SCHOOL FUND IS OVER $300,000 Investments Made This Week Bun Up the Permanent En dowment of Education The State's per under the author^ $:S00.000 mark as some bonds of Pennsylvania school districts. The fund is made up of escheated properties, income from the State forests and sales of State property of various sorts, it was established by the school code of 1911 and has been growing steadi ly. In time it will furnish revenue for the school system, according to lhe view of its founders. Tho greater part oti the fund is made up of Pennsylvania school dis tricts' bonds with some Liberty Bonds'and municipal holdings. Most of the purchases made lately by other state funds have been of school or municipal bonds, thou- ! sands of dollars having been put in* i to Liberty Bonds earlier in the year, j Muster In Moving—Muster in of units of the Pennsylvania Reserve Militia, which has been under way ! in Allegheny county this week will be pushed in, Philadelphia and the eastern counties next week. Mem- j bers of the governor's staff will mus- ] ler some of the companies of in- j fantry and Brigadier General Charl- i es T. Cresswell, the commander, ; plans to attend some of the ceremon- ! ies. General Cresswell is arranging I a school for officers to be started j after the organizations are muster- ! ed in. Officers recently named are j being urged to speed up recruiting, J Superior Court— The Superior Court will sit in Scranton for north- j IF M HURTS " IAKE SALTS TO FLUSH KIDNEYS Says Backache is sure sign you have been eating too j much meat Uric Acid in meat clogs Kidneys and irritates the bladder Most folks forget that the kidneys, like the bowels, pet sluggish and clogged and need a flushing occasion ally, else we have backache and dull inisery in the kidney region, severe hladaches, rheumatic twinges, torpid liver, acid stomach, sleeplessness and all sorts of bladder disorders. You simply must keep your kid neys active and clean, and the mo ment you feel an ache or pain In the kidney region, get about four ounces <if Jad Salts from any good drug ■store here, take a tablespoonful in a glass of water before breakfast for a few days and your- kidneys will then act line. This Camous salts is made from the acid of grapes and lemon juice, combined with lithia, :ind is harmless to flush clogged kid neys and stimulate them to normal activity. It also neutralizes the acids in the urine so it no longer irri tates, thus ending bladder disorders. Jad Salts is harmless; inexpen sive; makes a delightful effervescent lithia water drink which everybody .should take now and then to keen their kidneys clean, thus avoiding serious complications. A well-known local druggist says he sells lots of Jad Salts to folks who believe In overcoming kidney trouble ■while it is only trouble. ✓ A plate without a roof, which doea not Interfere with tame or coeeeli. Plate* repaired nhlle yon watt. Come In the morning. hare jonr teeth made the name dny. UEN o£Ws MACK'S 310 MARKET STIIEST "Face to Face With the Kaiser" Another great book by Ambassador Gerard. Just finished. It carries the Ambassador's exposure of German war methods, and covers many points that could not be touched at the time "My Four Years in Germany" was written. Will be published in daily installments in the New York American, commencing Sunday; February 24th. Another big feature now running— Sir H. Rider Haggard's new masterpiece, "Yva." Send for first installments and follow this great story every Sunday. Commencing Sunday, March 3, the Pictorial Gravure Section will be a new feature of the NEW YORK SUNDAY AMERICAN. Order from your newsdealer now. SATURDAY EVENING, western county appeals on March 4 and in Ilarrisburg for cases in this section and those transferred on March 11. The sitting at Pittsburgh will be held April 8. A number of stute cases are scheduled for this city. Big Cases I'p.