14 PRICES ARE ON DOWNWARD MOVE Recessions Are Moderate but Selling Assures Wider Proportions By Associated Press New Tork, Aug. 2S—(Wall Street) —Prices tended downward again at the opening of to-day's stock mar ket. Recessions were moderate, but the selling movement assumed wider proportions. Shares of com panies likely to come within the scope of the government's price reg ulation policy were most affected. Steels, coppers and various equip ments yield large fractions to over a point. V. S. Steel was again under special pressure, lostng 1H points. Rails reacted quite generally. Read ing losing two points and Canadian Pacific a point. Losses became more severe on the exchange dealings of the morning, sales of the first hour approximating 350.000 shares. Many active issues registered lowest prices of recent months and some approached mini mum quotations of the early week of the year. U. S. Steel declined to 118 Vi rep resented the low record for two months. Numerous accounts were closed out, pressure being augmented by offerings of commission houses. Libertv Bonds were firm at 99.92 to 99.96. NEW YORK STOCKS Chandler B/os. & Co.. members of the New York and Philadelphia Stock Exchangts 3 North Market Square. Harrisburg: 1338 Chestnut street. Phil adelphia: 34 Pine street. New York furnish the following quotations: Open. 2 P.M. Allis Chalmers 26 25 H American Beet Sugar .. 86 H 86** American Can .'. j 4 American Car and Fdy.. 72 71 American Locomotive .. 67 65 American Smelting 100S* lOOfc American Sugar 116 117 Anaconda 7S* 73 H Atchison 5 s H 9Sv. Raldwin Locomotive .... 66 64 Baltimore and Ohio ... 68% 68 Bethlehem Steel 11* Butte Copper 35S Canadian Pacific 159 1 * 162'* Central Leather ®6H S7 l Chesapeake and Ohio ... 57S fS 1 * Chi.. Mil. and St. Paul.. 66 67 Chi.. R. I. and Pacific... 27 27H ! Chino Con. Copper 54 V 53 T s j Colorado Fuel and Iron. 46 s * 46 i Corn Products 32 5b 32 | Crucible Steel 78 . 7' Distilling Securities 26 S 2(6 H Erie -3 . General Motors 110H 110H Goodrich, B. F 48 Great Northern pfd 104 * Great Northern Ore subs 33 33 Hide and Leather Inspiration Copper International Paper .... 31H 31H Kennecott Copper *I T Kansas City Southern... IP's 1?H Lackawanna Steel 86 SS -4 Lehigh Valley 69H 604 Maxwell Motors 32 H 31 7 * Merc. Marine Ctfs 32H 32Vt Merc. Marine Ctfs. pfd.. 90V 89** Mexican Petroleum 95 95H Miami Copper 37 36S Midvale Steel 55H 55 New York Central S2 1 * 83 N. Y., N. H. and H 31 31 >4 N. Y.. O. and W 21 21 Norfolk and Western... 117 1'• Ncrthern Pacific 1011* 101 Pennsylvania R. R 52 "h 52 H Pittsburgh Coal 46 46 Ray Con. Copper 26H 26>* Reading Railway 86 SSV I Republic Iror and Steel. 85 86V Southern Pacific 93S 94 | Southern Railway 26 \ 27 Studebaker 52 52 Vnion Pacific 135H 1 } V. S. I. Alcohol 137H ISSkt V. s. Rubber 60S, 60TJ j V. S. Stiel 120H 102 V. S. Steel pfd 117 117 Vtah Copper 101100H I Virginia-Carolina Chem. 38S 38% Westinghouse Mfg 47V* 47 Willys-Overland 30H 30*4 Western Maryland 1S IS% PHII.ADELfHI * PRODUCE By Associated Press Philadelphia. Aug. 23. Wheat No market. Corn Nominal; No. 2. yellow. 11. 9001.91. Oats Nominal: No. 2, white, So@ Sic; No. 3, white. 77@80c. Bran Dull and weak: soft winter, per ton. 136.00; spring, per ton. 134.50. Refined Sugars Market tirm, powdered. 5.50@5.85c: fine granulated. 