WOMEN'S LAW TO
BE MODIFIED
The State Livestock Sanitary
Board Announces Sev- .
eral Changes
\\ \ $ //J dustrlal Board to
ys. \\ day announced
v\\\ A n ew regulations
for employment
ot women in sum-
I mer hotels and is-
I bibiting employ
: jgflin itlH inent of miners
T£J ln establishments
where high explo
slves are manu
factured.
The order In regard to employ
ment of women, which was made
under authority of the Showalter
act of 1917, is as follows: "That the
Industrial Board' grants to the short
term hotels, operating approximate
ly four months in the year, the priv
ilege of seven days a week on the
basis of a seven-hour day; it being
understood that the employes In
such hotels working more than seven
hours per day shall not be scheduled
under the terms of this ruling, but
will be classed under the terms of
the women's law of 1915; It being
further understood that the sched
ule of hours of labor shall be post
ed as called for by law."
The ruling on employment of
minors in high explosive factories
prohibits them from places where
there are made picric acid, smoke
less powder, and trinitrotoluol, a
dangerous explosive used for shells. I
To Got Co-ojeraUon—The State
•Commission of Agriculture plans to i
invite men in charge of the farm j
bureaus throughout the State for a
conference here next month. The j
Idea Is to get the commission into |
closer touch with such establish
ments and to provide for a means of
avoiding duplication in future oper- |
atlons. The commission is also plan- j
nlng to have a number of experi- '
ments made with grains, including
new varieties this, winter. Tests of |
means for killing pests in grain are ,
under way in conjunction with the
United States government.
All to Get Notice —Each one of l
the 169 candidates for judicial or
congressional nominations filing a |
petition for the September primary
at the department of the Secretary !
of the Commonwealth will receive !
a notice. The names placed on rec
ord were certified last night to the !
commissioners of thirty-two coun-'
ties for the printing of the ballots for
the primary to be held a month ot:
so hence.
The Attorney General's Depart
ment will look after the State's end
in the suit brought by General W.
J. Hullngs to require receiving of
his nominating petitions for congress
in the Twenty-eighth district. The
question ariseu for the first time be
cause a blank petition furnished the
general contained an extract from a ;
law repealed by an act of 1917.
Mergers Approved. The Public
Service Commission has approved
the mergers of the Reading Transit;
and Light and Metropolitan Electric j
Companies, of Reading, with a
number of companies in Berks and
Lebanon counties, for which applica-j
tion was made a few days ago. The 1
mergers involve about $10,000,000. i
Small Withdraws. Christian A. I
Small has filed a withdrawal as a j
candidate for judge in the Columbia i
county district.
Dr. Marshall Here.—Dr. Clarence !
J. Marshall, secretary of the State
Livestock Sanitary Board, who has I
just recovered from a serious illness,
has taken up his duties as a member 1
of the board in charge of the re-!
organization of the veterinary service i
of the United States Army.
Survey Made.—The State Livestock I
EBH3SEI3EIB
End-of-Season
Of
All Worthy Su
For Men and Young Men
Well known makes including
FITFORM and ATTERBURY
All sls Suits All S2O and $25
N° w Suits Now
sjj.so sir.so
Any Palm Beach or Kool-Tex Cloth
Suit Is Yours, 95
14 N 3rd Street „ Xext i>oor to
cc Gorga.s Drug Store.
There are still a few pairs of Men's
Walk-Over Shoes which sold for five
dollars to be purchased at the re
marked price of $2.95.
Those men who can be fit, will find
this opportunity a true money-saver.
t Walk-Over Boot Shop
226 Market Street jOj
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THURSDAY EVENING
Sanitary Board has completed a sani
tary survey of the milk supplied to
the State troops encamped at Mount
Gretna. It wus made at the request
of army officials.
To Get Regiment—Lieutenant Col
onel R. C. 'Williams, of the United
States Army, stationed at National
Guard headquarters, was to-day
placed on the detached officers list
and directed to report at Camp
Sherman, Chillicothe, G., on August
22. Colonel Williams will probably
be assigned to command one of the
new infantry regiments to be formed
shortly.
Two More Go—The State Depart
ment of Forestry has given twenty
live of its foresters and wardens, or
one-third of Its force to the United
States Army to-day H. P. Crltchley,
Steelton, and W. E. Montgomery,
Chambersburg, foresters, were di
rected to report at forts for officers
training camps. E. A. Zeigler, for
merly in charge of the forestry
academy, has been appointed an of
ficer in the coast artillery.
|: MIDDLETOWN
Rapid Strides in Work
on Aviation Station
Work on the new aviation supply
station of the United States govern
ment is being pushed rapidly. The
James L. Stuart Construction Engi
neers in charge of the work added
fifty more laborers this morning,
They already have sixty-eight car
penters on the job. A number of ad
ditional teams were added also.
