the liver
at the expense of the teeth ? Calomel
sometimes plays havoc with the gums.
So do strong liquids. It is best not to
take calomel, but to let Dr. Edwards'
Olive Tablets take its place.
Most headaches, "dullness" and that
lazy feeling come from constipation
and a disordered liver. Take Dr. Ed
wards' Olive Tablets when you feel
"loggy" and "heavy." Note how they
"clear" clouded brain and how they
■"perk up" the spirits. 10c and 25c.
SAYS WE BECOME
CRANKS ON HOI
WATER DRINKING
Hopes every man and woman
adopts this splendid
morning habit.
Why is man and woman, half the
time, feeling nervous, despondent,
worried; some days headachy, dull
and unstrung; some days really in
capacitated by illness.
If we all would practice inside
bathing, what a gratifying change
would take place. Instead of thou
sands of half-sick, anaemic-looking
souls with pasty, muddy complex
ions we should sqe crowds of happy,
healthy, rosy-cheeked people every
where. The reason is that the hu
man system does not rid Itself each
day of all the waste which it ac
cumulates under our present mode
of living. For every ounce of food
and drink taken into the system
nearly an ounce of waste material
must be carried out, else It ferments
and forms ptomaine-like poisons
which are absorbed Into tlie blood.
Just as necessary as it is to clean
the ashes from the furnace each
day, before the lire will burn bright
and hot, so we must each morning
clear the inside organs of the pre
vious day's accumulation of indi
gestible waste and body toxins. Men
and women, whether sick or well, arc
advised to drink each morning, be
fore breakfast, a glass of real hot
water with a teaspoonful of lime
stone phosphate in It, as a harm
means of washing out of the
stomach, liver, kidneys and bowels
the indigestible material, waste, sour
bile and toxins; thus cleansing,
sweetening and purifying the entire
alimentary canal before putting more
food into the stomach.
Millions of people who had their
turn at constipation, bilious attacks,
acid stomach, nervous duys and
sleepless nights have become real
cranks about the morning inside
baih. A quarter pouni of limestone
phosphate will not cost much at the
drug store, but Is sufficient to dem
onstrate. to anyone, its cleansing,
sweetening and freshing effect upon
the system.—Adv,
Bteckel, Stanley D. Adler, Fred B.
Dapp, E. C. Pager, Samuel W. Flem
ing, Jr., S. S. Froehlich, Horace G.
Oeisel, Theo. J. Gould, Dana F. Grif
fin, Win, F. Hoy, C. Aloysius C. Mc
<'alley, Joseph H. Strouse, Jackson
H. Boyd, Harrisburg.
John K. Hainmitt, Philadelphia.
David It. Smith, Towanda.
George E. Kirk, Selinsgrove.
Edward M. Hoerner, James C.
Kennedy, M. C. Morrison, Steelton.
Harold N. Gilbert, G. R. Short,
Karl B. West, W.'L. Dees, D. E. Mell
inger, M. J. Norman, H. N. Shyman,
D. 11. Steele, Lewisburg.
R- Blngman, Juniata, Pa.
T , v W. Morrison, Thomas Adams,
?^°™ er .,. K irkland, H. W. Risser, J.
il. rulford, Annville.
Arthur F. Moul, Hanover.
H. D. Shenk, Charles E. Gebhard, !
Lebanon.
A. M. Falkensteln, York.
James li. Dolphin, Kane.
David M. Ruff, Shiremanstown.
( aboil Carrlngton, Chester.
11. J. Smith, New Oxford.
Lisle C. Ehrhart, Alioona.
John J. Helft, Hummelstown.
Ivan L. Lautenbacher, Schuylkill
Haven.
George V. Lenrssen, Reading.
John McT. Smith, Linglestown.
Charles F. Turner, Wilkes-Barre.
Hyman E. Rosenbloom, Pittsburgh.
Haul B. Berry, Wallace 1). Black,
George A. DeHulT. Thomas F. Pagan,
in. ]\ Kurrell, Walter G. Grooine,
Owini M. Harvey, Norman E. Helff,
Harry F. Humphreys, Philip A.
Kraber, Aaron McCreary, Leon R.
Mead, Gordon M. Marks, Arthur W.
Mudge, Lawrence I). Savige, Morgan
J. Sheedy, Archie Slutzker, Fred C.
Stock, Edwin D. Strite, George N.
Walton, llarrisburg district.
„ 'l' tlve Convrrl
'I lie concert to ho given by the Com
monwealth band, to stimulate enlist
ment in tli a city, will be held on Fri
naj night In Market Souare. SpocchoH
>.V prominent citizf ns will feature the
Mn t rt, and Captain Harrell will have
.several uniformed men present to re
ceive the names of recruits. Members
nit , J. n " who have volunteered to
I'red Weber, leader; Elmer Eshen
our, secreta,. y arlt | manager; Eric
u illjam Stret,ch, Charles Pentz,
,\\ • 'ro/icr. Arthur I touch, 11. O.
VVarfel. Mwiird S. Weber. Edwin
Doinhiich, 11. \V. Haker, Kalph Spang
* u i ,k '* " 10. N. Peters, J.
K Shirk. I'.ugene Shirk, Edward W.
Weber, ( lnirles McEnroe, It. Copen
haver, 11. 11. Htler, George Heberlig,
ii Kurzenknabe, Thomas Taylor,
m i i'l' 1 i', v ' .V '''• Armstrong, Charles
Meek. 11. lv. Sherk, George Gletle, Bill
Li','. V? I ".'' ,7-,.. Beckert. Harry Bauin-
Kai dner, \\ 111 is ('rail, Thomas Wag
ner, V. C Stehle, William Eberly,
George Pickering.
HOUSE ENDORSES MOTHERS' DAY
resolution was adopted by the
House on motion of Mr. Jieltzei, Lan
caster, endorsing as the sentiment of
the House the Governor's Mothers'
Day proclamation. Immediately after
the Vickerman mothers' pension bill
passed first reading.
SAGE TEA EPS
YOUR HAIR DARK
When Mixed with Sulphur It
Brings Back Its Beautiful
Lustre at Once.
Gray hair, however handsome, de
notes advancing: a no. We all know
the advantages of a youthful appear
ance. Your hair is your charm. Jt
makes or mars the face. When it
l ades, I urns gray and looks streaked,
just a few applications of Sage Tea
and Sulphur enhances its appearance $
a hundred-fold.
Don't stay gray! 1.,00k young!
Either prepare the reelpe at home or
Bet from any drug store a 50-eent
liottle of "Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur
Compound," which is merely the
old-time recipe Improved by the ad
dition of other ingredients. Thou
sands of folks recommend this
ready-to-use preparation, because it
darkens the hair beautifully, besides,
no one can possibly tell, as it darkens
so naturally and evenly. You moist
en a sponge or soft 'jrush with it,
drawing this through the hair, tak
ing one small strand at a time. By
morning the gray hair disappears;
ufter another application or two, its
natural color is restored and it be
comes thick, glossy and lustrous, and
you appear years younger.
Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Com
pond is a delightful toilet requisite
It is not intended for the cure, miti
gation or prevention of disease.—
Adv.
$3.00
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Hershey 3.05
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Annville 3.21
Cleona 3.25
Lebanon 3.32
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for above station*.
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