—Eighteen com ; plaints or applications are listed for ~ hearing by the Public Service t'om j mission in this city next Wednesday | and eight in Pittsburgh the same | day. The list is one of the largest In a long time and in addition to the Germantown Steam Company rate case from Philadelphia, the four ap plications for changes in the com panies of the Pure Oil system will come up. The Pennsylvania and 1 New Jersey companies wish to sell certain parts of a line in the state to ! the Ohio company and to make leas es while a new pipe line company I wishes to begin business. The Perry county narrow guard railroad cases, 1 the wagon coal loading controversy and discontinuance of passenger train service are some of the varie ties of cases scheduled, while the city of Lebanon complaints against jan increase of trolley fare. The Pennsylvania system is applying for assignment „of leases of the Fort Wayne and other companies from the Pennsylvania Company to the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Marshall Goes I'p—Word was re ceived here last night th;j.t Major C. J. Marshall, the state veterinarian, had been made lieutenant colonel in the United States Army Veterinary Medical Corps, the highest ranking officer in the corps. Dr. Marshall is on leave from the state. Engineers Men on the Ground !H. E. Moses of the State Depart ; ment of Health and Charles E. I Ryder, of the Water Supply Com- I mission, are at Lock Haven" on be half of the state. Votaries Named—Bessie Railing, jof Shippensburg, and Susaif Peari I Emery, Susquehanna township, have | been appointed notaries public. May Raise Tax—The Scranton i railways fare increase controversy, | which is before the Public Service ! Commission, may have a new phase as the city council threatens to pass j an ordinance increasing the city tax lon the company if it raises "fares j from five to six cents. Catching I'p—The December bul letin of the Dairy and Food Division ; has been issued by the State Printer. | Another is due shortly. Grangers Here—John A. Mc- Sparran and William T. Creasy, prominent Grangers were here for the meeting of the committee to draft the legislative platform of the Grange and Labor alliance. More Officers. —Adjutant General Beary to-day announced that the Governor had made the following ap pointments in the Reserve Miitia: To Bo First Lieutenant—Edward Jackson, Philadelphia. Company A, First Infantry Thomas E. Gillmfn, : Scranton, Company C. Second In- I fantry. { To Be Second iLeutenant—Charles | Rebmann. Philadelphia, Company A. | First Infantry; Harrison W. Reich ard, Scranton, Company C, Second Infantry; Ilarry C. Musser, ork, Com j pany L, First Infantry; J. E. Trego, Tyrone, Troop C. I.eaxe Cane Up. —The Public Serv ice Commission will have the hearing j on the lease 'between the city of | Philadelphia and the Philadelphia : Itapid Transit Co. in Philadelphia about the middle of next month, when the hearings are held on com plaints against the company's service> Although the lease has not been re ceived here, a number of letters and protests against it have been re ceived and will be filed with it for hearing. Attacked. Keystone Grange, Augusta township, Northumberland county, to-day filed complaint with the Public Service Commission against two grade cross ings on the Pennsylvania system near Fisher's Ferry. It is claimed that they have only caution signs and that one, known as Evart's cross-' ing. is especially dangerous because trains approach it around wlrtit is known as "graveyard curve" and are not readily seen. The crossings are declared to have been scenes of ac cidents. Smallpox Cases. —A numtier of new eases of sipallpox have been report ed to the State Department of Health. Five members of one col ored family near Farrell, Mercer county, are ill with the disease. They live in a somewhat isolated dis trict and had not consulted a phy sician. Three cases near St. Boni face, Chest* township, Cambria coun ty; one from New Eagle borough, Washington county, and one from Truxall, Bell township, Wcsttnore land county. MANY POLICE CARDS Almost 1,300 police cards are in use in Ilarrisburg at the present time. The police card is a card signed by the mayor, extending to the bearer the courtesy of the police department as long as the behavior of the bearer warrants it. At one time. 2.000 cards were in use. INFANT GIRL DIES Dauphin, Pa., Feb. 23.