OMPER DAY
IS REAL PICNIC
Two boys turned Romper Day Into
real picnic yesterday afternoon by
vtng a young tight near the pavilion
Reservoir Park. A little colored
y threw a handful of mud on Ar
ur Dunkleberry and Arthur re
lted this familiarity and the result
is a tight. When the park police
jarated them, the colored boy had
! neck and face cut up and Arthur's
se was bleeding. Two colored boys
out fourteen and sixteen years of
0 had a little sqiiabble all to them
ves on the outskirts of the crowd
t gave up the quarrel when they
w the police headed their way.
SroutN Keep Order
Ulddletown F.oy Si-outs. Troop 1.
def Scoutmaster Joe Mason, came
the picnic to help the Harrlsburg
y Scouts, Troop 7, keep order
ong the picnickers.
3very kiddie went home tired but
■y happy. One little girl, when
cod how she had enjoyed herself,
swered: "If I had a nickel I'd think
was Christmas!"
TennlH Results
:he tennis tournament was played
the late afternoon. Miss Beard, of
servoir Park, won the champlon-
P for girls and her brother won
1 boys' championship, although
re was some dispute in this deci
n. The scores were: Girls' first
ne, between Miss Beard of Reser
r Park and Miss Emanuel of !
elfth, Miss Beard 6-1, 6-0. Miss )
ird then played Miss Wagner, of j
amore Playground, which ended ;
the score of 6-0, 6-0. In the boys' j
rnament DeLong. of Sycamore, j
yed a default match with Baldos
, of Emerald. George Beard, of ,
<ervoir Park, played Baldosser, of
erald, and won by a count of 6-3, {
Beard then played DeLong, of \
amore, and won from him with a I
re of 6-3, 6-0. |
let the Round Pficltago
Ba HORLICK'S
THE OMGBmL
W| MALTED MILK
Maije from clean, rich milk with the ex.
. tract or select malted grain, malted in our
own Malt Houses under sanitary conditions,
v Infanta and children thrive on it. Agrees with
/J weakest stomach of the invalid or the aged
n N ee ds no cooking nor addition of milk.
Nourishes and sustains more than tea, coffee, etc.
Should be kept at home or when traveling. Anu
*^dbrOißc™g in tritious food-drink may be prepared in a moment.
\ glassful hot before retiring induces refreshing
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FRIDAY EVENING,
DANCE OF THE ALLIES—THE U. S.
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One of the prettiest of the folk dances given by the children at the Romper Day picnic was the one repre
senting the American dance. The little girls were unusually graceful and received hearty praise for their
work. Each playground represented one of the allied nations and their national dance. This picture shows
them in their interpretation of the American folk dance.
SHOULD PROFIT AND
NOT LOSE ON GARBAGE
[Continued from First Page.]
to advocate the building of an in
cinerating plant. Still others are said
to look with favor upon a garbage
disposal plan which will mean ac
tual profit instead of cost for the
city.
Pending a decision municipal man
agers are further investigating the
matter with a view to reclaiming a
decision which will be satisfactory
to the people. Reduction under the
present process, in Harrisburg and
incineration as proposed by at least
one of the commissioners means
waste and expense. Scientific dis
posal as favored by other officials
who have" given the matter thought
would invohe the turning over of
the garbage to farmers or others fo
feeding to hogs as is done at Spring
field, Mass., Providence and in other
cities.
Charles V. Chapin, the superintend
ent of health at Providence, declares
that the full garbage pail here has
been a disgrace. In this h# agrees
with Regular Army officers and other
who cannot understand the wasteful
methods of the average householder.
High price of food products has
started people to thinking and gar
age collectors are now finding con
siderably less garbage than three
jears ago. As Sir. Chapin suggests,
"the housewife has merely wasted,
but city official? have often done
worse. They have made this waste
a burden on the taxpayers. They
have spent money to get rid of gar
bage when they might have derived
a profit. He points out that there
are three principal methods of gar
bage disposal—incineration, reduc
tion or rendering and hope feeding.
In country and village, as this writer
points out, the familiar pig has usu
ally consumed the family garbage.
As towns grew the pigs become a
nuisance and were driven out; hence
the garbage collector and the prob
lem of disposal.
Residents of the northern section
of Harrisburg have complained for
several years of tJie intolerable
stench that has wafted over
that section of the city from the re
duction plant on the. edge of Wild
wood Park. These are naturally i
HARRISBTTRG TELEGRAPIt
greatly interested in a. discussion
which is now intermittently going
forward at the sessions of the City
Council and the Health Department.
And unless these people assert them
selves it is believed there will be no
improvement in the situation.
One authority on the question of
i garbage disposal says many crema
tories and incinerators have been
built and some of them prove to be
as odorous as a hog farm. Gar
bage contains from 75 to 80 per cent.
• of waste and it is as impossible to
burn it without fuel as it is to lift
oneself by one's boot straps,
j Makes Wholesome Pork
■ By feeding garbage to swine not
s only the grease and the nitrogenous
■ materials are utilized more profit-
I ably, but other elements are con
] served so that the gross value ob
tained from garbage by reduction is
much less than the value obtained
by feeding the hogs. In one city
the value of the hogs sold amounted
to four or five dollars per ton ot
garbage fed.