The main warehouse building will
be a one-story frame structure six
teen feet high, 361 feet wide, and
901 feet long. The steam shovel Is
excavating for a double railroad
track to be built through the center
of the building. The track will enter
the north end of the building and
connect with the Pennsylvania fail-
I road near the Ann street crossing,
h Oscar Baumbach left this morning
i for New Bloomfield where he will
visit relatives for some time.
The Embroidery Club of town pic
nicked at Hershey Park yesterday
and were taken over by the auto
truck of A. H. Luckenbill, and was
composed of the following persons:
The Misses Sara and Agnes Markley,
Misses Margaret and Mary Smith,
Lena Selcher, Mrs. Lee Good, the
Misses Virgie and Annie Eby, Mrs.
Charles Rarich, Miss Fannie Hatz
and Mrs. Aaron Eby and Miss Martha
Belt.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Young, of
Philadelphia, motored to town yes
terday visiting friends.
Mr. and Mrs. William Arnold and
son, Carl, are camping at Stoverdale
for a week.
Mr. and Mo. Joseph Mason spent
the day at Philadelphia.
Ralph Statler, of Fort Niagara, N.
Y., arrived in town to-day. He en
listed in the service of Uncle Sam and
was appointed as a captain.
Mr. and Sirs. John Whye and son,
who visited in town for the past two
weeks, returned to their home at
Buffalo, N. Y., making the trip by
motorcycle.
Some person or persons entered the
room of Miss Ruth Concklin, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Concklin,
of the Kline House, on Wednesday,
and ransacked the room, taking her
watch, ring and several dollars iiv
cash. There is no clue to the rob
bers.
Oliver Henry and force of men are
painting the D. H. Palmer property
in South Wood street.
ARREST MRS. PAXKHI'HST
By Associated Press
London. Aug. 16. A (lispatch to
the Exchange Telegraph Company
from Me'lbourne. says that Mrs. Em
mellne Pankhurst. the suffragist,
while attempting to make a speech
at Adelaide fought the police and was
arrested. Assemblages in parliament
precincts are prohibited.
GUARD NEUTRALITY
By Associated Press
Mexiep City. Aug. 16. Gunboats
have been ordered to make a careful
patrol of the gulf shore to stop any
attempts to violate neutrality by Ger
man agents.
NEWS OF STEELTON
U.S. ORDERS FOR
STEEL INCREASE
Export Movement Continues
Large Regardless of
Embargoes
Government orders for steel are
increasing and the export movement
Iq large In spite of embargoes, but
ordinary domestic business In iron
and steel Is insignificant, Is reported
in the Iron Age to-day. Pressed by
some of its allies to get for them
much-needed steel, the government
is hurrying Its cost-finding inquiry,
but as telegrama for Iron ore costs
only went out this week the investi
gator are some distance from the
end.
Without taking a final position on
the question of selling to the Allies
at the same prices as to the govern
ment, steel manufacturers have ac
cepted orders from officials at Wash
ington this week applying on 10,000
tons of annealed wire nd 20,000 tons
of wire rods for Italy, prices to be
after the Trade Commission's
findings are made up. When these
Italian inquiries first appeared some
weeks ago 4.50 c was quoted on tho
wire and SBS on the rods.
Bljt Rail Order
For the American army in France
a 20.000rton inquiry for 2 5-pound
rails has come out for use in portable
tracks. Unlike the recent contracts
for 150,000 tons of 80-pound sec
tions. no price Is fixed, but bids are
jsked. Contrary to reports, none of
the 80-pound rails were refused by
the mills, but on two of the lots con
cerning which a question was raised
as to price orders to go ahead with
the rolling have not yet been given,
though all these rails are wanted in
six .weeks.
Special CaV For F. and M.
Picnic to Willow Grove
The employes of the Harrisburg
Foundry and Machine Works, who
will hold their annual picnic at Wil
low Grove Park next Saturdav, have
arranged with the Harrisburg Rail
ways Company to run a special car
from Steelton for the benefit of all
Steelton residents who desire to go
to the picnic. The car will leave
Front and Chambers streets, Steel
ton, at 4 o'clock, Saturday morning.
Arrangements have also been made
for trolley service to Steelton upon
arrival of the picnic train from PhiP
adelphia Saturday night.