—The in fant daughter of Clayton Manning I died Friday morning and will bo buried Monday afternoon at 2 p. m. NEWS OF ST E ELTON W. B. HODDINOTT GUEST OF HONOR Stcellon Band Holds Elabo rate Banquet For Former Manager W. B. Hoddinott, former man | ager of the Steelton Rand was guest of honor at' a banquet given in the I band hall in South Front street last , night. The affair was attended by band members and superintendents of the various local steel plant de j partments. During the evening Mr. Hoddinott | was presented with a gold watch by W. L. Guyer, manager of the band, | in behalf of members of the organ ization. The affair was a surprise to Mr. Hoddinott who Is spending a few days in town. He was called on the telephone' by an official of the band and told to come to the hall ito assist in transacting some busi | ness. Robbins Talks Toasts were given by F. A. Rob bins, Jr.. manager of the local steel plant; E. F. Entwisle, assistant to Mr. Robbins; Burgess T. T. McEn tee, president of the band and others Mr. Hoddinott expressed his thanks and appreciation for the gift in a short talk. The guests included: F. A. Rob bins Jr., E. F. Entwisle. E. Howells. W. W. Leek, G. R. Cover, T. T. McEntee, J. C. Reed, G. S. Viekery, B. W. Winship, G. It. Dela mater, J. 11. McDonald, J. R. Corn stock, E. C. Henderson and W. H. Nell. Forty members of the band were also present. Popular Songs The program of the evening con sisted of songs which were sung by the guests. Some of them were: "America," "It's a Long Long Way to Tipperary," "Silver Threads Among the Gold," "America I Love You," "Old Black Joe," "My Old Kentucky Home," "Over There," "Atild Lang S.vne." "Put on Your Old Grey Bonnet," "The Old Grey Mare" and "We're Going Over." Mr. Hoddinott was elected manager of the band when the organization was given the backin® of the steel company. It was during his term as head of the organization that new uniforms and instruments were pur chased. Mr. Hoddinott also ar ranged a series of concerts during the summer which were largely re sponsible for putting the band into the limelight again. Exemption Board to Send 12 Men to Camp Meade The men who will -be sent to Camp Meade on Tuesday to apply on this district's quota are: Charles E. Na- K'e, Middletown; Clair L Baker. 120 South Front street, Steelton; Wil liam H. Buffington, 414 Swatara street; William J. Moore. Middle town: Joseph Wolf, 639 North Front street; William F. Carter, Middle town.; Frank Weirlch, Itoyalton; Ray F. Hummer, 545 Bessemer street; Leroy 11. Espenshade, Royalton; John L McCahan, 369 South River avenue; Frank P. Wonderly, High spire; Morris Feinman, 225 North Front street. Six men of this district's quota who were sent to Camp Meade were discharged, according to information received by the local exemption toard this morning. MU3SIIYTEIUAN CHURCII MUSIC Morning—"Melody," Parker; offer tory. "Andante," Thomas; postlude, "Fantasia," Bennett. Evening—Prelude, "Offertoire in F Minor," Salome; offertory, "Pastor ale in G," Donahoe: postlude, "Alle gro Moderato in D," Smart. MR. AND MRS. HODDINOTT HEBF! Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Hoddinott, of Bethlehem, are spending a few days in tho borough, preparing to move their household goods to their new home. MRS, SIMONIC DIES Mrs. Mary Simonic, aged S3, died at her home, 216 Frederick street, yes terday of pneumonia. MUNICIPAL LEAGUE MEETING The monthly meeting of the Muni cipal leanue is scheduled to be held in the Steelton Band hall, South Front street, on Monday evening. MANY TO HEAR COMMERCE CHAMBER ADDRESS ON WAR I Tickets to tho Chamber of Com merce membership smoker, at the Board of Trade at 8 o'clock to-night, are being disposed of rapidly, and a fulj attendance is expected. Major W. A. Garrett, general manager of the Tiemington Arms Company, will be the principal speaker. Admission