TRACT Uttd r uit
FALL PLOWING
Secretary Patton Gives Or
ders For the Listing of
Farms Fit to Plow
The State Department of Agricul
ture to-day completed plans to place |
its farm tractors at the disposal of |
the farmers of the state for fall j
plowing in what is hoped here will |
be a record acerage of wheat. The ;
state tractors were started this j
spring and have been working on a !
number of farms during June with !
prospects that they will be ntted in
during July.
Secretary of Agriculture Charles
E. Patton to-day issued a statement
In which he urged the farmers of
the state to have plowing started as
soon as possible after the harvest
so as t6 save time, but at the same
time he said that farms to be plowed
would be inspected before tractors
are put to work on them because last
spring the machines had to do work
never intended. "Fields with many
stones and some covered with brush
and unplowed for years were
tackled" said he. "The machines
were also called upon to T.-ork on
hills where satisfactory work was
impossible."
Word has come here that in Le
high and other counties business
men have arranged to have farms j
which have not been successfully
operated plowed for wheat on a
community scheme.
TELLS HOW TO
GET BACK OLD
TIME AMBITION
Discoverer instructs drug
gists everywhere not to
take a cent of anyone's
money unless Bio-feren
doubles energy, vigor
and nerve force in two
weeks. •
7 A DAY FOR 7 DAYS
Any man or woman who finds that
they are going backward, are not as
strong as they used to be, have lost
confidence in their' ability to accom
plish things, are nervous and run
down should take two Bio-feren tab
lets .after each meal and one at bed
time.
Seven a day for seven days.
Then take one after each meal un
til the supply is exhausted.
Then if your nervousness is not
gone, if you do not feel twice as
strong and energetic as before, if
your sluggish disposition has not been
changed to a vigorous active one. take
back the empty package and your
money will be returned without com
ment.
No matter what excesses, worry
overwork—too much tobacco or alco
hol—have weakened your body and
wrecked your nerves, any druggist
anywhere is authorized to refund your
money on request if Bio-feren. the
mighty upbuilder of blood, muscle and
brain does not do just what is claim
ed for it.
Note to Physielanfi: There is no
secret about the formula of Bio-feren,
it is printed on every package. Here
it is: Lecithin; Calcium Glycero-phos
phate: Iron Peptonate; Manganese
Peptonate; Ext. Nux Vomica: Powd.
Gentian; Phenolphthalein; Olearesin
Capsicum; Kola.
Keepg Teeth Clean
and Gums Ilqalthv
Specially indicated
for treatment of
Soft, Spongy and Bleeding
Gums. ■
AH and Ttilet Counter*.
EXCEPT HEALTH
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Over the Top with the Gas
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doors, breathing exercises
These "Irontic" tablets were discovered by Dr. Pierce and his
able staff of physicians at the Surgical Institute, and were invar
iably found to give vitality to the blood and strength to*the
nerves. The person who might be run-down, with watery blood,
face pale, or those warning signals of distress such as pimples or
boils, immediately begins to have a better appetite, soon gets over
the "blues" and those worn-out feelings and becomes bright,
buoyant and happy. Take "Irontic" tablets for a few weeks, and
notice the difference. You feel full of vim, vigor and vitality, in
stead of tired, worn-out and dull.' Your eyes sparkle, and there is
color in your cheeks.
Alryost any drUK store can furnish you "Irontic'' tablets in 60-cent
vials or send 10 cents (or trial package to the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical
Institute in Buffalo, N, Y* "Irontic" Is aura to do you good.
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TALKFTNANCES;
Important School Conferences
Will Be Held in Pitts
burgh Next Week
The State Board
S. \ \ ® //) of Education has
Oi \\ jWvy been called for a
v\\\ A special session at
J Pittsburgh on July
3 to discuss the
I crease in the state
cover twenty-five
per cent of teach
ers salaries. The Pittsburgh Board
of Education has appointed a com
mittee to cooperate with the State
Board in drafting the legislation and
other cities are expected to take
similar action.
