FIREMEN MAKE KNOWN DEMANDS Inludc Wage Increases and More Mechanical Devices Cleveland, Aug. 18.—A 35 to (15 per cent, increase in wages Is demanded for 117,000 firemen and hostlers on railroads in the United States and Canada in a wage scale adopted be fore adjournment by 300 general chairmen of the Brotherhood of Lo comotite Firetnen and L'nginemen in session here since Tuesday. Another demand to be presented to the Director General of Railroads is that all coal burning locomotives in road service weighing 200,000 pounds and over shall be equipped 1 with mechanical stokers and that two firemen shall be employed on all such locomotives until they are so equipped. About half of the 80,000 engines in the United States will come under this proposal, only about 5600 of which are equipped with mechanical j stokers at present. Sonic of the Demands The more important sections of the report follows: Rates of pay for firemen and help- j ers in passenger service 36.50 per day of 100 miles or less, except when j Mallet engines are ised, then $7.20. : Overtime in passenger service will be computed on the present basis, at a speed of twenty miles an hour. 1.1 freight service on engines weighing less than 200,000 pounds firemen shall be paid $0.50 and on engines weighing over 200,000 pounds $6.80 per clay of 10'* miles or less, overtime to be computed on basis ! at a speed of twelve and one-half , miles per hour. Firemen and helpers employed in I What Is Rheumatism? Why Suffer From It? Sufferers, Should Realize That It Is a Blood Infection and Can Be Permanently Relieved Rheumatism means that the blood i has become saturated with uric acid poison. It does not require medical ad vice to know that good health is absolutely dependent upon pure blood. When the muscles and joints become sore and drawn with rheu matism, it is not a wise thing to take a little salve and by rubbing it on the sore spot, expect to get rid of your rheumatics. Tou must go deeper than that, down deep in- I "There won't he I m any crust!" J IT\ EMEMBER how you used to love |X bread and butter, when you were a a child ? You'll think back to those very days when you get a taste of HOLSUM bread. E9 lr, Buy'the Big Loaf for Be a Benefactor—Not a Menace! SPUTUM CUP OPITTING PELLS SPREADS AFETY WICKNESS Spit in paper and burn up your germs Anti-Tuberculosis Society of Harrisburg and Vicinity City Library Building, Harrisburg, Pa. ALL MAKES STOVE and Dirp A ipc* FURNACE KiLr ZVrX Mai' MANUFACTURERS STOVE REPAIR COMPANY 20 E. Washington Street, , HAGEROTOWJJ, MD. MONDAY EVENING, local or way freight service, mixed | train, mine runs and other service 1 shall be paid a minimum of fifty [ cents cents per 100 miles or less in | i \ addition to the through freight rates. | j Firemen employed on helper, push- | ! er, transfer woik. wreck, constnjc- I tion, snow plow, circus, milk and all ' ■ | other trains in unclassified service j ' shall be paid through freight rates according to class of engines used. Firemen employed cn Mallet en- i gines in all service except jard serv- I iioe, shall be paid $7.20 per day for I 100 miles or less. Firemen and helpers employed ir. j I yard service shall be paid $6.50 per day or eight hours or less, except I 1 when Mallet engines are used, then j I j $6.80. • ! A demand for time and one-half 1 | for overtime in all classes ._>f serv ; ice is made which will apply on Sun j days or holidays. > Hostlers Included I Inside hostlers shall be paid $6.80 j , ' per day and outside hostlers $7.20 j j pdr eay, and hostlers' helpers $6.50 1 I r day, eight hours or less to con ; j stitute a clay's work. . A demand is made that ail coal I burning locomotives or less than ' I 200, 000 pounds shall be equipped with j | mechanical coal passer, grate shakers j 1 I and automatic fire door openers, j It is estimated ih.it it will cost , I $200,000,000 equip the