It is insisted by those who have
made an expert investigation of the
matter that the feeding of garbage
to hogs makes wholesome pork and
pork of a good quality which brings
i a good price and does not cause dis
ease. This same authority declares
that it is the most economical way
of disposing of garbage and with the
impending shortage of food it is the
only way.
Profit Instead of loss
From 1907 to 1911 Springfield,
<Mass.) disposed of its garbage by
turning it over to farmers for feed
ing to hogs, the city receiving for
this an average of $4,263 a year over
. and above expenses. From 1914 to
, 11916 in the same city the garbage
J >vas disposed of by reduction by a
private company under a contract
that netted a loss to the city aver
aging $3,971 a year. It is interest
ing to note in connection with the
I change from the piggeries to the re
duction system at Springfield that
that city had an experience some
what similar to Harrisburg, an in
junction having been secured by
property owners against the unsani
tary and offensive reduction plant,
j resulting in closing its operations In
the middle of last year. The com
j pany went into bankruptcy and early
j in the yeat the plant was bought
I by the city for $5,453.37. For sev-
I eral months after the closing of the
| piant June, 1916, Springfield burled
its garbage on the almshousb
! grounds and public dumpi This
I aroused public sentiment and was |
discontinued at the end of the year.
I Since then the , garbage has been
yiven to farmers outside the city. Un
der the present plan the garbage is
I hauled to the city limits, in city
| wagons by city teams and the farm
| its there hitch their own teams to
; Ihe city wagons and remove the gar
! bage to their farms, the city horses
j bringing back the city wagons re
turned at the same time, by the
. farmers.
Garbage a Commodity
In short, scientific investigation
i has demonstrated that garbage Is
| a commodity for which in its rare
state there is a demand and for
| which purchasers are willing to pay
a price. It should be realized, says
j the same authority,' that a city that
! gives away garbage is giving away
that which is of value.
One suggestion by an expert in
the matter states that "a method
that abates a nuisance in one part of
the city and creates a nuisance in
another part of th city is a waste
of money."
As to reduction plants, the official
report states that "in theory reduc.
tion plants should be operated in a
sanitary method without creating a
nuisance and without carrying offen
sive odofs. In practice they are not
so operated."
The Bureau of Municipal Re
search at Springfield has recently
made public a report upon the con
duct of disposing of the garbage of
, that city which ought to be of great
service in the discussion here, es
pecially as this report is based upon
investigations of methods and results
in a number of other cities.
Operate Pig Farms
After citing the experiences of a
number of cities in selling garbage
to farmers or others who use it in
1 feeding hogs, and especially the city
lof Denver, in which the company
receiving the garbage collects it for
pothlng, it believes it possible for
Springfield to obtain at least $1 per
ton for Its garbage. Worcester and
Brockton, Mass., and New Haven,
i Conn., are cited as cities that oper
ate municipal farms, where garbage
is fed to hogs, and it is stated that
Worcester derives from Its pig farm
a revenue of $6.85 per ton of gar
bage, based on present prices. An
estimate based on prices of a year or
two ago gives $3.65 per ton.
Among the cities which turn the
garbage over to hog raisers the fol
lowing prices are received for the
garbage delivered: Grand Rapids,
45 cents per ton; Lowell, $1.25 a
load; Somerville, 80 cents pe,r cprd i
j foot; Cambridge, 70 cents per cord
foot. Colorado Springs' garbage i
collected and $1,440 paid for the
privilege, estimated at a total value
of $11,040; Denyer has the garbage
I collected for nothing, a service es- 1
j timated to be worth $64,500.