8.40. Patterson, of Pittsburgh, comman der-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, speaking yesterday at the opening session of the na tional encampment, aroused the greatest enthusiasm by declaring that America had drawn the sword In favor of the oppressed people of Europe, who had appealed for help. The convention hall rang with wartime shouts as veterans rose to their feet, waved battle-torn flags and cheered wildly every reference to the unselfish motive which had prompted the United States to enter the struggle for the freedom of the world and without hope or thought of reward. THURSDAY EVENING SCENES OF LONG AGO WHEN LARGE COAL SHIPMENTS WERE MADE BY CANAL BO WELL-KNOWN VET HAS CELEBRATION Albert Gillingham Reaches Age Limit; Will Retire From P. R. R. Serv ice ALBERT GILLINGHAM Albert J. Gillingham, assistant to the comptroller of the Pennsylvania Railroad, will be TO years old to-day, and at the close of the present month will be retired from active duty un der the operation of the pension rules. Mr. Gillingham has been in the company's service nearly forty-eight Vears. For more than seventeen years he was auditor of passenger traffic and in this capacity had charge of the auditing of the entire passenger receipts of the Pennsyl vania Railroad, the Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington Railroad and the West Jersey and Seashore Railroad. Expert Accountant Some idea of the extent of this accounting work may be gathered from the tact that in 1916, the last >ear in which Mr. Gillingham was auditor of his department, he audited receipts from the sale of tickets and mileage and the collection of cash fares, amounting to J58,906,713. Since January 1, 1917, Mr. Gilling ham has been assistant to the comp troller, having been advanced to that position in connection with the re organization of the accounting de partment. Mr. Gillingham was born August 23, 1547, in Philadelphia, of Quaker stock. After attending the public schools of Philadelphia, including the high school. Mr. Gillingham com pleted his education at Pennsylvania State College, graduating in 1865. In the same year he entered the counting house of the shipping firm of Peter Wright & Sons, of Philadel phia. where he remained until Jan uary, 1869, when he entered the em ploy of the Pennsylvania Railroad. He is well known In Harrisburg. Forty-first National Guard Division Will Train at Camp Greene Washington, Aug. 23.—The Forty first National Guard Division, com prising troops from Washington. Ore gon, Montana, Idaho and Wyoming, has been ordered trained at Camp Greene, Charlotte, N. C.. and Camp Fremont, at Palo Alto, Cal., has been abandoned because the California state health authorities have decided that a latrine sewage system such as the War Department proposed would be Injurious to the health of the community. Secretarv Baker, announcing the change, said to-day that the War De partment could not see its way to spend half a million dollars for such a sewage system as the state health authoritias thought necessary In a temporary camp. NAMED TO BOARD Dr. John N. Rosenberger, of Wyn combe, waa to-day added to the State force of farm advisers by the State Defense Commission.- He was for merly on the force In the Department of Agriculture and will specialise In dairy matters. He will take th& place on the force of E. B. Dorsett, appointed chief, of the bureau of markets. Standing of the Crews II ARl< I SB I'KG SIDE I Philadelphia Division —The 124 crew ! first to go after 4 o'clock; 101, 111, 1 123. 122, 412, 127, 105. Engineers for 124, 101. Fireman for 101. Flagman for 124. Brakemen for 124 (2), 101. Engineers up: A. K. Stefty, Shocker, Yeater. Sellers. Wenrick. S. K. Steffy. Firemen up: Shimp. Stambaugh, Bohr, Wonner. Conductor up: Ressing. Brakeman up: G. Mummaw. Middle 1 >lllnlon —The 33 crew first to go after 1.30 o'clock; 31, 21. 19. 27. 29. 22. 32. 1 Preference crews: 7. 9. Engineers for 33. 31. 27. 32.' Firemen for 33. 32. Conductor for 9. Brakemen for 33, 31, 32. Engineers up: Fisher, Asper, Bur ris. Peightal. Firemen up: Peterman. Smith, G. L Kennedy. Swab. Linsenbach, Ander son. Kowatch. Snyder. Bechtel, Hem mincer, Stewart Evans. Brakemen up: Hineman, Hollen bsch. Kraft, Liddick. Yard Board —Engineers up: Heftle man. Buffington. Auman, Miller. Bea ver. Myers, Ney. Boyle. Shipley, Schie fer. Revie l*lsh Bostdorf. Firemen up: Baker Swomley. Rote, Mowery, Holtzman. Rice, Roberts. Burns, Johnston, Kinger, Kllneyoung, Gardner. Engineers for 6C, 2nd 14C, 3rd 15C, 26C. 32C. Fireman for 11C. EXOLA SIDE Philadelphia Division —The 220 crew frst to go after 4.15 o'clock; 201, 228, I 242. 