STATE WILL PAY THE TOWNSHIPS hundreds of Thousands of Dollars Will Be Sent to Districts This Year Pennsylvania will start to make pood this week in its long deferred payment of the State aid to town ships for maintenance of their dirt * roads under the Jones act. The pay ments will be approved by Auditor General Charles A. Snyder without delay and State Treasurer H. H. Kep hart plans to get out the checks promptly. Highway Commissioner Frank B. Black will start to-day to certify the townships according to counties in alphabetical order. The payments will be made out of the appropriation of $1,873,470.40 made by the Legislature to meet the deficiency due to failure to pay for 1910, 1911 and 1912. There is still un provided for $1,142,049.38 due for 1913 and ,1914, which future Legis latures must care for. The 1915 gen eral assembly suspended the opera tion of the act until the amounts owed were paid, otherwise the State would have owed another million and a half. Under the plan worked out by the fiscal officers and to be followed by the Highway Department in sending down requisitions $727,375.34 will be paid out for 1910 and $201,959.86 for 1912. The balance of $944,135.20, due for 1911, will be paid during 1918 as the act forbids payment of tho whole sum in a year. Payments will be held up on town ships which have not filed their an 'nual reports. Joseph W. Hunter, first deputy commissioner, has sent notice that all delinquent reports must be filed by August 1 and that official statement that township has made pavments equal to what the States gives be entered upon records. This payment dates from the act of 1905 amended by the act of which abolished work tax. In 190, the State appropriated $150,000; 1909, $500,000; with $225,000 for de ficiency; 1911, $500,000 with $690,000 for deficiency; 1913, $250,000 with $1,000,000 deficiency. For 1910 the deficiency is given as $1,500,000 and for 1916, $1,873,470.40. The total disbursements to be made In .each county are as follows: Adams *11'355'7S Allegheny 11-j00,.* BcTvei rons il.oslrti ieSforV Berks 3 ?'cAT?s . Blair Biadford Bucks 21.352.07 Butler Vrus'oo Cambria Cameron T'iac ii Carbon i-'ArVii Center Chester Clarion nf'tif'ia Clearfield =2 Clinton 7.3.9 a- Columbia l°-f;>l-® Crawford Cumberland Dauphin 10,5flt§ Delaware TT i \r 4.359.43 Erie" - ;;; 21.628.02 Fayetie Forest Franklin Fulton Greene 15*521-• Huntingdon 12.404. Indiana Jefferson Juniata Z'wS'ie Lackawanna 7.149.78 Lancaster 37,110.24 i Lawrence 9.40i.9 Lebanon I°. 12-• 5 Lehigh 13,734.32 Luzerne 14.173.13 Lvcoming 17.511.47 McKean 8.668.0, Mercer 9.610.22 Mifflin 6,480.31 Monroe 11,89i.8. Montgomery 16.370.5~ Montour 5.051.70 Northamotqn 13.649.70 Northumberland 12,643.68 Perry 7.695.03 Pike 6.778.31 Potter 12.857.06 Schuylkill 13.484.1S Snyder 6.633.76 Somerset 2".130.85 Sullivan 5.6? Susouehanna 15.85133 Tioera 19 ?97.9'fl T'nion 6.622.36 Tonaneo 14,347 66 Warren 12.R15.67 """ashineton 2i.54f1.64 TVestmoreland i5.047.4s Wyoming 9 112 22 York 36,170.72 Total $910,612.2" 'III IB 111 mil II I IIIHIBfc HWJ J.S.Belsinger I 212 Locust St. New Location Optometrists Opticians Eyes Examined (Xo Drops) I Belsingcr Glasses as low as $2. I Philadelphia Hotel Man Thinks Tanlac Fine G. H. Dutton, interior decorator employed at the St. James Hotel, Thirteenth and Walnut Sts., Phila delphia, is rooting for Tanlac at every opportunity. He says, "For some time I was bothered with a severe case of catarrh of the head Mucus dropping down in my throat and stomach while sleeping finally affected the latter organ. Indigestion and a complete loss of appetite resulted. I Wai t r j ßtless at nl Sht and would feel so bad in the morning that it was an effort lor me to dress, o hi. r .^ ad a J;' out Tanlac and obtained a bottle. To my satisfaction. Tan •i- c Lt'' on^ sot ih the running. ' Y* * can eat a house now, and every bit of food digests perfect ion 8l ? ep great and always feel full of ginger. Tanlac has my en dorsement—it's fine."' Tanlac, the famous reconstructive tonic, is now being introduced here £„n?„ orgas D T U * Store wher ® the Tanlac man is meeting the people and explaining the merits of this master medjeine. Tanlac is also sold at the Gorgas Drug Store in the P. R. r. station; In Carlisle at W. G. Stephens' Phar macy; Eiizabethtown, Albert W Cain; Greencastle, Charles B Carl' Middletown. Colin S. Few's Phar facy; Waynesboro, Clarence Croft's harmacy; Mechanlcabure, H F runhouse.