6 THE ROAD VALUE IS PARAMOUNT Commissioner Sadler Estab lishes Business Rule and Ends Orations Oratory has lost its punch at the State Highway Department, and men who have casese here with the best speakers of their nelghboord to urge Commissioner Lewis Sadler to Im prove roads the way they want them have found the commissioner decid edly interested in service (that can be rendered by highways than In rhetoric or traditions. There have "You brushed your teeth clear your head? Wise mothers who want to keep their children free from colds and catarrh, should insist on nose cleaning and head-clearing with Kondon's at*tooth - brushing time. VWiDOftfS Alb CATARRHAL JELLY If Kondon's doesn't do wonders for your cold, sneezing, cough, ■ chronic catarrh, nose-bleed, headache, sore nose, FREE etc. wo'll pay your j 20 Treatmont^^Ov Coupon NX KONDON'S A tin (larac enouah for A) applications) MUUI. will be mailed on receipt of yonr name and nddrt-ss. > For sale by all druggists, i Constipation Biliousness-Headache Dr. Chase's Liver Tablets Maksths liver active, bowels regular, without pale or gnpir.*'. relieve sick headache mi d that bloated * ~ling after eaticp. porify the blood and dearths com ion. litrne DOT, enough to lost n month. He. UNITED MLDiCINE CO.. Philadelphia P YOUR EYES ARE YOUR BREAD WINNERS j If people would only think | what it means to be deprived of eyesight—or to be partially blind I —how helpless they would be— they would take far better care of their eyes. The moment you | realize there is anything wrong j with your eyes—if your sight is ' blurred, if you feel dizzy, or \ your eyes tire easily—you should I have them attended to by a compe- ! , tent Optometrist. If you come to | me. I will make a thorough scien tific examination and inform you as to their exact condition and ] recommend the proper course for I you to pursue. Permanently located at 12 N. MARKET SQUARE Second Floor |A. G. MCMILLAN j 1 Founder and Formerly President and General Manager of MAC'S GARAGE, Inc. '< I ' ! Wishes to announce to the public and his many friends that he has sold his interest in Mac's. Garage i and has severed all connectioii | with this corporation | (Signed) A. G. McMillan \ C P. S.— An the very near future the announcement will € be made of the new location of my New Garage and the 1 name of a popular priced 6 cylinder High Grade Motor f Car which I will handle. | YOURS FOR SERVICE j • - MAC MONDAY EVENING, been times when a finely turned phrase would get people some things about the Capitol. Commissioner* Sadler lias lot it be known that delegations must have their facts as ready as they want his to be prepared, and that any ng-reements on construction to be In black and wljjtc. He has announced that primary roads are to be built first, primary roads being those con sidered as sections of an arterial sys whlch will consist of the most im- I portant highways in the state sys- I tem. These arteries woulu connect ! the populace places, the county towns ! and the important food producing j regions. They have been studied, j traffics noted and possibilities as j well as relation to lateral roads tr.k -i en into Recount. Among the arteries which will like i ly be constructed in the four years 1 are: Gettysburg tp Wllkes-Barre, via I Harrisburg and Sunbury. Harrisburg to Chambersburg via Carlisle. Huntnadon to MeCJonnelsburg. tlreensburg to Dubois. Franklin to Pittsburgh via Butler. Ridgway to Lockhaven. Wjlkes-Barr e to- Allentown. Reading to Allentown. Pittsburgh to Ridgway. Erie to Pittsburgh via New Castle. | Krie to Harrisburg via Meadville, Franklin, Brookville, Clearfield. Ty rone and Huntingdon. Bradford to Somerset via Dubois, Ebensburg and Stoyestown. Klmira to York via Canton, Wil liamsport and Harrisburg. Reading to Bingliamton via Potts ville, Hazleton and Scranton. Honesdale to Philadelphia via Easton. Bedford to Williamsport via Al toona, Tyrone and Lock Haven. Washington to Somerfield via Uniontown and Brownsville. The Susquehanna Trail and Lack awanna Trail are included and the Northern tier road would be from Eric to Honesdale via Warren, Smethport, Coudersport, Wellsboro, Mansfield, Towanda and Montrose. The. Lincoln and William Pcnn highways from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh, would of course, be in- . eluded. They are mainly improved, but some reconstruction is necessary. Soma announcement regarding al! primary roads and when they will I be taken up will come before long, it is believed here. DRESSMAKER SAVED FROM OPERATION By Taking Lydia E. Pink ham's Vegetable Com pound in Time. Itliaea, N. Y.