MANY TRAINED FOR SOCIAL WORK 53,000 Men and Women Will Be Assigned to Posts Here and Abroad , New York, March 13.—Fifty-three thousand young men and women aro being recruited and trained for social and. religious work at home and abroad, the biggest single pro ject of the kind in the history of Christianity, It was announced here today at the offices of the Missionary Cenetenary Movement of the Meth odist Episcopal Church. This army of trained workers will be needed to handle skillfully the world missionary program, for which $120,000,000 is being raised by the church. Extension of schools, hospitals and churches In many countries Is being planned. A special effort is being made to induce young men from the Ameri can ary to go into Christian Service. It is realized by the heads of the movement, in the Life Service De partment of tha Centenary Commis sion, that the men who proved themselves capable leaders in France possess the character and person ality which will make them most powerful agents in the dissemina tion of civilization and the gospel. Of 18,307 Methodist Episcopal charges, or congregations, in tho United States, nearly 5,000 today are without pastors. In the foreign field, the number of trained work ers who could be used is limited only by the funds available and these will bo enormously increased through the "war drive" of the Cen tenary. Begin Work On the Cairo Air Service London, March 13.—Actual con struction work already has been be gun in connection with the projected Cape de Cairo Air Service, the Brit ish Air Ministry announces. Aero dromes are being set up every 600 miles, the present nonstop limit, from one end of Africa to the other, the principal ones being built at Canro, Khartoum, and two in Ger man East Africa, at Kampla and Ujlji. ' The route then passes into Rho desia. and along the course of tho railway to the Cape. Long before the famous Cape to Cairo railway is in operation it is confidently expect ed that airplanes will bo covering the route on regular schedules. The distance is 5,200 miles. MOTHERAHD CHILD CURED OF BRONCHITIS Mothers of ailing children —do your duty by them. .Keep their stomachs in order—their tongues clean. Keep well yourself, then you can pay more attention to them. Here is what one mother did — "Nu-Vim Purple Liver Tablets and two bottles of Nu-Vim Iron AVccd Tonic cured my four-year old son and me of a bad case of bronchial trouble and took off all the coating from our tongues, also cured my stomach and all ' those bad headaches have gone and I feel that I have no more nervous trouble and I sleep fine and my food tastes much better than it did. I have bought tonic and tablets for my to take and she also did finf and gained in weight. I find it to be a wonderful tonic and want others to get the same help— so. try it." Mrs. Annie Mowyez, 717 Eleventh St., Philadelphia, Pa. If any member of your family, regardless of sex or age, is run down, nervous and debilitated —has rheumatism, stomach, bowel, liver, kidney,,, bladder or blood disorder, Nu-Vim will do for you or them what it has done for Mrs. Mowyea, her son and thousands of others. Try it as she suggests, and be sure the package you get has the free Purple Liver Tables enclosed. You need them, too. Nu-Vim Iron Weed Tonic may be had t Gorgas' .drug store, 16 North Th # street. 1 Don't Use Curling Iron! Here's a Better Method (Woman Beautiful) By no means use a heated iron. It makes the hair dry and dead look ing, giving a most unkempt appear ance After brushing the hair thor oughly, just dip a clean tooth brush in a saucer of plain liquid silmerine and run it through the parts of the hair to be curled. Do this at bed time and you will be quite surprised When you behold yourself in the mirror next morning. The hair will be beautifully wavy and curling and the effect will appear altogether natural. t You will have no trouble doing up your tresses in the style you desire and they will look and feel fluffy and comfortable. You need not hesi tate to use pure liquid silmerine, which you can procure at any drug gist's. as it is perfectly harmless and will leave no greasy, gummy or streaky trace. A few ounces will last for months. Paint Without Oil Remarkable Discovery That Cuts Down the Cost of Paint Seventy Five Per Cent. A Free Trial Package Is Mailed to Everyone Who Writes A. L. Rice, a prominent manufac *urer of Adams, N. Y., has discovered , k process