RUSSIANS MAKE PROPOSAL TO ENTER LEAGUE London's New Labor Paper 1 Reports Move of Pres ent Rulers l.ondon, March Sl.—According to ! fhe new Labor paper, the Daily Herald, the Allies have received a ; proposal for an understanding with 1 the present rulers of Russia, "mak- j ing possible a just peace which would immediately bring Russia into \ the League of Nations." Privately, confidence is expressed that the Germans will sign the treaty, though not, of course, with- j out strenuous objection over many i details. It is realized that, unless han- j died discreetly, out of such an in- j cident as an attempt to land Polish i troops at Danzig, a serious rupture i might follow. But is is understood j that the Germans are to bo given j .. I ' A I Comfort | Boston I Ganrtfepy II : What the Federal Government Says of Life Insurance as a Career Why not The U. S. Government is trying to find occupations for discharged soldiers, In a booklet on this sub a career ject it says: inStC&d "Life Insurance has been made nearly manda of merely tor? b * V modern business practice. It is in har mony with the trend of modern social, civic, a job industrial and financial betterments. Salesmen at the outset require but a minimum of train m\ ing and equipment. Opportunities for promo j tion to positions as superintendents and mana gers are constantly presented to men of ability. The average earnings of those giving their What the Woods whole time are a PP roximatel 7 * 2 > ooo per year, but incomes are without limit as to maximum company Otters an( j earn ] n g S begin even during the period of A test as to fitness, thus elimi- preparation and study." nating the chances of failure— Practical and thoro Training, All that the Government savs is strictly true, but followed by a post-graduate, , , ~ , , J ' educational course— not half the advantages of life insurance as a career Weekly and Monthly Meetings have been enumerated, of our salesmen— Semi-annual Sales Conventions Let the Edward A. Woods Agencv of the Equitable attended by Home Office Offi- T ., . _ . „ . cials—■ Llfe Assurance Society tell you the rest of the story. 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Life insurance carried in favor T . , , . , . , ~ of the salesman's family at no its salesmen have an international reputation for expense to him— thorough knowledge of the business, high character, Franchise to sell the most popu- unusual ability and splendid financial success. lar American investment in "The Strongest in the World," in the . most productive field, Equitabil- This is your opportunity to enter upon a life long holde™nd S b^X^ri S es- POlicy career of usefulness coupled with rich financial rcw&rds The co-operation and support of an established, incorporated or ganisation, financially strong, Better sit down right now and ask us for full which accepts business from its , . .. „ accredited salesmen only. information or call upon or address our nearest ___J representative. Edward A. Woods Company, Inc. Equitable Floor Frick Building Pittsburgh, Pa. MONDAY EVENING, | arsurance that these troops will be j ! landed in small detachments only I , and will be immediately transferred j i into Poland, and that there will be I , no attempt to seize the city itself ! ! under the armistice, nor at all, un- ! I less peace treaty to which the i Germ, -s subscribe deprives them I } of that port. William Jessup Tells of War Work in Cairo, Egypt, I William Jessup. Y. M. C. A. secre tary at Cairo, Egypt, speaking at the ; Pine Street Presbyterian Church yes- I terday morning gave an Interesting I narrative of his work in that coun try. He told of German plans for a j Holy War and described the plar.s j : of the Huns to throw Egypt and Eng- 1 ; land into revolt. MICH REALTY SOLD Real estate transfers as April 1 I | approaches continue to increase and j , clerks at the county recorder's of- | , fices during the last few days have : i been kept busy receiving scores of j i instruments. Realtors in the city j I believe that during the next few i | weeks records established earlier in j ! the year for total sales In the city I i will be broken. Among the properties j sold during the last few days were | I 219 Woodbine street, two and one- i half story brick. H. C. Spongier to ' Ella B. Hayes, $7,000: and 2201 North , Fourth street, Ella V. Charles to J. j N. Whlteman. $4,267. I TO AID FIGHTERS At a meeting of the Pennsylvania ' Loan Brokers' Association a resolu- j tion was adopted pledging every j member throughout the State to en- j deavor to obtain for our returning j soldiers and saitors their old positions j and where that is not possible to , help place them in new employment, j The meeting was attended by mem- . bers from Pittsburgh. Harrisburg, , Lancaster, Reading, Erie. York, Al- j tooma, Chester and other towns J throughout the State. MURDOCH BIDS BOARDSGOODBY | Highly Commends Members of Draft Units For Patriotic Efforts During the War existence of the \MUcr/ boards which ad -1 ministered the se _ _'Tjmrtn~vN lective service act j the figures taken fsjgjgOgjV ords show a great syivania boards I registered 2,067,827 men and induct |ed into service 225,000," announced j Major W. G. Murdock, the State's t chief draft officer, to-day. Tho ; Major issued a formal letter thank | ing the members of the various boards for their work, not only In I carrying out the law, but in meeting j the requests for Information from j registrants and their families which ! occupied much time and required much effort in addition to regular | duties and the compilation of rc i ports. Their patriotic devotion to j duty is the most highly commended. From September, 1917, to Novem > ber. 1918, 222 calls for men were ! made upon Pennsylvania, everyone i being filled. These men went to 130 I army camps, to eleven technical I schools and to 163 colleges and uni versities having student army train ing corps units. Men with qualifi j cations entirely different and repre i senting many classes were asked for. | District draft boards acted upon I 271,184 industrial and agricultural claims, 56,558 uppoals from classifi cations and 1.058 from physical ex aminations. The fifty two medical advisory boards examined 67,620 doubtful cases without compensa tion and in busy times, while legal advisory boards aided over 2,000,000 men to fill out questionaires. As almost thirty per cent of registra tion in Pennsylvania were aliens the work of everyone having to do with the draft exacting. Major Murdock in his letter speaks of the development of a feel ing of confidence in the boards from a situation where there was distrust by many persons and says that It was due to the effort of members to do their duty fairly, their self sacri fice and "cool common sense. In terpretation" of orders, notably the "work or fight": their adherence to duty during the influenza epidemic and tile inherent patriotism. Ask Reports—Calls" have been issued on all cold storage plants in Pennsylvania operating under State license to file reports? of deposits as of the end of the first quarter. It is expected that the reports will show a big Increase in egg hold ings and some interesting situations in regard to other foods. This is the first quarter to be completed since the close of the war. To Lot Contracts—Awards of con tracts for construction of the sec tions of primary highway for which bids were opened Friday will be made at an early day by Highway Commissioner Lewis P. Sadler. The CROUP Spasmodic croup is usually relieved with one application of— Jl£■/ \lCK's\lpoßUi!kf "YOUR BODYGUARD"-30f.60f7*l^a HJ*JRJUSBURG TELEGR3LPE contractors wiU be required to start , work at the earliest possible day. a April Meeting—The April meeting of the State Board of Pardons is [ announced for April 16. The list ft will close this week. Many Use 'Bum—Extensive use of j lime for fertilizer in the older agri- i cultural regions of the State has been t reported by the agents of the State I Department of Agriculture who have i. started out on the spring sampling ! of fertilizers to determine whether [■ they are complying with Pennsyl- J vania standards. In some sections j abandoned quarries and lime kilns j have been revived and there is ajl brisk demand for the product. jl lauuivster Case l"l>—The Public j Service Commission has listed for j ! hearing on April 23 the complaint of L j the Lancaster Automobile club J.| against the Lancaster and Ephrata ij j turnpike, which is the first of the jd ! turnpike cases to bo taken up this i] ! year. The application of the New- 1 1 port and Sherman's Valley Railroad, jj ] a Perry county narrow gauge line, d ' for approval of an advance in rates I j i Is to be heard April 16. j Clocks Object—Several of the | | I clocks in committee rooms rooms of !1 | the Legislature in the Capitol were -j j to-day discovered to have developed ft I reactionary tedencies. They were I | turned forward in the general ad vance of the 700 clocks in the State | House, but declined to go along. ! , Some stopped and others balked. ; They were straightened out by • Joseph P.vne. the State's official ft "clock doctor." Slake a Record—April 1 records f j of the State Dairy and Food Division j j for the issuance of oleomargerine j licenses will be broken to pieces this j' year, it is predicted at the Capitol. The number sent out so far is far greater than known at this time of j any previous year and the revenue ;• licenses will run close to half a [ million dollars for the year. Ixist [ year it was over $462,000. Increases Made—The Keystone I Building and Loan Association, of Royersford, has filed notice of in- j crease of stock from $1,000,000 to }: $2,000,000. Others filed were: Con- l crete Products Co., Pittsburgh, i $llO,OOO to $120,000: Union Hard- , ware and Woodenware Co., Pitts- j burgh, $75,000 to $80,000: Topliff-" Ply Co., Washington, $300,000 to ! $500,000; Triangle Tool Co.. Erie, I $30,000 to $60,000; Wilmot En- ft gineering Co.. Wilkes-Barre, $45,- ] 700 to $170,000; Processed Oils Cor- j poration, Philadelphia. $25,000 to i $75,000; Falls Mining Co.. Scranton, $40,000 to $300,000. Governor ami Son Spoke—Gov- ft ernor William C. Sproul and his [ son. Captain John R. Sproul were ft speakers at the annual dinner of the Phi Kapa Psi fraternity dinner i at Philadelphia Saturday. Both are p Swarthmore men. Found Locusts—-Several authentic jc specimens of the seventeen year old F locust have been received here from ft nearby counties, having been plowed ft up by farmers. ft