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CHANGE WHEAT
RAISING PLAN
State Expert Advocates New
Rotation in Fields Which
Have Not Raised Wheat
Some interesting suggestions have
been made by Dr. John N. Rosen
berger, one of the experts of the
State Department of Agriculture, re
garding the raising of wheat, and
urges that serious thought be given
to grain at once.
"There are thousands of acres of
land farmed under a three-year ro
tation of corn, oats and clover. Much
of this land could be turned to a
four-year rotation, having wheat fol
low the oat crop and then to grass."!
says he. "So long as farmers can
operate the former rotation with
more profit they are not likely to
change to a four-year rotation un
less wheat pays pretty well on these
less favorable wheat soils. The big
gest problem before us is to make a
price high enough, so that men op
erating these less favorable soils
may do so without undue risk of
loss.
"Pennsylvania has Her share of
these less favorable wheat soils
throughout the northern tier coun
ties. The writer just returned from
an extended tour through these
counties. While not much wheat is
grown, here and there could be ob
served a fine field of wheat. These
fields show what might be done by
growing wheat in these counties if
proper care be given to acclimated
varieties and early seeding on good
seed beds. Our big problem right
now is to find acclimated seed.
"These farmers, assisted by use cf
farm tractors, with preparation of
good seed beds for early seeding, lo
cating good northern grown accli
mated varieties of seed wheat, test
ing same with the State Bureau of
Markets, are bound to increase pro
duction in Pennsylvania the coming
year."
Gustav Kobbe Killed
by Sea Plane Aviator
New York. July 30.—Gustav Kob
be. author and musical critic of the
New York Herald, was killed while
sailing a small boat on ' the Great
South Bay. by a student aviator in a
seaplane. The plane had dropped on
the surface of the bay a few hundred
teet from Mr. Kobbe's boat, and
•vhen the aviator tried to rise in the
face of the wind, he was driven
against Mr. Kobbe's boat at a speed
of forty miles an hour. The tip of
one of the wings struck Mr. Kobbe.
fracturing his skull, bringing instant
death.
Mr. Kobbe was born in this city
In ISST, and sent to school in Ger
many when he was ten years old. He
entered Columbia on his return, and
was graduated in 1577 and received
the degree of A.M. in ISBO. For
twenty-five years he had been con
nected with the Herald, writing reg
ularly on musical and dramatic sub
jects.
Armed Police Stand
Guard in Riot Zone
Philadelphia. July 30.—The dis
turbed section in South Philadelphia
where frequent riots broke out in the
last two days between whites and
blacks with the result that three per
sons were killed and more than two!
score injured, was to-dav still under
a heavy armed guard of police,
home defense reserves and detach-,
ments of sailors and marines from
the Navy Yard.
There have been no disorders in
the afected zone since last night when
a crowd attempted to burn a house j
occupied by a negro family. Little
damage was done.
Cent Increase in Price
of Sugar Is Indicated
Now York. July 30.—An increase
to the consumer of one cent a pound j
in the price of subar is indicated in
a statement issued here to-day by
George M. Rolph. chairman of the
International Sugar Committee, aft
er a conference with representatives
of the Cuban government. Sugar au
thorities of the Cuban and United
States governments will meet in
Washington next week to decide on
the 1919 price.
P.A.X.T.A.N.G
PARK-THEATER
/ MATINEE A\D XIGHT
Playing the Bent Vaudeville.
THE LITTLE
CHIP TRIO
Ainerlca* Fnremont Juvenile*
Perrillis Circus
A CLEVER CAMXE SOVELTY
4 Other High Class Acts 4
REGENT
Coolest Spot to Be Found In Tom.
S.HART In his latent Artrraft
picture. -SHARK MONROE." To.
dny and To-morron. >o ndiance
In admission, with SCREEN TELE
GRAM Current Event*. "HER
DISENGAGEMENT IIISG." Com
edy.
Thursday nnd Friday, E v < D
BEWETT In "A DESERT AV?.J
IXG." Presented by Thou. H.
I nee.
Added Attraetloa "FRIEND
HUSBAND." A Mnrk-Sennett Com
edy.
COLONIAL '
ALICE BRADY
The Whirlpool
Crime and Villainy Exposed
Through Cleverness of Pretty Girl.
