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GROCERS FORM
.WAR COMMITTEE
Retailers Hear State Secre
tary Declares Business
Is Poorly Paid
A grocers' war association was or
ganized last night, following an ad
dress to grocers of Harrlsburg at the
Technical- High School auditorium.
William Smedley, of Philadelphia,
secretary of the Retail Merchants'
Association of Pennsylvania, was the
> p'eaker of the evening. Following
an address by Mr. Smedley, replete
with facts of interest to grocers, It
was decided that the war organiza
tion be formed, in conformance with
the suggestion of the local Food Ad
ministrator.
No permanent name was selected,
but, instead, a temporary title. The
liarrisburg Grocers' War Association,
was selected. Directors of the organ- 1
v.ation are: A. H. Kreidler, \V. A.
< iernert, Daniel Folleck, J. H. Frantz,
i. E. Deppen and 11. Sherman.
The Food Administrator suggested
that the organization be formed, with
HEADACHE STOPS,
NEURALGIA GONE
• I
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give instant relief—Cost
dime a package.
Nerve-racking, splitting or dull, I
throbbing headaches yield In Just a
few moments to Dr. James' Head-
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rents a package at any drug store.!
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You can. Millions of men and wo- j
men have found that headache or 1
neuralgia misery is needless. Get j
what you ask for.
Stomach Dead
Man Still Lives
People who staffer from sour stom- |
nth. fermentation of food, distress i
after eating and indigestion, and seek I
relief in large chunks of artificial di- I
gestors, are killing their stomachs by
inaction just as surely as the victim
of morphine is deadening and injur
ing beyond repair every nerve in his I
body.
What the stomach of every sufferer j
from indigestion needs is a good pre
scription that will build tip his stom- |
ach. put strength, energy and elas
ticity into it, and make it sturdy;
enough to digest a hearty meal with
out artificial aid.
The best prescription for Indiges-1
tion ever written is sold by druggists
'••verywjiere and by H. C. Kennedy and
is rigidly guaranteed to build up the
stomach and euro indigestion or
money back.
This prescription is named Ml-o-na,
rind is sold in small tablet form in
large boxes, for only a few cents. Re
member the name. Jli-o-na stomach
tablets. They never fail.—Advertise
ment.
Driving takes a lot of patience to teach the
intricacies of mechanics and pliiloso
■lt phies of the old masters.
Hoillie One reason is that most people are not
interested in them.
It's different with CLOTHING from
ns. We play the game open, get the
best qualities, the correct styles and
price them right and men have easily
learned that the merchandise we sell
is the kind they want.
Back of your purchase is the high
standard of service we maintain at all
. times.
New Spring Suits and
Top Coats sls to $35
- WMSTROUSE
Bigger Cheerfully
Values Refunded
WEDNESDAY EVENING, HAKRJSBURG TELEGRAPH MARCH 20, 1918
representatives who can confer with
the Administrator over war prob
lems. The directors will eat In this
capacity and will also select a suit-,
able name for the organisation.
Mr. Smedley, in his address, told
.the grocers that they were tho poor
est-paid men en earth. "We don't
know what profit is," he exclaimed,
declaring that the average profit Is
only ten and fifty-nine-hundredth
per cent. Ho declared that the watch
words of this war are "Economy,
Efficiency and Co-operation." He
I urged co-operation, showing the
i benefits derived from It. He urged
that grocers charge for delivery of
goods.
Donald McCormick, the local Food
Admirf strator, also addressed the
n.eetiilg, explaining various regula
tions and rulings of the Food Ad
ministration. He thanked the gro
! cers for their co-operation. He
j strongly urged sale of potatoes and
i prophesied that it was possible that
j potatoes may be sold with wheat
[ flour and the present authorized sub
{ stitutes.
Huns Plan Revolts
in Countries of Allies
Through Lenine's Aid
WaNhington, March 20. •Author
itative information has reached this
Government that Germany, with the
aid of Nikolai T.enine, head of the
party, and the Bolshevik leaders in
Russia, is about to start a new and
insidious offensive against the Allies
and the United States. Plans for this
have been secretly but subtly engi
i neered by Germany and have reached
the point where the tirst signs of the
[ new offensive are already appearing
in some of the allied countries.
