CHARGES OF COAL i
HOARDING SHOWN
FALSE IN PROBES
Work Done by Commerce
Chamber Kept Hundreds
From Suffering
When the fuel situation became
acute during the month of January
ind hundreds of Harrisburgers were
at their wits' end to get sufficient
- ipply to carry them through the
Terrible weeks of zero weather, the
Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce
stepped into the work and through
its central office carried the city
through the most trying time the
city has faced in recent • years.
Emergency coal orders to the num
ber of 1.360 were Issued through
Ihe office of the Chamber and tilled
through the patriotic co-operation
.f the Harrisburg coal dealers.
\ report under the date of March
2. telling of the coal famine has been
submitted to the board of directors
of the Harrisburg Chamber of Com
merce. by John P. Ouyer. who was
placed in charge of the work for the
■ rganization. The Fuel Administra
tion used this service to a great ad
vantage.
Four thousand calls were handled
>y the Chamber of Commerce. 200
personal calls by the citizens,
he remainder being telephone calls.
162 reports of coal hoarders. over-
Hair Often Ruined
By Washing With Soap
Soap should be used very care
fully, if you want to keep your hah
looking its best. Most soaps and pre
pared shampoos contain too much
alkali. This dries the scalp, makes
the hair brittle and ruins it.
The best thing for steady use Is
iust ordinary mulsitied coooanut oil
i which is pure and greaselessl, and
is better than the most expensive
or anything else you can use.
One or two teasjoonfuls will
••Icanse the hair and scalp thorough
ly. Simply moisten the hair with
water and rub it in. It makes an
abundance of rich, creamy lather,
which rinses out easily, removing ev
ery particle of dust, dirt, dandruff
and excessive oil. The hair dries
quickly and evenly, and it leaves the
scalp soft, and the hair fine and
silky, bright, lustrous, fluffy and easy
to manage.
Tou can get mulsified cocoanut oil
at any pharmacy, it's very cheap,
and a few ounces will supply every
member of the family for months.—
Adv.
Our First Thought
Was to makr a Building l p Tonic
so good that people would continue to
use it wh>n#ier neded and now as
> cars go by the children of our first
i ustomcrs are using
DR. CHASE'S
Blood ai&Nerve Tablets
Which Contain
Iron, Nux Vomica, Gentian
We think so much of them ourselves
' 'at we keep them on our table just
as regularly as the salt and pepper
so that any member of the family can
take them. They must have merit
when a doctor takes his own medi
cine.
Weigh Yourself Before Taking
Price DO rents; Special Strength IX)
• cents.
I nlted Medicine Co- 22-4 Jf. loth St..
Philadelphia* Pa.
SUIT NEW BUT
HOLEJN SHOE
Bad Teeth Like Bad Shoes
Spoil Fine Dress and
Good Looks
PEOPLE NEGLIGENT
IN CARE OF MOUTH
Senreco Tooth Paste Power
ful To Save the Teeth and
Prevent Diseases
"Ail dressed up with a hole in hie
■ho*" was a bit of sarcasm a girl
flung at a young man friend whose en
tire outfit was new except his punc
tured shoes. Right enough, too.
Either to man or woman a shabby pair
of shoes would spoil the appearance
of the most elegant garments eve*-
■worn
What about the teeth? Dreai in ail
the finery you please, If you open your
tnoutfc exposing a decayed set of teetjfe
your attractiveness enda right there*
That's a hole la the shoe for you.
This applies both to men and women.
Girls, and young men, you lose half
the admiration which would be direct
ed toward you if you have bad teeth.'
Tou can't be pleasing with *
mouthful of decay. You can't
r-e healthy either. The condition
of the teeth have a telling In
fluence on other organs of the body.
Bad teeth affect the Intestines, atom
aoh, heart, and eren the eyes. Medi
cal soieece shows that bad teeth pro
ouce unhealthy conditions all over tho
body.
With Senreco Tooth Paste at you#
aerrlce—a scientifically prepared pre -
ven Live of Pyorrhea—there's no need
cf falling a prey to these Ills. No
>eed of having a mouthful of decayed
Jeth. Used regularly on a set of
-oo<J teeth the deadly germs have littls
chance to enter. If they should enter
they can't exist long under its thor
ough cleansing properties. As a
c.eanser and preventive of disease
®. the teeth It is positively reliable.