207, 208. 219. 238. Engineers for 207, 208. 1 Firemen for 220, 242. j Conductors for 19. 28. Flagman for 01. Brakemen for 01. 08. 42. Conductors up: Hoover. Brakeman up: Durant. Middle Division —The 114 crew first to go after 2.45 o'clock; 109, 106, 112, 107. 108. 102. Firemen for 114. 106. Flagman for 112. Brakemen for 114, 108. Yard Board —-Engineers ud: Fllck inger, Shuev, Myers, Geib, Curtjs. D. K. Hinkle, Holland, Seal, J. Hinkle, SheafTer Kapp Fortenbaugh. Firemen up; Taylor O. J. Wagner, Coldrin. Holmes, Snyder. McConnell! Wolf. Deaner, Montel, Sadler. Light ner. Hawbecker, Swigart Dougherty. Engineer for extra. Firemen for Ist 126, 2nd 106, 2nd 104, extra. PASSENGER DEPARTMENT ' Middle Division Engineers up: Crane. Buck. Crum, Sparver. Alex ander, Donnley, Keane. Robley. Mc- Dougal. Kelser, Crimmel. Miller, Gra ham. Firemen up: Gates. Lvter. Corn propst. Bowman, Zeigler, Winand, Keller, Hartzel, Bealor, Holtzman, Roller. Engineers for cpld. 49. for 12.01 p. m.. 25, 41. Firemen for cpld. 49 for 12.01 p m 25. 1. 669, 11. 663. Philadelphia Dtvlson Engineers up: Bless, Pleam, Welsh, Hall. Lutz Lindley, Gibbons. Firemen up: Shindler. Cover. Her shey. Doerstler. Aulthouse. A Flovd 1 F. Floyd. White. Engineers for 8. 44. Firemen for 22. 5560. No Philadelphia extra crews here. THE READING The 7 crew first to go after 11 45 o'clock; 3, 2. 4, 18, 6, 8. 15, 10 1 B 18. 72, 56, 69, 65, 63, 68. Engineers for 56. 68. 1. 5, 6 9 ji Firemen for 56. 69. 1. 2 3*4 '5 7 9' 11, 15, 18. ' ' Conductors for 2, 5; 9, 10, 11. Flagmen for 5, 9, 11, 15.' Brakemen for 56. 63. 65, 68 69 7' 1, 2. 4, 5. 9. 11. 16. 18. 28. " Engineers up: Glass. Minnlch. Hol lcnbach. Firemen up: Martin Buck. Cook Luckenbaugh. Kreisgre, Barrlck Buf fington. Conductors up: Hall, Wynn. Baxter Ray, Long. Brakemen up: Gates. Ensminger. Lees, Lingle, Lelbtreu, Farllng. Mc- Cormick, Snell, Yentzer, Still Peters Mosey. Dye, Haln, Berkhelmer. SUMMERING IX BERKS CO. Mrs. Oliver D. Schock and daugh ter, Miss Bertha E. Schock. 508 North Third street, are spending a part of the heated term at their home in Hamburg, Berks county. Mrs. Schock who was critically for several months Is being much benefited by the pure mountain air and spring water while convalescing. ONE BOY SHOOTS ANOTHER Sunbury, Pa., Aug. 23.—While playing with an atr rifle near their home here, George Carrol, 13, shot Cyrus Steese, the same age. In the neck. The ball entered near the lUK ular vein. Although the boy bled profusely, doctors say ue will re cover. HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH The above picture# are reproduc tions of photographs taken from a collection In possession of M. L. Hortlng whose early career was spent on the Pennsylvania canal. He will take the valuable collection to Roll ing Green Park on Saturday for ex hibition. Those pictured above are of special interest to Harrisburgers. Reading from right to left: Top: Breakers at Nanticoke mines WILL SPEARMINT FLA VOR ON BEDPOST Old Familiar Song of Boating Days to be Feature of Boatmen's Picnic at Rolling Green Park on Saturday W - i T " . ■ . FRANK H. ECKELMAN Chief Collector During Canal Boat ing Days. "Will spearmint lose its flavor on the bedpost over night?" That old familiar song known to canal boat men when boats hauled more coal than railroads will heard again Saturday at Rolling Green Park, between Selinsgrove and Sunbury. It will be sung by William Carson, aged 85 years, of Espytown, Pa. He was the only colored man who captained a boat during the old Pennsylvania canal days and origi nator of the song with the above title. Captain Carson will be one of 3,000 who will gather Saturday at the boatmen's reunion. It will