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MONDAY EVENING. " '* , HARRISBURG 1&3fi&& TELEGRXPH! JANUARY 21, 1918.
TRADES LAWS TO
BE ASSEMBLED
Important Work to Be Under
taken by the State Legisla
tive Reference Bureau
Compilation of
V\ \ %//J all laws of Penn
y\ \\ sylvania relative
NX\\\ fe* S,to trades, occu
? pations ahd pro
fessons is to be
undertaken short
iiw Legislative Ref
i fL erence Bureau in
~, J response to nu
merous requests
which have been
made at the Capitol for Information
on these subjects. Some eof the
earliest laws of the province were
relative to occupations and the num
ber has been' added to from time to
time. The compilation will be simi
lar to other assembling* oi' laws for
general information.
The Bureau will probably prepare
during this year additional codifica
tion of laws such as have been en
acted from time to time. This
will not conflict with that of commis
sions on revision of penal, banking
and insurance laws which were pro
vided for by the Legislature, but
will be in line with the borough,
township, dog and other codes.
Damage by Cold. —Reports com
ing to the State Capitol from rural
districts tell of Interruption of trav
el, business, school sessions and
other daily affairs in the country to
an unusual extent in the last week
because of the heavy snows and the
extreme cold. Between the short
age of fuel and the snowbound con
ditions. more schools have been
compelled to close than known for
THAT'S WHAT I WANT!
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Mhhunyadi
SPLIT
For Sale By All Druggists
Harrisburg Distributors
HARRISBURG BOTTLING WORKS
Average
Composition
of Apples
Famous Apples from Adams County
contain the following elements:
Water 82.5
Carbohydrates 12.5
Proteid 4
Nitrogenous .4
Fats 5
Acide 1.0
Cellulose 2.7
100.0
From a dietetic standpoint, the most im
portant function of the apple is that of fur
nishing mineral salts and organic acids.
Apples have an important nutritive value furnish
ed by the carbohvdrsftes present. As the fruit
ripens the starch changes to sugar.
For perfect satisfaction eat Stavmen Winesap
apples.
For sale by first-class grocers.
United Ice & Coal Co.,
Forster and Cowdon Sts.
FOOD Will Win The WW
If We Grow Enough of It
Every foot of soil should be made to produce food this year
lor you and for others.
WAR AND FAMINE are chums, they are traveling arm
in arm all over Europe and Asia. Looks as though they mean
to visit us. Get busy, plan to grow* and "put up" all the
vegetables you can fill your shelves if you don't you'll
be sorry.
SEE OUR EXHIBIT OF
Vegetable Seeds Garden Tools
Seed Potatoes Seed Corn
Spray Pumps Dairy Supplies
at the Emerson-Brantingham Building, Tenth and Market
streets, second floor, right hand side, 80 feet oi exhibits—
JANUARY 21, 22, 23, 24—DAY AND EVENINGS.
WALTER S. SCHELL
Quality Seeds
1307-1309 MARKET ST., HARRISBURG, PA.
New Seed Catalog—Bigger Than Ever—Ready Soon
a long time and plans for consoli
dation of schools have been post
poned because of difficulties and
cost of transportation until times
ure more normal.* In some districts
the State Highway Department has
had to use snowplows dally to keep
open state highways, but many
county and township highways are
almost unbroken. Much damage to
fruit trees and vines is reported as
due to the zero weather, while poul
try has been hard hit. ,
Visited Camp Meade—William 11.
Ball, secretary to the Governor, was
at Camp Meade yesterday to see his
4son, Captain Whitney Ball, who Is
in the machine gun arm of tho Na
tional Army.
Lex Mitchell Boomed —.V boom for
Representative Lex N. Mitchell, of
Punxsutawney, Jefferson county, ar
rived by mail to-day from Altoona.
Mr. Mitchell Is boosted as an* emi
nent compromise candidate. Com
ment on the boom was not for pub
lication about the Capitol.
O'Xell Gets Busy—Highway Com
missioner O'Nell was expected at
the Capitol to-day and he will start
to arrange for his headquarters. Mr.
O'Neil will be here until Wednesday
night whe nl*9 will go to Pittsburgh
to attend Thursday's dinner In his
honor.
Elk Hide—The Blair county elk
which jumped the state reservation
and were ordered shot by the Game
Commission for tearing up farms,
have disappeared. It is presumed
that some one tipped them off and
they took to the tall timber, say the
game officials.
Horses Decline—State Agriculture
officials say that reports on live
stock In Pennsylvania will show a
decline the last year heea\ise of the
heavy demands for Army service.
Horses aro selling at very high
prices these days.
Ambler Sues—lnsurance Commis
sioner Ambler has brought suit for
$3,000,000 against the former direc
tors of the old Pittsburgh Life and
Trust Company. The action grows
out of the receivership and hits some
prominent men.
