4 CUT EXPENDITURE SAYS COMMITTEE Municipalities as Well as In dividuals Should Use Cau tion Nowadays Every city, town and boroueh In this state which ts contemplating new improvement work, public or otherwise, which involves large con struction work, is urged by the Penn sylvania Committee of Public Safety to delay such enterprise until after having carefully considered it from this viewpoint: Will the men, money and material so applied best con tribute In this way to the winning of the war? In making this appeal the commit tee is following the wishes of the Council of National Defense which through Its Chairman, Secretary of War Baker, has requested that all big undertakings be tried and Justi fied by that test. Secretary Baker summarizes the situation with respect to public im provement work in this way: "Every effort that this country is capable of making should be applied to bring the war to a speedy and successful conclusion. The resources of the country in a general way may be said to consist of men, money and materia], and during the period of the war any new enterprise or un dertaking should be tried and Jus tified by the test—'the winning of the war.' "New enterprises which are not fundamental to the efficient opera tion of the country's necessary ac tivities should not be undertaken. This will not result adversely upon business or conditions of employment because every man and every re source will be needed during the war. All effort should be centered to help win the war." PIMPLES? RASH? LET POSLAM GET AT THEM You apply a little Poslam on some affected part at night. In the morn ing. when you look, your own eyes give evidence of this healing reme dy's work. If it was a slight trou ble—an adolescent Pimple or in flamed spot—the chances are that it has disappeared. If a virulent erup tional trouble, it should be subdued, so much so that you will want Pos lam to keep right on. Sold everywhere. For free sample write to Emergency Laboratories, 243 West 47th St., New York City. Be careful of the soaps you use on your skin. Poslam Soap is safe, beneficial, delightful, medicated with Poslam. 1 Make Your Own Cough ; [ i Syrup andSaveMoney ;; ♦ < ► < > <* Better than the readr-mada kind. < > ■A Easily prepared at buna, f > '< > The finest cough syrup that money can buy, costing only about one-fifth as much as ready-made preparations, can easily be made up at home. The way it takes Lold and conquers distressing coughs, throat and chest colds will ready make you enthusiastic about it. Any druggist can you with. 21a Ounces of Pinex (6G cents worth). .Tour this into a pint bottle and fill "the bottlo with plain granulated sugar evrup. Shake thoroughly -and it is ready ifor use. Tho total cost is about 65 cents mnd gives you a full pint—a family sup ply—of a most effectual, pleasant tast ing remedy. It keeps perfectly. It's truly astonishing how quickly it 'nets, penetrating through every ait passage of the throat and lungs—loosepa and raises the phlegm, soothes and heals "the inflamed or swollen throat mem branes, and gradually but surely tho annoying throat tickle and dreaded .cough will disappear entirely. Nothine letter for bronchitis, spasmodic croup, .-whooping cough or bronchial asthma. I'inex is a highly concentrated com pound of Norway pine extract, and is hnown the world over for its prompt healing effect on the throat membranes. . Avoid disappointment by asking your Vlruggist for "2J/£ ounces of Pinex" with full directions and don't accept any thing else. A guarantee of absolute sat isfaction or money promptly refuuHed, Roes with this preparation. The rises Co., Ft. Wayne, lnd. Getting Too Fat? Try This—Reduce People who don't grow too fat are the fortunnte exception. But if you find the fat accumulating or already cumbersome, you will be wise to fol low tliis suggestion, which is en dorsed by thousands of people who know. Ask your druggist (or if you prefer write to the Marmola Co., 864 Woodward Ave., Detroit, Mich.) foi st large case of Marmola Prescription Tablets. 