PARK EXTENSION TO GO THROUGH Bill Is on the Senate Calendar and Will Be Pushed Right Along This Week The Woodward provemont of the f! the hands of the Governor at the end of tho week. The amount was fixed by the Gover nor In consultation with State offi cials and legislators and its approval Is assured. The companion bill will be acted upon in the House this week and also go to the Governor. The Harrisburg institutional ap propriations are scheduled 10 reach the Governor the end of the week. Those which passed the House are on the Senate calendar and the var ious Reidleman bills together with the Millersbnrg bridge bill are on the first reading calendar. This week will sec the end of the ippropriation bills except a few In the House. The military bills and others of general importance are (veil on the way in the Senate. The bill for the new western In sane hospital at Blalrsvillo will be re ported for $500,000. To Attend Dedication. Governor Brumbaugh and a number of legis lators will attend ,the dedication of the Washington arch at Valley Forge to-morrow. The Governor is in Philadelphia to-day. To Furnish Kstiniate. —State In surance Fund Board will to-day fur nish an estimate of the money need ed to run the fund to the approprl itions committee. The plan is to When the Skin Seems Ablaze With Itching and Burning There's just one thing to do. If your skin seems ablaze with the fierv burning and itching of Eczema, real and lasting relief can only come from treatment that goes below the surface—that reaches down to the very source of the trouble. So-called skin-diseases come from a disordered condition of the blood, and the prop er treatment is through the blood. Search far and near, and you can 111 ■■ mm—— H I You bet—this cigarette i I goes further than taste I It certainly does. It pleases the taste, 1 sure enough. But that isn't all. It steps out and delivers to smokers the one thing they've always wished a cigarette would deliver— Chesterfields "get across", they let you know you are smoking—they ''Satisfy "! Yet, they 're Mild. It's the new blend of pure, natural Im ported and Domestic tobaccos that's what gives you this new smoking-enjoy ment. And the blend can't be copied. Buy a package of Chesterfields and see! I 20forlO* I Chesterfield I -e/Zfir/'b CIGARETTES 8 I IMPORTEDai DOMESTIC} I MONDAY EVENING) make the fund self supporting after January 1-. Plant Not Trees. State Forestry department officials, who are making up lists of applications trees for next year are suggesting that people who have been writing for information regarding planting of horse chestnut trees should plant real nut trees-. Plans have been made for planting cherry trees along some stretches of State highways on forest reserves as suggested by Governor Brumbaugh and the department is now suggesting that Instead of horse chestnuts that people plant hickory, walnut or pecan nut trees. On State lands there has been extensive plant ing of cherry trees and nut trees. Including some beech and hickory, to provide food for game on the State preserves. "Kxams" Are On. Examinations In the State Normal schools will be held this week In ten of the schools. To-day they are being hold In Bloomsburg, Slippery Rock, Lock Haven and Mansfield! Wednesday at Kutztown and MlllersvlUe; Thurs day at East Stroudsburg, Edlnboro, Shippensburg and Indiana, and on lJune 27 at C.Marion. West Chester was held early in the month. What Is Rural Service. The question of what shall constitute the number of persons to be accommo dated on a rural telephone line is to be argued this week before the Pub lic Service Commission in complaints against the Buck Valley Rural Tele phone Company. The company con tends that Its line is crowded and to put on more would bo inconve nient. O'Netl Refuses OlTer.—lnsurance Commissioner O'Nell has refused the offer to settle the Pittsburgh Life and Trust Company as made by the di rectors. Would Like the Seed. —Secretary of Agriculture Patton said to-day that he would like to get hands on some ninety-day corn. There is a big demand for It, ho says. Board On Wednesday.—Tho Board of Pardons will meet Wednesday, when the last session for the sum mer will be held. Hope for Gretna. —Hope has not been iihandoned at the Capitol that the bulk of the National Guard will mobilize at Mount Gretna next month. Organizations without regi mental armories in other states have been sent to central points. not find a blood remedy that ap proaches S. S. S. for real efficiency. It has been on the market for fifty years, during which time it has been giving uniform satisfaction for ail manner of blood disorders. If you want prompt and lasting relief, you can rely upon £. S. S. For expert advice as to the treatment of your own individual case, write to-day to Chief Medical Adviser, Swift Specific Co., Dept. M 214, Atlanta, Ga. NEWS OF S HAVE SB,OOO FOR RED CROSS FUND This Amount Was Subscribed nt Opening of Campaign at Noon Today The drive