CANDIDATES ON
THE FINAL LAPS
Sproul, O'Neil, Guffey and
Bonniwell Will Speak Dur
ing the Present Week
The primary election for the nomi
nation of state. Congressional and
Legisiatlve'tickets will be held one
week from to-morrow and the aspir
ants for state nominations will all be
making speeches this week, while
candidates for district nominations
will be busy swinging around.
Everyone is claiming everything
now.
Senator Sproul, who has been gain
ing rapidly and for whom most of
the Philadelphia city lefderr have de
clared. is spending to-day in the
Philadelphia district and will be in
Lebanon to-morrow, coming to this
city on his way to Adams county on
Tuesday.
Cnmirissioner O'Neil, who was in
Philadelphia Saturday, conferring
with the Attorney General, spoke
yesterday in a number of churches,
a practice to which the Philadelphia
Inquirer objects in an editorial which
says the churches should not be
used in a primary campaign. Mr.
O'Neil will be in eastern counties to
day and he and Governor Brumbaugh
will speak together at Reading.
While O'Neil was in Philadelphia he
heard of declarations made for
Siiroul by SherilT Harry C. Ranslry.
of the Second ward; Director of Pub
lic safety William H. Wilson, leader
of the Forty-eighth ward, and Mag
istrate Thomas F. Watson, of the
Twenty-second ward.
The Philadelphia Record says:
"Undaunted by the declarations of
support for Sproul by many leaders.
Highway Commissioner O'Neil an
nounced he would receive a majority
of the votes cast in this city at the
primaries. He declared he would
carry fifty counties of the state and
would win the nomination without
any trouble. Proof that the Vares
have finally decided not to rally un
der the McKeesport candidate's
is seen in the change of
Congressman Scott's campaign plans.
Scott has been campaigning with
O'Neil in various parts of the state,
and next Wednesday the Fourteenth
waru leader was scheduled to appear
witli the Highway Commissioner and
Governor Brumbaugh in Reading.
Til's arrangement is now off, it was
announced, and Scott will not be one
of the spellbinders in Retding"
Kdward 15. Beidleman. who is op
posing Scott for Lieutenant-Govern
or, yes'tiday conferral with inde
pndcrt leaders in Philadelphia, and
left last night for Wilkes-Barre. He
expects to spend the greater part ot
the week in the hard-to'l regions.
He will be in Luxerne county to-day
and to-morrow and on Wednesday
and Thursday will be in Lsckawan
na county. He said Vjet'ore leaving
Philadelphia last night that he was
well satisfied with the exfefiions of
support tendered to him there. Scott
was given another blast by the re
formers of Philadelphia again yes
terday
The state campaign of Joseph F.
Guffey, who is seeking the Democrat
ic nomination for Governor, is to be
wound up next Saturday in Pitts
burgh with a "Democratic Dollar
Dinner.' The affair, at which the
principal speaktis will be former
Congressman A. Mitchell Palmer,
National Democratic Chairman Vance
C. McCormick ard Guffey, is to be
held at the F"i t Pitt Hotel. Seven
hundred reservations have been
made. Guffey. who came here Sat
urday from Pottsville, was miffed at
the small crowd thii turned out to
hear liiir on Saturday Eight in Har
risburg. He left for Pittsburgh aft
er Pilking with National Chairman
McCos miek. To-night Guffey and his
party w.ll be in Erie and to-morrow
the can.tidates will make stops in
Y\ arrc-n. Kane, Ridgway, Kenovo and
Lock Haven, reaching Williamsport
late Tuesday afternoon for a recep
tion in the Park Hotel and a dinner
and meeting in the evening. Wednes
day they will visit Scranton in the
afternoon, attending a reception ar
ranged for Hotel Casey, and in the
evening will be guests of a Demo
cratic get-together meeting in the
Hotel Sterling, Wilkes-Barre. Guffey
is very confident.
