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Circulation in Harriibarr ana iearby towns Circulation Examine* by THE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN ADVERTISERS. . . mi TELBRNONwT BELT" W*ate Branoh liohanie. No. 3280 CUMBERLAND VALLEY Pjrfvnt# .. . No. 145.241 *"* 1 1 " "j ■ Friday, March 12, 1918. MARCH Bun. Moo. Tueg. Wed. Thur. Frl. Sat. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 MOON'S PHASES— Full Moon, Ist, 31st; Last Quarter, Bth; New Moon, 15th; First Quarter, 23d. WEATHER FORECASTS Wjx Harrisburg and vicinity: Fair to- ' M (TWEg light and Saturday with not much ihange in temperature. fA*V° &Oj Eastern Pennsylvania: Fair to-night Tif Ind Saturday with not much change in ;emperature. yjew YESTERDAY'S TEMPERATURE IN HARRISBURG Highest, 43; lowest, 33; 8 a. ra., 34; S p. m., 37. jr 1 ' DEATH OF PROFESSOR STEELE In the death yesterday of Professor William Sher man Steele Harrisburg lost not only a High School >rincipal who has accomplished more good for the ocal academic institution in the -hist decade than ian ever be measured, but also a noble citizen of ;he sort that helps to make a community better and freater. Ten years have passed since Professor Steele be iame principal of Central High School. During hat time the institution has made pronounced prog- Much of the advancement was due directly to :he efforts of the principal, who in all he did had ihe support of fair-minded directors, teachers and itudents. Professor Steele, not long after entering upon his luties at the institution, expressed a dislike for the ictivities of high school fraternities and sororities ind set himself in opposition to the secret organiza ions existing in the school. He fought to extermi late these societies and he won his fight. As a cou equence, students inclined to resent too careful a upervision of their affairs came to the conclusion hat they had a principal to deal with who meant d stand lor what he considered just and right and d put his convictions into practice. The head of he school had his ideas about proper conduct for tudents and the students made their actions con- Drm to those ideas. When the overcrowding at Central High School some years ago, fresh responsibilities were placed on the principal's shoulders. His problems multiplied as classes grew larger. When the double iession plan was put into effect, and then the jourses of study rearranged, his difficulties became fven greater. His last yvars as head of the school rere most exacting oues, and would have been inough to tax unduly the energies of any man. During his ten years' residence in this city Pro essor William Sherman Steele made friends of housands of students who knew hira as a principal laving their best interests at heart; of school direct ors and teachers who knew him as an educator of narked abilities, and of many citizens who knew jm as a man of strong personality and high moral rorth. HARRISBURG S BASEBALL FUTURE The disbanding of the Tri-State League which as provided Harrisburg with good baseball for leven years is regretted by a great many people iho have derived much pleasure from witnessing lie games at Island Park, but it appears to have een inevitable in view of financial risk that contin anee of the organization would have placed on liose few men who have assumed this burden in ie past. ® doubt if anybody ever made a groat amount f money out of Tri-State baseball. Indeed the fact lat Harrisburg was provided with the high class thibitions it witnessed in the last eleven years 'as due more to the love for the sport that rompted a few individuals to finance the team Ither than to any expectation on their part to Iske money out of it. These men, therefore, can irdly be blamed for not being willing to assume le risk in the coming year when, judging from the «t season, there is not very much prospect for inor league baseball being self-sustaining in this irt of the country. Harrisburg, however, will not be without good Iseball attractions. Not only will the two high HABRISBPRCh STAJfriyDEPEKDKJm FRIDAY EVENING, n schools have fust teams in the field, bat thia city is to be represented in'the Central Pennsylvania League, composed of teams from towns in the im mediate vicinity of Harrisburg, which had a re markably successful season last year. The financial risk involved in having a team in the Central is nothing like as great as that of maintaining a team in the Tri-State League has been, for there is far less expense involved in transporting the players to the nearby towns that compose the Central than there was in carrying them around the Tri-State circuit whose cities are at much greater