PUBLISHED FOOD
PRICES HELPING
CITY CONSUMERS
Grocers Have Followed Sched
ules Set After Close Investi
gation by Administrator
The success of the publication each
week in Harrisburg newspapers of
"fair food prices," begun February 1
by a grocers' war committee, is re
sponsible In & large measure for the
adoption of the plan by the United
States Food Administration as one of
the war measures, and a general or
der has been issued by Federal Ad
ministrator Herbert Hoover to all
state administrators, requesting such
publication to begin at once.
At the direction of the Dauphin
County Administrator, Frank L* Cook
organized the "fair food prices com
mittee." which is composed of rep
resentatives of the wholesale and
retail grocers and dealers of Harris- I
burg. Twice each week the commit- |
tee meets and confers over the whole- I
sale costs and the retail prices of all
commodities, with the result that |
there is published on Tuesdays and
Fridays lists of the principal food- !
stuffs and what is considered a fair j
price to both retailer and consumer, j
At the outset of the work, which j
•was suggested by J. S. Crutchfleld, !
vice-director in charge of distrlbu- j
tion and markets of the Committee j
of Public Safety, there was some op
position on the part of a few dealers,
■who predicted that prices would not
be observed and that a hardship
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jj The Farmer's Share |
Live stock is marketed from farmer to
consumer at a lower cost than almost
any other farm product.
The United States Department of Agriculture
reported in 1916 that the farmer gets for his cattle
"approximately two-thirds to three-fourths" of the
final retail price paid by the consumer for the
resulting beef.
Under normal conditions, the farmer's share of
retail prices of various farm products is approx
imately as follows:
Butter 71 per cent
CATTLE 66% to 75 per cent
Eggs 65 per cent
Potatoes 55 per cent
Poultry 45 per cent
Fruits 35 per cent
The difference between farmers price and retail
price represents the necessary expenses of packing,
freight and wholesale and retail distribution.
Swift & Company not only performs the manufac
turing operations of preparing cattle for market in
its well-equipped packing plants, but it pays the
1 freight on meat to all parts of the United States,
operates 500 branch distributing houses, and in most
cases even delivers to the retail butcher. All this
is done at an expense of less than 2 cents per
pound, and at a profit of only about V 4 of a cent
per pound of beef!
Large volume of business and expert manage
ment, make possible this indispensable service to the
live-stock raiser and to the consumer, and make
possible the large proportion of retail prices received
by farmers.
(Year Book of interesting and in
structive facts sent on request.
Address Swift ft Company,
Union Btock Yards, Chicago, Illinois
| Swift & Company, U. S. A. I
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TUESDAY EVENING',
would result to those who observed
the prices because of (allure of all
dealers to follow. Some, too, com
plained that prices to the consumer
would be increased, especially where
"cash and carry" systems were In
operation.
All these predictions have failed
to come true. Without exception,
grocers followed the suggestions
published In the newspapers, the
"cash and carry" stores continuing
their low prices and those providing
a delivery service charging a slight
amount in excess to cover their In
creased cost for deliveries.
The consuming public has bene
i flted decidedly, which was the inten
] tion of the Food Administrator when
j instituting the system. There have
| been few reports of profiteering, and
i in each instance It was found to be
due to lack of knowledge of a proper
application of the price-publishing
{ system on the part of the dealer,
j who did not realize that a lowering
j In price of a commodity which had
; cost him slightly more a few weeks
before than the wholesale price just
: quoted would be equalized later.
; An interesteing detail of the organ
, izatlon of the committee showing the
I spirit which is animating the men
who give voluntarily of their time in
aiding in the stabilizing of prices is
told of Mr. Cook. Donald McCor
mick. County Administrator, was
searching for a man to handle the
price-publishing work. He went to
Mr. Cook, who was about to leave
the city for a well-earned vacation,
as he was not in his usual good
health. The Food Administrator out
lined the work which the committee
would have to perform and told Mr.
Cook that his appointment as chair
man dated from that day. A trip to
Florida was postponed until the end
of the war, and. in addition to
handling the price lists. Mr. Cook
has taken on portions of the detail
of war garden work, along with join
ing in all of the other war activities
of the community to an extent which
Insures him from two to six active
hours per day. in addition to han
dling his private business affairs.
The wholesale and retail grocers
comprising the committee have given
voluntarily of their time to the
work, and It is due In a large meas
ure to their patriotic action that the
results have been so uniformly satis
factory.
