14 ACCIDENT WORK MOST IMPORTANT Chief Roderick Discusses Ways to Prevent Casual ties in State's Mines For. many years Chief Roderick, of the Department of Mines, has en deavored to impress upon the oper ators and employes of the 2,000 coal mines of Pennsylvania the fact that most accidents that have occurred might have been avoided, because they were due to causes susceptible of control. He has always maintain- j ed and statistics support his conten tion that at least sixty per cent, ol the accidents in and about the mines are due to carelessness and thought lessness. In view of this condition, he has strenuously urged the addi tion of the most stringent rules gov erning the operation of the mines, and has urged with all possible force the necessity for the education of the mine employes, particularly in the use of the English language, believ ing that much of the carelessness and thoughtlessness results from the inability of the employes to under stand the instructions given them for their safety and protection. It is a matter of interest to know that the entire industrial world has become a convert to the theory that carelessness and thoughtlessness are the most prolific causes of accidents and that they must be eliminated if accidents are to bo reduced. An ef fort along this line has recently been made in the form of a full newspaper page article portraying the dangers that result from the two causes men tioned. In this statement it is claim ed that about eighty-five per cent, of all accidents may be traced to carelessness and thoughtlessness and the injunction is given "Don't take chances." Rules are advanced cover ing many elements of danger and they constitute a most impressive warning to all classes of workers to exercise the utmost care and vig ilance. This public notice, plainly indicative of a widespread, energetic and intelligent propaganda on the subject has attached to it the sig natures of the most prominent rail way, mining and manufacturing in terests in the State, and the dignity of the article, sustained by the very eminent advocates of carefulness, is a confirmation of Chief Roderick's opinion regarding the most fruitful cause of accidents. LANCASTER COUNTY DEATHS Columbia, Pa., Aug. 6.—Mrs. Catha rine Pfefter, wife of John Pfeffer, was born in Germany, aged 86. She was bornin Germany, but resided in Columbia about sixty years. Her husband and four children survive. Marietta. —Mrs. Adam Miller, aged 73 years, one of the oldest members' of Zion Lutheran Church, died Satur day night. She is survived by her husband and two sons. Mrs. Sydney A. Currey, 76 years old, a native of Philadelphia, died at the Elizabethtown Masonic Home. She is survived by a number of children in Philadelphia. Her husband was a prominent Mason and contractor, and died several years ago. Lewis Fornoff, of Chestnut Hill, 70 years, old, died Saturday from the effects of the heat. He was a mem ber of the Concordia.Lutheran Church. Three children survive. ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED Marietta, Pa., Aug. 6.—At an elab- ] orate luncheon held at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. J. Thurman Atkins, the engagement of Miss Bertha M. Nutting, of Brickervllle, and Leverich G. Lenham, a merchant of Buffalo, N. Y„ was announced. The bride-to-be is a graduate of the Kingston Uni versity, in Rhode Island, and was a teacher in West Virginia several years. The date of the wedding has not been set. DLAIN UNION PICNIC Blain, Pa., Aug. 6. —Next Sunday the sixty-fifth annual Blain union picnic will be held in Sherman's Park, near Blain. The committee on arrange ments is completing plans and will make every effort to provide excellent entertainment. The Elliottsburg band has been engaged and a game of ball will be played in the afternoon be tween the Blain Blue Boys and the Millerstown Athletic Club. Speaking exercises will be held at 10 o'clock in the morning. MILITARY WEDDING Columbia, Pa.. Aug. 6.