* BOARD VOTES TO
CLOSESCHOOLS.
linking Funds Available Arc
Invested in Liberty
Bonds
. City school directors in regular ses
sion yesterday afternoon authorized
' the sinking fund committee of the
district to invest approximately $22,-
00 in tho Fourth Liberty Loan
bonds. The amount to bo invested
represents total sinking funds avail
able now for that purpose.
Dr. J. M. J. Raunick, city health
officer, spoke for a few minutes on
the seriousness of the influenza epi
demic and immediately afterward
the board unanimously voted to or-
J der public schools closed until fur
ther notice. ,It is "hoped that the
v schools can be reopened again with- ,
In the next two weeks.
Four more teachers are needed
in the high schools. Dr. F. E.
Downes reported, two vacancies
having been caused by teachers en
tering the army., The vacancies are
biology and third year French at
Central; Latin, algebra and English ]
at Technical High school. Adjust- j
ment of salaries gf teachers was dis- !
cussed and tho question was referred j
to the superintendent and secretary ,
for consideration.
Because of the expense involved ,
In issuing of announcements of |
commencement by the senior classes
'' of the high schools, the school direc- i
tors are considering a plan to have I
the district pay for the invitations
Instead of the graduates.
Attendance reports showing the
increased enrollments in Ihe schools
were submitted to the board yester
day. Dr. Downes also announced
that as soon as the schools reopen
night fchools for colored residents
will be resumed again.
Red Cross to Collect
Linen For Hospitals in
p French Battle Zones
Monday will mark the opening of
the Red Cross linen shower to be
given here during the entire next
week. The linen is to be collected in
the city to be sent to hospitals over
seas where it will be used In caring
for the wants of wounded soldiers.
Mrs. Charles W. Burtnett will be
chairman.
The articles wanted should be new
or substantially new, and should be
of strong rather than fine texture.
The laundering facilities abroad are
poor and this, together with the hard
and constant usage to which the ar
ticles will be subjected, make It clear
that we would not; be justified in us
ing much-needed shipping space to
send over anything but strong and
durable articles. Articles of very fine
quality or those which have already
been put to considerable use should
not be Included.
Every article contributed is to be
put to real use In hospitals whose
equipment and facilities are being
sorely tried.
It is particularly desired that every
householder contribute at least one
article to help fill the requisitions.
Local laundries are arranging to
co-operate with the campaign by col
lecting the contributions of linen
) when they make t.he collection of the
weekly wash from families of the
city. It i.s asked, therefore, by the
Rod Cross", that the bundles of linen
be prepared for sending with the fam-
iiy wash. The linen well be delivered
* at the campaign headquarters.
I A Sure Hit—
That's just what our won
derful display of
Men's, Women's and Chil
dren's Wearing Apparel
is proclaimed to be.
Yon Don't Need The Cash.
We know for a fact that
the styles we are show
ing are the very latest,
because our buyers are
located in the fashion
centre of New York
and are sending us
daily the very best
that is made.
Don't say yon cannot af
ford to buy anew out
fit for yourself or fam
ily. Forget the cash
part of it. Come to
this-reliable establish
ment and get any gar
ment you desire and
pay for.it in small •
convenient amounts.
important point
for every one to re
member is that if coal
is consumed in the old
"peace-time"' way the
supply will, fall short of
necessary requirements
in spite of the large in- |
crease in production.
The Fuel Administration
is determined that suffi
cient coal for the war, for '
public utilities and for do
mestic consumers shall be
provided. j
United Ice u Coal Co. |
SATURDAY EVENING. . HARraSBTJRG TELEGRAPH OCTOBER 5, 1918.
POTATO BAN IS
TO BEIMPOSED
State and National Authorities
Are Getting Together in
Regard to Regulation
Officers of the
KyVO ture will ask the
States au-
I Gstahlishing quar
a. jJsfinSrajiSiriW tions of the an-
thracite region
_ ,t 1 where the Euro-
pcan war disease,
one 0 { the most
dangerous of pests, has been discov
ered. Field men from the state Cap
litol have been covering large areas
in Luzerne, Carbon and Schuylkill
| counties this week and while their
(reports do not indicate ajiy exten
jsion of Infected territory they have
| found that the importations which
are suspected of having caused the
trouble went over a large territory.
Under the proposed regulations
of potatoes from tho Infected district
will be stopped, remains of crops be
destroyed and soil placed under ob
servation end not planted with po
tatoes for at least a year and a half.
I Nineteen Cases—Nineteen cases
have been filed for the October
.meeting of the State Board of Par
dons which is to be held on October
1(1. Several cases have been held
lever from the September meeting.