distances apart. Another good feature of the Central League is that the members of the teams are more nearly rep resentative of the towns they play for, and this adds an element of local interest to the efforts of individual players that makes the game all the more interesting. We hope the Central will have a pros j perous season. CRIMINALS ON THE FIRING LINE A decrease in crime in London, Paris, Berlin aud other important European cities has been reported since the outbreak of the war. It has been attrib uted to the plainer life of persons high in society, which lessens temptation among those of lower stations, as well as to the dearth of dime novel lit erature and other mediums through which crime is fostered. We might contribute the additional sug gestion that there is less crime in the eities because some of the criminals are on the tiring lines. At the time when mobilization was beginning iu European countries the fear was expressed that a period of lawlessness would start in the larger com munities. Such a state of affairs might well have been anticipated, since the maintenance of law and order is a difficult undertaking in times of great general excitement. That crime should have de creased instead ot' increased in the cities is therefore not a little surprising, and must depend for its solu tion on the whereabout of the criminals from whom a reign of terror migbt\ have been expected to have had its origin. Though men of the criminal classes may by their absence be permitting a decrease in crime in the cities, they are doubtless seeing to it on the field that their abilities to pillage, to despoil, to injure and to kill are being well exercised, and that their criminal tendencies are in consequence being de veloped from day to day. They have merely ex changed the narrow confines of cities as the sceues of their activities for the broad fields of battle where they can satisfy many of their criminal in stincts not in violation of the law but in compliance with it. Within the last half year crime in Europe has had a remarkable increase, despite the insignificant j reports from various cities which are for the pres ent comparatively seciire in the absence of some of the plunderers and murderers. The accounts from the fields of battle of wholesale homicide carried 011 daily and hourly are the real sources of informa tion regarding the spread of crime in the warring nations. Distinctions'must most certainly be drawn be tween the ethics involved in the killing of soldiers in time of war and in the killing of civilians at any time, but such distinctions do not make human lives less precious nor the shedding of human blood less horrifying. Violence and destruction accomplished I in the name of valor, honor and patriotism, even j though glorified, are revolting to all but the blood- i thirsty. Crime lias fallen off in London, Paris. Berlin and other cities, perhaps, but at what a gigantic cost to Europe! Get away Pay for the Legislature may be fixed for May 6, but the Senate has not yet had a say. Cheer up! We shall have the inter-seholastie games on the island to keep u.p the interest in athletics. The Tri-state is but a memory in Harrisburg. And now can any one tell who has the Farnsworth cup? That legislative party going to the launching of the bat tleship "Pennsylvania" can at least buy "Ole Virginnv peanuts" out of the contingent fund. No, gentle reader, the arrival of a German warship at Newport News was not in anticipation of the invasion by the Pennsylvania legislative party. TOLD IN LIGHTER VEIN ONE TOR THE OPTIMIST Uplifter—"l can see good in all things." Pat —"Can you see good in a fog!"— Judge. A BANK DIRECTOR "Well, I'm a bank director now." "Go 'way." "Yep. Stranger asked me to day to direct bim to the nearest bank, and I done it." —Browning's Magazine. WHAT HE DID The returned hero was received with open arms. Society Hocked to him in swarms and droves and mobs. They made a lion of him. And lief He made a monkey of himself.—Philadelphia Ledger. GETTING OLD Hokus—"l feel like the oldest person in the world." Pokus—"What are you talking about? You're not a day over 35." 1 Hokus —"Yes, but I've just been listening to a 16-year old boy tell about the things he used to do when he was a kid."—Life. * HIS WOULDN'T WEDDING It s five years ago to-day, and I'm going to celebrate my wouldn't wedding." "Wouldn't wedding? Wooden, you mean?" "No. Wouldn't. Five years to-day since I asked a girl if she'd marry me and she said she wouldn't."—Browning Magazine. HIS WAR RECORD Naval Recruiting Officer (to actor who has applied to join the Naval Reserves) —"And what experience have you had?" Actor—"Quite considerable. I was two years a midship mau in H. M. S. Pinafore, a lieutenant in half a dozen ulays and an admiral in the Chinese Honeymoon."