TYPHOID DEATH RATEREDUCED State Health Statistics Show j a Remarkable Falling Off in the Figures clino in'the death rate in Pennsyl- j phoid fever and ■ number of deaths ll|JH3SMhni ease of childhood causes of death made from data for 1917 In the Bureau of Statistics of the State Department of Health. Dr. B. F. Royer, the acting commissioner, GREAT OLD REMEDY FOR SKIN DISEASES S. S. S. Clears Skin of Erup tions, Drives Poisons From the System Get it fixed in your mind that skin eruptions. Scrofula, Eczema, burn ing, itching skin, and all skin dis eases are duo entirely to impure and i infected blood. If the trouble was on the outside of the skin, by sim- ' ply washing and keeping it clean ; you could obtain relief-—-not even I ointments, lotions, and salves would i be necessary, with us in this | belief, and your trouble can lie re lieved- —you can be entirely restored ! to health. S. S. S. is a purely vege- 1 table treatment that you can secure from your own druggist—it is a blood tonic that will purify your blood and cause a most decided j- ' j Oil the Boardwalk—on the Prome- 1 = • THE LUTON nade—or at any fashionable gathering EASTER DRESS ■ MODEL l ' ie 1,1311 w h° wears GLOBE CLOTHES jrrrccnpire An ultra smart 2-but- * • Our distinctive Hats, > ton style —Croy notch r) A g"v Shirts, Gloves, Neck- lapels and with pock- ■ '#o V wear, Collars and Hose ~ ets piped in Kam Silk reflect the newest • | —ideal for dress or ' styles for men of re- ' r business. (jfLOli fincd tas*c ' GLOBE CLOTHES ' : Are the Correct Clothes For Easter 1 ■: and Every Day Afterward ===== l j. The satisfaction of knowing that yon are wearing clothes absolutely faultless in ■ tailoring and design—that magnetic feeling of attracting attention by your clothes can • t: only come from wearing GLOBE CLOTHES, as fashioned for us at Fashion Park. . : | says that the showing made last I 2&ear was very gratifying in many J lines, notable such diseases as scar i let fever, whooping cough and I measles and on typhoid fever the host since the late Dr. Samuel C. ! Dixon organized the' department's j statistical servico. * j .A summary issued Is as follows: The death rate for measles for ! the year was 5.9 per hundred thou sand of population, the best previous death rate from this dis ease was 6.4 in 1916, 6.7 in 1914, and for all previous years where statistics for the slate lire com i plete from 9.8 to rates between 10. | and 20. per hundred thousand. The tjeath rate -from scarlet fever j is an entirely new low record. 2.4 j per hundred thousand, the best pre- j vious years being 2.6 in 1916, 3.5 in 1115, with rates running between 7. and 16. for all complete statisti cal years. > The death rate for whooping cough, 10.S per hundred thousand, was lower but once since the depart ment was created, that for the year 1915. In all previous statistical years the rates range from 10. to abatement of your trouble; and finally make you entirely well. Fifty years ago S. S. S. was discovered and given to suffering mankind. During this period it has proven,its remarkable curaUvo properties as a blood purifier and tonic, and has re lieved thousands of cases of disease caused by poor or impure blood, and chronic or inherited blood diseases. You can bo relieved, but you must take S. S. S. Take it if only pim ples appear, for they denote bad blood, and may be followed by the sufferings from torturing skin erup- i tions. Therefore be sure. Don't ' take chances, don't use lotions. Get ' S. S. S. from your druggist. If yours j is a special case, write for expert ; medical advice. Address Medical Director. 43S Swift Laboratory. At- | lanta. Ga. 7. and 16. for all complete statisUe al years. The case rate fatality from scarlet j fever as shown in large groups j would indicate that a (decrease in virulence had been somewhat re-1 sponsible for the reduction in deuth rates in recent years, while similar contrast studies in measles and whooping cough has not indi cated any particular change in viru lence. The death rate from diphtheria, 23.2 per hundred thousand of popu lation, Is somewhat higher than for 1915 and 1916, the rates for those j years being lower than for all prc-j vious statistical years, the relative j proportion of cases to deaths re- j | niaining about the same, j The most gratifying death rate is shown in typhoid fever, ip.3 per hundred thousand of population, and this death rate is a fair index of sanitary effort. Contrasting the typhoid fever death rate of 1917 | with the rate of 1906. the first sta- I tistical year of the department, 54.8 j per hundred thousand, the reduc tion stands out in a very striking : way. With the 1906 rate obtaining j 4,700 deaths would have occurred from typhoid fever, whereaa but | 892 cases occurred—ahd at the same time the reported cases check ed against deaths would indicate that the disease was more virulent than for some years past. The general death rate for the I Commonwealth has shown a pro gressive downward