8 IRISH FORGET - ALL ELSE BUT CONSCRIPTION Meetings of Protest * With . Clergy Taking Part Held in 100 Parishes I-omlon, April 16.—Meetings to protest against conscription were held Monday in 100 parishes in Ire land, all classes of the population participating, says a dispatch from Dublin to the Times. The clergy took a leading part in all the meetings. Resolutions of protest are pouring in from public bodies and Sinn Fein] clubs are very active. "Unquestionably," the dispatch adds, "the present temper of Nation alist Ireland is very deplorable. The country has lost all sense of propor tion and has forgotten, not merely home rule but the war. It is a country of contradictions, however, for in Dublin and some other towns volun tary recruiting has been remarkably good in the past few days." The committee in charge of the drafting of an Irish home rule bill, says the Times, includes J. Austen Chamberlain, former secretary for India. This, it adds, is a "fact which suggests that he already is or is about to become a member of the war cabinet." The same paper prints an appeal from Unionist members of Parlia ment urging the immediate introduc tion of a measure of home rule "as Kenerous as can be devised by the light of the recent discussions of the Irish convention and in harmony with the ultimate goal of federal de volution." Improve Your Complexion Get your blood pure, keep the liver active and the bowels regular, and disfiguring pimples and unsightly biOtches will disappear from the face. For improving the complexion and putting the blood in good order BEECHAM'S PILLS are safer, better and surer than cosmetics. They eliminate poisonous matters from the system, strength en the organs and purify the blood—bring the health glow to tne cheeks, brighten the eyes, improve and Beautify the Skin Directions of Special Value to Women are with Every So*. Sold by drugguU throughout tho world. In boxea, 10c, 25c. STOCK REDUCING SALE A Bargain Feast Never Equaled in Harrisburg Hundreds of new Spring Garments arrived too late for Easter; this, coupled with the recent winter weather, forces us to reduce our large stocks at once. It's true that merchandise is scarce and prices are very high, hut in this sale we will offer you such wonderful values-that you will forget the high cost of clothing. • * SALE IS NOW IN PROGRESS--DONT MISS IT SPRING SUITS Spring C#ats .4jF e \xt for Women for W ?SSP and Misses WJT/ ggf a Av and Misses f JF flftj/y (\ Hundreds in the newest /( Y/ k\ n,w *52? Sele ,wu n ° f S , tyl l S and styles and in every new V // /Mi I $20.00 Spring Suits, lf\ QQ $16.50 Spring OQ >' 1111 r f| now, 1 Zti/O Coats, now m&m I t the State Department of Agriculture expect to be the greatest movement ever known in the state to increase foodstuffs. According to repoits which have come here there will be a tremendous acreage of land worked by men and women who have gained an hour of daylight through the enactment of the "day • light savings" law and backyard gardens will replace many flower beds. Unfortunately, no data that would summarize the activities of the "war gardeners" of Pennsylvania last year is at hand, but the belief is that there must have been tens of thou sands of such gardens. This year thanks to systematic arrangements made by chambers of commerce, corporations, railroads and other large employers of labor; philan thropic citizens and committees the gardening is to be on a greater scale than ever and, presumably, because of the lessons learned last year will be more profitable. It is well established that thousands of bushels of corn, turnips, potatoes and other foods were lost by neglect of garden ers, being allowed to remain un treated for pests or caught by early frosts. The loss to the farmers of the state alone was a couple of mil lion dollars, chiefly in corn, tomatoes and other late produce so that what happened to the gardens conducted by persons unskilled must have been very serious. However, it is the opinion of officials here that many thousands of dollars of foodstuffs was raised by "war gardeners" and much of it either preserved or canned. It was such