DUTCH TONNAGE SEIZED BY U. S. TO BE RETURNED Boats Operated by Shipping Board to Go Back Un conditionally tvnaliliiKtoii, Feb. S.—Dutch ships requisitioned by the American Gov ernment during the war and now operated by the shipping board will be unconditionally returned to Hol land as rapidly as they reach Amer ican ports at the conclusion of their ipresent voyages. This announcement Is made by the War Trade Board, which has reached an agreement on the subject with the shipping board. The Dutch ships were seized in American ports, last March 20 by or der of P-esident Wilson, acting in the war emergency. There were 87 of, the vessels with an aggregate of 639,000 deadweight tons, but several of them were destroyed by enemy ac tion or storms while in the service of the United States. Under the agreement reached with the Dutch ship owners vessels de stroyed were to be replaced by money or by ships at option of the Dutch owners, and liberal rates for the use of the vessels were allowed. There was no information today as to the exact number of the ships that had been lost or whether payment would be in money or In American tonnage. 810 MBETIXG AT "Y" Professor Francis H. Green, dean of the department of Knglish in I lie West Chester State Normal .School, addressed the men's mass meeting in Fahnestock Hall, yesterday afternoon, on the subject, "Our Choices." He was introduced by Dr. J. George Becht, executive secretary of the State Board of Kducation. A. D. Bacon, president of the board of di rectors of the Central Y. M. C. A., pre sided. The Rev. S. Wlnfleld Herman read the Scriptures. The quartet from the Zion Lutheran Church sang, and William E. Bretz played a number of organ numbers preceding the meeting. Look out for Span ish Influenza. At the first sign ol a cold take CASCARAE? QUININE fitiodird cold remed" for 30 tablet fortß—aafe, ure, o opiate*— breaks up a cold in 34 hour*—relieve* grit U ? dove. Iloat* back if it fail*. The genuine* ha* Red top with Mr Hill's pirv At All Drur Slot • Let Kondons help you dodge this danger ft "When the nose is stoppetl u P. ) \ as by a coW in the head, or | I when from bad hab.t mou f- I CatKl f air Is o U nfy parliSy I of the throat, wndp.pc or \ 1 * i n om a book by . Umou. doctor. I To insure against mouth •breathing, I form the healthy habit of clearing I your heed by anutfing a little I LONDON'S up your nose. I Buy a tube at any drug store. We ■ w!il pay you your money back if I LONDON S doe* not do oil wo R say. Sample tin free on request. Gives You Fighting Strength to Ward Off Colds and Influenza The germs of Cold and Influ enza are still prevalent Only those systems contain ing good, rich, red {flood and fighting physical strength are able to throw off these germs. It is criminal to neglect a weakened or impaired system. One shoulu take every precau tion, not only for himself, but for every member of his family, to build up the blood and strengthen the system. Nothing will so quickly accomplish this building up process and give you that strength to resist this disease as Munyon's Marrowbone Tonic Tablets will increase the number' of red cells in your blood, will aid digestion, stimulate your appetite and give you renewed strength, vigor and vitality. All druggists, $l.OO a bottle. * MONDAY EVENING. \ jlrrisburg flSßfa TELEGRAPH: , FEBRUARY 3, 1919, COMPENSATION PRECEDENTS Decisions Handed Down in Municipal and County Cases by the State Board Two decisions i \ \ t //J awarding co m dVXV pcnsatlon to men city and a county StaSiESSff n exhaustive in vestigation. Both establish prece dents. In one case the widow of Robert K. Ellis," of New Castle, Is awarded compensation for the death of her husband, the official dog catcher of New Castle, because he died from rabies inflicted by the bite of a dog he was endeavoring to catch because it was unlicensed. Such an injury is held to be an accidental one within the meaning of the compen sation act, while it is held that the position hold by Ellis lender the mu nicipality entitles his dependents to compensation. The case attracted much attention, as Ellis was bitten in October, 1916, and died in De cember as the direct result, the opin ion holds. Mrs. Martha Minser, of Indiana, is given compensation for the death of her husband, Samuel D. Minser, who was fatally injured by a blow or a fall while gathering evidence for the district attorney of illegal sales of liquors in a mining town in that county. In making the deci sion a new hearing is refused. The relation of general contractor and sub-contractor is held not to in terfere with compensation for de pnedenjs in claim of GoGldman vs. Oler <fc Shapiro and Berman, Phila delphia; compensation is awarded in Valentin! vs. Marshall Foundry Co., Philadelphia, although the decedent did not contain any marks of a fatal electric shock when found, it being held that death could be produced without visible signs on the body,' and these appalls dismissed; Mi chael vs. Koppcrs Co., Pittsburgh;. Repine vs. Pennsylvania railroad, Indiana; Haggart vs. O'Brien Bros., Avoca; Mariano vs. Brill Co., Phila -delphia; Bieber vs. Fayette Coal Co., Noblestown, and Toulon vs. Elks' Club, Eric. New hearings were awarded In Dorring vs. Neely Bolt & Nut Co., Pittsburgh; Myers vs. Meyers, Mc- Keesport, and Beal vs. Brothers Valley Coal Co., McDonaldton. History Wanted.