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LABOR ENDORSES
J. P. GALLAGHER
State Federation Backs Him
For Secretary of Internal
Affairs
IF"
.1. P. GALLAGHER
J. P. Gallagher, clerk In the Depart
ment of Mines, and one of the best
known labor men In the state, has
been endorsed for Secretary of Inter
nal Affairs by the Pennsylvania State'
Federation of Labor in session in this
city this week. Not only were the
delegates urged to vote for Mr. Gal
lagher for the office named but the
convention has named a committee tcr
act with him In prosecuting the cam
paign which lie will make.
Mr. Gallagher is a prominent Re
publican and has taken part in many
campaigns, speaking largely through
out the coal regions. He is a former
mine union official and is still con
nected with the United Mine Workers
of America. He has a large follow
ing of friends not only in Harrisburg
but elsewhere, both inside and out-
Bide the ranks of union labor.
Following are the resolutions adopt
ed:
"Whereas. The many friends of John
P. Gallagher, ex-seeretary-treasurer
of District No. 7. United Mine Work
ers of America, have announced their
intention of presenting his name to
the voters of Pennsylvania for the |
■v, high office of Secretary of Internal j
Affairs; and
Whereas, Mr. Gallagher, having ]
come from the ranks of labor, and j
an earnest advocate and friend of or
ganized labor, lias taken every oppor- |
tunity of advancing the cause of la- .
bor. therefore be it
"Resolved. By the Pennsylvania I
f-tate Federation of Labor, in conven
tion assembled, that we endorse the
candidacy of Mr. Gallagher, and be it
further
"Resolved That we join with the
friends of Mr. Gallagher in bringing
about his nomination and election,
and be it further
"Resolved, That a committee of
seveu be appointed, by the chairman
of this convention, for the purpose of
calling upon and soliciting the aid of
those in power, commonly known as
leaders, in bringing about the desired'
end."
Deaths and Funerals
S. 11. STORMKKI/T7. DIES
The body ot Samuel H. Stormfeltz.
ag<'il .">!> years,, who died Thursday <
evening Ht Roanoke, Va., will be
brought this evening to his home. !
12.TU 1 .- North Sixth street. Funeral I
services will be held Tuesday after- j
noon, nt 3 o'clock, from the home, the ;
Rev. S W. Herman officiating. Pil- i
grim Commandery, No. 11, Knights
Templar, will have charge of the ser
vices.
Mr. Stormfeltz is survived by a;
■widow, two daughters. Mrs. G. R. Wal- j
iter, of Pittsburg, and Mrs. Edward J
Wade, of Harrisburg; three sons, 1
Charles 8., of Roanoke; John W. and I
Samuel 11.. of this city.
Mr. Stormfeltz was a member of
Lincoln r.odge, No. 190. Free and Acl i
cepted Masons; Murray Chapter, Royal
Arts, No. 22; Bayard Commandery. No. [
15. Knights Templar, and was promi
nently identified with Masonic actiVi- I
ties in Roanoke.
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' Gets Up Feeling
Fresh and Rested"
"I can never And words to tell how
weak and nervous I was before Tan- ;
lac came to my rescue," savs Mrs.•
R. A. Oxenreider, wife of the well
known blacksmith, on R. F. D., No.!
2, Reading, Pa.
"I suffered constantly from my
stomach and the unceasing pain and
distress had worked on my nerves
until I was utterly miserable and
had frequent spells of melancholy.
"No matter whether I ate or not 1
I always felt so weas and I was al
ways so filled that 1 felt all bloated
up and I was so restless that It was
impossible for me to get a good
night's sleep.
"I started taking Tanlac because i
I read so much about it In the papers
and it helped me right away. I no
ticed a steady improvement but
when I found that the dose I was
taking was too much and cut it down
some then I got .better fast.
"Now I feel so much better I hard
ly know myself. My nerves are
strong, my stomach trouble has
been corrected and I sleep the whole
night through and wake up feeling
fresh and rested. I certainly recom
mend Tanlac to anyone with stomach
trouble or who is run down."
Tanlac, the famous reconstructive
tonic, is now being introduced here
at Gorgas' Drug Store, where the
Tanlac man is meeting the people
and explaining the merits of this
master medicine.
