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Praise For Soldier
Son From Overseas
Writing to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bel
dclman, 1314 Swatara street, in praise
of their son, Corporal Joseph Beidel
nian. Captain Robert Mcßlain, of the
Quartermasters Corps, says:
Bear Mother and Father:
I count it both an honor and
to havo the privilege of addressing you
at this time regarding the character and
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- FRIDAY EVENING,
quality of service, your .splendid sen-has
given in France. It has been ray great
privilege to have him In my company,
and as hla commanding officer, I have
observed him under all circumstances
with ever increasing pride because of
his manly bearing, his clean, honest life
and devotion to duty.
I thank you most generously for the
excellent service which he has always
so willingly and promptly rendered to
his country and to me. I am fully
waaro of the tremendous sacrifice It
was to you to send him forth on his 1
mission, tp you mora than any others |
belong the honor of our great victory
for freedom, right and justice. Your
generosity, comfort and loyalty have :
been the great sustaining factors in this
struggle.
Your son will soon be returnfng to j
you and I know the home coming will
be a joyous one. No one knows Just |
when we will be leaving, but it can't be ,
long qow.
In the meantime we are using to
good ad%-antage all the sterner lessons
of patience, endurance and fortitude
which were so necessary during actual
hostilities. We, are all of good
and are waiting patiently for that
day to come which will end for us the
closing chapter of the story of the great
war. Thfen we .will all begin anew to
live our lives in a world made safe for
all mankind.
With every assurance that your noble
and brave son is enjoying the best ot
health, living a clean, honorable life
and is a credit to you and hiß nation.
"INFLUENZA WARNING
lurcMn Cknirtl Blut of tho ptabUe
feoaltb aornco warns that tho Influfentn
epldoinlo la by no moana tnded and all
noaalblo precautions should be taken.
Oqco-9odtne
I 0 I lew kvul
I sprayed dally Into nn and throat ta an j
I excellent preventive. It kllle the serins. I
" At your drusstrta or by mall. I
IS aliM—flOo or 11 per bottle.
SLUMS IN CITX T •
NOT IN NEW CODE
[Continued from First Page.]
elation presided In summarizing tho
situation Mr. Farquhar said:
Bills In legislation
"We have a bill for zoning law
for second class cities which has
been introduced by the Pittsburgh
representative of the Pennsylvania
'Housing, apd Town Planning Asso-
I elation. Thfs bill will give authority
Ito district cities and regulate dwell-.
I ings. Cities'df the first class now have
jthis provision. 'Philadelphia's has
I been in active operation . and their
. report is. now nearly ready. Much
I interest apd attention wit be focus
, sed on their findings and regulations
I covering height, volume and area.
I The second bill is on homestead
' cimmission. The purpose of this
[commission will bo to study and
gather data fdr the purpose Of pro
paring a report to hejp to decide
whether or not a provide
moans to build smalt housed with
sufficient land oh whioh to rtilse veg
etables. The griuit affee\ of the home,
'gardens on the'conservation of food
while fighting the Hun has shown
clearly the advantage of a self-sup
porting home."
"The third ,bUI." continued Mr.
Wrguhar, "iftrnojt important and
will prevent the duplication of pres
ent slum areas in future years as the
development o{ the city has caused
in the past. Provisions of .the bill
covers cities, boroughs and first class
townships onl<A • Requiring piinimum
light, ventilation, sanitation, pri
vacy and safetx from fire/' As to the
effect this will have on existing build
ings, Jtplin EWer, secretary of the
Philadelphia Tlousing Association,
states that while it-will raise the
standards of existing buildings, only
practical! improvements are sought.
Better standards are provided for
dwellings to be hereafter" erected.
J. Horace McFarland, a member
of the Unitfcd tates Commission on
uJJUWUw MRU iLuujiuuu
merit -hf Labor,' (fdlivered a SpMmdlfl
address on "The Federal
nient's Villages and Suburbs In Penn
sylvania—Their Value to the State."