will be by ticket only. HARRISBURG MAi T3ELEGRAPH! Food Conservation Talk by Mrs. George Delamater Some timely hints and receipts on making bread and cakes along food conservation lines were given by Mrs. Georgo Delamater at a dem onstratio nln the Red Cross Head quarters lost night. Tho demonstra tion was largely attended. Mrs. Delamator's receipts follow: English Nut Bread—2 eggs, % cup sugar, 2 cups milk, 4 cups white flour, 1% teaspoon baking powder, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 cup chopped nuts Follow general directions for flour mixtures. Allow it to stand after turning it into well-buttured bread pans, about twenty minutes. Bake in a moderate oven forty to forty live minutes. Nut Bread—l-3 cup molasses, % cup chopped nuts, 174 cup sour milk, 1 1-3 teaspoon soda, 1 scant tea spoon salt, 2 cup whole wheat flour, 1 cup white flour. Mix flour, salt nuts and dissolve soda in milk and add to molasses. Pour into dry mixture, beat well and bake in well buttered bread pan about thirty to forty minutes in moderate oven. Butch Cakes —3% cups flour, % cup sugar, 1 .teaspoon salt, 1 tea spoon cinnamon, 3 ounces butter, 2 eggs, H cup , milk, 1 teaspoon vanilla. Mix flour and all ingred ients together and make soft dough so as to roll out with rolling pin fairly thin. Cut in any shape and fry in hot fat. Sprinkle .with powd ered sugar and cinnamon after fry ing. Vienna Stylo Sauer Kraut —Cook the sauer kraut three hours with pork or spare ribs, then cut up bacon in little cubes and fry in fry ing pan. To the fat add three ] fourths cup flour and brown a little j and add one good sized onion chopped fine and a little dash of I paprika. Turn sauer kraut in the j brown gravy and let it simmer one- I half hour and serve hot. Steelton Churches Main Street Chifrcli of Gojl—The Rev. G. W. Getz, pastor, will preach at 10.30 a. m. on "Jehovah-Jireh" and at 7.30 p. m. on "The Straight Gate"; S. S. at 2, Jr. C. E. at 6, Sr. C. 13. at 6.30. St. John's Lutheran—The Rev. G. N. Lauffer, pastor, will preach at 10.15 a. m. on "Preaching the Gos j pel" and at 7.30 p. m., on "Cham pionship." S. S. at 9.30, Inter. C. E. at 6.30. First Presbyterian—The Rev. C. ! B. Segelken, pastor, will preach at 11 a. m. on "The Supreme Disclosure jof Jesus" and at 7.30 p. m. union I service with First Reformed congre gation, sermon b]| the Rev. H. IT. Rupp S. S. at 9.45. First Methodist—The Rev. W. H. I Shaw, pastor, will preach at 10.30 a. m. on "O, That 1 Had the Wings of a Dove," and at 7.30 p. m. on "Just Outside the Door." S. S. at 2, Ep worth League at 6.30. Trinity Episcopal—The Rev. W. C. Heilman, rector. 8 a. m., Holy communion, 10 a. m.; Church School with Rector's Bible class, 11 a. m.; morning prayer and sermon, 7.30 p. m.; evening prayer and address, Thursday 4.30; Litany, Friday, 7.30, Lenten service. First Reformed—The Rev. H. H. Rupp, pastor, will preach at 10.45 a. m., on "The Cry for Peace." 7.30 p. m., union service in Presby terian Church, sermon, "Found—the Universal Christ." Centenary United Brothran—The Rev. A. K. Wier, pastor. Miss Ger trude Rupp, returned missionary, will speak at 11 a. m., sermon at i.30 p. "The Destiny of Our Planet." S. S. at 9.45; C. E. at 6.30. Salem Lutheran, Oberlin The Rev. D. E. Rupley, pastor, 1030 a. m., foreign missionary service; 7.30 p. m„ sermon, "The Need of En couragement." S. S. at 9 30- C V at 6.30. ' Grace L T . E.—Preaching at 10.30 and 7.30. The pastor will preach appropriate sermon for the close of the .'irst conference year of the present pastorate. Sunday school a t 9.15 and C. E. at 6.45. St. Peter's Lutheran. Highspire— The Rev. Ernest L. Pee. 10.45 Spiritual Crumbs;" 7.45 "\ n Old Testament Type of Christ"; 930 Sunday school. [ HIGHSPIRE ] Ml-,™* Mrs. Guy Yeager and little daughter, of Lnola, spent a day in town with the former's father D W \ eager, of Market street. Mrs. George W. Coover. is spendinc so 'rS> ° M rae with friends at Ephrata The local W. C. T. U. held its reg ular monthly meeting at the home of Mrs. E. S. Poorman on