The chairman of the committer in
charge of the picnic announces that
the number of requests for tickets
has exceeded all estimates, and that
this year's picnic will unquestionablv
be the largest ever held by the F. &
M. employes. .
Steelton Red Cross
to Furnish Supplies
The Steelton Red Cross Society has
received Its apportionment to con
tribute to the Army. The telegram
calls for 2,000 sweaters, 2,000 mit
tens, 2,000 pairs of stockings, and
2,000 mufflers.
The ladies of Steelton who are
handy with the k/iitting needle are
requested to come to the Red Cross
Headquarters and receive yarn and
needles and do their part. Any pat
riotic fomen who cannot knit, if they
will come to the headquarters, teach
ers there who will instruct them.
RETIRED MARINE IS
FORTY-FIVE TO-DAY
Daniel M. Conklin, of 515 North
Front street, cciebrated his forty
fifth birthday to-day. In honor of
the event his sister, Mrs. John E.
Crull, served dinner at J>er home,
1937 Park street, Harrisburg, which
was attended by members of the
Conklin family.
Conklin served five years in the
United States marine corps, enlisting
at Norfolk navy yard in 1900 and
receiving an honorable discharge in
July, 1905. More than half of his
enlistment was spent at San Juan,
P. R. He also spent nine months
on the United States ship Newport.
For many years he has been an
active member of the Steelton band.
Steelton Snapshots
Visiting Pastor—The Rev Alfred
L. Taxis, of Harrisburg, will preach
in the first Presbyterian church Sun
day morning at 11 o'clock. Miss
Hebecca M. Millar will sing a solo
at the same service.
Special Meeting. The Paxtang
Hok and Lader company will hold
a special meeting this evening at S
o'clock to start preliminary plans
for housing the new auto truck. A
full tournout of members is request
ed.
Discharges Speeders. Burgess
Wigfield last evening dismissed cases
against five alleged automobile
speeders who were summoned by the
police.
Hand Hurt. James Sweitzer,
Lincoln street, received painful in
juries to his left hand yesterday at
the bridge and construction depart
ment of the steel plant, Sweitzer's
hand was caught between two rol
lers.
Dance For Red Gross. —A street
dance and festival for the benefit of
Steelton Chapter, American Rqd
Cross, will be given by the Bulgarian
Balkan band on Franklin street this
evening and to-morrow evening.
Steelton Personals
Charles Rodemaker, Company C,
Eighth Regiment, stationed at
Chambersburg, spent Sunday with
his wife and child at his home on
Mohn street.
The Rev. H. H. Rupp, pastor of
the First Reformed church, accom
panied by his wife and family, left
Tuesday on an auto trip to Birds
boro, where they will spend their
vacation on their farm near that
town.
Mr. and Mrs. George A. Harcle
rode, 429 Swatara street, have re
turned from a vacation trip to New
York City and BufTalo.
Lieutenant Howard Klstler, re
cently commisloned at the Niagara
Reserve Officers training camp,
visited his home In the borough
yesterday.
GETS DISCHARGE
After serving four months of an
enlistment in the army, Peter Vijenic,
a local Servian, has been discharged
on account of injuries received when
he was thrown from a cavalry monut
at Fort Ethan Allen, Vermont.
Vijenic was a member of Troop G,
of the second cavalry.
HITS NRW LOW
By Associated Press
New York. Aug. 16. New Haven I
Railroad common stock dropped to a I
row low level on the Stock Exchange I
o-day. selling at 32H. The previous I
minimum was 32%. The 6 per cent,
convertible notes also fell to-day oue-
Boint to 96. _ _
ENTERTAINMENT
FOR ARMY MEN
Social Event in Honor of W.
A. Dry, Signal Corps
Recruit
One of the most pleasing social
church events in honor of a church
member leaving Steelton to serve In
France for the United States w.u
held Tuesday evening at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Louder. 215
Lincoln street, when the choir of
Grace • United Evangelical Church
and a number of the younger mem
bers of the Surday school tendered
a farewell social In honor of W. A.
Dry, who recently enlisted in the
signal corps. United States Army,
and who will leave the borough this
week.
A feature of the affair was the
presentation of a Bible to Mr. Dry
by the church choir, the address be
ig made by W. H. Ickes. Mr. Ickes
was followed with a farewell greet
ing by Theodore E. Sheetz.
The event was held on the lawn
of the Louder home, which was
handsomely illuminated with Japa
nese lanterns. The national colors
were used in the decorations. The
table decorations were white. Re
tables were laden with luscious
watermelons and tomatoes, which
freshments were served to about
thirty guests at the close of the so
cial.