—Adv. MONDAY EVENING, A HAHRISBTJRG TELEGRAPH JULY 30, 1917. FULL CREW VETO OUT PROMPTLY News of Governor's Action Placed on Doorsteps of Railroad District Thanks to the excellent distribution system of the circulation department of the HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH, the news of Governor Brumbaugh's action on the bill to suspend the op eration of the full crew law was placed on the doorsteps of the great er part of Harrisburg's railroad popu lation, the people most Interested, on Saturday evening. The whole big railroad district of Harrisburg was served with the edition containing the announcement of the action and a short summary of the reasons not withstanding the fact that the Gov ernor's action did not become known until after 4 o'clock. Numerous messages have been re ceived over the telephone at the HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH offices thanking the newspaper for giving the news that so many people wanted to learn and appreciating the effarts made to serve thousands of homes with the only edition of any newspa per in Harrisburg to carry the in formation that day. For the benefit of those who did not get a chance to read the veto, the document is given here in full: "This bill suspends in toto the 'Full Crew' law of 1911 for the period of the war with Germany and one month thereafter. The bill is based upon the statement that there is a shortage of labor during this wartime and that the industrial situation may be re lieved by a suspension of labor laws for a period. "I have delayed action upon this measure to the latest date, in the hope that some new factor might arise as guidance in its consideration. I have given many days to a critical study of the situation involved. I have gone over, again and again, the statements, verbal and in writing, that have been presented me. No' one has been dented patient audience and no line of information has gone unnoted. "Before this bill was introduced I noticed a statement, issued by the responsible officials of the railroads operating in Pennsylvania, and print ed by the newspapers of the State, to the effect that a bill was about to be introduced in the Legislature 'of sim ilar import" to that which was at that time enacted into law in New Jersey and 'directly in line with the bill which two years ago was passed by the former Legislature, but which failed to become a law." "To Senators interested in the cor porations and later to them again in the presence of other persons, includ ing an Important official of one of our leading roads. I pointed out the mis leading statements in this pronounce ment. The bill before me is not 'of similar import' to the New Jersey law. That law retains the socalled 'Full Crew' save on such trains as the Service Commission,* after due hearing, may decide to have them re moved. The bill vetoed two years ago was not 'directly in line' ■wjith the New Jersey law. The bill of two i years ago removed absolutely from all trains the extra man, known as the 'Full Crew' man, and no one could return to such places, save by decree of the Public Service Commission. "This bill is not 'of similar import' nor is it 'directly in line' with either j the New Jersey law or the bill of 1915. This is an absolute suspension of the entire law for the full period of the war and one month thereafter. "So far as an executive honorably could do so, I indicated what, in my judgment, would be the wise and lair procedure. The same evening, at the conclusion of the conference, this bill was introduced. Surely the parties at that conference would not fail to understand its import. "When the bill was in transit and in order to have the mind of the Na [ tional Government upon suspension of labor laws during the war, I ad dressed President Wilson in a letter under date of June 1, 1917, and June 4, 1917. he replied as follows. I think it would be most unfor- I tunate for any of the States to relax laws by which safeguards [ have been thrown about labor. I feel that there is no necessity for I such action, and that it would lead to a slackening of the energy of | the Nation rather than to an in crease of it, besides being very unfair to the laboring people them selves. "Both these letters were given to the press from Washington, at the time, and were matters of common knowledge. Since that time, directly and through a committee of the Pub lic Service Committee, there has been given me a most lucid and compelling statement of the need of men in France to care for the army we are assembling there. The logic of this statement is manifest, but it must be borne in mind that the munitions ana supplies to maintain the army of the republic in France must be assembled in this country, transported by rail to the seaboard, thence