"Go Barefoot and Help the
Fatherland/' Hun Slogan
Amsterdam, May 28.—"G0 barefoot |
this summer and help the Father
land," Is the latest patriotic catch
i>rc to be placarded in Germany.
"In view of the alarming scarcity
cf leather, rich and poor alike should
dispense with boots and shoes." says
an explanation of the placard in the
Rheinische Westfalische Zeitung. of
Essen. The old are urged to set an
example for the young.
"Why not walk on your bare feet
this summer?" says the Zeitung.
"Neither old nor young need be
ashamed to walk barefoot anywhere
—at home, In the streets, at school
or in church."
PERSONAL AND
AMERICAN WEDS
MOHAMMEDAN
Ceremony Performed at Mar
ket Square Presbyterian
Manse, in This City
An unusual wedding took plate
a day or two ago at the Manse of
the Market Square' Presbyterian
Church, when the minister, the Rev.
Dr. George Edward Hawes, united
in marriage Miss Virga McKay, of
New York City, and Jamill Caleel, a
native Syrian. A friend of the
bridegroom's was the only attend
ant and after the service the party
went to Atlantic City for the sum
mer.
The bridge is au unusually attrac
tive American girl about twenty-two
years old, and was quite reticent
concerning herself and family. The
bridegroom was born in Jerusalem
twenty-five years ago and most of
his friends were there during the
siege. He is a Mohammedan and
an expert on Oriental rugs, which
he sells throughout the country.
He is also a protege of the Rev.
Edwin Robinson, of Dauphin, whose
work brings him in touch with
many foreigners of all nationalities.
HOME FROM BETHLEHEM
Among the Harrisburg folks who
have returned home from Bethlehem
where they attended the Bach music
festival are: Miss Amelia Durbin,
Mrs. George Kunkel, Mrs. Lew R.
Palmer, Mrs. John DeGrav. Julian
DeGray, Mrs. Roy G. Cox, Mrs. Wil
liam R. McCord, Mrs. Wilbur F.
Harris and Mrs. James G. Sanders.
Cumberland County
Women Discuss Plans
For Summer War Work
Camp Hill, Pa.. May 28.—Plans
for the summer campaign for food
conservation and other war work
were discussed at a meeting of the
Woman's Committee, Council of Na- j
tional Defense, Cumberland county
unit, at the home of Mrs. James W. I
Milhouse yesterday afternoon. The |
duties of the various committees!
were outlined and list of West |
Shore ladies compiled, from which ■
volunteers will be asked from time
to time for various duties.
Among those present were Mrs.
R. S. Hays, chairman for the coun- I
ty; Miss Mary Bosler and Mrs. Reed
B. Teitrick, of Carlisle: Mrs. John I
E. Sweeney, Mrs. Thomas Greene.
Mrs. G. W. Ensign and Mrs. L. H. |
Dennis, of Camp Hill, and Mrs. '
G. M. Steinmetz, of Washington
Heights.
H AREISBURG TELEGRAPH!
C. H. S. CLUB
AT TECH TONIGHT
Girls to Present Clever Little
Boarding School Comedy
and Dances
nw §e
KATHERINE DICKERT
Miss Katherine Dickert, of Central
High School, will appear in "Jerusha
Davis' Family Album" this evening
at Technical Auditorium as Jerusha,
the principal character. Miss Dick
, ert, who won a prize recently in the
| junior girls' contest, will give clever
j character sketches in an interesting
| manner of all the portraits as they
j are exhibited. Twenty-five girls, in
j attractive costumes, will be seen in
i the "Family Album.''
: The program is to be opened by
(the comedy, "A Pan of Fudge." The
| scenes are laid in a girls' boarding
j school during a midnight fudge
i party arranged by some of the mis
; chievous students. The cast includes:
; Miss Grace Peake, as Bertha Spen
,oer; Miss Katherine Handshaw, as
j Miss Elizabeth May, her chum; Miss
' Mildred Burkholder, the grind Paul
ine; Helen Xotestine and Miss Eliza
beth Knupp, twins, Rita and Nita;
j Madam Dupre, charming young in
j structor in French, about whom the.
I story revolves, is portrayed in a vivid
manner by Miss Lillian Koster. The
girls, who have been so careful!;
trained by Miss Marion Martz, are
a credit to their instructor.