The plan which lias been unmasked
I by secret agents of tiie Allies and
this Government is directed toward
j starting a Bolshevik revolution aimed
: at capitalism in Great Britain, France,
1 Italy and the United States, and even
j in some of the neutral countries. The
design is to make the masses believ.e
that the Allies are waging the war to
perpetuate capitalism and keep the
laboring classes under subjection.
I Germany's chief object in the cam
paign of Bolshevikism. which is to be
captained by Eenine, is to bring about
a social revolution in the principal
countries now at war with Germany
that will so add to their troubles that
they will be glad to make peace on a
German basis.
Cocoanut Oil Fine
For Washing Hair
If you want to keep your hair in
good condition, be careful what you
wash it with.
Most soaps and prepared shampoos
contain too much alkali. This dries
the scalp, makes the hair brittle, and
is very harmful. Just plain mulsi
lied cocoanut oil (which is pure and
entirely greascless), is much better
than the most expensive soap or
anything else you can use for sham
pooing, as this can't possibly injure
the hair.
Simply moisten your hair with I
water and rub it in. One or two tea- !
spoonfuls will mako an abundance
of rich, creamy lather, and cleanses
the hair and scalp thoroughly. The
lather rinses out easily, and removes j
every particle of dust, dirt, dandruff I
and excessive oil. The hair dries
quickly and evenly, and it leaves It
fine and silky, bright, fluffy and easy 1
to manage.
You can get mulsified cocoanut oil :
at most any drug store. It is very j
cheap, and a few ounces Is enough j
to last everyone in ilie family fori
months.—Adv. i
NEWS OF STEELTON
MAKE PLANS FOR
PLAYGROUNDS
I
Meeting of Commission Will
Be Held Shortly to Discuss
Summer Activities
Plans for the summer's work of
i the Parks and Playgrounds Com
j mission will be discussed at a meet
| ing of the commission to bq held
!in the near future. An officer of the
body said this morning that no defl
! nite plans have been made but It is
likely meeting would be held
! shortly!
The commission this year is some-
I ' what late in mapping out the work.
I ' No meeting has been held so far and
| nothing said in regards to getting
•la man to supervise the grounds. It is
s J understood that Supervisor Irwin
; will return this year if he is not in
II the army by the time the grounds
I ; open.
i j An officer of the body said that
i j tlie grounds would be operated
: j along the same lines as last year. A
, I revision in the plans will likely he
• [made at the request of council to re
' trench in expenses.
I The annual appropriation of sl,-
I! 000 has been made by Council. This
[in addition to slioo from the local
! steel plant, will give the commission
II its usual appropriation on which to
• | run the playgrounds this year.
Give St. Mark's Church
Property to Orphan Home
| The congregation of St. Mark's
' : Lutheran Church last evening de
| j oided to turn the property at Sec
! end and l.incoln streets over to the
. I Tress! en Orphans' Home at Eoys'ville.
The congregation disbanded more
J t'nana year ago. Since that time ef
forts have been made by officials of
the church to dispose of the prop
; erty. These efforts prove futile and
1 ; the property was turned over to the
! home officials to dispose of it as they
J see fit. The property consists of the
I church building and parsonage and
i the plot of ground.
SPKCI.U/ CHUHCII MUSIC
j The First Methodist choir, under
j the direction of J. Elmer George, will
j sing the Passion Week story, "Olivet
Ito Calvary," by Mauder, Gwilym
I Watkins, soloist of Market Square
Presbyterian Church, Harrisburg,
j will assist. Other soloists of local
j reputation who will have a part in
i the jendition of this impressive story
| of the Passion Week experience are:
I John Bethel, Mrs. M. J. Bethel, K.
j Evans and Benjamin Sellers. The
service \ylll begin promptly at T. 30.
METHODIST CHVHCH PASTOR
j Tho Rev. 11. A. Sawyer has been
I appointed pastor of the First Math
j odist. Church to succeed the Rev. W.
| IT. Shaw, who was made pastor of
j a Philadelphia Church. Tho change
j was made at the annual session of
I the Philadelphia conference in Phil
i adelphia this week.