The state education authorities
will leave Saturday for Pittsburgh
as the annual sessions of the Na
tional Educational Association begin
in that city with special services on
Sunday. Governor Brumbaugh is
to be one of the speakers and will
possibly sit with the state board.
State Doing Well.— State treas
j ury receipts during the month of
June have been at a higher figure
than usual owing to the collection
of licenses of various kinds and the
gathering in of state taxes which
have been in process of protracted
settlement. It is expected that the
j aggregate of the balances at the end
of the month will run between $lO,-
000,000 and $11,000,000.
"Esrg Savers" Again.—Agents of
the State Dairy and Food Bureau
have discovered forty-two products
which have been styled "egg savers"
i and "egg substitutes'' on sale in
j Pennsylvania. In a number of in
stances the mixtures do not have egg
| properties and orders have been
I given for prosecutions under the
I misbranding act.
Can't Better Farms.—"Well drain
; ed land if properly cultivated should
produce the maximum crop." says
j Chas. G. McLain, farm adviser of
the Department of Agriculture.
"Just at present the shortage of farm
labor will interfere somewhat with
any drainage project, but the cost
of tile has not gone up in price with
most of other products so I believe
it would be a good idea to lay in
what is needed for future use as the
price will undoubtedly advance.
"There are a number of implements
that can be used to speed up the
J trench digging and not have to de
| pend entirely uoon hand work."
AUeglicny Visitor—Representa
| tive John W. Vickerman, of Belle
! vue was at the Capitol to-day on
I business.
I Attending Meeting—Auditor Gen
eral Snyder is at Bedford Springs
attending the meeting of the State
j Bar Association.
i Wilkcs-Barre Cases Off—The hear
! ings in the numerous Wilkes-Barre
; Railway and Luzerne Gas and
| electric complaints scheduled for
this week are off until the middle' of
i July. • #
(Jiving State Aid —The state en-
I gineers and health inspectors at
I Loganton are giving advice and aid
i in the handling of the fire ruins at
i Loganton. Suggestions as to the
rebuilding of the place are being
made.
Can Build Bridg<—The Franklin
county commissioners were yester
day given permission by the State
Water Supply Commission to build
a bridge over Falling Springs creek
at East King street in Franklin
county; S. A. Goldman to rebuild a
dam across Hunter's Run, Turbett
township. Juniata county; Pennsyl-
I vania railroad to build a bridge over
; Pequea creek at its confluence with
| the Susquehanna in Lancaster
county; Philadelphia and Reading
■ Railroad for extension of the Robe
i sonia bridge and the Allegheny
| County Council of Boy Scouts of
| America to build a dam over Guya
suta creek. O'Hara township, Aile
; gheny county. - *
Home From Canada —S. S. Ridele.
j of the Department of Labor and In
j dustry. is home from Canada, where
i he made a study of the means to
| rehabilitate soldiers invalided from
i France.
W'fl Reap|>oint Ryan—Reappoint
ment of Michael J. Ryan as a mem
ber of the State Public Service Com
mission is expected to be announced
at the Capitol the end of the week
as Mr. Ryan's term, the short one
of the commission under appoint
ments in the last two years, will ex
pire July 1. His reappointment
would be for the period until the
j close of the next session of the
! Legislature and will have
1' to act on his nomination. The term
of James Alcorn as a member of
the commission wl!! not expire until
July, 1919. No intimations have
LETTERS FROM FRANCE
Harrisburg Boy Tells of Air Battles at the Front, the Mud
and the Ever-present "Cooities."
Dr. J. George Becht, secretary of
the State Board of Education, has
just received a letter of unusual In
terest from his son, Howell Becht. a
member of the Gas and Flame Regi
ment —ThirUeth Engineers—known
as the "Hell Fire" unit. Young
Becht was on special duty at regi
mental headquarters for a short
time, recovering from a slight gas
attack. His letter, as follows, shows
the optimism and the undaunted
spirit of the American soldier;
'I am back with the company
again. We are located in a very
pleasant place—ideal camping sito
—within range of Fritz'b guns, of
course, but well camouflaged. In
fact, since our ' training we have
never been out of rangte of the guns
except about three weeks. Those
three weeks were about the only
days, or rather weeks, that We have
not been within sound of guns Bince
we arrived in France.