Arguments Only—The Public Serv
ice Commission to-day heard argu-
ments in tho Reynoldsvllle water and
other cases. Hearings will begin
Wednesday.
'Must Ust Plants —Fire Marshal
Port has arranged with the Public
Service Commission to make lists of
all plants where explosives are made j
or stored to facilitate guarding. Tho
list will not be made public.
Pnnliuiullc Merger—The big Pan
handle merger Is scheduled to come
before' the Public Service Commis
sion the latter part of this month for
a hearing.
Militiamen Coming Reserve
Militia officers will assemble here
Thursday to discuss speeding up or
ganization of the units. Only about
ia third of the officers liav'e been ap
pointed.
Business Goes On—Business went
ahead as usual at the Capitol to
day. The big budding is heated by
its own plant from river coal.
Compensation Case —Judge ITnjr
vey W. Whitehead, in an opinion
handed down at Williamsport in the
case of Mrs. Jennie V. Smith, whose
husband died of anthrax while han
dling hides at Mastin, reverses the
decision of the Compensation Board
referee for this district, who had
disallowed claim for exemption, the
State Hoard having affirmed his ac
tion. The case was appealed to the
court, which now allows Mrs. Smith
compensation for thirty weeks, from
September 20, at sl2 a week, with
provisions for her seven children un
til they become sixteen years of age.
The Judge decided contracting an
thrax constitutes an accident.
RADICAL CHANGE IN
CLOSINGSENTJMENT
[Continued from First Paire.l
Industries were co-operating fully,
they said.
Business at Standstill
Although the orders fprbid the
use of fuel for heating, officials were
sure business would cease and Or.
Garfield last night issued a direct
request that all retail ectablishments
except food and drugstores close
their doors for the day. Theaters
whose closing day was changed to
Tuesday by a special ruling Sctur-'
day opened as usual.
Owners and leasers of office
buildings to-day received requests to
observe the spirit as well as the
letter of the order and operate no
lights and elevators except for the
use of exejnpted persons or concerns
such as dentists and doctors.
Handicapped by another cold
wave, covering the greater part of
the country east of the Rockies, rail
roads strove to increase the move*
ment to coal to favored classes and
[ straighten the freight tangle. Re
ports indicate the supply to house
holders and steamship interests had
been increased by the officials
directing the railroads asserted there
was little hope for material im
provement in traffic conditions un
til the weather moderated.
Freight Embargo
Those who have urged a general
embargo against shipment of rreight
from plants' shut down by the clos
ing order still believed to-day that
such action would be necessary be
fore the congestion is improved. A
general embargo on freight was put
in operation on tho Pennsylvania
Railroad to-day and other roads are
expected to institute similar em
bargoes on their heatless Mondays if
the jam is not broken.
Railroads Give Coal
Trains Right of Way;
Favor Passenger Embargo
By Associated Press
Pottsville, Pa.. Jan. 21.—More coal
trains were started for tidewater in
the last thirty-six hours than were
moved in a single week of the coal
shortage, according to railroad men.
All railroads tapping the Pennsyl
vania anthracite fields, by mobilizing
locomotives, crews and laborers, have
made headway in reducing the num
ber of loaded coalcars which had
been jammed in classification yards
and on sidings.
At least 5,000 "batleships" and hop
pers, thei rcapacity ranging from
fifty to twenty tons, railroad officials
estimate, are strung out along the
lines in the mining districts. The
railroads hope to break the conges
tion by the end of the' week.
General Manager Keffer, of the
Reading Railway, has taken charge
of coal train movements out of the
St. Clair yard, four miles from here.
Under his direction about 400 cars,
holding upwards of 16,000 tons, left
between midnight Sunday and 6
o'clock yesterday aftern<y>n.
Both the Pennsylvania and the
Beading gave coal trains the right
of way over passenger traffic. The
I>ehlgh Valley canceled all Sunday
passenger movements on branch lines.
As th most effective means of re
lieving the congestion, railroad men
declare a passenger embargo should
be obtained for from two to five days
on branch lines.
"What the railroads needs most Is
engines." said an official. AAnd then
they require clear tracks to haul the
coal to the markets. Elimination of
passenger trains for a few days might
have a howl from the public but it
would end In breaking the coalcar
congestion."
Deserted Streets Usher
in First Heatless Monday
Observed in New York
By Associated press
New York, Jan. 21.—Almost desert
ed streets in the downtown business
section and shopping districts gave
evidence to-day that Industrial New
Vcrk generally observed the first of
the "heatless" Mondays decreed by
the national fuel administration.
Skyscraper office buildings virtu
ally were untenanted; great depart
ment stores closed their doors; hun
dreds of factories and small business
houses were idle. All transportation
lines in the city and communicating
service were run on holiday schedules.
Food stores were open, as were spe
cially exempted industries, but many
of them ooerated on a restricted
basis.