Steelton Has Three on
Way to French Front
Steelton will soon be represented
in France by three young men who
several months ago enlisted in an
ambulance corps which was trained
on the Allentown fair grounds. The
men are Carl and Roy Shelley, sons
of Mr. and Mrs. Kirk Shelley, of the
Central Hotel, South Front street,
and Francis Douglass Beidel, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Beidel, 43
South Front street.
Early last week the parents of the
j young men received notice that the
! Ambulance Corps to which they were
i attached had entrained on ship
| board, somewhere on the Atlantic
i coast. Since then no word has been
\ received and none may be sent until
! the corps arrives somewhere in
! France.
ANNOUNCE WEDDING
Announcement has been made
J here of the wedding at Cumberland,
: Maryland, of Paul Franklin, Kohl
haas, formerly of the bor
[ ough, and Miss Eva May Lowery,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. A.
J Lowery, of Cumberland. Kohlhaas
is a graduate of the high school,
| class of 1914, and is connected with
I the Marshall Construction Company,
of New York City, as a mechanical
engineer.
WINS BET: SMASHES TRUCK
To win a bet of $1 Oscar James,
an embryo chauffeur, will have to
pay out a score or two times that
amount to meet the cost of repairs
to an auto delivery truck which was
damaged by James in the effort to
win his bet.
The bet was made between James
and his employer, Abe Linas, and
was to the effect that James could
operate an automobile. James lost
control of the machine when he at
tempted to turn away from a pair of
frightened horses and crashed into
the curb.
Protest Drafting of
Americans by Germans
Washlngtln, Aug. 16. —Reports of
American citizens impressed into the
German armies and recurring pro
tests against the drafting of partly
naturalized foreigners in this coun
try are presenting some difficult
problems for the government's inter
national law experts.
It became known that an official
inquiry had been begun at Berlin b>
the Spanish ambassador into stories
that Germany Is forcing into mili
tary service those of German parent
age and birth, regardless of their
claim to American citizenship. It is
admitted that even should the report
prove true, there is little this govern
ment could do except retaliate. The
idea of retaliatory methods is repug
nant, but officials are withholding a
decision.
How many Americans might be
affected Is not known here, but there
are believed to be in Germany less
than 100 men of unquestioned
American citizenship.
Fall Opening to Be
Held September 20-22
The uniform fall opening of the
Harrisburg retail merchants will be
held September 20, 21 and 22, ac.
cording to the action of the special
committee of the retail merchants
bureau of the Harrisburg Chamber
of Commerce, which met in the
offices of the chamber yesterday
afternoon.
Aside from fixing the date, the
general plans for the affair were dis
cussed and placed in the hands of
a special committee, headed by T. P.
McCubbin, chulrmna of the special
committee, which will draft a pro
gram for the event. The program
will be presented to the general com
mittee at a meeting to be held in 'the
near future.
Harrlsburg's merchants will have
on display for the event the latest
in clothes and furnishings of all
kinds. Merchants in all lines of
trade in this city are co-operating
in the movement.
KEEPING COWS
Prof. Frank App, of the New Jer
sey experiment station, says that the
fituatlon among the dairy farmers h
very alarming. He raises the ques
tion whether the farmer should keep
his cows until the cost of feed de
creases or the price of milk in
creases, even though he is facing the j
sheriff by so doing. He goes on to
say that the n*ed of manure is fre
quently the cause for the cows on
the farm. . "The idea expressed by
some dairymen Is somewhat as fol
lows: "Keep cows to make manure
to grow crops, to fede covs, to make
manure.' When such Is the case, the I
farmer will never find them profit
able, unless a profit la derived from
the milk.
"It has been fully demonstrated
that It Is possible to raise crops
and maintain fertility with rotations
sods, green manures and commer
cial fertilizers.
"Farmers located on soils and un
der conditions poorly adapted to
dairying had better discontinue the
business, for with them cash crops
would be more profitable. Many
cows in the past have been kept un
der conditions that render it almost
impossible to make money from
milk. To sell these cows and herds
will be a good thing for the milk
Industry as well as the farmer who
formerly kept cows under such con
ditions.": —Penntylvapia Farmer,
TROOP PARADE
STIRS LONDON
"Most Stirring Spectacle of
War" Is Comment of
English Paper
London, Aug. 16.—The parade of
American soldiers In London divides
with the new Lens battle and the
Pope's peace the most prominent
column In this morning's newspa
pers, the description of the march
and Incidents filling In some papers
three columns. The picture papers
display many scenes of marching
g "The Live Store" - "Always Reliable " I
j YOU- jjjt f
Don't need to be afraid that V
you can't get you want when you r: :; i
come to "DOUTRICHS" We have
what we advertise and plenty of it | A \ I}^
We carry large stocks and if it's worth
buying you can "GET IT" at this 'Uve y; j/J
Store" That's why we are getting
the business in Harrisburg.