"The bad weather is letting up a
little and at times I can see why
some senUmental devil might call
this place "Sunny France." Until
now, however. It has seemed more
like the "land that God forgot." In
one place that we were operating it
rained continually and the mud was
knee deep. The holes in the duck
board in the trenches were frequent
and it was very bad, to say the least,
to slip down a hole and go into the
mud, rifle and all, then pull yourself
out and hear that disconcerUng suck
as you pulled your feet out one after
the other. Then you staggered on
a few feet in the black dark and
slipped in again. All the time, of
course, the rain played a merry tat
too on your tin hat. Sometimes it
was funny and sometimes it wasn't.
It depends much on your mood. You
curse frequently and vehemently,
but softly, for silence is a necessity
lest Fritz hear you and toss over
some iron rations which only afld to
your discomfort, for then you have
to.dive into the mud and play beaver
for a while. You get mud all over
your face, down your neck, in your
ears, in the barrel of your rifle, in
your bayonet scabbard and, if you
aren't careful, you will find yourself
filling your pockets with the stuff
just from the habit of having it
come from the Governor's office as
to when the vacancy on the com
mission will be filled. The appoint
ment of William A. Magee will also
go to the Senate for action.
Police to Hell) —Assistance of the
State Police in enforcing the orders
of the food administrators in various
counties will he extended if needed.
In this city hoards of flour have
been found among foreigners and
similar discoveries are reported
elsewhere.
Prummond's Prununiiig—The as
sertion of Gregor Drummond, dis
missed as a member of a Phila
delphia local draft board, that he
does not regard the action of Major
W. G. Murdock In ordering his re-'
moval as final, is regarded with
considerable amusement here. Major
Murdock can only act by direction
of the provost marshal general, who
"is the President's direct representa
tive.
Attack Water Company—Charges
that the Muncy Water Supply Com
pany, of Muncy, has increased rates
from twenty to sixty per cent, and
that its rates are excessive In viw
of the actual investment in the plant
and that service Is not what it should
be arc made in a complaint filed with
the Public Service Commission by
a citizens' committee from Muncy,
to-day. The company will be asked
for an answer.
Trustees Reappointed—Lieutenant
Governor Frank B. McClain. Judge
Charles I. Landis and H. L. Trout,
of Lancaster. were to-day reappoint
ed trustees of the Stevens Industrial
school at Lancaster.
Militia Officers—Fred A. Übil.
Lock Haven, was to-day appointed
first lieutenant and battalion adju
tant of the Second Infantrv of the
Reserve Militia: Harry M. Goehring,
Pittsburgh, first lieutenant and bat
talion adjutant. Third Infantry, and
j Paul H. Dillman, Bellevue. second
lieutenant Company P, Third Infan-
I >
Xo Changes Soon—State draft
headquarters officers said to-day that
they did not- contemplate any imme
diate chances in Philadelphia draft
boards. Adjutant General Beary Is
in Philadelphia in connection with
Inspection of work of boards.
Increases Filed—The Sharon and
New Castle and Xew Castle and Low
ell Street Railways have filed' notices
of increases of rates with the Public
Service Commission.
Attack Rates—The Whitehall Ce
ment Manufacturing Company. Phil
adelphia, to-day filed complaint
against the new rates of the Ann
viile and Palmyra Electric Light
Company.
Governor to Speak Governor
Brumbaugh will leave here to-mor
row for Bedford to speak at the ban
quet of the Pennsylvania State Bar
Association.
July 1 Argument Pay—The Pub
lic Service Commission has fixed
Juiy 1 for arguments and executive
session when Philadelphia cases will
come up.
