IMMENSE VALUE OF STATE CROPS Department of Agriculture Issues Summary of Reports on Nineteen Crops Nineteen of Pennsylvania's 1917 farm crops had a value of $611,668,- 520.35 according to a bulletin is sued to-day by the State Department o£ Agriculture after analyzing crop reports from the sixty-seven coun ties. This is a gain of over $400,- 000.000 in the value of the same crops during 1916. It is declared to be the highest record of value of crops ever made in the State. The bulletin says: "Corn, is the principal money crop in the State, but the dairy industry is a close second and if definite fig ures of production were obtainable it might overcome the corn total. -Most of the figures are taken from the regular crop statistics of the De partment, but in some cases careful estimates of" values of crops have had to be made where there is no report showing the value at the present time." The estimates are as follows: Wheat $54,584,790 59 Rye 7,676,439 IS 3ats 27,964,869 65 Buckwheat, .... r . 8,681,509 63 Potatoes, 43,591,601 51 Hay . 85,499,990 90 Barley . . 510,000 00 Tobacco 11,232,320 00 Sweet potatoes, ... 154,000 00 Milk, butter and cheese 100,000,000 00 battle 25,000,000 00 Hogs 16,000,000 00 <heep and wool, .. 10,000,000 00 bruits and berries,. 20,000,000 00 3 oultry and eggs, . "2,000,000 00 ■'arm truck crops,. 50,000,000 00 -lorses 5,000,000 00 loney and wax, . . 1,500,000 00 Total $611,668,520 35 WMRBr~ IS GONE" HE SAYS 1. M., Rodenliiser Says That He j Could Not Get Relief Until He Used Master Medicine. TKLIjS ins EXPERIENCE. "I had been suffering off and on j or years with stomach trouble/' l ays K. nr. Rodenhiser. a veteran j ngineer on the Reading Railway, vho lives at 1411 Market St., Har- j isburg, Pa. "I have been treated by some of he best doctors and even went to a lospital but they told me they could lo nothing for me so I had about n&de up my mind that I was in for t when I happened to read*a Tanlac estimonial in the paper that seemed 0 fit my case. "I started taking this medicine .nd it was only a few days until I egan to feel considerably better, ly stomach grew stronger. I felt rivigorated and there has been a teady improvement day by day. "I have gained 8 pounds, and I annot find words to express my itisfaction with this splendid medl ine." Tanlac, is now being introduced ere at the George Gorgas' Drug tore. Tanlac is also sold at the Gorgas >rug Store in the P. R. R. Station; 1 Carlisle at W. G. Stephens' Phar lacy; Elizabethtown, Albert W. ain; Greencastle, Charles B. Carl, liddletown, Colin S. Few's Phar iacy; Waynesboro, Clarence Croft's 'harmacy; Mechanicsburg, H. P. trunhouse. —Ave^ Food Will Win the War—Don't Waste It Today the Clock Says 1125 js* Hurry, Men — J? Only 3 Days More J|||| THE GLOBES One Thousand Suit and Mm % jm Overcoat Jfe; Will Pass Into History Sale Positively Closes Saturday Night ! wf MP* ? •H M Here are the elements that enter into the greatest money-saving opportunity on Men's i§ftf iffg and Boys' Clothing ever brought to your atte^i j§f j|[ Next Fall Clothing will be at least 35 per H fill Higher than present normal prices. If IS Our present prices average about 25 per • cen * below normal prices. And, in addition, a bonus of 5 per cent. Isn't this convincing? Need we say more? $15.00 Suits and Overcoats Reduced to . $11.75 SIB.OO Suits and Overcoats Reduced to . $13.75 S2O & $22.50 Suits and Overcoats Reduced to $25.00 Suits and Overcoats Reduced to . $19.75 $30.00 Suits and Overcoats Reduced to . $24.75 $35.00 Suits and Overcoats Reduced to . . $28.50 THE G * * * WEDNESDAY EVENING, TRACTORS HAVE BEEN ORDERED Secretary Patton Says That All Should Unite to Get Results For Farmers : Secretary of XSVyVBTv nounced that he arrangements for the purchase of tors to be leased possible to help mir?hn V the sprinK Ploughing. The thp stnt* iX a , ul, thorized through Air r>efenc ' e Commission and ? a >' that he has been assured of prompt deliveries. ; i would be very glad If organi- whic C h on^ mitt K eB . and communi * a e bu y ln e tractors for assisting farmers at their <mrinir work would join with the state It ma - v tJ expedite deliveries and we to work out some plln whereby the whole Commonwealth -ThAat 6 ", V