a great addition' to the food supply that the State Department of Agriculture's issuing booklets giving advice and warning against the ills to which the untrained "war garden er" is heir. Steps have also been taken to supplement theactivities of farm bureaus and to furnish state ments from experiences or experi ments. Instances of what big employers are doing to stimulate the "war gardens" are furnished by the Mid vale interests which have set aside large tracts near their steel mills at Coatesville and asked "for tractors which are rented by the state to plow the land for employes to have HATLRISBURG TELEGRAPH Fair Food Prices The following statement, revised to April 16, regarding fair f OT f o°d necessities, was issued to-day by the local Federal Food Administration. r- r .£? nBU J n 2 r ,P TIc ** Bre floured on a quotation "cash-and-carry" basis credit and delivery prices may be higher. The Federal food Admini tration has no authority to tlx prices. It may, however, determine what are ralr prices, based on reasonable profits to the wholesaler and re tailer. If your retailer charges more on a "cash-and-carry" basis than tne prices named below, report him by letter tp the Federal Food Ad ministration, Chamber of Commerce. Retailer Consumer BEANS Pai ' B BhOU,d Pay Savy (pea), !b. . 14 to 14% c 14 to ISc Gray (marrow), lb 9 to Uc 12c whVJ- ,' '' "; " 15M to 16c 15 to 19c White (marrow), lb 17'/4c 18 to 19c BUTTER Creamery, ...... 50 to 5.5 c Cr.amery, 1-lb. prints, lb. 51c 47 to 50c City Market. Ilb 610 ■ i 50c CORNMEAL. Package of 2VS lbs., pks 17c , is to 20c Bulk, lb gup 5% to 8c City Market, lb 1.. * * ?c u . EQGS I resh, doz • IQ c City Market, doz "" • 35 C FLOUR Corn Flour 6c 7^ c 50-50 War Flour .!! 78 to 80c for 12<4-tt>. bag aßs *' 33 *-1.40 to $1.45 Spring, 24-lb. bags *1.55 $1.70 to SI.BO Stlv lt. " 2? to 24c 27 to 28c Country, lb 30 to 33c POTATOES Pennsylvania, No. 1. bushel (60 lbs ) . 90c 11 00 City Market, bushel ii'oo * * ' " Granulated, cwt $7.85 lb B%c to 9c the i°cai *Food Administration that hour and IIMVJJ pPKs and marked to contain certain quantitits lia\e not been holding out as net weights. Wo suggest that consumer A ure e Rureau S th ' S trouble Bet in l ° uch with their local Weight and Meas i„„ are t , ho aut horlzed substitutes for wheat (lour: Horn in V>o?o l? m6a !' co J n flo y r - edible cornstarch, barley (lour, roll- Sso'&rlS3 JoyJ bt.i io!?.'"- """"■">> *<"■<■'. w.l p- gardens. The gardens will be assign ed so that every applicant gets what he can care for. The Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company is donating use of large sections of its lanfl in Schuylkill county and plowing for employes. The Penn sylvania Railroad is doing the same thing. Other manufacturing and coal companies are not only giving em ployes use of vacant tracts, but men interested in such companies have made donations either of their own unused lands and given plowing, seeds and tools. It is one of the finest examples of aiding people to raise foodstuffs ever known. Other companies are going into farming business to plant their own corn and oats for their livestock, a line of activity, which is being ex tensively planned in eastern coun 'ties. In central counties and vicinity of Philadelphia committees have been formed to help men get land plowed a-nd planted just as in Mercer and other western counties tractors have been bought by commercial or ganizations and services rented. This Is the plan pursued by the State Department of Agriculture, through the State Defense Commission. In Lackawana county a dozen tractors were bought by citizens, their ser wiMVen at a nom 'nal sum. i„ i i . l . h ? m °vement is greatest .2 l , ? 1 communities. It is said Lancaster and York counties, which ate the richest In agricultural products In the state. If not In th-> country farmers have been asked by people living In small towns and owning automobiles to lend them use ®„„> acant land - Eastern Pennsyl ®? PeCl . al,y ln the southeastern K?,?. is , KOin S at the "war garden" usiness In a very vigorous manner n? se f t !" B an example by reason of the yields obtained last year in of corn ' cabbage, beans, Sf 1 tomatoes, potatoes and other vegetables from little gardens and half acre plots which is attracting attention. To aid such gardeners there been made up "war garden" - while in Heading and Allentown clubs have been form ed by men owning or getting use of Sl . ots buy seeds in bu,k anndon, April 16.