of making a new kind of without the use of oil. He ealls it Powderpaint. It comes in the tnrm of a dry powder and all that j; required is cold water to make a yaint weather proof, fire proof, sani tary and durable for outside or in side painting. It is the cement prin • pie applied to paint. It adheres any surface, wood, stone or brick, •preads and looks like oil paint and coU about one-fourth as much. i'Ue to Mr. A. L. Rice, Manufac cr, 712 North Street, Adams. N. Y„ J/' he will send you a Tree trial huge, also color card and full *f.forinution showing you how you can save a good many dollars. Write today. r I The "good old" school books used | by your parents and grandparents I 49 to 75 years ago can still be I _hjßi_at I I AURAND'S, 925 N. 3rd St. Bell Tel. j 20,000 new, old, rare books, all sub- jj fleets; open evenings; books bought I "^^VPPPIMPVP^HRQnVRIMRHp^ THURSDAY EVENING, HXSRBSBtrRO TEISOHXPB MARCH 13, 1919. PALESTINE JEWS CALL ASSEMBLY Provisional Body Elects Rep resentatives to the Peace Conference Jerusalem, March 13.—A call to a Constituent Assembly of Palestine Jewry approved by the British Government in April, 1918, has been sent out by the Zionist Commission in Palestine, it was announced here trfday. All Jews of both sexes who have reached their twentieth year are I entitled to vote and all who have reached their twenty-fourth year are for election. One of the other qualifications necessary for canal dates is that they will be able to read, write and speak Hebrew, The Provisional Constituent As sembly elected Dr. Chaim Weizmann and Nahum Sokolow, the Zionist leaders, to represent them at tne Peace Conference. It instructed its delegates to urs®- "That the Powers should nominate Great Britain as their representa tive or trustee and should confer on it the government of Palestine with a view to aiding the Jewish people in building its Commonwealth. "That an executive council should be nominated by Great Britain in agreement with the orld Zionist organization representing the entire Jewish people."" . There has been great activity amongst the Jews of Palestine since General Allenby freed it from the Turk. Efforts are being concen trated on procuring agricultural ma chinery, the purchase of bye stock, and development of credit fa< l il ) ti ® s ; while the American Zionist Medical Unit is establishing hospitals ana medical aid stations in the colonies. Everyone seems inspired witn tne hope that a splendid era Of Prosper ity, of big agricultural, industrial and commercial enterprises are about to open out. A society of Jew ish engineers has been recently started which is working in conjunc tion with societies of Zionist engi neers in Russia and the united States. West Virginia to Raise Sheep With Two Penna. Men Charleston, W. Va., March 13, The State of West Virginia has de cided to engage in the raising of sheep, in conjunction with A. k. Aegen and S. M. Croft, of Grove City. Pa., and Charleston, and Other busi ness men of this State. James H. Stewart, State Commis sioner of Agriculture, is authority for this announcement, claiming that his department is lending encourage ment and financial assistance to the establishment of the greatest agri cultural project ever attempted by a Stato. The ranch is to be located in Greenbrier county and will take in 18,121 acres. F. M. Glenn, sheep expert of the department, is enthusiastic over the plan and says the ranch will be es tablished in a narrow belt of West Virginia which produces the finest fleeces in the world. Borodino Returns to Peace Time Work T/Oiulon, March 13.T-Crews of the American battleship squadron which formed one of the powerful outfits of the Grand Fleet that ruled the sea during the war will learn with regret of the dismantling of the old liner Borodino, the floating canteen for,four years of the British navy, according to navy officials. Her war work done, the Borodino now returns to the placid commerce of peacetime. How much the Boro dino. administering to the creature comforts of the fleet, did to relieve the strain of warfare and the mo notony of life in the dreary regions of Scapa Flow, the Americans can testify. And they will recall how on returning from a sea mission the crew of a United States battleship 'took a special pride in cleaning up the Borodino, stripping its well stock counters of the last bun and the last pair of suspenders. Philadelphia Council Would Now Organize a League ol Cities Philadelphia, March 13. Phil adelphia city council's committee on legislation has directed its secretary to communicate with the mayors of Pittsburgh, Wilkes-Barre, Scranton, Lancaster and other cities with the purpose of forming a league of cit ies to obtain from the General As sembly legislation of benefit to the municipalities. Among the bills city councils want enacted are those giv ing cities a percentage of the auto mobile license fees, part of the State mercantile taxes, levying a tax on the real estate of public service cor porations, and repealing the tax upon city bonds. Harvester Workers Favor New Work Plan Chicago, March 13.