tendency since 1906 when it stood at 16. per thou-1 sand population, reaching the re- J markably low record of 13.8 for the year loio. During the latter part of 1916 a wide-spread prevalence of respiratory diseases, pneumonia, in fluenza, etc., was noted throughout the state —the unusual prevalence extending Into the earlier months of 1917. The total number of deaths from these diseases of the respira i tory tract, especially among persons j advanced in age. are largely re . sponsible for the slight increase in ■ the general death rate for the years j 1916 and 1917, the death rate for , 1916 being 14.6 and for 1917, 14.8. The figures now available would I seem to indicate gratifying results in handling diseases at present :;us- HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH! ceptible to public health control ! and that tins climatic conditions dur | ing tho wi/ter of 1916 and 1917 was j largely responsible for the increased j number of deaths. Broke v Quarantine.—Miss Nora Foster, who resides liear Newton Hamilton, Mifflin county, broke quarantine for measles on Sunday, March 17, by going from her home to Altoona, Blair county, by train. She returned to her home the same] day. Information was.made against! her at the termination pf the quar-i | antine period and she was tried be [' fore a magistrate* in Kistler, Wayne' ! township, Mifflin county, where she! J plead guilty and was fined live; j dollars and costs. Bullcr Gs Leave.—The Stato! Commission of Fisheries has grant-1 ed a leave of absence to C. itossj Buller, Superintendent of the State! Hatchery at Union City, to enter thai J United States Army. Mr. Bullcr is a son of the State Commissioner of . Fisheries and comes of a family | identified for a couple of generations j j with fish culture. When he enters the service four attaches of the <3e i partnvent will he under arms in | addition to several of the wardens. I New Account I>ate.—The Public Service Commission has fixed Jan uary 1, 1918, as the effective dale of the property accounts under the uniform classification of accounts for water companies which was re | cently adopted. The water com | panies are permitted to postpono the | installation of the balance sheet, i income and surplus accounts until 1 January 1. 1919, Printed copies cf this classification will b* mailed to the water companies of the state shortly after the middle of April. f'npltol Holiday. —The State Capitol took a holiday to-day and most of the departments will not reopen be fore Monday afternoon. The Gov ernor and most of the state offlcals are In Philadelphia. Ill* Intercut shown. Sportsmen throughout the state arc showing a big Interest in the plans of the State Came Commission for propagation this year. In many parts of the state there are local movements under way to help. Mo<|utlo Conference—-l)r. X!, F. I Royer, Acting Health Commissioner, Is Jn Philadelphia for a conference on mosquito extermination. MiiNt Food.—Stn|e Board of Public Charities officers have com pleted a tour of the institutions in tho Philadelphia district to enforce food saving. It Is charged that there has been much waste in some places and it will be corrected. Koust In Cbarire. —Dairy and Food Commissioner James Foust left to-day for Philadelphia to take charge of the situation which lias developed as the result of discovery of alleged at tempts to sell eggs stored beyond the legal limit. Mr. Foust says that the eggs can not be sold to almshouses, prisons or any other place and that there will bo no letting down of tho bars on storage of foods. Compensation HIIUIIKS. —The State Compensation Board to-day handed down a decision dismissing an appeal In the case oi Calhoun vs. Central Pennsylvania Lumber Co., in which it declines to hold that the claimant is a malingerer, adding, "But with neu ritis. despondency and lack of con fidence, as the direct result of the original Injury (a beam falling on his head) the ailments are real, not Imaginary, and entitle him to com pensation until they yield to medi cation." In tho case of Nelms vs. Philadelphia and Heading Railway, I'ottstown. it is held that a ship ment from New Jersey is Interstate Until delivery is completed and that the fact that a car stayed thirteen days on tracks at Pottstown and was then moved to a steel works does not break the shipment. Tho Board lias ordered new hearings in Martin vs. Lehigh Valley Coal Co., and O. T. Wood vs. Westlnghouse Electric and Manufacturing Co. BUYS ISLAND FOB FILM STUDIO SITE Wichita, Kan.