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DR. BRUMBAUGH
WHACKSSPROUL
Assails Declaration For the
Prohibition Amendment;
Recalls an Incident
Governor Brumbaugh issued a for
mal statement to-day attacking the
gubernatorial candidacy ot Senator
Sproul and reflecting on his temper
ance record in the Legislature. The
Governor says that Senator Sproul
should be more specific in his sup
port ot prohibition and questions the
sincerity of a statement coming at
this time. The Governor and Sena
tor Sproul- have been on anything
but friendly terms since Senator
Sproul last year fathered the move
ment to investigate the Governor's
expense accounts and the Governor
makes no attempt to conceal his dis
approval. The statement in full fol
lows:
"Senator Sproul has delayed fully
two months any statement on the
Prohibition amendment save the
specious statement made some time
ago that the Governor had nothing
to do with that question. He soon
learned that he was unable to win by
that subterfuge. Then it took all
this time to 'fix up' certain friendly
liquor support which has been for
him solidly from the beginning.
"His reputed utterances now are
not clear, not. specific, if he is now
really heart and soul for the amend
ment he should say so in language
that cannot be misunderstood. When
lie does this, he will also be of neces
sity obliged to explain his past record
on Local Option. While some were
making an earnest contest for Local
Option. Senator Sproul was definitely
opposing Local Option. The members
of the House from his county,
avowedly his henchmen, voted solidly
against Local Option, and on eight
separate occasions, as the record
•shows, he voted to repeal Local Op
tion laws in force in certain munici
palities of this Commonwealth. In
the recent contest for speaker of the
House it was his candidate, groomed
by him. that had the solid support of
the liquor interests, and the vote for
his candidate is substantially anti-
Local Option vote of the last session.
"Anyone at all conversant with the
political machine the Senator leads in
his home county knows clearly the
source of his support in denying the
better element of the Republican
party the recognition they deserve.
"At a banquet of the Alumni of
Lafaylette College in I'hiladlelphia
Senator Sproul as well as mvself,
were invited guests. In my address
before this splendid body of men I
made an appeal for decent govern
ment and especially for Local Option.
1 even called upon Senator Sproul
openly to take a stand for this meas
ure, whereupon as we were leaving
the hall he said to me, 'I wish you'd
cut out this d d Local Option
stuff."
'This Is the sort of record that is
made. It carries its own comment,
rhe men seeking: office in
Pennsylvania should not. only be now
for the amendment but their past
record should be a guarantee of sin
cerity of purpose and depth of con
vlction. The people will know the
truth and they will act accordingly."
British Destroyer
Overpowers U-Boat
and Captures Crew
By Associated Press
Eondon, Feb. 20 (By Post).—The
British destroyer Ariel recently over
powered and destroyed a German
submarine and captured eight of the
crew. The Ariel was on patrol duty,
when she sot a report of a submarine
in northern waters.
Sighting- the periscope of the sub
marine at a distance of nearly a j
mile, the Ariel made for the enemy
craft, firing as she approached. The I
l eriscope of the submarine was !
struck fairly. The Ariel attempted !
to ram the submarine and passed !
right over her. The submarine was j
damaged and came to the sur'ace.
The submarine crew attempted to !
use their gun on the destroyer. Aft
er two or three shots from the war- '
ship, the crew of the U-boat appear
ed on deck with their hands above i
their heads. Eight of the submarine
crew were rescued. Thirteen others i
drowned.
Near Blacksod bay. on the western
ci.ast of Ireland, an armed patrol
steamer was victorious in a fight
with a German submarine after the
U-boat had fired on a merchant ship
ji.it outsidp Achill head. The sub
marine sank slowly, leaving a large
cloud of smoke.
The British destroyer Ariel early in
March, 1915, rammed and sank the
German submarine U-12. Ten mem
bers of the crew of twenty-eight on
the U-boat were rescued by the crew
of the Ariel. The U-12 had taken an
active part in German operattons
against British shipping.
