14 NEW RULINGS ON U.S. FOOD LAW Government Will Not Permit Unlicensed Dealers to Overcharge Consumer Every step to prevent unlicensed food dealers from overcharging are to be taken, according to telegrams to all county food administrators to day. The following important ruling on flour substitutes also has been made: "It will be necessary for whole salers and retailers to sell substitutes with flour arriving on orders placed previous to ruling." Rulings for unlicensed dealers also were announced to-day as fol lows: "To all Federal Food Administrators: "As a guide to your indealing with unlicensed retailers, we present the within suggestions. In default of our most effective power, viz., the revo cation of a license, we must fall back upon our ingenuity and imagination. With their aid, there will be no in superable difficulty. "The act does not impose any pen Sore Kidneys, Backache and Bladder Pains Are Due to Acidity Doctor says drink strongly alkaline hot mineral water to neutral ize the acids and thoroughly flush the kidneys. Then the pains must go. How to prepare the alkaline water at home, instead of visiting expensive hot springs. Not one person in a hundred,. especially when past the ape of forty, ever flushes the kidneys often enoush or even knows how to do it proper- ' ly and thoroughly. This is because | So few realize how easily kidney neg lect leads to serious rheumatism, or j gout, sciatica, lumbago, neuritis and ! other uric acid disorders. lSven such ! dreaded maladies as Dropsy, Blight's ' Disease, Diabetes, Kidney, O.all or: Bladder Stones and Gravel may result.! but with any disorders so serious as i these it is not my purpose to deal here excepting so far as their pre- I vcntion is concerned. Self treatment. 1 of course, should neveu be attempted I when their existence is even suspect- | cd, for delay is dangerous, but such ! ailments as backache, bladder irrita- I tion. rheumatism and uric acid dis orders are vastly different to deal! with. Quick relief from the constant' torture and misery is quite certain to ! result simply from flushing the kid- i neys and thereby washing out the I clogging and Irritating acidulous im- I purities which cause the pain. T'ric scid, like similar acids, is immediate- I ly dissolved by any strongly alkaline liquid, just as sugar is dissolved bv W'ater. This, of course, is elementary , chemistry, but It is truly astonishing how few people, excepting chemists I and the. medical profession, under- i stand that the water we drink imiMt i necessarily rencli the kidney* hv first ! beiiiu absorbed Into the blood, and if ; the water is stroudy nlknllne it thoroughly flushes the kidnevs when being expelled. tnkln K with It the ncld* or impurities it bus neutralized. 1 Hupmobile "The Comfort Car" r PHE satisfaction of driving a car A which attracts attention by its beauty, is only the beginning of your comfort in the new Hupmobile. There is rare comfort, too, in its generous proportions and complete riding ease—whether you drive, sit beside the driver or in the rear seat. Above all, is the comfort of power qualities which are smooth, and steady, and soft beyond description. At The Auto Show Sales and Service Hupmobile Sales fl B 103 Market Street Corporation R. J. Church, Mgr. FRIDAY EVENING, alty for excessive prices, although it forbids them. The penalties against hoarding are severe, and will be en- I forced in appropriate cases by the I United States District Attorneys in the various states. "Penalties, however, are poor tools at best. They should be kept in the background, and used in the obsti nate and flagrant cases. If we have not the ingenuity and imagination to secure results without wholesale prosecution, we deserve to fail. There should be almost as much joy over one sinner who repenteth as over the ninety and nine who go not astray. Appeals to the Patriotic Spirit "Every effort should be made to secure co-operation by appeals to good sense and patriotio spirit, and by exercise of the gentle art of per suasion. Such appeals are effective even with individuals; but they are far more effective when made to trade organizations, or to special gatherings of retailers in a particular trade or a particular locality. "The state administrators have hud great success by acting through the Chamber of Comerce in a given town or city. With the aid of the Chamber, they assemble the retailers, explain the situation, obtain the co-opera tion of the patriotic retailers, and create a general sentiment among the tetailers in favor of fair prices. This procedure is more or less public, and the influence of public sentiment helps obtain the desired result. Of course, the aid of a Chamber of Commerce is not essential. "When you are convinced that cer- . dissolved and absorbed