—Paul C. Moore, son of Joseph Moore, of Kin derhook, and a member of Company C, Fourth Regiment, and Miss Anna Dorothy Ilelwig, of Norwood, were married at the latter's home, the cer emony being performed by the Rev. • r nwer. nastor of the Kin tierhook United Evangelical Church. —————— Men Keep Cool WEAR HOLMAN'S LIGHT-WEIGHTS $6.95 to $8.95 A.W.Holman 228 Market Street —< Regal Umbrella Co. Second and Walnut Sts. Umbrellas recovered and repaired Leather Goods Trunks, Suit Caws and all leather goods repaired. '^SlSSnm MONDAY EVENING, "All For Sammy" For Newport Red Cross Benefit Newport, Pa., Aug. 6.—This eve ning: the girls of the Newport Aux iliary of the Red Cross Society will give a play, "All For Sammy," at the Photoplay Theater. The management of the Photoplay has granted free use of the hall and the Perry Electric Company is charging nothing for light, so the entire proceeds will go to the benefit of the local Red Cross Auxiliary. The cast which will take part in the play includes: Miss Helen Flurie, Miss Helen Eby, Miss Dorothy Van Newkirk, Miss Grace Hibbs, Miss Virginia Jones, Miss Josephine Sha ron, Miss Ellen Basoni, Miss Anna Bassett, Miss Ruth Wright, Miss Jen nie Lewis, Miss Pauline Hombach, Miss Catherine Matiaek. Miss Jean Spotts, Miss Orpha Ligett, Miss Mary Brimmer, Miss Ada Dean, and Miss Marian Fickes. Miss Elizabeth Dor wart and Miss Louise Beard acted as coaches for the production. OXE THOUSAND AT OUTING Columbia, Pa., Aug. B.—More than one thousand persons attended the annual outing of Columbia Silk Mill employes, at Hershey on Saturday. They were taken to the park on spe cial trains provided by the superin tendent, Arnold Egolf. KILLED AT PHILADELPHIA Wiconisoo. Pa., Aug. 6.—Raymond IT. Long, son of Mrs. William Long, of lottsville street, was crushed to death between two cars in the Penn sylvania Railroad yards at Thirtieth and Lombard streets, Philadelphia, where he was employed as a brake man. The body was brought here for burial. ' Store Closes Daily at SP. M. C P/lfT? PVCh\l /"V It's Not Such a Terrible Thing to Carry Par-) Thursdays at Noon—Saturdays at 9P. M. I v / v 1 The Harvest Sale Has A Big Crop of Values For August Shoppers Drapery Men's August Clearance of Men's Fancy Suits I Harvest Sale Priced Sections Garters, , Specials in Low m the Harvest Sale Belts and l|| m i-mai Reductions Bring Cotton Voiles Harvest Sale OflpArinoNs -A M Values That Are Worth 'r^S'JIZZ llUl jj kJU.kjJJCIIv.ICI O colored Krounds, stripes, checks values to 10c. Harvest Sale 50c fancy cretonne in many 25c Paris and Brighton gar- T~T 11V Vll 1 tlfl T* f)V i' • , Cotton torchon lace edges and beautiful patterns for bags, pil- ters Harvest Sale Price 17c J.J.LA.I iy 1 1 l iJ x y yard twc insertions, 1 and 2 inches wide. PHL an vnrH raPery ' Harvest 50c President suspenders. * 59c Voile, fine quality. Har- Harvest Sale Price, yard ... ,5c ' Harvest Sale Price 35c vest Sale Price, yard 39c Inch 6 wfde $2.00 linene couch covers in „ |MBi MffCTwiioSßMMßMrajMllMffisiiiEWfeSM men wine, values to zoc. Har\- plain center wltk green border * 65c imported Guyot sus- H $15.00 Suits, SIB.OO Suits, 29c Voile, 36 inches; figures est Sale Price, yard 12V4c and hemmed edge. Harvest ponders. Harvest Sale Price, Mfjjf Bn( j stripes. Harvest Sale Price, Point de Paris laces in white. Sale Price ......$1.59 48< ; ... 2 to 4 inches wide, 15c values. Remnants of 69c drapery 75c live leather elastic belts. Tg BSf (til *7 (t 1 9 yard C Harvest Sale Price, yard ...10c silks in fancy effects, can bo Harvest Sale Price 48c M MS $) Ll. • 4 IJtI xJ Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart, Linen cluny laces. 