2 COAL OUTPUT IS CLOSE TO RECORD Chief Roderick Says That It Will Not Be Cheaper; Wages Arc Still High Predictions that the price of coal will never be as cheap again as it has been in the last four or Ave years and that while present high prices may be expected to continue for a time there will be a gradual reduc tion in the rates now t charged are made by James E. Roderick, state chief of mines, in his resume of the mining operations in the state during the year 1316. The chief says that the last jscar was one of the most remarkable ever known in the coal business and that the war stimulated it as it did almost everything else, until prices which were unprecedented were paid. The unique feature of long abandoned mines being put into operation to meet the demands of the trade is commented upon and the chief says that coal that could not have been marketed two or three years ago is now bringing fancy prices, while coal is being taken from tho roofs and refuse and sold readily. Cost of mining is increasing through necessity of going after thinner veins and the increases of wages of miners that it is scarcely possible that wages will return to former figures and consequently the price to the consumer will be high as compared with live years ago. Labor troubles are responsible for a decrease in the output of 1916 to extent of 3,000,000 tons and also brought about the necessity of im porting labor from southern states. In many sections men left mines to go Into steel and other mills and f I Wholesale Distributors Witman Schwarz Co. Have That Little Job of Tinning Done Before You Go on Your Vacation Better have that little job of tinning done before you go 011 your vacation. Better have the roof looked after—the spouting fixed—the heater put in condition for fall and winter —or any other work that will have to be done attended to at once. By the time you are back and settled down to usual routine, the busy season for the tinners will begin and you will not be able to get the prompt attention we can give you now. This is the best season to have such work done. Just phone or drop a card to any of the following firms whose reputation for good work and square dealing is a guarantee that your order will be filled to your satisfaction in every way. C. W. Eisenhour, Boyd and Logan Sts., .' Bell Phone 2826 Cleckner & Burke, .. 1226. N. Third St., Bell Phone 911-J D. S. Lowe ...1418 N. Sixth St Bell Phone 3718-J E. W. Weiss 1221 N. Sixth St. Bell Phone 285 Wm. L. Jauss 210 Mulberry St., Bell Phone 1159-M Zeigler & Hays 222 Hunynel St : Bell Phone 3723; Dial 4670 Ralph Weast, Ethel and 18th Sts Bell Phone 4280 J. E. Shenk, Penbrook Bell Phone 2539-K; Dial 4725 Fisher Bros., 1001 Capital St Bell Phone 2298 Members of the Sheet Metal Contractors' Association of Harrisburg. THURSDAY EVENING, operators with demands for all the coal they could produce and with golden prices offered could scarcely obtain men. Production of anthracite coal In 1916 fell below the figures of 1913, 1914 and 1915. but the output of bituminous coal was over 10,000,000 tons ahead of the previous year and only slightly behind the record year of 1913. The figures announced, show the following production: Total 256,- 504.012 tons; bitumninous. 169,123,- 814; anthracite, 87,680,198; coke, 26,428,926. Accidents were 1,001 fatal and nonfatal. Those in the bitu minous region were 436 fatal and 1.806 nonfatal: anthracite region, 565 fatal and 1,510 nonfatal. In both instances there were decreases in the fatal accidents as compared with the previous year. Boy Scout Executive Committee to Organize A meeting of the executive com mittee of the local council of Boy Scouts will be held at the head quarters to-morrow afternoon at 4 o'clock. The organization of the thrco departments will be perfected. The departments are: Administra tion, training and inspection and the court of honor. The members of the executive committee are: William B. Mc- Caleb, president; Samuel P. Eby, secretary; Howard C. Fry, treasur er; George S. Reinoehl, David Tracy, William Jennings, David Dauffman, A. Carson Stamm, J. William Bow man. Henderson Gilbert and E. S. Herman. William B. McCaleb, Jr., a mem ber of Troop ll,' has made applica tion for merit badges in athletics, signaling, lifesavipg and personal health. The application will be sub mitted to the court of honor for ap proval. More Food Registration Chairmen Are Named Mrs. John W. Reily, chairman of the food supply division of the Dau phin County Committee of Public Safety, announced the names of ad