I We want to thank YOU and I
YOUR friends for your loyal response in coming ft
here last Friday to our "
j Mark-Down Sale
The effect was far reaching and did much
to relieve the congestion Saturday We're going to ask
you to favor us again (if convenient) by coming here I
I Tomorrow - Friday j
P To our semi-annual clearance sale where
everything in our entire stock is reduced (except Arrow
Collars, Interwoven Hose and Overalls).
I All $15.00 Suits $11.75 All $25.00 Suits $19.75 I
IAII SIB.OO Suits $14.75 All $30.00 Suits $23.75 I
All $20.00 Suits $15.75 All $35.00 Suits $27.75 |
Every Suit in Our Entire Stock Marked Down 1
(Blue Serges and Blacks Included)
Bathing Suits Underwear I
Everybody .eem, to be going bathing, All SI.OO Undtrwear ~ 79c I
judging from the amount of "Coast All $1.50 Underwear w $1.19
Bathing Suits" we are selling— All $2.00 Underwear . . . -$1.59
All $2.50 Underwear . $1.89
All $1.50 Bathing Suits $1.19 g
I All $2.00 Bathing Suits ... r . „• $1.59 Tfovi^PV"
All $3.50 Bathing Suits . $2.89 lIUWCI^
All $3.98 Bathing Suit. . ... „ $3.19 All We godery ... .... ... . U
AH 25c Hosiery . . . . ~. 19c
All $5.00 Bathing Suits . . . $3.89 All 50c Hosiery . . . r .. 39c
Americans at various points of the
route.
The editorials are headed, "one
of the Most Stirring Spectacles of
the War" and refer to the deep sig
nificance of the appearance of the
vanguard of America's immense
army devoted to a heroic purpose.
"Yesterday is a day to be marked
with a white stope in England's and
America's history," says the Morn
ing Post.
Praise Soldierly Bearing
The allied soldiers in the crowds.
In common with other spectators,
commented on the youthfulness,
soldierly bearing and snapplness of
the Americans. Regrets were heard
on all sides that they were not per
mitted to have leave while in Lon
don so that each man personally
might have a warm wolcome.
The evening capers unite in praise
of the Amorican soldiers. The
Standard displays on the front page
the largo headline: "Sons of the
Pilgrims Back in London," under
which it says:
August 16, 1917
Lean. lithe, straight backed,
willow, thin-lipped, sot Juwed,
they impressed everybody as
doers rattier than dreamers,
men of few words who look you
straight In the oye, take your
measure at u glance, give you
their opinion in a rough epi
gram and then get to business.
They are a distinct set of men
of a definite tyi>o. Not Canadian
not Australian, not New Zod
lander, but in the snap of tho
eye luid the expression of tho
mouth someUiing distinctly
United States.
STEEL OFFICIAL FOII
lIETIII.KHEM MAYOR
Bethlehem, Pa., Aug. 16. Con
fronted by a petition containing 6,000
names urging him to become a candi
date for mayor of the new city, Arch
ibald Johnston, first vice-president of
the Bethlehem Steel Company, has
consented to run. His decision mrans
that he Is virtually suro of being
elected, as It is expected all other
strong candidates will retire in his
favor.
Mrs. Jacob Reinoehl Dies
After a Long Illness
Mrs. Margaret J. Reinoehl. widow
of Jacob Reinoehl, one of the older
residents of the city, died at her home,
Green and Forster streets, last even
ing, at 6 o'clock, after an illness of
several months. She Is survived by the
following children: Kelson *. "-I.
noehl. Miss Carrie S. Reinoehl, Mrs*
Chrales C. Hubbs, Mrs. J. Carroll Kln
ter und Miss Mary R. Reinoehl, all of
this city, and two grandchildren,
George it. Klnter and Miss Kutharlno
Anna Dubbs.
Funeral services will bo held Friday
afternoon, at 4 o'clock, from the home,
with the Rev. Dr. George Kdward
Reed, acting pastor, officiating. Hurial
will be made In the llarrisburg Ceme
tery. Mrs. Reinoehl WHS a native of
Pittsburgh, coming to this city many
years ago with her husband. She has
been a member of Grace Methodist
Church since then, and has always
been Interested In Its activities.
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