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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-20
Pretty Wedding Is
Solemnized Here

A pretty wedding was that which
took place Saturday evening at 8
o'clock at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Stonseifer South Second
street, when her sister, Mrs. Hettie
Woodwork, became the birdie, OF
Charles Elmer Randolph. The mar
riage was performed by the Rev. j.
Walter Houck of Findlay, Ohio, a
nephew of the bride, who used the
ring ceremony.
Numerous palms and ferns arrang-
ed to form an altar effect with a con-
trasting touch of white in the gen.
eral color, made a lovely decoration.
The bride who was unattended,
wore charming gorwn of creme
satin and tulle and carried a shower
bouquet of bride roses.
Following the ceremony a wedding
supper was served at the brides
home for the guests, who included
the immediate families of bride and
bridegroom.
Mr.. and Mrs. Randolph will spend
the remainder of the summer at the
country place of the bridegroom IS
parents, near Lewisburg. Upon their
return they will reside in Steelton
where Mr.. Randolph is connected
with the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
Dany.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-20

breaking buckwheat crop this year
because of an increase of fifteen per
cent. in the acreage devoted to that
grain. Pennsylvania has led the
nation for years in buckwheat and
the war" yield of 1917 may go to
100000 bushels. Last year 1t was
over 4,250,000 bushels. The in
crease is due to planting of the
grain in mountainous counties on
a more extensive scale.
Home From Conference. - Secre-
tary Patton is home from a confer
ence with officials at Philadelphia on
food conservation and crop extern
sion methods.
Roderick Urges Education. -
James e. Roderick, state chief of
mines, declares that education and
especially in English, forms the best
safeguard against accidents among
miners.
Generals Ordered South.-Briga-
dier Generals Price, Logan, Stillwell
and ONeil, of the National Guard,
have been ordered to Camp Hancock
by August 25. No orders have come
for General Coulter.
Governor Urges Parade Cover
nor Brumbaugh in a letter to Phila-
delphia urges that the city make a
great demonstration in honor of the
drafted men. The Governor says ii
should be the best ever.
Snow to gnvestigate.-F. Herbert
Snow, chief engineer of the Public
Service Commission, has sent to
Pittsburgh to inquire into the con-
ditions attending the complaints
against service of the traction and
light companies. He will secure an
agreement where possible and re-
port on the attitude of each side.
To Erect Towers. Steel forest
towers for observation of fires will be
erected in forests in the Hazleton
district, where extension reforestation
has been under way for some time.
The work will be done by the An
thracite Protective Association and
the state working together.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-20
MIDDLETOWN
Two Aged Residents
of Borough Are Dead

John Fl. Snyder, aged 76. died last
evening. He was engaged in the
hotel business for a number of
years at the Mansion House. He was
a vetera nof the Civil War, being a
member of the Nineteenth Pennsyl-
vania Cavalry, Company C, and a
member of Post 5S, G. A. F., Harris
burg.
Mrs. John H. Lands, aged 76,
died at her home in Royalton yes
terday afternoon at 2 p. m, after
a nillness of several years. She is
survived by her husband and the
following children, Mrs. Jacob Sides.
Seymour Lands. Harry Lands OF
Royalton, John ]. Lands, George
Lands, William Lands and Mrs. A.
c. Kohr of town. Funeral services
will be on Wednesday afternoon from
her late home at 2 o'clock. Burial
will be made in the Middletown
Cemetery.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-20

the afternoon visiting ladies Will
be taken by automobiles to Rolling
Green Park, Sunbury, and have din
ner, in addition to visiting Fort Au-
gusta, of Revolutionary war fame.
The Elks will attend an outing at
Edgewood Park the same afternoon.
That evening. Mardi Gras parade
will be led by DIR. A. G. Shissler,
chief marshal. 4
Thursday morning the final busi-
ness session will be held. William
]. Muir will be chief marshal of the
parade that afternoon, when 1T is
expected between 1000 and 5000
men will be in line. A number OF
cash prizes will be awarded uni-
formed members. Thursday even
ing there will be band concerts.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-20
NEWS OF STEELTONj
LOCAL TEAMS
MAKE RECORDS
Come Through First Aid Con
tests With Unusually
High Marks