Tuesday even ing. After the regular business ses sion. committees were appointed to arrange for the annual dues social, to be held the third Tuesday in March place for holding same will be an nounced later. Mrs. Lloyd Lehman was appointed superintendent of the Loyal Temperance League with Mrs Ivan Hoffmeister as assistant. r Mrs. H. F. Rhoad and son. Luke Khoad of Harrisburg, spent Wednes day afternoon in town with friends John Bard is confined to his home in Penn street, with a bad cold. Now in Command of Rumanian Armies vswmxxasxaatxtr • -"-r-—irii CROWN .PRINCE CAROL,' 1 Crown Prince Carol of Roumania is now believed to be in real com mand of the Roumanian armies, and it is considered he lias almost dis placed the king, his father. j MIDDLETOWN ) LOCAL LODGE IS 25 YEARS OLD Poketo Tribe, I. 0. R. M., Will j Celebrate Anniversary This Evening ' The Poketo Tribe, No. 31G, I. O. | R. M., will celebrate its twenty-fifth anniversary of organization in the lodge this evening. Speakers of the evening will bo Charles H. Pass, Philadelphia, and the following pro gram will be presented: Song, "America;" introduction and vocation, D. P. Fishel; music, selected, quartet; solo, C. N. Jackson; address on "Fraternalism," C. 11. Pass; music, Uarrisburg P. R. R. quartet; piano solo, Miss Foreman; recitation, Komeine Lewis; piano solo, Miss Foreman; monolog, C. N. Jackson; ''Star Spangled Banner." • 7! 1 ? Washington Tea was held by the Mothers' Congress at the home of Mrs. Charles Rarick, Cath erine street. The committee was com posed of twelve ladies impersonating characters of the colonial period. articularly noticeable was one im personating the Father of Our Coun try. After marching into the parlors to the strains of a patriotic air they presented sejveifil selections, Yankee Doodle Washington's Hatchet and several others. The parlors wore beautifully decorated in Red, White and Blue trimmings. Refreshments were served. Six new members were enrolled as fol lows; Mrs. A. A, Markley, Mrs. A. D. Belt, Miss Blanche Yost, Miss Eliza beth Neugle, Miss Annie Eby, Mrs. Harry Yost. The Red Cross Chapter sent a box to the Red Cross headquarters this afternoon containing the following: forty paperbacked pads, 100 gauze wipes, 30 many tail bandages, 2o long bandages, 100 shot bags, 200 gauze wipers, 30 any tail bandages, 25 long strap and hucklc, 30 abdominal bandages, 90 absorbent pads, and other garments. William Moore, who was employ ed train No. 1, of the Penn sylvania Railroad Company, will leave next Tuesday for Camp Meade, Md. He was presented with a wrist watch by Edward Crick, foreman and force of men on the train. Edward Hickernell, who is taking a course in wireless telegraphy un der the United States government at Washington, D. C., is spending sev eral days in Royalton with his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Adam Hickernell. Two schools in the Susquehanna building, taught by Mrs. C. Jarretts Men and Guns Germany Gains By Russia's Surrender When the Russian Muzhik trades his machine-gun to the Germans fpr a drink of vodka, as many arc doing, he comes near typifying the act of his Bolshevik superiors in giving up their military power lor an intoxicating dream of anarchistic liberty. Like them too, he may hit off the transaction with some fine phrase that seems to sanctify his murderous bargain. Declaring piously that they cannot continue a war with the German and Austrian workers, they release those unhappy workers for transfer to the Western front, where they may soon be thrown . in masses at the Allied guns with far more disastrous results to themselves than if they had remained in the quiet trenches of.Poland. What is of most Concern to the American people, however, is what gain Germany has made in men and guns by Russia's unconditional surrender, and in the leading article in THE LITERARY DIGEST for February 23d, there is a careful examination of this phase of developments on the Eastern front, and other contingencies that may arise in the near future. Other articles of almost