MILLIONS OF BONDS CHECKED Iransfer of State Treasury Involves Handling of Valu able Securities Millions of dol \\\ ■? //j\ ' ars of bonds are! N\ \\ a ' Y/\ being counted and <SX\\^* checked up this j \ S wcek preparatory R to t ' lo transfer of Sy/yiW*the State Treasury i ™]n□□□ cSLI from State Treas- 1 I JwSlMWtMtetf I " rpr Robert K. j ggPSUlycliy { 0 his successor, —Harmon M. Kep- The actual transfer of the depart- j ment will take place Monday, but ! ten days' work in advance is neces- | sary. The State has cash on hand I amounting to between $7,000,000 and $8,000,000, but it is all in banks and | trust companies, only a few hundred ; dollars in money being kept at the! Capitol. This has all to be checked;! up and then the bonus of which the! 1 State Treasurer is custodian must be i 1 gone over. Including the bonds filed by in- | surance companies and by concerns ; to protect compensation and the ! various State funds the aggregate is ' close to $10,000,000. The receipt for 1 this huge amount of wealth will be I Don't Blame "Spring Fever'' For That "Down-and-out Feeling Your blood iicnls a thorough cleans ing just now As spring approaches, the impuri ties that have l>een accumulating: in the system throughout the winter begin to clog up the circulation, causing a general weakness and de bilitated condition that is generally known as "spring fever." The first symptoms are usually a loss of appetite, followed by a grad ually lessening of energy, the system becomes weaker day by day, until you feel yourself on the verge of a breakdown. Children just at this season are peevish and irritable, and become puny and lifeless. This whole condition is but the re sult of impurities in the blood that have been accumulating and make I I Copyright Publon Frk, 1011. FRIDAY KVF.NINCi, HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH 4 1917 given by.Mr. Kephart when he takes hold. The new State Treasurer will not make many changes for some time to come. GreciiO Hits Hack—The State of J Pennsylvania has demurred to the attack made by Greene county on j the constitutionality of the act re- ; quiring counties to name sealers of j weights and measures. The State, I acting for James Sweeney, chief of! the bureau of standards, brought a mandamus proceeding to reiitiiro Greene to name a st.nter. The County Commissioners assailed the act. The ! issue will be tried in Waynesburg. Plans Approved Commissioner! Dixon has approved plans for the i new sewer and water system of j Lorette. The town is beins aided by ; Charles M. Schwab. Hoard to Meet The State Indus- j trial Hoard will meet here on Tues- I day for a consultation with labor leaders. It met yesterday in Pitts- | burgh, where the Compensation Hoard is in session to-day. Listing Men —The State Police DP- | partment is listing men for enlist- I inent in the additional force just au- I thorized. As soon as vacancies arc dosed up the new men will be put into the ranks and trained. Seeking Information—The Hritish I government has written to the De- I partment of Labor and Industry for | copies of the explosives code which ! was recently promulgated by the j State Industrial Board of the De partment of Labor and Industry. To Kilo Tariffs —The railroads of ; the State will Hie tariffs making the j increase in rates with the Public i Service Commission but there will be I no hearing held until after the Inter- State Commerce Commission acts. J To Meet Monday—The Public | Service Commissioners will meet here ( Monday and Tuesday in executive j session to clear up accumulated j cases Pardons Granted —The State Hoard of Pardons has announced issuance j of pardons to James Baker. PhiladeT- I pliia. assault and battery, etc., and M. Bednar .robbery, etc.. Armstrong,' whose cases were held over from the | themselves felt more distinctly with | j the change of seasons. They show' ■ that nature needs assistance in giv-! j ing the system a general houseclean-1 ing. Everybody just now needs a fewj bottles of S. S. S., the great vege table blood remedy, to purify their j i blood and cleanse it of impurities, j ; It is good for the children, for it! I gives them new strength and puts ■ ! their system in condition so they can I more easily resist the many ailments' |so prevalent in