Sale of Recital Tickets
Is Rapidly Increasing
Sale of tickets for the Robert
Tempest recital to be given In the
High schoi auditorium Friday
evening for the benefit of the Junior
Red Cross organisation of the High
school building, Is Increasing, accord
ing to reports this morning. Those In
charge of arrangements expect to j
have the large auditorium tilled to
Its capacity to hear the well-known
musician. Prof. W. M. Harclerode,
supervisor of music in the local
schools, will sing, assisted by Mrs.
Harclerode at the piano.
CLUB SERVICE FLAG
A service flag containing six stars
was unfurled "by the Steelton Club
yesterday. Members of the club in
the army are: Captain G. W. H. Rob
erts, lieutenant Abraham Shelley,
Benjamin Brandt and Francis Smith,
bouh in officers training camps; Pri
vates Roy Thomas and Harry
Maurer.
ABEKCROMBII] IMPROVES
A slight improvement in the con
dition of W. E. Abercrombie, man
ager of the Steelton Store Company,
who has been ill for some time, was
seen this morning, according to a J
member of the family.
JOIN* STATE ASSOCIATION
The Businessmen's Association In
monthly session last night decided
to become a member of the Retail
Merchants' Association of Pennsyl- !
vania. This matter was pending for
several months.
Burden of Prohibition
Referendum in N. Y.
Now Up to the Senate
Albany, N. Y.. March 20.—The As
sembly, although deemed by the drys
as hopelessly committed to tlie refer
endum on the Federal prohibition
ratification, passed the buck yester
day to the Senate.
And strange as it may seem the
move was engineered by the temper
ance forces. They realized that with
the stage set as it was at the begin
ning of yesterday's session the best
they could get tills year was a refer
endum. They preferred nothing at all.
The result was that when the refer
endum bill, which was a <-oecial order
for yesterday, was reached on the cal
endar a motion was made by As
semblyman McNab, of Schenectady,
one of the dry leaders, to postpone ac
tion for a week. This threw the' whole
works into confusion. The west at first
balked, apparently not knowing just
what was coming.
There followed a .long debate on the
floor, conferences in Speaker Sweet's
room and hurried consultations be
tween Assemblymen and wet and dry
backers who were in the chamber.
Assemblyman McNab finally substi
tuted a motion to postpone action on
the bill indefinitely, which was carried
by a vote of 109 to "5.
The adoption of this motion puts
the burden of ratification right up to
the Senate. Speaker Sweet said when
it was introduced that if it were acted
favorably upon the question could not
lie broucht up again in the Assembly
at this session unless it came in tlie
form of a message from the Senate.
Senator William Hill, who introduc
ed the original ratification resolution
and who has been one of the prin
cipal champions of the temperance
cause, said afterward he was delight
ed with the outcome.
Steamer Sterling Sunk
Following Collision
Bcrnc, Tuesday, March 19.—1t has
been learned through official sources
that the steamer Sterling, with a
large cargo of grain for Switzerland,
has just been sunk as the result of a
collision. Coming so soon after the
torpedoing of the Planish steamship
Sardinero, which was sunk on Feb
ruary 26, while conveying 3,000 tons
of wheat from the United States for
Switzerland, loss of the Sterling con
stitutes a serious blow to the Swiss
revictualing operations.
WRITES PATRIOTIC SONG
"When We Get Into Germany" is
the title of a brand new patriotic
song written by a Harrisburg man,
Samuel E. Johnston, 28 linden
street. He has copyrighted it but
not published it yet.
f MIDDLETOWN j
Junior League to Hold a
Missionary Benefit Friday
Arrangements have been com
pleted for the missionary benefit, to
be held Friday evening by the Junior
League of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, in West Ann street. A col
lection will be taken at the doors, and
the money obtained will be used in a
fund to maintain a mission child in
India. The following program will be
presented: Music, Sunday School or
chestra; prayer, the Rev. James Cun
ningham; recitation, Benjamin Cun
ningham, entitled, "Funny Ted;" reci
tation, Miss Blanche Yost,' entitled.