Mr. Guffey's rival. Judge Eugene
Bonniwell, spent Saturday Car
lisle, meeting local Democrats after
two busy days in tile eastern part
of the state. The anti-prohibition
candidate spent Friday in Berks
county and Harrisburg. Judge Bon
niwel said that he was convinced
from his tour of the state that the
pyoiulii! ion amendment would be
di.wniil ir Pennsylvania and that he
would be nominated in a decisive
fashion.
John R. K. Scott declared yester
day Senator Penrose was afraid to
meet him on the stump and paid his
respects to men who oppose him.
TO ATTEND CHURCH GATHERING
The Rev. and Mrs. Harvey A. Klaer
have gone to Columbus, 0.. where
Mr. Ivlaer, who is pastor of Cove
nant Presbyterian Church, will serve
as a delegate to the General Assem
bly of the Presbyterian Church. The
trip is being made by automobile
and the pastor and his wife left
their hom£ in Peffer street this
morning. They will be absent two
weeks.
MRS. SI'SAX E. WISE
Mrs. Susan E. Wise, aged 76, died
yesterday morning at the home of her
daughter. Mrs. James Smith, 306 Boyd
street. Funeral services will be held
Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock,
tiie Rev. E. E. Rupp, pastor of the
Otterbein United Brethren Church,
officiating. Burial will be in the East
Harrisburg Cemetery. Mrs. Wise
leaves two sons and two daughters.
(jtlcura
For The
Sill?
The Soap to Cleanse and Purify
The Ointment to Soothe and Heal
These fragrant, super-creamy emol
lients stop itching, clear the skin of
pimples, blotches, redness and rough
ness, the scalp of itching and dandruff,
and the hands of chaps and sores. In
purity, delicate medication, refresh
ing fragrance, convenience and econ
omy, Cuticura Soap and Ointment
meet with the approval of the most
discriminating. Ideal for every-day
toilet uses.
Fnr sample each by mail addreaa poat-oard:
"Oatlcwe, Dept 4A. —t—■" Sold ©Terv*bera
and by mail. Soap 26c Ointment 25 and fiOe.
MONDAY EVENING, RAJUUSBURO TELEGR3U>O MAY 13, 191&
STATE SYSTEM IS
NOW DEFINED
Teachers' Retirement Law
Has Been Construed by the
Attorney General's Office
(■mmhhmhm Announcement
other employes of
'he Pennsylvania
public school sys-
HjPjQgjgjjgV; tern as members
1 3(311 zation, which wiij
retirement on the
pension system, has just been made
by Dr. H. H. Bitish, the secretary.
The rulings are based on an opinion
by Attorney General Brown.
Under the terms of the rulings,
application blanks have been sent to
the thousands of teachers and em
ployes who were employed for the
Jirst time since July 18, 1917, are
termed "new entrants," becoming
members of tho retirement associa
tion without making formal applica
tion, but those employed prior to
July 18, 1917, are termed "present
employes" and must make applica
tion for membership before July 1,
1919, in order to be eligible to re
ceive a retirement allowance.
A number of city superintendents
have reported that all teachers have
arranged to enter the system, and
John W. Snoke, of Lebanon, has be
come the first member. He is one
of the oldest county superintendents
in the state. The blanks will be dis
tributed to the rural teachers at the
county institutes, so that they may
become members during the fall.
The next Legislature will be ex
pected to provide the funds for
launching the system.
Wunt Buckwheat.—Demands for
seed buckwheat, which have been
pouring into the Department of
Agriculture from farmers who will
put out that grain in IncreasedSireas
this year, have raised hopes that
Pennsylvania may have the lead of
the nation again as a raiser of the
grain. There is a scarcity of the
seed grain, and the Bureau of Mar
kets is trying to locate a supply.
Last year the state harvested 314,-
000 acres, the crop of 5,570,000 bush
els being worth $8,681,000, a-gain of
over a million bushels and almost
$4,000,000 as compared with 1916.
Board to Meet—The State Armory
Board will meet to-morrow at the
Adjutant General's office to consider
the spring work. General A. J. Lo
gan, of Pittsburgh, arrived for the
meeting.
Riley in Charge—Miss Mar
garetta Riley, of the industrial sta
tistics bureau, will be in charge of
the Capitol Hill women's division tor
the Red Cross parade on Saturday.