Five Brothers in the
War, Sister Would Go
New York, —With five brothers in
.'he service, Eugenie O'Connell,
daughter of Dr. Richard J. O'Connell,
of 54 East Seventy-ninth street,
wants to make it unanimous. She is
planning to enter the service as a
nurse or in any other way in which
she can help. Then she would like
for her 12-year-old brother to get a
special dispensation to enter as a
drummer boy. Her father tried to
enlist at the outbreak of the war
but was told he was too old.
The family service roster now has
these names: Augustus, 25, first
lieutenant, regular army; Richard J.,
twin of Augustus, second lieutenant,
reserve corps; Nicholas 8.. 2., first
lieutenant, Ray H., 18, and Jerome,
19, naval reserve.
The three eldest boys had Just
graduated from college and were
leaching school while selecting pro
fessions when war was declared.
They went to the first Plattsburg
encampment and received their com
missions in the officers' reserve corps.
Two were transferred to the regular
army and later promoted.
The two younger brothers were
attending college and quit to enlist.
The youngest, 12, would like to get
into It, he says.
BASKETBAM. I.EAGUE IS
ORGANIZED AT Y. !H. C. A.
A basketball league was organized
last night by the four teams of
young men at the Central Y. M. C.
A. The teams adopted the letters of
the Y. M. C. A. as their team names.
Captains are:
"Y" team, Paul Rexroth; "M" team,
Charles Beck; "C." Harold Cobaugh;
"A," Charles Pollock.
Games will he played every Tues
day evening. The "A" team whipped
the "C" team last night by a score
of 37-20, and "M" beat "Y" team to
the tune of 48-16.
HIHIjE INSTITUTE
Preliminary plans for the annual
Public Bible Institute of the Central
Y. M. C. A. are now being made.
The Institute will be held the week
of April 21, In Fahnestock Hall.
Afternoon seesions will open at 2
o'clock and evening sessions at 8.
Dr. C. W. Bcofleld was the speaker at
last year's Institute. No speaker has
yet been secured for this year.
WEDNESDAY EVENING,
ALLIANCE DUCKS
AMENDMENT
Stale Grange and State Feder
ation Gives Out an Inter
esting Platform
Copies of the tentative draft of the
"platform" of the joint committee
which has been meeting here during
the winter to prepare for the alli
ance between the State Grange and
the State Federation of Labor, given
out to-day, do not show any declara
tion in regard to the prohibition
amendment and workmen's compen
sation, but comment on many other
things. The proposed $50,000,000
bond issue for road improvement is
opposed and more money demanded
for schools, while "the elimination,
if necessary, /niddlemen between
producer and consumer," is de
manded and "direct dealing between
farmers and industrial workers in
order to reduce the cost of living" is
favored in strong terms.
The "platform" says it is the first
duty of every American to help win
the war; declares that Pennsylvania
should give full share of fuel and
munitions, food and ships; call for
establishment of community of in
terest between workers in mines and
factories, farms and railroads; as
serts that public right comes first
and superior to political parties; de
clares against bosses, combinations
of capital ovtfr people, for larger
share in profits of industry, for old
age and health insurance, and for
organization; deplores "any exploi
tation of the war for private ends"
and condemns profiteering; demands
extension of state forests, develop
ment of waterways, full utilization
of canals, better conservation of soils
and natural resources and protec
tion of men who work in or on them;
favors collective buying and selling
by workers; oppose repeal of any
law which protects life, safety or
prosperity of workers of the state:
maintains that welfare of workers
is first lien upon the Common
wealth; approves graded inheritance
tax amendment; asks uniform tax
on banks and a tax on personal and
corporate property for roads and re
peal of exemption of manufacturing
corporations from taxes; demands
sufficient school appropriation to pay
the minimum salary for the mini
mum term and elimination of mid
dlemen.
