12 General Goethals Lets Wooden Fleet Bolsters Go Washington, D. C., June 8. —Major- tGaneral Goethals, general manager ( tho emergency fleet corporation, to-day dismissed F. A. Eustls, of Boston* assistant general manager, and F H. Clark, of New York, the two ehglneers who originated the wooden fleet idea. The dismissal of Eustls and Clark '.followed their action of last night In Issuing statements virtually oharg ln* General Goethals with holding "UP the shipbuilding program In the nation's emergency. Eustls and Clark, both engineers, brought the idea or quickly building a great fleet of standardized wooden cargo carriers to combat the sub marine menace to the Shipping Board, but General Goetfials dis approved of It in the main. Ever -since the general became general manager of the fleet cor poration, the Shipping Board's In strument of operation, there has been a great disagreement over whether the ships should be of steel or wood. General Goethals. In the main, favored steel. The Shipping Board gave him absolute authority to decide the question and build the feet. WOMAN OF MIDDLE AGE Mrs. Quinn's Experience Ought to Help You Over the Critical Period Lowell, Mass.—"For the last three years I have been troubled with the ■Change of Life and the bad feelings common at that time. I was In a very nervous con dition, with head aches and pain a good deal of the time so I was un fit to do my work. A friend asked me I to try Lydla E. Pinkham's Vege table Compound, ■ which I did. and It has helped me in every way. I am not nearly so nervous, no head ache or pain. I must say that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Is the best remedy any sick woman can take." —Mrs. Margaret Quinn, Rear 259 Worthen St, Lowell, Mass. Other warning symptoms are a fcense of suffocation, hot flashes, headaches, backaches, dread of im pending evil, timidity, sounds In the ears, palpitation of the heart, sparks hefore the eyes, irregularities, con stipation, variable appetite, weak ress, Inquietude, and dizziness. If you need special advice, write to the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. (confidential), Lynn, Mass. Today and Tomorrow . at Tro 12 in New and Rebuilt Used Pianos and of Standard Makes PIANOS Weaver, good condition SBS Hallet-Davis, splendid shape slls Haines Bros., extra fine ...... $135 T. & C. Fisher, like new $l5O Weser Bros., almost new $195 Frances Bacon, new sample $245 Kimball, practically new $285 Briggs, one of the best S3OO PLAYER-PIANOS Playotone, 88-note, like new $345 Frances Bacon, 88-note, store used $385 Foster & Co., 88-note, new sample $4lO Whitney, 88-note, almost new $455 (36 Musip Rolls & Bench Free) Any of the above bargains may be yours on practically your own terms of payment—if you come early enough. All guaranteed. . J. H. Troup M Troup Building 15 S. Market Sq. Special Club Terms on Vietrolas To-morrow ' FRIDAY EVENING, x WILL ATTEND GENERAL SYNOD Many Lutheran Ministers and Laymen From This Vicinity Plan to Go to Chicago The Lutheran congregations of the city will watch with Interest the ses sions of the biannual convention of the General Synod of the Lutheran Church of the United States, which will open in Unity Lutheran Church, Chicago, June 20. The sessions will conUnue for about ten days. The district embraces all the Lutheran churches from Canada'to the Mason and Dixon line, and from the At lantic to the Pacific. Twenty-four delegations will be present. The East Pennsylvania Synod delegation, of which Harrisburg is the center, will have the largest representation. ) The local pastors who will repre sent the East Pennsylvania Synod are: Chairman, the Rev. Henry VV. A. Hanson, pastor of the Messiah Church: the Rev. L. C. Manges, the Rev. Fuller Bergstresser, Middle town, and the Rev. S. W. Herman; laymen, E. G. Hoover, Dr. Croll Kel ler, Luther Mlnter and George A. Mart*. Other ministers from the vi cinity of the city, who will go with the West Pennsylvania Synod dele gation, are: The Rev. A. R. Steck, Carlisle; the Rev. T. B. Thomas, Chambersburg: the Rev. E. W. Wei gle, Camp Hill; the Rev. H. Hall Sharp, Mechanicsburg. To Travel on Special On Sunday evening,' June 17, the local delegation will leave the city for the convention. A Lutheran Spe cial, comprised wholly of Pullman cars, will he made up at the Penn sylvania Railroad station, to take the local representatives west. The dele gations from the New York Synod, the Maryland Synod, West Pennsyl vania Synod, Central Pennsylvania Synod and the Allegheny Synod will also leave on this train. The Rev. Mr. Hanson will cover the sessions for the HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH, and his articles will appear during the session. To