In conclusion the report suggests
! that the city might advantageously
I dispose of its garbage by 'fncinera
i tion, by reduction, by selling to farm
ers. or by feeding to hogs on a mu
nicipal farm. Whatever the method
| of disppsal, the city should realize
that It can receive a revenue from
the garbage rather than paying for
; its disposal, and at the same time
! can insure that the process shall be
j sanitary and inoffensive. "This means
' that the garbage will not be Incln
j erated, because no city has been
| found where the revenue of an ln
i clneratlng piant has met even the
direct cost of operation, without con
sidering charges fr interest and de
preciation. Jt means also that the
city will discontinue giving to farm
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HKI.L lttOl—2BsU UNITED HAHKI.IBUUU, FRIDAY. AUGUST 31, 1017. FOUNDED I^7l
Store Will Be Closed All Day Monday—Labor Day
Commencing Tuesday, September 4th, Store Hours Will Be as Follows:
Open at 8.30 A. M. and Close at 5.30 P. M. Daily. Saturdays excepted
! | T New Autumn Headwear jr\ [
| *>J,, ! —Every woman is anxious for news of the hats. : I'j
' i —Fashion favors for fall and our preliminary display j
: will show the styles that will predominate. : [>j '] S
, f ; —The new season's ideas are unusually charming, espe- •/ j~'j :
• : cially as regards trimming. i N j *
j ! newest shapes are small and high, with soft j v
: j crowns, many expressing the military influence. I
| —There's already such a variety that attempt at detailed j :
j description would seem useless. Besides, nothing but |
: a personal viewing can give you a definite idea of the j
llpi smartness and beauty of the new models. i j
ISJ V W\ Trimmed Hats, $3.50, $4.95, $5.95 and up ;
\( i clour and Felt Hats, $1.69 to SB.OO I
j Genuine hatters plush sailors are fashionable and j :
\ reasonable. Come in small shapes with wide gros- I •
• iilSfpj : S ra^n bands in varied styles of crowns —also large droop- j \\JJ) '
gjßm. , I ing banded models. ! fPT "
$3.98 to $8.50 kr^l
Early Showing of Fall Suits :
The straight-line silhouette, adored by every woman for the youthful slenderness : *\\ •
it imparts—has returned at last, and dominates for fall. : JL .\ \
Jackets are generally long, made without a curve at waistline ! : / ' \ •
Many materials and combinations are used, giving a wider variation and scope :/ , *|(|| viM r | \W= ' I
for individuality than has been seen in many a season. I
Skirts are extremely simple in design and come in conservative lengths, reach- 1 W I J
ing to the ankle or an inch or two above. TT / nSßiav //I •'
—Our introductory display shows the following materials: Velour, Pom Pom, \ 1 :
Velvet, Tricotine, Gabardine and Serge. / / V \mT/!I fjjl jsh
All the new fall shades are represented and there is quite a diversity of models on VV/ jj I Jjfj j|| '' I l '] \
view. ill/ |f 111 1 11 \ '
First Display of . Display ofPlJjjJ |||j|§|\
New Autumn Coats • New Dresses I Fuji t | T~
„ . £ . , , ... , " The dress takes a lead in Autumn fIHBI IBM
-Rough finished materials and pile fashion> and in thesc the straight sil . gjff I I Jg \
fabrics have been smartly developed into houette is expressed most charmingly. jEEP fm\ ' j
coat models of rare beauty for general Dresses of Serge, Satin and Taffeta. \ I \ | J
utility wear. A showing of typical models that one rrf
t v , r, , r>_ m ay get a good idea of the things Fash- J)\ 1 \ )\\
Coats of Bolivia \ elour, Pom Pom ion is "up and doing" in the dress world %&>/// 11 A*|)
and other fabrics are already here and a nd every woman should make it a point P* \\ ui
priced very moderate. to see them. ™
Fashion Favors "Service"
Fall Footwear For Women
And our new autumn
\ .7/P^iHfipiP styles are a revelation
I
•11 giving construction.
/ W\\ \j|)tff| Tomorrow we introduce
L \r the three following lines of
TL/I' w'llpl highest quality footwear,
and they are shoes you can
' * bank on to give you full sat
aft is faction and long service
Women's nine-inch black dress boots of fine gun metal calf
skin and glazed kidskin cloth topped, leather Louis XV heels,
welted oak soles. Long vamps wth square throats, handsome
boots in both button and lace styles that fit like a glove, $6.00
Women's black and Havana brown glace kid lace boots with
wing tips and hand-built solid leather French heels. A graceful
model for fall wear •• • $9-00
Women's finest Grison's French kidskin high cut laced boots
carefully made and luxuriously finished by one of the very best
makers in the country. Gray, brown and mouse $12.00
SPATS. The new wanted colors $1.75
Bathing Apparel For Labor Day
Plenty of bathing days yet to come and at the reduced prices
you can afford to procure a natty outfit to use and keep for next
year. 1 •
Bathing suits of Mohair, Surf Cloth and the, popular Cali
fornia Jersey Suits arc here in a goodly selection for sizes and
colors.
The new prices $2.85, $2.08, $:?.08, $.1.08
Bathing Shoes v 250 to (iOf
Bathing caps 10$ and 250
Black knitted tights 65# to $2.50
♦
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'AUGUST 31, 1917.
School Ribbons
In a few days the little girls will all be off to school!
Every one of them takes a certain pride in their hair ribbons
and neckwear; and his store has spent greater than usual effort
to provide just the kinds that they will want.
" '
'*"• Taffeta and moire hair bows.
TU Heavy stiff ribbon, 5 inches
i I I/ j\ /TMfh jjjf\ wide. Shades Pink, Blue,
II I, Copenhagen, Rose, Black,
jJL A? Navy and White.
. 25c
•
Windsor ties, Mcssaline. Big Plaid Windsor ties. Bright
line of shades, one yard long, shades, each 350
Excellent quality silk ... 250 New satin neckwear, the
Red, black and \iavy messa- new roll collars, 500 to SI.OO
line middy ties, large size, Buster, Brown collars; all
590 and SHI.OO sizes, each ...f 150
Welcome the Preserving, Canning and
Drying Utensils
To conserve your garden fruit and vegetables that the food
supplies of America be sufficient for all needs the coming
winter, this store is co-operating with the Soldiers of the Soil
and the no less patriotic housewives who are planning to put up
more garden food this year than ever before.
Our Housefurnishing Basement
i 9 well stocked with all uterfsils needed for this important work.'
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