Senator George Woodward, of Phil
adelphia, spoke on "Shall the State
Help Its Workers to Become Home
Owners?" Miss Marguerite Walker
Jordan, Altoona, was sohoduled to
talk on "The* Management of Wage
| Earners' Dwellings," and John
Elder, secretary of the Philadelphia
Housing Association and of the
Pennsylvania Housing and Town
Planning Association, Philadelphia,
i was scheduled to talk on "How Shnlll
j We Improve the Poorest Dwellings?" |
! Opening Session *
j The conference was opened last!
| night with David E. Tracy, vice-i
| president of the conference, presid
ing. Mrs. Helen Glynn Tyson, of the I
Department of Social Uni
versity of Pittsburgh, delivered the
president's address. Owen R. Dove-
Joy. general secretary of the Na
tional Child Labor Committee, New
York, made an, Intelesting, 'talk.
"What Shall 1 Pennsylvania Do
itli Her Dependent and Neglected
Children?" was discussed by Mrs,
Frank D. Watson, president of the
Philadelphia Conference on Parent
hood. Addresses were made by David
J. Terry, Pittsburgh, secretary of the
Children's Service Bureau; Dr. Louis
N. Robinson, chief probation of
ficer of the Municipal Court, Phila
delphia; and James S. Ileberling,
superintendent of the William T.
Carter, Tr. Republic, Redington, at
the morning session. "Insurance as a
State Contribution to Public Wel
fare,'? wns also taketi up in detail
.this morning.
livening Program
Dr. John A. Liclity, member of the
Boar dof Public Charities, Pitts
burgh, is scheduled to preside at this
evening's session which will be open
ed at 8.15 o'clock. Dr. George W.
Ktrchwey, former warden of Sing
sing prison, now counsel of the
Pennsylvania Com mission 11 for In
vestigating Prison Systems, New
York, will speak on "Pennsylvania's
Penal System " Major Frankwood E.
Williams, of the Medical Corps, U., S.
Army, Washington, will talk 011 the
'Need and Opportunity for Mental
Hygiene as Shown by the War."
Sunflower Troop No. 1, Girl
Scouts of America. learning of the
selection of Harrisburg as the cen
ter of the state conference of So
cial Welfare, immediately volunteer
ed their services through their Cap
tain, Miss Helen R. HAwes. At the
opening session Miss Janey Criin
onesi, Ella Nelson, Flora Miller,
Mildred Breider and Martha Good
jtear, acted as pages and aided great
ly in the making pf reservations and
and registering the several hundred
visitors to the conference. The
Scouts were complimented by R. M.
W.halcy, scoutmaster of the Phila
delphia Boy Scouts, on their alert
ness, neat appearance and fine spirit.
TO HOLD SMOKER
New Cumberland, Pa., Feb. J4.
The New Cumberland Hose Company
will hold a smoker this evening at
8 o'clock at the fire house.
M Gure Your
Rupture Like
I Cured Mine"
Old Sea Captain Cored Hi* Own
Rupture After Dootora Said
"Operate or Death." .. •.
Bis Kemody and Book Bent Pre*. ;
Captain Colllngs sailed the seas for
many years; then he sustained a bod
double rupture that soon forced him te
not only remain ashore, but kept #iim
bedridden for years. He tried doctor
after doctor and truss after truss. No
results! Finalry, he was assured that
he must either submit to a dangerous
and abhorrent operation or die. Hs did
eeitberl He cured himself instead.
"Fallow Maa end Women' You Don't Have
To Be Cut Up, and You Don't Hero
To Bo Tortured By Trouet."
Captain Colllngs made a study ot
himself, of his condition —and at last-he
was rewarded by the finding of the
method that so quickly made him a well,
strong, vigorous and happy man. 1
Anyone can use the same method!
It's simple, easy, safe and Inexpensive.l
Every ruptured person In the world
should havo the Captain Colllngs book,
telling all about how he cured himself,
and how anyoho may follow the aame
treatment in their own home without
any trouble. Tho book and medicine are
FREE. They will be sent propald to
any rapture sufferer who will fill out
the below coupon. But send It right
away— BOW— before you put down this!
paper. ,
FREE RUPTURE BOOK ARB
REMEDY COUPON.
Oapt. W. A. Colllngs (Ine.)