locomotives in ! j the United States \vjth the different j ' median'cai dov'ces demanded, j Uniform deadhead rules for pay j for firemen when traveling from one j j terminal to work at another and to j ibe applied to all railrouds in this i j Country and Canada are demanded. j | Another working condition de- j manded is that firemen shall be re- | | lieved of removing tools or supplies j ; loading coal, nlling lubricators, etc. j MOUNT JOY TO WEIjOOME j Mount Joy, Aug. 18. —A welcome ; home celebration is being planned j ; for returned soldiers and sailors on j j September 20. The town will raise J i $2,000 for the event. A monster pa- j | rade will be held. Governor Sproul j I has been invited to deliver an ad- j I dress. I to the blood where the poison lurks i and which is not effected by salves j and ointments. It is important that; you rid yourself of this terrible dis-1 i ease before it goes too far. S. S. S. is the blood cleanser that has stood , the test of time, having been in con- ; stant use for more than fifty years. It will do for you what it has done for thousands of others. S. S. S. is guaranteed purely vegetable, it will do the work and not harm the I • most delicate stomach. Write the physician of thi? Com pany and let him advise with you. : Advice is furnished without charge. Address Swift Specific Co., 253 Swift 1 ; Laboratory', Atlanta, Ga. j Central Pa. News PENNSYHASNEW CHIEF MECHANIC i _ I Major George J. Ricliers Suc | ceeds C. C. Keagv, Trans ferred to Pitcairn Altoonn, Aug. IS.—'Major George J. Richers, of this city, a veteran of the World War, has been' appointed master mechanic of the Middle divi sion of the Pennsylvania Railroad, ' to succeed C. O. Keagy, transferred i to the same position in the Pitcairn shops. Major Richers is a native of this city, a graduate of the Altoona High school and was a winner of one of the Thompson scholarships, with which he fitted himself for efficient < railroad work. He was assistant j master mechanic on the Conemaugh | division w hen he enlisted in the sth | engineers at Pittsburgh, one of the i first units of the American forces jto cross the Atlantic and land in : France. Hater the command became | known as the 15th engineers, j Soon after the arrival of the regi- J ment in France he was assigned to a : place on the staff of Genefal W. W. : Atterbury and was made superin tendent of one of the important rail ways under American control. He J was discharged recently and came | home. The change became effective Saturday. Mr. Keagy came to Altoona on November 15, 1917, from Philadel j phia, where he was general foreman jof the West Philadelphia shops. I Early in life he spent several years j here, learning his trade. During his j residence of eighteen months in Al -1 toona he made a host of friends here, | who regret to see him leave, and he j has their best wishes for a success- I ful career. He left for Pitcairn this I morning and. as soon as he is able \ to secure a home, he will move his i family to that place. Personal and Social Mention on West Shore Mr. and Mrs. Mervin Schenck and son/ Raymond, of Terre Haute, lnd., are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Am- I brose Schenck, West Hummel avte nue, Lemoyne. Mrs. Ambrose Schenck, of Le moyne, is ill with rheumatism. The Ladies' Bible Class of Le moyne Lutheran Sunday school held ! its picnic at Boiling Springs on Sat urday. The W. C. T. U. held their month ly meeting at the home of Mrs. C. ) E. Decker. Lemoyne, at which time the election of officers for the ensu | ing year was held. Elwood Trout, son of Mr. and i Mrs. Frank Trout, Lemoyne, is vis itng relatives in Palmyra. Harvey Seltzer, of Palmyra, vis | ited relatives in Lemoyne. Lemoyne firemen held a festival i in the engine house on Saturday eve -1 ning. The Lemoyne Band furnished | the music. Mrs. Nancy Bentz, of Lemoyne, moved to the Camp Hill extension on Wednesday. Mrs. Septer and son, Ray, of Du quesne, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Howard Stone on Fourth street. New Cumberland. