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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-20

commissioner. will serve on the com
mission under the new appointment
given him. There has been general
qualification at his decision.
Working on Quotas-The quotas
under the general draft act will be
announced tomorrow. The Adtu-
tant Generals Department has filed
the National Guard list.
DR.. MarshaITs Condition-Dr. c.
j. Marshall, state veterinarian, un-
derwent second operation yester-
day. He is in a hospital at Philadel-
phia.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-20
ACADEMY SUMMER
SCHOOL OPENS MONDAY

The annual sessions of the summer
school Of the Harrisburg Academy
will be opened Monday morning. Ths
school will continue for six weeks,
about twenty-five pupils have been
enrolled. All courses except chem
istry will be taught.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-20

Dairy and Food Commissioner James
Foust are busy sampling the milk
and cream in the state now that the
warm weather has apparently come
to stay.
Advisors at Work-The farm ad-
visors started work last evening in
eight counties. They are using every
effort to stimulate the planting of
substantial grain crops for 1918.
Many problems which have accumu-
lated have been taken up in corre-
spondence.
DIR. Rothrock Will Serve DIR.
James T. Rothrock, former forestry
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-20

and he goes at fifty cents on the
dollar.
Therefore youth is the time to in
vest, and sometimes later comes the
time to collect. Somewhere is the
turning peak. think 1t is marked
az"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-20
NEXT WEEK FOR
THE MONEY BILLS
Chairmen Will Be Here to
Work With the Governor
on the Appropriations
Governor Mart

Governor Mart
in G. Brumbaugh
plans to devote
the early part of
next week to dis
posing of bills
making a p p r o.
priations to chari-
ties. public works
and other objects
and will probably
clear up all bills
The Washington times., 1917-05-02
MASONIC BODIES GIVE
RED CROSS GOOD sum
Coal Merchants Association Do
mates $500 Without Solicitation.

The finance committee of the Dis
trict Chapter of the American Red
Cross was encouraged today when the
receipt of a number of subscriptions,
some of them for large amounts. was
announced by Chairman II. B. 3. Mac
farland.
The first subscription, from the Ma
sonic and Eastern Star auxiliary COM
mittee, amounting to $1,010, was
handed Chairman Macfarland by Wal
lace Streater, treasurer, with the
statement that the check was only
one OF a number which will be made.
A check for $500 was received from
the Coal Merchants Association. The
contribution was made, 1t is stated,
without solicitation on the part of the
Red Cross officials.
In announcing the receipt of to-
days subscriptions, Chairman Mac
farland stated that the Washington
bank deposits this year stood at
S1O5OOO,O0O This, he stated. is S10,-
100000 more than at the same time
last year, and is indicative that Wash
ington is enjoying prosperity. and,
therefore, is able to give freely to the
Red Cross.
The Washington times., 1917-05-02
VIENNA, VA, IN DOUBT
Residents of Nearby Town to Debate
Change of Name.

VIENNA. Va. May 2-(Special cores
pondence to The Times.)-PeopIe here
are wrought up over the war. A
question OF great moment will be
discussed at a meeting tomorrow or
Friday in the town hall. The ques-
tion is whether to change the name
of the town, the present one being
Of Austrian origin. Those who are
known as the conservative people but
who are nevertheless influential citi-
zens say they don't think that it is
necessary to change the name as II
won't help US win the war. There
are some others who are just as
prominent who don't want anything
TeUtonic in the United States and
especially near as Vienna is to Wash
ington.
Some folks are of the opinion the
legislature may have TO act on the
question, and that being the case the
war may be over before Vienna gets
a new name.
There have been some suggestions
for names like Paris" London"
dublin" and George Washington"
the name George being put before
the Washington to distinguish the
Capital and old Vienna from one an
other.
The Washington times., 1917-05-02
SNAKES ON SKYLARK
IN PENNSYLVANIA AVE.
Two Descendants Of Ewes Tempter
Seen in Broad Daylight.
Shades of St. Patrick. deliver US!