laid1 aid the Secretary. Plan is to get some of the' tractors ready for the southeastern counties, where spring work starts earliest in Pennsylvania and 1 gradually extend their use where needed. e want to avoid duplica dlstrlbuUon!" t0 e * oCt a pro * er To File Briefs—Assurances have f-r" f' V \° the Pub,,c Service Commission by representatives of the municipalities and street rail way systems who took part in the argument on jurisdiction in the live cent fare ordinance question that they will file briefs very proinptlv The Commission will sit early in March to take up the matter 'and will then consider complaints re garding car service, which are sepa rate from the complaints arising out of establishment of six cent fares. Belated Report Roady—The 1912 report of.the Adjutant General's De partment has been received in com-i plete form at the Department. Ef forts are being made to hurry along the 1913, 1914 and 1915 reports which are in the hands of the con tracting printer. Comprn Motion Rulings The State Compensation Board tb-day an nounced that it had awarded com pensation to the widow of Andrew M. I Ury, Princeton. W. Va., who died I from the result of a blow struck him ] by James Anthony, who Interfered ! in a dispute between Ury and Charles Hamlet over use of coal for a boil er on construction work for the Cum berland Valley Railroad near New ville. Anthony was tried for mur der and contended that he had been drinking and did not even know the dead man. The Board holds that Ury did not take himself out of the course of his employment by his con troversy over the use of the coal, which he had in charge, and which led to his death, remarking "wheth er he acted wisely in entering into an argument" is not material. In another case. Otto Youngst, Altoona, vs. Irwin Baking Co., Irwin, the claim is refused, it being held that Youngst had not yet had a chance to enter the employ of the baking company while riding in an automo bile from Pittsburgh to Irwin with a member of the firm to take the job. The automobile was struck by a car and Youngst hurt. Compensation awarded to a person who subse quently becomes insane and for whom a guardian has been named must be paid to the guardian, ac cording to an opinion in Anderson vs. Stuil, Laceyville. Mnny at Institute*). —The York county farmers' institutes have come close to making a record for attend ance in spite of weather conditions.- The York list attracted 10,000 per sons. NEWS ITEMS OF TH WEST SHORE Big Fair For Red Cross at Diamond Hall, Marysville Marysville. Pa., Feb. 20.—Final arrangements are being completed for the big fair to be held under the aupices of the Red Cross Auxiliary. The people have responded liberally when visited by the committee and almost every nation of the Allies is represented among Uie contributors. The fair will be continued two nights Friday and Saturday, February 22 and 23 in Diamond Hall. The pro ceeds will be used entirely to buy supplies for the Red Cross work room. The booths and those in charge will be: f Fortune telling, Mrs. Ruhl, Miss Mabel Ellenberger. Fancy work. Miss Mary Smith, Mrs. J. J. Brownhlll, Mrs. D. D. Fisher. Ice cream. Irene Ashenfelter, Car rie Smith, Elizabeth Saddler. Candy, Misses Katharine Roberts, Leona Bare, Mrs. G. H. Eppley. Bake Booth, Effie Bell, Stella Deckard, Emma Roberts. Peanuts and Pop Corn, Misses Bar bara Roush, Helen Hain, Alda Var nes. Red Cross exhibit, Sara Eppley, and the Rev. R. E. Hartman. King's Daughters Class Told of Member's Engagement New Cumberland. Pa.. Feb. 20. Miss Erma Fleurie entertained the King's Daughters Sunday school class, of which she is a member, at her home in Bridge street, at which time she announced to the class her engagement* to Karl Smallng, of New Cumberland. The party enjoyed mu sic and games and dainty refresh ments were served. The class sur rised Miss Flpurie when they pre-, sented her with a number of use ful gifts towards housekeeping. The following young women compose the class: Teacher, Miss Florence Urich; Anna Becker, Marcella Urich, Hazel Leach, Ruth Zimmerman, Amanda Haverstock, Marie Becker, Elizabeth Sloat, Esther Fisher, Mabel (Jammill. Other guests were: Mrs. William Patton, of Baltimore; Miss Betty Brennan, Harrisburg; Miss Elizabeth Smaling, Miss Marian Hefflenpan, Mrs. N. F. Reed, Miss Lillian Grove, Misses Kate and Mary Malme, Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Fleurie and Miss Mar garet Fleurie. I.UTHER AN WAR FI ND WORK Camp Hill. Pa.. Feb. 20.