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mickey, of \ Bridge street. New Cumberland, i spent the weekend in Cly. Miss Helen Lechthaler, of Third street. New Cumberland, is spending j her vacation at Ocean Grove. Mrs. Charles Ay res and daughter, of York, are guests of the Rev. and Mrs. A. R. Ay res at New Cumber ; land. WED AT MARIETTA Marietta, Aug. 18. Miss Hattie W. Klapp, daughter of Mrs. Mary Klapp, was married yesterday to Raymond S. Brunner, of West Col lingwood. New Jersey, by the Rev. Martin W. Schweitzer. The bride 1 is a talented musician and was or ganist of the Swamp Root Reform- ! ed church. The groom is a tele ' graph operator. AGED CHURCHMAN DIES Marietta. Aug. 18.—John S. Lin- I deman, Manor township, Lancaster county, is dead of rheumatism, ' aged ninety years. He was the ; oldest man in that section of the j county. A twin brother died twenty-two years ago. He is the j last of ten children. For sixty j years he was a member of the Men nonite church. MALTAS WILL MEET Y'ork, Pa., Aug. 18. Sunday, [September 14. has been set apart I by the three local commanderies of I the Knights of Malta as the day ! for the first memorial service to ! tie held during the past two years. (This service, which will be a joint : affair, will be held in the high school ' auditorium. SELLING WAR STAMPS Altoona, Aug. 18.—Forced to se cure cash in every manner possible, due to the high cost of maintaining an existence, many local holders of War Savings Stamps are having the securities cashed at the Altoona post office. Stamps purchased in 1918 bring $4.31 this month, but, if held until maturity in 1923, will mean $5. FATHER OF 16 DIES Marietta, Aug. 18. Harmon A. Zink, 62 years old, is dead here from liver trouble. He was a brick layer and stonemason contractor, and the father of sixteen children. A widow, eight children and two brothers, one Chief Burgess George j Zink, survive. TRUCK OYER BANK Stiamnkin. Pa., Aug. 18.—An auto j mobile truck, owned and driven by | William Anderson, a well known lo- I cal merchant, was completely i wrecked and Anderson was painfully I injured, when the machine plunged over an embankment about a quar ! ter of mile west of Kulpmont. SELIJS RANK STOCK Waynesboro, Pa., Aug. 18. —Auc- , tloneer A. D. Adams sold thirteen shares of Frlck Company stock to ! Daniel Rinehart for $119.50 per ! share, and several shares of Citi | zens bank stock at $197 per share i to C. C. McKown. MISS KEESEY WEDS SOLDIER Cordelia, Aug. 18.—Miss Pearl j Keesey, daughter of Edward H. | Keesey, a popular school teacher, 1 was married to Raymond H. Garber, of near Marietta, by the Rev. Peter 'R. Nissley. of Mount Joy. The groom recently returned from over seas service. OWLS ARE ENTERTAINED New Cumberland, Aug. 18.—Mrs. Harry Heale. of Water street, enter tntned the Ladies Nest of Owls on Friday night. Twenty-four mem bers were present from Harrisburg, Lemoyne and New Cumberland. Re freshments were served on the lawn. (Other State News on Page 2 RARRISBURG ifiSh TELEGRAPH Republic of Victory Must Be Founded, Declares Tardieu Paris, AUK. 18.—France now must j found the "republic of victory," ; Captain Andrew Tardieu, high com ' missioner for Franco-American war matters, declared in a speech yes . terday on the occasion of the trans fer of the ashes of Deputy Abel | Ferry, who was filled in action dur ing the war. Captain Tardieu said that in order to form that republic, I France must take to heart in the ttme of peace the pessons learned in * the war. He laid special emphasis on the economic and financial changes that must take place. Deputy Ferry's ashes are being ' r transferred to the old home of the I Ferry family in the Vosges moun tains of