THURSDAY EVJiNTNG, T HAJWMBTTRO (o|Qf TELEGRXFH MAY 2, 1918.
SAYS HE WAS TOO
DRUNK TO RECALL
MURDER SCENE
William Evnns Bases Defense
on Intoxication at Time
of the Crime
Declaring he was so drunk on the
evening of the murder of Uufus Gil
lain, colored, in Steelton, William
IC\ans, also colored, testified on the
witness stand at noon he could not
remember anything that happened,
ilid not recall the murder, liis arrest,
statements he made to police officers
and at headquarters. Several more
™ witnesses were called by the defense
tlii.s afternoon to corroborate Evans"
testimony of his condition on the
evening of February 15.
The defense opened shortly before
noon. It is not likely it will bp con
j iuded in time for Assistant District
Attorney Frank 13. Wickersham to
address the jury before to-morrow
morning after which the charge of
the Court will be given by Judge A. |
\V. Johnson.
Witnesses for the prosecution this
morning told of Evans' statements
after his arrest, that lie didn't care
"whether they hang him, shoot him,
Ijnch him or burn him." Police of
ficers said Evans admitted stabbing
(■illam and said the reason he did it
was because Gillam took $3 from
him.
Among ihose who testified were
Constable John H. Gilib, Chief of
Police Grove, of Steelton; Officer
Mchman and Sergeant Hand. Drs.
J. Harvey Miller and Park A. Deck
ard. who performed the autopsy, de
scribed to tlie jury the gash inflicted
ly the knife, explaining that it bad
penetrated the left lung and one of
the chambers of the heart.
Jurors on the Evans case follow:
William Gerling. Derry township; j
Edward C. Lenfz, Elizabeth ville;
Fred C. l.inn, city; Lloyd Fenster-I
macher. Upper' Paxton township;
David I!. Eoudermilcl), Susquehanna
township; Jonas L. Jury, Upper Pax
ton township; John M. Foster, Wlc
otiisco township: Penrose S. Fore
man, Conewago township; George P.
Molfznian, Millersburg; Amos Kipp,
laborer. Middletown; Lafayette !
Davis, Wiconisco township; Edwin I
c. Hassler, Susquehanna township, i
In the other courtrooms a mi ill- '
her of minor cases were disposed of !
ill.ring the morning session. Before !
Judge f. V. Henry in courtroom No. 1
'. the following were heard: Joseph
Verbos. selling liquor without II- !
cense, jury out; Howard C. Gordon,
serious charge, not guilty; Katie
StautYer, larceny, guilty but recom- I
mended to mercy of court.
In council chamber where Judge
I. M. McCarrell is presiding, the
•'wing cases were disposed of:
ilerick Brown, larceny from the
lersoil, not guilty; John Miller and
Margaret Mertz. serious charge, not
guilty; Anna Hand. Lizzie Kadel. dis
orderly house, jury out.
Potato Culture Reaches
Most Important Stage
in History of Nation
W. U. McGill. an expert on potato
raising has written for the Pennsyl
vania Farmer an article which
should be valuable to "war garden
ers."
fat, "Never In the history of this
' country was potato culture of so
much importance as It Is to-day. The
continuation of this war will be sure
to create a general scarcity of all
kinds of foodstuffs, and potatoes,
the best substitute for wheat, can be
produced in four months while about
■ ne year is required to raise wheat
ready for consumption. I believe the
consumption of potatoes in the Unit
ed States will double if they may be
had at reasonable prices.
"I see much in agricultural papers
about the cultivation of the land,
and tile use of fertilizers necessary
to raise potatoes. The best and
• lieapest material with which to fill
the land with humus is clover, and it
is almost indispensable to heavy
yields of potatoes. The potato Is a
heavy feeder and can not be success-1
fully raised without plenty of plant
food, and clover is the most natural '
source. The culture of both go hand
in hand and are of v ast importance j
to the farmer.
"I have experimented on many
different methods of raising potatoes,
and will give the result of one or two
experiments. The land on this occa- |
sion was wheat stubble; had been ;
heavily top-dressed with manure.!