—Lon don Opinion. DOCTORS USING AMOIOX WITH GREAT SUCCESS Endorsed by Leading Druggist Amolox, the IOW remedy for eczema and all diseases of the skin, is curing thousands of eczema sufferers that have been unable to And relief after trying everything else. A well-known physi cian, who had a patient with a bad case of eczema of the scalp,—head al most entirely covered with scaly sores —rapidly boroming bald, reported after one week's treatment that the hair stopped falling out, scalp was rapidly healing aud a new growth of healthy hair just starting. Quoting the exact words of the doctor, "That Amolox is great stuff." Amolox applied to the skin stops all itch and burning instantly. Will cure cczotna and all skin troubles and will clear up a muddy complexion, or pim ples on face in 24 hours. All sufferers from eczema, salt rheum, tetter, ncne, barber's itch and pimples on the face should go to their druggists at once and get a bottle of Amolox und box ointment. If you are not satisfied, it will not cost you a cent. Geo. A. Gorgas and H. C. Kennedy will return your money if not satisfactory.—Adv. ' 11 % [Tongue-End Top ics| Adjournment In Other Years The House having fixed upon May 6th as the date for final adjournment the resolution now gQes to the Senate for concurrence. This is the earliest day set for final adjournment since 1909, when the legislators got away ou April 15, and in doing so left a large lot of uncompleted legislation in the picklinj vats of the various com mittees, and an equally large lot ou the various calendars that was never reached. The longest session ever held was by the Legislature of 1897, when it adjourned finally ou July 1, but that was to a great degree caused by the •burning of the old Capitol. The session of ISS3 lasted until June 6. and on the lollowing day the was convened in extra sessiob that did not adjourn until December 6, and it might have been a continuous session but for Hie one day's adjournment sine die. Meant Money for -Lawmakers Governor Pattison called the extra session in order to compel the Legisla ture to perform a constitutional duty and pass apportionment bills, but the Senate was Republican and the House Democratic, and, although measure aft er measure was submitted by one or the other of the houses, they never could agree, and finally, when the Gov ernor declined to prorogue them they took the bull by the horns and ad journed despite the Governor's pro tests. At that time legislators were paid $lO per day for every day, and many of them made a nice tiling of it, drawing from SI,SOO to $2,000, in cluding mileage. As it was the day of legislative passes on the railroads hardly anybody paid fares and' the mileage counted in the aggregate. At present the salary is $1,300 for a reg ular session and SSC'O for an extra session, without regard to its length, with mileage and allowances for sta tionery and postage. 0 A * When the Capitol Came Here I On Thursday, Aprjl 1,. will occur | the 103.1 anniversary of the remov'al j of the Capitol of Vennsylvauia from , Lancaster to HarrWburg. The sessions jof the Legislature were held' in the I old Court House until the completion | of the Capitol in 1819. * * * Many Greeted Justice Orlady Justice Ueorge B. Orlady, of the j Superior Court, is always certain of a | warm welcome to Harrisburg when he ! comes here to attend the sittings of | the court. It was interesting to note J the progress of Justice Orlady on his journeys to the Capitol building this week. At almost every step he was stopped by some friend'who wanted |to shake hands anil renew old ac j quaintance, and on sdme occasions he held quite a levee on the Capitol walk. For years he was a visitor to Harris ! burg when acting as counsel in im portant law cases and when summoned J here on important legislation. He was | made a member of the Superior Court I by appointment by Governor Hastings j and re elected by Ihe people. % SPEAKER CLARK TO BE GUEST I He Will Attend Friendly Sons of St. Patrick Dinaer Philadelphia, March 12.