summer. S. S. S. is without an equal as a general tonic! i and system builder. it improves I the appetite and gives new strength ' and vitality to both old and young, j Full information and valuable lit-\ I erature can be had by writing to | Swift Specific Co., 7 3 Swift I^abora-! | tory, Atlanta, Ga. April meeting. The May meeting of | the board will be held on May 16. Must Protect Wovsers—The State j Industrial Hoard has Issued notice ' | that workers must be cautioned I I against the lingers of dense acid j fumes as the result of investigations | made into various manufacturing | | processes. The notice provides that i men may not enter buildings or i ; tanks where there are such fumes' without helmets and in tank work a I ] life line must be used. Foremen or I i other persons to be designated are j to be held responsible for enforce- j ment of the rule. No Action Taken, —No action has i J been taken by the State Highway authorities on the bids opened yes terday for state highways and state , , aid roads. It is improbable that any- , I thing will be done until next week, j Delighted With Visit. Members j iof the Pennsylvania State Society. who spent yesterday at the Trexler - I fish hatcheries in Allentown, return- | ed late last night, delighted with the ' trip. Governor Away.—Governor Brum baugh left the city last evening. He will spent the week-end In Phila j delphia. Conference on To-day.—H. J. I Heinz, chairman of the food com -1 mittee of the Public Safety Com -1 mittee. who was here yesterday in consultation with state officials re- > I warding the work of the committee, , | left for Philadelphia, where a meet- | ! ing on the subject will be held. Sec- j retary of Agriculture Patton is at- I tending the sessions. Davis Finds 5229.000. —Deputy At- j ; torney General Horace W. Davis I ; has attached $229,000 on funds of j i the Pittsburgh Life and Trust Com- j ! pany, which he discovered in New j York, insurance Commissioner O'- j I Neil left last night for Philadelphia I lo attend a conference in the office of I Attorney General Brown in regard to the company's affairs. Mr. O'Nell said last night: "It was ascertained] to-day by the actuary of the depart- . I ment that the amount of insurance j in force Is approximately $118,000,-• 000, and that it will require $22,- | 094,417 to reinsure the business of the company. It is impossible to ; ascertain Just what the assets are at the present time, on account of ! the manipulation of the directors. The Attorney General, however, is of the opinion that the real estate and some of the securities can be ' recovered. On January Ist the total • 'assets of the company were $24,- ; 1 001.571." Philadelphia Wants to Farm.— j Among the offers to take up land in ; state forest reservavtons for food ' raising has come one from Phila- j ; delphia. In some sections of the j state old farms which have been I I given up or taken over by the state,) j are being prepared for cultivation, i The cost of preparation and work | lis given as sl2 an acre. Buckwheat I is suggested for such fields. Local Case Settled. —An order of a week compensation has been made by the Compensation Board In the claim of McMullen vs Bowman I Co.. Harrisburg, after a rehearing. ! McMullen was hit by an automobile on his way to the store after de livering a package. The question of I | whether he was acting in course of employment is settled in favor of the j j claimant. NEWS OF S \PATRIOTIC PARADE WILL BE BIG EVENT [Continued From First Page] ' and other organizations of the i borough met lust night in Frey's i Hall, Steelton and made tentative ur ! rangements lor the l>ig celebration. Quincy Bent, general manager of the local Bethlehem steel plant was t elected chairman of the m'eeting and later chairman of the general com- I mlttee and given the power to ap- I point a committed of ten men to as sist him in the work. \V. Is. Hoddi -1 nott, secretary to Mr. Bent, was | elected secretary of the committee. ! T. T. McEntee, chairman of the committee of ten from the Holy j Name Society of the Steelton St. ; James' Catholic Church, which sent I invitations out to all organizations | requesting representatives at last j night's meeting, presided until the j ! committee of ten was discharged and j Mr. Bent