The wheat yielded thirty-five bushels'
to the acre, and the clover was rank!
when wheat was harvested. Clover!
was in full bloom in September, and'
would have cut three tons of hay to
the acre. It was plowed under in
September and well dragged. By
spring the clover was completely
rotted. The ground was plowed about
nine inches deep and was planted
early in May to Late Rose and Btir
l'ink potatoes—just one acre. They
were cultivated three times and hoed
once. We had a tine season—plenty
of rain—and potatoes were sold to a
shipper in the spring for 10 cents a
bushel, and got paid for 300 bushels."
School Board to Pass on
Spanish in High Schools
Advisability of introducing Span
ish as an elective language study
in the high schools; consideration
of a request from the recruiting sta
tion to organize physical training
units In the high schools and also
of a plan to use school shops in pre
paring men for selective service will
lie among the important business
questions before the city school
board to-morrow afternoon. In ad
dition to action on these suggestions
the board will consider the resolu
tion of Director George A. Werner
providing for increases in salaries
for all employes of the board. Per
mission will be granted for use of
the Technical High school audi
• torlums for a number of meetings
and entertainments and the resigna
tion of Miss Rose Fogarty will he
presented.
r The tisc of V
* ffi W
I is steadily I
1 increasing among [
I intelligent people I
L "There s a Reason A
HARRISBURGBOY 1
ARMY ENGINEER
Former Fireman Cameron K.
McGormick Promoted to
Haul Trains in France
asfov
NBfe,
m *'
CAMERON K. McCORMICK
llarrisburg boys who got their
railroad training 011 the Pennsylva
nia railroad are showing the
Frenchmen back of the battle lines
in Europe how to get their trains
over the road in record time. Many
of them are with General W. W. At
ferbur.v's division of engineers. Pro
motions come fast there. Among the
lads who have been advanced rap
idly since they left home is Cameron
K. McCormi k. who was a fireman in
the Pennsy yards before he enlist
ed. "Now he is a full-fledged engineer
in France and is engaged i.n hauling
troops and supplies over the French
railroads. It is hard but very Inter
esting work he writes his father.
Frank H. McCormick, who runs the
big press that prints the Harrisburg
Telegraph. The accompanying pic
ture is from a postcard photograph
made in France just after the young
engineer's return from a long "run."
West Coast Guards
Against Bomb Plot
Sim Francisco, Cal., May 2.—Act
ing 011 orders from Washington,
naval, military and municipal au
thorities here have taken extraordi
nary precautions to guard against
a rumored enemy alien conspiracy
to destroy all Pacific coast shipping
011 May , the anniversary of the
birth of Karl Marx, noted German
Socialist.
According to information received
from the Capital, the plotters plan
ned to use nine-day chemical bombs,
which were to be secreted in cargoes
of ships.
Federal agents declared they were
confident precautions taken had
fustrated the purported plot.
Standing of the Crews
HAHKISBIKU SIIJK
l'liilnilel|hln IHvlnlon The 130
crew first to go after 12.01 o'clock:
102, 118, 136, 101, 122. 109, 112. 114.
Firemen for 102, 136, 101, 109, 112.
Flagman for 136.
Brakemen for 102, 118, 136. 122.
Engineers up: Shaker, Miller, De
fever, Black, Smith.
Firemen up: Shawk. Kase, Shettle,
Craley. F. Masterson, Reever, L. Mas
terson, K. Slioaff, Beers, Vainer, Mc-
Dane.
Brakemen up: Mader, McNelis.
>1 iilille Division —The 12 crew first
to go after 2.45 o'clock: 218, 234,
236, 451.
Engineer for 42.
Engineers up: Nissle.v, Kreiger. E.
R. Snyder. Rathfon, Leib.
Firemen up: Gross, Humphreys,
Simino.
Conductor up: Hoffnagle.
'Brakemen up: Leonard, Bechtal,
Gunn, Kirkpatrlck, Rhoades, McKee,
Welgle.
Yard lloiiril—Engineers for SC,
2-1 If, 2-15 C, 3-15 C, 4-ISC.
Firemen for IC, 4-15 C, 23C, 35.
Engineers up: Weigle. Lackey,
Cookerly, . Maeyer. Shelter. Snell,
Bartolet, Getty, Mannix, P. A. Myers.
Biever, Heffleman.
Firemen up: Klstler, Shaw-field.
Moses, Cain, Mummaw, Rhine. New
kirk, Kilgore, Moyer, Bell, Ulrich.
