2 Making the small merchant a profitable customer " I have a list of merchants in 500 towns that are too small to send salesmen to. Once or twice a week I send each of these buyers a Western Union Night Letter or Day Letter quoting a list of espe cially attractive buys. This sales scheme is developing one of the most profitable markets We enjoy.» A SALES MANAGER. THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH CO. Kills Bob-Cat in Battle glass window. They evidently cut Lewistown, Pa.. March S.—William | their hands, as blood was found in the Lafever. an old hunter and trapper, window. All tihat was taken was u Who resides along Shade mountains, six P #ir of shoes. Sometime during the miles west of here, meandered into town ni B ht a hu ß° sto " e wns thrown through Saturday, with a fine specimen of the I a window at William Rapp's residence bob-tailed cat, on which he collected | bv SOlne one 0,1 a freight train. A M bounty. He killed the vat Friday | lam 'l» was broken, night in a 'battle at his chicken house. in which he and four dogs were badly Coat Sleeve Caught in Machinery bitten. ' ; Elizabethtown, March B.—F. B. N. lloffer, while working at a boring ma- Promptly Back as Wife-Beater chine at the Heagy & Martin shops, Lancaster, Pa.. March B.—John Tur- shortly before quitting time Saturday, ner. released from jail, Monday, after had his coat sleeve caught in the nia serving a term for beating his wife, re- I c'hinery, badiv lacerating his arm and turned home, where, v hen he learned she hand. Had not a fellow workman been had obtained a divorce, he again beat dose by he would have lost tihe arm. her. struck his sister-in-law and broke ] the furniture. He pleaded guilty, and Rescue Workers Convert Two was sentenced to the county jail for During the past week two jtersons sixteen months. have sought couversion through the American Rescue Workers. The com- Robbers Smash Plate Glass Window rades tendered a reception Saturday Marietta, March B.—Robbers at an night to the officers in charge. Adju earlv hour yesterday morning robbed tant Nevi Smith and wife. Tue meet tlie shoe store of J. A. Buchanan, Mar- ings are held every evening except ket street, by breaking the large ijvlate j Monday at their home on Race street. AMUSEMENTS MAJESTIC To-morrow, Matinee and Night SEATS NOW SELWYX A CO. Offer it Return Engagement with the Same Cant Seen Here in .)ntiuttr>; of the Ijaugh Festival TWIN BEDS PRICESi Mat., 2&c, 50c, 75e, 91.A0; Mght, 2T»c to 91.50. Vied., Matinee ami Mgltt. Marah 10 SEATS TO-DAY Delvoven Opera Co., presenting- ROBIN HOOD Hook hy Harry B. Smith Mu*le hy Reginald IleKoven A (irnn«l Ennemhle of 50 AICi.MEVI ED ORCHESTRA PRICES: Mat., 25c to £1.00; Niglit, 25e to $1.50 Sn(„ Matinee ami Night, March IIS The Society Event of the Seaxon BOSTON ENGLISH OPERA COMPANY In Hie World** Favorite Opera "IL TROVATORE" With the moNt remarkable cant of Ntara ever heard iu EngliMli (irand Opera, Ineluding JOSEPH F. MIKE IIAN. PRICES: Mai.,-35c to 91,00: Eve., 2.-.C in JS.OO. "■ '■ ORPHEUM TRiXIE —FRI6ANZA jg M yojON HELEN GRAYCE & GO, Mikukwu JUNGLE GIRLS SIMMY WATSON'S FARMYARD A Genuine Mualral Comedy Girl Act The Ureutext Animal Act In Vuutle- 3 °" er features vlllc Together With noMn»—-W eaton iind Clare—3 BEST MOVIES IX TOH\ KarariloM—Comfort anil Klnc Mala., 3e aad lOei ETC., 10c, tSe Photoplay To-day Helen Caartlner Featured in 2-reel Vltacraph "THE STILL SMALL VOICE" "HIS HO >1 AN Y WIFE," 2-reel Blo scraph Drama. "FROM V I,IKK OF CRIMK," Erll- Hon Drama. Special Thursday—Franola Ruah man anil Kdaa >ln>« In "STARS THEIR COL'RSRS CHANGE." L YICTOW* TO-DAY I Runaway June Episode No. 6 Tlie Great Love Serial Story by Geo. Rudolph Chester SPECIAL TO-MOBROW FRANCIS X. BUSHMAN in THE ACCOUNTING in :i parts. "The Sixth Essanay Prize Contest." | HIGHSPIRE WINS SHOOT Take Middletown Into Camp by Score of 103 to HO The Higtospire Rod and Gun Clulb | won the clay 25-target shoot from the j Middletown Gun Club at Middletown on Saturday by the score of 103 to 89. Following this contest J. Howell was j high gun in a sweepstakes shoot, get ting a perfect score. The summary: 'Highspire—G. Martin, 19; A.'lfoff, | IS; .1. A. Peft'er, 19; K. M. Hoffman, ! 