—Trinity Lutheran Church is taking an active part in the Lutheran War Fund campaign. Mrs. H. G. Hamme and Mrs. Carl K. Deen are captains of the teams collecting contributions. The drive is being pushed hard this week, as Sunday has been announced as the time to close the campaign. Mrs. George A. Rice's Sunday school class will hold a food sale at the home of Louise Cooke on March 2. ' The proceeds of the affair will be devoted to a fund to be used in the twentieth anniversary celebration. A Sunday Lenten program is being carried out at the church. In an effort to save coal the senior cate chetical classes will meet in the church on Sunday night instead of Monday night. "Ingathering Day" will be observed April 24, at which time officials of the church hope to greatly reduce the church debt., MORE SCARLET FEVER CASES New Cumberland, Pa., Feb. 20. There are several more-cases of scar let fever reported here. A son of Mr. and Mrs. Newmyer of Bridge street Is ill with the disease and an other is at the home of Mrs. Nettie Hale, in Fifth street whose son Ray mond fourteen years old has an at tack. The homes are under quaran tine. LECTURE AT BAUG UMAX'S New Cumberland, Pa., Feb. 20. An illustrated lecteure will be given in Baughman Memorial Methodist Church, Wednesday evening Febru ary twenty-seventh. HXRRISBURG Ijftljftj TELEGRAPH! EIGHT CAR STOPS CUT FROM LIST Mechanicsburg Borough Coun cil Requests Valley Railways Co. to Improve Service In compliance with the request of the Mechanicsburg council, the Valley Railways Company • has is sued orders that eight car stops in the borough would be eliminated. This new ruling went into effect this morning. A resolution suggesting this move was passed' by the Mochamcsburg council at a recent session and sent to the Valley Rail ways Company offic<; at Lemoyne by secretary of Council, Samuel E. Baoehore. Tho following requests were in cluded lit the resolution: "This being in keeping with Fuel Administrator Garfield's request, that all unnecessary railway stops, which, as a general rule, occur between one i block and another, should be ellml- J nated, so as to conserve coal; "And be it further resolved. That j the said Valley Railways is hereby | requested to establish a stop on ' Main street, at the western end of the brick pavement." The new schedule of stops is as follows: West and Main streets. Broad and Main, Washington and Main, York and Main, High and Main, Frederick and Main, Market and Main, Arch and Main, Arch and Locust, Arch i and Simpson, Race and Simpson, j Walnut and Simpson, Chestnut and Simpson, Filbert and Simpson, Nor way and Simpson, Main and Race, Main and Walnut, Main and Chest- J nut and Main and Irving College. Officials of the Railways Company said better service could be given by tho company if pther West Shore boroughs would adopt this plan. The company officials admitted that they could put this ruling into effect without the consent of bor ough Councils, but would not carc to make the move until residents see for themselves the cause of poor service at times. It was pointed out that there are about twenty-five stops In New Cum berland, several of which could be eliminated. The service on this line for several months has been getting poor and officials give the many stops as the reason. Some stops could be eliminated in Wormleys burg, West Fairview, Enola and Hf mp Hin - far as Lemoyne goes the stops are far enough apart, of ficials claim. Social and Personal Items of Towns Along West Shore Mervin Brumbergnr, of Market New Cuillbe rland, has been ill the past week. and J - P - Buch - of N ew Cumberland were at York yesterday. Mrs. Cora Rowdybush and Mrs. My ®r?