.Complaints Heard—The complaints
against the Boyertown F,lectric Com
pany. new rates; the Andrews com
plaint against the charging system of
the Bell Telephone Company, In
Harrishurg, and the Hooverjtville
grade crossing cases were heard at
the Public Service offices to-day.
Mr. "Hill Here—Hale Hill, former
corporation clerk in the Auditor
General's Pepartment. was at the
Capitol to-day.
Ten Boy Volunteers Go
to Work on County Soil
Ten boys who volunteered for er
vlee In the United States Boys Work
ing: Reserves were assigned to places
on farms, at a meeting held in the
Technical High School Auditorium
yesterday. The boys, sent to vari
ous places in the county, are: Clar
ench Reisch, Emerson Beeble, Paul
Schwarz, Daniel Krieg H. Weldman,
Paul Springer, Kramer Johnson,
William Keller, John Owen, Leon
Reisch. They received two weeks'
training preparing them for their
farm work at a camp in State Col
lege.
RED cnoss HAS LETTER
An important communication from
Budapest awaits P. Frank Szivos at
local Bed Cross headquarters In the
basement of the Public Library. It
was announced to-day. The com
munication was sent through the
Red Cross to Washington and was
later addressed to him at 989 N. L
street, Harrlsburg. The letter was
returned to Washington headquar
ters and has now been sent to the
local chapter for delivery.
■... TELEGRAPH
"COOTIES"
everywhere. Something about the
size of a Shetland pony may scurry
past you and make a racket: then
you stop and think and remember
that there are rats in the best of
places. We also have other pets
known as "cooties." They stick to
us through thick and thin. They
•\re known in the vulgar parlance of
the "hoi paloi" as lice. We are
usually as lousy as a pet dog. You
see, we are not always ideally located
for baths. Four weeks Is a very rea
sonable time to go without a bath
on a bad front. At one time 1 went
four days without even washing my
hands and face. You see, business
has been "booming" to some extent
this spring. I think, however, that
the worst is over, and I have sur
vived; so I have reason to believe if
1 can duck and dodge and handle
my gas mask with alacrity, X shall
come through all right. I am sure
(hat I will try pretty hard and it will
tuk'e a direct hit to get me.
"Our engagements are not to be
compared with the airplane battles
if is looking for something spec
tacular. I have seen one real air
plane duel and several little skir
mishes. The Boche was brought
down and the allied plane slightly
j crippled. They get together 'way
i up there and try to pump lead into
j each other with their machine guns,
which keep spitting fire all the time.
Each machine zig-zags for position
and then suddenly one bullet finds
a vital spot and the great bird
comes hurtling through the air and
smashes into the ground. Then you
j let out a yell, unconsciously, for the
victorious aviator, though for a time
you can't tell whether it's the Boche
or the Ally who is the victor. Then
when you see it's an Ally and you
see him go back o\4r your own lines
with his engine working badly and
the Boche anti-aircraft guns firing at
him. you cheer him again, though
you do the same thing whether it's
Boche or Ally. You can't help ad
mire them, no matter who they are.
It's just like cheering an injured
football player who has put up a
good fight, but is forced to leave the
game.
"I saw Elsie Janis last night and
enjoyed seeing an American girl
again."
National Anthem As Easy
To Sing As German Hymn
Americans who are inclined to
criticise the "Star Spangled Banner"
because they consider it too difficult
to be sung, are advised to make a
musical analysis of other national
anthems, before condemning their
own. For instance, it may surprise
them to learn that the American Na
tional Anthem presents no greater
vocal difficulties than does "Die
Wacht Am Rhine," and none of the
Kaiser's subjects appears to find the
German anthem too difficult for pa
triotic rendition. As a matter of
fact, both anthems call for the same
vocal compass. Each has a range
of one and one-fifth octaves, ac
cording to John F. Braun, Director
of Community Singing, Speakers'
Bureau. Committee of Public Safety.