Shades of st. Patrick, deliver usi
Snakes are abroad in the land!
Two were seen, actually seen, at
Fourteenth street and Pennsylvania
avenue northwest yesterday.
1t may be true that on previous oc-
casions bibulous persons convinced
themselves that they beheld serpen-
tine critters on the same spot, but
this time nothing was left to the
Imagination.
No one could satisfactorily explain
the presence of the snakes on the
concrete pavement. One of the rep
tiles evidently got frightened and
darted into a sewer. But the other
perambulated over the sidewalk half
an hour or more while a crowd of
pedestrians formed a circle around
his wriggling lowliness and watched
il.
The snake, which was about four
teen inches long and as big as a lead
pencil, appeared to be a conceited
reptile and gave every evidence of
immensely enjoying the attention
paid to it by gasping men, women,
and children, all of whom declared
they had never before seen a snake
on Pennsylvania avenue.
Everybody asked, where did IL
come from?' But no one could
answer. Whether the snakes were
stirred up out of their nest by some
downtown backyard gardener:
whether they were dug out of the
foundation OF the old Corcoran build.
ing at Fifteenth street and Pennsyl-
vania avenue by eXcavators; whether
they resided on the White Lot and
were frightened of by the drilling
soldiers, or whether they were just
out for a stroll to bask in the May
day effulgence OF Old Sol, all were
speculated upon. but the real reason
for their presence was not learned.
How they got there may be- a story
in itself. This story purports only to
establish the fact that they were
actually there.
II any reader still doubts, there are
a great many persons who saw these
snakes, who can show the doubters
the very concrete pavement over
which they wriggled between 4:3O
and 5 o'clock on the afternoon OF May
l, 1917.
The Washington times., 1917-05-02
REAL WORK OF MERCY
Ian Malcolm Tells How Soldiers
Relatives Are Informed.

One Of the works of mercy perform,
ed by the Red Cross on the battle,
fields of Europe was described in do
tail by Ian Malcolm, a member OF the
British commission, yesterday before
he left for New York to attend a meet
ing of the Canadian Red Cross.
After speaking generally OF Red
Cross work, Mr.. Malcolm told of the
gathering of information about the
killed, wounded, and missing for "the
relatives back home"
Several thousand persons are now
engaged in this work for the British
and French armies. AS a result of
their labors the war office Is able to
write informative letters to the rela-
tives telling OF the final acts of
heroism on the part OF the soldiers.
''One of the greatest acts of mercy
we can perform Is to gather informa-
tion for the relatives back home OF
men wounded or killed on the battle
field" said the commissioner.
Mr.. Malcolm is one OF Great Brit
aims best versed men in Red Cross
work. He has served as superintend-
ent of the Red Cross in France, Fland-
ers, and Russia
The Washington times., 1917-05-02
WIDOW AWAITS BODY
OF HER SAILOR son
Ensign Van Kirk, D. c. Naval MI
litia, Killed in Aero Practice.

Frustrated with grief at the news
of the tragic death of her son, Ensign
Dean Rodger Van Kirk, of the Dis
trict Naval Militia, who was killed
yesterday in aero practice at Pensa-
cola, Fla, Mrs. Susie Van Kirk,
widow, sits in her lonely home a:
1880 Newton street, waiting for the
body. The news was broken u her
last night shortly after 10 o'clock,
when a telegram came from the naval
authorities at Pensacola, saying
young Kirk met death when his ma
chine collapsed while the aviator was
more than a thousand feet in the air.
With his older brother, Lloyd H.,
who is a clerk in the Department OF
Labor, Van Kirk had been the support
OF his mother. His father died two
years ago. Lloyd Van Kirk is at
present in Scranton, Pa, where he
was notified this morning OF ths
death OF his brother.
Van Kirk was twenty-nine years
old. He Joined the District Naval
Militia April 20, 1915, and his knowl-
edeg o. aero tactics soon won for
him a commission as ensign. Since
early boyhood he had been interested
in flying, and a year ago constructed
his own airplane at College Park, Nd,
where he made several experimental
flights.
Van Kirk was at home a month
ago to pay his mother and sister,
Ruth, a visit. He remained only a
few days. He was assigned to Pensa-
cola last October.
Plans for the funeral had not been
made today, pending the arrival Of
the body.
The Washington times., 1917-05-02
TRIP TO GIVE FRENCH
RESPITE FROM WORK
Yankee Rush" Almost Too Much
for Distinguished Visitors.