Alsace. Consider Means to Produce Gasoline to Meet Big Demand ; New York. Aug. 18. The Joint : committee of the oil producing and automotive industries, recently ap- j ' pointed by the National Automobile ; Chamber of Commerce, the Society I of Automotive Engineers and the j American Petroleum Institute, will ! ' meet here August 21 to consider i measures to insure a steady supply j of gasoline to meet the growing de- I | mand of the automobile industry, it j ; was announced. Queer Names of Men Found in Army Washing-ton, Aug. 18. Paris Green helped win the war. So did a Little Kittie Karr and a Dinner I Bell. All of them were in the army, according to tile cards in the Bu reau of War Risk Insurance. Green lives in Huntingdon. W. Ya„ Little Kittie Karr makes his home in Nor folk, Ya„ and Dinner Bill Page was rung into the service from Urick, Mo. Some others who appear in the bureau's files are: Asad Experience Wilson, of Van Hook, N. D.; Mill Gosh, of Chicago; Green Horn, of Satesboro, Ga.; Vel vet Couch, of Brinkley, Ark.; Will Swindle, of Center, Texas; Slaugh ter Bugg, of Oscar Tarbin, La., and E. Pluribus Brown, of Perry, Ga. Chocolate Candy Clark, Owen Money, Willie Darling. Great Brit ton Turner, Wiley Fox Hunter, Green Berry Anderson, Youstus Horrible Riner, George Sleeps From House, Handsom Pleasant Ayres, Green Hue Jackson, Lloyd George Parliament, Grief Grimes, Precious Eugene Grant, Free Office Graves, ; Huckleberry Shell. Isaac Dldnot Butcher and Fine German also are listed. Maui Brings 1866 Men Home From Brest Philadelphia, Pa., Aug. IS.—The transport Maui, with 1.566 officers and men aboard arrived here from Brest yesterday. The Maui was originally destined for New York, but was diverted to this port. The units aboard are: Supply companies No. 304 and No. 366; 418 th service unit; 123 rd train corps, sections Nos. 5, 6, and 7; group D., 327 th batallion; motor transportation companies Nos. 32 2, 632 and 828; Brest convalescence detachment No. 395; casual com panies Nos. 1832, 3274, 3299, 3294, 3298, 3300, 3701, 3710, 3715, 3718, 3770 and 3745 and 24 officers. The Maui also brought sixteen war brides and mother-in-laws of American soldiers. TO REOPEN LOUVRE Paris, Aug. 18.—The Louvre, the national museum, which Ijas been closed to the public since the begin ning of hostilities will be reopened ! shortly. It is being completely ! cleaned and overhauled and is being : painted for the first time in fifty years. Lift off Corns! —— Doesn't hurt a bit and Freezone costs only a few cents. With your finger! You can lift off : any hard corn, soft corn, or corn be tween the toes, and the hard skin calluses from*bottom of feet. A ttr.-y bottle of "Freezone" costs little at any drug store; apply a few drops upon the corn or callus. In stantly it stops hurting, then shortly you lift that bothersome corn or callus right off, root and all, with out one bit of pain or soreness. Truly! No humbug! mat ■Resinol The minor skin troubles to which ■ infants and children aje subject— V rash or redness—so easily develop into serious, stubborn affections, that every mother should have Resinol Ointment on hand to check them before they get the upper hand. Doctors and nurses recom mend Resinol for this with the utmost confidence because of its harmless ingredients and its suc cess in healing eczema and similar serious skin diseases. Resinol Ointment is sold by all drnfrists. - ij Negro Burns Body of Farmer, Then Shoots His Daughter Baltimore, Md., Aug. 18.—George Peters, 55, a farmer of Arundel, Prince Georges county, was murder ed and his body set afire yesterday by an unidentified negro. Catherine Peters, his daughter, was shot ! through the breast and arm and j taken to a Washington hospital. A posse was formed at Bowie and is searching for the assailant. Peters and his daughter have been I ill and confined to bed. Other mem bers of the family, including the wife ! and another daughter, were at ! church at Bowie. TRIAL PI-AX REJECTED Berlin. Aug. 18. —The Main Com mittee of the National Assembly has j rejected the proposition of a "state | . court for the trial of persons accused i |ofr responsibility for the war and j of crimes during the conflict. ! PERSHING HOME SEPT. 1 Paris, Aug. 18.