was elected chairman. Mr. Bent in a brief speech of ac- I cept&nce said this demonstrationj was no picnic but should be along; i lines that display Steelton's loyalty j jto the flag and that would instill j patriotism in the hearts of the young. ; In outlining a plan for the demon- i stration Mr. Bent said that the steel! j company would close down and that I 1 fully 5,000 employes would be in line. | [He suggested that advertising ban- j ; ners and floats be eliminated. The | only banner to carry at this time Mr. ! i Bent said is the American ilag. After the parade covers the town, | the chairman further suggested, that 1 all participants march to the Cot-1 | tage Hill athletic field where a flag i raising will be held with special 'ceremonies. All the bands will be I asembled and play "The Starj Spangled Banner." Mr. Bent concluded his talk by asking every resident to assist in j "Putting Steelton Wlier® Steelton j Belongs." I Red Cross Membership Nears 2,000 With Open Hearth Department List I Reports from the open hearth de i partment of the local steel plant of | j 331 new Red Cross members brings j the total membership up to 1,761. ; Efforts are being made to bring the j {membership up to 2,000 before the I | close of the week. From present in- | I dications the total membership will , | reach 3,000 Instead of 2.000, as pre- I vlously believed. The various depart j ments of the steel works which have | not yet been heard from are giving: | out reports that they have large sur j prises for the other departments. I The list of new members of to-day is as follows: W. F. Roberts, Miss Agnes Hess, ; Dr. J. M. Peters, Mrs. Kate Walters, | Miss Linnle V. Hess, Mrs. Noah S. The Schwab band of 100 pieces' from Bethlehem has been secured j for the entire day, Mr. Bent an-1 nounced and would be at the dis-1 posnl of residents morning, afternoon I and in the evening if they so desire. | The organizations of the borough which will be in line according to j the report of the secretary, W. B. Hoddinott last night are: West Side Hose Company, band, fifty members; Steelton schools, 1,200 school chil dren: Steelton Moose, Baldwin Hose; Company, Red Men Tribe No. 245, Boy Scouts, Knights of Pythias, Carthage Lodge No. 194, Ancient! Order of Hibernians, St. James' | Catholic Church members; National J Croation Society; East End Hose I Company; St. George Slovenian I Catholic Society, St. Aloystus Slo-] venian Catholic Society, Allemania i Conclave. Independent Order of Heptasophst of Enhaut; P. O. S. of A., Camp No. 102; Servian Orthodox Society; Serbian Brother and Sister l.odge. No. 19; Young Men's Hebrew Association; Citizen Fire Company; First Catholic Slovac Union; St. John's Catholic Church; Holy Name Society; Federated Catholic So cieties; Baptist Boys Club; German Quartet Club: Young Peoples' Cath olic Club; Baldwin Comniandery, No. 108: Paxtang Hook and Ladder Company and the East End Hosaj Company. I,arise Steel Pole Steel officials announced this morn | ing that a sixty-foot flagstaff would j be erected on Cottage Hill field for i the flagraislng. The pole will be put I in a concrete base and will be made jat the local plant. Work will be ; started Monday morning. A flag, to !be presented by Steelton officials, | measuring fifteen by twenty-four ! feet, will be unfurled, after the pa | rade. | Hurkholder, Mrs. Arthur It. Wright, I Mrs. I,evi B. Roth. Mrs. Clara .1. Her i sliey, Mrs. Catharine S. MoG. llursh, 1 Alexander Hursh, Mrs. W. Berkley , Franke. Albert N. Lupfer, Rooms Nos. i 3 and 9. High-school building. Anna Oardner and Blanche Clever teachers; police department. Bethlehem Steel Company; Simo Kostlc, the Rev. George Popovic and National Brew ing Company. Commission Plans to Distribute Park Plots Among Local Gardeners The plan of the Parks and Play ground Commission to put Kelker Park in a farming condition and give out plots this summer was abandoned' by the commission in session last night. I,t. was decided to submit a plan to Council which will recom mend that Borough Engineer Cala ghan mark off lots in the park with a thirty-foot frontage and give them out for farming purposes. A record of the list of gardeners and the plots they hold will be kept, and all gar deners will be instructed not to de stroy