Tanlac is sold also at the Gorgas'
Drug Store in the P. R. R. Station.
Tanlac is also sold In Carlisle at
W. G. Stephens' Pharmacy; Ellza
bethtown, Albert W. Cain; Greencas
tle, Chas. B. Carl; Middletown. Colin
S. Few's Pharmacy; Waynesboro,
Clarence Croft's Pharmacy.—Adv.
SATURDAY EVENING,
DIRECTORS ARE
CRUIZED FOR VOTE
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of the. architects chosen has nevfer
posed as a school designer, one liad
. not even sought preferment, several
are not reckoned as anything like ex
pert schoolmen and the excuse of
giving the work to Harrisburg archi
tects "to keep the money at home" is
not borne out by the vote of the di
rectors for out-of-town architects.
No Competition
There was not the ghost of compe
tition in yesterday's voting. The five
directors simply got together and
patched up a slate that all of tliem
would vote for. A million ana a
quarter dollars of money is to be
spent and Harrisburg has absolutely
no. assurance that it will not get a
mere hodgepodge high school system
for its money, for the efforts of the
architects will of necessity be ai '
variance and there is no requirement !
exacted of them that there shall be
any uniformity.
So disgusted were several members
of the Board that they are to-day
threatening to resign and let the full
responsibility for carrying out the
work rest upon the five who have as- |
sumed it. There is no criticism of :
the architects. They simply went j
after the business and got it; the !
whole blame being placed upon the !
directors for the loose manner in I
which they made their decisions.
Boyer and 801 l are hold-over mem
bers from the old School Board. Keen
was elected upon a reform Republican
ticket and has been repudiated by
many who supported him. Bretz and
Werner are the personal selections of
Vance C. MeCormick, the local Dem
ocratic leader, and were elected in
what the Democrats were pleased to
term a "protest against Mcllhenny-
Ism."
The Vote •
In selecting the architects, C. How
ard Lloyd, this city, one of the men
under tire in the scandal which de
veloped, was given two of the build
ings. Two other Harrisburg men
and one from out of town were given
the remaining work.
The program was adopted by a
five to four vote. It provides that each
of the architects shall receive a five
per cent, commission and shall col
laborate whenever necessary without
extra cost to the school district. -
Architects elected and the work
they are to plan follows:
Remodeling Cnmp Curtln Building
for Junior high school, estimated cost, |
•IIO.OUO. to >l. I. Kant. HnrrUhurg.
Ilemodetlng Central high school for
Junior high school, estimated cost.
>75.000, T. 11. Hiimllton. Ilarrlahurg. 1
\ew Girls' high school, to cost
*:iso,(Ml|), \ ems T. Kltter. Hunting-'
ton, W. Va.
Nfs Junior high school, to cost
9200.U00. C. Hon ard l.loyd.
Remodeling Technical high srhool
for Boys' high school, at eost of $175,-
000. C. Howard l.loyd.
Voting for this program were Di- j
rectors 8011. Boyer. Bretz, Keen and '
Werner.
Balloting against it were President :
Stamm and Directors Enders, Bacon
and Yates.
Seconded by Bret*
The motion dividing tlie work was
introduced by Director Werner. It j
was neatly typewritten. Director ,
Bretz. another of the five controlling I
members, seconded the motion. There !
was no discussion when the question
was called. Before the roll was ,
taken, however. Dr. C. E. L. Keen, I
who lined up with the five yesterday, I
read an opinion of the meeting ear
lier in the week between Mr. Lloyd
and President Stamm. In his opinion,
Dr. Keen stated, he did not believe
Mr. Lloyd wilfully intended to swear
to false statements but presented his
case as he thought it.
The meeting opened with a report
from Director Boyer explaining why
action was postponed on Tuesday. In
the report Mr. Boyer stated someone
had said affidavits would be furnish
ed by a manufacturing plant in York
to the effect that commissions had
been paid George Mcllhenny and Mr.
Lloyd to secure contracts in Harris
burg. An investigation at York by
Mr. Boyer and Dr. Keen, the report i
explained, resulted in the securing of
affidavits from M. H. LindemutU and
Robert Farrington. of the York En
gineering Companj', denying these
charges. The affidavits were submit
ted with the report, wljlch was or
dered filed.