ditional chairmen who will assist in tho registration of the women next week. The names of the chairmen ap pointed are: Mrs. R. H. Lyons, 225 South Thirteenth street, Second ward; Mrs. Emma Hayes Heck, Hecktown; Mrs. A. E. Rudy. Rock vtlle; Mrs. W. S. Wanley, Lucknow; Mrs. John Gl Davis, Coxestown; Mrs. Lewis M. Nleffer. Riverside. Meetings were held to-day and others will be held to-morrow to or ganize the various committees which will have charge of the regis tration next week. H. L. COLLINS, "UIRARD." NOW HEAD OF TELEGRAPH Philadelphia, Pa., July 5. The Philadelphia Evening Telegraph an nounces that Herman L. Collins has become 'president of the company and editor in full charge of the newspaper. Mr. Collins was formerly a mem ber of the editorial staff of the Public Ledger. He originated the "Glrard" column in that newspaper four and a half years ago, and has been its sole author ever since. Here after "Girard's" column will appear exclusively every day in the Even ing Telegraph. HCRT IN COLLISION Albert Kaufman, of Philadelphia, sustained a badly cut arm and a possible fracture of a rib, yesterday, when his motorcycle collided with a trolley Car at Third and Peffer streets. He was t&ken to the Harris burg Hospital and later removed to the home of his father-in-law, Peter Bartch. 2148 North Fourth street. HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH PRO-GERMANS ARE GUILTY OF TREASON-T. R. Ex-President Also Denounces Persons Prejudiced Against Men of Teuton Parentage Forest Hill, L 1., July s.—Theodore Roosevelt, in a- Fourth of July oration delivered here, demanded that Ger mnn-Americans and pacifists become outright Germans or outright Ameri cana: that all German newspapers published here bo compelled to print an English translation paralleling all German text in their column* and that the vote be denied In peace time who refuse to render universal service in war time. He declared that the persons in America who champion Germany's cause are guilty of moral treason. On the other hand, he denounced the prejudice against Americans of Ger man descent who are loyal to the United States and said he would have chosen several men of German parent age for officers in his army had he been permitted to raise one. The Colonel spoke in part as follows: "The events of the past three years bring us face to face with the ques tion of whether in the present century we are to continue as a separate na tion or whether we are to become merely a huge polyglot boardlnghouse and countinghouse, in which dollar hunters of twenty different nationali ties scramble for gain, while each really pays his soul-aliegiance to some foreign power. Mornl Treason •> - "Now we are at open war with Ger many, yet many of these persons— supported, of course, by the profes sional pacifists—continue to cham pion Germany's cause as against the cause for which we are fighting. This is moral treason to the Republic, and all who engage In it are, In fact, al though not in law, traitors, who have no right longer to be treated as American citizens. The time has come to Insist that they now drop their dual allegiance and in good faith become outright Germans or outright Ameri cans. They cannot be both; and those who pretend that they are both are merely Germans who hypocritically pretend to be Americans in order to serve Germany and damage America. "At the moment the vital thing to remember about these half-hidden traitors is that to attack America's allies &hile we are at death-grips with a peculiarly ruthless and brutal foe, or to champion that foe as against our allies, .or to apologize for that foe's infamous wrongdings, is to be false to the cause of liberty and to the United Staees. Envenomed Foe "Germany is now our bitter and envenomed foe. She has repeatedly and brutally murdered our women and children and defenseless men. She lias proposed to join with Mexico and Ja pan to dismember us. Her publicists and newspaper writers back up with foul abuse and untruthfulness the efficient brutality which her military men have exercised at our expense and at the expense of the tortured people of Belgium and of northern France. Whoever now upholds or justifies Germany is an enemy of the United States. "Or contrast the brutality shown toward men, women and children on the Lusitania and scores of other ships by the officially directed Ger man submarines with the Alabama's action fifty years previous;. Semmes never destroyed a vessel without pro viding for the safety of the passen gers and crew; he turned his own of ficers