for Steelton's share of the $100,000,000 Red Cross fund was started officially this afternoon, following a luncheon in the head- Quarters, in Harrisburg street, at noon, when the work was assigned to the five teams. Official announcement was made at the luncheon that SB,OOO had been subscribed to the $20,000 fund which the committee has set ou to get. Mr, and Mrs. Bent have contrib uted $5,000, and each of the Steelton banks SI,OOO. The report to-morrow at noon i sexpected to reach $15,000. Several hundred names were dis tributed among the teams to-day and at least half of these will be asked for their contributions in the next twenty-four hours. Much is being done by the com mittee in the way of advertising the campaign. Large posters have been placed in business places, calling the attention o fthe people. The teams and their captains as they lined up for the drive to-day are as follows: Dr. John A. McCurdy, captain, Ira Myers, Ross M. Frey, Ja cob Yoselowitz and James P. Det weiler; Prof. L. E. McGinnes, cap tain, W. E. Abcrcromble, W. P. Mc- Ginnis, O. M. Long, B. P. McNair, Jr.; T. J. Nelly, captain, Postmaster M. M. Cusack, Walter Keister, J. H. Gerdes and R. M. Rutherford; M. A. Cumbler, captain, Mark Mumma, O. C. Bishop, T. L. Gruber and W. H. Nell; T. T. McEntee, captain, Frank Bobbins, E. F. Entwisle, G. O. Vlck ery and Qulncy Bent. Two Playgrounds Opened This Morning; Meeting of Commission Tonight Adding equipment to the various playgrounds, arranging for the open ing of four grounds and appointment of several instructors are the high points of the special meeting called for this evening by Chairman Davis. The session will be held in the Coun cil chamber. The Fothergill play ground, in charge of Miss Jennie Green, opened this morning, and sev eral hundred children took advan tage of the sport and made merry all day. The Hygienic grounds, in charge of Miss Adella Fisher, opened this afternoon at 1.30 o'clock. No special ceremonies marked the opening. Su pervisor Irwin was in charge of both openings. tefcRRISBURG t&Sf&kl TELEGRAPH Thomas Gardner Assumes Duties of Police Chief; Meeting of Patrolmen Thomas V, Gardner, elected chief of police last Monday night by coun cil, assumed his duties this morn ing. Burgess Wlgfield has called a meeting of th eentlro police depart ment at headquarters this evening to give each man a chance to meet the new chief and to organize and map out plans whereby the department can give Steelton better protection. Acting Chief Leon Hand will go back to his old position at night sergeant In the next few days. The police department has a cow In its possession which wa® found tied to a fence at Second and High land streets this morning. Accord ing to a foreigner two negroes were leading the cow and when they saw him left the animal and fled. The department will turn tne animal over to the owner If Information Is made. Chief of Police Gardner said this morning that he intends to break up street corner loitering In the early part of the evening. Arrests will fol low if the wornlngs of patrolmen are not heeded, the chief said. SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS SOCIAL A social was held by Class No. 4 of the Centenary United Brethren Sunday school at the home of Mrs. Harry Billet, After a program of music and readings, luncheon was served to Mrs. Pisle, Miss Cora Pisle, Mrs. Tuckey, Mrs. Dora Green, Mrs. Colestock, Mr. and Mrs. Nunemake'r, Mrs. Edward Hershey, Mrs. Steever, Mrs. Hadley, Mrs. Wagner, Mrs. An derson, Miss Cara Hummel, Mr. and Mrs. Mohler, Mrs. Harry Beidel, Mrs. Geiger, Mrs. Hurst, Mrs. Mot ter, Mrs. Mary Beidel, Mrs. Doug las, Miss May Dougals, rs. Fair, Mrs, Nauss, Miss Beatrice Donnelly, Miss Leona Prowell, Mrs. House holder, Mrs. Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Btllett, Myron BUlett and Miss Gladys Billett. LUTHERAN NOTES A meeting of the St. John's Lu theran Church Couhcll will be held this evening. To-morrow evening at 6.30 o'clock the Boys' Club will hlko over the sur rounding country. Wednesday afternoon at 2.30 o'clock the annual cradle roll recep tion will be held. Thursday at 1.30 o'clock Christian Endeavor Society members will make their annual visit to the Emaus Or phans' Home at Middletown. Thurs day evening the Young People's Mis sionary Society will meet at the home of Mrs. Sylvia Hepler, North Third street, CHURCH WEDDING Miss Nora Mahon and Dennis Con nelly, both of the borough, were married in the St. James' Catholic Church by the Rev. J. C. Thompson, rector. Miss Margaret Hogan was bridesmaid and Michael Connelly was best man. Following a recep tion at the bride's home, Mr. and Mrs. Connelly left on a wedding tour. They will reside in the bor ough on their return. BOY DIES William Rynn, aged 13 .died at the Harrisburg Hospital after a brief ill ness. He Is the son of Mrs. Long necker, 24 Chestnut street. Funeral services will be held Wednesday aft ternoon at 2 o'clock. The Rev. G. N. Lauffer, of