SPROUL SEEKS
EFFICIENCY IN
STATTE OFFICES
,WHI Reorganize Department
of Agriculture; He Discusses
Some Appointments
v Philadelphia, Dec. 9. —Governor-
elect William 0. Sproul. speaking to
newspapermen* indicates that ho in*
tends to reorganise the State De
partment of Agriculture when ho
goes Into office. Ho nlso confirmed
the report that he considered tho
Workmen's • Compensation Bureau
of sufficient Importance to he a
separate department by Itself, with
enlarged functions, und that tho
only possible obstacle that stood tn
the way was a poilcy that might bo
adopted by the Legislature of con
solidating rather than separating
departments.
He also annountved that Horry A.
Mackey would be .tasked to continue
as chairman of the Workmen*
Compensation Bureau and Charles
J. Roney as manager of tho State
Workmen's Insurance Board.
Apparently Senator Sproul has not
yet made up his mind on any of tho
other Important commtssionershtps.
He has been flooded with a deluge
of letters written by citizens, prom
inent and obscure, to Indorse various
candidates for litgh posts. If the
Governor-elect's mind is read clear
ly , these letters of Indorsement
have bred In htm only tt state of
weariness. From a man In his of
fice it was learned that in many In
stances these letters were proved
to have been written under a sense
of obligation to the candidate, and
did not represent the real opinion
of the writer. W any of the can
didates are planning to have sent
an avalanche of letters in their fa
vor, a good tip to them would be
that it will do them more harm than I
good.
Gives His Reasons.
The Governor-elect's views on the
Department of Agriculture came In
the midst of a discussion of the
Dairy und Food Bureau, which is
part of the department and which
Senator Sproul said should fin a
more Important function than that
of collecting fines on delinquent
manufacturers and retailers, which
is all it is enabled to do now. But.
he said, its fate is linked up with
that of the department of which it
is a part. He was asked if he in
tended to reorganize the depart- j
ment.
"1 most assuredly do," he replied." j
"It is one of the most important de
partments of the state government
and that is where we hope to shine. ■
Tile department is just hung to
gether now with one thing super-1
imposed on another.
"I expect the food situation to be
serious for some time. This depart- ,
ment might have some such func- j
tion as to encourage the farmer to i
produce food, show him what will j
be most profitable for his market,
and instruct him in the best method j
of handling the land he owns.
"Then we would have different re- |
suits from where a man goes over
his land with a shallow plow and |
plants it in corn to get about $4O j
an acre yearly, just because his j
father did that before him. He
might get $OOO an acre, with in- i
tensive farming applied to his own j
problem.
"Take Denmark, for instance.
That is a country scarcely larger in I
population or area than the State
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MONDAY EVENING,
of New Jersey*. A great deal of j
UH land Is sandy, typical of south
ern Jersey, Yet, Denmark Is able
to 'export hutter and eggs and othef
products to the amount of ahout
aoe,ooo,oe YesH* H
Mhckcy to Bta* >
While the Governor did hot an
nounce any new appointment* as ha
did a Week ago, he declared that
Harry A, Mackey, chairman of the
Workmen's Compensation Hoard,
and Charles J. Honey, manager of
the State Workmen s Insurance
Hoard, would he retained,
"I Will ask Maeke.v to remain In
office. Under hla direction the
work of the Compensation Hureau
has been phenomenal. I do not
know another Instance of Where a
hew department, with such a com
prehensive function, has been start
ed with such efficiency and lack of
friction. Ido not believe thero Is a
manufacturer In the stata who
would want to return to the old
confused heats of compensation for
Injuries received In Industries,
"furthermore, the work of the
board ha* earned the confidence of
the workers as well.
"I have known Harry Mackey for
thirty years. Ho was nt Lafayette-
College while I was at Swarthmore.
He certainly was a roitghhack foot
ball player, and I Imagine I havo
some of the marks to provo It on
me yet. ~ _
"Young Honey la also an able boy.
He has handled the Insurance fund
In good shape and he deserve* re
appointment."
When Senator Sproul wa* asked
whether he would recall tho three
appointments to the Public Service
Commission which will come up for
confirmation In the Senate during
the next session of the Legislature,
he said:
"It has been the general custom
to recall all such appointments.
Thero Is a mess of them. The In
coming Governor generally likes to
review these appointments."
"What kind of men wilt you select
to All the position of Banking and
Insurance Commissioner?" the new
Governor was nskecL
"I want to get good men for these
positions. I want men In them who
know something about the banking
and Insurance business and at the
same time who have had enough
political experience to be able to
handle an executive position, for
these offices are primarily execu
tive."
"Who will be the chief marshal
of the Inaugural parade?" the Gov
ernor was questlond.
"That has not been decided, but I
would like to have Brigadier Gen
eral William G. Price, Jr., of Ches
ter. He made a splendid record in
the service and ts now in the army.