"Whom I Love Best;" "My Friend,"
class of girls: recitation, Miss Vivian
Tritch. entitled, "Hattles" Letter;"
piano solo. Miss Harriet Garver;
"Morning Papers," class of boys; reci
tation, Merle Campbell: song, class of
girls; dialog, "Jennies' Call," Helen
Moore and Hester Cunningham: vocal
solo, by Miss Harriet Swartz; "Temp
erance," by a class of girls; recitation
by Miss Helen Henry, of Royalton;
duet, by Miss Pauline Delhi and Miss
Catherine Beachler; recitation. Miss
Vlncietta Tritch; violin solo, Miss Mil
dred I!. Botts: recitation. Miss Grace
Geiberson; select reading, by Miss
Blanche Churchman; piano solo. Miss
Helen Seiders; dialog. Miss Naomi
Yost, Miss Grace Boyer and Miss Bar
bara inley; vocal solo, Miss ljorraino
Gale; "Tenting To-night on the Old
Camp Grounds," by a class of boys.
A St. Patrick's party was held Mon
day evening by Miss Elizabeth Baker
at the home of her mother, Mrs. Min
nie Baker, in North Pine street. Re
freshments were served to Helen
lloffnjan, Lorraine Gale, Marthas Belt,
lleleen Seiders, Elsie Stephy, Helen
Gotschall, Sara Llndemuth, Christian
Jackson, . Hazel Weidner, Helen
Brandt, Wilma Force, Mildred Parthe
more, Naomi Yost, Aurora Wickey,
Elizabeth Beck. Romaine Kllnger, and
Louise Fox; William Moore, George
Laverty, George Elberti, Edgar
Thomas. Francis Douglas, Syrian
Bortner, Donald McCord, Harold Gil
bert, Rusael Kuntz, Raymond Bow
man, Floyd Herman, Carl Pickle and
Charles Hanna.
F. T. Atkinson, local agent at the
Philadelphia and Reading station in
South Union street, suffered a stroke
yesterday afternoon just as he was
about to leave his home after lunch
hour. He was removed to his home
after which Dr. J. F. Blecher and Dr.
J. C. Lingle, of North Union street,
were summoned.
A call by the Red Cross chapter
for clothing for Belgian and French
sufferers is meeting with Rood suc
cess. The teachers of the various
schools are urging pupils to bring
anything in the clothing line which
then in taken to the Red Cross rooms
where they will be packed and ship
pod March 25. Boy Scouts who have
been collecting books and magazines
did fine, having collected nearly two
hundred books.
Ralph Clouser, the 10-year-old son
of Mr. and Mrs. John Clouser, resid
ing in State street, severed a blood
vessel in his left hand while cutting
a piece of wood. He was taken to
the office of Dr. J. F. Blecher, whe >
the flow of blood was stopped.
GREATER FLOUR
SAVING PLANNED
Division of Supplies and Big
Educational Campaign to
Be the First Steps
Washington, March 20.—The Food
Administration last night announced
the first of a series of steps planned
to stretch flour supplies sufficiently
to feed the country and maintain
shipments to the Allies until the
next harvest.
Beginning with the baking trade,
which uses forty per cent, of the
\\heut flour consumed in this coun
try, the administration lias approved
pians for a division of flour supplies
tetween shops, sharing of wheat sub
stitutes and for a nationwide educa
tional campaign to eliminate waste,
which will be worked out at a meet
ing in Chicago next Friday.
Further restrictions on the con
sumption of wheat, which were an
nounced last weeik as under consid
eration, will be put into effect next,
Af'de from the shortage of wheat
in the United States, another ijeeious
problem is confronted by the Food
Administration in making i.'ood
promises to the Allies, Not a single
week's shipments of grain and
ceretls abroad has equaled the an
nounced program since January 1, so
tha : " there remains a deficit of 812 -
000 tons to be made up in addition
to the regular supplies.
Even with clear weather it has
been impossible to transport the
270,000 tons promised every seven
days. Since January 1 shipments
have totaled 1,416,917 tons. Inas
much as the allied peoples abroad
are being rationed strictly officials
here do not contemplate any cur
tailment of exports.
HELD AS MASQUERADING
Frank Hurlburt, arrested 'orae
time ago as a deserter, was held for
United States court yesterday to ans
wer the charge of masquerading in
the United States uniform. Hurlburt
said a soldier stole his civilian
clothes, leaving the uniform in their
stead.