wlille In the I blood. This is the secret of why the waters of such strongly alkaline min ' era I spring's as Carlsbad, Vichy, | Kvian. Marlenbad, etc.. are so ex : tremely effective, but visiting them |is no longer considered necessary 1 You can, prepare alkaline mineral j ! water similar l>oth in composition and | I effects, by simply dissolving, in a ! tumbler of plain hot water, a level | ! teaspoonfu! of the ordinary relined i ! alkia saltrates. (powder form) which ; any druggist can supply at little cost. | It is a standard compound which is kept i in stock for physicians' prescriptions ] J and produces a very pleasant tasting I drink. Take a tumblerful before breakfast and. when convenient, once !or twice during the day. The good ; effects will soon be apparent, just as they would be if you were to visit one of the world-famous mineral | springs, with all the loss of time and j heavy expense which such a journey entails. In fact, due to the war, some of the best springs are no lonner avail | able even to the very wealthy who I used to visit them to receive benefits j which can now be produced so much more easily at home. Among local j druggists Keller's ITrug Store, George i A. Gorgas, J. Nelson Clark have been i I found on inquiry to keep the relined j alkia saltrates compound always in j stock, so it will prove a simple mat ! ter for anyone interested to try this I 1 remarkable treatment which soon cleanses and stimulates the body's great tilters and blood retiners (the kidneys and liver) so they commence working properly again. tain retailers are intentionally and obstinately unpatriotic and unfair, public sentiment should be used fgreely as a weapon. There should be no hesitation in extreme cases In publishing the named of recalcitrant retailers, though opprobrious epith ets and characterizations should be avoided. Such notices should be lim ited to stating what patriotic and fair retailers are expected to do, and that the dealers named are not do ing these particular things. "The public should he continually informed of what it may reasonably expect from a patriotic dealer. The publication of fair retail prices, as to which you have already been advised, has proved to be a most effective method of compelling the co-opera tion 'of retailers in the matter of prices. Retailers who charge more than the published prices ought to and are sure to, lose their customers. "The' prevention of sales by retail ers to consumers who desire to buy in too large quantities is more dif ficult: what constitutes 'hoarding' is less definite and more variable than the question of a reasonable price. Where the quantity sold is in excess of the customer's requirements for a ieasonable time, you have a distinct violation of the food act. Our pro cedure should be substantially the same as in the case of excessive prices, but it must be constantly re membered that public sentiment is the sound basis for enforcement, and that public sentiment is the sound basis for enforcement, and that pub lic sentiment is not as naturally and inevitably against hoarding as it is against excessive prices. Public senti ment must be created. The disastrous consequences of individual hoarding must be made plain to patriotic citi zens, and patriotic sentiment, when created, should in such cases be used to shame unpatriotic retailers who sell, and unpatriotic consumers who buy. With such sentiment be hind us, prosecutions even of indi vidual consumers under the drastic provisions of the food act will be successful and effective. "Individual hoarding is essentially treasonable. Do not mince matters. Say so. Make the public understand it. Jn flagrant cases, publish names of individuals, the more prominent the better. Withholding Supplies to Retailers "Where the violations of the act and our rules and regulations are flagrant, we shall not hesitate, to pro hibit our licensees from selling to the offending retailers. Rule 17 now for bids huch dealing in general terms, but, to make Kule 17 effective, we must issue notice to our licensees not to sell to a specific dealer or specific dealers. Such notices should be pub lished at the same time in appro priate dailies and trade papers. "The procedure in this connection will be the issuance to the recal citrant dealer of a summons to ap pear and show cause why our licen sees should not be prohibited from dealing with him because of his ex cessive charges or because of his sales for purposes of hoarding. The hearing should be informal. It can be conducted by you, or by some rep resentative, preferably a lawyer of standing, appointed by you. Be fair to the accused; permit him to be represented by an attorney, but do not allow any attorney to bother you with technicalities, or with prolong- HARRISBURG (£&£& TFXEGHXPI7 