Pupils of Miss Marjorie E. Bolles
will appear in the Sunbeam Dance
during intermission. The girls have
danced many times before and always
delight the audience. They are: Miss
Mary Frances Rockefeller, Miss Nel
lie Ard, Miss Helen Ard. Miss Helen
Gotwalt and Miss Ethelyn Mc-
Closky.
Tickets for the entertainment will
be on sale at the auditorium this
evening. The proceeds are to he uspd
to send delegates to the T. W. C. A.
summer conference for High School
Girls at Camp Nepahwin, Canton,
Pa.
Miss Strickler to Wed
Thomas B. Lyter June 4
Cards have been sent out for the
marriage of Miss Ruth Vena S' rick
ler, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. P.
Strickler, of Lebanon, and Thomas
B. Lyter, 1508 Derry street, this
| city. Tuesday evening, June 4, at
6 o'clock In Salem United Brethren
Church, Lebanon.
Miss Strickler is an alumna of
Lebanon High school and the Leba
non Valley College Conservatory of
Music. She has been soprano solo
ist in Salem Church. Lebanon, for a
number of years.
Mr. Lyter was graduated this year
from the Princeton Seminary, and
was recently ordained into the Pres
byterian ministry. He is also an
alumnus of Central High School and
Lebanon Valley College. The Rev.
Dr. J. A. Lyter, pastor of Derry
Street United Brethren Church, and
Mrs. Lyter are his parents. The
young couple will be at home after
August 1 at the Manse. Woodbine.
Pa.
EARLY-MIXELL WEDDING
A quiet wedding took place Sun
day morning at 8 o'clock when Miss
Bessie Rae Early, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. John Early, stewards of
the Dauphin County Almshouse, he
came the bride of Fleck Payne Mixell
of Linglestown, Pa. Private Mixell
is a member of the United States
Army, stationed at Camp Meade, Md.
The Rev. W. E. Potteiger, pastor of
Trinity United Evangelical Church,
Penbrook, Pa., and personal friend
of the young couple, performed the
ceremony. The bride and bridegroom
have a host of 'riends in this city
who wish them joy and happiness.
TO GIVE ENTERTAINMENT
"The Trouble at Satterlee's" and
"Camp Fire Features" will be pre
sented Friday evening at the Shim
mell school building by the Ukulele
Camp Fire Girls, under the direction
of Miss Lorraine Heagv. The cast
includes: Miss Edna Hoke, Dorothy;
Miss Katharine Kohler, Alice; Miss
Ruth Steever, Marion; Miss Mable
Hope. Mildred: Miss- Dorothy Walts.
Bertha: Miss , Esther Johns. Kath
leen, the Irish servant girl: Miss
Reba Foland. Miss Satterlee. Tickr-ts
may be purchased from any of the
members.
MARRY IN AUGUSTA
Miss Vera Elizabeth Davis, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. James M. Davis,
of Mechanicsburg, and Private Roy
Weslev White, of the One Hundred
and Twelfth Infantry, Camp Han
cock, Augusta, Ga., were quietly
married at the parsonage of the
Crawford Avenue Baptist Church,
Augusta, by the Rev. Thomas Walk
er, the minister. Mrs. White has just
returned from the South and will
reside for the present with her aunt,
Mrs. Emma J. Hubhs, of this city.
Miss M. Ardell Floyd, Camp Hill,
left yesterday for Washington. D. C.,
where she has accepted a govern
ment position. She was formerly
connected with the Bell Telephone
Company.
Mrs. William J. Tate. 1629-Swatara
street, has returned from a visit
with relatives in Brooklyn. While
there Mrs. Tate visited her husband,
William J. Tate, of Company B, lO.ld
Engineers, United States Army, sta
tioned at Camp Mills, Hempstead,
Miss Kathryn Martin, of Colonial
Acres, is home after a little visit
in Federlck, Md.
Other Social on Page 4 .
CHILDREN RECITE
FOR GIFT FLAGS
Neighborhood Gathering To
night With Features of
Music and Poetry
One of the interesting events of
this evening will be the neighbor
hood benefit for the local Red Cross,
to be held in St. Matthew's Lutheran
Church, Green and Seneca slrets,
with people from that vicinity taking
part in the program.
Mrs. John DeGray and Miss Cla
rissa Claster are in charge, and a
special feature will be a recitation
contest between groups of children
of various ages, members of each
group to have the same selection.