Work to Start Soon
Work on the plans will probably be j
started by the architects as soon as
Superintendent F. E. Downes sends
them complete data of the require
ments of the district, the total num
ber of pupils to be accommodated,
equipment and number of rooms, labo- j
ratories and other needs.
The statement by Mr. Boyer and j
Dr. Keen, explaining the "certain
charges," mentioned last Tuesday, fol
lows:
Mr. Boyer Reads Report
When the special meeting opened :
Mr. Bover read the following report
explaining why action was postponed
on Tuesday:
Mr. Boyer's statement follows: 1
On Monday evening, last, when I j
arrived home at six o'clock or a little 1
later I had instructions to call upon
Dr. Keene, which I did. He told me
he must see me at once on import
ant business, the nature of which
he did not divulge over the phone.
It was impossible for me to see him
Monday evening so I arranged to see
him early Tuesday morning. *
After talking over littld matters
he opened up a question that appeal
ed to me as being mighty serious.
As I remember It. some prominent
citizen whose name wa3 withheld
made the expression that affidavits
would be furnished by a manufac
turing plant in York to the effect
that money had been paid Mr.
Mcllhenny and Howard Lloyd in
order to secure, or after securing, a
contract to install a heat plant In one
of the school buildings in Harris
burg.
"This was rather startling to me
as I could hardly see how such an '
arrangement could be made. All |
this information bound by a secrecy I
that I do not enjoy from the fact j
that I am not identified with the or- 1
ganization in which such iron clad |
obligations seem to prevail. But Dr.)
Keene promised me to go to the bol- |
torn of the affair, he even volunteer- |
Ing my transportation expenses to l
York for the purpose of getting the
facts in the case.
"The affidavits were supposed to I
be in Dr. King's hands either Tues
day or Wednesday and upon the fail
ure of the party making the charge
to sustain the same It was agreed
that Dr. Keene and I would go to
York Thursday morning to secure
affidavits either confirming or deny
ing the charge.
"As one could possibly conjec
ture the affidavit did not material
ize, and as per previous arrange
ment Dr. Keene and I went to York
Thursday, and made a thorough In
vestigation.
"We had the privilege of two In
terviews with Mr. Lindemuth, who
up until some time ago was the head
of the York Engineering Co., and Mr.
Tarrington. who succeeded him as
the manager of the same company.
From these two gentlemen the at
tached affidavits were secured. Dr.
Keene received the following affi
davit by mail last evening.
' "In the meantime expressions have
been made by certain people with
respect to the contract for the lieat-
I ing and ventilating Installation at the
I Technical high school. This partiou
-1 lar contract was a portion of the
| general contract and was awarded to l
WOMEN TO FORE
IN FICTION FIELD
Surprising Number of New
Novels Come From the Penp
of Feminine Writers
(By Maxwell A ley)
New York, May 12—"1 believe that
no one thing shows better what mod
ern education and increased oppor
tunity for women are doing than
the number of worthwhile book
manuscripts by women which come
to American publishing houses."
said a well-known publisher to me
the other day. "That is particularly
true in the field of fiction, as may
be seen by a glance at this spring's
book lists. America, which gives
women wider opportunities than any
other country, appears to be develop
'ing more women writers than all the
other countries put together."
And certainly the najv books out
within the last few weeks, and those
soon to appear, bear out this asser
tion. Among women already known
who are represented are Honore
Willsle. Baroness Von Hutten. Laura
K. Richards. Isabel Paterson, Edith
Wherry, Gertrude Hall. Eleanor H.
Abbott and M. E. F. Irwin. New
names include Marie Conway Gentler
and Katharine Haviland Taylor. Two
or three authors hide behind the
screen of anonymity, or use nom de
plumes. Outside the field of fiction
we have Mary Mac Lane's new vol
ume of confessions, which gives
promise of being the literary dyna
mite of the spring season.
A Romance of China
At a time w'ie nthe taste for
Chinese things in art and decoration
is so very marked, the appearance
of a novel dealing with Chinese life
is appropriate and opportune. The
book bears the poetic title of "The
Wanderer on a Thousand Hills," and
its author is Edith Wherry, who
knows Chins' from the inside instead
of from guide books and encyclo
paedias. The story is a tale of how-
East is East and West is West, and
the twain meet in the person of an
American lad. He is lost in a storm,
and found by a Chinese mother be
reaved of her own child, who brings
him up and educates him as a native.