Ed and pointless questioning or argu ment. • "Publicity in connection with hearings is often desirable, but avoid publicity in connection with com plaints and investigations. It is of the utmost importance to protect businessmen from undeserved re proach. Hasty publicity may injure the reputation of an innocent man, and no subsequent explanation will repair the harm. Redden Truckmaker at the Auto Show E. T. Meliring is exhibiting the Red den truckmaker and the Briscoe touring car at the Auto Show. These fwo cars are drawing considerable at tention. especially the Redden truck maker. This is a combinaton of a regular Ford chassis and an equipment es pecially made by the Redden Motor Sales Corp., of New York. The ca pacity of this combination is 2.000 pounds. The frame is a heavy press ed steel channel four inches wide. The axle is a solid bar 2 3-16 inches square, heat treated with heavy duty roller bearings. The spring is semi-elliptic, forty inches long with eight leaves. There are heavy spring shackles with large bearing surface for oiling purposes. The wheels are the artillery type, ex tra heavily built. The tires are solid 34x3 % inches. The drive is the regu lar Ford propeller shaft in combina tion with a special chain drive. Extra emergency brakes are placed on the Redden equipment to insure perfect braking. This truck can be adapted to any line of commercial work. No particu lar kind of body is required; the kind suitable to your business is as easily installed as the regular body. Mr. Meliring claims that the small cost of operation and the cheapness of the equipment makes this a very desir able truck from the point of economy. State Roads Hard Hit by Big Trucks State Highway Commissioner J. Denny O'Neil in an interview stated that the appropriation of $500,000 made by the State Defense Commis sion to the State Highway Depart ment for the maintenance of roads for the coming season is very timely, lie said that the unusual traffic over many of the state roads, caused by the transportation of war materials, coal and food, is a great strain upon the highways. Many roads in the state were built with theidea that they would never have to carry loads exceeding a few tons. At the present time there are many five and ten-ton trucks passing over them, which fre quently haul loads of equal amounts. Mr. O'Neil said: "George H. Biles, second deputy state highway commis sioner, who is in charsre of mainte nance. is now working up a schedule of important roads in various sections of the state; he is also preparing es timates as to the amount of money that will be required to keep them in first-class shape. It is not generally known that the money appropriated by the legislature for road construc tion cannot be used for maintenance. The only money available for mainte nance work is thta derived from au tomobile licenses. This year the un usual and unexpected expenditures that have to be paid out of the autmo bile license receipts have been caused by removal of snow from the main roads of the state, which was neces sary in order to enable motortrucks to run over them." COAL PRODUCTION SHOULD BE GREAT Department of Mines Esti mate Is That It Will Go Ahead of Recent Years According to estimates made by cfllcials connected with the State' 3 Department of Mines the Pennsyl vania coal production for 1918 bids fair to go into very high figures. The output of both varieties of coal during 1917 broke records and only labor held back the coke output from reaching a remarkable 'height. Extracts taken frpm the report are as follows: The report says "The utter anni hilation or paralyzation of the in dustrial centers of Europe has placed upon the United States the burden of supplying tho world with most of the necessities.of life. Coal par ticularly, the foundation of all indus trial power and the great requisite fc.r domestic comfort, is the subject of an imperative demand, not only ft.r the successful conduct of the war but for the protection of Ihe human race from the rigors of Ihe winter. Under the existing condi tions with the extraordinary demand for fuel and the stimulus :>f ex tremely high wages, the outlook in Pennsylvania is favorable for :t rec ord breaking production in 1918, provided the car supply and car dis tribution can be maintained with necessary efficiency and further pro vided that the men can be kept sieadily at work instead of indulg ing in the too frequent vacation pe riods for the purpose of enjoying their munificent earnings." The production for 11117 l y d:s tiicts was as follows: Anthracite Production j District Gross tons Employes 1 3,223,334 li 175 2 , 2,660,031 5i904 3 3,344,233 5.4 IS i 4 2,376,752 5,042 5 3.337.537i.0n4 n 6 3,408.008 6 157 j 7 2,909,088 5;861 8 4.390,412 " 9.549 1248,500 5.460 