—"Three years ago I suffered from pains in my right side, IllllllllllllllilllllllHlllll flONaevere that P I could not raise my feet from the floor. Pains would shoot down my limbs and lH and the doctor WT. ;JJ said I had an ab scess. I was in "/ . , t "■ bed two weeks ymmwe f: Kl' w th an icebag /J */' on my and fi " ,y '''l expected any day that I might have to go to a hospital for an operation. A friend came to see me and told me of your wonderful medicine—Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege table Compound. I began taking it, and after taking six bottles I feel ' well and strong, do my own work and do dressmaking for others. I cannot speak too highly of your medicine and recommend it to others who suffer ■with female trouble. It is a Godsend to ailing women, and you may use my name at any time."—Mrs. PEB MILLA HULSIZEB, 218 E. Fall St., Ithaca, N. Y. Women who suffer from any such ailments should not fail to try this 1 famous root and herb remedy, *Lyd s E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com-, i; Many to Attend Big Rally of Fathers and Sons in Auditorium Plans for the big Father and Son banquet to be held in the Chestnut street auditorium to-night are being perfected by the committee in charge of the arrangements. The program will be an extraordinary one,- it is promised. Fathers and sons, whether or not they are members of the Y. IX. C. A. are eligible for admittance. In discussing the arrangements A. H. Dinsmore, boys' work secretary of the (gntral Y. M. C. A. said to day, "Tho committee is striving not to get a large attendance but to spending our time in making the best father and son banquet ever." A few seats are available, it was stated and these may be .secured by calling the Central Y. M. C. A. Dr. C. C. Ellis, of Juniata college, spoke on "Fatherhood and S unship," ;at a men's mass meeting held in j Fahnestock hall, yesterday after noon. He declared that every father consider it a duty and a privilege to give his son his ideal. Therefore, he said, it is up to him to personally provide that sort of a character which would be his son's ideal. The Technical high school orches tra played at yesterday afternoon's meeting. Chamber of Commerce Thanked For Its Work The help and co-operation rendered the Federal Fuel administration for Dauphin county by the Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce, was commend ed by the fuel committee in a letter received by the chamber from Ross A. Hickok, this morning. The letter follows: "As the work of the Federal Fuel Committee for Dauphin county is finished we wish to take this oppor tunity to thank you for the great help rendered by your organization during the year and one-half this committee ■ has beenMn existence. Without your 1 assistance in the early part of the winter of 1917-191S, the conditiop of the household consumer of fuel would have been most desperate. "As you know the committee had no appropriation made it for paying its expense and by your financial assistance, wo were able to establish an ofice with competent help to which the needy householder could apply for fuel and assistance. This work we realize deranged very much your normal activity, but it is our opinion that if the Chamber of Commerce accomplished nothing else (luring this war period, its services in this connec tion would have been well worth the reason for its existence. "The people of Harrisburg fully appreciate your efforts in their be half." Held Under $3OO Bail For False Advertising Charged with false advertising, Dan iel J, Moran, of the Harrisburg Storage Battery. 38 South Fourth Street, was held by Alderman George A. Hoverter under $3OO bail for trial at the March term of court Moran is alleged to represent him self as fnrnishing "Williard Service." Charges were brought by Troy B. "Wildermuth, of the Williard Storage Lattery Service. It is charged that Moran has had no connection with the latter service since 1913. BIBLE CLASS ENDORSES STAND OF MINTSTERIUM At a meeting of the men's Bible class of the Market Square Presby terian Church the stand of the Har risburg Ministerial Association in opposing repeal of the Sunday clos ing laws was heartily and unani mously endorsed, according to a statement made this morning by John T. Harris, class president. JAM MPS M. BI'RNS James M. Burns, retired seaman and formerly a resident of Maine, died Saturday night at his home, 1833 North Fourth street. He was a member of the Mrs. John Y, Boyd Bible class of the Pine Street Pres byterian Church, and wa3 aged 6 4 years. A niece. Miss SprenUle v , sur vives. Funeral services will bo held at his home to-morrow afternoon at 1.30 o'clock, the Rev. John M. War den, pastor of the Betliany Presl-y -| terian Church, officiating. Burial will be made in the East Harrisburg cemetery. HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH Old Postman Dies After a Long Illness ANDREW JACKSON Andrew Jackson, one of the oldest postmen of the city, died this morn ing- at 6.45 o'clock al tho home of his daughter. Mrs. Chester C. Byler, 151-PJ\*orth street, after an illness of six months. