To Study Subject of Land Reclamation New York, July 22.—1n order to effectuate the resolutions of the St. Louis meeting of the American Le gion endorsing the principles of land development as a means of re habilitating returning soldiers, a oommitteo of throe members of the National Executive Committee will xnako a thorough study of the sub ject of reclamation of arid, swamp and out-over timber lands in co operation with the Secretary of the UvuMvuthza/vt Hit jcotn .—"A MORE Kellogg's is eaten today than ever before. Why? Millions of people won't have any other than Kellogg's Toasted { _ Corn Flakes, because | ! r rSr5 il —" they know its unvary- S' < l ualit y anc * they j are delighted with its [ inimitable flavor— i | oven - fresh in our 5H waxtite package. 81 Every grocer everywhere SGIIS Kellog " g,s eve ryday. §§ grass The Greatest Name in Gqody-Land hM| | J know the |f§ |§|W? | realm of child- |§g ■■Mr f hood dreams is •• | §j ■fciWl mtjt a ,and °* swcets * |i k The most last- ll S ing way t0 hiake fj||£ some of those m§ : dreams a delight- |j§ ■l&a ful rea,ity is t0 take home is £#§ WRKLETS ll gj I frequently. How jggl about toniaht? ll BSEALED TIGHT-KEPT RIGHT 1^. —T—' \ p BE SURE TO GETWRIGLEYS jfamgryk Is. / (, ( The Flavor i| H M Lasts! ||i TUESDAY EVENING, Interior. This committee includes Luke Lea, former Democratic Sena tor from Tennessee; Thomas W. Mil ler. former Republican Congressman from Delaware, joint chairman of the Legion's Legislative Committee, and J. F. J. Herbert, om Massachu setts. The aim of this committee will be to secure legislation whereby dis charged soldiers and sailors may get an opportunity to establish homes and creatte for themselves a place in the of constructive na tional effort, through some broad comprehensive plans for the eco nomic reclamation of all lands sus ceptible of reclamation and produc tion. ONCE WEALTHY. LIVE IN STABLES Serbian Families Lose Homes by Advance of Armies Belgrade, July 22. ln northern Serbia many families, wealthy before the war, have been found by officers of the American Relief Administra tion and the American Red Cross living in stables and chicken coops. Their homes had been destroyed by the advancing or retreating armies. Their beds were heaps of straw cov. ered with burlap. It was all that remained as furniture in their once pretentious estates. They were pen niless and had no clothing except what they wore. The condition of the Serbian pea sants is beyond description. A large proportion are homeless. Most families have been deprived of their wage-earners by death. The mother is now obliged to support herself and children on what she can pro duce on a farm stripped of its ma chinery and tools. Most of the small stores of seed for next spring's sowing were removed by the enemy. The Red Cross hospitals are crowded with mothers carrying emaciated children, old men with the infirmities of their years, old women bent and misshapen, and young men broken by war. The soup kitchens tell the same story. Revenge Impossible, Bernstorff Warns Berlin, July 22.—Count von Bern storff, former German ambassador to the United States, speaking at a Democratic party meeting yesterday, said Germany must never forget that a world policy, such as was engin eered before the war, has become impossible. Peace, he added, had been signed under protest, but, having been signed, honor demanded as the basis of future policy, "that we ful fill the peace terms according to our best ability and with a con science that does not hinder what we freely admit to the entire world that the goal of our policy will be to secure a revision of the terms." "Whoever lives In Germany," Count von Bernstorff said, "knows that we neither want nor can we conduct a war of revenge." Count von Bernstorff asserted that while the League of Nations was regarded in Germany as a holy al liance aimed at Germany, and that, without Germany, Austria and Rus sia, it would be a mere fiasco, it will assume its real function, wlxen Ger many enters it, or combining all the people's energies. "We believe," said Count von Bernstorff, "that the fight to get into the League necessarily will take us to America's side, because America is the most active supporter of the League and alone is able to finance world economic problems." HJLRIUBBUIU3 RED CROSS HELPS SOLDIER FAMILIES Dependents of 500,000 Service Men Get $6,636,760 Relief Washington, July 22. Reports from home service sections of Ameri can Red Cross chapters throughout the country indicate that more than 500,000 families of soldiers and sailors still are being assisted finan cially and Otherwise through these agencies, it was announced yester day at Red Cross headquarters. The report showed that, in the last fourteen months, a total of $6,- 636,760 has been contributed to the financial relief of needy families of service men, while for a single month recently the amount reached $566,060, this money being from membership dues and tributions to war