Advanced cases should be treated by
jour dentist.
1 se Senreco Tooth Paste as a pre-
Tentative. Ask your dentiet if you
•hould not pay all attention to your
teeth. Of course we won't say our
Tooth Paste will cure Pyorrhea. If
you already have it, your dentist
. <ne doctor. Even if you ere
•.ffltctfrd with his terrible disease Sen
'•f° Paete will help you to get
of It. with your dentist's assist
*nce. But w# don't want you to con*
tract aay ailment of the mouth and
teetk. nor doea your dental doctor.
A preventive is far better than to
have to go through the trials of a cure.
Have your teeth by Senreco Tooth
Paste and the probability Is that you
won t have to deal with toui and pain
f vnupfik taking excellent care .
*2? m *7 " av ® stomach,
heart ard eye troubles.
Take all precaution to keep the teeth
clean and do it with Senreco Tooth
Paste, the latest discovery of dentu
•■P o ,*' smalps malpl * of Senreco free if you
££ Toot * PMte * Ctnc *-T
WEDNESDAY EVENING, HAJtfUSBURG TELEGRAPH MARCH 27, 191$.
charging ami failure to deliver were
made. In not a single Instance was
there found to l>e any evidence of
coal hoarding. 71 such charges be
ins investigated. Une Harrlsburger
reported to have 7 tons on hand was
found to have but one bucket of coal
in his bins.
The Harrisburg police depart
ment. Technical High school stu
dents and the Bell Telephone Com
pany, co-operated In this work, the
entire expense of which was born
by the Harrisburg Chamber of Com
merce. Mr. Guyer's report to the
Chamber of Commerce follows:
Much to Liook After
"Herewith is submitted a report
covering my operations for the
Chamber of Commerce in the con
duct of the Fuel Administration work
during the coal panic, beginning
January 14, 1918.
"The work in which 1 was engaged
consisted in getting out emergency
orders to citizens unable to secure
coal through their regular dealers;
investigating coal-hoarding com
plaints; over-charge complaints
against dealers and failures to de
liver coal by the dealers.
"To date there have been received
and investigated through this bu
reau. 1,166 requests from as many
families fcir emergency coal orders,
while a total of 1.360 emergency
orders have been issued, a number
of the families being obliged to re
peat their orders from one to three
times during the past six weeks' time.
Of these calls. 237 were what has
been termed "sick calls." which came
from physicians, police or social
workers from the various charitable
organizations of the city. These were
attended to within six hours from
.their receipt, excepting in three in
stances. when dealers either failed
to get through the snow blocked
streets, or the wrong address was
given, as was the case in one.
"These cases were listed from
among 4,000 telephone calls and
visits to the office. The telephone
calls numbered 3.800 while more
than 220 citizens came to the offices
of the Chamber of Commerce to
make known their plights.
"Until February 2. investigations
of the condition of the consumers
coalpiles and state of health were
made by the city police department.
After that date, four students from
the Technical High school have
handled the work.
"All of the cases listed for imme
diate relief were either those tf
families with sickness in their midst,
or containing very young children 6r
aged persons. In the tilling of the
orders, there was slight difficulty ex
perienced with three dealers, two of
whom were cut off from their regu
lar supply of coal for a brief interval
until the Dauphin County Fuel
Board and Fuel Administrator Ross
A. Hiekok were assured of instant
and complete co-operation.
Handle 4.0(10 Calls
"In the handling of tbese more
than 4,000 calls, the office force Of
the Chamber of Commerce is to be
commended for the ability exhibited
in handling the work and also for
the tact and patience employed In
dealing with citizens in all stages
of dispair and anger. There was but
one citizen who left this oflice or
quit the telephone in anger, and
in that instance the person was so
wrought up over the failure to se-
cure coal, that the fact that
Chamber had already ordered a sup
ply to the housa could not be ex
plained. for lack of intervals be
tween tirades. Later the man tele
phoned his appreciation of the emer
gency order given through this
office.