the small trees that have re cently been planted there. It was planned by the commission to place this park in good condition this year but the scarcity of labor and the present crisis was the cause of dismissing this plan. HEEFJiEn FUNERAI. Funeral services for Mrs. Freda Heefner, who died Wednesday, will be held Saturday afternoon, from 339 Myers street, at 1 o'clock. Services will be held in the St. Mark's Luther an Church at 2 o'clock. Burial will be made in the Baldwin cemetery. JOINT MEETING A joint meeting of the Municipal league and the Businessmen's Asso ciation will be held In the Electric Light Hall Tuesday evening for the purpose of making plans to partici pate in the patriotic parade in a body, it is planned to have the two organ izations parade as one. BRANCH-DBVORB WEDDING Miss Dorothy Snyder was flower girl 1 resident and a sister to Mrs. H. H. Snyder, 17 South Second street, and James Branch, of Indianapolis, were married last evening at the Snyder home by the Rev. C. B. Segelken, pas tor of the First Presbyterian Church. Miss Dorothy Snyder was flawer girl and Maxwell Snyder acted as ring bearer. The bride was attired in a gown of white charineuse and georg ette crepe and carried a corsage bou quet of lilies of the valley. Friends and relatives witnessed the eeremony and were guests at the wedding sup per following the ceremony. Mr. and Mrs. Branch, after a trip to New York and Washington, will reside In Indianapolis. Steelton Snap Shots I'liiladelphinn to Speak —The choir of the First Presbyterian Church will meet this evening at 7.30 in the church. Miss Mary Corbett will di rect the choir. The Rev. Edwin J. lteinke, of Philadelphia, and a mem ber of the Board of Temperance of the Presbyterian Church, will speak in the Presbyterian Church Sunday evening. His subject will be "The War and the Temperance Question." I Warning For Children Burgess Fred Wigfield last evening Issued a Warning to small boys against firing air-rifles. A number of complaints have been made to the police about reckless discharge of small shot from toy guns Mrs. Nell lll —Mrs. W. H. Nell, chairman of the publicity committee of the local Red Cross Society, to-day underwent a minor operation at the Harrisburg Hospital. New Style Cin>* Neat blue caps were substituted by members of the local police force last night to lake the place of the helmets which have been in use since the force was or ganized. To Conduct Meeting —Walter Can on, president of the Kpworth League of the First Methodist Church, will conduct the services Sunday evening at C.30 o'clock. "Boy Dreamers as World Builders" Is the subject of the meeting. Return From Visit —Mrs. Harry Demmy and Mrs. John F. Culp, Jr., 34 South Second street, have returned from a trip to East Liverpool, Ohio, where they visited Mrs. Demmy's son. Snow Falls at Utica; Frost in Stars Town The elements of "Jack Frost" and "Jupe Pluvlus" disagreed yesterday and the New York State League bore the brunt of the battle. The heaviest casulties were at Utlca, where sev eral Inches of snow fell. Scranton was scheduled to play the New York ers yesterday and to-day but cold weather broke up the game yester day and "Old Mother Gooae" shaking her feather bed to-day crimped the contest. Cold weather halted the game at Syracuse between that team and Wilkes- Barre. The only contest played was the Harrlsburg-Elmlru game at Elmira. . | j- HIGHSPIRE A meeting of the Sunday School Board of the United Brethren Church will be held this evening in the lecture room of the church. The Octette of the Hlghsplre Church of God, will sing in the Car lisle Church of God, to-morrow even ing. Miss Helen Widney, a student at Shippensburg State Normal School, spent the week-end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. David Widney, of Klughton. Robert Loudormilch, of Swatara Station, spent a short time in town on Wednesday with his sisters. Mrs. G. W. Lebo, and Mrs. E. S. Poor man. Mrs. Fred Patton, of Penn street, spent Wednesday in Harrljburg with her aunt, Mrs. Marry Melchoir. Rev. H. F. Rhoad, pastor of the United Brethren Church, will preach a series of sermons on the Ten Commandments. Mr. and Mrsfl Arthur E. Poorman In company with Mr. and Mrs. John Ney, of Royalton, motored to Phil a delpliia, where