The members of the French commits
sion viii welcome the respite from
work afforded by their ten-day tour
of the Middle West.
1t was stated today that the
Yankee rush and capacity for bust
ness" had proved almost the undoinG
of the distinguished visitors.
The French ENJOYS are getting prec.
ious little sleep, while during the
time they are awake they are kept
constantly busy comforting, answering
questions, and writing Information de
sired by officials of the United States
Government.
Reserves Hour to Himself.
A number of Congressman and Sena
tors call at the Henry White residence
each evening and keep the envoys up
until all hours of the night talking
over phases of legislation which must
be enacted in Washington.
NJ. Hovelacque, minister of public
instruction in France, who is general
counselor for the ENJOYS, has taken
the bull by the horns and arbitrarily
reserved an hour for himself. During
lLlS ne ulCldNtS ltlltIS anu
makes his reports. The hour NJ. Hove
lacQue has reserved for himself and
In which he does most of his work is
from 2 a. m. to 8 a. m His expert
ence in Washington has convinced
him this Is the only hour he can have
to himself NJ. Hovelacque rises at
Z, with the other members OF the mis-
sion
Statement on War Situation.
Today he was busy preparing
statement on the general war situa-
tion In France. The statement will be
given to the press tomorrow. Admiral
is preparing a statement
on French naval conditions. This
also will be given to the press tomor-
row.
Considerable interest has been mani
Tested in NJ. Hovelacque's secretary,
urbane, good-looking, clean.
cut young fellow. His name is Dono-
hue, and he is just as French as the
lakes of Killarney.
The Washington times., 1917-05-02

commission, were entertained at din
ner last evening at the New Willard
by Lieutenant Colonel Wittenmayer.
When the orchestra unexpectedly
played the Cuban national hymn, and
the Cuban officers and their host rose
to their feet, the strains of the hymn,
unfamiliar to most ears among the
cosmopolitan assemblage, soon be-
came identified, and the hundreds of
diners in both dining rooms at the
Willard arose and cheered for Cuba.
THE Star-Spangled Banner" played
Immediately afterward, evoked an
other burst of enthusiasm.
The Washington times., 1917-05-02
FRENCH OFFICERS RETIRED
Demand for court-Martial to Be
Made In Chamber.

PARIS, May Jean Hennessey
member OF the chamber of deputies
gave notice today of an interpella
tion he will make demanding that
within a month certain officers who
have been relieved of their commands
appear before a court-martial to jus
tify their conduct.
This Interpolation, as well a:
another bearing on the war opera
tions, probably will be discussed in
secret session.
The foregoing dispatch is the first
intimation of any important changes
recently in the French commands, be
yond the appointment of General Pc
tain as chief Of staff following the
battle on the Aisne.
The Washington times., 1917-05-02
200 PLATTseuReERs DRILL

The beneficial effects of the few
weeks training which the Washing
ton contingent OF the PlattsburL
Training Camp Association has re
ceived at the hands OF Capt Archi,
Miller were shown at the first out
door drill of the contingent, held yes
terday afternoon on the Ellipse. The
200 rockies were divided into nine di
visions under drill sergeants, and
went through their formations like
real soldiers.
The Washington times., 1917-05-02
LONE BANDIT RoRs TRAIN.

SPARTA, Wis, May 2.-After
throwing the brakeman from the ves-
tibule of the rear coach, a bandit
early today robbed the passengers on
a Chicago and Northwestern train
near here and made his escape.
The Washington times., 1917-11-04

ayers have to do is to hold the 100000
cation that they will fail in this
This would leave q total of $4,000
votes to be divided among the three
remaining candidates. The only way
any of them could Defeat Hylan
would be by elimination Of one or
both OF the others. -
II Bennett polls his expected 10000
and Hillouit only 100, 900, that would
leave Mitchell 100000, which would
be 10000 less than the minimum
claims OF HylAn's managers.
The New York campaign has been
an exceptionally bitter one and
Mayor MitcheTs friends are attacking
both Hillquit and HyIan on the ground
that defeat for Mitchell, who has
backed up the Administration in the
war, will be looked on as a setback
for the war policy, -
Something OF the attitude OF the
hackers OF Hylan was indicated here
In q speech made by Congressman
Murray Hubert of New York in the
closed. He declared that Mitchell,
having been beaten in the primary
by Bennett, was trying to cloak him
self about with the mantle OF patriot
ism and thus to get Administration
support. He charged q false issue
was being used by Mitchell.
watched By secret Service.
Latterly reports have been coming
to washington that the HiIlauit mset'
ings were drawing great crowds, and
| that II looked like q big vote would be
rolled up for him. These reports have
unquestionably caused some unsasi
ness in Administration quarters.
The Washington times., 1917-11-04
NORTH POLE FOOD
LICENSE ISSUED
TO AMUNDSEN