Theatres were allowed to 'remain
open, but they must close to-mor*-
row. The New York Stock Exchange
opened for business—but without heat
—and banks did business as usual.
Saloons were privileged to open until
sunset on condition that they did not
use either fuel or light. fuel
administrators even forbade the use
of lamps, lanterns or candlles as'
substitutes for gas or electricity.
Colder weather had a discouraging
effect on the transportation officials
who have been making almost super
human efforts to relieve freight con
gestion and to bring more coal into
the city. Increasing Ice lij the har
tor has held up hundreds of coal
laden barges from tidewater.
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OLD BLACKSMITH DIES
Marietta, Pa., Jan. 21. Franklin
Dillich, aged 81, a retired blacksmith
of Lampeter, died Saturday night
from pneumonia. Ho was seldom
ill in bis life and was exceptionally
strong for a man. of his years. He'
is survived by his wife and several
children 'and grandchildren.
Uee McNeil's Pain Exterminator—Ad.
ALL OBSERVING
GARFIELD ORDER
[Continued from First Page.]
also are permitted to go into oper
ation.
Many Try Skating
Thousands of youths and maidens
put in a big part of the day skat
ing and found much difficulty in
reaching Wildwood and other fa
\orlte places because the trolley
cars were of necessity operating
only the number of cars used on
Sundays and on Sunday schedules.
The effect of the enforced holi
day was even more far reaching
than was first supposed. Garfield's
ruling touches nothing, of course,
except such businesses as use heat
or power, nothing being said against
outside work. However, many bus
iness men found that a large part
cf work which they had contem- j
p.ated doing had to be abandoned
because of the close relation it had I
in some way with the use of heat.
Stores Open To-morrow
Much of this work was hamper
ed because It was found that it
could not be carried out successfully
without the directing office, and
offices had to be closed. There was
some outside repair work and some
hauling done, neither of which re
qu:rts heat or power.
To-morrow will be the last o? the
five general holidays and after it
burlness will resume as usual until
next Monday when everything again
will be closed. The order for to
morrow Mill be the same as it was
last Friday and Saturday.
Retail shops and stores will bo
opei., but factories and manufactur
ing p!ants must be closed.
Interchange of Pulpits
at Mechanicsburg Churches
Mechartlcsburg, Pa., Jan. 21.
W hat has come to be an annual ob
servance In Mechanicsburg is the in
terchange of pulpits by the ministers
of the various churches shortly after
the week of prayer. Thts is done in
the spirit of unity and to give all
congregations an opportunity to hear
the other ministers. A plan which is
part of tho program is that no an
nouncement is made to the eongrega
gations who will preach for them.
The first intimation of this is obtain
ed when the preacher appears.
The schedule of yesterday's inter
chane was as follows: Presbyterian
Church, the Rev. John S. Adam, pas
tor of St. Paul's Reformed: Metho
dist Episcopal, the Rev. B. L. C.
Baer, of the Church of God; Trinity
Lutheran, the Rev. S. S. Games, of
Trindle Spring Lutheran: First Unit
ed Brethren, the Rev. D. L. Kepner,
of Evangelical: St. Paul's Re
lormed, the Rev. J. Ellis Bell, of the
Methodist Episcopal; Trindle Spring
Lutheran, the Rev. H. Hall Sharp,
of Trinity Lutheran: Church of God,
the Rev. E. C. B. Castle, of First
United Brethren; Grace Evangelical,
the Rev. George Fulton, of the Pres
byterian.
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Scouts Deliver Copies of
President's Flagday Speech
Mechanicsburg, Pa., Jan. 21.
Boy Scouts of Mechanicsburg, under
direction of their scoutmaster, the
Rev. B. L. C. Baer, are busily en
gaged delivering tho pamphlets con
taining copies of tho Flag Day ad
dress given by President Wilson-
Thls is being done in response to
the leter sent to Colin H. Living
stone, president of the National
Council of Boy Scouts of America,
by President Woodrow Wilson, and
the boys become dispatch bearers in
carrying to the homes of their com
munity the pamphlets on the war,
prepared by the committee of pub
lic information.
CAUGHT IN AUTO GEAR
Elizabethtown, Pa., Jan. 21.
While repairing an automobile last
evening, John F. Martin had his
hand caught in the gear and badly
lacerated. The index finger was
severed.
KICKED IN FACE BY HORSE
Waynesboro, Pa., Jan. 21. Wal
ter Benchoff, liveryman at Monterey,
near Blue Ridge Summit was kicked
in the face by one of his horses. His
nose was broken and deep lacera
tions marked his chin.
"I SUFFERED
SEVEHYEARS"
Was Eventually Cured by Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.
Philadelphia, Pa. —"I suffered for
seven long years with a lame
back, irregular-'
ities and pain. I ]
hatl one P h >'-|
slcian after on-'
!&■ JLI other but they
did me no good.