I Fairs Hard Hit. —At least a dozen
I fairs, some of them the largest and
'oldest in the state, will be canceled
liis a result of the order from the
State Department of Health forbid
ding assemblages of various kinds
because of the epidemic of influenza
which Is sweeping over Pennsyiva.
nia. Some of these fairs will miss ex
hibtions for the first time in years.
Many Hearing)*.—The Public Ser
vice Commission has scheduled seven
cases involving increases of rates for
natural gas, water and electricity and
propositions relating-to grade cross
[ ings and jitney operation for argu
| ment on Monday and some of them
l will establish precedents to deal with
the mass of complaints filed lately
| against rateij and service. The fol
j lowing day an executive session will
I be held and the Philadelphia Rapid
I Transit lease may come up for ac
tion. Hearings on numerous cases
I are scheduled for Harrisburg the re
j malnder of the week, there being
, over thirty complaints to be taken
, up. The Lehigh Valley Transit rate
cases are to be heard Thursday. On
Friday at Philadelphia the Strouds
burg Traction and Highland gas rate
complaints will be heard.
Six New Men.—The State Police
Department to-day secured only six
men of the fifty needed to fill the
vacancies on the force.
: | Doctors Wanted —State Commls-
I sioner of Health Royer to-day said
] that reports indicate that doctors
■ are badly needed for the Strouds
' j burg district.
; Case Withdrawn —The complaint
■! of the Country Club of Harrisburg
i against the Fishing Crek grade
crossing on the Northern Central
railway which has been in the air
most of the time the last year has
| been finally witthdrawn from the
; 'Public Service Commission docket,
ijlt was started with a great flourish
jof trumpets and many plans and
j statements made and then something
I hit it. Instead of being continued
| for the period of the war, it has been
withdrawn and the whole matter is
|now where it started. Some people
!are of the opinion that something
(might have been worked out before
I the war began.
j Local Cases—The complaint of
'Newville against the water company
'in that borough is scheduled for
I argument before the Public Service
j commission Monday when the con
j tract for lighting Wiconisco bridge
,also comes up. Wednesday the com
mission will hear the complaint of
John S. Stark against the Harrisburg
Gas Company for refusal to extend
lines and Thursday the West Fair
view lighting contract comes up.
Contracts Let Two contracts
were let on the fifty-fifty basis by
(Commissioner O'Neil yesterday. One
jwas for 5,309 feet of plain concrete
road in Darlington township, Beaver
county, to McDermott & Hannon,
Niies, Ohio, at $60,646.85 ,and 6,260
feet in Smethport and Keating
township, McKean county, to Bunce
& Carll, of Olean, N. Y., at -4 4,-
645.85.
More Increases —The Philadelphia
and Easton Electric Railway has
filed notice of an increase of fares
from six to seven cents ancf advances
in freight and milk rates at the
office of the Public Service Commis
sion. Other notices of seven-cent
fares were filed by the Citizens Trac
tion Company, operating in Oil City,
Franklin and vicinity, while the Lan
caster and York Furnace Street
Railway Company gave notice of
increase in five-cent-faie zones,
causing increases in single Jares.
The Pottsville Gas Company, Mari
etta and Elizabethtown Gaß Com
pany and Lehigh Valley Transit and
Philadelphia and Western Railway
Companies have filed notices of in
creases, the latter two establishing
a new joint rate.
Object to Crossing—The Mfttor
Club of Lackawanna county to-day
filed complaint against the grade
crossing in Elmhurst on the line of
the Lackawanna Railway, contend
ing that it is on the main line of
state highway travel from Scranton
to Stroudsburg and is dangerous.
The Public Service Commission is
asked to decree its abolition.
New Dog Ruling—Dogs under
control of an unnaturalized alien,
whether owned by a citizen who
permits them to remain on premises
of an alien or owned by children of
an alien and under control of such
a person, constitute violations of the
alien dog law. according to an opin
ion rendered by the Attorney Gen
eral's Department to the Department
of Agriculture to-day.
Yankees Take Hill 240
and Four Villages From
Germans in Verdun Drive
With the American Army North,
west of Verdun, Oct. 6.—The Amer
icans resumed the attack yesterday
Horning west of the Meuse and nd
anced their lines from two to five
ilometers. Overcoming a stubborn
cststance, the Americans advanced
lie line from two to five kilometers,
k -rrylng hill 240, north of Exermont
| nd taking from the enemy the vil
ligcs of Gesnes, Fleville, Chohery
nd Le Forge.