Life wader the bright lights
WEDNESDAY THIRSDAY"
Constance Talmadge
Good Night, Paul
A THRILLING COMEDY DRAMA.
TUESDAY EVENING,
COMEDY BILL
AT MAJESTIC
Knutc Ericson and Charlie
Ahearn Arc Best Laugh
Producers on Program *
Comedy rules on the Majestic bill
for the first three days of the week,
with Knute Erickson and Charlie
Ahearn Retting the best results. The
entire program is a good one. includ
ing an acrobatic turn, two songsters
and a comedy sketch.
"Houf of Hate." —Regular patrons
are showing increased interest in this
serial, Last night, after the first pro
gram. scores of late arrivals stayed
to see the pictures, an unusual occur
rence. The episode shown this week
is only a repetition of the usual re
volver duels and other melodramatic
Mclllvyor nnd Hamilton. —• Many
persons coming . - for the second
show failed to see the entire opening
offering in this act. because of the
large crowd who left the theater after
the pictures. In the evening a delay
of a minute or two after the film is
shown the second time would help the
| situation. _.
Dorothy Toye nml Sinter*. The
I song program by this pair is an en
joyable one. Some of the numbers
are: "One For All and All For One/
"Laughing Eyes." and the "Miserere,
from Verdi's "II Trovatore." The dual
voice numbers are both unusual and
i entertaining.
Mllloy. KrouKh nnd Compnny. —The
sketch is good and seems to please the
crowds, but the presentation of it is
a bit draggy. A little more ginger
would put the audience on edge and
make this act a big successi
Knute Erlc*on. Knute needed no
introduction last evening. His appear
ance before the footlights brought
him applause, and as he continued his
comic ramblings and foolish ditties he
won manv new admirers. He is as
sisted by Via via Arcaro.
Charlie \heiirn. Tramp comedian
offerings usually make a hit. This
one is no exception, carrying the au
dience away in a storm of hilarity.
Charlie and his company have scj l6
original ideas to make the folks
laugh, and there isn't a letup until
the orchestra starts the closing num
ber.
MAX ROBERTSON.
James A. George to Boost
Kiwanis Club Luncheon
James A. George of the Victoria
Theater will be the silent booster at
the weekly luncheon of the Kiwanis
Club of Harrisburg to be held in the
assembly room of the Central Y. M.
C. A. building to-morrow at noon.
Mr. George's gift will be two tickets
to every member and guest, admit
ting to the performance of "The
Un-believer" a motion picture play
in which U. S. Marines participate.
The attendance prize this week
will be a silk dress given by Irving
B. Robinson, of Robinson's Woman's
Shop. James H. Lutz, Jr., will give
a. fancy bathroom fixture next week
aj? the attendance prize.
The luncheon this week will be In
charge of the picnic committee and
plans will be revealed for the big
picnic of the club members to be
slaged at the cottage of H. C. Clas
ter, Summerdale, Thursday after
noon and evening.
Bogus Major Said to
Have Passed Bad Checks
The toils are closing tighter on the
alleged major of infantry, artillery,
cavalry, and every other service, who
goes by any name he sees fit. accord
ing to Lieutenant Lesher, of the Har
risburg recruiting station, and issues
ten-day furloughs to himself when
ever an old one runs out. and signs
his name to checks, "just because he
nc-eds the money, even though he ad
mits he has nothing in the bank."
Authorities from Washington are ex
pected to take the man into custody
within twenty-four hours.
He was arrested by State Police
near Lancaster last week, and claim
ed to be a major. The authorities at
Fortress Monroe, where he claims he
is stationed, reported in answer to
Lieutenant Lesher's telegram that they
know nothing of the man. A doctor
he referred to as his uncle, living in
Virginia, also telegraphed that he
does not know the man. He has ad
mitted cashing several bogus checks,
and is known to have used four or
five aliases.
Mother of City Flier
Believes Him Injured
While she has not yet received of
ficial advice, Mrs. J. B. McCalley, 213
Cumberland street, believes her son.
Captain James F. McCalley one of
two army aviators who were injured
when their plane struck telegraph
wires in Wilkinsburg, Saturday even
ing. The fliers were thrown into the
Woodlawn cemetery by the collision.