Box 2130 Watertown, N. Y. - ,
Please send me your FREE Ruptnre
Remedy and Book without any obli
gation on my part whatever.
Name
Address
k Mother's Happiness
Made Perfect
Of Utmost Importance That Ske Hays
Every Care.
The expectant mother's physical comfort
should be our first thought, and sit about
her should ice to it that her preparation
for baby's coming bo complete.
There is a most splendid remedy to pre
pare women for the greatest time In their
fires, known ss Mother's Friend. It is ap
plied to the muscles of the abdomen, gently
rubtied In, and at once penetrates to relleye
strain on nerves, ccrda and ligimects. It
| makes the muscles so pliant that they es
' pand cosily when baby arrives; tho hours
I et the time are fewer, and pain and danger
at the crisis Is naturally Braided,
Mother's Friend enables the mother to
preserve her health and strength, and she
remains a pretty mother by hkrt.ig avoided
.discomfort and suffering which more often
than otherwise accompanies such an occv
slon when nature la unaided. Every nerve,
muscle and tsndon Is tlioroushly lubricated.
Discomfort during tho prr.oj Is counter
acted. and the skin, after the crisis, is left
unooth and natural.
Write to the Bradfieli* Regulator Com.
pany. Dept. B, Lamar Building. Atlanta.
I Georgia, for their Motherhood Book, and ob-
I tain a bottle of Mother's Friend from the
drug stpro today without fail. *>
HEIR TO MILLION
ON MISSING LIST
[Continued from First Page.]
he, as well as several other claim
ants, will put in their claims for the
Tolman millions amassed by running
sixty-two loan brokerage offices
throughout the country.
Out In Germantown .living in two
back rooms is another of the claim
ants, Mrs. Mabel Vera'Tolman Vin
cellette, wife of a worker at the Mid-
Vile Steel Company, who says she is
the daughter of the millionaire loan 1
broker, who died in February, 1918,
and left his fortune Intestate. Mrs.
Vlncellette may bo the "Aunt Mabel"
whom the sailor claimant mentioned
In correspondence with local lawy
ers.
The sailor says he read in some
newspapers a short time ago of the
Telmatt estate. On inquiry ,<he got
In touch with Philip Herniann, a
Philadelphia lawyer, with offices in
the Llnqoln building, who .told him
to come to the city, where he might
establish his claim.
But the sailor had no money. He |
applied to the Red Cross, at Camp
Farragut, for some money to come 1
cast, telling the Red Cross Held di- |
rector that "die was the guy who's
the heir to the Tolman millions."
They got in touch with-the service
division of the local Red CrOBS.
Meanwhile, the sailor had made
out 'a power of attorney., to Her
mann, • the lawyer. The local Red
Cross members began making in
quiries Hermann saw what a big
job looking after an heir to a (6,-
500,000 estate was, and he went for
succor, and assistance, to Attorney
Hurlburt, of the firm of the Gra
ham & Gilfillan, with offices in the
West End Trust Building.
The sailor wrote to Attorney Her
mann that he was coming to Phila
delphia, having received money
enough to make the trip. That was
last Saturday a week ago. The lo
cal Red Cross, however, got busy,
and when the youth arrived took
| charge of him and,. according to
Lawyer Hermann, had his power of
attorney cancelled.
The sailor went to the lawyer's
offices in the West End Building ac
companied by a Red Cross worker.
The matter was fully discussed as
to the proper ones to look after
the youthful heir apparent. The
Red Cross worker promised to bring
the sailor in the next day, accord
ing to the lawyers, Monday a week
ago, but since then the youth hasn't
appeared.
The last time the Philadelphia
lawyers heard concerning his where
abouts was that he had shown up
jn New York. -
Miss Emanuel Was Star
* Against Central High Five
Owing to Steelton ex-High team
cancelling at the eleventh hour, the
Beckley school -management secured
Central High varsity five to take
their-place. In ene of-the fastest
games pfayed in the city Beckley
took the Central High girls into
cam p.