the St. John's Lutheran Church, will officiate. Burial will be made at Oberlln. LARGE FUND FOR HOME The St. John's Lutheran Church is doing Its part toward the sup port of the Loysvllle Orphan's Home which is supported by the Lutheran denomination. Yesterday morning an offering of $l3O was taken for this cause. The total amount which will be sent to the home Is |475.25. CORONER'S INQUEST An inquest over the body of George Johnson, who was shot and killed by Ned Rodgers Friday in a South Fourth street boardinghouse will be held by Coroner Eckinger to morrow evening. Rodgers has not been captured by the police. BUSINESSMEN'S MEETING The monthly meeting of the Busi nessmen's Association will be held in the Electric Light Hail to-morrow night at 7.45 o'clock. Routine busi ness is scheduled. OLD RESIDENT DIES Samuel Johnson, ased 70, 437 Lin eolrt street, a resident ol| the borough for many years, died last night from complications. -MIDDLETOWN- ♦ -1 Mrs. Harvey Boer and daughter, Grace, are visiting at Halifax. At a meeting of the M. E. Sunday school board held at the close of the Sunday school yesterday morning the Rev. James Cunningham. H. J. Wickey and N. C. Fuhrman, were elected delegates to the Dauphin County Sabbath Association conven tion at Millersburg, Tuesday and Wednesday, June 26 and 27. At the Sunday school session Miss Blanche Churchman, one of the graduates of the High School was presented with a beautiful Bible from tho Sunday school, by the pastor. The Red Cross Society who held a two days' rummage sale In the R. I. Young room. South Union street. Friday and Saturday, realized sll3. Harry Mayer is visiting at Boston, Mass. The Rev. Fuller Bergstresser, left this morning for Chicago, 111., where he will attend the meeting of the General Synod of the Lutheran Evangelical churches which meet in that city this week. Mrs. H. J. Seeds of Reading, is visiting in town, Charles Myers and son. Howard, spent Sunday at. Philadelphia, where they visited the former's son, Wil lia.ni, who enlisted in the signal corps service. J„ Nelson Weirich of Pittsburgh, visited in town for the past few days. William Weirich of Pike street, will leave for El Paso, Texas, where he will spend several months. John Sites has returned home from Altoona, where he visited his sister, Mrs. Bressler, neither having seen each other for thirty-eight years. D. B. Zorger has returned from a visit to his sister at Strinestown, York county. Mr. and Mrs. Morris Hippie are visiting at Akron, Ohio, Pittsburgh an.d Altoona. Mr. and Mrs. Chauncey Straus, of Reading, visited In town over Sun day. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Weirich, Miss Katie Brandt, Daniel Cain and Miss Kinsay returned from a three days' automobile trip to Gettysburg and York. Kirk Rehwan has returned home from a visit to Mt. Wolf. Troop No. 1 Boy Scouts camped at Clifton Springs, Saturday and Sunday. The Middletown an.d Swatara Wa ter Company which has been making extensive repairs to its plant will turn In water from the reservoir, the water Is being diverted into the filter beds. William Nagle is visiting at Pitts burgh. MANY CANADIANS IN BRITAIN London—There are 40,000 depend ents of Canadian soldiers In this country unable to return to Canada owing to the lack of passenger ac commodation on the few steamers to Canada, They came soon after their men folk when the latter en listed and. In some cases, the men already have returned to Canada wounded or discharged from the army, Others were relatives of sol diers who have been killed there, are anxious to return to relatives, HUIIT IN PECULIAR ACCIDENT Hummelstown, Pa., June 18.—James Murphy and Thomas Jackson, both of Mount Union, while sitting beside the railroad tracks with their feet over the rail on Saturday night, were struck by the Reading passenger train running between Hummelstown and Middletown. Murphy's right foot was badly crushed and had to be am putated at the Harrlsburg Hospital. Jackson escaped -with a few bruises. "WENTS AND "SENTS" Hobart, New Zealand—For the purpose of facilitating army recruit ing, the people have adopted distin guishing names for the two lots of men wha are serving. Those who volunteer are called "The Wents" and those called up bv ballot or con scription "The Sents." On arrival at camp there Is little or no friction be tween the two. FAIR SKINNED REST FIGHTERS London—Fair-skinned people and those with gary or blue eyes have sounder nervous systems than those of dark complexions or dark eyes, in the opinion of the members of the Army Medical Board, which is inves tigating cases of shock from explod ing shells and similar nervous com plaints in the military hospitals. His tories of thousands of cases are be ing tabulated and compared. I "The Live Store" "fr "Always Reliable" I IllMl Who is there that can refuse jii Bl a cause that means so much for I the preservation of our American citizens and jrl our Allies that we may maintain our place as a h fW\ great natior ! ? MUST provide homes for our brave boys in France. mjlt's no summer vacation—they're not > J IjRWPp going to visit friends—but to subdue our enemies I I|L if and to fight for world peace for us—Give your best service by helping to provide for the abso -1 JfeSSIl ' ute necess >^ es * w iH bring victory nearer. Ilf There is nothing spectacular I I r IWM A >%\ I\ about true courage, for one p r II ? does not need to be in th\e - j| J • Hfl' I\ \ Deeds of risk and danger, •|^SSII 1 11l \ thrill for the moment, and VfWlg/y ■Jfiml U J ring Wl^ oppose, but they H ~Sy W 1] mean less to kumanity, have If 8/ I'.