He becomes a great scholar, then
learns of his identity and discovers
his real parents. What happens is
interesting and unexpected.
A Soutli Carolina Talc
When one speaks of a novel as
Southern, most of us get a picture
of one of those banally conventional
tales such as the "lady" novelists of
the benighted Eighties penned after
spending a few days in some South
ern town absorbing "atmosphere."
When I speak of Marie Conway
Oemler's "Slippy McGee," as a South
ern novel. I do not mean to class it
along with those. This story of the
expert cracksman who fell off a
train in a South Carolina town, lost
a leg. landed in the house of the
parish priest, and ended by becom
ing a butterfly man, might have hap
pened anywhere, though we are glad
it happened in South Carolina be
cause of the delightful people that
ie enables us to meet "Slippy" shares
honors with the parish priest, who
is a spiritual first cousin to the
Bishop in "Les Miserables." Thq
novel is a remarkable first book from
a woman whose work deserves
watching.
Three Anonymous Books
The author of "Children of Fate,"
a novel of warring France, hides be
hind the name of Marlce Rutledge,
for the reason that this book is so
different from the other things that
have come from her pen that she
does not want it associated with
them. Her real name is well known,
and is whispered about anions the
literary set here, but her wishes are
respected in keeping it out of print.
The book is one to help you decide
what the world's course will be
when we get back to peace. No more
terrible indictment of war has been
penned than this story of an Ameri
can girl, her French lover, and the
terror and tragedy and grim sacrifice
which war brings to them. The au
thor lived through many of the
scenes she describes, and her per
sonal experience has given to the
novel a passionate intensity seldom
found in fiction.
"The •Straight Road''
The second of these anonymous
books, an account of the temptation
that beset the woman who is forced
to desert her husband as a means of
escape from the bonds of a hopeless
ly degrading marriage, is called
"The Straight Road." The problems
of an attractive woman separated
from her husband but not divorced
from him are set forth in the guise
of fiction, but bear the stamp of
actual experience. It was because the
sources of the story were so largely i
factual that its author, a trained
novelist with success to her credit,
published it anonymously.
"Better Meals For I .ess .Money"
It may be out of place to notice a
cook book in a discussion of spring
fiction, but among the new books is
that unexpected thing, an anonymous
cook book, further distinguished by
a number of unique features. Usually
the woman clever enough to write
a cook book wants the honor due
the achievement paid to her name on
the title page, but the author of
"Better Meals for Less Money," had
reasons for keeping her identity
dark.
She is the wife of a professor in a
small college where everybody tries
to know everybody else's business—
after the fashion of college commun
ities. She felt that if she wanted to
write an economical cook book that
was her business, and the outside
publics, but not a fit subject for com
munity scandal. The book is the out
growth of the problem which con
fronts the wife of every salaried
the York Engineering Company at
their figure of $21,840.00. A carbon
copy of the contract was fished out
of a stack of correspondence gully
six inches thick by myself (Bover).
Mr. Tarrington having passed It In
his search. Some one representing
another and competing firm uses the
figures of $25,000.00 which we found
to be absolutely untrue and compares
them with the bid of his company
which was $22,000.00 and then as
I am told asks the question what
became of the extra *3.000.00. That
can be answered by saying there was
no $3,000.00 to be disposed of as the
bid as above stated was only $21,-
840.00 and obviously lower than that
of the complaining competitor.
"In fine we are not in a position
to conclude that there was anything
Irregular in this transaction and we
are of the impression that these ru
mors, telephone calls and unsolicited
expressions with respect to the ac
tions of the architect and others In
the past Is nothing more nor less
than a cowardly way of attacking
one's integrity. We 'say cowardly
because any one who stoops to the
extremity of an anonymous com
munication of any kind whatever Is
a coward of the deepest dye. With
this we conclude the report of our
investigation which we hope will be
as saltsfactory to you as It has been
to us. As far as the doctor and I
are concerned these affidavits and
other information we have received
remove the charges preferred.
Signed,
HARRY A. BOYER.
