Things to Do in Your
Garden in May and June
The HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
presents to Its readers hints for the
gardener for lata May and June
that have been prepared by the ex
perts of the National Ehiergency
Food Garden Commission, of Wash
ington, D. C., which Is co-operating
with this newspaper in encouraging
backyard gardening and giving ex
pert advice on garden work.
Transplant sweet potato plants
trom plant frame to garden.
Sow tomato, cabbage and collard
seeds in plant frame for fall crop.
(Sow tomatoes in early June. Sow
cabbage and collards in late June.)
Sow seeds of hardy perennials in
hotbeds. Shade plants with screens
made of slats.
Transplant in seedbed hardy per
ennial flower plants and place plants
six to twelve inches apart both ways.
Plant beans, corn.
Prune spring flowering shrubs and
vines after flowers have fallen.
Plant dahlia roots.
Keep soil between rows mellow.
Spray for Insect enemies and plant
diseases.
Harvest and replant crops
promptly.
Clothing JWeWs
From Wm. Strouse's New Store 4
Harrisburg men have the reputation of be
ing very well dressed and we claim a great part I\ \ wHSHa
of the credit of this prestige. We have made 1 \ nil.
Men's and Young Men's Clothing Our Life's
Study-we have always endeavored to give the
Maximum of Quality and Style at the Minimum \
of Cost. Our business at The New Store is in- \
creasing very rapidly—gaining day bv dav and i j
NOW, WHY IS THIS? Why have we at- '
tained and retained for many years, the undis- NM.ll
puted title of The Leaders of Clothing? Why J j /jPTvll \
. do we enjoy the confidence of the vast multi- | I JjsT\ | 1
tude of men, who have been our customers for I - / | I
There's only one answer: MERIT.
In every walk of life you'll find leaders —in Athletics —in Politics —in
Baseball —in Business —but that leadership can only be maintained by play
ing the game straight.
We propose to hold the Clothing Championship as long as we possibly
can. Our goal shall always be Good Values and Good Service; and we want
every man, woman, boy and girl to refer to
The New Store as Harrisburg's Best Store
For Father and the Boys
Our fronOad Guarantee Is: r Z?iE
Let Us Illustrate Our Famous sls Suits
Young men have learned thoroughly, that in our Suits at Fifteen Dollars,
we give the greatest values that can be had-the top-notch of style-the high
est standard of tailoring—and fabrics that in quality are far in excess of their
very low price. The most authentic models of single and double breasted
suits, with all round belts or belted backs are shown at sls and men
of conservative tastes will find here Cassimeres, Worsteds and Tweeds to
please the Businessman the Travelingman the Railroadman the Pro
fessionalman—who desires to dress well. Such are our sls Suits.
Very Highest Class Suits, S2O, $25, S3O
Made hy the Adler Rochester Co.
America's Foremost Clothing Makers
We can fit perfectly every build of man —regular, stout —slim extra size
short or short stout in fact there's no man whom we can't fit perfectly.
The New Store of Wm. Strouse
WEDNESDAY EVENING.
This Is the Birthday
Anniversary of—
CAPT. EDWIN A. NICODEMUS
Well-known National Guard offi
cer on staff of the Pennsylvania
division commander. Major General
Charles M. Clement.
News Items of Interest
in Central Pennsylvania
'l'ninanun —Following a demand for
an increase of 11 2-3 cents an hour the
plumbers of Tamaqua and vicinity
were yesterday granted a 20 per cent.
Increase.
Tnmaqun—Facing an empty treas
ury the Tamaqua School Board is un
able to pay the schoolteachers - sal
aries for the month of April and must
wait for 1917 tax money to be able
to do so.
Shrnnmlonh—Contract miners at the
East colliery struck yesterday because
the company refused to hoist them at
1.30 p. m., instead o 2.30 and 3.30
p. m., as in the past. The plant was
compelled to suspend, throwing over
one thousand hands out of employ
ment and cutting off the shipments of
1,500 tons of coal daily.
Columbia—Little Elizabeth Splain,
accidentally shot on Saturday by her
brother, still lives with a bullet in her
brain. She sleeps regularly, has no
fever, and appears to be free of pain.