"There were received a total of
162 complaints regarding coal,
hoarding by citizens, over-charging
and failure to deliver emergency
orders by the dealers. Of the
"failure-to-deliver" orders. 18 were
serious, with the result that two
dealers were notified that their coal
| supplies were withheld until explan
ations were made to the Fuel Ad
ministration. One other dealer was
advised that his coal shipments
would be withheld unless he gave
preference to requests from this bu
reau. Of the "over-charging," com
■ plaints, two illustrations will serve
to show the nature of these com
plaints and the basi of them.
"One man reported a charge of
$7.35 for 1,000 pounds of hard stove
and pea coal. His receipt showed
1.000 pounds delivered and the price
as mentioned Investigation showed
the dealer's books had credited the
man with 1.000 pounds delivered,
but another 1,000 pounds to be de
livered when received, as the parti
cular coal desired was not to be
had in sufficient quantity at the time
of the first delivery. The second:
a receipt for $7.00 for bituminous
coal, one ton. was found to be an
extra grade of blacksmith coal,
which cost the dealer more than $5
on his siding.
71 Charges Fall Flat
"There were 71 coal-hoarding
charges made by citizens through
letters, telephone or in person. All
were investigated and IS of the
l more serious were subjected to in
■ quiry from two sources. All these
| investigations were secretly made.
so that none of the citizens reported
j as coal-hoarders knows of the acti
vities of the Fuel Bureau in his
particular case. In not a single in
stance was there to be any evj
! dence of coal-hoarding. This in face
!of the fact that of the 18 cases
i listed as almost certain hoarders of
! coal, not one was reported less than
I three times, from as many sources
j —while one case was reported 8
| times from as many sources.
"Such a report indicates the pat
riotism of Harrisburg's citizens.
Taken with the many instances
which came to my personal knowl
i edge where citizens with very mode
j rate supplies of coal freely provided
their less fortunate neighbors with
fuel sufficient to last them till this
bureau could get to them with an
emergency order, it makes a record
which I would suggest be made pub
lic.
"That you may be informed as to
the nature of the coal-hoarding com
plaints. I submit the details concern
ing some of the more serious re
ports: ,
"One man had on hand ton of
bituminous, reported to have 32
tons. Another had 2 tons on hand"
reported to have 10 tons stored: a
third had ton, reported 5 tons
stored: a fourth had I>£ tons on
hand, reported 5 tons stored: a fifth
had 'i a ton. reported 5 tons stored.
The climax being the investigation
of a Harrisburger who had one
bucket although he was reported to
have 7 tons stored.
"It is my belfef. based upon per
sonal investigations of 41 of the
more serious cases and reports from
investigations on all the others, that
there was practically no coal-hoard
ing in this city at any time durine
the winter.
"That the service that the Cham
ber of Commerce was able to ren
der the citizens during the panic,
was appreciated was indicated by
more than a hundred telephone ctlls
of thanks which was received by the
bureau during the course of the six
weeks' work. In addition, most of
these citizens returning for the sec
ond order from this bureau express
ed their appreciation of the service j
rendered.
"The office force of the Chamber
of Commerce rendered an emergency
service which was an unusual as was
the occasion for it. There were five
or six dys during which the tele- I
ohones were operated continuously
from S.2U until 3 and 3 o'clock,
without Intervals for lunch or atten
tion to the regular office routine.
This service Included the secretary,
assistant and two additional steno
graphers engaged for the war
period.
"The work of the four Technical
High school students in handling
the investigations is worth com
mending. for they not only rendered
a service to the public, but to the
dealers as well, as the system of
handling signed cards to the citizens
whose condition was found, upon in
vestigation to be as represented, did
away with collection troubles which
arose during the first two weeks of
the panic. ,
"The special service rendered by
the Bell Telephone Company was
such that there was absolutely no
"wire trouble" that I can recall. A
sort of preferred wire service to
points I desired to reach in hand
ling the work was given this bureau
in addition to an unusually speedy
handling of in-coming and out-going
calls.
"Emergency calls are decreasing
rapidly, and at present there are
more than 20 a day. of an average,
of which number less than half re
quire our service. This is a big
change from 60 to 75 a day regis
tered during the first three weeks of
my service, and indicates that the
panic is about to become history.