10 3,111,526 6.11) 11 3,237,442 5.7;.'5 j 12 3,955 519 6,980 13 4,135,'620 (5,480 14 4,211,333 7,256 15 4,627,204 6.5U9 16 3,096,853 5,543 17 4,577,678 0.448 18 .'5,704,056 5,611 19 2 671,697 1,900 20 ?.4 91,06ri 7,937 *1 4 ,?49,1 24 • 7,020 22 h, 486,687 C,59(i 23 2,729,985 5.501 24 3,062.696 5,163 25 2,730,000 5,200 Totals 87,076,580 155,615 Net tons 97,525,770 Bituminous Production District Gross tons Employes 1 5,876,816 6,668 2 7,223,651 5,895 3 3,900,000 5,47 C 4 4,500,000 5 120 5 7,001,132 ?;46 6 5,117,731 5,813 7 4,531,390 6,126 8 5,287,968 6,050 9 7,130,000 6 505 10 3.813,818 4.'778 11 7,105,236 7,650 12 6,439,264 6,301 13 4.325,000 4,000 14 3,871,856 4,209 15 5,411,836 6 363 16 9,600,000 B^ooo 17 5,005,239 5,028 18 4,800,000 7,100 19 6,252,000 5,200 20 4,706,800 5,890 21 7,137,132 7 191 22 4,250,000 4,'190 i 23 7,540,000 7,390 24 5,546,889 5,737 25 5,839,203 5,518 26 5,019,800 5,053 27 5,951,868 5 33.3 28 5,484,420 (5 014 29- 4,840,000 a,OOO SO 6,700,000 8,290 Totals 170,209,231 170,70^ Improvements There are very few innovations ot note in connection with the min ing operations or in the social con ditions of the mining communities, home or the anthracite operators have installed improved breaker ma cliinery by which the number of per sons employed in the preparation of coal lias been greatly reduced. In the drrferent mining communities many modern houses have been erected for the employes. Equipped with biodern conveniences and the additional attraction ot yards and gardens they are in every way most fatlsfactory dwelling places. The educational advantages and social conditions of the communal life of the mine workers and their families are gradually but assuredly improv ing. Profits and Wages "The year has been one of great prosperity to both the operator and the miner. Prices for coal were ex ceedingly high until near the close of the year when the prices were iixed by the Federal Government, lessening to a great degree the vast profits that were being garnered by the operators. Even under the Gov ernment prices, however, the well conducted mine is profitable and no fear need be entertained as to the results of the coming year. The wags of the miners have risen to al most unreasonable heights and re ports of unheard of earnings are re ceived from all sections of the re gions. Difficulties of Operation "The year's activities were ham pered somewhat by labor shortages, strikes, disturbances over wage scales and by an inadequate car supply. "Strikes occasioned very little trouble, but in most districts the shortage of labor and cars was keen ly felt, although in some instances the handicap of labor shortage was overcome by increasing the number of working hours. "A few districts for some unknown reason seemed to be entirely im mune from all untoward conditions and passed through the year without loss of trade or inconvenience of op eration. The output, had all condi tions been favorable, would probably have reached 300,000,000 tons. Coke Production "The coke output, great as It was. would have been several million tons greater had labor been more plen tiful. During the summer months it was almost impossible to obtain coke drawers, and the conditions became so acute nnd the prospect seemed so hopeless that some of the companies changed their ovens from hand to machine drawn types. The hin drances to the trade, however, ser ious as they were at times, had the effect merely of reducing somwhat the unusuallly large profits of the HURLBURT TRUCK SPECIFICATIONS Built in Various Models From Onc-and-One-Half-Ton Up to Seven-Ton Capacity The Hurlburt Truck?, now on exhi bition at the Auto Show and handled exclusively in this territory by the Harrlsburg Auto Co., shows a range of capacity from 1 Vj ton up to seven ton. which meets nil the requirements for heavy hauling. The construction of these trucks, taken point by point, is the result of careful study on t,he part of engineers of motortrucks, both in this country and Europe. They are built to meet all the demands of heavy hauling and to this end. William B. Hurlburt worked unceasingly until he has ac quired the present standard for his truck. In New York City these trucks are extensively used. Some of the promi nent owners are: The Standard Oil Co. of New York; Federal Sugar Re fining Co., John Wanamaker, Adams Express Co., Ix>ose-Wilcs Biscuit Co.. Borden's Condensed Milk Co.. Tiffany Studios, and many others. The fac tory has received many letters speak ing highly of the uses of this truck. The Hurlburt line consists of the following models, all worm drive: l '/j --ton, 2-ton, 3',4-ton. G-tou and 7-ton. The three smaller models have the four-cylinder engine and the two larger models have the six-cylinder engine. All the mechanical parts are of the best