—Before leaving i for Italy Saturday night. General ' 1 J ' Persh 'ng. commnnder-in , chief of the American armies in ; France, told correspondents that he I expected to sail for Amreica about ; September 1. | s T T w * * * t VVVTTTVVT T f : "3?" SOUTTER'S 25c DEPARTMENT STORE I £-!7r i ► in black and cupping Price, i ► colors, 1 Q r i* Clipping Price. ■ i * 4 * 25 C Buy Here Not Alone Because Prices Are Lower, But Because Qualities Are Better j 9c value, 7c 1 ' Children's 4 lrc value, _ _ Ribbed Hose, \ CLIPPING DAY/DW! $1.25 Value, JV Clipping Price. Men's Bal- 2 for Union Suits, 25c 4 Clipping Price, 1 ' " 1 : 98c v 1 c value, ► 1 ► Men's Athletic 1 A W\ I - ' : SE TOMORROW: ► 7Qp A A % Finish Pongee, j ► • I7C i plain colors, j -r\ i ] _ _ Clipping Price, ► Men's Check Clip—Clip—Clip Go the Price Cutting Shears 35c ,1 , Nainsook _ — OQ ' , . Umo,'; 1 Suits, ! For Tomorrow ' clipping i*rice i ... . . * P® Skirting, ► CQp This clipping event is even more important than our usual monthly .52-inch wide, , ~ . , . , - A , . , , Clipping Price, 4 ► events of this kind, for it means not only the usual monthly clearance, but an 20 Q < y Work Shirts, make the event doubly attractive. The values are rare indeed. c ßc i k Clipping Price, _ 8-inch lin < k CQ " l J,e Plates, "f* 65c value, 5c and 10c value, ] 39c value, | 15c value, i 5c value, cupping Price, , lvalue Misses' Paper Doilies, Plain Blue and | Children's Val Insertions, OC ' * rhildrpn's Union Suits, cupping Price. R ed Stripe | Supporters, cupping Price, 4 ► Parasols ""TA 3C Gingham. ; l c 79c ™le - c,49c i—— 1 27-inch width, 7c I- . c.oJYcE!!' < ► | 49 c value ciippimr phc#, 1 ooc value, Skirtings, ► 19c value, i Egg Poachers, 29 C 15c value, Stamped Linen Vq p 4 , 35c value, Infants cupping Price, j Combs 7 overs > **27 C • Ladies' Initial Wrappers, va j UC( clipping Price, (with floss) R P mnnnT r.f k IT 1• r Clipping Price, _ Clipping Price, KemnantS Ot 4 k Handkerchiefs, Two for , x Ch ! ld^ n S 9C • 9C r every kind of r cupping 1 rice, 98c value, Wash Skirts. 1 ZOC Wash Goods, < 1 Granite Double 25c value, " 45c and 65c cupping price. i , 23c 59c value, | _29? Tin,ex j °" e ' ha " f ' . I Udi s S u^ n, °" 69c Wc value. Stamped Made c vatae , Ladies Madeira Cllnnl "' 1 Boys' Overalls, 1C- Up Infants Ladies White 4 Handkerchiefs, | ' KV va i ue cupping Price, l&C i Pillows, •, . k cupping Price 45c p; r; CQ n ! \ cupping Price, slightly soiled, , QC _ I Ice Picks, DZJC 25c valllP ** Clipping price. ,< j 25c 29c value cupping Price, . 25c value, 4 ► , * , Ex- . 25c value Fancy Combs, | Z.DC > i, 10c value. | hadies \ ests, j OC Plaid Dress clipping Price, 25c value, 29c value \Y Children's Col- seconds. 15 c Stamped Linen de value, ,► orcd Bordered e,,-. 75c value £55. KnCuaWcms, ► 1?C Sa'"fS. 17C 59c and 69c 19 C J, k 98c value, Clipping Price, Value, ' Ik Ladies' Union 59 C • 29c value, 1 36-inch wide T 9B r k i" i,IA "I Suits, I Children's j Figured Voiles, 39c value, Ladies Silk ( Blue^am?'White i; c,. i 69c .hsgaßowu. 23c 35c ; k 30c value, 50c value, 33c and 49c 25c no , k vnlnp Glass Tumblers, j 50C White Rompers,! value, r_ i; , . ' 4 ► r> • ' clipping Price, i clipping Price, Plain Colored $1.39 value, Ladies Colored < Patriotic half dozen, | OQ C and ha tred 36x36 inch \ ests > 4 k Stationery, OO vaiue, 3 n( ' i igured o__n i t • cupping price, . , cupping price. 23c 1 Gray Granite ! Voiles. Scalloped Linen JQ t 91/. i I Mi'lk Pans, 69c value,, I— 1 Luncheon 4 ; ► • Lot of 75c ' Clipping Price, Ladies' Black j27 and 44-inch . Cloths, S o f .