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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
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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. .
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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.
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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. J.I
Stackpole, Harrisburg, and others.
The association was formed in !
IR9B. and some of the state's most
widely-known newspapermen have i
been members, its presidents includ
ing men who write "first page stuff.'' j
In its whole time it has had but two
secretaries.
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