WHEAT OUTLOOK REPORTED FINE Damage Done by Rust and Other Pests Will Not Keep Down a Record Crop Departm en t of Agriculture say |W#QBQC3QV; Pennsylvania will ~!r~3 <f> °° " >o ° busb ?' month of May and it*is not believed that storms, rust and pests will cause much material difference, ex cept in isolated cases in the Cum- and Lebanon Valleys. Vhe June 1 estimates of Secretary . Agriculture Rasmussen are given as follows: "Weather conditions were favor able during the month of May and wheat still continued to improve. The condition is estimated at 105 per cent., compared with normal, and forecasts a yield of 21.5 bushels per acre. On this basis, the total production will reach 33,932,800 bushels, and will be Pennsylvania's record crop. The yield last year was estimated at 26,023,674 bushels. Some damage from rust, smut and fly is reported from scattered sec tions, but it is believed that the in jury will not be serious. The area of wheat abandoned this spring was so small that no deduction is made in the acreage on that account. "Rye is in splendid condition and forecasts 103 per cent, compared with a full crop. This indicates a yield of 19.6 bushels per acre and a total production of 5,379,000 bush els. The production last year was es timated at 4,676,500 bushels. "Due to weather conditions, the sowing of oats covered a long period this year as it was begun in March in the southern counties and was not completed in some of the north ern tier counties on June 1. The area of oats is estimated at 1,133,- 717 acres, which is practically 100 per cent., compared with last year. The condition on June 1 is 95 per cent., compared with nor/nal and indicates a yield of 3.42 bushels per acre and a total production of 38,- 773,000 bushels. The crop will prob ably be above or below these figures, according as the change in condi tion from now until harvest is above or below the average condition. The crop last year was estimated at 44,- 103,000 bushels. "The estimated area of barley is 14,000 acres, which is the same as last year. The condition is 97 per cent., and indicates a yield of 407,- THE GLOBE Store Hours—B.3o A. M. to 6.00 P. M. THE GLOBE Serving The Public And Serving It Right The merchant of today, if true to his principles, true to his business, true to his customers and true to his employes, must place himself in the light of a PUB LIC SERVANT. He must study the requirements of his trade to the minutest detail, select well his merchandise, having in mind at all times just what his trade demands. He must study his store system and store service, so as to raise them to the highest standard of perfection. He must study his employes, their personality, their temperaments and must surround them with every comfort and convenience possible. He must study well the rush hours of business and provide additional help to properly take care of it, so that those who must be served can shop in the com fortable hours of the warm days to come. Provide Yourself With Hot Weather Clothes NOW Awh The rush for lighter weight clothing If) \ jy/| is on—and the supply of the higher grades is none too large. I I // Zefirette Suits, $25.00 and $28.50 W| / Palm Beach Suits, sls and SIB.OO > —Tij-V Panama Cloth Suits, $30.00 \v Mohair Suits, $20.00 / | Silk Pongee Suits, $20.00 y I Kool Cloth Suits, SIO.OO and $15.00 J * Cream Colored Odd Trousers Cricket Cloth of Palm Beach IVnaKl (Trousers Cloth TrOUSers SIO.OO $5.00 $1.50 to $2.50 %r THE GLOBE WEDNESDAY EVENING 400 bushels. The 1918 crop was estimated at 596.200 bushels. "The outlook for hay is encour aging and shows an improvement 1 of four points during the month of , May. On June 1, appearance indi cates a yield of 97 per cent, com pared with normal, or 1.5 tons per acre. It appears that there are ap proximately 3 37,300 tons of hay in the farmers' hands. This is eight per cent, of last year's crop." Franklin Away Up—According to estimates, Franklin county has an average area of twenty-three acres of wheat for each farm in the coun ty for the 1919 harvest, and ranks first in this respect. Cumberland is second with twenty-two acres to the farm, and Mifflin third with nineteen acres. Col. Foster Here —Col. Samuel D. Foster, former chief engineer of the ' State Highway Department, recently 1 returned from France, was a Hill visitor. No Awards Yet—Bids made for State roads are being studied at the Highway Department. Awards will be mado later. Big \Vol Clip The number of fleeces of wool clipped in Pennsyl vania this spring is estimated at 672,000. This is four per cent, larger than last year. The average weight of fleece is 6.6 pounds. The approximate aggregate weight of clip is 4,435,300 pounds. State Committed —Chairman W. J. McCaig, of the House appropriations committee, said that the committee in reporting out an appropriation of $750,000 for the Philadelphia-Cam den bridge, committecd the State to the project. The idea is to make $250,000 available for the first year and $500,000 for the second, the re mainder being for other Legisla tures. The committeemen thought that the organization of the commis sion could hardly be ready to han dle the main sum for a while. Bills Oat—The House appropria tion committee reported out the Famsey bill appropriating $16,000 for aiding young men and women to higher education. They are to be J chosen by examination, one from j each Senatorial district under super- j vision cf the State Board of Kduca j tion. The committee also reported out SIOO,OOO for a site for the new State Home for* Boys ajid $5,000 for Ihe Providence General