Prizes of handsome American flags
will be awarded the winners. Wen
dell Taylor, who taused such a sen
sation by his wonderful rendering
of My Flag and the Country For
Which It Stands" at the recent
W. C. T. U. contest, will repeat that
this evening. Kathryn DeChant and
Julian DeGray will play a piano
duct and members of the various
church choirs in the neighborhood
will sing.
There is no admission fee, but a
silver offering will be received for
the Red Cross fund. Red Cross
nurses will usher and will gather
the collection. This is the first of a
series of similar entertainments to
get the neighborhood together for
j pleasuro and sociability.
British Patrol Craft
Attack Hun U-Boats
♦ —-
London, May 28.—Several enemy
j submarines were sighted and at
j tacked in British home waters by
j British naval patrol craft between
j May 23 and 26, the Admiralty an
! nounced last night. Mines were lo
| cated.
The Zeebrugge lock gates and the
; docks at Bruges were bombed last
| Wednesday night by British sea
! planes. Three tons of bombs were
' dropped.
G. A. R. ASKS REPORTS
OX AUTOS FOR PARADE
In statement issued to-day F. H.
i Hoy, of Post 58, G. A. R., requested
j all persons loaning their automobiles
j to convey the sick and aged mem
j bers to the cemetery on Memorial
j Day to report to Charles Beaver and i
William D. Rhoads, at 1 o'clock at
| 26 North Third street.
j JAMES A. MILLER DIES
James A. Miller, aged 75, a vet
i eran of the Civil War, died yester
day at his home in Loyalton after a
j lingering illness. He is survived by
1 his wife, Sarah A. Miller; three
i daughters, Mrs. Charles S. Grubb
and Mrs. John P. Johns, of Loyal
ton, and Mrs. C. M. Bowerman, •of
I Fisherville; one son, Edward Miller,
Millersburg. Funeral services will
be held on Thursday morning at 9
o'clock at the home, the Rev. Mr.
Stabley, Fisherville, and the Rev.
L. E. Gergey, Wiconisco, officiating
Burial will be made at Fisherville.
RECEIVE CONGRATULATIONS
Each day's mails bring a sheaf of
contributions to the Red Cross Sec
ond War Fund. This morning a num
ber of contributions were received,
including a remittance of $lO from
N. V. Corr. Mr. Corr said that no so
licitor had sfeen him and he wanted
to help the Red Cross, so he brought
his remittance to the headquarters
in the basement of the Public Li
brary.
Courthouse Notes
Divorces Granted—Divorce decrees
were signed by the court to-day sep
arating Delia B. from Edward D.
Ruth, Grace Wheeler named core
spondent; Peter from Katie Stanisav
licic, Rada Mehalevic named core
spondent; Maud V. from Harry
Mauger; Hannah M. from Dewitt
Enney.
Refused License—Eddie Williams,
22, colored, this city, was refused a
license to marry Thelma Barron,
when he told the clerk he had a wife
living but had not been divorced.
Hear Appeals—Appeals from the
mercantile appraiser's tax were heard
to-day at the office of the county
treasurer, and were settled.
Deed Filed—The deed transferring
the property adjoining the Hamilton
school building, which was purchas
ed from W. Scott Stroh by the city
school board, has been filed for re
cording. ,
Police Matron Examinations—Ex
aminations of the four applicants for
appointment as police matron will be
held to-morrow and on Friday even
ings.
Vigorous Men
and Women Are
in Demand
If your ambition has left you, your
happiness has gone forever unless
you take advantage of H. C. Ken-'
nedy's magnificent offer to refund
your money on the first box pur
chased if Wendell's Ambition Pills
do not put your entire system in
fine condition and give you the
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Be ambitious, be strong, be vigor
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Wendell's Ambition Pills, the great
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tired feeling, nervous troubles, poor
blood, headaches, neuralgia, restless
ness, trembling, nervous prostration,
mental depression, loss of appetite,
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take them with this understanding
that:
In two days you will feel better.
In a week you will feel fine, and
after taking one box you will have
your old-time confidence and ambi
tion or the druggist will refund the
price of the box.
Be sure and get a 50 cent box to
day and get out of the rut. Remem
ber H. C. Kennedy and dealers every
where are authorized to guarantee
them.
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A plat* without m root, which
does aot Interfere with taate ar
•aeeeh.