Start Recruiting State Police Quota The State Police Department will start to recruit up to the strength au thorized by the bill recently approved authorizing addition of 102 men to the force. The first examinations will he held this month and it is expected to add the new men to existing troops and not to form new organizations. Many of the men who were on the original waiting list have gone into the army or the National Guard. BAH MEMBERS PICNIC More than fifty members of the Paupin County Bar Association held their annual pk-nic to-day at Ingle nook. The party left the city at 11 o'clock In automobiles despite the threatening weather. Luncheon was served when the men arrived and the afternoon was spent in games and sports. Dinner will be served in the evening before the party re turns. SHOWS HOW CITY CAN SAVE ON HOSE Lowest Bidder Points Out Way to Get Larger Supply Considerable interest has been aroused in the purchase of $6,000 worth of hose for the city *re de partment, which has been pending for weeks. * The HARRISBURG TELE GRAPH is in receipt of a lttter from H. J. Behr, manager of the mechanical department of the B. F. Goodrich Rubber Company, lowest bidder on the contract tor. the hose, endeavoring to show how the city can save money and at the same time get a much larger supply for the sum to be expended. Th letter has been in the hands of the HARRISBURG TELE GRAUH for some time, but its pub lication was delayed because of the illness of City Commissioner E. Z. Gross, superintendent of the park and fire departments, who is now recovering. It is understood Mr. Gross will have a statement to make in connection with awarding of the contract, probably at the meeting of Council next Tuesday. The letter explaining the situa tion follows: To the Editor: Commissioner Gross is confront ed with the problem of making an Intelligent and economical selection from about fifteen or eighteen dif ferent brands of fire hose. We have put In, as you know, a bid of "8 cents on the same grade of hose we furnished the city of Philadel phia. Two other brands of* hose, we are led to believe, are being fa vorably considered. These brands cost SI.OO per foot. It seems to us that from the standpoint of fairness for both Harrisburg and those who have bid on this hose, every bid submitted should be carefully weighed on its merits. Politics and partisanship should play no part and it is on this basis that we i>oe addressing you. There is absolute ly nothing mysterious about fire hose. The quality of fire hose can be determined Just as accurately as you can determine the quality of a suit of clothes, a piece of furniture or the kitchen stove. The first thing to consider is the Integrity and reliability of the manufacturer mak ing the goods. We, ourselves, have been making fire hose for over forty-seven years. We have the largest rubber factory in the world; we are growing still larger and with our growth we have maintained a reputation for reliability and qual ity of goods that is surpassed by no other manufacturer in our line. Tests Determine Quality In the second place, the quality of fire hose can be accurately deter mined by physical tests. Practical ly all fire hose Is submitted to a 400-pound pressure when it is pur chased, but this is no test at all, since any cheap, shoddy hose would meet this requirement. The life of fire hose Is determined by the qual ity of the rubber tube. The tube of fire hose should, therefore, be care fully examined to make sure that it is real rubber and not shoddies and reclaimed stocks which deterio rate rapidly. Here in Philadelphia all samples of fire hose submitted on the last bid were most rigidly in spected and our hose, which is the same we are offering Harrisburg, showed a quality In the tube which was not surpassed by other hose costing as much as SI.OO per foot. For your Information, we are at taching a complete schedule of the tests as they were made here, so that you can see how accurately and how decisively the quality of fire hose can be determined. Must Consider Seniee The third point to consider is the service wltlch a certain make of flre hose will give. Since wf have been making hose for more than forty seven years, that, in itself, is proof that our hose stands up, or we would not continue to sell it. The city of Boston has just purchased its elev enth consecutive order of Goodrich hose. I>ast August the city of New York purchased forty-nine thousand feet of our hose. In October Phil adelphia purchased twenty-six thou sand feet of the same hose we are offering Harrisburg. There is not an important city in the country where Goodrich hose is not being used. In Wilmington we have hose in service which is over seventeen