3% to 5 used for knitting bags and pil- . . Jifff street Floor inches wide, values to 25c. lows. Harvest Sale Price, yard, 50c silk wide end four-in- jHMMfct /WW '■ Harvest Sale Price, yard, 12 50c hand ties. Harvest Sale Price, JjSggf Dotted silk nets, 40 inches 25c to 39c ecru and cream 35c; 3 for 81.00 jafilL. ———— a ran ß e of colors. curtain nets, some have plain 50c French panel stripe four- M 3520 00 Suits $22.50 Suits, .TT 1. PI 1 laivT Pril vL™ 1 " 6 '' ifn' D "" , swTl.t, S "'"" BOYS' BLOUSE WAISTS f , Si 5.75 317.75 1, ' - W L_ OL/tJL/ldl O 111 how sleeves, white and - Qf-1 Black Dress ** *.*-* | $30,0 Aluminum . bale Goods $ 18>75 $22.75 $23.75 $28.75 Wear Specials in • A ffvopflAriQ $1.49 Aluminum frying pans, Xi.IL , our Prof it Lies in Holding' Customers-Not Merchandise quaUty ' Harvest XT ciaT°H^est 6 saie h pric^ d yard? 0 " OTOen S It' s common knowledge that woolens are soaring that clothing costs $159 Alumlnum 4 quar t CO v- WeeCIIeWOPK 4#c more to-day than it did when these stocks were purchased in the spring, and ered Benin kettles. Harvest nches .^ ide .'. S 69c Coat that Fall prices will record still an additional advance. sale Price 95c only.' 25 h^""!" o sa^"^Hce™o'i* Diagonal serge, 41 inches The matter of price fluctuation, however, cannot have the slightest influence upon $1.59 Aluminum 6-quart Pre- 25c stamped cushions with wide, all wool. Special, yard, Q| . our Clearance Sale, for they are without any speculative motives. Hence these down- serving kettles. Harvest Sale . backs. Harxest Sale 89< ' ward prices in the face of an upward market. Price 95c SI.OO stamped center pieces. 3peclll, P yard n -. . .SL4 - hi the various groups arc included worsteds cassimeres, mixtures flannels vel- CASSEROLES "^stampedCenter' pUces"*2? French twill serge; 54 inches *5.98 and $6.95 Fibre Coat ours, tweeds and homespuns in a big assortment of the most popular patterns that had lnchps w , de Harvest Sale wide. Special, yard $1.49 Sweaters in rose, green, Copen- ca jj season. , *l.lO rxicKei-fiatea Brown Price 19c 48-inch serge. Special, yard, hagen and black and white. Har- P, . . T j /? mo rn T 1 T> I. „4- (P£! ftC ' Casseroles with white lining. Heminway skein silk, Harvest $1.89 vest Sale Price $3.95 . SpeCUll Lot Of $8.50 Palm Beach Suits at $6.95 Harveat Sale p rlce 70c Sale Price, dozen 3c Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart Dives. Pomeroy & Stewart, Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart, Second Floor, Rear. Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart, Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart Street Floor. Men's Store, Balcony : : " Basement. ( Third !■ loor. . X I *>lln ;\! I ' i !!■'' I'l 1 $17.-.'""' " Inches wide in dark rose and 0 0Q b , ack gatln pumpß with X 1 , -j-. ft .-I Indian red. Special, yard. 39c "Blue Bell" and "Amoskeag" Hbbon howSi Goodyear welted \ The Economy Message of the Bevy of Beautiful Blouses August Furniture Sale wide. p special, yard 49.. ch^°^V>r e"bow Am Je 8 e k ve a s g ami 7r^4 an HaivL h t e< saie oprice 0 price! 268 Inexpensive~Dainty New Styles Navy mohair. 50 inches wide, adjustable collar 59c $1.05 1 Persons who are in need of good furniture find that our August Special, yard 9c sport shirts in plain white and MEN'S TENNIS OXFORDS Voile, madras and Persian lawn waists, trimmed and semi- Sale of Furniture supplies it at a bigger saviug than can be rea- Sen,.. .2 inche. w!d. "''"'MYK'OVKB'ZT " M T and Persian iaw'n waijtV, semi-VailoVed 'stflR 00 lized anywhere else. y •• BOYS' OVERALLS . fords with white rubber cement- . J&1.50 For this sale has a particular message for every one who knows si/eoh"' sl*9 Orey chambray slip-overs, Price ' 5c Lingerie waists in batiste, organdie, voile and embroidered I the merit of true economy. It has been harder than usual to noDiin 40 inches wide sizes 2to 6 a,u BOYS' TENNIS OXFORDS voile, dainty trimmings of organdie pne s, lace in - u JI poplin, 40 inches