I'ottKVille —William James, aged 23
years, of Bridgeport, Conn., a driver
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HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
j employed at the Barn\|m and Bailey
j Circus, showing here, yesterday was
killed when the wagon he had been
driving ran over him. He fell from
the seat between the two rear horses
of the six and rolled beneath the
wheel.
itrndlnK —The employes of the Tex
tile Machine Works in Wyomissing
have been granted a bonus which will
| mean the distribution of several thou
i sand dollars, and the Nolde and Horst
j hosiery firm announced a five per cent.
| increase in wages. A four per cent,
i increase to employes of the Philadel
| phia uiul Heading Railway shops went
I into effect yesterday.
j Kpmiiton Agents of speculators
' were traveling through the Berks-Le
high potato belt offering the farmers
1 J1.60 per bushel for their potato crop
jto be harvested next fall. None of
: the farmers accepted the advance of
fer. preferring to wait to see what the
coming market will bring to them.
MilS. \OTESTI\K DIES
Mrs. Anna E. Notestine, aged 00,
died this morning at the home of
Donald C. eWrts, 1629 Chestnut street.
The body may.be viewd at Fackler's
chapel, 1314 Derry stret, Wednesday
evening from G to 9 o'clock. The
body will be sent to Philadelphia
| Thursday morning, where services
i will be held. Burial will be made
| in Milford, New Jersey.
HARMON KEPHART
"FACES THE GUNS"
V
State Treasurer's Friends Give
Him Dinner; 'Ht Makes
His First Speech
State Treasurer Harmon M. Kep
hart faced the guns last night. He
had established the unique record of
having gone farther in Pennsylvania
public life without making a speech
than any man called to high place
in years. In spite of the fact that ho
had been in Fayette county politics'
for thirty years or so, had been a
candidate for the Legislature and
had been in many a contest and
convention and had wound up as
a candidate on a State ticket with
Seator Charles A. Snyder ho has
never made a real speech.
The occasion for the new treas
urer making the speech and a new
record was a dinner given to him
by Senators W. C. Sproul and James
P. McNlchol at the Harrisburg Club,
one of the most elaborate functions
of the kind in years. The members
of the Senate and some of its offi
cers. Speaker Baldwin and a few
representatives, friends of the. new
treasurer and legislative correspon
dents were present. Lieutenant Gov
rnor Frank B. McClain presided and
was in rare form. Mr. Kephart lis
tened to eulogies from friends and
was about to get away without mak<
ing a speech when the Lieutenant
Governor called on Senator Clarence
J. Buckmah, chairman of the Sen
ate Appropriations Committee. The
peace-loving Quaker from Bucks
presented Mr. Kephart with a sizable
check as a tribute from his friends
in the Senate with instructions that
Mrs. Kephart was to tell him how
to spend it.
"Faces the Guns"
Mr. Kephart got up and said that |
he was "facing the guns at last."
He told how he came to Harrisburg I
as a soldiers' orphan from McAllis- |
tersville school to attend the inaugu
ration of Governor Hoyt and was
imbued with the idea of becoming
a legislator. He then gave the story
of his life, how he was elected to
the House from Fayette and tlie
recital of the reasons for his suc
cess, closing with a tribute to a splen
did mother, something to which the
guests listened with rapt attention.
It was Kephart's first speech, but
it was something which the sena
torial veterans recalled to-day with
greatest interest.
Other speakers were Senator W.
E. Crow, referred to as Kephart's
siile-partner: Senator W. C. Sproul,
who said that he would rather be
a Senator of Pennsylvania than a
councillor of empires and that he
had seen administrations come and
go and the Senate go right on un- i
ruffled and efficient; Senator E. H. I
Vare, who said that he liked the ;
Kephart "boys" because there was
nothing "fancy" about them: Audi- |
tor General Charles A. Snyder, who
paid tribute to the new Treasurer as j
a State official and friend and who j
deplored some much exploited' legis- i
laton as stifling individual effort; j
Senator James P. McNichol. who dif- j
fered with Mr. Snyder; President !
pro tern Beidleman, Senators Burke. |
Eyre. Hackett, Kline and others; |
Frank L. Knight, of the Philadelphia
Evening Bulletin and Ex-State Treas
urer Young, who was given the high
est praise for what he had done and
who was complimented by Mr. Kep
hart for the way he had handled the
State's strong box.