Miss Riley is being enthusiastically
supported and over 300 are expected
to parade.
Governor Will Speak Governor
Brumbaugh is expected to speak at
the dedication of the Snyder tablet
at Selinsgrove to-morrow. He will
go to Pittsburgh to-morrow night.
Argument Heard The Public
Service Commission sat to-day to
hear argument in the Benninger
complaint against grade crossings in
Northampton county. An executive
session was held late to-day.
Contract I^et —-The contract for
1.19 miles of bituminous concrete
construction in Hanover borough.
York county, has been let by the
Highway Department to the Eastern
Paving Company, of Philadelphia,
at $79,923.44. There are two state
aid propositions embraced in this
contract.
Erie Complains—The City of Erie
entered complaint before the Public
Service Commission against the new
tariff of fares of the Buffalo and
Lake Erie Traction Company, claim
ing they are exorbitant and unrea
sonable.
Conscience at Work—Some one in
Harrisburg to-day sent State Treas.
urer Kephart four $1 bills with a
request that they be placed in the
"conscience fund." There was no
explanation. This is the second pay
ment of cash for the "conscience
fund" from Harrisburg within ten
days.
Stoney's Complaint—J. It. Stoney,
who conducts a barber shop ig Mar
ket street near Tenth, complained
to-day that because he was delin
quent with a gas bill for a residence
service at his shop was suspend
ed. He wants the Harrsburg Gas
Company to explain.
Phillip* to fio—According to what
has been learned here tHe State High
way Department has directed the
severance of connection of Joseph K
Phillips with the Clearfield office of
the department. The Auditor Gen
eral's Department will refuse to pay
him any longer.
PlttKton Mufttrr. Prominent Re
serve Militia officials will attend the
muster of the Pittston unit of the
Second Regiment to-morrow.
Spoke nt Knntnn.—Governor Brum
baugh spoke at Kaston last night af
ter having spent Saturday in the Po
conop.
To Start nt Once—Plans have been
made for an immediate start on the
demolition of the three frame build
ings in Fourth street sold Saturday
to E. C. Ensminger for the material!
they contain.
Railway Men Asked to
Work Hard During War
George H. Sines, of New York City,
vice-president of the Brotherhood of
Railway Trainmen, was the principul
speaker at a big meeting of railrond
men at Fackler's Hall Jast evening.
Mr. Sines' entire speech was tinged
with fervent patriotism. He un,'rd
all railroad employes to lend their
every effort to the Government In the
present war with its marked labor
shortage. Longer hours and even
overtime, he affirmed, should be
borne without the least bit of whim
pering as nothing more than a work
er's patriotic duty.
This evening Mr. Sines will ad
dress another meeting of railroad
workers. This evening's address will
be held under the auspices of Lodge
No. 127, Brotherhood of Railway
Trainmen, in Fackler's Hall, at 8
o'clock.
HI'RT .NEAR READING
Riding on the runnlngboard of an
engine, Ellis H. Messimer, 33 North
Third street, a brakeman on the
Philadelphia and Reading railroad,
was seriously injured when en
gine struck an automobile near
Reading on Saturday. He was
| brought to his home on the same
i day from the Reading Homeopathic
I Hospital, where he had been taken
after the accident.
INITIATE Bit; CLASS
Harrisburg Lodge, No. 153, Ameri
can Federation of Railroad Workers,
initiated a class of candidates at its
regular meeting in its Royal Hall
headquarters on Sunday evening.
The next regular meeting- will be
held on Thursday evening.
FARM HELP PROVIDED
W. R. Zimmerman, county farm
labor manager, to-day sent out to all
farmers in Dauphin county a labor
bulletin asking them In Qase they
need men jto notify him at once so
that he can complete arrangements
to provide help.