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 o'clock with the Rev. Dr. H. R. Bender, of Ridge Avenue Methodist church, officiating, and burial will be made in the East Harrisburg cemetery. Mr. Jackson was in the 81st year of his age, havfng been bom in New Buffalo, Perry county, April 29, 1838. Coming to this city in his young manhood he conducted a drug store in the West End for several years and later became a letter car rier continuing in the city's service for twenty-five years, his route ex tending over the lower end of town. I.ong a member of the Ridge Ave nue church, Mr. Jackson was always interested in its activities. During the Civil r ar he was a member of Com pany G, 29 th Regiment Regular Penna. Volunteer Militia and later of Post 58, G. A. R. He was connect ed with Perservance Lodge No. 21, Masons and of the National Associa tion of Letter Carriers. Mr. Jackson is survived by h daughter, Mrs. Chester C." Byler, a granddaughter, Sara Ellen Byler, of this city, a sister, Mrs. Mary E. Fesler, of New London, Conn.; two brothers, M. Foster Jackson, of this city, and J. Benson Jackson, of New Buffalo. P. Gray Meek, Democratic Editor and Leader, Dies After 50 Years in Harness . I Bellefonte, Pa., it Feb. 17. —P. Gray : Meek, for more than a century I J, 3® editor of the *€ e m °cratic Watchman, week s ly news paper, If ."'--Isi'S !in d a conspicuous figure in the A J Democratic party w of the state, died K last night at his "utiSMk. had been in fail . ing health for P. Gray Meek several years but his death was hastened by_.an attack of pneumonia. Mr. Meek was born in Center county in 1543. Twenty years later he became editor of the Democratic Watchman and retained control ot the paper until his death. Mr. Meek was elected to the state Semite in 1890 and before his term expired was appointed surveyor of the port of Philadelphia by Presi dent Cleveland. Robert Vaughan Montague Dies Suddenly in Virginia Robert Vaughan Montague, a resi dent of this city at the Donaldson for a year or two, who recently re moved with Mrs. Montague to New York City, died suddenly at Peters burg, Va., Wednesday, February 12, of heart trouble. Mr. Montague, who was in the employ of the United States government, was in Peters burg at the officers club of the camp community service as a member of the national staff and budget ana finance committee. He was making an inventory of the camps. Just after luncheon he went to his room to rest and at 4 o'clock a fall was heard and investigation showed he was lying at his dresser. A physician said death from heart failure was instantaneous. Mrs. Montague and her husband's sister went from New York to Petersburg where members, of the Rotary Club and the W. C. C. S. made arrangements for their comfort and for their passage to Omaha, Neb., where burial will be made. The only son of Mr. and Mrs. Montague died of pneumonia at Hazleton in December. WILLIAM 7.1 NX William Zinn, aged 77 years, died yesterday at the home of his daugh ter, Mrs. S'evitla Martin, Mt. Holly Springs. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Jane M. Zinn, and Ave chil dren, Lewis Zinn and Newton Zinn, of Carlisle; Percy Zinn, of Harris burg; Mrs. Aggie Burnham, of Kansas City, Mo., and Mrs. Sevilla Martin. Funeral services win be held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Burial will be in the Mount Holly cemetery. MRS. SUSAN .1, RAILETS Mrs. Susan J. Bailets, aged 64 years old, died Sunday night at her late home. 1268 Mil'er street. Fu neral services will be held Wednes day afternoon at 3.30 o'clock, the Rev. John M. Wardejl, pastor of the Bethany Presbyterian Church, offi clattrffr. Burial wJJI be in the Har risburg cemetery. She sis survived I>y her husband, William Baiiets. MRS. ELIZABETH- DARE Mrs. Elizabeth Dare, widow of E. O. Dare, died Sunday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Charles Myers, 1714 Penn street, after a week's Illness from valvular heart trouble, In her eighty-second year. She is survived by three sons, George L Dare, of Los Angeles, Cal.; Lawrence E. Dare, of Woodhaven, L. 1., and Anson