steel obtainable machined down to the I,oooth part of an inch. The crank case is made of aluminum alloy. The crank shaft is drop forged; the camshafts and cams are forged from one piece of openliearth steel, machine and case hardened. The oil ing system is of the self-contained | positive feed type. I The drive is the famous Hindley I worm and gear. This type has a large J number of teeth always in contact, i thereby having less pressure to the I square inch. The front axle is a one- I piece I-beam of solid drop forging I without weld. The carburetor is of an improved design, simple and ai cessablc. The clutch is an enclosed disc with special thickness for larger models. The cooling system is posi tive circulating-. Ignition is from the Eismann magneto. The frame is channel section of heat-treated sfeel heavily reinforced. Springs are semielliptic. Wheels are the artillery type. The transmission is extra heavy. There are three speeds forward and one reverse. Speed ob tainable is from twelve to eighteen mile an hour. There is a complete standard equipment. Mr. Chrysler, of the Hurlburt fac tory, in the wholesale department, is explaining these truck at the Auto Show. There is on display one of the smaller models. Mr. McFariand is very enthusiastic in speaking of the future for these trucks, and says: "It is well worth anyone's time to come to the show just to see these trucks." Constable's Jail Sentence Intended as a Warning Many county officials believe the sentence imposed on Americus V. Rogers, a constable at Columbia, who was convicted on a charge of dissuad ing witnesses from testifying before [a grand jury in Dauphin County Criminal Courts, will serve as a warn ing to anyone who may think to thwart a prosecution brought by the district attorney's office. Rogers was charged with attempt ing to have a woman and her daugh ter not tell too much when they ap peared before the grand jury in a case against another man who was later convicted of enticing a female child. After Rogers was convicted counsel j made a motion for a new trial, which ' was overruled after argument. The | Court recently sentenced him to pav a fine of S2OO, costs of prosecution and serve two months in jail. FOOD CARDS COMING Two entirely wheatless days every DODGE BROTHERS COMMERCIAL CAR A business car whose cost of operation can be calculated with mathematical accuracy. It will render a maximum of serv ice with a minimum of adjustment and repair. The gasoline consumption is unusually low, lite tire mileage is unusually liigli. Commercial Car, Touring Car or Roadster, SBBS Sedan or Coupe, $1350; Winter Touring Car or ltoadstor, SIOSO KEYSTONE MOTOR CAR COMPANY 57 to 103 S. Cameron St. Harrisburg, Pa. C. H. Barner, Manager FEBRUARY 1. week, one wheatles's meal each day, and the same tor meat, will bo the requests made on l'ood cards which are to be soon distributed here to the number of 15,000. In course of time it is hoped to have one of these cards In every homo so that the housewife and everybody else will lie reminded constantly of the necessity of saving food. Other necessities will also be under the ban for conservation, such as fats and sugar. ' Her Favorite Car C. Since its first appearance the new Briscoe has been a favored car with the woman who drives. C And every day sees an increase in the number of women who pick this car for their personal use. Cits stylish appearance appeals particularly to Milady's sense of the beautiful. C She glories in its easy driving qualities. A touch of the heel on the starter pedal and the motor is running. She shifts the gears with her finger tips; clutch and brake pedals obey the slightest foot pressure. C. In brief here's a car she enjoys driving and in which she is proud to be seen. C, Many ladies right here in town delight in their ownership of this fashionable motor car. c Several families who own big, expensive cars, also own a Briscoe. It handles so easily that the women folk prefer it for shopping and social activities. • As a gift to wife or daughter it has no parallel. There's no better time to make the presenta- BRJSgQE tion than right now. You can arrange details Tfclpij? over the phone if it is inconvenient for you to call at our showroom. Why not step to the phone and have central connect you with us? E. T. MEHRING Distributor, 1717 N. Fourth St. SOCIALISTS TO NKKT An effort will be made by the So cialists of Dauphin county, at a meet ing on Sunday, to have Professor Scott Nearing come to Harrisburg anil address a mass meeting some time ill March. The Socialists will Rather in Maennerchor Hall at 3:30 o'clock. Professor Nearing, after leaving the University of Pennsylvania, was en- I gaged some time at the University of 1 Toledo.
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