funds. It was pointed out, however, that direct financial aid constitutes but a com paratively small part of home ser vice, which concerns itself with the general welfare of families. The number of families assisted by the Red Cross home service at one time reached 700,000, it was said, the work being carried on by more than 30,000 home service workers, 26,000 of whom were volunteers. More than 1.800 per sons have been trained in Red Cross home service institutes. Of the more than 3,700 home service organizations created during the war, it is purposed, it was said, to continue many of them Independ ently of the Red Cross as perman ent social agencies in small com munities where no such organiza tions now exist. The Federal Government service j announced yesterday that assurances | had been received from the war | camp service and the Federal Coun cil of Churches of Christ in America of continued co-operation in secur ing employment for discharged sol diers and sailors throughout the de mobilization period. The co-operation was sought, it was said, because of the recent fur ther reduction in the number of officers of the employment service. I ' Middletown State Police Arrest Man For Robbing Garage • Two State Police arrested Glen Billett at Bowmansdale, through the confession of Eyra Shennabrook, of the same place, in robbing the gar age of J. R. Bunser and Sort, Mill street, on the night of July 9. He was taken to the Harrisburg jail. Part of the goods stolen from the garage has been recovered. Billet refused to tell what he did with the remainder. Billett was given a hear ing before Alderman Fritz Kraeme, Harrisburg, and pleadfed guilty and was put under 11.000 bail. Billett was recently discharged from the penitentiary, after serving a three year sentence for a same offAnse. Brinser and Son bad offered a re ward of SIOO for any information. The Rescue Hose Company auto truck committee will hold a dance on Wednesday evening, instead of Saturday evening, on account of the Liberty Fire Company holding a so cial next Saturday evening. There will be a benefit game of baseball Thursday evening between the Middletown baseball team and the old Y. M. C. A. team on the fair grounds for the benefit of the Auto Truck Fund of the Reserve Hose Company. Jacob Deckard, an old Middletown player, will umpire the gamei The General cigar factory started work yesterday with seventy-five hands and nefi' ones will be added as they can be secured." The bridge crossing the Swatara creek at Keystone avenue has been closed on the sidewalk by the coun ty commissioner, owing to some re pairs that have to be made. J. Tothers, of Reading, spent the past several days in town. Mr. Tothers is the newly-elected assis tant of the High School. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Noggle, who recently purchased the late Mrs. Annie Pearson property, corner of Susquehanna and Wood streets, have moved into it. The Pennsylvania Railroad Com pany has closed the Ann street crossing since the new overhead bridge which crosses the track near tho car company grounds. The Ann street crossing has been in use for many years and had been used more the past two years since the aviation depot has been built. It does away with a dangerous crossing. Many accidents have occurred at this place. The new bridge which was recently completed by the borough is used by quite a number who live below the railroad. The Middletown Praying Rand will meet at the home of W. Mes singer, Wilson street, this evening at 7.30 o'clock. The picnic of the Royalton Junior League, that was to be held in Hof fer Park, last Saturday, was post poned on account of rain. Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Hoffer are spending a month at Mount Gretna. Carl Wagner and Harold Dasher are spending the week at Atlantic City. Harry Cohen, who spent the past week in town as the guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Israel Cohen, Water street, returned to Baltimore, Md. Jacob Eisenhart has gone to Bal timore. Md., where he has secured a position with the Calvert House as elevator manager. Dr. D. P. Deatrick, wife and King Clark have returned home from a weekend visit to the former's moth er at Gettysburg. Albert Krauss, of Detroit, Mich., is spending some time in town as the guest of his mother, on Ann street Miss Jennie Bailey, of Philadel phia, is spending some time in town as the guest of her sister, Mrs. A. B. Croll, Center square. Miss Carrie Zimmerman, who spent the weekend in town as the guest of Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Norton, Ann street, returned to her home at Reading. Mr. and Mrs. Christian Etnoyer left to-day for a week's trip to Can ada. The Middletown baseball team played the Hershey team at Hershey last evening. At a recent meeting of Washing ton Camp, No. 371, p. O. 8. of A., the following officers were installed by District President Hoiper Strick ler, of Hummelstown: Past presi dent, Charles Neiman; president, Clarence