be the third annual gathering of boatmen, drivers, lock tenders and everybody who held a position when the canal business was flourishing. The vet eran colored captain Is always a big part of these reunions and he has sent word that he will be on hand and sing his famous song. Many From Tlifs vicinity Harrisburg and vicinity will send at least 300 to this big celebration, including John C. Dudley, Ever green street, the veteran lock tender, who was in charge of locks in this city; Marty Horting, 506 Reily street, who was known far and wide, now connected with the Lucknow shops of the Pennsylvania Railroad; Au gustus Sliker, 506 Calder street, re tired Penns>lvania Railroad freight conductor, viho was connected with boating in the days when boats were hauled over the Old Portage road in sections, and Frank H. Eckelman, 4 8 North Tenth street, at present connected with the City Highway Department. He was collector for the Pennsylvania ' Canal Company and was known to all boatmen. Others who will come from New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore. Read- War Relief Worker Weds Lieut. Geo. Biddle Today Miss Anne Mason Churchill Cole man, known far and wide as Miss Nancy Coleman, one of the foremost workers for relief, was married to Lieutenant George Biddle, Officers Reserve Corps, U. S. A., at noon to day at the apartments of her father, B. Dawson Coleman, 1830 South Rlt tenhouse Square, Philadelphia. The Rev. C. B. Cressm, of Oxford, officiated. Lieutenant Biddle is a son of the late Algernon Sydney Biddle and makes his home with his mother. Mrs. A. Sydney Biddle, at 2017 Pine street. He is a cousin of Julian C. Biddle, an aviator, word fOt whose death abroad was received yesterday. Lieutenant Biddle is one of the Fort Niagara men who received a commission last week. He will sail soon for France, for which reason the wedding was set for to-day. The bride has spent considerable ; where.all boats were loaded with an thracite coal; one of the Hortlng boats In the weighlock at Beach Ha ven; famous weighlock at the foot of State street, this city, and show ing one of the packet boats. Bottom: Double lift lock at foot of Walnut street, Harrisburg, look | ing from Market street; double lift lock showing empty chamber, and the old canal lock at Dauphin. I Ing, points in New Jersev, Wash ington, D. C. points In Ohio Pitts burgh, Harrisburg, Bloomsburg, | Wilkes-Barre, Slnnemahoning, Al : toona, Havre de Grace, Columbia, ! Wrightsville. Lebanon, Shamokin, j Lock Haven, Jersey Shore, Plym outh, Wllliamsport. Nantlcoke, Dau | phin, Milton, Berwick, Danville. Ma ; rietta Liverpool, Newport, Baln j bridge, Lime Ridge, Montoursville, | Watsontown, Port Trevorton, Sun bury, Northumberland, Muncy and : all points where boats stopped. Official I*rosTam Marietta's representatives will in ! elude Martin Eisenberger. aged 86 ] years, a veteran of the Civil War and a familiar figure on the old Penn- I sylvania canal. Those who will at : (end include all employes of the old , Pennsylvania. Juniata. Tidewater, j Wiconisco. Extension and Union Ca nals. The official program is as I follows: k 4 a. m. to 11.30 a. m., greeting and j general "all around;" 11.30 a. m. to | 1.30 p. m., dinner and "gabfest;" 1 to 1.30 p. -n., business meeting in | the theatorium; 1.30 to 2.30 p. m.. ! old-time dancing in pavilion; 2.30 to 5 p. m., hunting parties for "old times;" 5 to 10 p. m.. luncheon and farewell parties. During the after noon program "Marty" Horting will tell about the only horse he ever used, that when pulling at its best it was easy to unfasten the traces, which lead up to the slogan, "Mules only for canal business." Many Old Boatmen M. L. Horting was captain of two of his own boats, Little Alfretta and Little Max. He was a native of Newport, but later hailed from Liver pool, better known to boatmen as "Sunny Italy." He was also in