—At the I 144' th annual dinner of the Philadel j phia Society of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, at the Bellevue-Stratford on March 17, the chief orator will be Champ Clark, Speaker of the House jot Representatives. Speaker Clark is down on the program to respond to the toast, "United States." Other speakers will include Governor Brumbaugh, representing, Pennsylvania; City Statistician Edward J. Cattell, who will speak for Philadelphia, and 'Michael Monahan, who will respond to the toast, "Ireland." Bishop Thomas J. Garland will ask the blessing. The committee on arrangements in cludes Micliael J. Ryan, Theodore F. Jenkins, Joseph P. Rodgtrs, J. Joseph Murphy, Harry H. Hepburn, W. H. Mv- Elwee, T. F. Dooner and Thomas D. Ferguson. Theodore F. Jenkins will be the toastmaster. Covers will be laid for 500. Viewers Hold Meeting Paul G. Smith, Earl E. Graeff and Joseph W. Umberger yesterday inspect ed bridges over Armstrong and Wisco nisco creeks in upper end of the county witl} a view to deciding whether they shall be rebuilt. County Engineer Clin ton M. Hershey accompanied the view ers. EXPOSE TIAIRIG SCHOOL HORRORS So-Called " Water Cure" and Other Methods Used to Subdue Re calcitrant Girls / ASAFETIDA AS A MOUTH CLEANSER Beport to New York Legislature De scribes the Awful Torture That Vic tim Undergoes in the Application of the "Water Cure" Albany, N. Y., Murch ll.—The "water cure" and other disciplinary measures alleged to be in use nt the State training school of girls at Hud sou were described in a report received •by the Legislature last night from the Department of Efficiency and Economy. The report recommends the removal of Dr. Hortenze VV. Bruce, superintendent of the institution. It says: "When profane or immoral words arc spoken, the mouth is washed out with four tablcspoonfuls of compound of asatetida, gentian and nux vomica. In more serious cases strips of court plaster are placed over the mouthi for 24 hours. We life the plus»tcr at meals," the report says. , "Where a girl has been impudent, has refused to obey an officer or is un duly unruly, she is punished by what might be termed as the 'water cure,' " it is set forth. "The girl is taken to her roonr by the assistant superinten dent, accompanied by the trained nurse of the hospital an'i 1 one of the matrons of the cottage. The bedding is removed from her bed, a blanket rolled in place on the wire springs. The girl's clothes are loosened and her hands are hand cuffed behind her back and leg irons are put on her feet. In this condition she is laid across the roll of the blankets on the best. The assistant superinten dent sits on the knees of the girl while the hospital nurse dips a towel in water and holds it, sopping wet, over the girl's mouth for ten minutes. The girl, 'being frightened, strangles, and in the endeavor to breathe through the wet towel, draw? in the water. This treat ment either strangles or suffocates her and is kept up until the girl gives iu." PROF STEELE'S BODY TO BE BROUGHT HOJE TO-NIGHT Coitiaued From First l'age. LUT ions of regret OP Professor Steele's death. Both the student body and the faculty at the Central Higdi school will take similar action. High school ath letic activities have temporarily been stopped on account of his death. Mrs. Steele Called to Bedside Professor Steele was taken IM on No vember 22. His last work for the school was in connection With the prep aration for the Kunkel oratorical con test, which was held November-26. He was confined to bed at his home, 1622 State street, remaining there until after Christmas. He seemed to be growing stronger and went to the New Jersey institution to regain his health. The first intimation of the seriousness of his condition came yesterday morning, when Mrs. Steele received a telegram calling her to his bedside. He was afflicted with hardening of the arteries and excess blood pressure. It was a complication of heart and kidney trouble. Professor Steele was born on a farm near Canaudaigua, N. Y., and worked his way through the public schools and later through Hamilton ■College, in Clinton, N. Y. He took a law course in Michigan University, in Ann Arbor, and practiced law and tamg'ht school, his first responsible posi tion as a teacher being in Springvillc, N. Y„ where he was principal of the 'High school. Later he became prin cipal of the Oleau X. Y., High school and was holding that position when elected to the principalship of the lo cal school in July, 1905. He taught fourteen years before coming to this city. He was elected when the late Dr. L. S. Shimmell declined to serve after being chosen for the post. Professor Steele was a splendid teacher aud a stern dieiplinarian and was successful in coping with some of the uioet difficult problems of his ca reer when the two-session plan was adopted at the local institution after a loan for a new Hiigh school was re jected by the voters. The school main tained its high standard under his di rection and many changes to modern methods were made at his suggestion. Professor Steele took up educational work at Mt. Gretna soon after his ar rival here and was chancellor of the Pennsylvania Chautauqua, resigning