KNOI.A SI I) 10
I'liilndrlphhi Division —.The 222
crew first to go after 1.45 o'clock:
202, 231, 249, 218, 224, 248, 236,
240.
Engineers for 231, .203.
Firemen for 222, 231, 249, 224, 203.
Conductors for 249, 224, 248.
Flagmen for 222, 231, 203.
Brakemen for 222, 202, 231, 248.
Conductor up: Gemperling.
Brakemen up: Evers, Smeltzer.
Milldlr ill vision— The 248 crew first
to go after 3.20 o'clock: 230, 239.
Yard Hoard— Engineers for 3rd
126. 112.
Firemen for 2nd 126, 140, 112.
Engineers up: Gingrich. McN'ally,
Feas, Herron, Bruaw, Ewing, Lutz,
Bair.
Firemen up: Campbell, Nolte,
Kipp, Eichelberger, Haverstick, Rid
er, Balnbridge, Snyder.
PASSEXGEH UEPAKTME\T
Middle Division- —Engineers up: J.
CrlmmeJ, F. McC. Buck, W. C. Gra
ham, R. M. Crane, O. L. Miller, G. G.
Keiser.
Firemen up: E. J. Sheesley, S. H.
Zeiders, S. H. Wright. R. F. Mohler,
A. L Reeder. W. E. Hoffner, R. A.
Arnold, E. E. Rnss, t J. c. Kerber, C.
I, Dunn.
Firemen for 21, 59, 11.
I'hlladrlptilti Division Engineers
up: C. R. Osmond, B. A. Kennedy
A. Hall. '
Firemen up: F. L Floyd, J. Cover,
L. R. Everhart, Wm. Shlve, W. M.
Welch. W. E. Aulthouse.
Engineer for P36. One Philadel
phia crew here.
Firemen for M 22, 604.
THE HEADI.Y'G
The 6 crew first to go after 12.15
o'clock: 68. 20. 2, 10, 65, 70. 22, 66
21, 15. 12, 69. 17, 67 8.
Engineers for 70 2.
Firemen for 66, 67. 2, 12, 15.
Conductors for 8, 17, 22.
Flagman for 2.
Brakemen for 65, 66, 69, 70, 2, 6.
10, 20.
Engineers up: Bonawltz, Raisner,
Wunderlick, Motter.
Firemen up: Kmerick. Miller.
Orndorf, Kuntz.
Conductors up: Wampler, Cassell,
Snader, Kolir. Lelnner, Zihk, Gardner. ]
Brakemen up: Trawitz, Swai'tz, I
Seller, Weily, 1
To Regulate Work of
Women on Munitions
A conference on the general prob
lem of women employes in munition
plants in Pennsylvania is befng held
to-day at the offices of Acting Com
missioner Lew B. Palmer, of the De
partment of Labor and Industry, by
representatives of the Woman's
Branch, Industrial Service Section,
Ordnance Bureau of the War Depart
ment. and representatives of the Penn
sylvania Department of Labor and
Industry.
Representatives of the Ordnance
Bureau are: Miss Mary Van Kleeck.
head of the Woman's Branch of the
Industrial Service Section; Miss Mary
Anderson, representative in mediation
work; Or. Kristine Mann, in charge of
health work for women In munition
Shorten the War by Saving Wheat JSjoaman'S Use Potatoes Instead of Wheat
BKI.I, miII—UNITED IIARRISBI'RG, THURSDAY', MAY" 2, 1018.