Germany Gives Up Hope
of Winning an Indemnity
By Associated Press
Copenhagen. May 9.-—The Bavar- i
ian Staats Zeitung, the semiofficial j
Bavarian newspaper and the per-1
sonal organ of Premier Count Herti-1
ing, publishes an inspired article j
denying the necessity of Germany's j
demanding a cash indemnity as one :
of her peace conditions. Count Hert- I
ling has just returned from a visit
to Vienna where he had conferences '
with Emperor Charles and Foreign |
Minister Czernin. The German news- j
papers claim that these conferences'
were intended to find a common |
ground between Count Czernin's sug- |
I gestions of peace wihtout anncxa- |
tion and Chancellor Von Bethmann- I
Hollweg's peace program.
The article in the Staats Zeitung ii ;
regarded, in viqw of the circumstan
ces, as important as reflecting the i
ideas of the Bavariaa prime minis- !
ter. It suggests that an agreement j
to supply needed raw materials at a j
; low price or perhaps free might be |
! a substitute for a cash indemnity. |
The writer goes on to declare that j
an agreement to permit German i
trade on its former terms in the I
j old markets, the return of German ■
1 ships and the surrender of German I
[colonies would be the equivalent of
millions of indemnity.
W. C. Maguire, C. H. S. 'ls
Dies at His Home Here
Warren Custer Maguire. aged 20, a j
graduate of Central High school, class
of 'ls, and of the School of Commerce, \
died at the home of his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Maguire, 1625 For
rest street, this mornfng.
He was a life-long member of the
Fifth Street cMtliodist Episcopal 1
Church, and belonged to John Harris |
Council, 174, Jr. O. U. A. M. Funeral j
services will be held from his home |
Friday evening at S o'clock. The ltev, !
Dr. Pyles, pastor of Fifth Street I
M. E. Church, officiating. The body I
will be taken to New Buffalo Saturday
morning, where further services, in i
charge of the ltev. .1. E. Brenneman, j
will be held, and burial made.
All Chicago Newspapers
Will Cost Two Cents
Chicago, May !).—Another week is
: expected to see all Chicago newspa
i pers, the price of which for years
. has been 1 cent, selling at 2 cents,
| owing to the high prices of paper I
and all other elements entering into i
i their preparation.
The Herald made formal an
nouncement of the advance yester
day and set the date for next Mon
day. Other papers admitted that
they had decided on similar action.
IOWA MAN WANTS ECUS
Clerk to the Mayor Albert M.
Hamer this morning received an in
quiry from F. 11. Pryor, Cedar Kaplds,
lowa, concerning the notice In a west
ern newspaper that stated that the
Pennsylvania State Poultry Associa
tion would give $25,000 worth of eggs
free to people who would hatch them.
He is very anxious to know how to
secure an allotment.
CHIEFS OF POI.ICE COMING
The executive committee of the As
sociation of the State Chiefs of Po
lice will meet next Monday afternoon
at 3 o'clock in the office of Chief of
Police J. Edward Wetzel. They will
discuss the probable meeting place of
the asosciation.
COUNTRY FACES ONE OF THE
SHORTEST WHEAT CROPS IN
HISTORY OF THE NATION
\\ ashington, D. C., May 9. —In the face of a threatened
world food shortage the American winter wheat crop
shows' the lowest condition recorded since 1888 and prom
ised a smaller yield than any other since 1904.
Agricultural conditions otherwise are good, the de
partment announced and it recalled that although the
winter wheat crop of 1912 showed an equally discourag
ing outlook the total production of crops that year was
the greatest on record.