STEELTON NEWS ITEMS
PLAN SERIES OF
'DRY' MEETINGS
Church Federation to Com
plete Arrangements For
House-to-House Drive
A series of meetings for the pur
pose of enlisting the support of vot- j
ers of this district' to elect "dry" |
candidates at the primaries has been
arranged by the Church Federation
of Steelton. Plans for a house-to- :
house canvass to be made by local
church members will be completed j
at a meeting to be held in the First |
Reformed Church on Wednesday j
evening. H. B. Saussaman, of Har
risburg. will speak on "Are Church
Members Fourflushers?" Follow-1
ing the talk which will be along
prohibition lines an organization
for carrying out the house-to-house j
canvass idea will fee perfected. The J
date for doing this work has not yetj
been decided.
The following schedule of meet- j
ings has been arranged by the coun- i
ty reception committee for the \
lower end of the county for this
week, in behalf of the "dry" move
ment:
Oberlin, in Citiaens' Engine House,
Tuesday evening; Enhaut and Bress
ler, Goodwill Engine House. Tues
day evening: Steelton, First Re-,
formed Church, Wednesday evening;
Penbrook, United Brethren Church,
Thursday evening; Royalton, Unit
ed Brethren Church, Thursday eve
ning; Hummelstown. Star Theater,
Friday evening; Highspire, in front
of Dr. Mi-Daniels' residence, Friday
evening; Middletown, Sunday after
noon.
These meetings will begin at 8 i
o'clock, and will be addressed by
prominent speakers from Harris
burg and elsewhere, after which
organization will be effected, and
committees formed to make a house
to-house canvass of the various dis
tricts in the county.
ATTENDING MEETING
W. E. Chick, head of the safety
department of the local steel plant,
will attend the Safety First meeting
of superintendents, foremen and
officials of the Lebanon pl,-vnt to be
held at Lebanon this evening. Mr.
Chick has charge of arrangements
for a similar meeting to be held
here on Thursday evening.
QUIXCY BENT HERE
Quincy Bent, vice-president of the
Bethlehem Steel Corporation and
former general manager of the local
steel plant, was in town Saturday
to witness the opening game of the |
Bethlehem Steel Leigue. Mr. Bent
returned to Bethlehm on Saturday
night.
RESERVE DAXCE DATES
Announcement was made this
morning that the benefit dunces of
the Steelton Reserves will be hold
in Frey's hall Friday, May 31, and
Friday. June 7. Arrangements for
the affair are in charge of a com
mittee composed of members of the
reserves.
KILLED AT COATESVILLI"
While at work at a steel plant in
Coatesville on Saturday Ivan Al
banese, of 151 Christian street, was
killed by being struck on the head
by a falling brick. The brick which
caused Albanese's death is said to
have fallen about sixty feet. The
body of the local man \VIU be
brought to the borough and funeral
services will be* held in St. Mary's
Croatian Catholic Church to-mor
row morning.
DAYHOEF JOINS RESERVES
Harry Dayhoff, well-known High
school athlete, has joined the Unit
ed States Naval Reserve and will re
port for duty at League Island Naw
yard, Philadelphia on Juno 3. Du *
hoff is widely known in the sporting
world, having been a star on foot
ball and basketball at the local
High school for four years.
BRIDGE EXPERT HERE
J. E. Greiner.u of Baltimore, en
gineering expert who will make a
complete study of conditions at the
Mulberry street bridge, arrived in
the city to-day and conferred with
Commissioner W. H. Lynch.
U. S. ARMY TO BE HELD
FOR MIGHTY BLOW
[Continued from First Page.J
til fully organized and then strik
ing a mighty blow in conjunction
with the British and French, which
would smash the German lines and
bring a decision.
There were no official expressions
available on the subject to-day. The
knowledge that such a plan was be
ing considered has been very closely
held by the few who have known
it. It is certain that it has been
the subject of exchanges between
the American, British and French
governments and undoubtedly has
been discussed at Versailles. Those
who are most familiar with the sub
ject are of the opinion that the de
cision arrived at probably agrees
more with the views of the British
strategists than it does with the
French, although the views of Gen
eralissimo Foch have not been fully
disclosed here by the officials who
are cognizant of them.
Strategists Differ
There is just an indication that
the difference of opinion between the
two schools of strategists might have
had a reflection in the recent Brit
ish crisis, in which General Maurice,
differing with Premier Lloyd George,
made a public announcement which
led to his retirement.