19; Eshenhour, 19; H. S. ShaWbaugh, 1 20; H. H. Kline, 21; E. Bamberger, t IS; H. Green, 20; T. W. Gross, 13; h. | E. Prick, 11; M. C. Green, 23; C. Ueigle, 17; B. Beashers, 8; A. A. Gross, I 13. Total, 103. Middletown—C. P. Russell, 17; E. I 1,. Shirenian, 14; J. Howell, 21; A. H. | Kreider, 14; S. O. Detweiler, 15; W,, | D. Matheson, 13; D. F. Lecker, 19; R, ; Kipler, 17; J. M. Albright, 10. Total, | 89. M — AMUSEMENTS • Ilourn 13 Noon to 11 P. M. To-day and To-morrow—'TVKO\K POWER A "ARISTOCRACY." Fam ous Society Drama by llronßon How ard. with our unual dally chanKei "Fnle'a Protecting Arm," Olograph. "H'art'i Drain-." (comedy), Sells. Admlaslon, 10c. Children. 5c ———— — Free Moving Pictures every evening 7 to 11 p. m., Palace Confectionery, 225 Market street. \ Rounds Specialty Co. TECH HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM Wednesday Night, March 10, 1915 s £ ,c Moaday, March 8, n..M> A. M. (-rnrral Admlaalon, «ici Rescued Srnta, 10c and SSc r\trn I adrr Aumplcca John Harrla I.odcr. *o. K. of I*. "Quick RrllrC Fund. '*■ HARRISBURQ STAR-INDEPENDENT, MONDAY EVEfNING, MARCH 8, 1915. POTATO PURCHASER MUST STAND COOP FOR PAD SEEDS Department of Agriculture to Diacon tlnue Granting Certificates From New York and Main Districts In fected With Powdery Scab Disease Washington, D. C., March B.—-The rapid spread of the powdery scab dis ease of t'ho potato in Maine and New York, and the difficulty which has de veloped in defecting, by any practicable inspection, the presence of slight infec tion by this disease, has led the Depart ment, after an experience of five or six months, to discontinue from March 3, 1915, further certificates of seed stock from the infected districts under quar antine. "It is believed that seed certifi cation under the existing conditions, in stead of being a benefit to t'he pur chaser, may become a source of posi tive danger, for the reason that the furchaser is given thereby a false sense of security. Without such certification the purchaser, having been duly warned, will make his purchase for planting with a full understanding of the risk. The only federal certification of po tatoes as a condition ot' movement from the infected districts will hereafter be as table stock potatoes, and a strong effort will be made to place table stock potatoes on a more reliable basis as to freedom from infection. As all potatoes grown in Maine.both in districts be lieved to be uninfected as well «s in the known infected districts are under reg ulation as to interstate movement, fed eral certification will be continued for seed potatoes grown outside of the in fected regions of that State. The modification makes no change in the status of the uninfected districts of New York, which have been free to ship seed potatoes without federal inspec tion. ! The public is warned thst all seed po i tatoes hitherto shipped from the infect ed districts may contain powdery scab, and that there must necessarily be some risk accompanying t'heir use, of the in trofjuction of the powdery scab dis ease. Undoubtedly there are farms aud in some instances fairly considerable areas within the infected districts in Maine and New York,-which are still free from infection, but it is not possible to de termine this fact without close scrutiny of every tuber, and such action is im practicable. In relation to the southern market for Maine seed potato stock, it is fair to state that this disease has not estab lished itself, and there is some evidence that it possibly could not establish it self, in the Southern Atlantic coast and the Gulf States. In these States the department experts are inclined to be lieve tha the disease, if it appears at all, will be limited to the mountain ous and colder regions. "DEAD WAGON" HAULS BOOZE Only Vehicle at Hand to Carry Liquor From Saloon Losing License Clearfield, Pa., March B.—Following Judge Bell's refusal to license the Hyde City hotel, Sheriff JfcCloskey was called upon to take charge of the prop erty at t'he request of a creditor. The Sheriff found a large amount of wet goods and sent to Clearfield for a con veyance. The liveryman had only one vehicle availaible. It was the "dead wagun." He sent it. •W'hen the returning wagon reached the Court House a crbwd gathered to ge>t a look at the corpse. Great was the surprise when the Sheriff opened tJhe box and revealed t'he contents. A Prohibitionist?, remarked that it was the first load of raw material he hail ever Seen in such quarters as the "dead wagon," the vehicle usually be ing called u'|>on to trans|>ort t'he fin ished product. Operation Fatal to Chief of Sleuths Scranton, Pa., March 8. —Captain Amasa W. Palmer, chief of the bureau of police detectives and a member of the force for twenty-three years, died yesterday in the Hahnemann hospital, following an operation for appendicitis. He was stricken Fiidav night. i Snow Causes Barn to. Cave Marysville, Pa., March S. —As a re sult of the heavy snow of Saturday a large barn on t'he farm of Wilbur Beam fell in yesterday morning. None of the stock was injured. The snow here is ten inches'deep, but has not inter fered with traffic. Marries Woman He Granted Divorce Bueyrus, 0., March B.