—The labor min istersi or the cabinet In an Interview with Premier Lloyd George laßt night pressed the premier to grant self government to Ireland on the basis of the majority report of the Irish convention before conscription is put into operation. It is understood that the conference had satisfactory re-' suits, and there will not be a cabi net crisis. Justice Mestrezat Is in Critical Condition 1 Philadelphia, April 16.—Suering an attack of heart trouble and a severe attack of la grippe. State Supreme Court Justice Stephen Lea lie Mestrezat Is seriously ill at the I Atdinu Hotel. It was reported last night that he is extremely weak and his condition is regarded as critical. With him is his sister, Mrs. 11. N. Hudson, of Uniontown, Pa. Justice Mestrezat was tak£n ill here more than a month ago. Until j last week he was supposed to be on the road to recovery. A few days ago he suffered a serious relapse. Dr. | Alfred Stengle is attending him. „ Justice Mestrezat is the only Democrat on the State Supremo j Court bench. He is seventy years BUY LIBERTY BONDS WM. STROUSE THE MAN'S STORE OF HARRISBURG Choose Your Haberdashery from Our Big Stocks We look at the matter of selecting haberdashery for you the same as you look at it for yourself. We don't expect you to choose from small assortments, so we have large ones for you. We • wouldn't be satisfied to select our stocks from small lines and we don 't expect you to. Men tell us we have the largest and finest lines of furnishings to be had in the city and you can " take it from the men who buii: they know." We are prepared to meet all the spring and summer demands of the men and young fellows who lay claim to being good dressers. The ever increasing popularity of our Men's Haber dashery departments is a mighty good augury for the unparalleled success of the departments. It's up to you to buy with judg ment. And it's up to us to make buying a pleasure as well as a profit for you. When you want to get the right styles and qualities in haberdashery— you've simply to turn your steps toward Wm. Strouse's Emery Shirts Vassar and Lewi Monito Made in Harrisburg Mallory and Schoble Hats Your Money OUR POLICY: . Built Refunded DO IT BETTER ' on v^e f THE NEW STORE OF WM. STROUSE—EVER NEW—3IO MARKET ST. old. He was for many years the counsel for the Connellsviiie Coke and Iron Company, the H. C. Prick Coke Company, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company and other large corporations. He was elected to the Supreme Court bench in 1900. His term will expire In 1921. He is a member of the Art Club of this city and the Uniontown Country Club. "SOFT" ÜBIXK MEN ORGANIZE With the almost prohibitive prices for "hard" drinks, the manufacturers of "soft" drinks believe that the de mand for them will exceed every thing known heretofore, and yester day the first step was taken here to handle the situation. Representa tives l'rom all over the state formed what will be known aa the Keystone State BotUers' Protective Associa tion. Another session wnfc scheduled to-day at the Metropolitan Hotel. TO ATTEND SfVPPER The weekly supper of the oldoH boys' Bible class of the Central Y. M., C. A. will be held In the assembly) room to-morrow evening at 6 o'clock, i | For Burning Eczema Greasy salves and ointments should not be applied if good clear skin is wanted. From any druggist for 35c, or SI.OO for large size, get a bottle of zemo. When applied as directed it effectively removes eczema,quicklv stops itching, and heals skin troubled, also sores, burns, wounds and chafing. It pene trates, cleanses and soothes. Zemo is a'clean, dependable and inexpensive, j antiseptic liquid. Try it,as we believe nothing you have ever used is as effect ive and satisfying. * ' The E. W. Rose Co., Cleveland, O.