vvidt. HaU . Une str i pe( j blue cheviot sertions, fine tucKs, hand-drawn work and hand-embroidery; con gather such hne stocks and to give such good values. But when special, yard $1.49 apron overal i g; B | Zes s to 15, Sfto Csc black and white duck te<-. vcr tiblc collar or flat collar with lace edge $1.95 big stores like those allied with our Syndicate Trading Company, Prench BerKe , 48 inches wide. Blue rhambray overalls, plain "übber^heois' 111 Ha°rvest lU Sale Batiste waists, neat pin tucks trims yoke, collar and cuffs, get together and go through the market, the best that is to be special, yard $1.89 blue edK(J . slzea 4 to 10 65c Price! 531> $1.95 had in special lots, exposition groups, sample lots and regular M and 62-inch coating; in. Dark b | ue pin st ,ipo overalls; $2.50 patent colt blucher ox- Better grades lingerie waists in l rench voile and fine batiste; "bread and butter" stocks is gathered in despite the difficulties Ued f i uun,Uy Special, sixes 4to lt>, 59c | A I Holes Harvest Sale • r T , .. . ■ , * * .* , JJ ... , . . . .. , . * ' u , , , , ~ s ,ltthed BOles ~ale u , trimmings of 1* llet and Valenciennes lace insertion, hand-drawn that were encountered this summer as the result of the war. . Plain blue denim overalls. Price o „ 11 Navy broadcloth, 54 inch* . work or hand-embroidery lace medallions; convertible collar or Good assortments of good furniture at prices that will prob- wlde ' Special, yard $2.00 ' " ' wc*ted° k stitchc'd "oather deep collar with lace insertion and lace trimming, ably remain unduplicatcd'for years' to come—such is the message stripe skirting, 54 inches Khllki oveiaiis, si/.ih I to so ies, sizes 8V to 10. Harvest $2.95, $3.50, $3.95 to $17.50 c ... ... . C 1 wide. Special, yard .....sl.ov <l,)c Sale Price. ..9Hc[ TAILORED WAISTS Ot tnis August Sale. „ „ Bt ( Madras dimity Porsian lawn and linen tailored waists, all white or -• D "' Kr#,oV°"" 1 I HUMMELSTOWN Miss Mary Robinson, of Middle town, is spending the week with Miss Catharine Youtz. Misses Elizabeth Ream and Grace Shenk are spending the week at Dela ware Water Gap. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Conlin, of New York, are guests of Mrs. James Lundy. C. P. Hae'nnlen attended the Odd Fellows reunion at Rocky Springs, near Lancaster. Miss Ada Walter was a visitor at Harrisburg on Friday. John P. Farner is spending the summer in Shippensburg with his grandparents, Mi-, and Mrs. John Far ner. Mrs. Thomas Jones and daughter, Frances, were visitors at Harrisburg. Charles Bobbs, of Harrisburg, is the guest of his grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. Ellas Earnest. Mr. and Mrs. Scull, of Lebanon, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Hummel. .TOIIX C. SPONSLER BURIED Dauphin, Pa., Aug. 6. Funeral services of John Calvin Sponsler, aged 42, who died on Thursday af ter a short illness, were held Satur day at the home of his mother, Mrs. Sarah Sponsler, in South Erie street. The Rev. Robert Fulton Stirling, pas tor of the First Presbyterian Church, of Dauphin, officiated, and burial was made in the Dauphin Cemetery The pallbearers were members of the Junior Order of United American Mechanics. PICNIC AT BAYARD'S GROVE Dauphin, Pa., Aug. 6.—A .delight ful union picnic was held 'at Bay ard's Grove on Saturday by the Sun day schools of the Clarks' Valley and Zionville Evangelical churches. Games and contests were enjoyed by both old and young, but the main feature of the day was the delicious evening meal, spread under the trees and prepared as only farmers' wives know how. HARRISBURG USBSI TELEGRAPH Postoffice at Zullinger Robbed For Sixth Time Waynesboro, Pa., Aug. 6.. —D. Otis Nicodcmus, of Zullinger, whose mer chandise 1 store and postoffice have been broken into and robbed on five different occasions, and again enter ed and robbed Wednesday night of several pairs of shoes, cigars, cigar ets, some pennies and about $lO worth of stamps, has not found any clue to the thieves. On every occa sion of the robbery the thief or thieves have secured the tools to force the doors and windows from the blacksmith shop of J. B. Creps, nearby. Simeon W. Swisher Oldest Lancaster Co. Odd Fellow Marietta. Pa.. Aug. G.