thev were tiie guests of Mrs. W. J. Poorman, 5338 Chestnut street. MIDDLETOWfI' •. | Stove Work Employes Get 5 Per Cent Raise Notices were posted at the Win croft Stove WorKS yesterday announ cing: an increase in wages of five per cent., affecting nearly all of the em ployes. Miss Mary Nissley lias gone to lola, Kansas, where she is attending the convention of the Otterbein Guild of the Eastern Pennsylvania conference of the United Brethren Church." Mrs. Fred. Haesler spent yesterday at Ellzabethtown. , Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Pugli will be Riven a kitchen shower by the mem bers of the Sunday School class of M. ,1. StaufTer, of the U. B. Church, Steelton, at his home in Nissley street this evening. Mr. Pugh was a member of the class when residing lu Steelton. Mrs. Oscar Brlnser, daughter Hazel, and Mrs. Wesley Brlnser and son, Paul, who spent the past week in town, returned to their home at Rich mond, Va„ yesterday. B. F. Brandt and Samuel Irel.v, of town, attended the reunion of the 127 th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infan try, held at Harrisburg yesterday. The Royalton Grammar school will hold an entertainment in the U. B. Church next Monday evening, entitled "The Spellin' School, or Friday Aft ernoon, Deestrick No. 4." Sixteen students will taKe part. William Lutz, who spent the past two weeks In town, will return to Lorain, Ohio, to-morrow. FARMS FOR SOLDIKHS Wellington, New Zealand. May 4. —The New Zealand Farmers Union has just published details of its plun for co-operative settlement of ex soldiers on the land. Each settle ment Is to consist of thirty settlers, under the supervision of one of their number, an experienced farmer. There are to be farms of sixty acres for mixed farming, twenty-five acres for food production, and ten acres for market gardening and poultry raising. Thirty farms will be work ed togetliei* on the co-operative prin ciple as regards the use of machin ery and labor-saving implements. |F BRIDAL GIFTS f II 11 "DKIDE'S Month is but a few weeks away. It's time ■ g ■1 J-> to be thinking about her gift. ■ I 11 II Diamonds —the most precious of all gems —quite natural- 1 I 1 i VJk ly best befit this, the supreme event of HER life. I £<3 Selections made now from our large stock of unmounted I I'l ' stones will be made up in special designs, as desired. . I n L ■J Mounted stones in Earrings, Lavallieres, Brooches, 1 111 ■ I Bracelets, Rings, at any price you wish to pay from $5.00 1 R II to $500.00. 1^ I Every stone represented to le just wliat It is . I —ana hacked by our unrestricted Money-Back I Guarantee. 1000 WEDDING RINGS 1 in solid Bold, including white gold, 10, 14. 18 and 22K, all If WW widths, sizes and weights $2.50 to $15.00 II | Jacob Tausig's Sons 11 DIAMOND MKRt'HASTS AND JKWKLIOKK ' I 420 MARKET STREET | air space between, which serves to protect the upper story from the di rect heat of the sun. There are also wide two-story screened porches around the house on three sides, so as to get all the benefit of the north east trade wind which prevails dur ing the summer. The porches,are all under the double roof, which has overhanging eaves. This style of con struction is common in Java and Ceylon, and Is also found in the Pan ama Canal zone, but the house on the Miami is believed to be the first of its kind in the United States, as well as the first in Florida. PRIMITIVE SMITH'S SHOP HAS CRUDE BELLOWS The American village blacksmith has his counterpart not only in all parts of the civilized world but even among the primitive peoples, as an ! Illustration in the Popular Mechanics Magazine indicates. The picture was taken in Angola, in Central West Africa. The crude shop is merely a spot out in the open at which is as sembled a collection of the simplest tools. The most intricate device em ployed Is the bellows, the air pipe for which is made of burnt clay and terminates close to the fireplace. A stone holds It In place and atjts op posite end are four small airtfcliam bers covered with deer or goat skins. Each skin is provided with a slender handle which a blower moves up and down rapidly, producing a rather weak hut. steady draft, for a com paratively large amount of work. That these smiths often do surpris ingly good work