—-Judge Glenn B. Falling, of Kalama/.00, Mich., grant ed a divorce to Mrs. Millicent G. Kow loy Artz. Then he took a train. He ar rived in Bucvrus at 11 the next morn ing. At 3 in the afternoon he left 'Bueyrus for Kalamazoo, and with him, as his wife, weDt the woman to whom he had granted the divorce decree. COSTIVE BOWELS. HEADACHE. GOLDS. TAKE CASCAREIS No Headache, Sour Stomach, Bad Cold or Constipation by- Morning i Get a 10-cent box now. Furreil Tongue, Bad Colds, Tndiges tiou, Sallow Skin and Miserable Head aches come from a torpid liver and dogged bowels, which cause your atom l ach to become filled with undigested food, whic'o sours and ferments like garbage in a swill barrel. That's the first step to untold misery—indigestion, foul gases, bad breath, yellow skin, mental fears, everything that is horrible and nauseating. A Cascaret to-night will give your constipated bowels a thorough cleansing and straighten you out by morning. They work while you sleep—a 10-cent box from your drug gist will keep you feeling" good for months. Millions of men and women take a Cascaret now and then to keep their stomach, liver and bowels regu lated, and never know a miserable mo ment. Don't forgot the children—their little insides need a good, gentle cleans ing, too.—Adv. DON'T USE SOAP \ ON YOUR HAIR When you wash your hair, don't use soap. Most soaps and prepared shampoos contain too mueh alkali, which is very injurious, as it dries the scalp aqd makes the hair brittle. The best thing to use is just plain mulsified cocoanut oil, for this is pure and entirely greaseless. It's very cheap, and beats soaps or any thing else all to pieces. You can get this at any drug store, and a few ounces will last the whole family for months. Simply moisten the hair with water and rub it in, about a tea spoonful is all that is required. It makes an abundance of rich, creamy lather, cleanses thoroughly, and rinses out easily. The hair dries quickly and evenly, and is soft, fresh iooking, hright, fluffy, wavy, and easy to handle. Besides, it loosens and takes out every particle of dust, dirt and dandruff. PERRY LIQIOR LICENSE COURT Charges Filed Against Dealers Who Are Alleged to Have Violated Law New Bloomfield, Pa., March 8. —Per- ry County License Oourt convened to day to hear the charges and remon strances which were presented last Tuesday against the applicants for liq uor licenses in Perry .county. \ To-day's session was taken up with hearing the remonstrances and t.pe>ciflc charges which have been preferred against D. C. Nary, of Elliottsburg, w'ho is charged with violations of the liquor laws. Tomorrow's sessions will be ta ken up with hearing the remoustranees aud specific charges against McCleliau Cox, of Blain, an.d M. H. Atkinson, of New Bfrooiinfield. Specific charges have boen preferred against both these. Wednesday morning's sessions will be devoted to hearing the cases against H. B. IShinesmith, New Bloomfield; Mil ton W. Derrick and Charles O. Mlayne, Duncannon; diaries O. Mitchell and Blanton P. Blattenberger, Liverpool; Albert Zaepfel and George W. Rihoads, iMarvgville; Robert VV. hopple and P. R. Shenk, Millerstown, and James Strauss and Kofoert B. Nixon, Newport. Remonstrances have been filed against these applicants, although no specific charges have been preferred. Thursday afternoon's session will be devoted to the remonstrances aud spe cific charges against Thesophilus H. Butturf, of Oliver township, near New port, Perry county's only bottler. GETTYSBURG HERO A SUICIDE Major Benjamin F. Rittenhouse, U. S. A., Retired, Dies From Gas Poisoning Philadelphia, March 8. —Among the nation's soldier dead in Arlington cem etery, Washington, will be buried on Wednesday the body of Major Ben jamin F. Rittenhouse, the man Who held his ground against Pickett's charge at Gettysburg. Tortured