The winter wheat crop, planted last
autumn on one of the largest acre
apes ever sown to that grain but
which met disaster in several impor
tant producing states from severe
winter conditions, now promises a
harvest of 366,116,000 bushels this
year. The quantity was forecast to
day by the Department of Agricul
ture, which based its estimate on the
lAt KAUFMAN'S At KAUFMAN'S AtKAUFMAN'st
Sensational SUIT Sale 1
Friday (Next) May 11 th'* l j
Your Choice of 68 Handsome New Af j
Spring SUITS'I \
FOR WOMEN AND MISSES I/ | = j
Regular $24.75, $29.50 to $35.00 Values M ■ j
IYour Unrestricted Choice For
I lie word "Sensational is much abused. It has so frequently been applied to mediocre i
offerings that it lias partially lost its force. \\ e can think of no other term, however, to ade- '
quately describe the suit values we shall give Friday, May 11th. Think of the word in its 1 ;
original and truest sense —as denoting: astounding, exceptional, record-breaking and unpre
cedented values, and then come, sec this sale assortment—that's the true test after all. Every I
suit is taken from our own original stock of $24.75, $29.50 to s3*oo new spring suits. Sixty- 1 (
M eight all told which will be placed on sale Friday, next, at $14.95
# Materials are poiret twill?, poplins, tricotine, men's wear serge, Jer- 1
sey cloth and velours; black, navy, all the newest Spring colors. ,
J One Tan $35.00 SUIT, Size 36, For $14.95 1
| One Gray $35.00 SUIT, Size 18, For $14.95 '
j One Check $29.50 SUIT, Size 16, For $14.95,
1 Two Navy Blue $29.50 SUITS, Sizes 16 & 42, For . . $14.95 1
I One Apple Green $29.50 SUIT, Size 18, For .... $14.95 ' '
S Three $29.50 SUITS, Size 16, Gold & Rooky .... $14.95 i
One $29.50 Rose SUIT, Size 36, For $14.95 f
I One $29.50 Gray SUIT, Size 40, For $14.95 \
1 Eleven Handsome $24.75 Black SUITS, For .... $14.95 §
K Mostly one of n kind. SI/.on |<i, IS, 3S, 40, and 44. I
I Seven Stunning $24.75 Navy Blue SUITS, For . .• . $14.95 1
I Mzen 10. IN, 88 uiiri I- only. MoMlv one of u kind. ' >
C Fourteen Smart $24.75 SUITS, in Gold, For .... $14.95
■ Mze* l(S, IN, HO, JIN and 41!. Mo*tlv one of a kind. I
I Thirteen Stylish $24.75 Apple Green SUITS, For . . $14.95 1
% Sine* lU, IS. SO, as and 40. Mostly one of n kind. I
I Two Lovely $24.75 Old Rose SUITS, Size 18 <Sc 20,F0r . $14.95
I Five $24.75 Tan SUITS, Sizes 18,36 &40 only, For . $14.95 i '
* Two $24.75 Brown SUITS, Size 42, For $14.95 1
| One Swagger $24.75 Check SUIT, Size 36, For . . . $14.95 i
| One $24.75 SUIT, In Magenta, Size 18, For . . . . $14.95 i
f One $24.75 Dark Green SUIT, Size 38, For . . . . $14.95 1 i
1 NOTE:—NONE OF THESE SUITS WILL BE SOLD UNTIL FRIDAY NEXT, MAY 11 1 ,
I SEE SUITS NOW ON DISPLAY IN OUR WINDOWS |
I FREE! FREEI"!
There is no string tied to this ■
ajM . offer, come in and buy one or
more Goodrich Tires and you H
will be presented with a vul- COMPUTE OUTFIT >
canizer. Only one to a cus-
SQUARE DEAL
AUTO SUPPLY BenpZ.l
1408 N. Third St. 3627
MAY 9, 1917.
condition of the crop May 1, as re
ported by the thousands o agents
throughout the grain belt. A month
ago a crop of 430,000,000 bushels was
forecast. Production last year was
481,744,000 bushels and In 1915 it was
676,947,00 bushels.
On May 1 the area of winter wheat
to be harvested was about 27.G53.000
acres, compared with 40,090.000 acres
sown last autumn, and 34.829.000 acre)
harvested last year.
The condition of the crop on Maj
1 was 73.2 per cent, of a normal com
pared with 63.4 on April 1, 82.4 ol
May 1 last year, and 86.6. the averagl
of the last ten years on May 1. J
Production of 60.736,000 bushels (f
rye is forecast from the May 1 conj
dition, compared with a forecast cj
611,000.000 bushels based on the April
1 condition, 47,383,000 bushels produc
ed last year, and 54,050,000 bushels in
1915.
Rye condition on May 1 was 88.1
per cent, of a normal, compared witn
86.0 on April 1. 88.7 on Mqy 1 l*t
year, and 90.2,' the ten-year averagt
on May 1.
Meadow (hayj lands: Condition 88.J
per cent, of a normal, compared witn
SS.4 on May 1 year, and 87.9, thf
ton-year May 1 average.
11l SII.\M> ANl> WIFE AnRESETD
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Hulderman,
of 531 Violet street, have been com
mitted to jail by Alderman James B.
DeShong. They are charged with
conducting a disorderly house and
annoying the neighbors. The palf
were arrested by Constable David
Hodge and Leo Coyle.
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