charge of Pennsylvania Canal Company boats. He began his canal career as a driver when 11 years of age, working for his father, whom he succeeded In business. He came to Harrisburg on the last day boats were run on the Pennsylvania canal, seventeen years ago. His trips were from Nanticoke to New York. Balti more. Wilmington, Chester and other points. His boats had a capacity of 135 tons. He is a member of the executive committee of the Boat men's Association. Other officers are: Officers and Committees President. W. C. Fortney, Milton; first vice-president, Clinton Brobst, Berwick; second vice-president, A. Reese Bartell. Newport; third vice president. Maurice Naugle. Marietta; fourth vice-rresident, Park Murtiff, Lewistown; secretary, C. F. Fortnev! Wllliamsport; treasurer, Frank H! Eckelman, Harrisburg. The committee in charge of the big reunion includes the following, named as they were known during canal boating days: Curt Fortney. Morris Nagle. Parks Murtiff, Charles Barger, Joe Seaman, Rudy Sechler. Oliver Rice, Edwin Charles Bill Logan, John Byers, Clint Brobst, Charles Pressler, John Mon tague. George Rider, Had Smith. Reese Bartell. Charles Fritz. Bill Un gard, James Watkins. Marty Horting J. C. Gaugler. Johnny Landis "Dutch" Noll and Dal Gray. time abroad doing emergency aid . work behind the trenches among the peasants of devastated villages, driv ing a small touring car from point to | point. Upon her return she toured ! the state to organize French relief j work. She is a member of the Mo i tor Messenger Service, and since the organization lost Miss Letitia Latrobe i McKim, who is working abroad is possibly its best-known member. Sh> was to have sailed for Europe July 28 with Mrs. Donald Swan, of Balti more, but owing to Mrs. Swan's ill ness she was compelled to abandon the trip. Mrs. Blddle has been a frequent attendant at the Harrisburg assem blies and Is a relative of Mrs. Quln cey Bent. KAXXS AT OCEAN GROVE Dr. and Mrs. Frank B. Kann and children, of 315 North Second street have gone to Ocean Grove, N. J. where they will spend a week. Dr! Kann. who is a member of the State Board of Osteopathic Examiners, will return to the city next Thursday. J Railroad Notes Today's soldier movement to the South was to include a large move ment of troops out of Sunbury. Rapid headway has been made on the new tracks from Lochiel to Highspire for use by the Bethlehem Steel Company. The Philadelphia and Beading Railway Company to-day handled a crowid from Mlddletown to Hershey. Plans have been completed for ad ditional tracks and sidings running from the Pennsy main line to the United States Government supply buildings, near Mlddletown. A large delegation of Pennsylvania Railroad employes from Altoona will come to Harrisburg to-night for the meeting of the Friendship and Co-operative Club meeting. Superintendent N. W. Smith made a trip over the Middle Division to day. He will be In Harrisburg to night. The meeting to-night of the Friendship and Co-operative Club will be held at Eagle's Hall, Sixth and Cumberland streets. Everybody is invited to attend. It will be a big session for railroad employes. Engineers on the Philadelphia and Reading system are inspecting all bridges. Yesterday they looked over all structures on the Colebrook branch. The Pennsylvania railroad is short of help at Northumberland yards. Clerks' wages were boosted recently' but It has been impossible to get men to fill the vacancies caused by enlistments for the war. Women are being employed in some of the de partments. PERSONALS [Other Personals on Page 8] More Country Club Plans Completed For Sports Preparations for the informal oc cupancy of the new home of the Country Club of Harrisburg are go ing forward and it is planned to have a club golf event, open to every member, on the afternoon of Satur day, September 1, the day when the club will be in its new