They were taken to the Columbia
Hospital and it is stated that author
ities were requested not to reveal
the identity of the fliers.
TURK KXVOY DIES
By Associated Press
Amsterdam. July 30. Hakky
Pasha, Turkish Ambassador to Ger
many, died last night in Berlin after
a short illness, a Berlin dispatch an
nounced to-day.
tiO W HERE IT IS COOL—THE
MAJESTIC
Cooled by an Iced-alr system
haa a most refreshing vaudeville
program, including
Knute Erickson
I DAFFY DAN I In
"CURED"
Assisted by FLA VIA ARCARO.
Charlie Ahearn
(THE TRAMP)
nnd bin Comedy Company present
"AT THE HIGH LIFE
CABARET"
3 Other Excellent Features 3
VICTORIA
TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW
I.ast Chance to See
DOROTHY PHILLIPS In
"A SOL'L FOR SALE"
To-morrow Only Taylor
Holmes, In "IN EASY MONEY.'*
I Direct from Rlalto Theater, New-
York. I
Thursday Only—Hazel and Tom
Moore In -BROWN OF HAR
VARD." I Front the Faraoua Stage
Play of College Days).
Coming! Monday, Tneaday and
Wednesday, Auguat S, and 7.
U. S. MARINES In "THE UN
BELIEVER."
Admission. lOf and 15c and war tax
•f^AMUSE^MENTsffi'
MAJESTIC
High Class Vaudeville.
COLONIAL.
To-day Alice Brady in "The Whirl
pool."
To-morrow and Thursday—Constance
Talmadge in "Good Night, Paul."
Friday and Saturday Emily Stevens
in "A Man's World."
REGENT
To-day and to-morrow W. S. Hart
In "Shark Monroe."
Thursday and Friday Enid Bennett
in "Desert Wooing," and comedy,
"An Ozark Romance." .
Saturday Mary Miles Minter in
"Social Barriers."
VICTORIA
To-day Dorothy Phillips in "A
Soul For Sale."
To-morrow—Taylor Holmes in "Un
easy Money."
Thursday Hazel Daly and Tom
Moore in "Brown, of Harvard."
Friday Peggy Hyland in "Other
Men's Daughters."
Saturday—William S. Hart.
PAXTANG PARK THEATER
Vaudeville Specialties.
It's a mighty good thing Charlie
Ahearn. the comedy feature of the
Majestic bill the current
At the three days is closing the
Majestic show, as his "At the High
Cost Life Cabaret" incor
porates about everything there is in
vaudeville, from the itinerent circus
to the graceful art of terpsichore, and
it even touches slightly on the spec
tacular and extravaganza. There are
dancers and dwarfs and masiclans.
athletes and bicyclists, and all devis
ed with a view to exciting hilarious
laughter, in which it is eminently suc
cessful throughout. As a warm
weather offering there could be none
more appropriate, as one is certain to
forget the torrid atmosphere in the
excitement of spontaneous humor
which pervades it from beginning to
end. The old Orpheum favorite.
Knute Erickson. is also on hand with
a brand-new act that fairly sparkles
with the brightest witticisms and un
expected novelties calculated to create
a good-humored feeling. He is sup
ported by the well-known musical
comedy artist. Flavla Arcaro. She is
of appealing personality and melodi
ous voice. Dorothy Toye and Sister
present a dainty little classic of ar
tistic distinction that lends a charm
of elegance to the program. Mllloy.
Keough and Company, in a pungent
political satire, and MeLlyar and Ham
ilton. in an athletic novelty, round
] out an unusually Attractive program.
' The beautiful Broadway star. Alice
| Brady, will be shown at the Colonial
Theater for the last
| Alice Brady In times to-day in
"The Whirlpool" "The Whirlpool."
The story is a beau
! tiful girl decoy of gamblers, and how
| she justifies her conduct through
j heroic sacrifice. Miss Brady is said to
I do one of the best pieces of acting of
I her career, and whereas another ac
tress less gifted than she might over
do the part and make it fall flat. Miss
Brady has herself well in hand and
endows the leading role with an
abundance of grace and charm,
j Wednesday and Thursday. "Good
I Night. Paul." will be the attraction,
featuring charming Constance Tal
; madge. an adaptation from the musi
: eal comedy success.