Permission Is hereby granted to.
ReaId Amundsen, OF New York. to
export 292 cases. 5 per cent more or
less Of foodstuffs, from the United
States to Roald Amundsen at North
Pole"
This Is the first license granted by
the exports administrative board. 1t
is No. !. and a fac-simile OF It is pub
lished in RULES and Regulations OF
the War Trade Board" a pamphlet
gotten out for the benefit OF export
ers, shippers, importers, and CONNER.
first bulletin contains ninety-nine
pages OF Information regarding or.
ganizations. functions. regulations.
and activities OF the exports admins
trative board from the time of its
creation to the taking over OF itsi
work by the war trade board. II Is a
comprehensive guide for the business
men doing an export business.
Captain Amundsen's license carries
several interesting features, in that
NAcSe diS AHc HE6I lHlHkS ever con-
signed TO the North Pole as a fxed
destination. Captain Amundsen, who
discovered the South Pole and was
the first navigator ever to pass
through the Northwest Passige, has
arranged the drift voyage across the
Polar Sea tentatively beginning next
summer. He plans to take from five
TO six years in the journey, figuring
that II will require that time to drift
across the uneXplored region frmO
the west, at the Bering Sea entrance,
to the east, coming out probably
around Greenland or Spitzbergen. He
will go in the staunch old vessel the
Fran. and will carry a small crew.
motor sledges, dogs. trained bears.
Aeroplanes. and wireless equipment.
He believes the drift will carry him
close to the Pole, and at the nearest
point he will make a quick sIedge
journey or Reroplane Zip to the pole
and back.
The Washington times., 1917-11-04
HNAN LOOKED ON AS
TWO TO ONE FAVOR|TE
TO WIN OVER mitchell

With number of elections, State and city, to be held
in different parts of the country Tuesday the interest IN
Washington centered chiefly on the outcome OF the mayor
atty contest in New York city
Three Congressional elections are to be held-ln the
Sixth Massachusetts district long represented by Col r.
Gardner: in the Ebenezer Hill district of Connecticut and
the ,Twenty-eighth Pennsylvania district The cleo
tons to fill vacancies the House attracting little no
c as they are not expected to have important bearing on
the trend of national sentiment
The Washington times., 1917-11-04
NO ISSUE INVOLVED
IN VIRGINIA STATE
ELECTION TUESDAY

RICHMOND, Va. Nov, 4.-Issueless
and with fragmentary doubts as to
its certain outcome; the Virginia
State election will be held Tuesday. E
A clean Democratic slate is deem
ed certain to ride into office.
Feeble efforts by the Republicans
to usurp the dry platform, and nur-
ture 1t as a large issue. appeared to-
The Washington times., 1917-11-04

night to have died away. Not . single
Statewide issue remains-exeept that
Of party-in the elections which WIN
choose q governor. lieutenant gov
ernor, an attorney general, . secre-
tary Of the Commonwealth. super
intsndent Of public Instruction. .
state treasurer. and . commissioners
Of agriculture. 80
The Washington times., 1917-11-04

Flower for November Brides.
Bridal bouquets and artistic floral dec
orations for the home GUIDE, 1914 b st.
-AAVt
The Washington times., 1917-11-04
Has Big Vote.


The old guard OF the Democrats
nnustsrs $50 900. as shown in the Gay
nor vote in 1909. Mccall. in 1913,
despite party trouble. received nearly
that many ballOtL
One Of the remarkable features of
the campaign is the strength shown
by the Socialist candidate, Hillquit.
straw votes often show which way
the wind blows. and the test votes
taken in New York this year have
indicated an Amazing growth in So
eIalIsEn, or at least of Socialist can
didates' supporters.
HIilquirs policies have gained
him many frienas. especIAiiy on the
East Side. Wise ones decI7T that he
will poll four or five times rse nor
mai Socialist vote, which e. =t'r roEi-
nniteIy 80 600. No one ,,Et.j,..- !ess
than 100 900 ballots for r.a While
enthusiasts declare they .'r0'u not
bs surprised at total OF I=n."GO
Thus, on the fase of prediction
conditions Judge Hylan has won. II
OOaoee naA Fota. Al Hylsn's man
The Washington times., 1917-11-04
VIII Beat Mitchell.