home. The grounds committee today outlined plans for this event. Meanwhile the grounds force at the old club will bend efforts to complete the new links. The new tennis courts will not be ready on September 1. The committees in charge are call ing attention of members to Import ance of removing their property from lockers next week. When the club occupies the new house the new caddie system will be put irito effect with a new scale of charges. Arrangements for the bus service will be announced in a few days. Miss Stella Backenstoss, of 632 Camp street, spent the week-end with Miss Bess Oyster, who is summering at Dauphin. Miss Mildred Fisher, of 2106 North Sixth street, is hom.e after a week's stay at the Manhattan cottage, the Cove. Mr. and Mrs. George W. Light are spending some time in Atlantic City. Augustus Kreidler, of 809 Capital street, is In Shamokin this week. Miss Gertrude E. Schutt, of 12 North Fifteenth street, is home from Newark, N. J., where she went with her niece, who has been visiting here. Mrs. Charles Swartz and Miss Ella Swartz, of Fourteenth and Regina streets, will leave to-morrow for a stay In Atlantic City. Mrs. Samuel Fackler, 1332 Derry street, who Is summering at Mount Gretna, spent a few days at her home Were. John Whisler and Charles Whisler, of 322 South Thirteenth street, are home after a motor trip through various 'cross-river towns and the Cumberland Valley. Mr. and Mrs. Mortimer Wolf and Miss Kathorino Wno-hes, of 2116 North Fifth street, are home after an extended trip to New York, Shep herd's Bay and various resorts along the coast of Maine. Mr. and Mrs. James F. Keane and children, of 1728 Green street, re turned home last evening after a ten days' stay in Atlantic City. Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Garber and daughter Evelyn and sons, Ray .ind Ralph Garber, have returned to the city after visiting relatives in Loysville and Green Park. Miss Mabellfl G. Wareham has re turned to New York after spending ten days with her parents In this city. AUGUST 23, 191 F. Baltimore and Ohio Hangs Up New Record Heavier loading enabled the Bal timore and Ohio Railroad to save the use of 6,238 cars in the handling of less than carload freight in July, compared with the same month last year. At the same time the company handled 12,000 more tons of this class of freight in 4,000 less cars, ac. cording to the report of the trans portation department, which has just been compiled. Last month the Baltimore and Ohio handled 1,393,660 cars In freight trains. 92 8,684 of which were ioaded. While the loaded car move ment is indicative of the general business activity, hot weather inter fered somewhat. It is expected that the company will handle more than 1,000.000 loaded cars monthly dur ing the fall. DURHAM-ARNOLD BRIDAL Miss Laura Lovina Arnold, of 2339 North Sixth street, and Harry Lloyd Durham, of 1910 Susquehanna street, were quietly married Saturday even ing, August 11, at 7.30 o'clock, at the parsonage of the Sixth Street United Brethren Church by the pastor, the Rev. Joseph Daugherty. They will make their home In this city. Additional Classified Advertisements on Opposite Page ACCESSORIES AND REPAIRS Velle Service. Stanley Service Velie Harrisburg Co., Successors to Paul D. Messner. Automobile Repairing Supplies. 