by the wounds received in that struggle, bowed under the afflictions of age, the worn-out vet eran committed suicide on Saturday at his home, 1613 Leiper street, Frank ford. lie told his employes in the morn ing that he was going to his room to read. But when in the evening, alarm ed by his long absence, they went to seek him, they found him lying on his ■bed. Gas from u tube which had dropped from his mouth when he died still gushed across his face. The old atli. er had placed by his bed an envelope containing $250, marked "for funeral expenses;" also a letter to the Oirard Trust Company tiiat told where his will was to be found and re quested the delivery of letters and val uables in his safety de-posit box to his two sons. They are Captain, Benjamin F. Rittenhouse, Jr., of the United estates Marine Corps, stationed at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, and Captain ■Norris Rittenhouse, of a United States cavalry regiment now on its way to the Philippines. •'Major Rittenhouse was retired from the United States army ten years ago. He served through the Civil"war with Griffin's battery. It was as a second lieutenant, at Gettysburg that he held the battery, in the face of Pickett's charge, after his captain and his first lieutenant had been killed. The funeral services at the home and the burial at Arlington will be private. Major Rit tenhouse married Mrs. Harry, Rowland, the widow of a wealthy manufacturer here. MICH TOBACCO IS UNSOLD Lancaster Growers Have 40 Per Cent, of Last Year's Crop on Hand Lancaster, Pa., March B.—With only about 60 per cent, of the 1914 tobacco crop of Lancaster county sold, and with almost a certainty before them that spring will be far advanced before the remaining lorty per cent, has been taken, the growers of the county are already discussing the outlook for next season's crop. The 1914 yield was such hn unusually heavy one" that, despite the fact that 2,000 less acres were planted than iu 1913, yet the crop in weight was about the same. Like the 1913 crop, so li'rge a percentage of which was destroyed or damaged by hail, the 1914 crop was a disappoint ment, not through any failure while it was in the field, hut "because so inuc'h went bad in the curing. And the crops of both years sold at about the same prices. Contrary to all expectations much of the tobacco recently sold did not bring more than eight cents a pound for wrap pers and two cents for tillers, and much tobacco was sold as low as six and seven cents a pound for wrapper goods. Un der these circumstances many growers have become so disheartened that they have announced their intension at the various farmers' meetings of supplant ing tobacco with ether crops which will give good returns, require less care and labor and are less perilous in growing. If the leaf trade and cigar manufac turing industry gave any indication of recovering from their depressed con ditions there might be some chance of better prices being paid for the 1914 tobacco, but under the existing circum stances prices are more likely to go down still further than go up. Drops Dead as He Shovels Snow Sunbury, Pa., March S.—lsaac, Ma lick, 76 years old, died suddenly while tlhoveling «nOw ait his home here yes terday. He suffered the loss of a leg "while railroading on the Pennsylvania four years ago. ' Northumberland Merchant Dies Northumberland, Pa., March B. George W. Smith, a retired business man and for many years u factor in mercantile and sofail life here, died suddenly of acute indigestion. HOUSEHOLD SANITATION Little Talks on Health and Hygiene By Samuel O. Dixon, M. D., IL. D., Commissioner of Health Undoubtedly some ancient sanitarian was responsible for the proverb that "cleanliness is next to godliness." While the majority of people accept this in tihoory, unfortunately when it comes to practice weakness develops. In ninety-nine out of every hundred homes are coWiers in attic or cel lar, under tlhe kitchen sink and the bottom of the pantry cupboard that somehow or ottier seem to regularly escape clean up days. Accumulation is a mania with some people. The way in which it manifests itself may vary, but tihe result is tK6 same. It is responsible for filling our houses with an enormous amount of wholly unnecessary truck whioh serves ■to make cleanliness difficult. Dirt and even filth are not necessar ily a direct cause of disease, but gen erally there is an