"During the past \hree weeks I
have been handling investigations
of Food Administration regulations,
in addition to the Fuel Administra
tion work This work is resulting in
from ten to thirty calls a day being
Only 3 More Shopping Days Till Easter Only 3 More Shopping Days Till Easter
BELL 1901—2356 UNITED HAKRISBI H(., WEDNESDAY, MAHIH '27, 11)18. FOUNDED I*7l
Inspiration In Spring Coiffures
A % # Suits Are the Yogue
/ :
There is simply no end to the variety of stylish and T T *rp I ~
pleasing; effects one can arrange with a Naturally Wavy ▼ X X CX V A "" /Tjl n
j TRANSFORMATION Easter Is Near ft
We have them in all shades and styles at JM .!>,,
BOWMAN'S—THIRD FLOOR - The woman who wishes to be well-dressed \
1 r T I* '1 1 season must have a dressy suit. And if // &.\ |
Blouses OI Individual she has a dress suit, a sports suit will be re- ' fi/V\ j H
quired tor general purposes. A Tgly (jm*
CiY\r\ 11 f'VT' The suit is the thing this year, more so than
UCdlilj ever and this store has them in as beautiful
l an array of stylish models as can be seen any- P*
We took no chances, but bought liberally to V'
A meet an exceptional demand, predicted by thie >1
AsAJbltfyh * rftN TO® fashion authorities that counsel with the vast // i
\m /|jj ° |i |\ purchasing organization of this store. That \ '
\ 0 I j, >•* the judgment was not misplaced is evidenced
by sales records for suits at this store that have \
V /rVQ / exceeded the most successful days of preced-
Every model in the assortment of blouses was chosen be- 8> Y {
cause of exceptionally good style points, or because of some And Spring has just begun, SO we have mill- / il
particular beautv of material or artistic trimming feature. •_ 1* j j c •. .• j.* • • f®' \| cFffflSSS®Sr
[ r , * ... f . , , -i ~ nplied orders ror suits time and time agair in . X WttßSflmf
Lovely Georgette crepe, in white or flesh, beautifully j l i r i ' I \ WntmtN&r
trimmed with insets, folds, tiny buttons. pleats, novel Drder to keep the assortment or styles, luci- "> \
sleeves and graceful Mandarin neck. terials and colors up to the height of complete- JS/ ' %
Others in French voile, a material that is getting more neSS ' /f/t nff/ >mmw
scarce every day and almost impossible to duplicate. ' ' /// J JJf//
Tailored blouses of handkerchief linen in new blue and •, (DOCT a- (£2"" (£* I vllifttV
rose. Severly plain, but smart in their simplicity. 1 tO tO ////<&)!
White satin blouses, beautifully tailored, with touches of . J2£Jj
pin-tucked Georgette crepe. Moderately priced tailor- Suits of tricotine, excel- / \
And attractive models in biege Georgette crepe with turn- semi-tailored suits. lent quality serge and cor- \ / A\
back cuffs and frill jabot of ecru filet, net edged with real 1-ton jackets, ponv coats, rect p 0 j ret twills tailored \vsu
filpt larp single, double or triple cir- , , ) . Yf —? I V a
Ce- ri.lar npnltims TarlrPtc models, Slliart dreSS SUttS Ml 1 / tUVsA.