1118 James St. Be!l 1027. Dial 5921. WHEN YOU BREAK a part or parts of your machine, tee us before order ing new parts. We can repair the broken ones and make them good as new by the Oxy-Acetylene welding method. Work guaranteed. DAYTON CYCLE CO., 912 N. Third St. Bell 385 J. BKINU youi car to us. Expert* od ignition and carburetor troubles Highest grade repair work. LEMOYNE AUTO SHOP Leir>ovn Both phones LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE TO BIDDERS SEALED BIDS OR PROPOSALS will be received by the Directors of the Poor until Friday Morning, August 31, 1917, at 10:00 o clock A. M., for the building of a Piggery at the Dauphin County Almshouse. Full details as to terms, plans and specifications can be had at the Office of the Directors of the Poor, Court House, Harrisburg, Pa. The right is reserved to reject any and all bids. THOMAS 8. MANNING. President. DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP NOTICE is hereby given that the partnership heretofore existing be tween Edwin F. Weaver and J. Gilbert Aldinger, doing business at No. 29 North Second Street and No. 1720 North Third Street, under the name of Weaver's Confectionery, has been this day dissolved by mutual consent. The undersigned will assume all liabilities of the firm and all debts due the firm shall be payable to the undersigned and. from and after August 20, 1917, the undersigned will not be liable for any debts contracted on behalf of said Weaver's Confectionery unless con tracted by himself. E. F. WEAVER. OFFICn OF COUNT if CONT\OLLER Harrisburg, Pa., August 16, 1917. PRIMARY BALLOTS AND SUPPLIES SEALED BIDS OR PROPOSALS will be received by the County Controller, Room 13, Court House, Harrisburg. Pa., until 12 o'clock noon, Slonday. August 27, 1917, for 129 complete sets Primary Election Supplies, including Penalty Cards, Cards of Instructions, Computation Looks for each party and the Non-Partisan. Also nt the name time and place sealed bids will be received for the printing and furnishing of Forty Thousand, more or less, official and specimen party ballots, covering each election district in Dauphin County. Nineteen Thousand, more or less, of ficial and speciman Nonpartisan bal lots. covering each election district in the City of Harrlsburg, and Twenty- Three Thousand, more or less, official and specimen Non-Partisan ballots, covering each election district in the County lying outside of the City ol Harrlsburg. The Official Party and Non-Partisan ballots of each district must be on file In the Commissioners Office by 12 o'clock noon, Wednesday, September 12. 1917. Certified checks payable to the order of the Dauphin County Commission ers, in a sum equal to fifty per cent. (50 per cent.) of the bid price, musi accompany each proposal. The suc cessful bidder wil be required to fur nish bond satisfactory to the County Commissioners in a sum equal to the full bid price. Blank forms of proposals will be furnished on application to the County Commissioners, and these forms must be used. The Commissioners reserve the right to reject any or all bids. HENRY W. QOUGH, County Controller. CITY OFFICIALS GIVEN BANQUET Cooking School Girls Give Practical Demonstration of Their Knowledge Twelve young girls assisted by Miss Anna Bender. Instructor at ths' Reservoir Park cooking school of the city park playground depart ment, tended a dinner early last evening to city and school board of ficials, at the domestic science din ing room in the park. The menu which was prepared en tirely by the girls, follows: Cream of tomato soup and croutons; olives, celery, veal cutlets with tomato sauce, peaa and mashed potatoes, fruit salad, Ice cream, cake, coffee and salted nuts. Invitations were sent to a num ber of guests. Among those present were: Acting Mayor William L. Gorgas, Commissioner E. Z. Gross, Commissioner William Si. Lynch, As sistant Park Commissioner V. Grant Forrer, Playground Supervisor Earl C. Ford, D. D. Hammelbaugh, sec retary of the school board, and R. F. Schraedley. The class of girls acting as hos tesses were Misses Rose Seiders, Emma Fritz, Catherine Walmer. Ruth Macey, Mae Mountz, Ethel Stockdale, Dorothy Saul, Lillian Ma cey, Mary E. Fisher, Dorothy E. Paul. Sarah A. Beck and Ruth Pot teiger. One hundred and fifty-four girls are enrolled In the domestic scienco group this year, each receiving in structions from Miss Bender. Many of the classes include girls who have attended the school during the