across the ocean by vessels and then from port to battleline. The army needs man power here quite as much as it needs manpower there. To fail here is to deny success there. To transfer men from one part of a vital line of trans portation is not to insure success, but only to change locality pf dis aster. The great trunk lines of this country in patriotic endeavor must have all the assistance, including men, that they need. The welfare of our soldiers and the cause they represent are alike dear to me and have had and will have my uttermost support. ' "Moreover, since July 1, 1917, it is public knowledge that many passen ger trains have been canceled. This is wholly commendable, it gives the already congested railroads opportu nity to move men. supplies and muni tions with the least delay. It is true that, as a consequence, trains, freight and passenger, are longer and heavier than before. The accident statistics tell the sequel. To lessen the num ber of men set to safeguard life and property when the hazard is. per force. increased, is scarcely the pro cedure that thoughtful men can com mend. "The Executive notes that in a sis ter state of great industrial re sources and of large population, the governor vetoed a bill that proposed to suspend labor laws during the war and also notified the assembly that he would not approve a repeal or suspen sion of the 'Full Crew' law there, as here, now operative. "The welfare of the whole people lies sacredly upon the conscience of the Executive. To disturb labor con ditions in a time of grave moment is likely to invite strikes, riots and disorders, the very things that all good men devoutly pray may not arise in this country, it is a con suming wish of mine that Pennsylva nia may peacefully and uninterrupt edly give maximum measure of aup port to the Nation in this war. thus addirrfc another chapter to hor al ready glorious record of heroic serv ice to our great republic. I cannot, after many, many anxious hours. And any avenue of retreat from this para mount duty to our whole people, and I must stand for what seems to me to be clearly an Imperative obligation. "I have not gone into the matter of the need of this one man on a ! train of a designed size. It is well to know that on occasion I have per sonally /and by agents found this man necessary to the safety of trains in transit. But the situation in this war period and the relative value of this man on a train or elsewhere dur ing a war period need not take the time or atention of state govern ments. The National Council of De fense. created by law, and now in operation, will, in the exercise of its prerogatives, undoubtedly call upon the states to give such men and such service as the nation needs. They can call these men to other service if they so deem it wise, and this great Com monwealth will promptly and cheer fully give heed to this or to any call j that may come from "the National ] Government. ••'For these reasons this bill is not approved." "We Are in This War Because We Were Forced Into eww THE full account of just how we were forced into it, and what would have happened to us if we had longer ignored the danger, as told by Ambassador Gerard himself, makes one of the most remarkable stories of all history. It is a story that has not been told before. It will create a sensation in,every capital in the world. Some of the facts disclosed have a significance that will extend even past the end of the present conflict. Mr. Gerard paints his picture of Germans and of Germany by relating a multi tude of incidents —amusing, dramatic and tragic—which convey a clearer understand ing of the real Kaiser and the real Germany than could be gleaned from volumes of prosaic description. Through it all runs the fascinating account of Gerard's personal experiences— his interviews with the Kaiser, his encounters with the Prussian chiefs, his virtual imprisonment at the end. Begins in the PUBLIC LEDGER The National Newspaper—Published in Philadelphia NEXT SUNDAY, AU # GUST 5 Order Now From Your Newsdealer or Mail Coupon Below for Complete Series Public Ledger Company, Box 1526-C, Philadelphia. ii • l a * e ln *t rac t y° ar carrier in my city to deliver the Public Ledger daily and Sunday for the period of the Gerard Series (about six weeks), collecting from me at the customary intervals. If I wish to discontinue at the end of the series I will notify you or the carrier. , Wame Street, City, State, DR DIXON TALKS I ON TUBERCULOSIS Says That People Owe It to Themselves to Keep in Good Health Now Too often people fall victims of tuberculosis because they do not take