— - | FOUNDED 1871
Glove. Tubing ,N White Good. | Silks
Uleachcd pillow, Pcquot M _ ■
386 more pairs of brand, in remnants, none I ® I p • , p ■
heavy tricot and Malin- . Fridavsalc vard H M .. Remnants, comprising 06 inch Fancy Silks 111
cse 'silk gloves, two- w P flflllir skirt, waist and lingerie a large variety of stripes
clasp, double finger tips, 37/4 C JL A lUCI V B 3 I Vll II IN i fabr 'cs. Friday sale, plaids and checks. Fn
slight imperfections. J w C\££ O • V a
The glove market is j 36-inch outing flannel. mwhhhhmmm /3 "M iHCeS <*-. r
u Friday is one of the most popular buying days in \ 1
,r ' dJy the week. There is such a variety of specials offered in
] self, white with black. 2.2 c every department or the store that women look for- 25c I ors- Friday sale, yard,
brown ;md > navv.' ll " l '''"' K ward to the many interesting items that are to be ad- Ramie linen Ovster $139
! Every size Htoß' S - vertised as Friday Bargains. w hi,e - fincheswii"
in the lot but not every nosiery _ Friday sale, yard,
I color in every size Fri- women's thread silk, t-very department endeavors to be represented on JZk ,nd Xe oi"'
! day sale. pa.r. Il|ai . k whjt<; a||d co|ors ; this day with some one thing or a number of articles 69c Frida ™sal""yard,
4c r ! double soles, high spliced at exceptional reductions. The result is a eeneral ~
heel, wide garter top. Fri- ] r 1 1 J j I*i 1 , Hemstitched buck tow- fIJO CA
BOWMAN'S Main Floor ! day sale, pair, clean-up ot odds and ends, while up to the standard els size 18x36 sub- >
' ' >7Q in excellence. ject to slight mill stains, ;
lfC no holes or tears, not | 36-inch Black Taffeta.
Neckwear and \v nm n\ fiher P u °" c S et s unusual bargains in this way and more than on ,® d , ozcn , to Frida - V salc - - vard -
Stockings, plain black. a niodern store is thus enabled to keep its shelves each * nC ' " a ° tl *?Q
Ribbons and plain white, double clear for the incoming merchandise. Look for the 01
soles, high spliced heel. rrr-pn nr i rp 21c BOWMAN'S-Main Floor.
Organdie collars and Friday sale, pair, g reen P rice tickets.
sets, clean new desirable cn _ Mercerized Damask !
styles. Friday sale, each, OUC Cloths scalloped, „
n ' oilet Goods I Moth Proof Chest Dinner Sef round, size 58x58, slight- Dress Goods
9c Union Suits -
Ribbon Mill Ends Women's light weight, Aubry Sisters cold and flat when not 1 00 pieces, neat pink | e XJ ntlty - Frida - V ! 54-inch Shepherd check
i plains and fancys 5 bleached. cotton, low greaseless cream. Friday ho i f | about 4 )jts of flower decorated, each | ' ' < Suitings, extra value,
and 6 inches wide, extra ! neck and sleeveless and -ale, clothes Frid sa|e piece has gold edge. Fri- AO Friday sale, yard,
lvalue. Friday sale, yard, , laceJ< n ee. Friday sale, i q ; day sale, Q0
i 29c " ' en sl - 30 $12.98 , Mereeri 2 ed Danrask 89c
! * 50c \ k c . ,i Di •. Lunch Cloths, 36x36- Fri
„ J , Aub 7 S,sters , cold mas - Plaiter . dav sale, each, 36-inch Batiste in navy
, \ entse Rands, white Women's bleached sa ? e & ffreaseless cream. ice Cream r reezers ' black, lavender, pink, Co
land Lcru. 3to 6 inches ves t s< comfv cut, regular Friday sale, New perfection easy 44c P en ' S Ta >'> tan - Actual
'wide, suitable for Cann- an{ | ex^ra seconds, ir operate makes nar- 1 Auto \ acuuni -no i value will surprise you.
] soles or dress trimmings-.* Friday sale, each, 4DC row or wide plaits. Fri- turning slightly hurt, j Face Cloths, honev* Friday sale, yard,
Friday sale, yard, i or ' day sale, . | but mechanically perfect. comh weavc Frid ' '
1 A fc)C Aubrv Sisters Face | ay sale. . sa j e 69c
\r i ,li Powder flesh, white /DC
—■ n- l ie ±i Griddle GreM $2 - 00 6 for 25c
■ each, e G easers Floor Broom BOWMAN'S—Second Floor for coats, suits or skirts.
ci,:-*- 19c. 39c. 79c A most useful and nec- Friday sale, yard,
; i essary article for every , A left over from ***
... .. Men's cotton. light Aubry Sisters Talcum kitchen. Friday sale, ■ out '''ff bouse lurniture _ . #9C
An offering ot taffeta wejght short B i eeV es, an- powder rose minguet, in >eSt °". es llave been L>ra P eries
skirts in assorted plaids k , elengthi Fridavsalc. lilac. Rive de Amour. 19c I picked out, but ones left ; j , Minerva and
.'Sd each ' ] Friday sale, , a barga.n. Fnday of ere.onne | Blu ;^ net "elotl. in puld
fancy pockets. Regular SI.OO OQ Flower Bed Guards •' FHdav'sale" g " 8 1 and self " checks ! su,taU
sizes only in assorted Shirts Wire - If. inches hi-h 39c ' ! for all manner of cos
ii- <i... I 'Jnircs wire io lncne: iii tt n, r* L_ir r • tumes in or out of doors
Fri dav sale Aubry Sisters toilet fancy designs _ made of One-half Price __ guarantcc(l dvc fast .