The rivalry was keen on both
sides and many fouls were called
on the Beckley girls, but this did
not stop the husky Beekley team
from bringing home the bacon. At
first. Central thought they had a
practice game, but they only scored
one goal frorp the field while Beck
ley's scored eiglit field goals. Miss
Emanuel scored for Beckley; Miss
Watts scored for Central. Line-up:
Central. Beokley.
F"rank, f, t Emanuel, f.
Shupp, f. ' Rcigle, f.
(Captain) Graeff, c.
Wftts, c. Connors, g.
Longsdorf, g. Simonton, g.
Frank, g.
Stevlc, g. i
Sites, g.
Field Goals, Emanuel, £; Watts, 1;
fouls, Emapuel, 2 out of 8; Watts, 4
out of 15*. Timekeeper, Professor
Bertram Saul, Central High;- scorer,
Professor Beckley. Referee, Eman
uel, Technical High.
School Children Join
the Junior Red Cross
School children of tho city are in
tensely interested In the drive for Jun
ior Red Cross memberships now being
conducted by the' Harrisburg Chapter
No results have been announced but il
is. believed that by to-morrow there will
be several schools reporting 100 per
cent, strong.
Mrs. William Henderson has been
named vice chairman of the drive to aa
sis Mrs. Lyman D. Gilbert, chairman,
Mrs. Walter E. Severance will be the
secretary, D. D. Hammelbaugh. treas
urer; Mrs. George B. Tripp, chairman
of supplies, and Mrs. Eugene Lee Hey
sey, assistant. The drive will continue
.until next Saturday. It is aimed to have
every schoolroom in every school
building of the city 100 per cent, in Jun
ior Red Cross membership.
Awards $1 in Libel
Suit Against Crum
Huntingdon, Pa., Feb. 14.—A
contested' libed. suit in which
Lawrence N. Crum. of Mount Union',
Assemblyman from this county, was
principal defendant, ended yesterday
in a verdict for $1 damages. The
suit grew out of a dodger circu
lated in Mount Union reflecting upon
the patriotism of G. L. Hileman. a
merchant of that* place, for his al
leged refusal to subscribe to Lib
erty Bonds, Red Cross and Y. M.
C. A. funds.
Hiieman alleged he had been In
jured in his business and reputation,
losing thirty-three customers in a
short time.
MEN'S BROTHERHOOD
HEARS AINEY SPEAK
Minor complaints made to the
Public Service Commission ja.ro giv
en just as much personal attention
and consideration as formal objec
tions brought before that branch of
the 3tate government, William D. B.
Ainey, chairman of the commis
sion. told a large number of men
who attended the informal meeting
of the Men's Brotherhood of Pine
Street Presbyterian Church, held in
the Boyd Memorial building last
night.
Chairman Ainey explained the" ex
tent of the work and investigation of
the commission and said that it will
never be popular because it "can't
decide two ways on ono question."
He said .that every letter which is
received Is filed and all complaints
are' investigated, no matter from
-whonj they come, with the result
that 'the commission has been a
great benefit and help to individuals
of little means and.to the public in
generali' ''
l HOLD ENTERTAINMENT
. TUq Americanization problem was
the main theme In ah entertainment
at the Harris school last evening.
The Tech 'Junior orchestra had an
Important part on an imposing mu
sical program. Moving pictures and
d&rtrlrig formed interesting enter
tainment. •
Dr. Priigh Speaks
at W. C. T. U. Meeting
Dr. Prugh, state chairman of the
Prohibition party was the speaker at
'the meeting of the Harrlaburg W. C.
T. JJ. held yesterday afternoon in the
Fourth Street Church of God. The
meeting was called to order by the
newly-elected president, Mrs. R. A.
Roncmus, who introduced the speak
er.
Mrs. C. M. Stelnmetz gave a. detail
ed report of the work of the press
committee and Mrs. C. I',. King, of
the social commutes. Caps and aprons
were completed, and will be worn by
the women of the Union in the Vic
tory parade which will be held in
the near future.
Mrs. Leonard and Mrs. Dp Gray pre
sented plans for the ratification pa
rade, to be carried out when the
Pennsylvania Senate ratifies Prohi
bition amendment..