Hospital | Philadelphia. Welfare Appropriation—Half a j million dollars was recommended for the Public Welfare Commission by the House appropriations com mittee In a report to the House. The bill was amended so that if the Com. mission is ended at any time the Governor may designate whether the Deuartmerts of Health. Labor and industry or Publis Instruction shall expmd any funds remaining. Unveiling Date. The unveiling of the statue of Adjutant General Stewart in the Capitol rotunda will take place June 30. General W. G. Price, Jr., of Chester, will be the orator. License Bill Held. The Fisher men's license bill was held up in the Senate Fish and Game Committee last night, but backers of the measure are confident that action will be tak en, this week. Sessions To-Morrow. —The House is scheduled for three sessions to-mor row and it is expected to clear the calendar of all House bills before adjourning. This was the cause of many members of the House staying here all of to-day. Concert To-Nlght. The Capitol Orchestra will render its compli mentary concert for Speaker Spang ler to-night in the hall of the House. The program will begin at 7.15 and last for about an hour. Hack the Bread Bill — The State Bakers have endorsed the standard weight for bread bill. The bill has had a hard time in the Legislature. Stream Polluted. — Game and fish protectors have reported to the State Commissioners that Buck run, the Coatesville stream that has figured so much in the news from time to time, has been polluted by chemicals from a paper mill. Many fish have been killed. Commissioner Buller or dered an inquiry. | Dr. Montgomery Spoke. — State Li brarian Thomas Lynch Montgomery, delivered the address to the gradu ates at York Collegiate Institute last night. Tell President Again of Irish Activities By Associated Press. Paris, June 18. Messrs. Dunne and Walsh, of the Irish delegation, have sent President Wilson another letter concerning alleged atrocities in Ireland. They say that since their previous report to the President re prisals have begun against witnesses to atrocities, many of them being ar rested on trumped-up charges and sent to distant points. They ofter to produce many per sons to substantiate statements that Irish prisoners are being beaten in their cells. LTrim Ankles | | | the jJ \ wearers of Boston Garter It holds the socks snug and smooth, without binding, j gives absolute security and perfect leg-comfort. ■Told ZeoryoiAoro. J Bconac FSOOT Co., MSKIUS, BOSTON I RARJUBBPRQ -iWBfc'^TELEGIOLPH PARTY FOR SOLDIERS Halifax, Pa., June 18.—A welcome home party was held on Monday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Baker, near town, in honor of their son, Charles Baker, who re cently returned from overseas serv ice. Those present were: Misses Edna Zeigler, Florence and Hannah | "The Live Store" "Always Reliable" l "Be Sure of Your "I How to Conduct a Business | There are numerous details in every business in which the • I public is not interested; but large questions of policy "do" concern the men who use the store. That's our feeling in the matter—We want the men of Harrisburg to know what we are aiming at; to know on what basis we buy; in other words, to know what they can expect of us. That's why our truthful advertisements talk a great deal about service, quality, and our guarantee of satisfaction. We lay no claims to perfection; in fact we don't aspire to it. Try the Dependable Doutrich Service / I That Everybody Is Talking About g We do believe, however, that We're not satisfied today with we can serve you efficiently and satis- the service we gave you yesterday and we'll /Si factorily, that you'll want to buy merchandise we only be satisfied with tomorrow's service if it shows have at this "Live Store" because it's the best that's an improvement over today's. We ask you to help to be had anywhere, high in quality and style value, us grow "bigger" and "better" by telling us any ; but reasonable in price. Merchandise that will bring time you are not satisfied so that we can immediately you back again not because we ask you but because "make good" the Doutrich guarantee of complete you want it. and lasting satisfaction. Hart, Schaffner & Marx, Kuppenheimer 1 and Society Brand Clothes 1 Hot Wave Coming! I ; 'Better come and buy that "Palmt I ~ Beach" suit you have been promising yourself—s J J { 'This will be a big season for | \ ;; "Palm Beach Suits" j / I i What a host of good-looking summer suits we have —waist ; t seams—patch and poclcets, light Inr n* # c.i jf H I Two Ptece Styles I et i i * I Sheesley, Martha Hose, Nancy- and I Susan Whltaker, Mary Parson, Me lissa Price, Mildred Branryan, Verna Straw, Carrie Baker, Marie Grimm, Cora Seiders, Margaret Meredith, Helen Motter, Gladys Koppenheffer, of Halifax; Harriet Rutter; Messrs. Ray Peiffer, Charles C. Westfall, of Marysville: Charles and Harold I Baker, Stanley Branyan, Guy and Meade Bowman, Herbert Wilbert, Myles Meredith, Thomas, Francis and Wesley Sheesley, Guy and Harry Rutter, Lester Lebo, Dewey Cooper, William Straw, and Mr. and Mrs. Marlin Bowman, Mr. and Mrs. | George Branyan and Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Seiders. I JUNE 18, 1919. FESTIVAL AT DAI'PHIX j Dauphin, Pa., June 18.—For fur ther improvements at the M. E. par [ sonage at Dauphin, the officials and Ladies' Aid will hold a festival and I bake on the town square on Satur | day night. In case of rain tho Odd I Fellows' hall will be used. 11 I'Mlii h£, I CALLUSES GORGAS DRUG STORES V. ———J*
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