LABOR SCARCITY
IN THIS STATE
Did Problem of Unemploy
ment Gone; More Jobs
Than Workmen
>^n^mploy
aecording to figures given out by
the State Employment Bureau here
to-day. During the present week
the bureau had 12,793 offers of jobs
to be filled and only 5,262 appli
cants, while during the week pre
vious there were 8,292 openings
this week exceeded the applicants
l>v 5,282 and lash week by 3,757.
The unemployed soldier needs not
be idle long. Last week 3,675 jobs
were offered to returned service
men and only 1,574 were found to
fill the places all at good wages.
The shipyards would like the bu
reau to provide 1,005 riveters at
once and the Goodyear company, of
Ohio, has applied for 500 able
bodied men weighing 140 pounds or
over for production work, offering
40 cents an hour to beginners and
60 to 80 cents for skilled men. The
offer has gone beginning with jobs
aplenty at home. A peculiar condi
tion is shown in the wages of skilled
mechanics as compared with those
of college graduates. A State College
graduate engineer, for example, is
leeeiving only SI,BOO for his serv
ices whereas the bureau has been
able to place mechanics at $2,000 a
year and over.
Sewer Permits—Permission has
been granted by the State to Bald
win township, Allegheny county, to
make extensive developments along
the lines of sewer extensions, sewage
plant and water supply improvement.
Other communities granted permis
sion to extend sewers include the
city of Bradford. McKean county;
tlie borough of Elizabethtown, Lan
caster county; the borough of Lew
istown, Mifflin county; the borough
of Dunmore, Lackawanna county;
the borough of Throop, Lackawanna
county; the borough of Forty-Fort,
Luzerne county, and Myersdale.
Vcneral Quarantine The State
Health Commissioner is empowered
by a recently passed resolution of
the advisory board of the State
Health Department to quarantine
cases of veneral disease when "in
the opinion of the attending physi
cian or the county representative of
the State Department of Health the
character, occupation, habits or
neglect of treatment make those in
fected menaces to the public
health." This is a radical step in
the control of social disease in Penn
sylvania, which has not heretofore
come under the control of the State
Health Department to this extent.
Physicians are not required to re
port such cases, but the State
authorities are empowered to estab
lish quarantines the same as for
any communicable or contagious dis
ease where the conditions warrant,
the usual penalties to apply for
violation. The advisory board has
also empowered the State Commis
sioner to regulate funerals, under
takers being forbidden to provide
clothing, draperies, carpets, rugs or
artificial flowers for funerals in pri
vate houses and restrictions are
placed around funerals of chicken
oxi victims. All newspapers notices
of such funerals must state the
cause of death. Another resolution
of the advisory board requires all
householders, hotel or lodging house
keepers to report all persons in their
employ not being attended by a
physician who have any outbreaks
on their skins, who have sore
throats or violent coughing or are
too sick to play or work. These
names must be turned over to local
health authorities for investigation.
1 Middletown
To Ask Permanent
Memorial to Soldiers
Mrs. Lizzy Weldy, who spent some
time in town as the guest of Mr. and
Mrs. F. W. Unger, Pine street, will
leave Sunday for Philadelphia, where
she will visit relatives, and from there
will go to San Francisco, Cal., where
she will visit her son before returning
to her home at Richwood, N. J.
Frank Adams, who was knocked
down by an automobile at Steelton last
Sunday evening, is in a serious condi
tion at his home in Ann street.
A large number of citizens was pres
ent at the meeting of the Welcome
Home Celebration held in the council
chamber on Thursday evening. A. 13.
Cressler resigned as chairman of the
finance committee and was succeeded
by B. E. Longenecker. Harry Moore
resigned as chairman of the parade
committee and was succeeded by Harry
Fenical. H. J. Wickey, H. S. Roth and
the Rev. Fuller Bergstresser were ap
pointed as a committee to appear before
the borough council to ascertain what
action it will take toward a permanent
memorial.
Mr. and Mrs. John Dupes, son, John
Dupes Jr., and son, Charles Dupes, and
wife, left on a ten days' automobile trip
to Youngstown, Ohio.
The Swatara Hill prayer meeting
will be held at the home of Enoch Mc-
Crokle, Swatara Hill, this evening at
8 o'clock .
Isaac Coble is spending several days
at Hagerstown, Md.
Charles Mocklin, son of Mr .and Mrs.
George Mocklin, of Royalton, and who
spent the, past eighteen months over
seas, was mustered out of service at
Camp Dix. N. J., and returned home.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Salome
Alleman was held from her late home
in Lower Swatara township yesterday
afternoon, with services at 2 o'clock.
It was one of the largest funerals held
in that section for some time. The Rev.
Fuller Beigstresser, pastor of the St.
Peter's Lutheran Church, officiated.
Burial was made in the Middletown
Cemetery.
E. F. Hartman, who conducted a gro
cery store on Ann street for a number
of years, has sold it to M. G. Whitman,
who had been in the baking business
>n Ann street for a number of years.
The benefit show given in the Realty
Theater for the auto truck fund was a
luccess and a nice sum was realized.
The committee will start a fair in the
•ear of the Rescue Hose House, on
South Union street, this evening and
will continue for one week.