G. Rife; viceprestdent, Rob ert W. Klpp; master of forms, A. L. Wagner; conductor, D. H. Herr;. in side guard. George Plott; trustee, George Plott; chaplain, A. L. Wagl ner; delegates, H. E. Moore; D. H Herr; alternates, W. H. Koons and J. S. Boughter, SPROUL CALLS GRANGER STORY Says Statement About High way "Overhead" Is "Unfair and Untruthful" Governor Sproul last night "call ed" the Kxccutive and Legislative Committees of the State Grange for their statement in the review of the 1919 Legislature to the effect that the "overhead" expense in highway construction would be thirty-five cents on the dollar. The expense, says the Governor, will be four cents. The statement Issued by the Grangers' committee was declared by the Governor to contain some "startling inaccuracies" and in re gard to the remarks on the "over head" the Governor says the Grang ers' committeemen say things that ars "unfair, misleading and un truthful." He wound up by saying that dnyone knowing anything about the Legislature should be aware of the facts and that the committees should retract the statement. As he has doubts whether they will he considers it his duty to make clear what the facts are in the c^se. The Governor says: "My attention has just been called to a report, which it is stated was issued by the Legislative Committee of the Pennsylvania State Grange, and which was published in one of the Philadelphia newspapers this morning. While it is sometimes un wise to enter an argument regard ing matters of the kind, when a statement, issued by a committee of so important an organization as the Grange, to the membership of that body, contains assertions which are so obviously untruthful and harm ful, some notice should be taken of them. "There are many startling inac curacies in the statement, some of which are due propably to lack of information of understanding of the subjects discussed; we may pass most of those by as illy-considered generalities, but there is one para graph in the report as published which must be answered. This paragraph reads: "The Legislature early in the ses sion appropriated $3,565,000 for the overhead expenses of the Highway Department, ajid $10,000,000 for construction. This means that for every dollar spent on actual con struction there is an overhead ex penses of 35 cents." I do not know who constitute the Legislative Committee of the State Grange, but anyone who knows anything about the business of the Legislature or of the State Highway Department must know that this statement is misleading, unfair and untruthful. ''The Legislature did appropriate $3,565,000 for the overhead ex penses of the Highway Department and $10,000,000 for construction from current revenues. I approved this bill early in the session so that the work could be gotten under way. But, in addition to the ex penditure of $10,000,000 provided in this bill, the State Highway De partment will have to expend with in the next two years $30,000,000 from the proceeds of the Road Bond Issue; $11,000,000 for maintenance from automobile license fees; and $12,000,000 contributed by the Fed eral Government through its appro I There is Now Plenty I of Beef and Lamb | for Everybody gj At the present price levels these are the cheapest of the meat foods. It is now possible to advise the American people I that it is no longer necessary to conserve beef and lamb. Right nOW, there is plenty of these meats for everybody and this will be the situation for many months to come. Here are the reasons: 1. Demobilization of our armies has gone ahead so rapidly sa * that they now require very little beef and lamb. 2. England and the other European countries no loqger look to us for their beef supplies. i| =:== 3. When war was declared the American live-stock raiser started to produce more meat. The result has been a large • increase in live stock production. Therefore, You may now buy beef and lamb—and buy freely.' American National Llvo Stock Association Indiana Cattle Feeders' Association t National Wool Growers' Association West Virginia Live Stock Association Cattle Raisers' Association of Texas Wyoming Stock Growers' Association Corn Belt Meat Producers' Association of lowa Montana Stock Growers' Association Kansas Live Stock Association California Cattlemen's Association Southern Cattlemen's Association Colorado Live Stock Association Panhandle and Southwestern Stockmen's Association* Idaho Cattle Growers' Association =§§'• Nebraska Stock Growers' Association Arizona Cattle Growers' Association f ~ Missouri Live Stock Feeders' Association New Mexico Cwttlo Growers' Association Illinois Live Stock Association Cattle Raisers' Association of Oregon IBIIM Republished by the American Meat Packer•' Association priation to the states for highway Improvement, making a total of $63,000,000 for the expenditure of which the Department is directly responsible. In addition to this the State Highway Department will have the supervision, under the terms of the