C. E. L. KEENE.
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HA RRISBURG TELEQUAPH
THESE THREE ACCEPTED APPLICANTS FOR
OFFICERS' RESERVE CAMP ARE ON THEIR WAY
'
CHARLES D. GREEX AW AI..T.
LAST QUOTA OF
MEN TO LEAVE
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For several weeks past the various
branches of the Women's Christian
Temperance Union have been active.
Resolutions and personal letters have
ben sent to Governor Whitman and
the members of broth branches of
the New York Legislature from the
district asking their co-operation in
at least curtailing th eliquor traffic
in the vicinity of the post.
Youngstown, the village adjacent
to the camp, has been alternately wet
;>nd dry many times during the last
few years. At the last local option
election in April a year ago the
"wets" won by a narrow margin, and
there are now several licensed ho
tels in the village.
Carpenters are working day and
night to get the thirteen big mess
halls and barracks' read yfor the
candidates. One million feet of lum
ber is Ueing used in construction
work.
The official list of instructors as
signed to the camp was announced
as follows:
Lieutenant Colonel John W.
Heavy, Thirty-fourth Infantry: Ma
jor Claude E. Sweezey, Eighth Cav
alry; Major E. K. Wurzel, Medical
LABOR CONVENTION ADJOURNS
AFTER OFFICERS ARE ELECTED
Maurer and Quinn Are Rc-electecl Secretary and Treasurer
at Closing Meeting; Delegates Deplore Labor
Conditions in This City
President James H. Maurer, of
Reading, and secretary and treas
urer. Charles F. Quinn, of Nanti
coke, were re-elected yesterday af
ternoon in the final session of the
State Federation of Labor. Maurer
has been head of the Federation for
live years and Quinn served as sec
retary for fifteen years. The dele
gates all left the city last night and
early this morning.
The seniority of the vice-presi
dents was by the number
of the Centralian society to provide
were nominated. The order of their
votes is as follows: First, John A.
Phillips, of Philadelphia; second, i
Edward F. Welsh, Pittsburgh; third, j
Theodore Eichhorit, Erie; fourth, R. |
F. Kirchner, Scranton; fifth, A. P. |
Bower, Reading; sixth, J. H. Kipp. i
Wilkes-Barre; and seventh, Philip
Wagaman, Centennial. John J. Mc-
Devitt, Philadelphia, and P. J. Mc-
Grath. Pittsburgh were the only
vice-presidents replaced.
H. W. Semple. of Philadelphia;
11. R. Norman, of Brownsville, and
<'ornelius O'Donnell, of Hazleton,
man. How can we keep pace with!
the mounting cost of living without j
sacrificing the standard of living'.' j
She found the answer by making a j
pinch of this take the place of an
egg in a cake recipe, and a spoonful
of something else do duty for some
other expensive ingredient, and
through the general application of |
brains to the problems of the house
hold. , *
A liiterary Partnership
Mary E. Wtlkins Freeman and :
Florence Morse Kingsley have join-!
Ed forces in the writing of "An Ala- l
busier Box." one of the notable
new novels. Literary partnerships of
this kind are seldom successful, but
this one seems to have worked out j
admirably. Mrs. Kingsley handled
plot and situation, 1 am told, while '
Mrs. Freeman did the character
and worked in the atmosphere I
necessary to a tale of New England j
village life. The novel tells of a girl j
of means who comes to live in a vll- j
lage, seeks to help it to better things I
and in return meets with unkindness 1
and persecution. She leaves —and 1
then the people realize what she has
meant in their lives.
"Out of the House"
A mellow tale, with something of
Eighteenth century charm in it*tone
and feeling, is M. E. F. Irwin's "Out
of the House," the story df a girl
who makes her escape from the ty
ranny of family traditions and finds
love as the reward. There is in the
author's workmanship a cameo-llke
perfection and finish too rarely
found in these days of slipshop writ
ing.
Laura E. Richards, daughter of
Julia Ward Howe, is author of a new'
novel that bears the interesting title j
breadstuffs wag of vital moment and
a main factor in the Situation, but he:
added:
"Provided that the call for a re
duction is responded to and the ef- |
forts of the submariner, are not sue- j
cessful beyond reasonable likelihood |
we shall get through with a fairly
satisfactory balance in hand to the!
time when the new harvest becomes
available."