The platform is to be brought to
attention of legislative candidates.
Lewistown Soldiers Serving
in United States Army
Eewistown, Pa., March 13.—Foy
Walters, a member of the United
States Army, has arrived in France.
Engle Childs, of Camp Meade, Md.,
has been paying his parents a visit
here, lie is a brother of Lieutenant
Earl Childs, United States Navy, who
died aboard a British warship sev
eral days ago. Engle is in an offi
cers' training School.
Three more men have enlisted in
the United States service under Ser
geant C. H. Noggle, Eewistown's
new recruiting officer. The new re
cruits are: W. Reed Berryman,
Lewistown; John P. Stlne, Eewis
town, and Frank H. Titzell, Ickes
burg.
John Eby has arrived in France.
He went into service in Illinois,
where he was sent to work in an
iron mill on government work.
John Eawler is now in the United
States service in France.
Rooms Listed For Use
, of Government Workers
Almost forty property owners
have notified the Chamber of Com
merce that they will have rooms in
which to house the workmen it will
be necessary to employ on the great
government building projects soon
to be launched at Middletown and
New Cumberland. The notice that
the rooms will be required was no
sooner announced than householders
began to notify the Chamber of
Commerce of their housing facilities.
As fast as the names are received
they are sent to the James Black
Masonry and Contracting Company,
with offices at 209 Arcade building,
where they are kept for future ref
erence. The returns show not only a
fair abundance of suitable rooms for
the workmen, but boarding facilities
likewise at reasonable rates.
ANOTHER ONE IX THE SERVICE
Mercersburg, Pa., March 13.
Miss Mary E. Fleming, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. George A. Fleming,
who for several months has been
employed at Hershey, has enlisted
in the Land Service for Patriotic
American Women and will report to
the National League at Philadelphia
on April 1, where the unit for the
service are made up. She expects
to be assigned to a camp in New
Jersey, about twentj-flve miles from
Philadelphia. She will accompany
Miss Burkholder, of Harrisburg, who
also has been employed at Hershey.
DRAFTED MAN DESERTS
Mercersburg, March 13.—Roy Mc-
Ardy, one of the drafted men from
Mercersburg, who has been station
ed at Camp Meade, Md., was arrest
ed here as a deserter on Saturday
afternoon. He had been home twice
on furloughs and each time over
stayed his time and the third time
took French leave from the camp,
coming away without permission.
His wife-lives here and the govern
ment authorities soon located him
and sent a message to have him ar
rested and taken to Greencastle.
HIGH PRICES IN RUSSIA
Sunbury, Pa., March 13.—Wood
is selling at $l3O a cord, butter at
$2.50 a pound and beefsteak at $2.50
a pound in Russia, according to a
letter received to-day by Dr. M. A.
Tarumianz, of Sunbury, from his
parents, at Petrograd. The letter
further says that a small bag of
charcoal costs $12.50, bread 11 qents
a pound, an overcoat of coarse
fabric $250, work shoes S6O and
dress shoes $125 a pair.
CANAL BOATMEN TO MEET
Milton, Pa., March 13.—At a meet,
ing of the Pennsylvania Canal Boat
men's Association here it was decid
ed to hold a meeting of all the vet
erans of the towpath at Sunbury to
morrow. in an effort to secure na
tional or state legislation to have
the old waterway established. Many
manufacturers are expected to be
at the meeting to lend their assist
ance in getting the merits of the
canal before the legislators.