Crown
Plalea repaired while m „a| t
Ceme ta lh morning, have rear
teeth made the same day.
MA p If' C ~KNTAL
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•10 MARKET STRUCT
Army Bands to Have
50 Players Hereafter,
Is New General Order
WanhlnKton. May 28.—The Army
general staff has ordered on General
t erarnng s recommendation that all
tegimental bands b e increased from
twenty-eight to fifty pieces, a War
department announcement to-day
says. Besides enlarging the bands,
the announcement says, the general
-i declded to create a bugle
regimen"" 1 C ° rPS '° r eVery infantr y
Tombstone Tournament
on Country Club Golf
Course Memorial Day
win hl O, ? b , 8 i on 0" Kolr tournament
HLi=h 2. on the course at the
prrnnn f Country Club on the aft
commhf ° Memorial Day and the
a ln u char *e has asked that
number of members enter.
Where fh KS WIU dot the llnks
urdav l^h C 0 die - T^ st Sat
wai-d thl o L° ser paid a doll 'ir to
ward the Red Cross fund.
FLVED FOR WORKING BOYS
jm. *l. Bankes, manager of the
Academy Bowling Alleys charged
hours* four I>oys excessive
terdav at f w" , and cost s yes
heaJ,"?ns before Alderman
bv ronrr! The charge was made
piirtment f . Ve f 0f the Statc De "
Fred Wo Labor and Industry.
S-imA rw ?"; charged by State
in nn n ,tf lm , Sslon officials with being
a rlflf resident and having
L !?, 1 " h is possession, was fined
■■ -o and costs by Alderman Murray.
TO SELL PEONIES
A sale of peonies will be opened
Cro r h° W H mornln K t local Red
of th ( Pnhil' Sr , t ? in the basement
ed K Chapter, A tZl°n
STORE CLOSED DECORATION DAY
Two Leading Values
In Bed Room Furniture This Week
//ijl.ilJl \U :
?Jt - P No. 1, Solid Oak Dresser
J) JaJstul e ave a num ber of these solid oak
dressers which have been marked at
|£SHrythis attractive price because they were m
Hmß ■ contracted for a long time ago and Q? £ I™"
M have just arrived. Note the design. *P B
jgy The top drawer is swell front and the
yM mirror is oval. Will'be suitable for any * W
h it ■ —pJM style bed room where a dresser is
B V O|| O Q /■ needed to complete the suit.
| 0 0 I No. 2, American Walnut
■• Dresser and Chiffonier;
L? o z the Set For $69
" / American walnut is very popular and
at the price of this set of two pieces you m
g! can furnish a bed room economically, M M
Both are large pieces, finished rich soft '
* natural walnut. The mirrors are shap- ■ ■
ed. We have a limited number of
these two-piece sets to sell at this price.
| /| ' 1 High Back
llMHffllfl i I Qne Da y Sale Porch Rocker
Porch Swings AnotherLotof '
$Q.75 Garden Hose '
25 ft. lengths com
plete with necessary Qf-v
Complete with chains ready to couplings extra quality
hang. Plent}' room for two peo- rubber—molded hose. f
pie. These swings are made of
oak and finished rich brown Special AQ
fumed. The seat is shaped for | Not Mn y left out, of
comfort. I this shipment. Note the
high comfortable hack
Manv other stvles and " J ~ nd comfortable reed seat.
Man) otner stjics ana Good wide arms and
sizes In oak porch swings Nozzle Special 49c strong- posts. Solid in
. . , construction all the way
and couch hammocks. L—————————through.
50c Weekly ~ "
For a Burns' Refrigerator
JOIN our 1918 club along with the many other
satisfied users of Burns' Refrigerators. There _
is as much economy in the ice you save with one of
our refrigerators as in the money you save here. tjpTP*|fjj' .
Comparison will prove to you that our big purchas- I 3
ing facilities give you the biggest values. I | <
Refrige- Side leer Ice Box isJ 1
rator $24.50 sl2 IFIKgB
$10.50 Three -door Solid oak case, (HI
' style. white-.. Si ■
f TOP lei"*. enameled. nickel ""ily size; metal ' " 1,1
made; white hardware, two lined; extra
enameled. shelves. value.
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MAY 28, 1918.
Uniform Tires An
Established Fact
AFTER years of vain trials, Miller has finally given
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