years old. We have offered hose to Harria burg at 78 cents per foot and against this we understand two brands are being considered more favorably at SI.OO per foot. We contend, and we think we can prove by test that the quality of our 78-cent hose is su-i perior to the two SI.OO brands that are being favored. This being the case, on what possible grounds would Mr. Gross be justified in pay ing SI.OO per foot for hose when he can purchase the same or better quality for 78 cents? If this mat ter is going to be intelligently and fairly settled, so far as the taxpay ers of Harrisburg are concerned. It ought to be settled on the basis of merit. We are the lowest bidders on high quality hose for Harris burg. We see no reason why Har risburg should be penalised 12 cents per foot because ot politics. The mere obtaining of this small order for flre hose will not amount to a great deal with us one way or the other. It will, however, be a distinct victory for us if we can ef fect In Harrisburg what we did in Philadelphia, namely, an honest four-square examination of flre hose bids and samples and then an awarding of the contracts on merit only. Yours very truly, The B. P. Goodrich Rubber Co., H. J. BBHH, Manager Mechanical Dept. HARRY W. LAI'VER DIBS Harry W. Lauver, aged 26. son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Lauver, died Tuesday evening at 8.30 o'clock'at his home, 2242 Atlas street. He Is sur vived by a wife and two children, George and Rose Anna May; and his sisters, Mrs. Oscar Graham, Pen brook; Mrs. Edmond Hess, 413 South' Sixteenth street, and Miss Blanche Lauver, 2113 Moore street, and two brothers, George E. Lauver, Penbrook, and Nelson Lauver, 2113 Moore street. Funeral services were held at 2 o'clock from the late place of resi dence, the Rev. Joseph Daugherty of the Sixth Street United Brethren Church officiating, assisted by the Rev. A. S. Williams, Camp Curtin Me morial Methodlßt Church. Burial will be made In Paxtang Cemetery, I*oo POUNDS OF WIRE STOLEN Almost 1,000 pounds of wire were stolen last night from the warehouse of the Belt Telephone Company at Ninth and Paxton streets. The loss was not known until this morning and a report to the police department gave the detectives a late start on the case. It is believed a wagon was used to haul the wire away. TO ELECT TEACHERS Camp Hill, Pa., June B.—Teacher of aclenee and for the second and third grades will be elected at a meeting of the Camp Hill acbool ibpftrd ibU •veala*. HABKMBURO TELIX3RXPH HALF OF THOSE WHO SIGN ROLLS CLAIM EXEMPTION These Include All Married Men and Others in State and National Offices Washington, June 8. —When the office of the Provost Marshal Gen eral closed last night only seven states and the District of Columbia had made complete reports of Tues day's registration. These complete reports showed that 816,407 had registered, as against the census estimate for that territory of 848,917. This very slight falling off in seven states was en couraging to the Provost Marshal's staff. They said it indicated that the promised 10,000,000 would be forthcoming. Returns came in so slowly that anything approaching a conclusive estimate is prevented, but the offi cials are now satisfied that the en rollmen has fulfilled expectations. Fifty Per Cent. Claim Exemptions A feature of the few complete re turns is in the high percentage of indicated exemptions, averaging ap proximately 50 per cent, of the total registration. Officials pointed out, however, that this did not mean actual ex emptions, as the indicated figures include all married men and those in executive, judicial or legislative office. Until exemption regulations have been promulgated, it will be impossible to say how many of these will be included in those to be marked oft the military rolls. The one conclusive result of the registration that cannot be altered In the slightest degree by any pos sible variation from the estimates is that millions of young Americans have put In their names, claiming no exemptions and stating no reason for release from war service.. In regard to the married men, Secretary Baker said, that in all the letters he had received on the sub ject of exemption, not one even suggested that marriage should es tablish a class exemption. He add ed that it was not the purpose of the department to make such a rul ing, but that individual cases would be dealt with on their merit, no mat ter what the reason for exemption might be. BUYS ax PERSONAL EFFECTS OF LATE EX-SHERIFF SELLERS W. K. Meyers, an attorney of this city, to-day bought in the personal effects of the late Sheriff Charles Sellers, of Dauphin, for S9OO. Max well Hite was the auctioneer, under the direction of Deputy Sheriff Bur