association. Organic material which is left about becomes a breeding place for bacteria and flies. Careless habits of mind and body are cultivated and fostered by careless habits of living. It is certain that a child raised in a home where there is indifference to t'he household cleanli ness can 'hardly be expected to de velop an appreciation of the virtue and advantage of cleanly habits. These same influences within a house are equally true regarding its surround ings. A peep at the back yard will give you a far better insight into t'he char acter of the occupants of tihe dwelling than a study of the front door. Ashes, garbage and rubbish scattered in the rear of a dwelling are not conducive to good health or deaeney. Cleanliness and wholesomeness go hand in hand; see that your household sanitation is all tihat it should be and make»tlhese twin sisters of Good Health welcome in your home. DENIES DAUGHTER'S BIGHTS Trust Company Files Answer to Peti tion on Quay Trust Fund Beaver, Pa., March B.—An answer was filed Saturday 'by the Union Trust Company, of Pittsburgh, to the petition of Mrs. Mary uay Davidson, of Buf falo, for an account of tihe trust fund created under the terms of the will of her father, the late United States Sen ator Matthew Stanley Quay. The trust company alleges iMrs. Da .vidson is not entitled to a share in this trust fund under t'he provisions of the will and that she would receive no benfits therefrom, even though an accounting were made. The Union Trust Company and Rich ard R. Quay, a son, wore the executors of the estate, and Mrs. Davidson, in her petition, asked for an accounting of the fund accumulated for that share of t'he estate left to Major A. C. C. Quay, a son. It was provided that the income in excess of $4,000 dcrivfi'd an nually fromi Major Quay 's one-fiftlh of the estate Should go into the trust fund. GAME PROTECTORS TO FEAST Lebanon County Association Will Hold Banquet April 0 Ijdbanon, March 8. —At a recent meeting of the County Fish and Game Protective Association it was decided to hold the annual banquet on Tuesday evening, April 6, and President E. A. Weinier appointed George H. Boyer, Fred W. Taylor and William M. Kamer as a committee to make the arrangements. President Weimer reported that he had arranged for tho receipt of a num ber of ring-necked pheasants to be lib erated in I/ebaiion county as an ex periment and that they would be put on farms wilwro thorc is a nat ural wo id land cover. Farmers having such places and desiring to have a few birds for breeding are asked to get in touch with Mr. Weimer. A movement was also started to "secure a number of deer as a start toward stocking Lebanon, ! Berks and Schuylkill counties with them. TOOTH COMFORT FIRES.BED Electric Bulb Cured Ache, But Brought Fiery Awakening Ebensburg, Pa., March B.—John Wolf, a rural mail carrier, has demon strated that an electric light bulb will cure a toothache and then some. Wolf was walking the floor with a toothache of the jumping kind, when the bright idea struck him. Wrapping a towel around an electric light bulb attached to a long cord, he got into bed, pressing the bulb against the aching molar as a warming pad. The device worked mag ically. The suffering stopped and Wolf fell asleep. Shortly after midnight the mail car rier dreamed there was a fire and that he was fighting his way through smoke and flames. He awoke* to find the bed burning. He sprang to safety and gave t'ho alarm, but before firemen arrived tho house was almost gutted. THOUSANDS OPEN REVIVAL Stough Campaign Begins at Lancaster With Staff Introductions Lancaster, Pa., March B.—The six week Stough evangelistic campaign, opened yesterday at the Tabernacle, the services being of a preliminary nature. It is estimated that 6,000 persons at tended the morning service, 4,000 that of the afternoon and over 6,000 that of the evening. The morning and evening sermons were by .Dr. Henry W. Stough, the aft ernoon meeting being devoted to the in troduction otf the evangelist's assist ants, who made addresses, outlining the nature of the work ahead. Btg Initiation Cheers Gloom Sunday Asland, Pa., March B.