Berlin Claims British
Destroyer Sunk in Battle
Berlin, May 12, via London.—The !
admiralty announced that a British
■
destroyer was sunk tn the engage
ment on May 10 between German
light forces and British cruisers and
destroyers.
The British admiralty announced |
on Thursday that a scouting force
ef light cruisers and destroyers had
sighted eleven German destroyers
while cruising between flic Dutch
and English coasts that morning.
f
JOHN J. HELFF.
JOHN C. SWANK.
Department; Major Gideon Van-
Poole, Medical Department; Major
Hugh D. Berkaley, Seventeenth Cav
alry; Major Edgar T. Conley, Thir
ty-seventh Infantry; Captain F. S.
Strong, Engineers, and Captain W.
C. Johnson, Twenty-sixth Infantry.
were elected auditors. Semple and
F. J. Schneider, of Philadelphia,
were the former auditors.
Deplore Conditions Here
Delegates deplored the buildings
trade conditions in Harrisburg and
declared they were the worst in the
state. The resolutions as adopted
on the present condition in Harris
burg follows:
"Whereas, The union carpenters
and joiners of th city of Harris
burg are at present on strike for
better wages and shorter hours, and
"Whereas, Contractors and build
ers from outside cities who are doing
work here are willing to and are
complying with the conditions asked
for by the union in this as well as
in their home towns, be it
"Resolved, by the Pennsylvania
Federation of Labor in convention
assembled that we condemn as un
just the stand taken by the con
tractors of this city, and be it
further
"Resolved, That our press commit
tee cause to bo published in the press
of this town the present condition
and reason for the strike.-
Funeral of Mr. McCoy
Held; Resolutions Are
Adopted by Democrats
Funeral services fof William F.
McCoy were held this afternoon at
2 o'clock, from the home, 261 For
ster street. The Rev. H. W. A. Han
son had charge of the services. Mr.
McCoy who was one of the oldes
members of the Veteran Firemen's
Association in the city and a veteran
railroad man. The Central Demo
cratic Club of which Mr. McCoy was
a member, passed resolutions of be
reavement.
FUNERAL OF .MR. ROBINSON
Funeral services for David T. Rob
inson, aged 82, who died yesterday
at the'home of his son, Alfred Rob
inson, of Lancaster, will be held on
Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock at
the United Brethren Church at
Mountvlllo. He is usrvived by five
Sons.
Credit Men Will Probably
FoVm Permanent Body
A Harrisburg Association of Credit
Men will probably result from a
meeting held Thursday night In the
recreation room of the Moorhead
Knitting Company. Forty-five promi
nent Harrisburg businessmen at
tended the meeting.
A temporary organization was ef
fected with It. W. Moorhead, as
president, and 11. B. Lau, credit man
ager of the same company, secretary.
President Moorhead appointed the
following committees to draw up
the bylaws Carl Dean.* B. N. Her
man, E. J. Brady, Joceph Claster and
Frank Class. The association will be
affiliated with the National Associa
tion of Credit Men.
T. H. Trego and Justin Henderson,
of New York City, representatives of
the national association, addressed
the meeting and explained the work
and objects of "the organization.
WARMER WEATHER COMING
Washington, May 12.Weather pre
dictions for the week beginning Sun
day, Slav 13, issued by the Weather
Bureau to-da.v are: Middle Atlantic
States: Cool first part of the week;
rising temperatures Tuesday and
Wednesday and considerably warmer
thereafter. Generally fair except that
local rains are probable about Thurs
day.
Everybody Jack's Friend;
Guardian For Squirrels
£ ■
"JACK" v
"Jack" is dead, ami "Jill" is pin
ing away because of the loss of her
mate.
These two dogs have been in the
family of William H. Rife for 15
years. During Mr. Rife's proprietor
ship of Hotel Rife. "Jack and Jill,"
were a favorite with all patrons.
These dogs were friends of every
body. good natured and delighted in
watching pedestrians from the ho
tel window. Before "Jack" became
too old to run fast he was self-ap
pointed guardian for the squirrels in
Capitol Park. The appearance of
\
any other dog in the park fas a sig
nal for "Jack" to get busy. It was
inside the hotel he gave notice that
something was wrong on the out
side. Many a cur has been chased
out of the par kby "Jack." Since the
latter's deatfi, "Jill" has refused to
leave the house, and is not expected
to live long.