Pleased audiences saw "Shark Mon
roe," yesterday, and others will see it
to-day and to-
Wllltnm S. Hnrt morrow. The
In "Shark Monroe" story deals with
life in the North
and on the Northern Seas. William S.
I Hart portrays the role of a ferocious
; skipper of a sealing schooner plying
I between Seattle and Alaskan ports. It
: is on one of these trips that he meets
j the woman who holds the power to
melt and change a notoriously hard
| character, and this makes the story
so interesting and the scenes give
] added thrill.
j Scene after scene of intensified in
< terest held the great crowds at the
Victoria Thea
| Dorothy Phillips In ter spellbound
j"A Soul For Sale" yesterday dur
ing the show
ing of the famous motion picture
| drama, featuring Dorothy Phillips. In
j"A Soul For Sale." The story has to
!do with the manner in which a
! thoughtless mother offers her daugh
i ter in the marriage market so as to
insure her ownself the home com
forts and luxuries she has alwavs
been accustomed to, but now denied
since the death of the girl's father.
One scene shows a raging fire, while
another thriller comes in the form of
racing automobiles speeding toward a
high cliff, a plunge from which means
instant death. For to-morrow Taylor
! Holmes, in "Uneasy Money," will be
the attraction.
The vaudeville bill at the Paxtang
| Park Theater, this week, is a show
well calculated to follow
Paxtang the musical comedies the
j Park park audiences have been
1 Theater accustomed to for the past
five weeks. Every act on
j the bill Is a strong card and the show
kept the park audience either ap
plauding or laughing from the time
the curtain went up on Prevost and
Goulet. in their clever knockabout ac
robatic comedy, until the finale cur
tain fell on Perrilli's Circus, with his
wonderfully trained dogs. The fea
ture of the park bill is the Lit
tle Chip Trio, who are billed as
"America's foremost juveniles." and
this is a broad claim, but it may be
said that The Little Chip Trio is one
of the best Juvenile acts on the boards
this season. Their imitations, songs
; and comedy dialog are well handled.
| In fact, their work is on a par with
i any of the older performers doing acts
similar to theirs, and the headline po
sition on the park bill rightfully be
longs to them. Other acts on the park
bill worthy of special mention, are
Gilbert Loses, the man with the triple
voice, and Lustis and Randall. In a
sensational dancing and singing offer-
I ing.
)Y. M. C. A. Recruiting
Committee Sends Over
Two Representatives
William B. Jackson, recently ac
| cepted for T. M. C. A. service In
' France, leaves to-day to take up his
! new duties. Mr. Jackson Is a resi
dent of New Buffalo and for some
' time has been professor of French
and German at the Harrisburg Aca
demy. His departure wa3 reported
to the Harrisburg Recruiting Com
mittee, through whom his application
was made, at Its meeting in the T.
M. C. A. building to-day.
The committee received urgent re-
Flavel L. Wright, a member to speak
at St. John's Reformed Church this
evening upon the occasion of fhe
farewelP'service for the Rev. G. W.
Hartman, the pastor, who also has
been called to France for T. M. C. A.
work. Several other members of the
committee will attend.
The committee received urgeat re
quest from headquarters to enlist
skilled automobile mechanics for ser
vice overseas. Practical men In this
line are sorely needed—more Indeed
than are secretaries. The Y. M. C. A.
war committee also has need for a
large number of men for work In
the camps of this country.
Use McNeil's Patn Exterminator—Ad.
HjVRRISBURG TELEGRAPH
AMERICAN LOSSES
ARMY
Reported
July 30. Total.
Killed In action (In
cluding 291 lost
at sea) 17 2,073
Died or wvnds... . 11 77S
Died of disvase.... 15 1,474
Died of accident and
other causes .... 3 584
Wounded 96 6,517
Missing In action.
Including prisoners 3 674
Totals 145 12.100
MARINES
Deaths 10 72!
Wounded 4 1,190
Prisoners 0 4
Missing 0 82
Totals 14 1,998
Grand Total 14,198
ARRESTED FOR CARRYING GUN
Bergen Tailor "was arrested by
Patrolman Bathurst last night on
the charge of carrying concealed
deadly weapons. Passengers in a
street car in which he was riding
discovered that he was carrying a
revolver.