In the face of heavy artillery and
jnuchlne gun fire, troops from Illl
'xuis, Wisconsin, Western Pennsylva
j..u, Virginia und West Virginia and
1 \gular troops belonging to Major
R. L, Dullard's corps forced
II IO enemy back to the Kriemhllde
osttlons south of the Bois De No
let"
532 NAMES ON
TWO LISTS FROM
BATTLE FRONTS
113 Killed in Action; 13 of
of These From Penn
sylvania
Washington. Oct. s.—To-day's two
casualty lists issued by the War De
partment contain 532 names. CJf
these 113 were killed in action.
Thirteen of the latter were from
Pennsylvania. The casualties were
divided as follows:
Killed in action 113
Missing in action, 66
Wounded severely SO3
Died from wounds 31
Died of diseases, 11
Died from accident and other
causes 7
Died from aeroplane accident.. 1
Total 532
The following Pennsylvanlans
were named:
KILLED IN ACTION
Sergeants
De Witt C. Cowan. Sharon Hill.
William E. Lohman. Milton.
Corporals
Jesse Acker. Honesdale.
Floyd Bowers, Reading.
Martin L. Moors, New Holland.
Privates
John Wnorovsky, Pittsburgh.
Edward John Buettner, Johns
town.
Joseph J. Elchelsdorfer, Erie.
Adolph Hisslnger, Reading.
Frank Oblock. Irwin.
Alex Olikes, Erie.
Privates
Robert A. Corl, Fast Freedom.
Carroll L. Fanus, Goodyear.
DIED FROM WOUNDS
Private
Charles Earl Lucore, Caledonia.
DIED OF DISEASE
Captain
William F. Guilfoyle, Philadel
phia.
Private
John Wentkp, Plymouth.
DIED FROM ACCIDENT AND
OTHER CAUSES
Private
Guy M. Kleckner, Erie.
WOUNDED SEVERELY
Lieutenant
Frank L. Lynch, Philadelphia.
Corporals
Earl W. Sullivan, New Castle.
James V. Gleason, Pottstown.
James D. Kells, Johnsonburg.
Alonzo E. Seigfried, Berwick.
Sergeant
Alexander Hanna, Philadelphia.
Mechanic
Frank Charles Sunday, Hamburg.
Privates
Molvern Lytle, Hackett.
Ellis S. Maudsley, Lookout.
Giovanni Onorato, Pittsburgh.
Andrew Petrilak, Simpson.
Vincent Pulvenckes, Tamaqua.
Horace Regenti Trainer.
Clyde F. Neyer, Muir.
Stephen W. Steel, Philadelphia.
Joseph A. Stoeckl, Lancaster.
Frank C. Arbush, Freeport.
Stewart L. Evans. Scranton.
Jerome J. Lewis, Sterling Run.
Frank Purise, Scranton.
Robert R. Schwamberger, Carnot.
Harold Paul Saunier, Meadvllle.
Guy D. Smethers, Berwick.
Frank Attley Mechan
icsburg.
Charles L. Willlts, Newberry.
Charles M. Wood, Morrisville.
Harry Semuel Zeft, Braddock.
Bert D. Knuffman, York.
George Legrand, Jr., Philadelphia.
William Franklin McLean, Lans
ford.
MISSING IN ACTION
Sergeants
Sol Frankel, Philadelphia.
John W. Storey, Irwin.
Corporals
Janny Thorp, Plttsbugh.
John Harding Scott, Jr., Brad
ford.
Privates
Le Roy Dugan, Philadelphia.
Stephen G. Faust. Philadelphia.
NURSES INCREASE RATES
New rates for nursing were adopt
ed at the monthly meeting of the
|Nurses Alumnae Association of the
Harrisburg Hospital. These rates
are: General private duty, S3O a
week, obstetrical nursing, SN}6 a
week; quarantine cases, S4O a week.
The new rates were announced by
Mrs. B. J. Mitchell, acting secretary
of the association.
——■ ———— II —^———— .
Bonds Will Win The War—-Buy Bonds To Your Very Uttermost
••• "-M'v t
Bethlehem Motor Trucks are I
doing the big work necessary in these ? H LJ| | 1
strenuous times; yet they cost less than | sft|—. . |
other makes and are equipped with electric ~I | I
starting and system. Remember >j f
out of date tomorrow. We'll demonstrate I
■ tjie Bethlehem to you any time you say. |
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VVVUU WV VVV t F. O. B. ALLEXTOWX, PA.
I— ' a, • \ > ■
G. CHAL PORT,
STATE FIRE CHIEF,
DEAD, AGED 45
Marshal Since 1916, He Had
Thousands of Friends;
Formerly With P.R.R.