out of their cabins to put in them the women and children of his foes, and once when he had 700 pris oners and a prize, the Arial, he actu ally permitted them to go in freedom on the vessel rather than send them to a nearby port when he found that there was yellow fever in this port. "Compare these actions with the methodical and organized brutality of the German military authorities in this war; and then brand with shame the American traitor who seeks to aid Germany by asserting that he, if given the chance, would be guilty of atrocities like those she has commit ted." Harrisburgers Who Did Not Attend Evans Lecture Missed Treat Harrisburg people missed a big op portunity to learn how other cities are beautified in the summer months when they did not attend James Ev ans' illustrated lecture in the Tech nical High School Auditorium Mon day evening. Mr. Evans has travel ed all over the United States and most of the photographs from which his views are made were from his own camera. He has a particularly fine collection of street, front and backyard scenes, taken in the rose sections of the Pacific coast. Mr. Evans also has done much in a practical way for the develop ment of backyard gardening in this city. He has evidence to show that more board fences have come down in Harrisburg the past spring than ever before. He believes that once propertyowners and residents un derstand how (Cheaply this can be done there will be few remaining board fences to detract from the ap pearance of the city. Ladies Nest of Owls to Observe Patriotic Night Patriotic night will be observed this evening with a special "July 4" program by members of Ladies' Nest, No. 1930, Order of Owls, at their meeting in the Cameron Building, at Second and Walnut streets. Ad dresses are to be made by several prominent speakers and officers of the organization. The contest to increase the mem bership from 215 to near the 500 mark will close at this meeting, when the members with the largest enroll ment of new members will be award ed a gold wutch and diamond ring. The work is in charge of R. F. Web ster, district organizer. A large class of candidates will be Initiated follow-" ing the special exercises. SIXTEENTH FULL The Adjutant General's Depart ment to-day announced that it had received a report that the Sixteenth infantry. Col. George C. Rickards. Oil City, had reached war strength of 56 officers and 2,002 men. This is the second regiment of the Guard to reach this strength, the first hav ing been the Third artillery, Col. AHhcr Miner, Wllkes-Barre. The third reported 34 officers and 1,112 men, not Including Battery E and the sanitary detachment which have been in the federal service since the troops returned from the Mexican border. These organizations includ ed give it full strength. W. A. L. Mc- Dowel, Pittsburgh, was to-day ap pointed a first lieutenant and as signed to Second brigade headquar ters. - • BAKER PROMISES IMPROVEMENTS ConUnucd from First Page rary and will be replaced speedily by a more direct method of dealing with this news. In the ipeantime an adequate force to deal promptly yvlth the dispatches will be on hand twen ty-four hours a day and will deliver the dispatches received in the order in which they come so that no dis advantage will result in anything be yond the brief delay in sending the dispatches to Washington and back to the center of distribution." The work of reading over the press dispatches is being done by the Com mittee on Public Information, much of it personally by George Creel, the chairman. Secretary Baker explain ed thsi the plan worked out provid ed, however, that the opinion of Brigadier General Mclntyre, censor for the War Department here, was sought where there was any doubt as to the advisability of publication on any item.' Mr. Baker has made no effort to find legal authority for the establishment of the new censor ship, he said, and does not intend to ask for legislation in that regard. "The Secretary of War," he said, "by unanimous consent, is empow ered to take any steps necessary for the protection of American soldiers." The censorship arrnngement to be set up by Major General Pershing, it is understood, will cover British or French publications regarding Amer ican troop movements as well as dis patches '.o this country. Mr. Baker added that it might be found neces sary to supplement that censorship with an additional reading at New York in order to make certain that every press or personal dispatch had been read to present information of value to the enemy from leaking out. Neither Secretary Baker or Secre tary Daniels would express any opin ion to-day as to whether word of the departure of American troop transports had been transmitted to Germany in such time that a U-boat trap had been laid. Both indicated that they had no specific information on this point. It was made clear, however, that additional precautions to prevent such a happening were being considered, the nature of which was not disclosed. The War Department censorship has been in operation since Tuesday. War Department Censors News Dispatches Which Pass Foreign Censors By Associated Press Washington, July s.