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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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It lias been on the market for fifty
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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.