proper care and impaired digestion is as much a contributing cause as lack of proper nourishment due to other reasons, says Dr. Samuel G. Dixon, the State Commissioner of Health, in one of his weekly health talks. The commissioner says that people who are going to war should take care that they are in good trim and that those who remain behind owe it to those in front to do the same. The commissioner says: While tuberculosis is caused by a well-known germ, we often have a right to be suspicious of its coming from want or proper nourishment. This would seem to be a forerunner of the true disease of tuberculosis. This want of nourishment is to be accounted for in several ways. The digestive system may bo naturally weak, that is, born weak; it may have been strong in early life but abused by the use of alcohol, eating rapidly when physically or mentally tired or by gulping food without proper chewing or mastication. A plunge bath just after eating will often arrest digestion. The drink ing of ice water during a meal, or iced tea or coffee, will reduce the temperature of the stomach so that the natural process of digestion is interfered with. As a result the food is not properly prepared for the or gans to absorb it. Therefore, it is not taken up by the blood stream as it travels through the system of arteries to build up the different tissues of the body. The increase of tuberculosis of late in Belgium, in France, and other warring countries is largely due to the want of the, things that nature demands for building up healthy bodies. We must have some nitrogen in the form of meat or eggs or beans. We must have Rome fats. And we must have some starches. Otherwise the body will be partly starved and disease germs will thrive in the dif ferent tissues. This occurs more often in the lungs than anywhere else, but there Is hardly an organ in the body that will not, under certain con ditions. become tuberculous. It is hoped that here in America where we have such a variety of climates and of soil we shall be able to keep up a general food supply and shall not be restricted in any of those things which nature requires. They will reduce our power to produce foodstuffs, munitions of war, and all of those things that are essential for our living. One great drawback in fighting the battle against tuberculosis is that it is not recognized early enough for us to combat it successfully. The State Health Department of Pennsylvania is examining about ten thousand peo ple a day for this disease and finds many cases that are sent to our dis pensaries too late for us to guaran tee a cure. Yet we may, even in some of those cases, arrest the disease and discharge a patient with enough good lung tissue left to enable him to lead a comfortable and useful life. The recognition of tuberculosis re- quires a special medical training. Here in Pennsylvania we have tuber culous cases finding their way into federal service through various paths. This is because wo are confronted with a great necessity to form an army and navy in a short space of time and those responsible for this onerous work are unable to get spe cial training in diagnosing this wide spread disease. We who are unable to go to the front because of being too young, or too old, or physically defective, will have to take the responsibility of keeping up the home conditions. We must see that foodstuffs ar6 produc ed for all, not only at home but for the faithful and brave who have gone to the front to risk their lives for the continued freedom of Amer ica. Those about to be drafted have a duty too. They must make it a rule never to try to deceive the federal forces engaged in forming the army and navy. When they come before them for medical examination they must be absolutely honest. They must not tell part of the truth but the whole truth. Thus they will assist the examiners in their great, important and necessarily hurried scientific work. Berlin Dark Soon, Due to Shortage of Coat Copenhagen, July 30. Dark days literally are coming for Berlin. An _order has been issued restricting the lighting of stores, hotels, restaurants and cafes to one-fifth of the degree of illumination permitted up to mldDe cember 1916, the date when the preliminary order reducing illumina tion went into effect. The order is due to the admittedly Inevitable coal shortage and trans portation difficulties of the coming winter. The newspaers complain that noting is being done to relieve the situation. BELL-ANS I Absolutely Removes | Indigestion. One package | proves it. 25c at all druggists. 5
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