—Knights of Columbus from all portions of the coal region assembled here yesterday to wit ness the conferring of the second and third degrees upon a large class of can didates. John Sweeney, district dep uty, Harrisburg, delivered the degrees pra 1 Supple at Sixty A*e and ripe experience mean hap- PNm and usefulness when mental •nd bodily powers are preserved by keeping rich blood In the reins. fa) snH'i A „ EmuUion create* rich blood, warm* SA 1 the body and alleviates rheumatic Q&ML tei.dencle*. Its oil-food Imparts Yflr I stoenglh to botfe body and brain. II!// It la Nogriahmmnt —not Alcohol. I RjriMies MM* rnmm cimcarasoap Followed by applications of Cuti cura Ointment afford immediate relief, rest and sleep. Samples Free by Mall Ci'.tloura Soap and Ointment sold everywhere, liberal sample of eech mailed 'roe with 32-p. book. AfAnm poet-card "Cutleura " Dept. 9F, Booton. THOUGHT BROTHER A GHOST Unexpected Visit Causes Shooting Tragedy in Georgia Waycross, Ga., March 8. —Mistaking his 20-year-old brother, Harley Me- Quaig, for a ghost, Lee McQuaig Satur day night shot and almost instantly killed him, riddling his body with a shotgun. The shooting occurred at the home of the father, three miles north west of here. The younger brother had been left at home while his par ents came to Waycross. Harley, who lives at Kuskins, seven miles" west, called at his father's home unexpected ly. The young brother evidently did not hear his hail, for hp shot Harley down before he reached the house step. The McQuaig place has for years had the reputation of being haunted, and l-ee has been heard to remark that if lie ever saw a ghost he would sure fix him. The dead man had a wife and a young child. No arrest has been mado. CHINA'S FLAG ON U. S. SHIPS Seaman's Bill Drives Pacific Ocean Line From American Registry Dos Angeles, March 8. —As a result of the Seamen's bill, signed a few d'ays ago by President Wilson, news came here yesterday that the Robert Dollar C ompany, plying steamers between the Pacific coast and the Orient, will go under the Chinese flag, as they cannot hope to do business under the terms of the bill which, officials claim, increases their expenses 200 per cent. The Dollar line makes Dos Angeles its first, port of call on this coast. There was some uneasiness at first lest the line would be put out of business en tirely, following the announcement that the Pacific Mail Cbnijiany would retire from the overseas trade, "but instead of stopping business, it is now believed a transit'arance of flags will work out the Dollar line's salvation. CIVIL SERVICE* POSITIONS Uncle Sam Will Hold Competitive Ex amination in This City The U. S. Civil Service Commission announces the following open competi tive examinations to tie held in this city. Persons who meet the require ments and desire any of the examina tions should aipply to the secretary, third civ.il service district. Philadel phia, or to the local secretary. Technical assistant in pharmacolouv, male, $2,000, April 6; expert land scape architectural designer, male, S2OO per month, April 6; specialist in school and home gardening, male $3,- 000, April H; market assistant, vege tables and fruit, male, SI,BOO-$2,100, Aipril 6; artist draftsman, male, $1,20>0 $1,4 4-0, April 6; wheelwright, male, $ i 20, April 6 ; lnctailographist, male, $2,500, Aipril 6; electrical draftsman, radio, malo,'s4 per diem, April 7-8; chemist, male, $1,200, April 7; subin spector, male, $3.60 to $5.04 per diem, April 7; landscape architectural drafts man, m'ale, S9O per month, April 7; assistant inspector of engineering ma terial, male, $4.48 per diem, Ajpril 7; grazing assistant, male, $1,2j00, Auril 7-8. 11 P. O. S. OF A. WILL INITIATE Lebanon Camps to Take In New Mem bers Wednesday Evening Lebanon, March B.—The joint com mittee of Camps No. 251 and 281, P. O. S. of A., has completed arrange ments for the class initiation to tako place on Wednesday evening, March 10, in Sons of America Hall. There is a large class to bo admitted and the degree teams of both camps will par ticipate in the conferring o*f degrees. State President Herman Miller, of Kas+on, will be in attendance. The Glee Cluib, of Camp 87, Annville, will ren der a special program. Former District President Edward H. Weigley, of Har risfourg, one of the most prominent workers i« the State, will also l>c in at tendance. John G. Zietfler, connected with the State Health Department, at Harrisiburg, is secretary of the commit tee. STUNS BOY TO RESCUE HTM | Chunk of Ice Puts Drowning Lad in Condition to Save Towanda, Pa., March B.