- of A*Pen Mills, Adams County, visited Mr. and Mrs. Jacob cjmbffi, Brldge Htreet ' New r J^f B 'TTh, h f I , ma Dra wbaugh and Miss Laura I- eisler, of Shiremanstown. were Suests of C. D. Brenner's fam ily in Ninth street. New Cumber land, on Sunday. Mil rS W.? larry ?, erßhman , daughter. f Her shman, and son, Robert Hershman, have returned to i otne at Vernon street, Harrisburg, after spending the weekend with the former's sisters, the Misses Emma and Ida Eshen baugh at Shiremanstown. Mrs. J. S. Brinton, daughter Effie, of Shiremanstown, visited Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ebert and Mr. and Mrs. Sunda ** r * n * on Mechanicsburg on Mr. and Mrs. Carol F. Bashore and Mrs. Emma Zimmerman, of Harris burg, were recent guests of Mr. and Mrs. William E. Rowles and Grand mother Zimmerman at Shiremans town. Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Wallace, Sr., and daughter, Miss Vivian Wal lace, of Shiremanstown, spent Sun day with Mr. and Mrs. William E. Ross and Mr. and Mrs. Daniei Bankes at New Cumberland. Mrs. H. M. Rupp and Miss Jennie Stevens, of Shiremanstown, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. James L. Young at Mechanicsburg on Sun day. Miss Olive Braught has returned to her home in Carlisle after being the week-end guest of her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. William Braught and her cousins, Mr. and Mrs. J Henderson Stock, at Shiremans town. Miss Ethel Zimmerman has re turned to Shiremanstown after spending over Sunday at her home in Harrisburg. Mrs. George S. Rupp, of Shire manstown. was a Harrisburg visitor on Monday. Mrs. Emma Wlnemiller, of Camp Hill, visited her aunt, Mrs. William Rhiver, at Wormleysburg. Mrs. W. H. Emertck, of Swatara; Mrs. William Hafer, Jn, Mrs. Min nie Banner and daughter Lillian of Harrisburg, <rerc guests ©f Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Danner, at Wormleya burg. Mrs. E. F. Sllbetts and daughter Beatrloe, of Wormleysbaurg, spent Thursday with Mr. and Mrs. George Chapman at Harrisburg. Charles Hauck, of Camp Meade, Md„ spent a five-day furlough with his brother and sister at Wormleyß burg. Mrs. Grover Mackey and children, of Lemoyne, and Mrs. Wagner were guests of Mr. and Mrs, John Myers t Wormleysburg on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. I. W. Rishel, of Har risburg, and R. M. Peffer, of Wash ington Heights, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Rishel at Wormleys burg on Sunday. COMPLETING IMPROVEMENTS Lemoyne, Feb. 20.—Fifty per cent, of the improvements at the United Electric plant have been computed, it was learned to-day. Tho improve ment program has been under wfty for several, months. Scarcity of ma terial has been holding up the work, i but officials hope to have all the i new equipment installed in a short time. Aside ffom supplying current to the Valley Railways Company, this concern gives light to all West Shore towns. BIBLE CLASS SOCIAL Shiremanstown, Pa., Feb. 20. Ladies' Organized Bible Class, No. 4, of the Bethel Church of God. will hold its annual social at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel E. Sheely in East Main street, on Wednesday evening, February 27. To Prevent the Grip Colds cause Grip LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE Tablets remove the cause. There is only one "Bromo Quinine." E. W. GROVE'S signature on box. 30c.—Advertisement. Railway Company Repairs Cars Damaged by Storms Lemoyne, Flj. 20.—Announcement was made by aii official of tlio Val ley Railways Company this morning that many of the thirty cars that were put out of commission by the recent heavy snow are being re paired. During that time the com pany had only nine cars out of tliir ty-scven. that were not in the re pair shop. This official said that the company has been held up on the repair job on account of the scarcity of materials. "We have more men than we are able to use," declared an official of the Valley Railways Company to a reporter this morning. He said that many applications for positions were on the company's files and that the men are working steadily. There is no serious trouble on account of a labor shortage. The only difficult problem the company has to solve at the present time is the scarcity of material. Hale Jenkins' Birthday Observed at Wormleysburg Wormleysburg, Pa„ Feb. 20. —Mr. and Mrs. John Jenkins entertained in honor of the eighteenth birthday anniversary of their son. Hale Jen kins. Music and games were en joyed and refreshments were