* rtfln the steadfast courage SB Rllfl km, that is manifested in the r 'j |||': ||j daily living of other individ' I&| ;;||l\l= : |j | M and doubt. Courage means Wi \, ll Ml I, j conserving strength and '>' 'll ' ' Mi k P V \\\ Sffil 11 j keeping cheerful. Courage In milk 18M gl| B, means praise and steadfast '' lilimin wHi i i rr, ness P ur P ose , keeping j/f l l S ' • '' llbni'W A I / that demands oar attention, ! PT 68 frit i' 1 I I work u)£ have to do, the j 11|'Tjl§gH ; | 111 responsibility we must carry. I|] HIMUTi! |ln \\TfTi I\\ smilinp in the fare of all ~~ 1 lull L 11 1 11 1 obstacles and any disaster. U J^.AuU 304 PA. English Cultivating Ground Vacated by Germans Behind the British Lines In France (Correspondence)—A special de partment attached to British head yi arters has been created for the purpose of superlntendening agri cultural operations In the areas evac uated by the Germans. Work In the fields by soldiers Is largely voluntary. As details of sol diers leave the trenches for the rear, they are Invited to spend their leis ure In agricultural work, which In the spring air and sun of France, i* one of the pleasantetst recreations imaginable. Soldiers who have once lived on a farm or have done farm work "back home" generally Jump nt the opportunity, and it Is surpris ing how many city men are eager to take up work in the fields, even pre ferring It to sports such as football and field athletics. The soldier-farmers are well pro vided with horses, usually artillery or transport horses from the re serves. The British agricultural mil itary staff has gone so far as to se cure Its soldier-farmers cultivators and machinery of British, models which are familiar to them Seeds and necessary fertilizers are also provided In abundance. The army will cultivate something over 30,000 acres this year in the liberated Somme acrea alone. NEW YORK MEN IN GARDENS West Albany, New York— ; At the request of J. E. Finklestein, secre tary of the West Albany Car Depart ment Community Farm Association, the National Emergency Food Gar den Commission, of Washington, has supplied the members of the asso ciation with its food gardon primer to help them In the cultivation of a 1 --ge tract of land. The association is made up of men employed in the cad department of the New York Central railroad. JUNE 18, 1917. AIDS NEED FUNDS Requests for more funds for the ever increasing work of the Asso ciated Aids were made yesterday afternoon by John Yates, secretary of the association, in presenting the report to the board of managers. In support of the plea figures were presented to show the increased amount of social work being done each month. SHIPPING MOKE COAL Gardtff, Wales— More effective measures against the submarines have ben the means of bringing more neutral steamers into the coal ports to load coal for export. Confi dence appears to be growing and coal merchants report an increased inquiry for loading facilities. This is also the case at the various East Coast coal ports. NEW FIRE APPARATUS 1* Palmyra, Pa., June 18.—A new mo tor Are truck was housed by uiu i zen Fire Company of Palmyra, with a big parade on Saturday. Firemen • Harrisburg, Middletown, High point. THE LIBERTY BONDS must be sold in order to carry on the War. Every housewife may buy one or more if she stopf home extravagance and uses food products that go farthest. TETLEY'S India TEA Ceylon is one of the household money savers. Its greater strength and purity make economy a pleasure. spire, Lebanon and other places took part in the ceremonies. Rotarians Hear About Boy Scout Work; Plan For Final Meeting Members of the Harrlsbur* Rotary Club heard an Interesting address on the Boy Scout movement, its incep tion and development, by J. Howard Stine, of Norwood, Mass., who has been engaged by the Harrisburg Boy Scout Council to be Scout Executive in Harrisburg. Mr. Stine has taken offices in the Telegraph building, from which the Scout work In Har risburg will Be directed. The Rotarians will be the guests of E. J. Lewis at the last semimonthly meeting of the summer. They will •••op* at his shoe factory, Relly and Wallace streets, and from there pro ceed to the company's other shoe factory in Wellsvllle, York county, where they will inspect the new building and have supper. 9
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