bond issues, in the var ious counties, of about 20 millions of dollars of additional construction, and will also have the expenditure of about $3,000,000 contributed by the counties and townships for State-aid work. This makOs a total of fully $85,000,000 which will bo expended by the State Highway Department during the next two years. Instead, therefore, of $lO,- 000,000 being used for construction, the Department will have to handle an expenditure of $85,000,000 for new r.oad work. The appropriation for 'overhead' provides for all of this, and also for the various ac tivities of tho State Highway De partment. in the handling of auto mobile licenses, the management of the township road bureaus, the en gineering, contracting and account ing departments, the care o£ tho machinery and equipment, etc. "It will, therefore, be seen that Instead of 3 5 cents out of every dol lar being used in overhead expenses, but a little over 4 cents out of every dollar will be thus expended. This is not a high figure, even for the supervision of ordinary business, and anyone who knows anything at all about the subject knows that tho care and attention to public con struction, the preparation of plans ajtd specifications for road building, and the management of a public department require skfll, energy and efficiency of a high degree. The State Highway .Commission informs me that in no case will the 'over head' for all purposes exceed five per cent of the amount actually expended upon the highways. The Legislative Committee of the State Grange, in fairness to the mernbership of the Patrons of Husbandry, throughout the State, ought to disclaim this ridiculous and injurious statement. For a-fear that it will not do so. I regard it as my duty to place the real facts before the public." Prosperity Is Assured in the Wheat Belt New York, July 22. —The striking factor in the business outlook is the assured prosperity of the wheat belt, resulting from a bumper crop and the Government guarantee of $2.26 per bushel; part of which comes out of the taxpayer's pocket, and is therefore a shifting rather than production of wealth, • says Brad street's report. The outlook for other crops is fair as to yield; the chief disappointment being cotton, which will be much below the norm al, or about 11,000,000 bales. High prices, however, will more than offset dimished output, so the prospects of unusual agricultural prosperity are undimmed. The wheat crop is roughly valued at over $2,500,000,000, and the entire harvest at over $20,000,000,000, which would go far toward meeting our National outlay for the war. Interior merchants are stocking up with more confidence, though high prices and great credit expansion occasionally induce a desirable mix ture of conservatism. Thugs Use Drugs on Sleeping Girls Carbondale, July 22.—Two girls were choloformed while asleep in their homes at Childs this morning JULY 22, 1919. between 2 and 3 o'clock, by burg lars, who were afterwards discover ed while in the act of ransacking j the houses, but who made good their escape without taking any- j thing. The two girls who wero drugged are Miss Mary Holland, aged 19 I En ths Heart of the Canadian Pacific Rockies \ou may enjoy motoring in thi3 garden of Nature's wonders—over miles of mountain and valley roads, sur* rounded liy the most entrancing scenery in all the world. I or oihrr hour, of recreation—Coaching, Biding, Alpine Climbing, Fish. tog, Golfing, Hiking, Swimming in Warm Sulphur Pools, Dancing. All this and mora canters at BANFF SPRINGS HOTEL J£^J|pP On. of the cna.t-to-coast system of magnificent Canadian Pacific liy. hotels. —a GET BETTER ACQUAINTED WITH CANADA -^1 Call or write for Resort Tour No. 11l I^U9 Canadian Pacific Railway F. R. PERRY, General Agont i _ Passongor Dept. SWB 1231 Broadway, New York - Want to Feel Just Right? t=s Take an NR. Tonight es JUST TRV IT AND SEE how much better you feel In tho morning. That "loggy." headachy, tired, dan't-know-what'a-the-matter feeling will be gone—you'll leel flit*. TROUBLE IS, your system ft clogged with a lot of impurities that your over-worked digestive and eliminative organs can't get rid of. Pills, oil, salts, calomel and ordi- jjo|y nary laxatives, cathartics and purges only force the Nature's Remedy (NR Tablets) acts on the stomach, I €IISS liver, bowel* and even kidneys, not forcing, but ton ing and strengthening these organs.,. The result 13 prompt relief and real, lasting benefit. Make the test. Nature's Remedy will art promptly, thoroughly, yet so mildly, so gently, that you will think nature her- jjHHjHHHH self has come to tho rescue and is doing the work. nd recommended by your drugoisU George A. Gorgas, Druggist years, daughter of Mrs. John Hoi [ land and Anna Murphy, aged 10 years, daughter of Mrs. Joseph Mur j phy. Both young people are con- I fined to their home to-day from the effects of their experience. I Use McNeil's Cold Tablets. Adv. 11
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