ton R. Speas. Yesterday Mr. Mov ers bought the old Dauphin Hotel, part of the Sellers esttae, for $760, and carrying a $5,000 mortgage. OPEN SIGNAL CORPS RECRUITING OFFICES Lieutenant Douglass Macfarland and H. E. Bradley arrived in the clt yat noon to-day to examine appli cants for the United States Signal Corps. They had offices for the aft ernoon in the Cumberland Valley Telephone Company, at 227 Walnut street. Several applications have been received from nearby towns. MANUFACTURERS ORGANIZE At a well-attended meeting of the Dauphin county members of the Pennsylvania Manufacturers' Asso ciation, at the Harrisburg headquar ters last evening, a county organisa tion was formed, with R. W. Moor head, of the Moorhead Knitting Com pany, president. Offices were estab lished in the Franklin Building, in charge of Charles Dowhower, secre tary. MARTY O'TOOI.E HOME Martth J. O'Toole, who has been 111 in the Lancaster Hospital, has re turned to his home in this city. Use McNeil's Pain Extermlnajtor. —Ad. ENTERTAINED AT SM Marysville, Pa.. June B.—Miss Sara L. Eppley entertained with Ave hun dred at her home in Front street the following guests: Miss Chattle Geib, Miss Estella Deckard, Miss Catherine BOOKCASES INSTALLED Camp Hill, Pa., June B.—Sectional bookcases to be used in storing ref erence books were Installed in the High school rAomi to-day. Lemons Whiten the Skin Beautifully! Make Cheap Lotion H H ■ Hip The juice of two freah lemons strained into a bottle containing three ounces of orchard white makes a whole quarter pint of the most re markable lemon skin beautifler at about the cost one must pay for a small Jar of the ordinary cold creams. Cai"e should be taken to strain the lemon Juice through a line cloth so no lemon pulp gets in, then this lotion will keep fresh for months. Every woman knows that lemon Julca Is used to bleach and re move such blemishes as freckles, sal lowness and tan, and Is the Ideal skin softener, smoothener and beau tHler. , Just try it! Make vp a quarter pint of this sweetly fragrant lemon lotion and massage It dally Into the face, neck, arms and hands. It should na turally help to whiten, soften, fresh en, and bring out the hidden roses and beaqty of any skin, it is won derful for rough, red hands Tour druggist will sell three ounces of orchard white at little cost, and *iy grocer will supply the lemon*.— Adv. NEED OF BATH HOUSE FOR CITY IS EMPHASIZED Playground Supervisor Points to Importance of Better Facilities of a municipal bathhouse to accommodate several thousands was emphasized to-day by Earl C. Ford, of Louisville, recently appointed playground supervisor for the city. Praising Harrisburg's complete system of playgrounds and the sys tematic organisation of the scheme, Mr. Ford said that the only thing which is lacking to make the city a leader in this field of recreational activities is a large bathhouse and a bathing beach. There is probably no other branch of recreation which everyone, both old and young, enjoys so much. Even though the city has no bathing facilities provided, special attention will be ,>aid this summer to this branch of the work." Three Plots Opened While Mr. Ford has only been n the city a short time he has mado * c f, re ' u ' "tudy of the playground facilities and three of the plots have already been opened. These are at Twelfth street, with Miss Mary Brax ton In charge; Reservoir, Miss Eve lyn Joyce in charge, and Sycamore, Others will be opened as the demand increases. Announcement of ap pointments of other instructors will be made In the next few days. Park Commissioner E. Z. Gross and Assistant V. Grant Forrer will probably take up the question of pro viding additional bathing facilities this year, it is believed that tents may be placed, along the river wall If this plan can be worked out, since Council refused to grant the 15,000 appropriation for a suitable bath house. Y. M. C. A. War Fund Is Nearing $12,000 Mark The T. M. C. A. war work fund is gradually growing. The Harrisburg amount reaches within a few dollars of $12,000, with the women at pres ent writing the wtnners. The men have subscribed $5,935 and the ladles $fi,001.75. Others who have not contributed to this fund may do so yet for a few days. COMPLAINT AGAINST P. R. R. Complaint that the Pennsylvania Railroad Company is not providing for the output of the t-onman whaft Mining Compsnv, of ne.r Portage. was filed with the Pub lic Service Commission to-day. The company set forth that it has request ed better facilities, but has not re ceived them and that it Is handicapped because it is increasing Its output Treason's Twilight Zone Aid and comfort to our German enemy assume a peculiarly insidious and subtle form, as we are warned