75c is tho price the world over. By doing this you will be safe from harmful drugs and be able to reduce two three or four pounds a week without dieting or exercise. Purifies Jeg} I I lighly antiseptic- Used as a curative*^. I agent for all externniV^i/ I skin troubles. Conceals |l permanent blemishes / fflteS / II and reduces unnatural I VV; if color. Ideal for correcting y |j greasy skins. fi\Y Gouraud's * Oriental Cream Send 10c. for Trial She FERP. T. HOPKINS & SON, New York Hy reimon of thorough dlatribn t'lon with the drug trade In the Vnlted StatcM and lower Helling coat a, reduced prleea are now po alblc for Eckman's - Alterative FOR THROAT AND LUNGS Stubborn Cough* and Colda No Alcohol, Narcotic or Habit forming Drug $2 Size #1 Size Now $1.50 Now 80 Cta. Eckman Laboratory. Philadelphia. ASTHMA SUFFERER WRITE TODAY and I will toll you of the simple home treatment for asthma and bronchitis which has cur ed many after physicians and change of climate failed. I want you to try It at my expense. Drop me a card and I'll mall you a 25c sample bottle FREE. Geo. J. Thomassen, Box Des Moines, lowa. TUESDAY EVENING, EMPHASIZE S. S. WORK IN CHURCH Keystone Leaguers and Sun day School Workers in Session at Shamokin Shamokin. Pa.. Oct. I.—Keystone Leaguers and Sunday School Federa tion workers of the East Pennsyl vania Conference of the United Evangelical Church are attending the annual session In the United Evan gelical Church, this city. Much en thusiasm was manifested at the open ing sessions yesterday. John D. Killheffer, Philadelphia, president of the federation, delivered his annual report this morning. He emphasized the importance of leagues and Sunday schools doing their share in the great church work. Mr. Kill heffer has been president for six suc cessive teams and his leadership is much appreciated. The report of the secretary, Miss Beulah I. DeFrehn, Germantown, shows considerable progress in the work during the past year. Mrs. C. A. Groff, Columbia, cor responding secretary, also gave an excellent report. The address of the morning was delivered by the Rev. E. S. Wood ring. Tamaqua. He said in part: "The period of adolescence in the life of the child or the age of adoles cence with its puzzling questions Is the subject for discussion. 1. The peculiar characteristics of this age. It is a period in which changes take place—physical, mental and spiritual. 2. While the difficulties may be great which confront the intermediate teacher the opportunities are equally great. 3. The responsibility of the teacher is in proper training and the entering into the life of the pupil." Mrs. Homer Berky, Allentown, su perintendent of the Junior depart ment, gaye an interesting report at the morning session. At the afternoon session the Rev. R. F. Andrew, Trevorton, conducted the devotional exercises. Addresses were delivered by the Rev. A. E. Han gen, subject, "Conference on Young People's Work at Our Campmeetings"; the Rev. M. D. Burger, Millersburg, subject, "Doing Our Bit"; which was followed with a solo by Mrs. C. A. Groff, Columbia; address by the Rev. W. H. Egge, Mt. Carmel. A great Junior rally was held at 4 o'clock when the Juniors marched into the auditorium. The address was delivered by the Rev. Daniel A. Pol ing. associate president of the United Society of Christian Endeavor, Bos ton. At the session this evening the Rev. O. H. R. Dellecker, Philadelphia, will conduct the devotional exercises. The Rev. Daniel A. Poling: will deliver the principal address, and it Is said that the attendance expected will fin the large auditorium of the conven tion church. Men and Women Are Needed For Typing by Ordnance Department Stenographers and typists, both men anr women, are to be given a chance for national service in the field in which they are best trained and they are actually in great de mand, .according to latest advices from Washington. It Is authoritatively said that In the Army Ordnance Department, alone, several hundred stenographers and typists are going to be em ployed before the iirst of the year in positions paying at the outset as high as 51,200 per annum. The Gun Di vision of the Ordnance Department is vigorously inaugurating an exten sive campaign throughout the South and East not only for stenographers and typists but for schedule, statis tical, Index and catalog clerks and for bookkeepers, accountants and mechanical draftsmen, all lor service at Washington. 