is shown by imple ments they make. SERMON OX "THE FLAG" Berrysburg, Pa., May 4. On Sunday afternoon at 2.30 o'clock the Bev. Mr. Hunt of Wiconlsco, will preach a sermon on "The Flag," in the Methodist Church. The P. O. S. 9f A., Knights of the Golden Eagle, school children and instructors will turn out in a body, and the Berrys burg Band will furnish music. Mrs. Piffenderfer, of Wiconlsco, will sing. ' BRANCH AT WILLIAMSTOWN Williamstown, Pa., May 4. —-A public mass meeting will be held in Shadel's Opera House on Tues day evening. May 8, at 7.30 o'clock, for the purpose of organizing a | branch of the Harrisburg chapter of I the Red Cross Society. A commit- I tee is at work on the plans and j prominent speakers from Marrisburg I will be present. I'BAGRAISINU AT COBIJERV Lykens, Pa.. May 4. On Tues l day evening. May 8, at 6 o'clock, the Susquehanna Coal Company will The Japanese Way to Remove Corns Don't Kurt a Bit-Easy and Simple The Magic Touch of Ice-Mint Does It. Just a Touch Stops Soreness, Then the Corn or Callous Shrivels and l.it'ts Off. Try it. Your Feet Will Feel Cool ami Fine, Just a touch of Ice-mint and ter how old or lough your pet corn "Oh!" wliat relief. Corns and cal- is he will shrivel right up and you louses vanish, soreness disappears cai pick him out after a touch of unci you can dance all night or Ice-mint. No pain, not a bit of walk all day and your corns won't soreness, either when applying it hurt a bit. No matter what you or afterwards, and it doesn't even have tried or how many times you irritate the skin. have been disappointed here is a Ice-mint is the .real .lapanese real help for you at last. From secret of line, healthy, little feet, the very second that Ice-mint Prevents foot odors and keeps them touches that sore, tender corn your cool, sweet and comfortable. It poor, tired, aching feet will feel is now selling like wlldllre here, so cool, easy and comfortable that .lust ask in any drug store for a you will just sigh with relief, little Ice-mint and give your poor. Think of it; just a little touch of suffering, tired feet the treat of that delightful, cooling Ice-mint their lives. There is nothing bet and real foot joy is yours. No mat- ter, nor nothing "just as gpod." BOY SCOUTS DO NOT CARRY GUNS Movement Not Designed to Put Idea of Killing in Minds of Lads The Boy Scout movement does not put the idea of killing in the minds of Boy Scouts; it does not put in struments of death into their hands. Uncle Sum does not want hoy sol diers. Military work is a man's work. There is no reason why the nation' should ask its hoys to become diers. They are needed 'for hoi's work. Colonel Theodore Hoosevelt. Major General Leonard A. Wood, the Sec retary of War, the Secretary of the Navy, the/Chief of Staff of the United army—-these men, seriously concerned with the proper prepara tions of our hoys for their full duty) as citizens, are officers of the Boy Scouts of America. <>n April 2, Ma jor General Hugh L. Scott, chief of staff, wrote: "The necessary elementary instruc tion that every young American should have in order to be prepared to play his part in /he national de fense can be obtained by his work In the Boy Scouts of America." A National Education Committee, after thorough investigation of the advisability of military training for school boys, reported: "The Boy Scout movement and the activities of similar associations of young people, which avoid military exorcises, but which involve features designed to promote health and strength, and inculcate courtesy, mu tual respectfulness, uprightness and patriotic devotion should be encour aged." The boys' work in the Boy Scouts of America does not include strictly military drill. The Scout movement has found a far better way to train and use boys in our country's serv ice in times like these. The eminent military men named above, the Pres ident of the United Stales, Govern ors, educators, pastors, business and professional men know, and have said, that the Scout movement pro vides more beneficial training for boys of scout age than any "mili tary" course. have a flagraising celebration at its Short Mountain colliery at Wiconls co. An enthusiastic committee Is making arrangements. 15
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