—Simeon W. Swisher, who in September will be 82 years old, has the distinction of being the oldest Odd Fellow In Lan caster county and is the last charter member of the Coleraine Lodge, No. 370, Independent Order of Odd Fel lows. He was made a member June 30, 1857, at Atglen, and in 1858 he withdrew his card and helped organ ize the Coleraine Lodge. He is known as the "Grand Old Man of Kirkwood," where he now lives. ACCIDENTS AT LEWISTOWSI Lewistown. Pa., Aug. 6.—A peculiar accident injured I, C. Warner and Harry Rhinehart, who room at the Isaac Manery residence in Valley street, when they both fell from the second-story window to the sidewalk, a distance of fifteen feet. Rhinehart was painfully injured about the head and face, but Warner escaped with Bome bruises. The men were leaning from the window to unfurl a big flag when they lost their balance. hfenry Shilling, while picking beans at his hormj garden, was bitten by a snake. I Program For Odd Fellows' Reunion at Pen Mar Park Waynesboro, Pa., Aug. 6..—The program for the annual reunion of the Odd Fellows of Maryland, Vir ginia and District of Colum bia, at Pen Mar next Tuesday has been completed und will in clude: Concert by Rohrersville band; concert by Pen Mar orchestra; con cert, march, oy Rohrersville band; 2 o'clock, exercises in the audl toroum, the Rev. Martin L. Beall, of Baltimore, grand master of the Grand Lodge of Maryland, presid ing; opening ode; prayer, by the Rev. L. B. Hufer, grand chaplain of the Grand Lodge of Marylan; sing ing, "America;" adress, W. E. An drews, Ex-Congressman of Ne braska; singing ."Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean;" address by George Huddleson, Congressman from Ala bama; singing, "All Hail, Fail- America ;" remarks by the grand masters of the various jurisdictions; singing, "The Star Spangled Ban ner;" benediction; concert by Rohr ersville band. Professor A. J. Stover, director of the Waynesboro Lutheran Church choir, will have charge of the sing ing. FALSE ALARMS OF FIRE Waynesboro, Pa., Aug. G. —During the past several days several false alarms of lire have been turned into the firehouse, and the fire depart ment has responded. The chief has offered a reward of $lO for informa tion leading to the arrest of the parties. MUSIC SUPERVISOR CHOSEX Waynesboro, Pa., Aug. 6.—Miss Louise Gann, of Jersey Shore, Pa has been elected by the Waynes boro School Board, supervisor of music in the public schools here to I succeed Miss Anna P. Lumley. ISLACKERS FACE FIRING SQUAD Men Who Fail to Appear Au tomatically Go Into . Army Washington, Aug. 6. Registered men who resist the selective draft law face trial for desertion, and the possibility of execution for desertion in time of war. The whole military and civil power of the Federal gov ernment and the civil power of the states, cities or counties will be em powered to bring them to book. This was announced in a statement to-night by Brigadier General Crowd er, provost marshal general, in re sponse to reports from North Car olina, Georgia and Oklahoma of anti draft disturbances. General Crowder's statement, form ulated after conference with officials of the Department of Justice, fol lows: "Press reports and other advices re ceived indicate that in one or two widely separated districts, Individu als, misinformed as to the purposes of the law and migulded as to its result, are threatening forcible re sistance to the draft. NothhiK to KmlNt "There is nothing to resist at this . stage in the evecution of the law. All male persons