~EI 4 k~ . land SI.OO value, OC r Waists I' wldth ' i "Si! 1 ?. ric *' u , 2 ' or , Sc .r a "' ! Wool and Cotton ' c,,,,. Si, 0,w..r-~. 9g c FKy.Ha,r Flos. | ?,rr'r, ds ' 48c 25c !—f-f — | . .. 1 10 = s - Clipping Price, 8-qt. Granite ________ 1 15c value, AO*. .1 f u clipping Price, r EE'' 1 Berlin Kettles, 50c value, 15c value, j Torchon ? I skein, Z9c Clipping Price, Stamped Chil- Hair I ins, , Insertions, -q , 4 1 I 1 n 7c i 89c dren's Hats, 3on card, clipping Price, pj a j n and Fancv 4 lc 45c value, ciio.m. price. cupping Price, C p i lain and hancy j ? BOYS' Wash 7T T 1q _ Q r I Ribbons, 4 [ ► TY r 50c value, InC J7C Clipping price, J f Remnants of Cl , p^g t pnce. I.adiep' Black —— 1 25c value, O9c ' k 39c value, and White Silk 49c value, 15c value, Short Ends of ► Colored Dress £&C Lis | e Ho se, Made Up Stickerei Edges, Embroidery, 50,- value 1 r ClS'rE, 25c value, dipping Price, Cretonne Cllppjn. Prlc, cupping Price. Beads i * yard, Cap Hair Nets, o9C Laundry Bags, DC IDC c,,p £[ n JJ. pr,ce ' " , e m Clipping Price, Clipping Price, 7Qn 4 K 15C 19c 69c value, 35c 69c value, 17c value, . Ladies' Stamped ! Plain Color Unbleached 15c value, 4 I 5c value, j 50c value, Made Up Dress- 98c value, Scotch Turkish Towels, Colored Swiss 4 i Pearl Buttons, Ear Rings, ing Sacques, Pocketbooks, Chambray, cupping Price, Embroidery, i ► Clipping Price, Clipping prlc-. Clipping Price, Clipping price, Clipping Price, 2 for Clipping Price, I k 3c 39c 49c 79c 48c 25c 5c J /Q\SOUTTER'S : | 25"}) 25 Cent Department Store k J] Where Every Day Is Bargain Day J ► 215 Market Street, Opposite Courthouse I ► ) Will Operate Cars Despite Strike, Say Trolley Car Officers Pittsburgh, Aug. 18.—Receivers of the Pittsburgh Railways Company announced definitely their intention of operating ears here despite the strike of 3,000 motormen and con ! ductors which has been In effect I three days. The statement did not 1 say when service will be resumed, | hut stated that plans are being for ! inulated which will result In the re j sumption of operation at an early | date with co-operation -of the public. Captures Zwerinka From Bolsheviki Warsnw, Aug. 18.—General Simon i Petlura, the Ukrainian anti-Bol shevik leader, after having with drawn his troops from the Polish front has attacked the Bolsheviki and conquered the important town of Zwerinka. ARE YOU Suffering from CATARRH? For quick relief The MAX-IIEIL Inhaler. Demonstration at Gorgus" Pharma cy, 16 N. Third St.—Adv. AUGUST 18, 1919. Asserts New Discovery Brings Blessed Relief to Rose and Hay Fever Sufferers Can Make It Yourself at Home at Trifling Expense In spite of all t ■ doubters and scoffers a man in Kentucky, who changed his annoying and distressing hay fever Into less than a mild cold, claims most emphatically that if taken In- time hay '-- er can be con quered or at least made so harmless that it is not even bothersome. He gave_ his dlsc< vto scores of other sufferers with the most re markable result and has recently been prevailed upon to dispense It through pharmacists to all hay fever sufferers who still have faith I that nature has provided un effec tive remedy for this common yet. | miserable disease. And, best of all, this remedy costs almost nothing. Got a one-ounce bottle of Mentholized Arcine at an; drug store, pour the contents into a pint bottle a. .1 fill the pint bottle with water that has been boiled. Then gargle as directed and twice daily snuff or spray each nostril thoroughly. That's all there is to It; so simple that a lot of people wi' 1 say that it carr't do the work; but oftentimes simple natural remedies are the best as you will find after using. If ynu will make up a pint and use it for a week or ten days you need not be surprised if your un welcome yearly visitor fails to ap pear. 5
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