—The War Department here continues to cen sor news dispatches from France which have already been passed by foreign censors. It deflects incoming cablegrams at New York to Washington, where they are censored and turned over to representatives of the press as sociations and newspapers to whose New York offices the cable messages are addressed. The Associated Press accounts of the Fourth of July cele bration in France were among the dispatches deflected and delayed. Secretary Baker, in a statement last night said that the present ar rangement is temporary and will be maintained "only so long as is 'nec essary to perfect a smooth working plan to handle this matter without imperiling the lives of American citizens." It is understood that George CreeT is soon to visit New York to make some different ar rangment. The press associations and newspapers were not notified in advance of Secretary Baker's plan of deflecting incoming cable mes sages to Washington. v No Approvals No Approvals SCHLEISNER'S ANNUAL SALE OF 1000 Dresses Regardless Will Be Held on Friday and Saturday Due to the tremendous volume of business yearly in our dress department we are al ways prepared to meet the requirements of the woman and miss who find it necessary to have the proper gowns, frocks and dresses for all occasions. This, of course, means that our stocks are wonderfully comprehensive at all times. It mean£ also that the manufactur ers with whom we do business are always on the alert to meet with the critical require ments of our business. Under the censorship of our buyer, who adopts as critical methods with the inexpensive frock as with the highest price gown, our stocks are continually ultra advanced in mode. ... Yet We Never Allow Our Stocks to Remain Till a Following Season So that while most of the dresses in this sale are from our own stock, many were secured at price concessions. They embrace street, evening, afternoon and dresses for function wear. And they will be placed on sale as follows: ygSUMMER DRESSES (g-d p*'LOT OF 150 DRESSES SOO 50 3 5 AFTERNOON figured and plaid 3-t Georgette, crepe de at DRESSES ' of voiles and chambrays chine and taffeta dresses nav y and white fou " ami ginghams. - white, flesh, .navy, tan and other combined with Georgette. Values up to $9.90. , , . .. . , Values up to $42.50. ■ fashionable shades in sport and dressy models. CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA NEWS WEST FAIRVIEW BREAKS RECORD Lively Red Cross Branch Se cures Nearly 100 New Mem bers in Two Days West Fairview, July s.—The West Fairview Red Cross Auxiliary is bending every effort to make a good showing with the other branch so cieties of the Harrisbuj-g Chapter. The unit broke all record for new members when almost a hundred were secured in two days. At a re cent meeting of the auxiliary Miss Mary Snyder was elected chairman of the gauze department; Mrs. Al bert Shaull chairman of the muslin partment. A meeting of the ladies Luse, chairman of the knitting de partment. A meeting of the Ladies' of the auxiliary will be held Wednes day afternoon at the Good Will fire house. The sewing class will do its first work at this time.' The list of new members to date follows: Miss Violet Rowland. Mrs. B. Row land, Mrs. Freeman Luse, Mrs. H. Garland, Mrs. L. Stair, Mrs. Parker Dewalt, Mrs. Reitzel, Mrs. H. F. Wolpert, Mrs. A. Gamber, Mrs. Frank Hawbaker, Mrs. Charles Carroll, Mrs. Adam Boyer, Mrs. Edward Hatfield, Miss Tillie Boughter, Mrs. Frank J. Shaull, Maude Gladfelter, Edwarcl Gladfelter, Mrs. J. Ralph Wilson, Miss Annie Neidig, Mrs. William Eichelberger, Mrs. J. G. Turner. Mrs. H. W. Neidig, Mrs. Melvin Holmes, Mrs. Theodore Eslinger, Miss Eva Kilheffer, Mrs. Bernard Gladfelter,- Mrs. William A. Cripple, Mrs. W. T. Miller, Mrs. Daniel Bretz, Mrs. D. J. Stiles, Miss Irerie Ashen felter, Mrs. Elizabeth Seidel, Mrs. Sylvan H. Neidig, Mrs. Harry Shultz, Mrs. Albert J. Shaull, George