If he returns in time, I hope to
have him act in that capacity."
If the privilege of naming a suc
cessor to Judge John W. Kephart
on the Superior Court bench falls
to Governor-elect Sproul, it is un
derstood he will elevate* a Com
mon Pleas CourtwJadge of wide
legal training and experience. This
would eliminate Senator Kline, of
Allegheny, whose friends have been
grooming him for the place.
William Vance, of Monongahela
City, a leading lawyer at\the Wash
ington County bar, is a candidate
for membership in the Public Ser
vice Commission, and it is under
stood Is favorably considered. There
is also heard the name of Lewis
Sadler, of Cumberland, county, in
this connection. ,
Armenians of Chicago adopted
resolutions asking the United States
Government in agreement with the
Allied powers, to have Armenia oc
cupied at once by Allied and Ar
menian troops.
Liberty loan bonds to the amount
of $lOO,OOO have been purcbcased
by the Shah of Persia.
VASIL DUNDOFF
ACQUITTED OF
MURDER CHARGE
Sleelton Youth Freed by Jury
After Short De
liberation
Jurors In the case of Vasll Dun
dolf, of Hteelton, charged with mur
der, returned a Verdict of acquittal
Saturday evening, coming Into court
n little more than an hour after
Judge 8. J. M, MoOarrell had com
pleted hi* charge.
A* aoon as the verdict wa* read
and Vasll was discharged the Juror*
left their places and camo over to
him to shake hands and speak to
him. A number of his friends who
wore tn court when the jury camo
In about A. 10 o'clock on Saturday
evening also crowded Ground him.
Young Dundoff wa* charged with
•hooting "Blackberry," or James
Wyile, colored, as he .wa* named tn
the indictment. ,
Given Reception
Mr. and Mrs. Tescho Dundoff, an
uncle and an aunt of Vasll, and his
father, John Dundoff, took the youth
to Steelton in the former's automo
bile. Many of the boy's friends had
learned the verdict by telephone and
when he arrived In the borough they
were watting to receive him at his
uncle's home, 642 North Front
street. During the evening hundreds
of residents of the borough, among
them a number of businessmen who
knew the family, called to congratu
late Vasll. Some of these men had
testified In his behalf earlier in the
day. Mra Dundoff, Vasll's mother,
who collapsed on Friday evening
when he took the stand, was great
ly Improved yesterday when he re
turned to his home.
Mr. and Mrs. Dundoff, the par
ents of the youth, conduct a grocery
store and meat market at Franklin
and Myera streets. On September 13
"Blackberry" came Into the place
and started an argument. When he
was put out of the store he attacked
Mr. Dundoff and then the boy shot
him as he was about to slash the
parent with a large knife. Self-de
fense/*was the plea made to the Jury
by tjjscar G. Wickersham and Wil
liam H.,'Earnest, the attorneys for
Vasll, whose strenuous efforts to
save him from conviction, coupled
with the boy's straightforward story
and the statements of many char
acter witnesses, did much it is be
lieved In winning an acquittal.
Vasll, who Is only 20 years old,
to this county when hi*
parents came over about eight years
ago. They lived in Prlap, District of
Monastlr, Macedonia, before com
ing to this country with Tascho
Dundoff, Vavil's uncle. The youth
went to the borpugh schools, later
leaving to help his father in the
store. The Dundoffs are well known
in the borough and have many
friends there.
AIR TRAVEL IV GERMANY
London, Dec. 9.—Air traffic has
been begun between some of the
largest German towns, advices
reaching here report. The airplanes
are carrying parcel post matter and
passengers. The fare per passenger
is two and one-half marks a kilo
meter, or about four shillings a mile.
The machines can fly at the rate of
80 miles an hour.
HASBISSBRO aSSAI TELEGRAPH
WOMEN POINT TO
PART IN WAR AS
RIGHT TO VOTE
Urge Kqtial Suffruge With
Men in Conducting Af
fairs of Nation
By Associated Prest
Washington, Dec. 9.—lmmediate
passage of the woman suffrage
amendment. In recognition of the
services rendered by the women of
the country during the war, was
urged upon the Senate In a resolu
tion, passed at a meeting here yes
terday called by the National Wom
an Suffrage Association. The efforts
of American women In support of
the country*! fighting forces were
described by a number of speakers.
Including Dr. Anna Howard Shaw,
Mrs. William Oibbs McAdoo, Mrs.
Josephus Daniels and Miss Jane
Delano, director of the American
Red Cross.
"Now the war is won," Dr. Shaw
said, "there lies before us a vaster
work than ever before and the co
operation and service of women is
necessary to Its accomplishment."
Mrs. McAdoo said the history of
American women during the war,
"is the last word, the direct and
conoluslve proof of thetr fitness for
self-government."
Mrs. Daniels asked If AmericaM
women, after having helped so vital
ly to make the world safe for dem
ocracy, should not now be given a
greater opportunity through the
ballot to make It a safe place in
which to rear the coming genera
! tions of boys and girls.