Mr. Braun was arranging the mus
ical program for a patriotic fraternal
rally at Philadelphia, when the point
was raised about some Americans
finding it hard to sing the National
Anthenj. He squelched that argu
ment by exhibiting the score of both
compositions. Henri Scott, the Met
ropolitan opera star, who was pres
ent, demonstrated that the range was
precisely the same, by taking the
high and low notes of both anthems,
with the "soft pedal," of course, on
the excerpt from the German an
them.
Councilmen Are Opposed
to City Ash Collection
Municipal ash collections are not
being considered, a majority of Coun
cilmen said to-day, in discussing
plans for removal of rubbish and
refuse next year, when the present
"gentlemen's agreement" ends. A
number of the Commissioners de
clared that if necessary legislation
could be papsed they would be in
favor of municipal collections, but In
view of the opinion by City Solicitor
John E. Fox such a plan will not be
considered at present. They said,
however, that definite action will be
taken within the enxt few months to
provide for collections for next year.
Commissioner Hassler, In speaking
of providing for the work in 1919,
said Council should reach a decision
by early fall so that during the
winter there will be no interval dur
ing which ashes are not removed.
About 625,000 Fighting
U. S. Troops in France
Washington, June 26. —Between
65 and 70 per cent, of the 000,000
American soldiers who have been
sent to France are actual combat
troops, Secretary Baker said yester
day. "These figures are necessarily
rough estimates," he said. "Natu
rally I would not care to deal with
specific figures in this connection."
Mr. Baker called attention to the
fact that to-day is the anniversary
of the landing of the first American
division in France. "I regard the
achievements of the last year as en
tirely satisfactory," he said.
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CARE FOR WHEAT
URGED BY STATE
Expert Says That Conditions
This Year Are Away Below
Par in Many Counties
Not ill many years has the condi
tion of wheat fields in Pennsylvania
been so low In general average as
the season 1918. Early In the year
many fields made such a poor show
ing for a strand of stalks that con
siderable was turned under and
some other crop substited in the
same ground,—either barley, oats
or corn. This means a less amount
of wheat will be harvested. Weather
conditions being good the last two
months, the fields improved very
much and from present indications
the heads should be better filled tV in
usual.
"More care should be taken In
harvesting the crop," writes J. Aldus
Herr, farm adviser of the Depart
ment of Agriculture In a bulletin. "It
would be well to have your machine
in good running order before begin
ning cutting. Much wheat is prac
tically ruined because it is cut either
too green or straw Is not dry and
spoils in the sheaf before threashing.
Quite a number of farmers begin to
cut early in the day before the dew
is off the wheat and haul direct to
the barn. This is a bad practice and
cannot mean anything but partially ]
spoiled wheat, which, over the state,
is an enormous loss both to the pro
ducer and likewise a loss in the
quality of the flour.
"When we consider that over 1,-
000,000 acres of wheat will be har
vested this season in Pennsylvania,
the loss caused by negligence is con
siderable. The writer can cite sev
eral instances where threshing was
going on and the wheat was so damp
in the sheaf from not being har
vested properly that the worst would
hardly run from the machine. Such
conditions are quite frequent and
are certainly uncalled for especially
at this time when wheat is so much
needed by the allied armies. Some
threshing is done as soon as the
wheat is harvested and care should
be taken to see that the wheat does
not spoil in the bin. Considerable
trouble has been experienced In
southeastern Pennsylvania by the
moth In wheat, which develops while
the sheaf is in the stack or mow
and also after threshing, when the
wheat is in the bin. This can be con
trolled by treating the wheat after
threshing by using carbon bisulphide,
but that is a very dangerous chemi
cal and greafr care should be taken
handling it. By observing these pre
cautions. much wheat can be saved
which will help very materially in
the final total production of the
crop."