last two years. Following the dinner the officials motored over the entire city parkway system, viewing the section of Sus quehanna township, including River side, which may be annexed to the city soon. • LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE THE following ordinance was read in place in the City Council at its meeting held Tuesday morning, Au gust 14, 1917, and la bubllshed as di rected by Article 5. Section 3, Clause 10, of the Act of Assembly approved June 27, 1913: AN ORDINANCE Authorizing the vacation of an alley about eleven (11) feet In width, ex tending from Fourth Street to Dew berry Street, lying within the lines of the vacated street formerly known as Meadow Lane from Fourth Street to Dewberry Street and Cherry Street, from above described alley to a point one hundred and Ave (105 feet) feet east of the east ern side of Dewberry Street, and directing the City Engineer to mark the above-mentioned parts of said streets and alley as vacated, on the City Official Plot SEOTION 1. Be It ordained by the Council of the City of Harrisburg, and it is hereby ordained by authority of the same, that an alley about eleven (11 feet) in width extending from Fourth Street to Dewberry Street, lying within the lines of the vacated street, formerly known as Meadow Lane from Fourth Street to Dewberry Street, and Cherry Street from above described alley to a point one hundred and five (105 feet) feet east of the eastern side of Dewberry Street, be and the same are hereby vacated as public highways of the City of Har risburg. SECTION 2. That the City Engi neer is hereby directed to mark, as vacated, the above mentioned parts of said street and alley on the City Of ficial Plot. SECTION 3. That this ordinance shall not go into effect until the owner or owners of the property fronting on the southern side of Chestnut Street and extending from Fourth Street to a point one hundred and five (105 feet) feet west of the western side of Fourth Street shall dedicate a strip of land bounded and described as follows, to wit: Begin ning at the southwest corner of Fourth and Chestnut Streets; thence westwardly along the southern side of Chestnut Street, one hundred and five (105 feet) feet to a point; thence southwardly parallel with Fourth Street, twenty-seven and five-tenth (27.5 feet) feet to a point; thence eastwardly parallel with Chestnut Street ninety-five (95 feet) feet to a point; thence by a line curving to the south with a radius of ten (10 feet) feet fifteen and seven-tenth (15.7 feet) feet to a point on the western line of Fourth Street; thence north wardly along the western line of Fourth Street, thirty-seven and five tenth (37.5 feet) feet, to the place of beginning, as a public highway of the Citv of Harrisburg. and said owner or owners release the City of Harrisburg from all damages. SECTION •. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict here with. be and the same are hereby re pealed. r ROgg gEAMAN Clerk of the City Council. Office of the City Clerk. Harrisburg, Pa.. August 15, 1917. PROPOSALS Office of the Board of Commissioners of Public Grounds and Buildings. Harrisburg. Pa. SEALED PROPOSALS will be re ceived by the Superintendent of Pub lic Grounds and Buildings. Harris burg. Pa., rntil .twelve o'clock noon, Tuesday, September 11, 1917, for fur nishing all material and labor requir ed in the reconstruction of Barn de stroyed by fire July 21, 1916, on the property of the State Lunatic Hos pital, located near Harrisburg, Dau phin County, Pa., as called for in the plans and specifications prepared un der the direction of the Board of Com missioners of Public Grounds and Buildings. ..... Plans, specifications and bidding blanks mav be obtained by prospec tive bidders on application to the Su perintendent of Public Grounds and Buildings. Harrisburg. Pa. 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