P. Dare, of this city, and one daughter, Mrs. Charles i Myers, of the above address. Ten grandchildren and four great-grand children also survive. Funeral services will be held at the home of lHjr daughter on Wednesday after noon at 2 o'clock, the Rev. H. S. Hershey officiating. ANDREW A. MOVER The funeral for Andrew A. Moy er, who died at the Harrisburg Hos pital Saturday from a fraqtured skull, caused by a fall, took place to day from the Hawkins undertaking parlors at 1.30 o'clock. The serv ices were conducted by the Rev. Dr. Henry W. A. Hanson, of Messiah Lutheran Church. The pallbearers were from the different orders to which Mr. Moyer belonged. Burial was made In the East Harrisburg cemetery. Mr. Moyer lived in Harrisburg for many years and was very well known here. He is survived by three children, Joseph H. Moyer, in the United States service, now on his way home from France; Alice C. Moyer and Charles T. Moyer; his mother, three brothers and two sis ters. MRS, BESSIE 11. PRESTON The death of Mrs. Bessie Helen Preston, aged 34 years, occurred Saturday afternoon at her residence, 320 South Fourteenth street. Mrs. Preston was" the wife of John E. Peston and was the daughter of the late W. J. Myers. Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon, the Rev. Edwin A. Pyles, pastor of the Fifth Street Methodist Chur.ch, officiating. The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, of which she was a member, will hold special services at the home to-morrow evening at 7.80 o'clock. Burial will be made in the East Harrisburg cemetery. Mrs. Preston is survived by one brother, B. F. Myers, Me chanlcsburg; four sisters, Mrs. B. F. Young, Pittsburgh;. Mrs. C. C. Web ster, Akron, Ohio;, Miss Ella Wilt, Hdrrisburg, and Mrs. W. A. Kault. Ass ANONA GARDNER Miss Anona Gardner, aged 15 years, died Saturday afternoon at the home of her parents. Mr. and Airs. James Gardner, 1310 North Front street, from valvular, heart disease. Besides her parents, she is survived by the following sisters and brothers: Airs. William Forten baugh, Alary Gardner, New Vork City; Mrs. Frank Fetrow, Celfa Gardner, Esther Gardner, Elinor Gardner, Leroy Gardner, James Gardner and Alation Gardner, Har risburg. Funeral services will be held at the home of the parents Wednes day at 2 o'clock. Burial will be made at Paxtang cemetery, MRS. 11. A. ENSMIXGER Airs. Hannah A. Ensntinger, widow of Samuel Ensminger, died at ttie home of her son, Joseph Ensminger, 2463 Reel street, Saturday night. Funeral services will be held to morrow evening at 7.30 o'clock, the Rev. H. R. Bender, pastor of the Ridge Avenue Alethodist Church, of ficiating. Hoover & Son, undertak ers, will take the body to Lewls herry, York county, for burial. Airs. Ensminger is survived by two sons, Joseph Ensminger, of Harrisburg, and Harry Ensminger, of Morris town, N. J., and five grandchildren. MRS. C. S. PRESSLER Funeral services for Airs. C. S. Pressler, aged 65 years, who died last night at her homo. 506 Kelker street, will be held at tho resi dence Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock. The Rev. Mr. Gipple, of Chambersbygg, will officiate. Bur ial will bo pade in the East Har risburg cemetery. Mrs. Pressler is survived by her husband, a son, two daughters and a brother. I ONLY TIMS WE I GREATEST i FURNITURE II[ ["VERELD I COMBINED 10TH ANNIVERSARY | AND FEBRUARY FURNITURE SALE I People are responding in greater numbers to our announcement of this, our greatest sale, than we really expected. Greatly pleased and well satisfied customers is the,rule. Whilst our sales have been truly phenomenal and much beyond our expectations, a great quantity of furniture remains to be sold the latter half of the month. If you expect to need furniture within the next six months, you bet ter get busy and take advantage of the big bargains prevailing at our store this month. It will be money saved for you. BROWN & CO., 1215-1217 North Third Street The Big Uptown Home Furnishers Market Sq. Presbyterian Church Celebrates 125 th Anniversary of Founding | Many, including about twenty mem bers who joined tire congregation between 1827 and 1875, were in at tendance at tile services yesterday morning marking the 125 th anniver sary of the Market Square Presby terian church, instituted 125 years b-fore to the very day. Services during the day followed closely those held in February, 1894, when the centennial ot the church was held. Most of the same hymns were sung the same texts were used by the pastor. I>r. G. Hawes, as were used by Dr. T H. Robinson, pas tor twenty-live years ago. Several Slight additions were