Net blouses beautifully braided in soutache and others . , det P ac P h a b,e and -some with side panels /fl\ /
trimmed with narrow valenciennes lace in addition to the f ~ , . „ , //vIW \ /
braid vestees of white, pale gray and unique cuffs, and all 1 /
. ' „ ■ ~ . . . . . , or beige. ' Suits of dark with some touches that \ /
An excellent assortment of tailored, plain or elaborately serge black and white mark them as individual * \ /
trimmed or braided—high or low neck—white and colors, check or of very fme basket Quality garments-put up in \ /
m A rvf" . ' G* 1 f\ weave in popular Spring styles that are now all the \\ /
,p4.95 to $16.50 colors -. ' m, A
Sleeveless Coat Suits, made of Jersey wool in
P ret ty color tones, and other attractive suit model- \
Choose East v
• From m *
'\xminst6i*
■•Youseem,ohav.,,ar B e r assortmento, rugsth „an. GloyeQualityExtraordinary Favored Styles in Coats
we have seen," is the way numbers of people express them- . The famous p Centimcri
selves as they come up to the fourth floor. Ihe selection in- £ •
eludes many floral, all-over and medallion patterns in Ax- I fitting & ( - 0 ' &l° % # es are known to Coats are here in tile newest
minster rug>. All the new shades are repiescnted. 1 have no superiors in qualitv weaves ~ Bolivia, Wool, \ elonr,
sf'l w!° H'li! no and ar tj s tic workmanship. Serge, I ricotine, Satin, laffeta,
7 6x9 ft JH'4I.OO They are here in exceptionally Jersey, Poplin, Mixtures and
8.3 x 10.6^ft.*!!'.! 2'i.soi *25.00.t0 large variety of style and color Novelty fabrics. Assortment in
-9x12 ft 126.30, jKM.OO, 932.30 —Van Dyke Florine AI- eludes a generous assortment of jr \
H3 2 xl f 2 ft Najberta—Sevelle Phebeous - sizes for women.
every color, gray, brown, tan, champag Springtime Frocks and 04 /11
Ofl lal and black w , " ntra !"' black sc " Separate Skirts M Jh\'
Made of clean rags in hit and miss patterns. Also a full line of the popular Chateau gloves in all the in such diversity of pretty styles Ofl/l/ui
4x 7 it leading shades, and in all sizes. Another of the best-known each model oossessinp-it* owrwlk- TlVv
6x 9ft *.>.00 makes is that of Perrin & Cie in all colors, and black and j i • ■ si
Bxlo ft $7.50 white. Fabric gloves of Kayser silks in all colors and siies, tincl teatuies to make choosing a W
9x12 ft #10.50 as well as the Kayser chamoisette. pleasure.
BOWMAN'S-—Fourth Floor. ROW MAN* B— -Main Floor
B t,oor - BOWMAWS—Third Floor
received by tills oftlee, about one
tlfth of which result In
ttons being made."
Men Called by Second
and Third County Boards
Sixteen men have been called from
the Elizabethville and Paxtang dis
tricts to tne National Army, it was
I announced to-day. The country's first
j contribution to the draft is forty
eight men. including twenty-two
| from city draft districts, and ten
I from the Steelton district. The names
of the men from the city districts
and Steelton were announced several
days ago. These men have been call
ed from the county districts:
Kliwihethville District
Harry M. Sweigard, Enders.
Allen C. l.entz. Elizabethville.
Michael Kelly. Wiconisco.
Lewis C. Buftington, Elizabethville.
Alfred W. Clemson, Halifax.
I'uxtaug District
j Herman G. Garman, Harrisburg,
j R. D. 2.
GeorgeHuss. Hershey.
Robert W. Stubblebine. Derry
'•Church.
George H. Fisher, Harrisburg.
R. D. 1.
John E. Keck, Harrisburg, R. D. 3.
Antonio Arcifretini. Rutherford.
Yembrennidi Gioconde, Swatara
Station.
I Thomas Craig. Cricket Club. Phila
delphia.
Luigi Rownneci. Swatara Station.
1 -Harry M. Rhine. Grantville.
Antonio Ceccqni, Swatara Station.
BIBLE STUDENT TO
LEAD CONFERENCE
Dr. Harris H. Gregg Selected
For Week's Work yt
Y. M. C. A.
That Dr. Harris H. Gregg, noted
Bible student, is to hold a Bible Con
ference at the Central Y. M. C. A.
building. April 21-28, is the an
nouncement made by Robert B.
Reeves, general secretary of the as
sociation, to-day. Tentative plans
have been completed and all ar
rangements made for the' confer
ence. Mr. Reeves' announcement
follows:
"In accordance with the custom
of holding annually at the local
Y. M. C. A. a one week Bible Confer
ence, the board of directors voted
at a recent board meeting to bring
to Harrisburg again. Dr. Harris H.
Gregg, of Chicago, who will conduct
a series of Bible studies in Fahne
stock Hall, for all the church people
of Harrisburg who might be inter
ested. •
"Mr. George W. Reily. who has
been largely responsible in past
years, for the successful, conduct of
this Bible Conference, was appointed
by the board or directors to again
take charge of the conference, this
year, and appointed him chairman
of a special committee to make all
arrangements, in co-operaUon with
Secretary Reeves.