\ Tv I read about Ly
tlia Blnkham's
r I ) J) Vegetable Com
tiW wj); pound and gave]
Vut '-Jrv \ It a trial and in i
\!ui>, _ 11 |;i a short time 1 1
j .OA I felt Benefited and J
am now feeling;
ilimr W " ne - ant ' without
iiWr 11 lli weakn ess or
Ml |l 11 Pain. Many of my
ffif/i 111 I I friends have also
7/1 I'M 1 taken Lydia E.
J 111 1 I '• Pinkham's Vego
-///' . , .HI table Compound
and teen helped by it."—Mrs. Mar
£}ret Ness, 1846 E. Hazzard St.,
Philadelphia, Pa.
JVomen who suffer from displace
ments, irregularities, inflammation, I
ulceration, backache, sideache, head-!
lichen or "the blues" should not
rest until they have given this fa
mous root and herb remedy, Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound,
a trial. If complications exist, write
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co.
Lynn, Mass., for special suggestions.
The result of its long experience is
at your service.
PNEUMONIA
First call a physician. CjHs
Then begin hot fivfL j
jfj applications of--
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VICKSVAPORU^S
Eagles Alon Delaware
Regarded as Peace Omen
Beverly, N. J., Jan. 21.—01 d resi
dents of this section are predicting
an early peace, basing their prophecy
on the appearance of a pair of
American eagles, which for several
days have been Sylng along the Dela
waro river front.
According to an old tradition, a
pair of baldheaded eagles appeared
in the Delaware valley shortly be
u The Live Store" "Always Reliable"
The Last Week—
of Our Semi-Annual
% "Shirt Sale"
Jflliim Every Shirt in Our
m M Entire Stock Reduced
i 1 j "Manhattans" "Bates-Street"
ys ML - • "Manchester"
\ 11 Percale, Madras, Flannels, Chambray,
J I White Pleated, Fibre Silk and Crepe de Chine
Shirts.
All SI.OO "Shirts" 79c AH $5.00 "Shirts" $3.89
All $1.50 "Shirts" $1.19 All "Shirts" s^B9
All $1.85 "Shirts" SIJS9 All "Shirts" ss^B9
All $2-50 "Shirts" All $7185 "Shirts" s6^B9
All $3.50 "Shirts" All ss3s "Shirts" s7]B9
WWWWWMVWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWMWWWWWWWWMW
January Reductions
On All "Suits" and "Overcoats"
All sls*®® "Suits" and "Overcoats" . . . . sl3-50
All $lB-00 "Suits" and "Overcoats" . ♦ . . sls-50
All S2O °° "Suits" and "Overcoats" . . * . sl7-50
All $25-0° "Suits" and "Overcoats" . . . . s22^®
All S3O-00 "Suits" and "Overcoats" . . . . $26-5°
All s3s*®® "Suits" and "Overcoats" . . . s29*®®
All S3B-00 "Suits" and "Overcoats" . . . . s32*s®
Boys' Suits and Overcoats
All $5.00 "Suits" and "Overcoats" ... $4.25
All $6.50 "Suits" and "Overcoats" ... $5.25
All $7.50 "Suits" and "Overcoats" ... $6.25
All $8.50 "Suits" and "Overcoats" . . . $7.25
All SIO.OO "Suits" and "Overcoats" . . . $8.50
All/$15.00 "Suits" and "Overcoats" ... $13.50
■ ———- ..> —I. I,
This Is the Store Everybody
304 MARKET STREET HARRISBURG, PA.
foro the close of the Mexican, Civil
and Spanish wars.
BANKS TO CHANGE NAMES
Washington, Jan. 21.—For busi
ness as well as patriotic reasons,
many national banks bearing the
word "German" In their titles have
applied to .the comptroller of the
currency for permission to change
their names. Their requests will be
granted. Those known as "the Ger
man national bank of " will
be "the American national bank
of "
Warm Clothing or
Coffins to Soldiers?
Washington, Jan. 21.—Which was
worse for its moral effect on the
people of the United States?
To send drafted men back to their
homes when there was not sufficient
warm clothing for them at the can
tonments and let the country believe
that the War Department had orred
in its estimates of equipment, or
To send drafted men back home in
coffins when they had become victims
of pneumonia?
This is a gruesome question; yet It j
hase been asked the War Depart-* I
ment chiefs by Representative Qor
don, a Democrat, from Ohio.
It was learned to-day that during j
the Investigation last week* of thqf |
War Department by the House Mill-'j
tary Affairs Committee, of which Mr. j
Gordon is a iliember, the Ohio Rep
resentative put the question to
jor Cieneral Sharpe, quartermaster 1
general of tho Army until hiß seicc
tion by Secretary Baker as a member
of tho war council.
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