The one t]iing that seems certain
however, is that the business of
rushing American troops to Europe
wl'l be pressed rather than retarded
and that there will be a redoubling
of efforts to equip them with all the
necessary heavy artillery and other
engines of \yir to quickly bring the
ful strength of a great army to the
battle front.
British Arc Confident
Some officials in touch with the
progress of the draft have recently
predicted that every available man
in Class 1 would be called to the
colors during the summer. Roughly
this means more than .2,000,000, in
addition to more than 1,000,000 who
at the present rate of progress either
will be in France, in camp in this
country, or under orders to move to
cantonments on May 18, the first an
niversary of the passage of the draft
law.
The confidence of the British mill
tary authorities that they can hold
their line until American aid ar
rives in full force, or at least exact
such a heavy toll of German life in
falling back that the actual advan
tage always will be with the allied
armies, is very gratifying to military
experts here. „
Thirteen Men Will Go
to Columbusc Barracks
Thirteen men will be sent to Co
lumbus Barracks to-morrow evening
as part of the quota of this district.
The men reported this morning for
preliminary instructions and have
been ordered to report at the office
of the local board to-morrow even
ing at 6.30 o'clock prior to leaving
for camp. Amtfhg the men to go to
morrow Paul D. Miller, a mem
ber of the local High school faculty,
and Clarence H. Gibb, son of Con
stable John Gibb.
Those selected for service are:
Paul D. Miller, 180 South Second j
street, Steelton; Alving John Neav- j
ling, Vine street, Highspire; Ralph j
Dlvely, 2TI Christian street. Steel- I
ton; John R. Plott, 155 Ann street,
Middletown; Marshall I-i. Kurtz,
Newport, Pa.; William DeFrank, 706
South Second street; Harry Cohen,
239 West Water street. Middletown;
Aaron H. Brandt, 138 Wilson street,
Middletown; John Ortity. Main j
street, Middletown; George F. Koch.
118 Franklin street, Steelton; Clar
ence H. Gibb, 360 South Second
street, Steelton: Bruce S. Horberlig,
Highspire; William K. W. Weirich,
147 Pike street, Middletown.
Jiras-Haag Wedding in
First Reformed Church'
A pretty wedding was solemnized '
in the First Reformed Church, the ]
Rev. H. H. Rupp, pastor, yesterday
morning, when Edgar W. Jiras and
Elizabeth Haag, both of Steelton. I
were married. Promptly at 11.45 I
o'clock the organist. Miss Adessa
Kistlor, struck up the strains of|
Lohengrin's "Wedding March," and |
the bridal party proceeded up the i
aisle to the chancel, where the cere- I
mony was performed. The ring
ceremony of the Reformed liturgyl
was used. After the ceremony the
bridal party retired to the home of
the groom, where a luncheon v.as
served, after which the newlv-wed
pair left for a brief visit to Phila
delphia and other points.
The bride was dressed in white I
and carried a shower bouquet. The j
matron-of-honor was Mrs. Gerhard
of Steelton, who was attired in pink.
The groom was attended by Mr.
Gerhard. Upon their return Mr.
and Mrs. Jiras will make their home |
with the groom s mother. Mrs. Jos
eph Jiras, at Front and Chestnut
streets, Steelton.
FIR EMEX 'S M KMOR I.\ I,
Services in memory of members
of the local lire department who
have died during the year will be
held in the high school auditorium
next Sunday afternoon. Arrange
ments for the services were made
at a meeting of firemen vesterdav
afternoon During the yeaV six llre
hShters died.
STEPANCIC DIES
Dlasus Stepancic, aged 20 died
at his home. 508 South Third street
Funeral services will
be held Wednesday morning at 9
0 clock from the St. Marys Catholic
E X ECtm V E M EETI NT.
A meeting of the executive com
mittee of the local Civic Club will be
ht-.d at the home of Mrs. ,T M
Heagy, 39 South Front sUaei, to-I af,ternoon
af , ternoon at 2.30 o'clock,
hour later to,,imittee wi " meet an
.. C. T. V. MEETING
Mrs. Smith. county superintendent
of the -R Oman's Christian Temper
,J I n,on ' wi " speak at a meeting
of Mr, ?' n' V, T ' U - at the home
atrppt tVii Martin, 171 Lincoln
street, this evening.