II Bennett receives as many as
10000 votes in the final election, II
will defeat Mitchell. 1t is generally
conceded that Benefits total will run
higher thaA this.
MItcherS campaign has been con-
Quoted, many OF his supporters say.
by amateurs. well Intentioned, but un
akflied In Issues Many OF the Issues
that have been raised have been
minor points which detracted from
the potency OF his main points.
some OF his main points have been
unfortunately chosen. The support
OF President Wilson. which his cam
paiEn MANAGERS are said TO have eK-
pectsd, has been withheld.
FlaKrant frauds at the primary,
through which Mitchell at first ap-
peared to have been selected, have
been uncovered, and their effect has
been disastrous to the mayor.
Judge Hyian has the Democratic
organization and the Democratic
voters, a. well as some independents,
sauareiy behind him. OF the ap-
proximGteIy Ooo. 900 who are expected
10 vote, Judge Hylan will poll nearly
500 900, politicians say.
The Washington times., 1917-11-04

In Massachusetts, W. W. Lufkin'
lSnE secretary to Colonel Gardner
Whsn he was in Congress, and well
known IN Washington. will be elected
On the Republican ticket.
- Four CaadIdafes.
/. -Four mon are fighting to become
Mayor Of New York. They are:
John Purroy Mitchell. incumbent,
fusion ticket
Judge John F. Hylan, Democrat.
A1orris Hillquit, Socialist.
william L. Bennett. Republican.
who viii win7 New York. reflect
ed by New York's money. which an
estimable visitor once said Is the
soul Of the city" believes that Judge
Hyian is q two-to-one favorite. Odds
On Hylan Of two to one ind few
taksrs from Mitchell supporters
A careful survey of the situation
would indicate that Judge Hylan, un-
less something happens of colossal
Importance. now unforeseen, cannot
lose, the election.
Supporters Of Mitchell are making
frantic eIeVenth-hour efforts to swing
votes into line, apparently without
much success.
ola Guard Split.
Rspubliean leaders admit that their
old guard Is split
Bennett and Mitchell ran a close
race a. the primaries. On the first
eount the present mayor was declared
nominated. But Bennett demanded q
recount Of the votes, and errors and
frauds were uncovered which gave
Bennett the Republican nomination
Mitchel's supporters were astound
ID. They had figured the mayor had
q rwaIkeway" in the primaries. and
overccnhdent, had failed to mobilize
their friends at the polls.
Then they decided to run the mayoi
on an independent ticket. calling 4
the Fusion ticket
In the primaries Bennett received
about az, 900 votes. How many OF tina
number will vote for him in the elec
tion Il q matter OF conjecture. Their
in q large contingent that will cas-
its vote for Bennett as q protes
AGAINST Mayor MItcKelrs refusal 4
AbIde BY the result OF the primary
There. Il another large group which
votes regular" whoever the candi
date may be.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-17
Sometimes Justified.

Representative John N. Garner of
Texas, told this story at a social af-
fair d few evenings ago, as an illus
tration that one is sometimes eminent
ly justified in reversing his judgment:
In a happy little home in the south
there is a pretty seven-year-old daugh-
ter named Bessie. Recently Bessie for.
got her parlOr etiquette and was told
by her mother to go upstairs and sit
on a certain chair for an hour.
Straight upstairs went Bessie.
Straight to that certain chair walked
Bessie. In fact, Bessie obediently did
all that her mother told her to do.
Mamma" softly called a small
voice, after a half-hour of cold, lone
some silence, may 1 come down now?'
No, Bessie" was the prompt re-
Spouse of stern mamma. "You must
remain right where you are until 1 call
for you"
"All right, mamma" returned Bes-
sic, with q sighful air of resignation,
but l ought to tell you that 1 am sit
ting on that new hat you just bought"
Philadelphia Telegraph.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-17
Drinking Water at Meals.

The notion that drinking water at
meals interferes with digestion, by
"diluting the gastric juices" has been
utterly exploded, notes a health opti-
mist. On the contrary, n should
drink plenty of water at meals; it
helps digestion. But it is best that
the water should be at the temperature
of the air, or cooled with a very little
ice in summer. Another exploded idea
is that the drinking of water at meals
tends to make one fat. 1t Is absolute
ly p~reposterous. The fact, indeed, Is
quite opposite, inasmuch as whatever
encourages digestion is bound to dis
courage an unwhOlesome accumulation
of fatty tissue. Lest it be imagined
that these are only one mans opinions,
1t should be explained that they are
fully Endorsed by the experts of the
government bureau of nutrition.