A vigorous protest was vqiced by
the union against the present move
ment In the Pennsylvania Legisla
ture to shelve the good old Sunday
laws
A unanimous vote was made to Join
in the monster petition of American*
women to the Versailles Peace Con-'
ference for the international protec
tion of women; one request being the
tixing of standard of "war casualty"
for these women whose lives are
wrecked by the brutal Hun and Turk.
Quite a number of new names were
proposed for membership.
GIRLS! MOISTEN A
CLOTH AND DRAW
IT THROUGH HAIR
It becomes beautifully soft,
wavy abundant and glossy
* at once. *
Save your hair! All dandruff
goes and hair stops
coming out.
Surely try a "Danderlne Hair
Cleanse" If you wish to Immediately
double the beauty of your hair. Just
moisten a cloth with Danderlne and
draw it carefully Uirough your hair,
taking one small strand at a time;
this will cleanse the hair ot dust, dirt
or any excessive oil—in a few min
utes'you will be amazed. Your hair
will be wavy, fluffy and abundant
and possess an Incomparable soft
ness, lustre and luxuriance.
Besides beautilying the hair, one
applicaUon of Danderine dissolves
every particle of dandruff; invigor
ates the scalp, stopping itching and
falling hair.
Danderine is to the hair what
fresh showers of rain and sunshine
are to vegetation. It goes right to
(he roots, invigorates and strength
ens them. Its exhilarating, stimu
lating and life-producing properties
cause the hair to grow long, strong
and beautiful.
You can surely have pretty, soft,
lustrous hair, and lots of It, If ynu
will spend a few cents for a bottle of
Knowlton's Danderlne at any drug
store or toilet counter and try It as
directed.
Save your hair! Keep it looking
Charming and beautiful. You will
say this was the best money yoii
ever spent.
:
Appetite Restored-Strength
Regained Through Tonall.
Tonall Succeeds Where
Doctors Failed.
,y. ... „
"I suffered from nervousness, and
could not sleep, and had a poor ap
petite," says Mrs. Oscar' Waltz, of
Ann'vllle, Pa.
"After taking tlifee bottles of
TON-ALL my nerves are quiet, ap
petite is restored and can sleep
sound at night.
"I doctored with different doctors
but got no results until I tried this
medicine, which cannot be recom
mended too much to sufferers like
me."
This testimonial was given Decem
ber 4. 1918.
Tonall is sold at Gorgas' Drug
store, Harrisburg, and all leading
drug stores in Eastern Pennsylvania.
PROMPT RELIEF
for the acid-distressed
stomach—try two or three
KI-MOIDS
after meals, dissolved
on the tongue —keep
your stomach sweet —
try Ki-moids —the new
aid to digestion.
MADE BY SCOTT A BOWNE
MAKERS OF SCOTT'S EMULSION
_____
UG.ro
my ewi
great phyes-
Hk ul activity im
IHS?. Urgely dee to
f my peraooal mm el
II - Nmated ham", UVI
IKStS'.Former Health Com-
HS?*- (TSS mtjjiober Win. R. Kerr, of'
■t.V- Ithe Cily of Chicago. ' From
■iiS l - t.y:" my own experience with Nttx
eiyg ated Iron I leel it is such a
valuable blood and body build
ing preparation that it ought!
S- -ft to be used in every hoepital
and prescribed by every phy
sician in the country." Nuaated tron helps
to make healthier women and stronger, stur
dier men. Satisfaction auaranleed or money
refunded. At all good druggists.
KEMPmLSAM
Will Stop that Cough
GUARANTEED
MlftUAiy 14.1511.
T AM going to write sev
eral letters to you—in
which I will tell you some
things that I know you are
interested in.
You and I agree, I am sure,
that life is very much easier
for us if we can keep happy.
We all surely understand
that our greatest happiness
comes when we allow our
hehrts to lead us —when we
do as much for Others, if not
more, than we d 8 for our
selves.
We all know, in our home
life, for instance, that hap
piness flies out of the win
dow if all the members of
the family are not harmoni
ous.
We all know that quarrels,
bickerings, or" misunder
standings in our family or
social circles do not get us
anywhere, so far as the joy
of living is concerned.