—D. J. Killen, a cap- Itaflst from Nebraska, has bought Wonderland Park, a fifteen-acre Island In the Arkansas river, and will build a film studio there. The structure Is to cost ?100,000 and will he ready for use within a few months. Paxtang Park Will Be Opened Decoration Day Paxtang Park, according to pres ent plans, will be opened Decoration Day, May 30, and in the meanwhile many improvements will be made about the grounds. In addition to the amusements already there a $12,000 whip and submarine swings are to be installed. The latter is said to give many of the thrills of the real submarine except that one floats about in thq air instead of the water. The theater and other buildings and amusement houses in the park are to be repainted and overhauled generally ana given a new touch for the opening. Arrangements are now being'made with a musical comedy company for a month's stay at the park theater. Under tho plan a new musical comedy will be produced i every three days. Visitors to the park this year will miss the five swans whtch a year ago made the boat lake their home. Late last fall two of the swans died and during the winter dogs which got Into the park and escaped the guards killed the other three. New Cumberland Man Killed in Mill at Buffalo New Cumberland, Pa., March 29. Word was received here this morn ing that Albert Miller, a former resi dent of New Cumberland, had been killed in an accident at a rolling mill at Buffalo, N. Y., where he had been employed for several years. He was about 38 years old. and is survived by his wife and five children. His mother, the widow of Warren Miller, lives at New Market. His father died about a year ago. Several brothers and sisters also survive, as follows: Mrs. Charles Nonemakeh, Neiy Cum berland; Mrs. Jacob Schenk, New Market; Delbert Miller, New Cumber land; Mrs. Hugh Boyd, Harrisburg, and Mrs. Martin Crull, Mlddletown. It Is not known whether the body will bo brought here for burial or not. About two years ago a brother, Lloyd Miller, was killed by a train on the railroad between New Cumber land and New Market. MARCH 22, 1918. WILSON REFUSES TO HEAR WOOD ON ARMY SITUATION Army Commander Not Able to Tell President Condi tions in France Washington, March 29. —President Wilson has thus far declined to see General Leonard Wood and to hear what he has to say respecting the immediate necessity of increasing the nation's war program. General Wood is the senior gen eral or the United States Army. By all European authorities he is re garded as the ablest soldier in the United States. The army itself holds him in no less esteem. He has just returned from France. General Wood testified in a secret session of the Senate Military Affairs Committee. What he told the mem bers of the committee was consid ered of such tremendous importance that they concluded Immediately that the President should hear the general's statements and ascertain the general's views. Accordingly, Senator Thomas, a Democrat, and a most loyal sup porter of the President, suggested to the President that he send for Gen eral Wood. It is so nearly impos sible for even a Senator to see the President that Senator Thomas was compelled to present his suggestion through Joseph P. Tumulty, the President's secretary. Japan to Give U. S. Twelve Modern Ships Washington, March 29.—The War Trade Board yesterday issued the fol lowing statement: "Arrangements have now been rondo, as a result of the negotiations l.ot#een the United States and Jap anese shipbuilders, for the purchase of twelve Japanese ships of approx imately 100.000 tons deadweight ca pacity, which will be added to the fleet of the United States Shipping Board, within the next few months. All of the vessels are large modern steamships of 6,000 tons or more with one exception and none more than two years old. Some, indeed, are still awaiting completion. De liveries of the ships at American ports are to begin not later than May and to be finished in September, a progressively higher price per ton to be paid according to the month of delivery as a premium on early deliveries. "In return for the sale of the ships the War Trade Board has agreed to deliver to the Japanese shipbuilders a corresponding amount of steel for shipbuilding, ton for ton, against de livery of the ships. "Further negotiations are in prog ress to secure from Japanese ship builders 200,000 additional tons of new construction, the ships to be built in return for new steel placed at. tile disposal of the builders by the War Trade Board." Railroads Report Loss in January Operations Washington, March 29.—For the first time in many days railroads operated at a loss in January, the first month of government control. The situation is attributed by rail road men almost entirely to the un precedented bad weather and freight embargoes. The deficit was suffered only by easterly lines, while western and southern roads made small profits. For February the record was much better, though exact figures are not available. Preliminary reports from 172 of the 196 large roads compiled by the Interstate Commerce Commission shows a January deficit in railway operating income of $2,227,000, as compared with positive earnings of $•>7,000,000 in January last year and about $57,000,000 in December, a low record for that month. Operating revenues were $270,- 231,000 and operating expenses $257,868,000. The $12,363,000 dif ference between these items, or the net revenue, was