The Geyer Sunday School, at Hills
lale, held Its annual picnic in Geyers
Jrovc this afternoon and evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Martin and two
children ,who spent the past two weeks
In town as the guests of the former's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Martin,
Pine street, have gone to Buffalo, N. Y.,
where they will spend some time before
returning to their home at Williams
port.
The Boy Scouts of Steelton are camp
ing at Stovcrdale for ten days.
SATURDAY EVENING,
E. S. Gerberlch. of town, spent the j
past several days at Mount Joy. ar- i
ranging for the location of a shoe fac- j
tory there. Mr. Gerberlch has accepted j
the position as manager. A plot of j
ground has been purchased from Mrs. |
John Darrenkamp, having a frontage of j
156 feet
erect a five-story building, with a base- j
nient, with a 150-foot front, facing i
Main street.
I' The Live Store" / "Always Reliable" I
"Open Tonight" I
It Would Do Your Eyes I
To see the tremendous crowds who come here every day to this ever busy store
—Friday the people turned out in such numbers that the morning sales were the greatest since we began this semi
annual clearance. The afternoon almost swamped us at this
| Where Everything Is Marked Down CExcept Collars and Interwoven Hose) j
I JjjjJ- —, -p- All B.V.D Union Suitssl.l9
1 - AU 39c Black Cat Hose s3c I
I (-• All 25c Brighton Garters ]Qc |
1 This sale is going at a faster pace than any previous sale—it's going so I
I 11 good we ourselves can scarcely believe it. Our highest calculations and expectations have been out
\ / v/Mm 1' shadowed and outdone by the magnitude of this mid-Summer Sale—where all the people come from is a mystery beyond
v I OUr conce Pt* on > b ut the fact is we have so many satisfied customers who are always glad to tell the good about this "Live
I \ Store's" importent events and that alone helps wonderfully to swell the crowds. fl
111 mm Then, again, it is generally known that we carry nothing over from season |
to season an d when we make a public announcement our customers know we mean what we say, they
ii BUre w^en the y come here they will not be disappointed. Most people are familiar with the serious market conditions
these days and our low prices on high-grade merchandise is attractive to thrifty buyers who are anxious to save money.
Don't You Want to Save Money I
v Then Join the Big Crowds at Doutrichs
I
I f Mens Suits Suits j
All $25.00 Suits $18.75 All SIO.OO Boys' Suits $7.89
All $30.00 Suits $23.75 All $12.00 Boys' Suits $8.75
All $35.00 Suits $27.75 All $13.50 Boys' Suits $9.75
I All $38.00 Suits $29.75 All $15.00 Boys' Suits $10.75
All $40.00 Suits $31.75 All $16.50 Boys' Suits $11.75
All $45.00 Suits $35.75 All SIB.OO Boys' Suits $13.75
All $50.00 Suits $39.75 All $20.00 Boys' Suits $15.75
I All $55.00 Suits $43.75 All SI.OO Boys' Kaynee Blouses 79c jfl
All $60.00 Suits $48.75 All $2.50 Wash Suits $1.89
Shirts Silk Shirts Underwear I
All $1.50 Shirts $1.19 All $6.85 Silk Shirts $5.89 All $2.00 Underwear $1.59
All $2.00 Shirts $1.59 All $7.89 Silk Shirts $6.89 All $3 00 Underwear 90
All $2.50 Shirts $lB9 All $8.85 Silk Shirts $7.89 ™ $2.39
All $3.50 Shirts $2.89 All SIO.OO Silk Shirts $8.89 AU 54 00 Underwear $3.19
All $5.00 Shirts $3.89 All $12.00 Silk Shirts $9.89 U All $5.00 Underwear $3.89
! Mrs. Arthur Matchett, of Loraine.
j Ohio, is visiting friends in town for
i some time.
{Japs Make Threat
Against the Chinese
! Tokio, Aug. 9.—Premier Hnra re
i cently told a political party dele
gation that "Should the disturb
I
fIARRISBURG TEIEGRAPH
nnces in China continue, Japan may
be compelled to adopt suitable
measures for the safeguarding of
Japanese interests."
It was reported on July 28 that
France, Great Britain, Italy, Japan
and the United States made friendly
representations to the Chinese gov
ernment urging the settlement of
' the long-standing quarrel between
> North and South China and strong-
| ly advising the resumption of arm
j ed hostilities.
Mexican Rebel
Leader Surrendersj
Mexico City, Aug. 9. Luis
I Gutierrez, former general in com
mand of military operations in
Chihuahua, has surrendered to the
government commander at Villa
Santiago, Nuevo Leon, and has been
•taken to Monterey according to
statements given out here by the
War Department and to press dis
patches from Sallillo. Gutierrez, re
volted in December, 1917, and since
that time has been carrying on a
desultory warfare against the gov
ernment in various northern states,
ltafacl Buelna, a former Villa gen-
AUGUST 9, 1919. ,
eral, who has been in Havana, has I
returned after securing nmnesty.
3,000 Japs to Settle
in Lower California
Mexico City, Aug .9.—Three thou
sand Japanese have arrived in Low
er California with the evident intcn-
I tion of settling there, say Mexican
I newspapers which add that It jtt
believed many of these immigrant
Japanese crossed the International
boundry and made secret entrance
to the United States.
A SI'MMEU TOXIC IMUNK
Ilorsford's Add Phosphnte
Healthful, and most agreeable to the
taste. Refreshes and Invigorates.
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