that post a few weeks ago on account of his ill health. He was a member of the Board of Trustees of the Harris burg Public Library, president of the Harrisiburg Teachers' Association and a inenuber of the Teachers' Retirement Board. iHe was a past master in Masonic circles; a member of the Olean Ijoilge, F. and A. M.; Pilgrim Commandery, Xo. 11, Knights Templar; Harrisfourg Consistory, Scottish Kite Masons, and Zembo Temple of the Mystic Shrine. He was also a member of the local chapter Modern Woodmen of America. He was a member of the Market Square Presbyterian church. Besides his widow, Professor Steele left two daughters, Dorothy and Elea nor, and one brother. Real Relief from suffering means true hap piness. The trouble due to indi gestion and biliousness, is removed quickly, certainly and safely by BEECH AMS PILLS IV Larv—t SaU of Any M»dic\ns\n t)u> World S«M norwkm. la b»*c, 10c.. 2Sc. Kinney's Shoe Store % ✓Early spring stylos in high shoos for ladies and men now in, and on display. Novost styles at the popular price, $1,98, and we guarantee to save you from 50c to SI.OO on every pair. Concentrated buying for our chain of 48 stores and close profits makes this possible. The new sand-colored cloth top i Kinney's $1.25 Special for Indie HOP shoe, with diamond shaped tip, is what yon pay $1.50 to $1.75 else l.oodyear welt; a »3.00 £| QQ I where. A true'value. ue for Children's and .misses' shoes, all Newest in ladies' spring shoes. (styles and leathers, 00 Men's gray cloth-top shoes, Vice tfOC or button, Uoodyear Af flO welts, at $ 1 nifO . . an ' B 65e shoes at 40c. Same Largest assortment of Ivlies' o'g* vn'lne "('nr'* 8 ' " r,!i,nilar /JO f cloth-top button shoes in Harriiburg, ™*JC both black and gray tops, 01 QO Ask to see Kinney's Special Work values up to $3.00, at . VJ?• "O |Bhoe for Men. 6. H. KINNEY & CO. 19 and 21 North Fourth St. BEAUTY CHORUS FEATURE OF ELKS' ENTERTAINMENT Big Company of Sixty Men Will Pre sent "They're at It Again" at the Majestic Theatre Friday and Sat urday Elkdom in and out of lHarrisburg heaved a great big sigßi of relief to day after it became definitely certain that the crisis in the movement of the Cumberland Valley bridge across the Susquehanna had been passed. Ever since announcement had neen made of the coming to the Majestic Friday and Saturday, March 19 and 20, of the Carlisle Elks' Theatrical As n . s v • > . OfrE OF "GIRLS" IN ELK SHOW sociation the Mister Elks, the [Missus Elks and all tlhe little Elks, figuratively speaking, had worried a lot about that C. V. bridge. And rightly so. Here's the reason: The Elks' Theatrical Association, the I big 60-man company of Elks which made such a splendid' hit here last year i in "(ieorge Brady's Dream." is to put in a two-night stand, with matinee, next week in "They're at It Again." It's a song revue, with a side-splitting plot and mighty clever music. But /V WOMEN'S ( nSI PUMPS and VvNX OXFORDS $1.98 Regular $3.50, $4.00, $4.50 and $5.00 values. We have 600 pairs of Women's High-grade Pumps and Oxfords that must be sold in the next few days. They come in Tan Calf, Velvet, Suede, and Satin, also in Black Suede, Satin and Vel vet. These shoes are from our regular stock and are sold with our usual guarantee, can be ex changed or will refund your money on any un satisfactory purchase. The styles of these shoes are right for the coming season. Jerauld Shoe Co., 310 Market St. "The Safe Place to Buy" » > | this is all aside from the real cause of | Hlk(loin's anxiety abo.it the bridge. For those who don't understand it ; might be explained that to come from | Carlisle via train the Cumberland Val ley bridge must be crossed. Now fur I the last few weeks the Cumberland Val ley been moving the -bridge just, ns it stands several feet off its base ! in order to make way for t.lie new structural work without interfering with traflic. Trains moved very slowly across the viaduct. Below the water is mighty high just now. Train move ment of the Carlisle Elks was not with j out its possibilities. j To-day the last general movement of ! the bridgo was completed. Hence the I easier breathing of the Elks. Now for something about th show. The Carlisle association will make its bow with heo McDonald's "They're at it again'' Monday evening in Car lisle. That will bo a three-night stand. ; Lots of local Klks, by the way, can't wait until Friday evening; many are i S°>ng U P to Carlisle Monday, j The play will be produced here under t the direction of the social committee of Ilarrisburg Lodge of Elks, but indica j tions are that not only the Harrisburg | contingent, but scores from tht sur- I rounding towns will journey to t