JOHN HARRIS NABBED
John Harrts was arrested at 914
Sarah street last night on the charge
of disorderly conduct. Police de
clare he was drunk and fighting
with neighbors.
WANTED TO EIGHT
Crawford Houston was arrested
in the Market street subway last
night on the charge of drunkenness
and disorderly conduct. It is said
by police that he was accosting
passersby and attempting to engage
them in combat.
Sycamore Wins the Cfcy
Championship in
After an Exciting Contest
Sycamore won the city playground
longball championship last evening
by defeating the Emerald girls' team
at Island Park, 13 to 12. in one of
the most exciting contests in years.
The game started with a rush, Em
erald getting six runs In the first
half of the first inning. Sycamore
come back with four and remained
on the losing side until the fourth
inning when the girls sent across
six players, Emerald could not tie the
score In the fifth and Sycamore took
the honors. The score by Innings:
Emerald 6 1 1 3 I—l 2
Sycanioro 4 3 0 6 X—l 3
Players on the Sycamore team In
cluded Marie White. Evelyn Swartz.
Agnes Clancy, Loraine Tensley. Mar
garet Downey. Kathryn Dunleve, Mae
Pugh, Mary Long. Wilma Roberts
on the Emerald team: Margaret Fish
er. Alice Thompson. Helen Graeft.
l annie Stewart. Edith Maurcr. Ce
cilia McCarthy. Dorothy Jetferies
Catherine Fisher. Dorothy Beatty.
Some of the girls were at the Mt-
Cormlck's Island and were
brought to Island Park for the game,
returning to camp later in the even
ing.
At the playground camp on the Is
land a number of contests have been
played by the girls. Those who won
and the points scored follow: Seniors:
First, Wilma Roberts, 26: second.
Grace Culp, Mary Dong and Esther
Naugle, 22 each. Tether ball, first
Wilma Roberts, 20; second. Mary
Dong, 16: third, Esther Naugle and
Mary Starry, 11 each. Quoits, first,
Marjorie SehifTman:. second, Grace
Culp; third. Julia Steinheiser and
Esther Nauple. Junior: first. Violet
Baumgardner. 40; second, Dorothv
Beatty, 27; third. Henrietta Wohl'-
farth. 16. Tether ball, first. Violet
Baumgardner. 20: second. . Dorothy
Beatty. 16; third. Mary Brosv. li.
Quoits, first, Violet Baumgardner
second. Henrietta Wohlfarth; third
Dorothy Beatty.
Yesterday twenty-four of the girls
were taken to Dauphin in a large auto
truck and hiked back to camp, arriv
ing in the afternoon. The last week
of camp for the girls will open on
'l huraoay. Fifteen of those who are
there this week will remain.
Colored Men Selected
For Army Service vy
City Board Number 2
City Board, No. 2, this morning an
nounced the quota of colored men It
will send to Camp Custer, Battle
Creek. Mich., next Monday morning.
The men will entrain with the quotas
from the other city boards and the
first and second county board at 11:40
Monday mornlnK. They will leave for
Camp Custer in a special. The men
were notified by their boards to-day
to report at the end of the week for
final instructions.
The quota Is forty-three men. They
are:
George Jones. 312 South Cameron;
Raymond H. Valentine, 1515 Drum
mond; John W. Jones, 650 Primrose! t
Earnest J. Crampton, 108 Mary; I
Stephen R. High, Coatesvllle; Jamos
Boon. 917 Grand; Ira Colston. 1822
Swatara; Percy Page, 071 Briggs;
Clarence W. Nutt, 350 South Cameron:
Daniel Boone, 1616 Elm; Charles
Davis, New York City; Charles E,
Drummond, 303 Daisy; John Brooks.
253 South Cameron; Henry T. Berth, i
507 Primrose; Marshall Roblson. 824
Paxton; Marcellus Payton, Washing- |
ton, D. C.; Russell A. Mudd, 25 North J
Eleventh; Archie McDonald. 38 Balm;
Joseph L, Parker, Atlantic City, N T . J.; I
William Stenson. Milton; Robert S. i
Hall. Philadelphia; John Harris. 914 |
Sarah.