'All appointments are to be made under the newly modified Civil Service tests. The Ordnance Department suggests that every one who is qualified for any of these positions, who wishes to know Washington as the national capital in "war time" and who sin cerely desires to assist fn the emer gency, communicate with the Gun Division, Ordnance Department, 1330 F street, N. W., Washington, D. C. Medieval Medicine Origin of Words Used Today The ancient Greeks had a theory that all disease was due to the state of the liquids in the human body. This theory came to Europe in the eleventh century byway of Arabia, strange to say. According to its ex ponents there were four "humors" or liqui'ds in the human system— blood, phlegm, yellow bile (choler), and iilaek bile (or melancholy). The word "humor" comes from a I>atln word meaning "fluid." The lack or excess of these liquids caused disease and made a man odd or fantastic. So it came to pass that a man was called "good-humored" or "ill-hu mored;" and later a man was said to be "humorous." But the funniest tliir*?? is that we now sometimes speak of "dry humor"—which is much the same as if we should speak of "dry liquid." Our present names for the temperaments are taken directly from medieval names for the four liquids in the body: Sanguine, from the blood; phlegmatic, from the phelgh; choleric, from the yellow bile and melancholy from the supposed black bile. Our word "temperament." Itself, comes from a Latin word mean ing "due mixture.' Thus we car trace in many words in use to-day some interesting belief or custom ot our ancestors many centuries ago. Word-study is indeed interesting: but for the uses of a busy man oi woman it is sufficient to know what a word means, without tracing its deri vation. The New Universities Dic tionary, which we are now distribut ing almost as a gift in this commu nity. answers fully the requirements of the average man or woman. Our coupon offer puts It within reach of everybody. The coupon appears dailj in this paper. This Woman Barber Wants to Join Army fioston. Mass., Oct. 15.—A shim new barber equipment, bay rum witch hazel and a female barber an all at the service of Uncle Sam—l he wants them. Inspired by female patriots wh' are serving their country, Mrs. Sa die A. Kitchen, at present employe ir. a local barber shop, to-day ap piled for enlistment in the Unite< States Marine Corps here, but has not yet been accepted. Her case hat been referred to Washington for final action. So far, no women have been enlist ed in the Marine Corps, and men of all trades who serve In special ca paclties must first go through regti lar military training. However Mrs Kitchen believes that "battalions o death," "ambulanco drivers" am inavy yeowomen are sufficient prece dents to influence her case. MANY MEN OF DR IN CITY FIRE Several days ago rumors were up read broadcast throughout the country to the effect that within a short time an order Would be Issued requiring the examination of all the young men between the ages of 21 and 30 who had registered June 5. At first credence was not given the rumor but regardless of that fact to- j day it is almost a certainty that tome j order to that effect will shortly bo j issued by the War Department at i Washington. Harrisburg has been i very fortunate in the draft. The \ three Harrisburg exemption boards have had little or no work to do since their organization. The total en listments of young men from Harris burg greatly exceeded the required draft quota and as a result the city was free from the draft. Not one young man registered in the three districts was forced to un.dergo ex- [ aminations. A second big recruiting j drive is now in force and hopes are expressed to free the city from the second draft. Every young man in this city has a certain amount of pa triotism in his blood and it was cer tain. that the present recruiting drive was to meet with a big success. The result of the issuance of any order is uncertain. Whether it will be an incentive for enlisting or whether it will retard the progress that has already been made is a matter that \ iit''> v, il 811 ' i—_in 11 -- -ifi y lrt ., iE 111 \ . 