Men's dress, percales, ! water rose and white h f eavy W,rC " Case 36-inch white Mdras, Fri(la . v sa le, yard,
$3.98 r* T 7 ft I Frida - V Salc - y 24-inch size, black fab- figured, for curtains. Fri- fl
s|'jcs ° | 8c icoid, brass trimmed. ( ' a - v sa ' c y ai 'd, 85c
Satine petticoats with sa ' c - each. Di/C ?ridav sale -it
iflounce of same material /%q T n 17c. BOWMAN'S— Main Floor.
lor silk. A good assort- , Di/C Aubry Sisters Eau de o p er $4. 98 -
Iment of colors in regular Quinine. Friday sale, , .. , 36-inch light colored ;
sizes onlv. Friday sale. I bow MAN s—-Main Floor Good quahlty - large B owMA N 'S_B„ement cretonne, all over oat- j
each, * i 79C ! S OZ " roll - Fr,da - V sa,e ' terns. Friday sale, yard, Shoes
Qfi Brassieres BOWMAN'S—Main Floor 5 rolls, 25c j A ~ „ 16 C ; ,
' Axminster Rugs IDC Women's Oxfords, col-
BOWMAN'S Third Floor j To finish the figure Butter Maker „ , , Very heavy Ecru scrim onials and pumps, an in- J
and give it the trimness Mottled suitable for w i t h lace an j j d b d _ complete line of sizes.
so desirable this season. Wash Goods Perfection, makes 2 lb. any room and will harm- j fl p r ;" Friday special, pair,
Muslin A special lot. em- of butter with 1 qt. of onize with any decora- day sale rard
broidery or lace trim- . , p . f milk and 1 lb. of butter, tion. Friday sale. I * ' 7 7™C
i-i, u i •.u med-open front - some nch Petcales of line Frjdav sa , e 36x63 inches, s.'{.so. D(\~
Lnbleached, 38 inches styles laced under the , quaht\ and smart pa . ?7x9 ft. runners $.) (H> ...
wide, smooth even thread arni . Friday sale, spec- | $1.98 27x12 ft. runners *7.00 FW Women's colonials and
will wash and bleach i a ii v priced. Friday sale, yard, 4 ft 6inxPft 1 pumps in patent colt and
easily. Friday sale, yard ' Rulh () ' dull kid. Friday special,
9A r 59C Zi>C - S ' 6x12 ft. rugs $12..10. i pair '
jn • 1 <• L- 1 Gladiolus, select large 6 ft. 9 in.xl 2 ft. rugs. Millinery (PI CA
. . . Corsets f" incl „ Lo f ton oul - bulbs, assorted colors. #13.50 8 | $1.69
Art Ticking . ards and Batistes 1.1 a Friday sale, dozen. 9x12 ft. ni. _ rcun nf ,
A quantity ot high broad range of designs 6 ' wnc group ol laige
S* e C m rjder y n ' C S: sat
x ilp vard med, some have elastic - A T fc' nl made of heavy plaited at severa ' times the tan suede backs, liida}
' ' ' tops. Friday sale, 19c Tea Kettle rush( - n p]ain an " d colorS( f or them - s P ec,al > P a,r '
35c CI CA Aluminum 5 quart ova ' shape, sale, ' C ' ° olce ' 49c
36-inch Spartan plaids capacity, heavy gauge al- 24x36 inches, 89f. CI AA
BOWMAN'S—Second Floor BOWMAN'S—Second Floor and linen finish Crash lllllinum. Friday sale, 30x60 inches, $1.09, " BOWMAN'S—Main Floor
suiting with woven de- ~ 36x72 inches, #2.49. [
sign. Friday sale, yard, $2.50 54x90 inches, SJJ.9B. —j, I
MaV 25C Cereal Set Congoleumßugs Spring Sale
y 36-inch Imported dress , .decorated on porce- In good patterns and
Linens of fine weave in am _ consisting of 6 colors, either size- Friday .