James W. Burruss. 1716 Walnut:
William E. Dawson. New York City; J
James A. Togans. 1526 Vernon; Philip i
H. Williams. 49 South Cameron; Sam
uel Hallman. 362 South Cameron;
Frank Towe, 665 Briggs; Henry C. Al
len. 1618 Elm; Charles A. Robinson,
10 Haehnlen;. Steve Smith. 1212 Cur
rant; William Wilson. 1611 Apricot: I
Douglas I. Crampton, Philadelphia;
John W. Price. Philadelphia; John
Franklin. 218 Prune; Harry S. Evans.
627 Forster; Don Henderson. 923
Sarah; William I. Peale, Rankin. Pa.;
Nathaniel Corey, York Haven. Pa.:
John W. Allen. Reading, and James
Franklin, 218 Nectarine.
IBIDS IN J.VIIj
Joseph Ibid and lb Ibid, brothers
and Rumanians, were arrested at
the Pennsylvania Railroad station
plaza by Patrolman Rickert this
morning on the charge of fighting.
Police say they had created con
siderable excitement at the station
before the patrolman arrived.
JULY 30, 1918.
-Wte Commerce Chamber
Names Committee to Study
National Tax Legislation '
Alba B. Johnson, president of the j
Pennsylvania State Chamber of Com- !
meree, has announced tho appoint- (
ment of the following special com
mittee on national tax legislation to
make a comparative study of the
no wrevenue bill now being prepared
by the House committee on Ways
and Means with existing tax legisla
tion:
Louis T. McFadden, chairman; H.
D. Shute, East Pittsburgh; Fayette
i R. Plumb, Philadelphia; Paul Ivittle
fleld, secretary, Harrisburg.
Mr. McFadden is a member of
Congress from the Fourteenth Penn
sylvania District, a prominent minor
ity member of the House. Banking
and Currency committee, and an ex
pert on banking, currency and fed
eral taxation. Mr. Shute Is at present
I vice-president of the Westinghouse
j Electric and Manufacturing Com
| pany, and was for a number of years
jits treasurer. Fayette R. Plumb is
president of the Fayette R. Plumb
inc. . Co., and is well Informed on
corporation tax problems.
;• A member of this committee at
j tended many of the public hearings
of the House Ways and Means com
mittee held In Washington during
June and as Pennsylvania contains
about 27,000 manufacturing plauts
land a great many commercial houses
l which will 'be vitally affected by new
war revenue legislation the commit
j tee hopes to be in a position to in
i form the members of the chamber
I and the public of the salient fea-
I tures of the new revenue bill.
Stepladder, an Excited
Woman and an Electric Fan
Too Much For One Man
An eight-foot stepladder, an ex
cited woman, an electric fan and a
man figured in a "near tragedy" at
the Kresge Five and Ten Cent store I
this morning. Alton B. Anderson,
assistant manager of the store, came
through the aisles with the big lad
der, his purpose being to arrange a.
display In the big show-windows of
the store. As he neared the front of
the building nls attention was drawn
by a shopper who asked him for
some information. At this moment
the stepladder became tangled with
the revolving fan and for a few
moments the air was thick with
candy, ribbons, hats and icecream
cones, with a few other incidentals
on the floors and ceilings. Bewild
ered by the sudden turn of events,
Anderson let go•the stepladder and
a shopper felt a rush of air on her
cheek as the ladder fell, grazing her
shoulder.
RHEUMATICS
NO LONGER
GLOOMY
They have used "Neutrone Pre
scription 99" and found it there with
the punch that kills rheumatism.
Only the skeptical now suffer. The
victims of Rheumatism all tell the
same story, they have sore, inflamed
muscles and stiff Joints, they have no
ambition or strength and get ner
vous, cross and irritable, which is
not to be wondered at. Thousands
of old-time Rheumatics are now in
the best of health after using "Neu
trone Prescription 99."
Its satisfied users are its best ad
vertisers. pretty good advertisers,
too.
No matter how little or how much
you suffer, go and get a bottle of
"Neutrone Prescription 99." You
will be surprised at the results.
Those sore, inflamed joints and
burning, aching muscles will disap
pear, and you will feel fine every
hour of the day. Mall orders filled
on SI.OO size.
For sale in Harrisburg by G. A.
Gorgas, 16 N. Third St. and P. R. r!
I Station.