1 j The Mystery M j li'S 7HAT was the secret of his power? What was his purpose? Why did many of V V victims mourn him as a martyred saint? Why do others, released by his death* declare him a devil incarnate? These questions, are answered by the revelations in the first complete story of Ras- M - piatin's life, written by the I RUSSIAN PRINCESS RADZIWELL 1 for publication in the Evening Ledger* A native Russian and a confidante of many of • h s victimSy Princess Radziwell has bared the secrets of Rasputin's whole career. |j "Rasputin: Devil or Saint?" will appear in the I lEuenutg tZSS& Ueiiger 9 in daily installments for about four weeks, beginning J I SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20 - - • '• , . * HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH! only the future will tell. It is cer tain that various branches of the city and state departments will be crippled to a great extent. The sud den calling of the men for exami-' nation and the possibility of their being sent away to camp within a short space of time and within a short notice, has caught the various departments and industries un awares. One of the departments that will suffer when the- order is issued by the Harrisburg Fire De partment. This department will not be crippled, nor will It be placed in an embarrassing position. It will, however, shift the burden of the work on the shoulders of the older men, who have accustomed to be classed as members of the various companies, but have been content to be honorary members nnd let the younger men do the work. The loy alty of the older men is not ques tioned. But the present day needs of the fire department require the ser vices of young blood. An analysis of the members of the fourteen fire companies in Harrisburg shows that there are 2,300 men enrolled as mem bers. All the men are classed as ac tive members, and are of various ages. If the War Department or ders all men to be examined, 720 men, the minimum number will be lost to the fire department. It is believed that the big majority will pass the physical test. These men represent the best fighting power of thb department and nearly all are active members. The three recent blir fires that have occurred in Harrisburg and Steelton prove the contention that young men are heeded for this particular depart ment. Their work is hazardous, re quires nerve, agility, and strength. These qualities can be found more frequently in young men. A survey of the situation finds that the four teen companies have a total mem bership and will lose the following number of men. around $500,000. Mem- Loss ber by Cos. ship. Draft. Allison No. 12 '...125 60 Camp Curtin 130 50 Citizen t 125 40 Friendship No. 1 194 50 Good Will No. 7 350 100 Hope No. 2 300 75 Mt. Pleasant No. 8 110 55 Mt. Vernon No. 5 65 25 Paxton No. 6 100 40 Reily Hose No. 10 250 60 Royal Fire Co 136 50 Shamrock No. J1 136 45 Suspuehanna No. 9.<..,190 50 Washington No 4 45 20 Total 2,300 720 Letter List LIST OF LETTERS REMAINING IN the Post Office, at Harrisburg, Pa., for the week ending October 13, 1917: Ladies' List Sara Abram, Mrs. W. H. Albright, Mrs. Celia Bowers, Mrs. M. Bowman. Mrs. Domenica Bucci, Miss Bulah. Mrs. Belle Byers, Mrs. J. P. Colobgaln, Mrs. Annie Comer, Mrs. Robert Cross, Clare Diemee. Mrs. Rus- sell Eisley, Mollle Fisher, Mid. Trella Foster, Mrs. Henry E. Frailey, Miss C. A. Frank, Charlotte Griffith, Mrs. I Edna Grimes, Mr. Orisslnger, Mary Hall, Mrs. G. Harris, Mrs. C. Hill, Mrs. A. A. Holt, Mrs. Corinne Hoover, Mrs. Eliz Hudson, Mrs. Frank Kelly, Cleo A. Llngle, Mrs. Eileen Manler, Gussie Marry (2), Lucy Matthews, Florence Morrison, Mrs. H. E. Moyer, Mrs. S. D. Nichols. Mrs. Mary C. Norman. Mrs. Theo. Orner, Mrs. Mary E. Palmer, Mrs. Kesby Patton, Mrs. Alfred T. Phillips, Eliz