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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 ;;
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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
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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.