by leading papers in various parts of the country, by the attempts of certain journals to con fuse the minds of the American people about our motives in entering the war, and to implant seeds of suspicion and distrust concerning our Allies. On this subject the Chicago Herald very clearly and strongly says, "It's about-time for the ham stringers that are lurking in the tall grass and the sabotagists who are trying to throw monkey wrenches into the war machinery, to shut off and up or look for unpleasant consequences." In THE LITERARY DIGEST for June 9th, the leading article discusses from all angles this new kind of German propaganda which the St. Louis Post-l3ispatch notes is found not so much in the German-language press, as in certain English-language newspapers in German communities. This is only one article among many which will be of unusual interest to the American reading public. Other topics are: America on the Battle-Front Von Hindenburg Belittles Our Military Effectiveness, While Maximilian Harden Warns Germany That Our Entrance Into the War Is Not to Be Taken Lightly Our Prospect of "Bonds or Bondage" Sermons the Trench-Fighters Want Our "Wooden Fleet" Shrinks Censoring the Press Canada to Adopt the Draft How Germany Helps "Pan-America" War and the Dope Habit Our Commission toßussia m* | . /\ij n m The Return of the Wooden Merchant Ship Making Over Old Rub New Use, For Old Sleeping-Crs An Art Exhibition With a Punch Dramatic Masterpiece as a Mile-Stone Martyring a Newspaper Salvationist "Soldiers of the Soil" A Plea For the Small Church The Friends Unfriendly to Slackers An Exceedingly Interesting Collection of Illustrations A Mental Tonic That Ensures Breadth of Vision Even the best and most broad-minded of us, if we live tonic, such a vitalizing stimulus every one of us may constantly in one place, meet the same people, and pur- obtain in IHELI J b.RARY DIGEST, which clarifies sue the same round of daily duties and pleasures, are on <f s news-impressions, corrects one's world-perspective ... . . . . . and gradually develops in ones nnnd a sane philosophy apt to become parochial, to miss the wide sweep of the of cu^rent historv . It giv<sß vou thc ncvvs of aU countries winds of thought and progress that blow about the on all subjects, impartially and interestingly, and indulges • earth. Thus situated, we need some mental tonic, some in no personal preachments. Clean, sane, and ' clear invigorating stimulus from without to bring us into visioned, it puts you in weekly touch with the throb harmony with the onward march of events. And such a bing life of the world. Make trial of it to-day. June 9th Number on Sale To-day—All News Dealers—lo Cents "VTTpTTTQ "pv"ni A T T7i"p Q m *y now obt * n copies of "The Literary Digest" from our local agent IN JO* W jLIvO in their town, or where there is no agent, direct from the Publishers. (||| Digest FUNK & WAGNALLS COMPANY (Pnbiishen of the Fa mora NEW Standard Dictionary), NEW YORK • NEWSPAPERMEN HOLD DINNER Leg i slative Correspondents Have Many Distinguished Guests at Affair The Pennsylvania legislative cor- j respondents, the men who are re-' porting the General Assembly for | the newspapers of the state and the big press associations of the coun try, held their eleventh biennial din ner at the Harrisburg Club last night. Governor Brumbaugh, President Pro Tern Reidleman, Speaker Baldwin, Auditor General Snyder, State Treas-. urer Kephart, Senators Sproul and Vare. Secretary W. Harry Baker, of the Senate, and Private Secretary W. H. Ball were the guests. Lieutenant A Special Sale of Linen Dresses fSO Net DRESSES 7 08 Value $18.50 Saturday 50 Linen Dresses Value $12.50 Sat. Only . Mj ||SWy\ ,SO VOILES AT qc If J Former Value $7.98 V f 100 White $1.50 Skirts §S C 10 LINEN SUITS $7 93 VHjFll? 4 Silk Taffeta Suits Value $19.98 Saturday For V IS" "JJ" ' Street Street JUNE 8, 1917. Governor McClaln, who is an honor- I ary member, sat with the workers I and helped with the dinner. Thomas M. Jones, the dean of the I association, and Its president, pre sided, and there being "no reporters | present," the talk was free and un- | | confined-. Four members of the ns sclatlon who had registered for the selective draft came in for com mendation by the Governor and Sen ator Sproul, who used to be a re porter and owns a newspaper, in a ringing speech told of what the newspapers had done to make the registration and bond sales such suc ' cesses. I Letters were received by the com - i jmittee in charge from a number of I former correspondents, among: them I R. W. Herbert, Greensburg; John F. j Short, Clearfield; John P. Dwyer and , W. A. Connor, Philadelphia; E. 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