—Major W. G. Murdock, the state's chief draft of ficer, has issued a call to all local boards which have not filed their history of the operation of the draft in their "districts to do so before February 10. "It is imperative that all boards forward their reports be fore board records are sealed," says the notice. Big Attendance. —Unusual Jar.u- j ary weather was the cause of a large j attendance at many of the' farmers' i institutes held throughout the state ! last month. The reports coming in show the greatest interest in prepa ration of land for corn and draining of lands and swamps. Live stock and wheat are generally reported in good condition. Pardon Hoard. The February meeting of the state board of par dons is announced for the 19tli. The list will be closed in a week. Spoko to Scribes. Governor Sproul and Attorney General Schaf fer were speakers ah the annual dinner of the Chester Pen and Pen cil Club at Chester Saturday night. | McXlchol Congratulated. . Ex. j Representative Thomas F. Ale- | Nichol, named as a judge for Phil- j adelphia municipal court, has been I getting many congratulations from legislative friends. Itowand Refuses.—District Attor ney Rowand, of Allegheny county, has refused to join in the move ment of ex-Attorney General Brown for the nonprossing of the Pitts burgh Life cases. They will now go to trial. The men involv? 1 re cntly made A settlement in the civil ac tions. STEEI. WORKERS AT Y" The Central Y. M. C. A. acted as host. aSturday niglft, to men employ ed by the Central Iron and Steel Com pany. At least 500 men were present. Talent from the mills was a feature. Ashton D. Peace was director of the festivities. Somerset Judge Dead—Judge Wil liam H. Ruppel, of the Somerset county courts, is dead. He was well known to many here. The Governor will have to name his successor. Insists on l'isliway—Speaker Rob ert S. Spangler in an interview at York declared that a fishway in the Susquehanna at McCall's Ferry was bound to come. To Meet Friday—The State For estry Commission will have its monthly meeting Friday and will dis cuss legislation. To Attend Meetings—A number of the legislators have been invited to attend the state school directors' con vention and will do so to hear the views on school legislation. Soft Coal Prices Show Little Change First Day of Restriction Removal Washington, Feb. 3. There was no reduction in the price of bitumin ous coawl At the mines on the first day after the'removal of the govern ment restrlfctions. the National Coal Association announced last night, on the basis of telegrams received from! practically all rmportant producing centers. Prices were said to have held generally firm, while in several districts tho better grades of coal ad vanced. Reports from various districts in Pennsylvania show sales generally at the previous government price, but high quality coals, well prepared, in! some instances wero sold at material Increases over the previous govern ment figures. DIES OF INFLUENZA Wllliamstowii, Pa., Feb. 3. In fluenza is again on the increase in this borough, there being approxi mately one hundred and fifty cases, a number of deaths resulting. Mrs! William Morgan died Saturday. She was about 30 years old and is sur vived by her husband and severaf small children . PIANO STORE OPENED WUliamstown, Pa., Feb. 3. Al bert Lewis, who for several years had .been connected with the Troirp Piano Company, at Harrisburg, has opened a business of his own here Mr. Lewis' home is in Williams town. "SKNK t'ADII tfiE" | \ni.()OU Marietta. Pa.. Feb. 3.—While walk ing over the York county hills yes terday. J. E. Senlt, a prominent at torney found a 'skunk cabbarre" stalk in full bloom. E I "The Live Store" "Always Reliable" Signal SAirfs 1 The "Big" Semi-Annual" £ ►trictly C ash Garters I $1.75 ® * /9c MARK-DOWN SALE W/ierc Everything in Our Entire Stock Is Reduced Except Arrow Collars, Manhattan Shirts and Interwoven Hose IDoutrich's Mark-Down Sale is the greatest money saving opportunity you have had in recent years to buy high grade clothing and furnishings at such extremely low prices We are wondering if you saw the tremendous crowds who were HERE Friday and Saturday, the opening days of our Semi-Annual Clearance Sale Take our word for it—This is a very busy store. You know when you come here you don't need to worry about what you are going to get for your money, everything is marked in plain figures at our form**- prices and you can choose at reduced prices any of - v^ffgP 1 Hart Schaffner & Marx Ifßlifc § Kuppenheimer and Pgr B Every suit and overcoat in our entire stock is marked down, none reserved, you don't get a "poor" excuse HERE as you will in some stores How often have yop been provoked as wfell as dissappointed when you have gone into the average store and when you found the "suit" or W JH| "overcoat" you really wanted, you learned with regret from the [ WHS || salesman that the suit you selected was not included in the sale. ftJR That's the usual method employed by most store's, but at this Kf : g|l|H * "Live Store" there are no such disappointment; come HERE, BPMf make your selection and buy at our extremely low prices any H All $20.00 Suits and Overcoats.... JKI4 75 I All $25.00 Suits and Overcoats $l9 75 All $30.00 Suits and Overcoats. 3 75 All $35.00 Suits and Overcoats s**6 75 All $38.00 Suits and Overcoats 75 Jill All $40.00 Suits and Overcoats All $45.00 Suits and Overcoats $33 75 IiSM All $50.00 Suits and Overcoats $37 75 888 l All $55.00 Suits and Overcoats /j j |HH|| |jl |i All $60.00 Suits and Overcoats $45 75 HRbB I All Boys' Suits and Overcoats Reduced |H I | All Overalls Reduced MR 9| I C All sizes are included at these prices—the "Big" Hr BR I can buy Here without having to pay more than the average I C size man —We have thousands of pairs of Overalls at these prices. inr jKnjl MR l | All S2AS |^ ee !p Overalls . $2.49 B All Beach Vests, $2-39 AH $1.25 & $1.50 Blue I All Beach Coats. 54.69 Chambrayad Black Always Reliable 1 Sateen Shirts, 99c 9
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