■r A .i? _
G. CHAL PORT
G. Chal Port, state fire marshal
since June 23, 1916, and for years
active In Republican politics, died in
1 a Philadelphia hospital early to
day after an Illness of many weeks.
Mr. Port was a native of Hunting
don where he was born November
25, 1873, and educated in Hunting
don schools and State College.
Mr. Port served as a school direc
tor at Huntingdon and in the bor
ough council and was then chosen
coroner and finally sheriff. He was
for years a member of the Republi
can state committee from Hunting
don county, chairman of the Republi
can county committee and delegate
1 to Republican state conventions sev
eral times. Until he became fire
j marshal Mr. Port was In the Penn-
I sylvanla railroad police service, part
of tho time as captain of the Middle
division force.
The marshal had a very wide aC- 1
quaintance and was one of the m6st
popular men on Capitol Hill. His ex
tended police experience had given
him a fund of information which was
extremely valuable in the depart
ment of which he was the chief and
which was placed at the disposal of
■ the national government's war work.
Extremely modesty prevented the
dead marshal from telling of the
many things, he had done in the way
of heading off alien plots in this
state since the war began and his
personal bravery led to the rounding
up of some dangerous men.
Mr. Port leaves a wife and family.
He was a mejnber of several or
ganizations and fishing clubs. His
last Illness began several months
ago, but he always maintained close
touch with his department. Last
winter he spent some time in Flor
ida, but his health gave way again
early in the summer and he had
spent some time at his summer home
along the Juniata until he became
so ill that he was taken to Phila
delphia.
U. S. Built 170 Ships
in Month of September
Washington, Oct. s.—One hun
dred seagoing vessels, forty-nix
steel and fifty-four wood, aggregat
ing 301,433 gross tons, were com
pleted In American shipyards during
September and officially numbered
by the Bureau of Navigation. In
addition, seventy-one seagoing ves
sels of 7,037 gross tons, were built
during the same period. This Is a
greater tonnage than was built the
whole fiscal year of 1915.
During the nine months ended
September 30 the total of seagoing
and nonseagoing vessels built was
1,357, or 1,722,230 gross tons.
SLOW MAIL COSTS LIFE
Cleveland, 0., Oct. 5. —Pasquail
Biondt, of Akron, convicted for mur
der of an Akron policeman, was elec
trocuted in the Ohio penitentiary, at
Columbus early yesterday just a few
hours before papers granting a stay
of execution reached the prison.
Slowness of the mails was blamed
by the clerk of the Appelate Judge
Grant, at Akron.
19 CASES FOR
ARGUMENTCOURT
New Trials Asked For De
fendants Convicted of
Criminal Charges
Nineteen cases
JLI 1. \J\ are listed for the
Jsession of Argu-
jf Jgf ment Court to be
held October sec
are asked for a
fsC?" Tjjal number of defen
j dants convicted ln|
a h Criminal Court-i
Frank Farina vs. j
Harrisburg Rail-!
ways Company, motion for new 'trial I
and motion for judgment n. o. v.;
Commonwealth vs. Sarah Heller, mo- 1
tlon for new trial; Commonwealth
vs. Joseph Nerbos, Jacob Blazina,
motion for new trial; Commonwealth
vs. William Evans, motion for new
trial; Commonwealth vs. Thomas
Jackson. John Drew, John Hatchett
and Bessie Nash, motion for new
trial; Commonwealth vs. Felix Cun
ningham, attachment; Common
wealth vb. Hugh W. Norrls, rule to
show cause why maintenance order
should not be reduced; H. Horner
Matter vs. Commonwealth of Penn
sylvania, rule to pay Honey into
court and petition for mandamus;
Commonwealth vs. Howard Levan,
rule for reduclion of alimony; Her
man and Edwin F. Tausig vs. Sam
uel Flshman, bill and answer; Minnie
M. vs. Edward R. Smithers, divorce,
argument; Percy Baird vs. Sarah
Sachs, rule to open judgment; Sam
uel Fishman vs. Hertnan and Edwin
F. Tausig, bill and answer; Samuel
Fishman vs. Lewis Silbert, rule to
open judgment; two cases; Mechan
ics National Bank vs. Charles H.
Miller, motion for judgment for want
of sufficient affidavit of defense; Mrs.
Scvilla Radle vs. Susquehanna Coal
Company, appeal from ihe decision
of the Workmen's Compensation
board; Sheet Metal and Supply Com
pany vs. Louis Begelfer, motion for
judgment for want of a sufficient
affidavit of defense; borough of
Steelton vs. Benjamin Carey, cer
tiorari, exceptions.