On the other hand, life is
very rosy indeed if we are
•thoughtful and kind to one
another in the family circle,
and if we are considerate of
the feelings of all others
with whom we come in per
sonal contact.
I have always believed that
our business life should be
as happy as our home and
social life.
I have never been able to
understand why so many of
us change our natures when
we go to our offices or
stores or shops.
Why should we keep out of
our daily toil those elements
that give us so much pleas
ure away from our work?
All niy life I have believed
that every man and woman
engaged with us in making
our business successful
should be treated by us with
as much courtesy and kind
ness as we show to mem
bers of our household and
to our intimate friends.
Why not?
It !s far easier to mix a lot
of heart in our business and
to get good results than it
is to be cold, calculating and
mercenary —to grind the
hearts out of our associate
workers and make them hu
man machines instead of
the happy human beings
that the Ruler of the Uni
verse intended them.to be.
The most of you, to whom
I write this letter, are work
ers like myself. We can
not all be owners of busi
nesses. We must work for
others —but if we are fortu
nate enough to work for a
man or a company where
Heart is a factor in the busi
ness, you kpo\v as well as I
do that our daily toil is a
joy and not a cross.
The very nature of my work
has brought me in personal
contact with a great many
businessmen throughout
the country.
I used to think that busi
ness was a thing wholly
apart from our family and
social environment; but as
I grew older I learned dif
ferently.
In spots here and there I
have found men who prac
ticed in their business af
fairs those nice thingsoflife
that won the loyalty and de
votion of their associate
workers*—that made the
workers happy and proud—
that made the businesses
themselves very successful.
But I have always had dif
ficulty in persuading big
businessmen to go to the
oubljc with Heart messages
DEAR FOLKS:
—messages that would un
fold to you and to tne the
human side of their busi
ness.
They have told me very
often that you would not be
interested in the personal
side of their business; and
I have always answered
them that you ,would, be
cause you are very human
and are very keen about
knowing whether the work
ers of the world are getting
as much out of life as they
should —and that you would
be won to the support and
glorification of the business
that had the heart and im
pulse to make its workers
happy.
I knew that some day some
where J would meet a BIG
MAN who conducts his
business on the heart plan,
whose associate workers
and himself get out of life
a full measure of happiness,
and a man who would be
willing to let me tell you all
about it.
At last I have found THE
MAN and THE BUSI-
N ESS that I'm going to tell
you about in this series of
letters. He directs a very
big business whose receipts
average daily more than one
and a quarter .million dol
lars.
What a great thing it is for
us to hold fast to ,our faith
—believing that some day
we will meet our IDEAL!
This man and I met in a
peculiar way. We had
never known each other
personally, but we had
before known of one an
other's work.
He read one of my TAL3CS
which I write daily for the
New York Evening Mail
and he liked the HEART
in it. While he was in New
York one day several weeks
ago, I was introduced to
him and he questioned me
a great deal about my views
as to the human side of
business.
He did not laugh at me as
others have done in days
gone by.
He listened very attentively
and sympathetically.
| He told me that I was right
: in my beliefs.
1 He told me that he also be
lieved. as sincerely as I do,
that life is worth while
If one can so live it as to
1 give the greatest service to
the.greatest number.
The upshot of our meeting
was that I was invited to go
through his plant in Chi
-1 cago —to mingle with Ms
workers —and to find out
for myself whether the
ideals that I have been writ
-1 ing and talking about for
so many years existed
there; and if I did find that
i they existed, then he would
give me free rein to write
' what I pleased and to print
what I wrote in the daily
newspapers of the country.
' I thought it would take me
perhaps a week to gather all
that material I wanted, but
I became so interested in
my work and heard from
the lips of the happy work
ers so many wonderful
things that I remained for
over five weeks. **
In my letter next week I
will introduce to you the
man who is the head of the
greatest family of workers
I have ever met In my life.
I hope you will get as much
happiness and'satisfaction
out of reading these letters
as I will get inwritingthem.
Sincerely, William C. Fretman,
isi E, asra st,, New VofV OUy,