Hundreds Attend Annual
Past Master's Night of
Cumberland Star Lodge
The annual Pastmasters' night of
Cumberland Star Lodge, No. 197, F.
and A. M., of Carlisle, was held last
evening.
Prominent Masons and officials of
the fraternity were present from
Xew York, Brooklyn, Austin, Texas,
Washington, D. C., Missoula, Mont.;
Albuquerque. New Mexico; Boston,
Philadelphia, Reading, Harrisburg,
Lancaster, York and other points of
Central Pennsylvania, as well
from all the lodges of the Cumber
land Valley.
The principal speakers were N.
Franklin Heckler, superintendent, of
Masonic Homes, Elizabethtown;
Senator Scott S. Lei by, of Harris
burg, President New Era Printing
! Company, Lancaster, and Samuel M.
I Goodyear. D. D. G. M., of Carlisle.
John C. Wagner, P. M., of Newport
I Lodge, was toastmastcr.
Several hundred members of the
fraternity were present.
The manquet hall was decorated
with large American flags, (the walls
being entirely covered) and a pro
| fusion of greens—larel and rhodo
dendron, the ceiling fastooned with
an abundance of red, white and
! blue streamers of crepe paper, which
i clung to the chandeliers of vari-col
ored light. The tables were beauti
ful with small American flags, red,
white and blue candles and cut flow
ers.
ARRESTED FOR TREATING
IIIS HORSE CHILLY
Harry Wilvert, a farmer from near
Dauphin, charged with cruelty to a
I horse, was fined ?10 and costs this
morning before Alderman Edward
J. Hilton. The charge was brought
I by Charles J. O'Donnell,, cruelty offl
i cer. Wilvert came to Harrisburg
j yesterday afternoon and left his
horses in a livery stable. A short
time afterwards the one horse drop
ped from exhaustion. An investiga
' tion by O'Donnell indicated that the
horses had not been fed enough to
sustain life and the shoulders under
the collarbone were wore in ulcers.
The horse was shot and Wilvert
spent the night ir. jail.
TRACTORS SHIPPED TODAY
City Commissioner E. Z. Gross
received word by telegram to-day
that the tractors for the three horse
drawn steam flreengines in the city
department have just been shipped.
Mechanicians will be sent here as
soon as the tractors arrive so that
• t"he engines can be overhauled and
the motor apparatus attached.
ACCEPTS POSITION
Carl B. Sarvls. a member of the
choir of the Fourth Reformed Church
of tills city, has accepted the position
of chorister of the St. Andrew's Re
formed Church of Penbrook. He will
enter upon his duties to-morrow.
TO REMODEL HOUSE
Guistino D. Agostine took out a
permit yesterday to remodel the
three-story brick house at 118 South
Second street and make alterations
to the store front. The contractor is
M. L. Grossman. The Improvements
will cost *1,200.
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Compensation
Act Blanks
For the convenience of law
yers and small corporations
we have arranged In book
form a quantity of Accident
Blanks sufficient for a year's
supply. Sent to any addfess
on receipt of price, *1 *OO.
The Telegraph
Printing Co.
Printing, Binding, Designing,
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HARRISBURG, PA.
MAY 12,1017.
Boston Gives Joffre
$150,000 For Fatherless
Children of France
Boston, May 12.Marshal Joffre and
members of Die French mission ac
companying him, arrived here from
New York shortly before 8 a. m. to
day. They left the train at the south
members of the official reception
I committee and an escort of the Na
tional 1-uncers. A ci-owd In the sta
, tlon and the surrounding streets
j chepred the visitors.
The climax of the parade was
planned to come on Boston Com
mons. This was the presentation to
Marshal Joffre of a gold casket con
taining an order for than $150,000 I
i contributed by New England citizens
toward the support of fatherless
j children of France. Little Mary
Curley, daughter of the Mayor, was
chosen to make the presentation.
CONFEII ON SEWA'tili IM.AN'S
James H. Fuertes, consulting engi
neer, New YOI-K, will notify City Com
missioner William H. Lynch next
week whether he will make the
changes In plans fora city sewage
disposal plant as required by tha
State' Health Department.