more than swal lowed up by ordinary taxes of $14,- 551,000. Mrs. James Macklin, of McVeytown, Dead MoVeytown, Pa., March 29. Mrs. James Macklin, one of the most prominent women of this place, died last night after a brief illness from pneumonia. She is survived by her husband, who is one of the governors of tin' William Pefln* Highway, and identified with many of the business activities of the Juniata Valley, and several daughters. TURN CLOCK AN HOUR AHEAD AND FORGET IT [Continued from First Page.] lated legally by the new time. This will prevent a liotelkeeper from keeping open an hour later on Sun day morning under the plea that he is not saving daylight. Business may not be transacted at that time that is ordinarily prohibited on Sun day. Mayor Keister to-day Issued a proclamation at the instance of a churchmen's committee calling on factories and plants to blow their whistles at 10 o'clock Saturday even ing to remind owners of clocks and watches to set them ahead. This plan was urged upon the Mayor by the Ministerial Association as being the safest, as most people will be in bed at 2 a. m., when the change Is to be made officially. It will also in sure forgetful ones o,f being up in time Kaster morning to attend Eas ter services in the churches. The Mayor's proclamation follows: "Whereas, The new daylight sav 'ing plan may cause some confusion on the part of the public unless all co-operate to make the new system of time a success, I call upon all owners of industrial plants in the city to sound the whistles of their plants at 10 o'clock Saturday night. "After a conference with repre sentatives of the Ministerial Asso ciation and other of the city's busi nessmen, I believe this is the best way in which the public can be re minded to turn their clocks and watches to 11 o'clock. "This plan will, I believe, remind the people of the city that on the next morning, which is Easter morn ing, they will arise-under a new sys tem of time. I, therefore, as Mayor of. the city of Harrisburg, ask this co-operation of the executives of the city's industries. (Signed) "D. L. KEISTKR, "Mayor." Pllen Cured In (I lo 14 Onyx Druggists refund mohey if PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles. Instantly relieves Itching Piles, and you can get restful sleep after the first application. Price 50c.—Adv. 17 HAWAII'S DRYEST YEAR CUTS SUGAR CANE CROP Honolulu —The dryest year ever experienced in the Hamakua district, surpassing even the dry of 1897 artd 1901, played havoc with tho crops on the llonokaa plantation, ac cording to the report of the manager submitted to the directors and stock holders of the llonokaa Sugar Com pany. The drought in 1917 caused great damage among the cane, leaving much of the cane dead in the field. As much as thirty-three per cent, was destroyed, the loss amounting to 500 tons of sugar. 1 | Wear Something jj, New On Easter i! McFall's Hats and Fur ! nishings will make your appearance worthy of the day. Choose here from hig city assortments and supe- j|( rior styles and where qual- jj ity is always consistent with * | | the prices. j OPEN EVENINGS | McFalls Hatter*, Men's Ftimlnhem nnd Shirt Makers j Third and Market j |j < i i : j You'll Never fi || j; Know It Is —______ L □ Wheatless or k | Meatless Day | | Here j □ Come here every day HI UJ for lunch —scan over our 3 : menu and you'll be sur prised at the wide variety 0 I of wholesome and delicious jj j lunches we provide in ac cordance with the Food !1 ■ Administration's regula- j| j tions. 1 HERE'S ONE jj !| YOU'LL LIKE g Hungarian Gnulosh with bread 1! |ri and butter; goner- .OA - □ oils portion fcivJC jjj I "Architects of Appetites" □ WE NEVER CLOSE i ~3t=^=lEH==H=H3E^=3Cn===J ElL=^j IRON ODr. Ferdinand King. New York Physician and Medical Author, says physicians should N prescribe more organic iron-Nuxated Iron for their patients—Say> anaemia—lron dcSd ency—is the greatest cure to the health, strength, vitality and beauty of the modern Amer ican Woman.—Sounds warning arainst use of me tallic iron which may injure the teeth, corrode the stomach and in some cases thereby do more brrnsthan food; advises uieof only nuxated iron. tak.*n three timet per day after meals. It will incr<-ase the strenrth and endurance of weak. * nervous, run-down folks in 10 days'time In many instance. Dispensed by all good druo- HADTHAT TIRED FEELING Simply Had No Ambition Says' Mr. E. Howard, 1129 Monroa St., Harrisburg. "I have been suffers ing for years with a bad stomach, always bloat and belched up gas, had a burning in stomach, was nerv-. ous and irritable, would get diziy. J had that tired feeling and no ambi* tion, would be up for several hours before I really felt awake. I took* a lot of medicine but got no help until I took >Sanpan and now my stomach is right, my nerves are quiet, I feel full of imbitlon." Sanpan is being introduced n| Keller's Drug Store, 405 Market StJ Harrisburg.—adv.
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