Rensily, Mrs. Ryder, Ida P. Saunders, Mrs. Schwartz, Mrs. Alice Shnildt, Mrs. Ed. Sheesley. Mrs. Roy Stydinger, Helen Haines, Mrs. Daisy Suver, Ruth Wheeler, Mrs. Amanda Williams. Gentlemen's List Ahedal Mageed Almod, Ammon Ausbaugh, Harry Blng, Knox B. Birney, Edw. K. Bow ers, Salter Brodbeck. Rev. W. M. Bri ant, N. Burnett, George Cloud, Alex. Davis, Vernal Edwards, Henry M. Field. J. E. Flshel, John Frances, Dan iel Gilbert, M. F. Goodman, J. W. Greene. H. S. Gregg, Rorkes Hall, A. S. Hamilton, G. D. Henry, Henry Hil son, Harry L Houser, H. Hummel, Robert Irvin, Newton Jacobs, Paul R. John, Josef Kamin ski, Joseph H. Kearns, R. O. Mcintosh, Harry Maguire, Milbourne Majors, F. C. Multel, M. Nandrems, James G. Nealis, H. C. Noomge, Wm. Ogelsby, S. M. Orr, Harry Papa, H. Powers, George Poles, Charles Rad der, Louis S. Ricker (2), Nathen Rob inson, Frank Rollins, Abraham Shoop, E. Snyder, Roy E. Staub Snyder, G. A. Warthey, G. G. Williams, R. B. Wise, Isaac Witiner, E. A. Young (2). Firms Farmers Stove, Repair Co., Globe & Metal Co., Spperintendent Na tional Fire Insurance Co., Tucker Teachers' Agency. Package—Miss Ruth Cameron. Persons should invariably have their mall matter addressed to their street and number, thereby insuring prompt delivery by the carriers. FRANK C. SITES, Postmaster. OCTOBER 16,1917. Dillsburg High School Literary Society Program Dillsburg, Pa., Oct. 16.—Friday evening, October 19, the second meeting of the Dillsburg High School Literary Society will be held in the High school auditorium, with the fol lowing program: Song by school; recitation, Lottie Crumlich; piano duet, Katherlne and Margaret Balsh; declamation, Clyde Grove; dialog, William Walls and Ralph Nester; music by Glee Club; question for de bate, "Resolved, That the American victories on land have been more brilliant than those on the sea;" af firmative speakers, Earl Ditmer, Helen Altlanrt and Lloyd Rupp; neg ative, Earl Karns, Rachel Walls and Lorin Selbert; essay, Verdelle Dick; music, boys' chorus; Gazette, Chester Wagner; song, "America." RBCEIVKS NAVY CONTRACT Waynesboro, Pa., Oct. 16.—The H. T. Shearer Machine Company lias just been awarded another large contract by the Navy Department for subcaliber rifle mounts. This is the second order from the Navy Depart ment for gun work in the last three weeks. Although a larger force of men have been put at work on gov ernment orders at this plant within the past several days, it will necessi tate the ■ employment of a number more and the working of the plant all night. Men of 47 are Called to Colors in German Copenhagen, Oct. 16. German has extended military service to me 47 years of age and Is calling up thos w "ho heretofore have escaped servl( on account of military unfitness. Ti army already included a large nun ber above the legal limit of 45 year on the ground that although nobod above that age could be mobilizes yet no requirement existed for tl age a reaching tbi ~~T he *!? w regulations calls to tti ber 8 S is 7 o XempUi boru after Se P teu ' B A I.KAN EXPEDITION UROEII Washington. Oct. 16. Dispatch < American troops to Salonica to assii in a big drive in the Balkans we urged upon President Wilson yestei day by Senator King, of Utah. Th Senator also advocated declaratiot of war against Austria-HungaJ Turkey and Bulgaria, and propose that definite promise of military cc operation should be obtained from li Japanese mission here. "MERCANTILE CRUISER" SUNK London, Oct. 16. The British am ed mercantile cruiser Champagne ha been sunk and the mine sweepln sloop Begonia is overdue and regarc ed as lost, said an ofllcial statemer last night. __ U. 8. TO RE PRESENT Washington, Oct. 16. State D( partment officials admitted yesterda that consideration is being given b the Government to the advisability < having American representatives i the political and militarv interallic conferences to he held in Paris in ti near future. This admission was coi strued in official circles as indicatin that the United States will have voice in all the war councils of h( allies.
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