ASK WILSON TO MEDIATE
Peking, Oct. s.—The suggestion
that President Wilson be invited to
.mediate between north and south
jChina is made by a Peking newspa
per. "America having invited China
to follow its example. In aligning
tigalnst the Central Powers."
QUININE AT 5125 PER POUND
Washington, Oct. 4. Word
reached the State Department to-day
that an epidemic of Spanish in
fluenza is raging In Teheran, Per
sia. Quinine was reported selling
] there at $125 a pound.
The Harrisburg Auto Co,
LOCAL AGENTS FOR
Firestone
A SIZE IN <( •
! t v°e c r k v f c°a£ Truck Tires
WE ATTACH THESE TIRES WHILE YOU WAIT
NO DELAY—BEST SERVICE
GUARANTEED USED CARS
We still have a couple of Used Reos that have the same guarantee
that goes with a new car. If you are looking for something good,
get a glimpse of our lino of used 4- and 6-cyllnder Reo Roadsters
and Touring Cars. You'll want one after you see them and hear
the price. •
HAYS COMMENTS
ON MAINE FIGHT
Says That Pine Tree State
Answered the Democratic
Chairman's Opinions
Washington, Oct. s.—Specially
writing in the National Republican of
September 21, Will H. Hays, chair
man of the Republican National Com
mittee, commented on the Maine elec
tion, a clean sweep for the Republi
cans, Chairman Hays says: "Maine
has voted. At a meeting of the Asso
! elation of Republican State Chairmen
lin Chicago on September 2, I de-
I flared that the unpatriotic efforts of
I the opposition to use the war for
partisan purposes must fall; such in
evitable failure was Indicated by the
Wisconsin result. It was further
shown In the Michigan primary and
It will be conclusively provedgin the
Maine election. This has now trans
pired. •
"Maine has spoken. It' was a sweep
ing Republican victory. With a total
vote of 120.252, which was 29,210 less
than the total vote of 1916, our can
didate for senator was re-elected by
13,674, a majority 656 greater than
the Republican senatorial majority in
1916. Our governor was re-elected
and It was the first time In twelve
years that either party In Maine has
been able to re-elect a governor.
All our four Congressmen were re
elected. In the Second district the
hardest fight was made against us.
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for Motorists. g
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y Cord Tires gj
B in any size. 0
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EXPERT ME- H
6 CHANICS ON RE-
H' PAIRING'AND 111
E OVERHAULING
£1 REX Garage £
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| S 1.. 1.. SHETTEL, Mgr. [jjj
£3l 3rd & Delaware Sts. 0
"uHHiaumiaHHuS
This district was Democratic in 1912
and 1914. In September, 1916, the
Republicans carried the district by
547, but the Democrats carried it in
the presidential election in November,
1916, by over 1,200, The Republicans
carried it last week by 2,854.
"Thia is Maine's answer to the
Democratic attempt to use the war
for partisan political purposes,"
E. Hill Roberts Critically
111 With Influenza
"Word reached the city to-day that
E. Hill Roberts, son of Alexander
H. Roberts, of Roberts & Meek,
formerly a clerk for the Bell Tele
phone Company, and now in the
| United States Army, is seriously ill
| with Spanish influenza at Syracuse,
N. R. Samll hope is entertained for
his rcovery. Mr. and Mrs. Roberts
left for Syracuse immediately upon
hearing of their son's sickness. The
family resides at Fifth and Camp
1 streets.
STEPHENS
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THIRD, AT CUMBERLAND ST. BELL 1555W
| Copyright r*gitexed 1918
Staving Off Old Age
Battery old age can't be prevented but it
can be postponed.
' . You can keep your starter from getting
rheumatic in its youth—your lamp 3 from
getting dim and your spark from losing its
kick —by just a little care.
If you're in doubt about just what care is
needed, you ought to drive around and ask
us. It's our business to know.
There's another thing you ought to ask
about —Threaded Rubber Insulation. It's
the most important storage battery improve
ment in years.
I
Front Market
Motor Supply
| 109 Market Street
BRITISH BOMB METZ RAII/WAI
Oct. 4—The Independent
British air force Thursday night
bombed the Metz-Sablonsf Railway
and airdromes at MoTlianSe and
Frescaty, acoording to *fl ottuM
communicatio nissued to-aigbt,
When It's Auto
Supplies and
Accessoriesl
You Need—GET THEM AT
P. H. Keboch's
111 Market St.
Sueceaaor (4
i FRONT MARKET MOTOR
BUFPI.V COMPAMI
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