—Stunning him with a chunk of ice, Carl Wolcott, aged 15, then rescued Edward Johnson, also about 15, from the Susquehanna river. Johnson and another boy broke through thin ice on which they were skating. The other lad made hw way to safety, but Johnson, unable to pwim, cried for help. "Didn't want him to drown me, so I thumped him on the head with the ice and put him out of business," said Wol cott, when asked why he acted as he did. / John D., Jr., to Visit Colorado Denver, March 8. —J. P. Welboru, president of the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company, said John D. Rockefeller, Jr., probably would visit the company's properties in Colorado soon, but not during this mouth. THE BRITISH AND MS IN FIERCE»IN ARABIA London, March 7. —The official Press Bureau last nigtht gave out the follow ing: "The Secretary for India an nounces that hand-to-hand encounters (between two or tluree regiments of Turks against Turkish, Persian and other disaffected tribesmen and an In dian-British force from Ahwaz took place on March 3 at Ghadir. The ene my lost 200 or 300 killed and from 500 to 600 wounded. Our casualties were 62 killed and 127 wounded. "Tho enemy turned out in great strength. Their number -was estimated at. about 12,000. In the course of our withdrawal tho enemy made repeated and determined efforts to cut of! recon noitering parties. "On the same day a cavalry recon naissance northwest of Basra resulted in driving the eucmy off with heavy losses. Our casualties were six killed and six wounded." Berlin, March 7.—The Overseas News Agency sent out the following: yesterday: "A dispatch from Constantinople gives a report from Bagdad that the Turkitfli advance troops, supported by volunteers, have made a successful at tack on (Jhalie, to the southward of Korna, which lies at the confluence of tho Euhprates and Tigris rivers, 38 miles northwest of Basra. A nuuvber of British prisoners are said to havo been taken and, in addition, the British suffered heavy losses in killed and wounded." 781,000 WAR PRISONERS ARE NOW INTERNED IX GERMANY Berlin, March 7.—Among the items given out yesterday for publication by the Overseas News Agency aro tho foi lowing: "Members of the Prussian Diet, who have been prisoner camps, havo received information that at pres ent there are i SI,OOO war prisoners in terned in Germany, an increase since the end of 1914 of more than 200,000 men. 'J The last of the booty left by the fleeing Russians in the "battle of the Mazurian Lakes has been brought into Berlin. It includes 2,000 wagons of all varieties, most of them undam aged." • Portuguese Finance Minister Quits Lisbon, March 7. —The Portuguese Minister of Finance has resigned and the Minister of Foreign AffarTs has ta ken over his department. American to Tour Prison Camps Petrograd, March 7.—Montgomery Schuyler, Jr., an attache of the United States embassy here, has started to in spect the concentration camps in t>ho Ural mountains of Siberia and the south of Russia, where Germans and Austrianß of military age are being held. He is making the trip on behalf of Germany. Servians Reported in Albania Berlin, March 7.—The Overseas Newspaper Agency yesterday gave out the following: "Advices from Sofia Bay that Servia is planning an invasion of Albania and an advance to the Adri atic. At several points, it is stated, the Scrvans already have crossed tho Albanian border.'' French Art Gift to Americans Paris, March B.—The Society of French Artists and Writers, in appreci ation of the work done by Americans for the relief of artists, has decided to prepare an album of 50 drawings and 50 signed declarations by eminent members representative of tlio intellect ual and artistic life of France, and pre sent copies to Americans who have been active in relief work. New Submarines for Germany Copenhagen, March 8. —Germany is reported here on what appears to bo good authority to be building at Kiel 15 small submarines of a new type, Which will be used for reeonnoitering the home coast in the Baltic sea. Each of the submarines, it is said, will,carry a crew of eight men. "SUNRISE SLUMBER" NOW Columbus, 0., Doctors Use "Laughing Gas" in Child Birth Columbus, 0., March B.—"Twilight sleep" has a rival. It is known as | 'sunrise slumber." This is the latest in painless child birth. It was originat ed here by Dr. C. T. Turner, obstetrical expert at Mt. Carmel hospital, and Dr. W. I. Jones, anesthetist. The new method of which fifteen Columbus mothers proclaim the virtues, differs from "twilig