Y. M. C. A. ITALIAN FRONT
Paris, June 26.—Fifty American
Y. M. C. A. workers have obtained
permission to work in the Italian
front lines, serving soup, coffee,
chocolate and tobacco. Le Roy jCor
bin, of King street. New York, at
tached to the Y. M. C. A., has been
decorated for bravery in taking sup
plies forward under fire.
| MIDPLfeTOWN
Congregation Surprises
Pastor and His Family
The Rev. James Cunningham, pas
tor of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, was given 'a pound surprise
by members of the church last even
ing. The members gathered In the
church loaded down with pound
packages of goods, consisting' of
sugar, rice, flour, beans, peaches and
numerous other articles, which they
had stored in one of the class rooms.
The affair was quite a surprise to the
Uev. Mr. Cunningham and family,
woh had been taken out in the auto
mobile of D. W. Huntzberger and on
his return had stopped at the
church when the pastor and family
were taken in the church where
they found the large number pres
ents. The Ladies' Aid"* Society, which
planned the affair, had a program
representing the different societies of
the church, W. J. Kennard, the pri
mary department; Mrs. John Groupe,
the Pastor's Aid Society; Mrs. Jennie
Slack, the young people of the
church; O. E. Henry, Epworth
L,eague; piano solo, Nancy Hanna;
J. C. Beachler, Riverside chapel Sun
day school; N. C. Fuhrman, Sunday
school; Mrs. H. 8. Rath, Missionary
Society; H. R. Brinser, church; Miss
Blanche Churchman, reading; B. W.
Kurtz, Men's BiUle class; G. W. Core,
financial; Mrs. D. W. Huntzberger,
Ladles' Aid Society.
William Hill, who had been at the
Harrisburg Hospital for the past
three weeks, where he had under
gone an operation, was brought
home yesterday.
Albert Olsen was arrested by Chief
of Police Charles Houser In Ann
street yesterday morning as being a'
deserter who failed to report to
Board No. 4, Detroit, Mich., on May
13. He was placed In the local lock
up and will be taken before the
Steelton draft board.
The series of ten lectures given to
a class of twelve as first aid by Dr.
H. H. Rhodes was completed last
evening and the final examination
will be given in the High school
building next Tuesday evening.
The Ushers' Association of the St.
Peter's Lutheran Church held Its
monthly meeting in the parish house
last evening.
Charles Benson, of Camp Merrltt,
N. J., is spending several dsfys in
town.
IGHT MILITARY
GRIP AFTER WAR
IS TEUTON PLAN
Soldiers Warned There Will
Be Few Social Bights
Given Workers
.\mstcrdaiti, June 26.—What ,the
German soldier may expect from his
taskmasters when he returns home
from the war was hinted at during
the recent meeting In Vienna of
Austro-German economic associa
tions. The principal object of the
meeting was to discuss and formu
late a common social policy for the
central powers, but there were ap
parently few supporters of any plans
to change conditions. Suggestions of
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obstacles and inconveniences caused
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Ever watchful, we doubly scrutinize
and inspect every article of merchandise that
comes into this "Live Store" because to-day as in normal
times Doutrichs guarantee of satisfaction or money
refunded holds good to the letter.
i
Now more than ever before
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a society based on a stricter discip
line than before the war were ap
plauded. "
Professor Alfred Manes, a German
delegate, speaking with Teutonic
bluntness, declared that Germany's
social legislation had proved Its
worth by "the splendid achievements
and the glorious bravery of German
storming troops." He advocated
adoption of a common system for
theasslstance of war victims, but
added warnlngly that "the spirit of
the trenches must become the spirit
of the factory." v
"Every extension of social rights
to workers," he added, "must have a
countervailing recognition on their
part of their social duties."
The former Austrian minister of
justice. Herr Klein, said that the
idea of a closer Austro-German al
liance was a good one. but would not
ibe furthered if one party "always
thrust Itself into the foreground with
assertions of independence."
Professor Ferencz, of Budapest,
proposed, as a scheme for preserving
the manpower of the central powers,
that the emigration of Hungarian
farmhands be directed toward Ger
many instead of toward the United
States.
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