S*ll O 1 rsauC'l^o e ttle arS l ft. and 4/ 2 x4/ a ft.
UK. Oa 1 e value - Friday Bar " nday 89c Suits and Dresses
69c $4.75 Mattings
Many beautiful weaves and . _ _ offers exceptional advant
attractive patterns that could a eapot —China & and Japan, in" red, ages to secure the distinctive
not be duplicated today at for' smart wearing ape porcelain. d Friday 36° FVidly Bowman outer apparel at
an advance of 25 to 33 1-3% pa,c " a>hd e - wr< • sale, sale, yard, stock-reducing sale prices.
' BOWMAN'S—Main Floor. 62c • I 19c 25c BOWMAN'S--Third Floor.
• ' BOWMAN'S—Mftin-Floon-.. <. BOWMAf*6—Basement 1 BOWMAJCii—FourChETpo- it 1 1 1 ...
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plants; Mlos Louise Cornell, district
supervisor for the Philadelphia dis
trict, including plants working on
ordnance in Kastern Pennsylvania,
and Mrs. Clara M. Tead, specialist on
employment management as It affects
women.
The State Department of Ljibor and
Industry representatives include: Act
ing Commissioner Lew It. Palmer. IJr.
Francis D. Patterson, chief of the Di
vision of Hygiene and Engineering:
Dr. Kllzabeth B. Brlcker, director of
the Division of Women and Child
I.abor; Miss Anna M. Selbert. field su
pervisor; Miss Caroline S. Patschke
and Miss Mary C. Butterworth.
1,200 TAKEN IN I. W. W. RAID
Detroit, May 2. —Twelve hundred
men and women, the majority of
whom are said to be members of the
I. W. W., were taken in a raid con
ducted by the federal authorities
here late yesterday afternoon. The
raid was conducted during a meet-
ing held In a hall and is one of a
series conducted here recently by
federal officials In rounding up sus
pected draft slackers and persons
suspected of pro-German sympa
thies.
200 Wooden Ships and
100 Tugs More For U. S.
Wasliington, May 2.—Expansion
of the wood shipbuilding program to
include the construction of 200 new
vessels of about 4,500 tons displace
ment each, was announced yesterday
by Chairman Hurley, of the Shipping
Board. The board also authorized
yesterday contracts for twenty-five
large seagoing tugs for use in the
coast This will bring the num.
ber of tugs now being constructed for
the government up to 100.
PHILLIPS' PAY
WILL BE HALTED
Auditor General Docs Not
Think Much of Legislators
Being on State Payroll
"l do not think Mr. Phillips \yill
get any more pay. When the next
check for his pay as clerk in the
State Highway Department office at
Clearfield, while he is serving as a
legislator, comes in, we will re
turn it and ask the Highway De
partment about it," said Auditor
General Charles A. Snyder to-day
when asked what he proposed to do
about the reports that Representa
tive Joseph E. Phillips, of Clear
field, was drawing down pay in a
State Highway office.
Mr. Snyder has been looking up
the circumstances connected with
Phillips' employment and will inter
rogate Highway Commissioner J.
Denny O'Neil. At the Highway De
partment it was stated that the leg
islator was still on the payroll.
While some people about the
Capitol doubted whether the com
paratively insignificant place held
by Phillips came within the consti
tutional provision that legislators
could not hold state offices of salary
quite a few admitted that it was bad
taste and that the practice was not
irood. It will be recalled that two
years ago a couple of Luzerne leg
islators were on the state payroll.
liut did not stay long.
It commences to look as though
3
the amnesty granted State Factory
Inspector William G. Flshr, of
Northumberland county, who has re
fused to work for O'Neil would be
withdrawn and that he would be
dismissed. Fisher was told that he
would have to "make good" in a
political way some time ago. It is
understood that he will make an ap
peal to the Governor, who already
knows about the case.
jlk Cray
A very meritorious preparation for
restoring natural color to gray or
faded hair for removing dandruff and
as a hair dressing. Is not a dye. Gen
erous sized bottles at all dealers,
ready to use when you get it. PHILO
HAY CO.. Newark. N. J.