Governor Says Coal Probe Sure j Governor Sproul is quoted 111 ft Philadelphia as saying there would be an investigation of the cost of j a coal in Pennsylvania. For two days. | he said, he had been working almost I constantly on the question and was < convinced that an inquiry was neces saiy. "It will not necessarily be an in vestigation by the Legislature," he said. "It is a most dilllcult situation and I don't want to disturb the in dustrial conditions of the states. I do not want to act in any way that will affect the wages of the miners. But I am convinced that the prices are too high and the solution of the problem. I think, lies with the deal | crs." | M iddletown ~ M. E. Church Board Will Meet Wednesday The official ward of the Methodist church will hold its regular monthly meeting in the church on AVednesday evening after the prayer meeting service, j On Saturday evening the first quarter ly conference of the church will be held in the Sunday school room. The Rev. Dr. Burns presiding elder of Philadel phia, will be present. On Sunday morn ing he will preach on the Centinary work that is being put forward by the Methodist church. Miss Blanche Churchman, of Ann street, was operated upon for throat trouble at her home on Friday after noon by Dr. J. F. Blecher, assisted by two of the physicians from the aviation hospital. J. AA*. Metzgar and George Core ap praised the personal property of the late Mrs. Annie Pearson, and will be sold at public sale in the near future. Miss Sarah Davis, who has been clerk in Banks Brothers' store for the past several years, has resigned her po sition to take effect AVednesday. Mr. and Mrs. George Sheets and Mr. and Mrs. Howard Shear have returned home from New York, where they visit ed the former's brother, Kdward Sheets, who was wounded in battle overseas. He was gassed twice; shot through the arm twice and has gone through six operations. He is in the Grand Central Palace Hospital. Robert Day, of Carlisle, is the new agent in town for the American Rail way Express Company in town, taking the place of, Miss Fann Gross, who re signed. Aaron Parson moved from the Roger property on Ann street to the Saul property on North Spring street. Squire H. A. Lenhart is ill at his home on AVest Main street. Miss Amanda Gingrich, of town, and Miss Mae Smith, of Royalton. have re turned home from a week end visit to Miss Sara Sener, Philadelphia. Mrs. Robert Snowden, who spent the past week in town as the guest of her sister, Mrs. E. C. Steiner. Ann street, returned to her home at Philadelphia. Miss Oma Lutz has resigned as clerk in the Philadelphia and Reading Rail way station. Jacob Gilbert and daughter, Mrs. Clarence AVenrieh, have returned home from Middleburg. where they attended the funeral of Mr. Gilbert's aunt. The package sale held by Ladles' Aid Society of the Methodist church Saturday morning, was a success. Near ly $6O was realized. The funeral of the late Mrs. Eliza beth Luse was held from her late home on East Main street. Saturday afternoon with services at 2.30 o'clock, the Rev. O. M. Kraybill, pastor of the Cburch of God. officiating. Burial was made In the Swatara Hill Cenetery. The Missionary Society of the United Brethren church, will hold an open meeting, in the church on Thursday evening. On Tuesday evening, the official board of the church will hold its regular monthly meeting. The Board of Trustees of the Presby terian church will meet Wednesday evening, after the prayer meeting ser vices. COLD KEEPS CLARK IN BED Washington. March 31.—Former ' Speaker Champ Clark is suffering from a severe cold, svhieh kept him j in bed at his hotel here yesterday. ' He contracted the cold when travel ing in New England. 1 "The Va VS l &ixrtfyoß I Plenty of Spring Qothes I This spring there are many interesting style changes—Men and young men are thinking about ( styles, so it's only natural that there should be many new develop- 9 ments —Waist-seam suits and overcoats are the newest ideas, very \ I 7 : military, full chested, trim waisted, in single and double breasted models with any number of stylish variations —Good clothes require all-wool fabrics—lf you want clothes that fit and stay fit, that wear I long and look right, you can get that kind here where we sell V : I Hart Schaffner & Marx fl I Kuppenheimer & II I Society Brand Clothes H Saturday was a big day for the returning % "Army and Navy" men all day long you could see several of these men exchanging their uniforms at Doutrichs for civilian clothes—We are glad to be "favored with their valued patronage We can see an enormous business coming to this "Live Store" this spring, for we have many friends and patrons among the boys in the II I™ home camps and abroad, each day sees a few more familiar faces back to old Harrisburg, the best city in the land 111 Whether you are an army man or civilian we have the clothes you will be proud to wear and will give you better service than you can get anywhere else—Service is our first thought, that's what hats built this dependable store, and service will always continue to be our watchword. Try This Dependable Service H I That Everybody Is Talking About H B 304 Market Street p a . MARCH 31, 1919. 9
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