Commissioner Lynch, with City En
gineer >l. B. Cowden, conferred yes
terday with Engineer Fuertes, who
made the original plans for the plant.
Changes ordered by the state depart
ment were given to Mr. Fuertes, who
will make a thorough study of the re
quirements.
REALTY TRANSFERS
Henry N. Rowe to Charles Nei
: man, Washington township, $510;
Lewis Jacks to Joanna Baumbach,
Middletown, SSO; M. S. Hershey to
Kathryn R. Yost, $2,500, Derry town
ship; Albert H. Jmboden, et al., to
Edith Kautz, Derry township, $1,200;
John E. Mors ticks heirs to J. Frank
and Mary E. Horstick, Swatara
township, $1; C. F. Copenhaver to
E. Ray Worrall, 2623 North Sixth
street, $10; Michael H. Melvln to
Mary A. Melvln, 1257 Walnut street,
$2,800.
ANNOUNCEMENT
To the Public:
So long as possible we have maintained
STANDARD bread at its regular price, suf
fering reduced profits by reason of unprece
dented high prices of ALL materials incident
to the baking of bread.
We continued to maintain our regular
price, still optimistic concerning the high
price situation, sincerely believing and trust
ing that a break must come—thus lowering
the cost of materials and the consequent
maintaining of the regular price.
But these extraordinary conditions have
held longer than ve anticipated.
The Price of Flour Has Gone Even Higher
Think of flour at sl6 as against a normal
price of $4.50!
To now continue to bake bread under these
conditions means to do so art*arftnatieial loss.
Therefore, it has become necessary for us
to re-adjust our prices in order to maintain
STANDARD quality.
Beginning Monday, May 14th, the
STANDARD loaf and other small loaves of
bread will now retail at six cents the loaf;
the NEW ERA and other large loaves of
bread will now sell at twelve cents the loaf.
We thank you for your past interest and
favors and solicit a continuance of your pat
ronage.
STANDARD BAKING COMPANY
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The greatest 4-cylinder car on earth for
the price $875.00
Six-cylinder model $1,250.00
[DUPLEX!
4-wheel drive Trucks
HARRISBURG AUTO CO.
Third and Hamilton Streets
COMPENSATION
ACT BLANKS
For the convenience of lawyers and small
corporations we have arranged in book form
a quantity of Accident Blanks sufficient for
a year's supply. Sent to any address on re
ceipt of price, SI.OO.
THE TELEGRAPH
PRINTING CO.
HARRISBURG, PA.
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E. J. Hockenbury Is
Selected to Do Big
Work For Red Cross
E. J. Hockenbury of Harrisburg,
one of the best known Y. M. C. A.
campaigners In the country, has been
cosen by the national leaders of the
Red Cross to do emergency organi
zation work of a very Important
character. Mr. Hockenbury was
urged to take the appointment In a
message received to-day and at once
announced thhat he would cancel all
other plans to take up this work.
The message from headquarters Is
as follows:
The telegram Is as follows:
"President Wilson yesterday ap
pointed war council of seven, headed
by Henry P. Davison, of J. p. Morgan
Company to administer national war
I fund for relief emergency presented
abroad and imminent here. Not a
moment dare be lost in preparing our
selves, and prominent businessmen
throughout the United States are call
ed to conference at Red Cross head
quarters, Washington, May 18, and
there la> plans for the national cam
paign tffnder leadership of Seward
Pressor, chairman finance committee,
and C. S. Ward, secretary. You have
been suggested for Important service
in this connection and are hereby re
quested to immediately secure release
from regular duties in time to attend
Washington conference and for four
weeks or less thereafter give whole
time to national compalgn. Please
consider this imperative national call
in the 11Klit of emergency and wire
Seward Prosser, care National Head
quarters, that he and his committee
may count upbn you for assistance.
Fuller details of plans will be for
warded later. Wire soon as possible
whether you will attend Washington
conference on the eighteenth.
"Seward Prosser, Chairman Finance
I Committee.
I "Henry P. Davison, Chairman War
Council. • '
j "Charles S. Ward, Secretary Amerl-
I can National Red Cross."