TWO DESERTERS ARRESTED
Danville, Pa., March 13.—Two
men In uniform, arrested at Dan
ville a week ago. who claimed they
were en route to their homes to
spend furloughs, to-day confessed
they were deserters. One said he was
Fred T. Baker, of Camp Devens,
Ayer, Mass., and the other is from
a Canadian Regiment,
Pomeroy & Stewart Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart
are cordially invited to present ' Jl!
at our introductory w *
EXHIBITION .OF
m SPRINGTIME FASHIONS if
I® Thursday, Friday arid Saturday, March 14,15 and 16 JJR
, % exhibit of Spring Millinery, which has its premiere tomorrow, displays a wealth
ffe' of established hat fashions for women, misses and children. Jhj. b
I , It is an alluring presentment of the results of the new alliance of France and America, for the war has not dimmed the genius ujjfo
of the Paris modistes, but seems to have given them a clearer vision of the needs and tastes of the well-dressed American woman. J if/v^
Jrjl So while the French inspiration is still the dominant note, it is more Americanized and" all the more wonderful in its chic
style and artistic beauty. . r
° i Please take it for granted that a W I
& Tp Spring Millinery Fashion Feast
e* Is in store for those who favor us with their presence to-morrow, to receive the final authoritative word upon the hat fashions for I
the new season. / p5
Small turbans have their usual secure place—and the revival of the quaint poke bonnet effects assures a season of charming | I
L youthful chaupeaux. .
J Pattern Hats Tailored Hats Sport Hats cJ L
The beest crations of New York's leading millinery designers splendidly represented in this Fashion Review. \
Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart, Second Floor Front. \ /OkG>*
A New Art Is Depicted in Spring Apparel For Women Jlgl
Slenderness the Vogue, as You
the Lines That Add Charm to Tailored Costumes ?
PAST seasons may well be forgotten in the scheme and theme of present day tenden- fjpt
cies for Fashion has wrought a complete change through the busy-ness of women these days. To-day it is fashion without L
ostentation —true fashion lying in simplicity. I '
This new note of the changing of fashions and things is welcome indeed, even though it is recognized that the simpler the J I
theme the more difficult it is for all to follow. * . . 1 J a
Scores of Individualized Suits Are Shown at $25.00 to $85.00 \ Jfb
You'll observe at first glance with what great skill this or In no other season has it ever been so important to select X* *2s
that treatment in the development of suit fashions lends itself the right kind of suits and coats, for in this season of the sil- mMJ
the conception ot slenderncss. And you'll note in this won- houette each garment must be the k to£ th costumc . ASM®
derful showing how carefully each detail fits into your picture ti r .1 1 .1 . • • 71 2
of usefulness. e es ' 1 e colors antl tlle trimming all go to deciding £{ \ \
Such skillful designing maybe hard to find in many shops w ' lc l ia t> the blouse, the shoes and the other accessories
and stores, but here it is as necessary a factor and fit and tailor- dress must be like. The favored materials include tweeds, j ' I KjO
ing. So in the Opening Display, now going forward, one may serges, tricotines and poiret twill in colors ranging from tan ' SR*
expect to find designing and tailoring far above usual standards, and sand to black.
The New Types of Spring The Frocks and Blouses
Footwear Which Fashion Favors
f ft< lude the Military Oxford and Pump Fashion has reverted to the tailleur ideas in blouses, while
ypy Sp rin K footwear styles can be said to be divided into two t in tile matter of frocks for spring and early summer the
important classes walking and shopping footwear being tendency toward individuality and quality arc made apparent
j former class arc to be found the military type of oxford and ' Low flat collars are much in favor and happily so because
pump with heavy welted sole. This is intended for general of their extreme comfort. '
f avorc d shape is the smart long last . a^tcrnoon , frock is of great importance
w j t j l taJ)er ; n receded toe to every woman, and yet in making a choice
a,,cn "K *y c< C( the kind of garment that may be worn in the
uots are 111 lace style of a height of about evening is given every consideration.
(g) , inches. Kich taffeta plaids and stripes, indestructible /£\
White kid boots, and later on, white linen, voiles, crepes and Georgettes are distinctive in
r■ * will vary the footwear of the younger set, the treatment the y have received. All sizes. . ''
feXRRISBURG G4SRS&
MARCH i 3, l9lg. T