equal importance in this number of "The Digest" are: President Wilson His Own War Lord All Shades of Editorial Opinion on the Proposed Legislation to .Speed Up the War, Either by Limiting Or Giving Greater Power to the President The Ukranian Peace German Comments on "Tuscania" Torpedoing Longevity of Spies Here - Japan's Criticism of Our War Aims Austro-German Friction War and Defective Brains A Captured Tank in Berlin Streets The Cost of Coal Analyzed Gas-Driven Motor Cars Electrically Heated Beds Creatures That Live in Snow A Japanese War Game Fats for Fighters Schools Send Their Boys to War (Prepared by U. S. Food Administration) German Sci.lOol-Book Camouflage Cardinal Gibbons on Prohibition The Clergy During the War The Future of Denominationalism Important News of Finance, Government Control of Business For War Commerce, and Industry Many Interesting Illustrations, Including Striking Cartoons How to Test the Actual Worth of "The Digest M If you pride yourself on being an up-to-date, wideawake been puzzling you will become clear. You have thought citizen, which of course you do, here is a little test that of "The Digest" heretofore as one of a number of mag will surely interest you. Buy the current number of azines that did not concern you. Now you will realize ' THE LITERARY DIGEST at the nearest news-stand, that it is just THE ONE you have been really needing or borrow it from a friend, and sit down and read it. all the time. It keeps you informed on all the big, live You will be surprised, startled, thrilled. The world wili topics of the hour. It is a good thing you simply can't seem bigger to you, and closer. The things that have afford to miss. Test "The Digest" to-day. , February 23d Number on Sale To-day—All News-dealers—lo Cents H A I \gvE y FUNK & WAGNALLS COMPANY (Publishers of the Famous NEW Standard Dictionary), NEW YORK Miss Edna Sehaeffer, held an | entertainment yesterday afternoon i for the benefit of the Red Cross j Junior membership drive. Pupils of the Coble school, near Kingston, taught by Miss Myrtle Bauchman, will give an entertain ment in the school house Saturday evening, March 2. M IDI)LKTO\VN CHURCHES St. Michael and All-Angels' Epis- j copal Church—The Rev. Floyd Ap- j pleton. Services and sermon Sunday ] afternoon at 4.30. Royalton United Brethren—The j Rev. William Beach, 10.30 a. m. and I 7.30 p. 'in. St. Peter's Lutheran —The Rev. i Fuller Bergstresser. Services 10.30 ! and 7,30. Methodist Episcopal—The Rev. i James Cunningham. Services at 10.30 and 7.30. First United Brethren—The Rev. I. H. Albright. 11, the Rev. E. A. G. Bossier, "The Perfect Life;" 7.30, "Found Wanting." Church of God —The Rev. O. M. Kraybill. 11, "The Church in Thya- j tira;" 7.30, "Jonah a Type of Israel." i Presbyterian—The Rev. T. C. Sic- 1 Carrell. 11, "The Office and Wofk [ of the Eiders;" 7.30, "Samson in Dis grace." St. Mary's Catholic —Father Jules ' Foin. lloly Mass at 8 and 10; vespers and benediction. 7.30. The Middletown Praying Band will meet this evening at 7.30 o'clock at the home of Mary Brown, in Key stone avenue. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph L. Brandt, of Marietta, are visiting Mrs. A. L. Etter and Mrs! O. O. Nissley. Miss Dorothy Campbell is spend ing the weekend at Philadelphia as the guest of Mrs. Mary Evans. Misses Susan Uhrich and Stella Hoke, of Lebanon, are spending the weekend at the home of Mrs. Carson Long. Atiss Francis Lingle Is spending the weekend at Philadelphia. Miss Julia Jacob, of Waynesboro, is the guest of Miss Rachel McCar rell. Charles Smith, who is a guard in the service of the United States I Arnrij at Gloster City, N J., where be is employed over interned Ger mans, is spending some time in Roy alton as guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Smith. Miss Goldie Kieffer, a student at Beeehwoocf"Seminary, is spending the weekend at herhome. Slie has as her guests Miss Mildred Hunt, of Syracuse, N. Y., and Miss Helen Masters, of Pen Argyle, Pa. HUSBAND SEEKS DIVORCE Reading, Pa.