W. Phillips, Miss Nora Gallagher, Mrs. H. B. Burns, Mrs. H. S. Swarlz, Mrs. Susan Martin, Miss Jane Es linger, Mrs. William Himea. Mrs. George W.'Seward, Mrs. Rob ert McCombs, Mrs. W. F. Smeltzer, Mrs. George W. Rhiver, Mrs. J. Har per Lantz, Mrs. Fred O. Seidel, Mrs. Nelson Snider, Jr., A. B. Hoke, Mrs. A. B. Hoke, Mrs. A. B. Freeland, Mrs. J. H. Freeland, J. H. Freeland, Mrs. I. W. Matter, Mrs. E. D. Kutz, Mrs. F. S. Hoke, Mrs. L. B. Cranford, Mrs. J. H. Miller, Mrs. H. B. Shoop, Mrs. George Mann, Mrs. R. M. War ner, Mrs. William Boughter, Mrs. E. Malsh. Mrs. Alphonso Myers, Mrs. Connell Myers, Mrs. T. W. Eshenbaugh, Mrs. j D. H. Wagner, Miss May Langletz, | Miss Ruth Blair, Mrs. Walter Fisher, j Mrs. Franklin Martin, Mrs. lra| Shauli, Mrs. Charles Miller, Mrs. Joe| Best, Mrs. Oscar Wagner, Mrs. H. M. Glessijer, Mrs. D. R. Bortmer, Mrs. [ Harry Koppenhaffer, Mrs. Mahlon Foreman, Mrs. John Hammond, Mrs. I George Weber, Ben Hoon. George Himes, Miss Mabel Es-1 linger, Mrs. Melvin Cranford, Mrs. H. I Morgan, Mrs. C. W. I-.erew, Missj Catharine Cranford, Mrs. William j Sturgeon, Miss Hazel Givler, Martin B. Stewart, Mrs. Martin B. Stewart, Mrs. Annie Grace Taylor, Mr. D. W. Love, Mrs. E. F. Fager, Miss Minnie Johnson, Reuben Rapp, Mrs. B. V. Brant, Mrs. Clara Brant, Mrs. Oliver Fisher and William Seidel. JULY 5, 1917. Halifax School Board Assigns Teachers For Year Halifax, Pa., July s.—At the regu lar yearly settlement meeting of the Halifax school board on Monday aft ernoon, the tax rate was increased frcm seven to eight mills and schools were awarded to the following teach ers; Dunkel's, Effle Koppenheffer; Harden's, Mary Albrignt; Gilbert's, H. R. Brubaker; Rutter's. George Miller; Baker's, Lester Lebo; Taylor's, Blanche Lobb; Urlch, Elsie Sheetz; Matamoras High, Laura •Ellcker; Matamoras Pri mary, Edith Witt>ert. P. O. S. OK A. OFFICERS Halifax, Pa., July 6.—At a meeting of Washington Camp No. 576, P. O. S. of A., on Tuesday evening, the fol lowing officers were elected: Past president, W. D. Straw; president, S. L Brubaker; vice-president, C. C. Vestfall; master of falls, Ira P. Zim merman: conductor, Ross E. Zimmer man; inner guard, Harvey P. Hess; outer guard, Leroy Enders; left sen tinel, W. E. Rutter; right sentinel, John C. Miller, trustee, H. P. Potter. Ross E. Zimrfierman was elected dele gate and W. D. Straw alternate to attend the annual sessions of the state camp at Wilkes-Barre next Augi'st. Use McNeil's Pain Exterminator.—ad. Long study and experimentation by Bell Telephone engineers have shown that the clearest and best transmis sion of your voice, regardkss of the distance it must cover, is obtainable only when the lips are about half an inch from the mouthpiece, and straight in front of it. Shouting into the transmitter is ineffective, as it results in an unintelligible distortion of sound. Likewise, words spoken from an angle rather than directly in front of the mouthpiece, will reach the other end of the line with part of the syllables missing, and faintly if at all. A little care makes a big difference! The Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania E. W. Gilpin, Local Manager Harrisburg, Pa. Honors to Young Men Who Enlist From Duncannon Duncannon, Pa., July 6.—The flag raising at Juniata Bridge, in the north part of town, at 9 o'clock on the morning of the Fourth, was at- l>y a large crowd, which join ed in the patriotic event in honor of the twenty-three community boys who have answered the cv.il of their country and enlisted in the United States service. On the beautiful lawn at the residence of Charles M. Gross lie had erected a flagpole eighty feet high and, joined by George E. Boyer, they purchased the flag which now floats from its top. Msa. Charles M. (Jross raised the emblem as the Citi zens' Band played the Star Spangled Banner. A squad of members of Company F. Third Regiment, U. S. N. G., under command of Corporal James Faevey, fired a salute, follow ed by prayer by the Rev. Filmore T. Kohlor, and a patriotic address by the Rev. Dr. George H. Johnston. Prof. J. L. Bucke led the singing of "America," and closing prayer was by the Rev. Wesley N. Wright. Aunt Parson, now in her eight ieth year, widow of John Parsons, a veteran of the Civil War, had a place of honor, and the several surviving community veterans of the Civil War were present. A detail of ten mem bers of the local lodge of Improved Order of Red Men, of which lodge one of the soldier boys is a member, and the parents of all the Duncan non boys took part in the celebra tion.