served to Miss Anna Folk, Miss llomaflie Frye. Miss Caroline Frye, Miss Helen Miller, Miss Margaret Schaffstall, Miss Katherine Zeiders, Miss Mary Collins, Miss Helen McLaughlin, Miss Margaret Jenkins, Lome Mumma, Clarence Kissinger, Wil liam Earley, William Mumma, Earle Musselman, Merritt Fisher, Hale Jenkins, Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Fisher, Mr. and Mrs. John Jenkins. ———HE "The Live Store" "Always Reliable" I "This Is the Store Everybody Is Talking About" | I Don't Hesitate! I For if you KNEW the true conditions as Ej we know them regarding next winter's clothing prices you would be HERE before the day was over selecting from the excep -11 tional quality "Suits" and "Overcoats" we have in this Semi-annual ll I Mark-Down Sale Where Everything In Our Entire Stock Is Reduced CExcept Arrow Collar*&, Overalls and Interwoven Hose) Clothing such as we are selling is very scarce in the m wholesale markets in fact it can't be bought for the prices we are selling them for to-day {o you see the advantages you have in choosing from our enormous stock of high-grade clothing at extreme low prices. I All $15.00 "Suits" and "Overcoats" /. . sll-75 1 I All SIB.OO "Suits" and "Overcoats" .. . sl4-75 | I All $20.00 "Suits" and "Overcoats" ' ' [ sls-75 I All $25.00 "Suits" and "Overcoats" . . . sl9-75 . I All $30.00 "Suits" and "Overcoats" . . . $23-75 1 1 All $35.00 "Suits" and "Overcoats" .. . $27 ,7S | 1 All $38.00 "Suits" and "Overcoats" . . . $29 75 1 1 Kuppenheimer Clothes 1 All Blue Serges and Black Suits Included All Shirts Underwear Pajamas Sweaters Hosiery Neckwear and Gloves Reduced I 304 MARKET STREET HARRISBURG, PA. I Y.M.C.A.GIVES ENTERTAINMENT New Members Enjoy Privi leges of the Building at Opening Affair "Come and enjoy the privileges of the building," was the invitation of Robert B. Reeves, general secre tary of the Central Y. M. C. A. And over 300 members answered tho summons and attended tho big re ceptipn in tho Y. M. C. A. building last night. From 8 to 9 o'clock the program was in charge of C. W. Mil ler, physical director of the asso ciation. Gymnastic exhibitions and a game of volleyball between the policemen and businessmen, result ing in a 2-1 victory for the police men, were included on ''this part of the'program. At 9 o'clock the crowd went into Falinestock hall, where they were entertained from 9 to 10 o'clock with a varied program, con sisting of these numbers: Concert, Y." M. C. A. orchestra: negro impersonation, George Mar tin; vocal solo, "Keep the Home Fires Burning," Stanley Backen stoss; music, orchestra; two elecu tionary selections, Miss Leah Klav ans; vocal solo. "Sunshine of Your Smile," W. Myers; brief address. C. W. Miller, physical director; "The Y. M. C. A.,"' Robert B. Reeves, gen eral secretary. At the conclusion of the enter tainment, refreshments were served in the assembly room on the second floor. Members bore tags with the in scriptions, "Old Members" and "New Members." Their names were writ ten below to enable them to "mix" easily. Announcement was made that be- FEBRUARY 20, 1918. cause the secretarial assistants, Miss Luft and Miss Mumma, were working on announcements for the fiftieth annual state Y. M. C. A. con vention to be held here to-morrow, many of the membership cards were delayed In reaching the members. These will be sent out in the next few weeks. MISSION HAS II ItUOItGAM/BS Marysville, Pa., Feb. 23.—The Mis sion Hand of .Salem United Evangel ical Church has reorganized for the ensuing year and this ccrps of offi cers has been* xelectod : l.eador, Miss Alargaret Kooniz; precldent. Miss Violet Keller; vice-president, Miss Carrie Crossley; secretary, Kenneth Fortenbaugh; • assistant secretary, George Grove; organist. Miss Miriam Miller: treasurer, Floyd Miller; cor responding isecertary, Miss Margaret Koontz. SCHOOI, TEACHERS INVITED "West Shore school teachers have been requested to attend a patriotic meeting in tile Courthouse at Car lisle on Saturday morning at #.30 o'clock. Speakers will talk on "War Work in the Schools." Invitations have been sent to the teachers by Prof. '.T. Kelso Green, superintendent of schools of Cumberland county. 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