—Workers at' fourteen of the International Har vester Company's seventeen Ameri can plants and at all three Canadian plants have decided by majority vote to adopt the "Harvester Indus- I trial Council" plan of employe rep- j re.scntation eubmitted to them by the company on March 10. The propo- j sition failed of approval at three ! plants located in Chicago. Under the plan the employes will j within a few days elect by popular ' vote their representatives on each ■ "works council." The employer and employes will have equal voting j voting power in the unit body where i will originate suggestions, requests or complaints relative to all mat ters of mutual interest, including wages, hours, working conditions and all welfare proposals. FORM FREE STATE New York. March 13. Lithuan- . lans of East Prussia have seceded from German sovereignty and estab lished a free state of their own in I the territory north of the Mazurian lakes region which they propose, to place under domination of the Lithu anian republic, according to a cable message from A. Kltmas, Lithuanian delegate to the Peace Conference, received today by the Lithuanian National Council here. PRITMV TTSS 902.000 TROOPS London, March 13.—The Govern ment announced in the House of Commons yesterday that the total •strength of effective and noneffec tive British troops in the armies of occupation in all theaters, of war! amounts to 902.000 men, including officers. The strength of the British army in France, Belgian* and Ger many. including dominion troops, on February 15 was 1.32 4.106. "The Live Store" - - * "Always Relible'* Friday Will Be "Everybody's Day" At Doutrichs, and you won't wonder why we call it "everybody's day" if you dome here and see the great crowds and watch them spending their money so freely at this Semi-Annual Clearance Sale • • Where Everything Is Reduced Except Arrow Collars, Interwoven Hose and Manhattan Shirts Most people realize that a dollar in the bank is only You see it's different when you buy at Doutrichs worth a dollar as long as you leave it remain idle —lt begins to You have the whole stock before you and get the pick and choice produce results when properly invested that's why we want you —But remember this "Live Store's" most successful sale will close Satur to invest as many of your dollars as you can spare in High-grade ncxt * w .° days e sell &reat _ quantities of Shirts, PlnfLoß _f ___ p-i _______ c i _____ _____ tL. . . | Hosiery, Gloves, Pajamas, Night Shirts, Sweaters, Underwear, Neckwear a our Cle ace Sale you can save from six to twelve and Boys' Clothing and furnishings—Tell your friends they had better make dollars on ' haste if they are interested in these big savings. Hart Shaffner & Marx Kuppenheimer & Society Clothes All $20.00 Suits and Overcoats $14.75 All $25.00 Suits and Overcoats $19.75 pll|l|lf All $30.00 Suits and Overcoats $23.75 Jj Jjf m BIB' AM $35.00 Suits and Overcoats $26.75 J |liijl AM $38.00 Suits and Overcoats $28.75 All $40.00 Suits and Overcoats $29.75 • • All $45.00 Suits and Overcoats $33.75 All $50.00 Suits and Overcoats $37.75 All $55.00 Suits and Overcoats $41.71) al All $60.00 Suits and Overcoats $45.75 l|l| rUlsl.ooUnderwear 79cT | | All $2.00 Shirts. .$1.59 1 I All $1.50 Underwear $1.19 1 mMgLd , lAH $3.50 Shirts.. $2.89 I I All $2.00 Underwear $1.59 I Mfft . . I All $5.00 Shirts.. $3.89 i c All $3.00 Underwear $2.39 I |;i|>i |AH $6,85 Shirts.. $4.89 I fAH $4.00 Underwear $3.19 C flSßllii I ( All $7.85 Shirts..ss.B9 I | AHss.ooUnderwears3.B9 | 1 AHs4.ooTrousers .....$3.19 AHs7.soTrousers $5.89 IkKbl 1 AH $4.50 Trousers $3.39 :AH $8.50 Trousers $6.89 iWsfBSl ' All $5.00 AH $1.25 Blue Chambray Shirts . . ................ 99c 11
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