—Claiming that his wife and her mother chased him away after but two days of married life, Harvey J. Miller testified before a master to-day in his divorce suit against Edna S. Miller. Both are of this city. They were married in Wilmington, Del., August 10, 1916, and returned to live with the par ents of the bride. The husband says that two days later he was ordered to "beat it," and his wife refused to leave her mother. FEBRUARY 23, 1918!. GUFFEY SEEMS TO HAVE INSIDE 4 ! Pittsburgh Machine Boss Fa vored by Democratic Lead ers For Governor According to reports reaching Harrlsburg from Philadelphia to-day | National Committeeman A. Mitchell Palmer, National Chairman Vance j C. McCormick, Assistant Postmaster] General James X. Blakslee and Act ing State Chairman and Petroleum | Administraor Joseph F. Guttey, of l Pittsburgh, have agreed upon Mr. j Guffey to be the Democratic candi- [ date for governor. They will so in- i form a gathering of prominent Dem- | ocrats at the most expensive hotel • in Philadelphia this afternoon and Mr. Guffey will be sent a blessing! from the White House. The bosses noticed the resentment j caused by their plan for a meeting on the banks of the Potomac to j frame a state ticket for Pennsylvania i and recalling what happened to that! made four years ago jletermined to 1 call a conference of party leaders. This was held to be a compromise' to the demand for "an old-style i Democratic convention to discuss the merits of candidates in advance of the primaries" as demanded by the Harrisburg Democratic Association. Hut the habit of bossing things could not be set aside and the big chiefs picked on Guffey and told the rest to-day. The Philadelphia Record says to day: "Convinced that National Chairman Vance C. McCormick can not be induced to seek the party nomination for governor, Democra tic leaders from various sections of the state, who arrived here yester day for a conference to-day in the Bellevue-Stratford on the guberna torial situation, seemed to think that State Chairman Joseph F. Guffey, of Pittsburgh, would be the'choice of • the party leaders. A Mitchell Pal mer, national committeeman from Pennsylvania, took himself and Mr. McCormick out of the list of prob able candidates, and E. Lowry Hu mes, of Pittsburgh, United States at torney for the Western Pennsylvania , district, removed fears of an attempt on his part to disregard the will of I the leaders by announcing that he ! would not be a candidate. 'I myself ; will not be a candidate under any j circumstances' was the announce ' nient of Mr. Palmer when asked re garding the probable action at the conference to-day; 'and Mr. McCor mick has told me that he is not an aspirant for the governorship. 1 am not committed to any candidate and I am not in a position at this time to discuss the likelihood of any particular man being the Demo cratic choice.' Mr. Humes said that a false im pression had gotten abroad because of the use of his name in connection with the gubernatorial situation by some of his friends In Pittsburgh. Hefore he made his announcement that he would not become a can didate, he had luncheon with Mr. (Guffey. TO EXAMINE MEN' Draft Board, No. i, of Harrisburg. begins to examine men of the tirst class next Monday. The examina tions will continue Monday, Wednes day and Friday of each week at the Draft Board offices in the J. Horaci- McFarland Company Building, at tlii east end of the Mulberry Street Bridge. Smoke Inhalation Expels Catarrh Send Ten Cents for Trial Outfit There must be readers suffering from chronic catarrh who would like to know how they can stop catohing cold after cold, for they must realizo that sooner or later this may lead to serious deafness and injury to tha system in general. Dr. Blosser, a respected physician, and for forty-three years an enorm mod I c i herbs, dowel's and berries, which you smoke in a dainty pipe or cigarette, and inhale the vapor into all the air passages. It contains no tobacco, even though it is used in the same manner. 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