Untermyer Wires Senator
He Wants to Be Heard in
titin Propaganda Inquiry
By Associated Press
New York, Dec. 9. —Samuel Un
termyer, who was mentioned by A.
I Bruce Uielaski, of the Department
[ of Justice In testimony before the
Senate committee Investigating Ger
i man propaganda in this country,
sent a telegram last night to Senator
Overman, chairman of the commit
tee, saying he would be In Washing
ton Tuesday and asking permission
i to appear as a witness then or at a
i later date or be permitted to submit
a statement for the committee Vec
ord.
"I request that meantime,' the
message said, 'tyiere be noted my
respectful protest against the use
of your records as a medium for
publicity pillorying and misrepre
senting kal and public spirited citi
zens for having in 1915 Joined a
movement supported the authorities
for furnishing milk to starving Gor
man babies."
AMERICANS TO LEAVE HUNGARY
Berne, Dec. 9.—A1l American, Brit
ish and French citizens who were
living in Hungary during the war, are
now to be permitted to return to their
homes, according to an official Hun
garian message. The Hungarian
government, it is stated, will put a
special train at their service to con
-1 vey them from Budapest to the
Swiss frontier.
COMPEL CABINET
MEMBER TO QUIT
At Point of Revolver Bavarian
Minister Writes His
Resignation
By Associated Press
Munich, Dec. #, A crowd of armed
soldiers went to the residence of the
Minister of the Interior, on Friday
lilght, and after forcing an entrance,
demanded tiio Minister's resignation,
which lie conceded.
Revolutionists also stormed the
newspaper oftlcea except one. They
withdrew several hours later at the
earnest request of ths Bavarian Pre
mier, Kurt Eisner, who hurried to the
scene.
• Herr Auer, the minister whose
resignation was demanded, was given
two mtnutea to dcclds at the point of
a revolver, lie was then forced to
put his resignation Into writing. At {
first he wrote!
"1 have been overcome by 'about 300
armed men In my dwelling and forc
ed to resign the ofHco of Minister of
the Interior. 1 declare herewith that,
surrendering to force, I lay down the
oftlce of Minister of the Interior."
Tills did qot satisfy the revolution
ists, who demanded a statement that
the resignation was voluntary. The
crowd was led by the former editor.
Erich Muehsan. They proceeded from
a communist meeting to the ofllco of
the Bavarian Courier and appointed
a woman as editor of that newspaper.
They vematned In the Courier ofltce
until Premier Eisner went there with
a guard. .
The Neuste Nachrlchtew was the
only Munich paper able to appear this
morning.
DISCHARGED FROM SERVICE
Mnryavillr, Pa., Dec. 9. Charles A.
White, who had been In the vocational
section of the Students' Army Trfatn
tng Corps at the University of Pitts
burgh. lias been discharged from the
United States service and has return
ed to his home In this place.
Joseph IC. Rice, a second lieutenant
of infantry, located at Camp Upton,
N'ew York, has also been released from
the service. He was a son of the Rev.
I s. L. Rice, who bad been serving as
pastor of the Zion Lutheran Church
at the time when his son was com
missioned. but removed several
months ag to Seven Stars. Adams
county.
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SCIENCE OUSTS
THE ICE PLANT
Columbia University Discov
ers Way to IncreHSc Mont
Shipping
By .4ssocioled Press
Slew York, Dee. 9. A new drying
process, by which meats and llsh can
be kept Indellnltely and then restored
to their former state of freshness by
the application of water and which. It
la believed, will Increase the world's
meat shipping capacity moro than
twelve time* by doing away with the
need for refrigeration, has beep per
fected In the chemical engineering la
boratories at Columbia University, It
, was announced last night.
"During a period of comprehensive
tests," the statement said, "moats that
hod been dried and kept a year wero |
restored to their fresh etato and serv
ed In the homes of professors attached
to the laboratory. A shipment of 300
pounds was sent to a camp the
South and served to the soldiers. Ue
ports received from the camp state
that those who ate the restored meat
failed to discover any difference be
tween it and strictly fresh meat."
SOLDIERS WRITE TO DAD
Paris, Dec. 9.—Three shipments of
i home-bound mall from the American
i army totaling 8,500,000 letters left
France between November 26 and De
! cember 2.' The previous week's mail
numbered 6.000.000 letters. The in
crease Is believed to be due to the
"fathers' letters" which the man In
■ the army had been asked to write on
November 24.
FOR WEEKS A MILLIONAIRE
Dulutli. Minn., Dec. 9. Four
weeks a millionaire, after a life of
hard work and poverty, Max A. An
derson Is dead at Two Harbors, of
I pneumonia. Anderson was overcome
when advised that a relative in
Sweden had died and left him more
than $1,000,000. He received sev
| eral liberal advances oh the estate
and spent It rapidly.
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