between the agens of 21 ! and 30 inclusive have been enrolled 1 for military service. A preliminary call has gone forth to persons, but i the Immediate and actual object of this call is merely to provide an op , portunit yfor such persons, or for ' some one else in respect of them to present to the government reasons why they should not be finally order ed to report for military duty, i "If such persons do not appeal and present these reasons. they have simply neglected to take advantage , of an opportunity that was offered solely for their benefit. The failure 1 of persons to take advantage of this opportunity does not Interfere with AUGUST 6, 1917. the raising of the army and interests the government only as punishable crime of omission. If they do not desire to make any such claims or, if for any other reason, they fail to ap pear, their names are automatically posted as having been called and not exempted or discharged. Automati cally also, they are Induced into the military service and made subject to military law. Failure to appear mere ly hastens this automatic process. In Peril of Death Penalty "When the time allowed for mak ing these claims has elapsed, these persons will be enrolled as in the military service. They will then be ordered to appear as soldiers. From Ihis point on, they will be under the swift and summary procedure of court martial. Failure to report for military duty when ordered to do so constitutes desertion. "Desertion in time of war is a capi tal offense. Deserters may be appre hended by either civil or military au thority and, after the mandate of the Federal government has gone forth, the whole strength of the military arm of the government In available to apprehend deserters, if it is neces sary to use such force. "Demonstrations against local boards are simply futile strokes in the air. All the records nfecessary to hold sych persons are already on file at the state headquarters and at the national camps, and, since local boards have no occasion to use any When the Skin Seems Ablaze With Itching and Burning There's just one thing to do. If your skin seems ablaze with the fiery burning and itching of Eczema, I reai 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 I skin-diseases come from a disordered I condition of the blood, and the prop er treatment is through the blood. I Search far and near, and you can force in simply offering a beneficial opportunity to registered peron, there ifl no field for resistance. If re sistance is attempted later when the army seeks to apprehend deserters, It will instantly encounter troops of the Federal government." Retailers' Gouge on Fruit Jars Denounced Washington, Aug. 6. Retail deal ers who have raised the prices of glass fruit jars are denounced by the Department of Agriculture In a state ment to-day which declares the in creases began with the government's emergency campaign for preserva tion of food. The department quotes from a con ference with jar manufacturers, to show there Is no shortage, as fol lows: "We have not received enough or ders to take care of our dally capa city. and have even offered to sell job bers' jars on consignment, to be paid for as sold. "We have sold to the Jobbers their usual supply, what they usually pur-l chase in a year. They have sold to the merchants the usual supply, and they are not ordering any more un til they begin to sell and reduce the stock on hand. By the middle of Au gust we should begin to ship very freely for the fall trade." not find a blood remedy that ap proaches 8. S. S. for real efficiency. It lias been on the market for fifty years, during which time it has been giving uniform satisfaction for all manner of blood disorders. If you want prompt and lasting relief, you can rely upon S. 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.
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