Bank and Sedition
Cases in U. S. Court
Federal court for the Middle Dis
trict of Pennsylvania opened this
afternoon in the new courtroom in
the Post Office building. Judge C. B
Witmer, presiding. Judge Witmer
arrived this morning with Albert F
Slater, his secretary; Roger L. Bur
net, District Attorney, and George
C. Sheuer, clerk of courts. Captain
John M. McCort, Assistant District
Attorney, is also here.
One of the most important cases
to oc brought before the court is
that of officers of the Demasters
National Bank, who are charged
with misapporpriation of funds.
Enos D. Myers, cashier; Clyde E
Kuhn, Edward J. Post and Samuei
D. Shearer are named in various in
dictments which charge them with
misapplication of bank funds. The
case is connected with the proposed
railroad to run into Fulton county.
Through financial angles, it is
charged, the bank's funds were mis
appropriated and the institution was
taken over by a received. More than
$125,000 is involved in the various
indictments.
A number of people from various
points throughout the state are
named as distributors of seditious
literature in another case which will
be brought before the court. It is
charged that they circulated "The
Finished Mystery." and "The King
dom News/' said to be seditious pub
lications distributed in violation of
the espionage act.
About twenty-flvfe minor cases
will be brought before the court at
this session, which will continue for
almost two weeks.
Forty-Eight More For
War Stamp Committee
The general War Savings Stamps
committee been enlarged by the
addition of fifty-eight men and wom
en of the city. It was announced to
d*y. The new members, with those
already constituting the committee,
wiM have charge of the War Savings
Stamps pledge campaign being waged
this week in the city. The new
members are:
Charles E. Arent, A. Belehas, Fred
Bender. James W. Barker, J. H. But
terworth, M. S. Butterworth, W. J.
Cozzoll, J. E. B. Cunningham. W. W.
Calf.well, Joseph Claster, Sara R.
Croller. C. C. Conklin, T. J. Devlne.
Jobrt F. Dapp, Frank F. Davenport]
I. >l. Doutrich, W*. M. Donaldson.
Maud C. Ex ley, E. R. Eckenrode.
Spencer C. Gilbert. E. S. Herman. W.
T. Hildrup. Francis J. Hall, E. N.
| Hrrshej, W. O. Hickok, 3d.. Ross A.
Hirkok, C. H. Hunter, L. G. Julian.
Robert C. Irons. William Jennings, v!
W. Kenney. David Kaufman, John J.
Moffitt, Walter L. Montgomery, An
drew S. McCreath. Henry McCormick,
Jr., W. H. Met/.ger, H. O. Miller, s!
B. Nisfley, Ross Oenslager, Mrs.' M.
;E. Olrrsted. S. B. Romberger, Mrs.
! Will(am B. Schletsner, Edward W.
Schleisner, Benjamin Strouse, Mi
chael E. Stroup, William Strouse, E.
| J. Stackpole, Charles C. Stroh, A. C.
Stamm, Al. K. Thomas. J. H. Troup,
1 William S. Tunis. A. L Taylor, John
[L>. Wohlfarth and J. P, Yungel,
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Insist Upon Quality I
If quality was worth insisting on before
the war, it is doubly worth insisting on now —If we "let
down the bars" on the character of merchandise we have been
selling or the kind of service we have been rendering, we would
be admitting that these things could stand a change But they
can't stand a change because they were RIGHT; our merchandise
and our services were right because they were the best possible, . ||
and they're going to remain so. ||
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Doutrichs is a standardized store—keyed 8
to the highest known standards merchandise that
everybody agrees upon as leaders there are no arguments,
there can be none—As proof of bur high standard of service we
refer you to our principle of doing business, "Always Reliable."
It means exactly what it says without error or defect, we make
good because we WANT to —and that makes this "Live Store" the
kind of a store you prefer because you are SURE of what you buy.
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