made, however. Dr. Hawes made no effort to trace the history of the congregation dur ing its first 100 years, conllning his efforts principally to its growth wlth -in the past quarter-century. Although two churches have been founded by the church within the past twenty five years, it has grown from approx imately 400 to approximately 1 600 members. During this period 162 members were lost by the institution of two churches in this city, the Calvary and the Imrnanual Presbyterian churches! and by the Camp Hill Presbyterian church. Dr. Hawse reported that a total of approximately 4,54)0 acces sions had taken place in the church since its organization, of which 2,100 hajl been made within the past t.wenty-flve years. During the quart er-century, the total contributions of the church have been $580,000 most of which has been paid through Sam uel Fleming, who has been treasurer during the entire time Dr. George B. Stewart was pastor of the church when tjio centennial was observed His pastorate was con cluded five yenrs afterward He was succeeded by Dr. J. Ritchie Smith, now of the Princeton Theological Semin ary, who served fifteen years and was followed by Rev. William B. Cook, I who served as a supply for about • one year. Dr. Hawes came to the i local church in 1915. S. J. McCarreli and J. Henry Spicer ' have served as elders throughout the last twenty-five years; Spencer C. Gil bert and Samuel W. Fleming as trustees and Melanchton C. Sliotwell, as a deacon. Beecham's Pills will rapidly improve your complexion by arousing the liver and putting stomach and blood in good order. LargMt Sale of Any Medicine in the World- Said everywhere. In bexea, 10., 25c. RECUPERATION of the vital forces of the body, depleted in the struggle with acute disease, depends not upon super ficial stimulation but upon ade quate nourishment. The body needs to be nourished back to strength and power. SCOTTS EMULSION a pure, wholesome toeic-food, absolutely non-alcoholic, tones and strengthens by nourishing the whole system—body, blood and yT]} nerves. Nourish your <ody F\f back to strength with Scott's. -/IqL Scott & Bowse, BloomfieM. N. J. 18-b FEBRUARY 17, 1919. LOITGSDORP VISITS HERE I John J. Longsdorf, formerly of Harrlsburg, has returned to his home at Philadelphia, after ft eliort stay with friends with whom ho formerly was employed In the newspaper bus iness here. Longsdorf has been a petty officer In the navy since thf outbreak of the war and crossed the submarine danger eight times as .a wireless operator. He made a trip to Alaska and Siberia, and was Ice bound lor many weeks. During that time he put out a small newspa per on board the ship, culling his news from wireless flashes he picked up. He was a member of the merch ant marine until the beginning of war, and then was trained at New London, Conn., for his position as wireless operator. JlJuniperTar (Aelcoughs, colds, Iff I SORE rap it THROAT, VEIIP JFIa good old \WHH inr RELIABLE ayflqS. jjfil medicine DO'S AND DON'TS The first thing to do: wnY DO!CT Ktop thftt Cough VnriTßVfTf Before it stops You. TUU IKi li : Don't Dare Driay 60 Doses 30a Get Juniper Tar today. At All Druggists Think of soma Do's end Don'ts about Juniper Tar. If you lend ui ten alone with a .lumper Tar Wrapper wa will aand you a present. THE J. H. WHITEHUNST CO., Baltlmora, Md. Madam! Here Are Two Flours That Mean the Best Baking When you want to be sure that the bread or the pastry is going to be right, the first step is to choose the right flour. Woolcott's Best is just what its name implies—the best flour for general baking. Hercules Flour an old brand, well known hereabouts —is recommended for pastry. It is prepared specially for such baking. Both flours are made from selected wheat and carefully milled by dependable millers right here at home. On sale at all grocers. Highspire Flouring Mills HIGHSPIRE, PA. INFLUENZA WARNING' Burgeon Gansral Blue of the pubtte health aerrva warna that the taflusaaa aoldamlo la by no maans endad and all poaalbla precautions should be ta bast CCuco*£odirie 4 I lM PStll arrayed dally Into noae aad threat t aa excellent preventive. It kills Ike Man. At your druggists or by. mall, a alias—fiOo or II ear bottW ?s c gv.CTaisufc , QOg S 20.000 SATISFIED PATIENTS I find in going over my ; recordi that X have fitted over ' twentj thousand patients since I establishec an office in Harrisburg 20 year/ ago. I shall be pleased to add youi name to the long list should yoi require the services of a compete™ optometrist. Eyesight Specialist 26 NORTH TIIIIU) STREET
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