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308 Market Street
KM Food Will Win the War—Don't Waste It
K|jlj Authentically Styled Easter |||
J We arc proud to be able to announce that we can now place before our patrons
UiyM the final decrees of the Style Mode for Spring and Summer. To be able to do this
KjM I under the present abnormal merchandising conditions, such as shortage of cloth
I and the dozen other conditions with which the purchasing public is familiar can
, rightly be considered a notable achievement which very few merchants have been
I Our new Spring Suits and Coats for Women and Misses with their definite
RUSSIAN LAUDS
STATfe HIGHWAYS
Observer Praises Manner in
Which Pennsylvania Sticks
to Its System
E. S. Zalk, chief of highways de-1
I partment of the Russian Mission of;
Ways of Communication, which is in j
I the United States for the purpose of j
I collecting information and data as!
|to American methods in building
i and operatin gratlways, highways!
and operating railways, highways, |
ter to.the Pennsylvania State High-!
way Department, which states in
p&rt:
"We beg to acknowledge receipt
!of your valued communication of
j March 0 and also of the literature
you have been so kind to send us.
iWe must frankly say that wo never
received such complete literature
about the organization and work of
i a state highway department as that
I furnished by you and we are very
I much obliged to you for your kind
i ness in undergoing the trouble of
j giving us such complete informa
j tion about the manner in which the
I State Highway Department of Penn
| sylvania is conducting its very im
portant work. We really feel that
tho information furnished by you
will enable us to get absolutely com
plete knowledge ot' highway con
struction in Pennsylvania."
G. Eomonossoff, president of the
Russian Mission of Ways of Commu
nication, who recently requested data
from the State Highway Department,
stated that "one of the most import
ant problems of Russia is the de
velopment of its highways system,
a task which will be really tremen
dous, and which only a thoroughly
worked out. scheme and the employ
ment of the very latest and best
methods of construction and man
agement will be able to master effi
ciently."
President Lomonossoff said also
that he had been sent over with his
engineers to study American high-j
ways conditions and to collect ull |
sorts of Information about road con
struction and maintenance and also
about questions of transportation'
over highways, so as to facilitate the
working out of the aboVo scheme
and the construction <jf roads in ltus
sla. He expressed the belief that
Pennsylvania's co-operation In the
matter will facilitate the solution of
the transportation problem in Kus
sla.
Roof to Be in Place on
Penn-Harris Tomorrow
The roof on the new million-dollar
Penn-Harris hotel wilrbe finished to
morrow. This statement, was made
to-day by Ji. A. Johnston, construc
tion superintendent. Splendid pro
gress is being made with the brick
work, under the leadership of Harry
Gilbert and John Grolig, in charge of
this construction. The granite and
terra cotta tile for the base has ar-
Mr\\TN a diamond the essence of valued,
2SWW b is genuineness. Take the famed %
ISr \w/' Wy Kohinoor upon its genuineness \
x\' wrr rests a romance and fascinat- %
% \W7 ing tradition. Whatever is genuine \
nM W possesses qualities of excellence 1
never found in imitations. 1
1 ge h nuine yer Cr ° SS ' S an unfailins means of identifying " 1
1 Bayer-Ta blets of Asp iri n I
\ Insist upon the genuine every package m
\ tnd every tablet is invariably marked with m
, " The (BAVER) Your Guarantee w
Bayer Cross
The trade - mark "Aspirin" 'Reg. U. S. Pat. Off ) if n Jr
that thp monoacct icaciurstpr of in
thrse tab.eti i j of the reliable Beyer manufacture,
rived. and brickwork has been* con
structed on the exterior up to tho
seventh story. Charles Hernmnsiu .
of I.he Kbsary Pi reproofing Companv
reporta that partitions have be u
■ nude in the mezzanine .and sec-on.l
floors.
American Mission Will
Investigate in Siberia
I'ctrogrud, Tuesday, March 19.—An
American mission will visit Siberia t>
investigate reports of the arming o£
prisoners of war.
There have been persistent reports
from Harbin, Peking and Tokyo re
cently that Austro-German prisoners
ir. Siberia had been armed and were
assisting the Bolsheviki in putting
down opposition. Armed German
prisoners were said to havo assisted
rhe Bolsheviki in their campaign
against General Semenoff, the Cos
sack leader, near the Manchurian
border.