"Mr. Relly, who Is an old friend
of Dr. Gregg;, secured him for the
week beginning April 21st and end
-1 ing April 28th. The conference will
| open in Fahnestock Hall at 3.30
i o'clock Sunday afternoon. April 21st
and close on the following Sunday,
April 28th, at the same hour. On
the Intervening days from the 21st
to the 28th, Dr. Gregg will hold two
Bible meetings each day In the hall,
one at 3.30 o'clock in the afternoon
and the other at eight o'clock in the
evening. Both men and women are
invited to attend all the sessions.
"Dr. Gregg, was once State Bible
Missionary for lowa, aiul was as
sistant to Dr. James H. Brooks, pas
tor of the great Washington and
Compton Avenues Presbyterian
Church of St. lx>uls and later he
succeeded pr. Brooks as pastor of
this church, and remained there fif
teen years, in a very successful pas
torate. H took a special course of
study at the McCormick Theological
I Seminary, in preparation for his
Bible conference work, in which he
is now solely engaged. Dr. Gregg,
while in Harrisburg. will be the
guest of Mr. Reily.
"This Bible conference will close
for the season, the series of meet
! ings for men. that the V. M. C. A.
! has been conducting in Fahnestock
j Hall each Sunday during the past
! winter. These men's meetings will
| be resumed next October."
i Use McNeil's Pain Exterminator —Ad,
Holy Week Is Observed
in Catholic Churches
Holy Week is being observed In the
Catholic churches of the City, this
week, preparatory to Kaster Sunday.
Special services are being held in St.
Patrick's Cathedral, and in other
Catholic churches of the city. Holy
Thursday. Bishop Philip It. McDevitt
will conduct the services for the
Blessing of the Oils. Services will be
giu at l:30 o'clock. About thirty-live
priests of this diocese are expected
to attend the service.
On Good Friday, the "Three Hours'
Agony" will be given in St. Patrick's
Cathedral from noon until 3 o'clock.
The Rev. William M. Stinson. vice
president of St. Joseph College,
Philadelphia, will conduct the exer
cises. This beautiful devotion was
never before given in Harrisburg, and
a largo congregation is expected to be
present. The exercises will consist
of seven discourses on the seven last
words spoken by our Iord on the
cross. Between the discourses Father
Stinson will lead in prayers and lit
anies. The hymns and ps<ns will
be rendered by the newly-organized
Cathedral Choral Society.
Bishop McDevitt will be the pontiff
at the Master services in the Cathe
dral. Sunday. Kaster wili -be cele
brated in every Catholic Church in
the city.
CHOI It TO SIKG
The choir of the Reformed Salem
Church will sing "Rejected." from
"The Cross Victorious," at an evening
service to be held in the church edi
lice. Good Friday evening. Several
tenor solos and bass solos will bo
given.
Kidney Sufferers Have
Feeling of Security
You naturally feel secure when
you know that the medicine you are
snout to take is absolutely pure atad
contains 110 harmful or habit produc
ing drugs.
Such a medicine is Dr. Kilmer's
Swamp-Hoot, kidney, liver and blad
der remedy.
The same standard of purity,
strength and excellence is maintain
ed in every bottle of Swamp-Rqot.
Swamp-Hoot is scientifically com
pounded from vegetables herbs.
It is not a stimulant and Is taken
in teaspoonfii' doses.
It is not recommended for every
thing.
According to verified testimony It
is nature's great helper In relieving
and overcoming kidney, liver and
bladder troubles.
A sworn statement of purity is
with every bottle of Dr. Kilmer's
Swamp-Hoot.
If you need a medicine, you should
have the best.
If you are already convinced that
Swamp-Root Is what you need, you
will tlnd it on sale at all drugstores
in bottles of two sizes, medium and
large.
However, if you wish tlrst to try
this great preparation send ten eenis
to Dr. Kilmer & Company. Binghani
ton, N. Y., for a sample bottle. When
writing be sure and mention th •
Harrisburg Daily Telegrajjh.
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