Three of the FIVE first aid teams OF
the Steelton plant of the Bethiehe.i
Steel Company came through the eii
rnination contest held at eLpahon'
Saturday afternoon with unusual ms II
scares and these winners Will Do
lowed to enter the final contest TO
1be held at Bethlehem, SATURDAY
ternoon, August %, when the VIM
ming teams of all the, various panr p.anrs
controlled, by the Bethliemt larSest public
demonstration of first aid efficiency
ever held in Pennsylvania.
OF the steelton teams, nosed 'he of eme Tne
pioyes of the coke. over, department
and consisting of the following men;
Robert Payne, captain; Cnarles PER- ~
E Els g. scoseg Loser 100 E T her se eent.. the pa
Team No. so Makes Record
The Bridge and Constructlon team
captain; Robert Kruger, Russell
Baughtmoyer. William Detweiler and
Robert Thompson. was close sec
tient being William .Wanderly.
One of the surprises of the day
was the high percentage scored by
members being colored men. This
team scored the same percentage as
the Bridge and Construction team,
1888 per cent, and is composed of
tain; Arthur Peeler, oza Johnson,
Thomas oliver, Paul Neal, with John
C. Chambers as patient.
The elimination contest was taken
part in by forty-five teams from the
Steelton. Lebanon and Reading plants
OF the Bethlehem Steel Company and
the high scores made by the Steelton
teams is a source of great satisfac-
ton to all the officers of the Steel
ton plant, but particularly to Walter
e. Chick. safety engineer of the local
plant under whose direction the Steel
ton teams have been practicing their
first aid lesson for the past five
weeks.
The following prominent men from
board Of judges Of Of the he contest Sat
urday: DR.. w. l. Estes, South Beth
lehem; Or. J. L. Luther, Palmerton;
Dr.. F. D. Patterson, state Division
Lehigh; DR.. r. w. Walker. eLbanon;
DR.. w. L. Estes. Jr.. South Bethle-
hem; DR.. j. H. Young, .Lansford: DR..
Henery. Reading; DR.. ]. D. Kerr, Leb-
anon; DIR. H. e Hersh, Palmerton DIR.
p. r.. Whipple, Steelton, and DIR. J. S.
Shoudy. supervision Judge, Bethle-
hem.
Work Out Problems
Each of the Steelton teams have
been working out a series of twenty
all the various forms of injuries to
which employees of the Steelton plant
are subject to. Several of the most
important problems consist of treat
ing men who have been overcome
with gas and others who have been
injured in electrical contacts. Other
problems direct the treatment of sun
stroke, heat stroke and burns on
various parts of the body.
The final meet of tbs high score
Saturday afternoon. VIXEN the audi
ence will be treated with an exhibi-
ton Of drill problems, which were
not given at eLbanon, Saturday, in
the elimination meet. Twentveseyo,
teams will take part in the finai
meet, three each from Sparrows Point
Steelton. Lebanon and Reading and
hfteen from the Bethlehem pIant
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-20
:HIGHSPIRE ::
Red Cross Will Aid
Steelton Auxiliary

The Steelton auxiliary of the Red
Cross has been asked by the govern
ment to provide 1000 sweaters,
waistlets, helmets, socks and muf-
flers. Every one is earnestly re-
auested to do their bit toward full
filling this contract. Highspire has
been asked to join Steelton.
All ladies Wishing to knit are ask
ed to meet at the home of Miss
BIanch Mumma, Second street near
Vine, on Tuesday afternoon at 2
o'clock, when yarn and instructions
will be given free. Mrs. Charles A.
Alden is vice-chairman.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-20

days ago. Lawrence and Clarion
counties were next in line with ap-
praisements.
The law has been put into general
operation throughout the State and
it is expected that there will be large
payments made under it this fall.
Numerous questions have arisen in
the launching of the system and are
now being taken up at the Capitol.
The tax will be handled through the
county bureau which is in charge of
the collateral inheritance tax collec-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-20
NEW SANITARY DETACHMENT

Lancaster. Pa, Aug. 20.-A few
days ago an entire battalion was cut
from the Fourth Pennsylvania In
fantry to make a machine gun bat
talon for the new division going to
France and to-day thirteen of the
thirty-six men composing the sani-
tary detachment of the regiment
were detailed to form the sanitary
detachment of the new battalion, 1t
will be in charge of Lieutenant To-
land, of the Sixth Pennsylvania In
fantry
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-20
Really Removes Hair
Roots, or Costs Nothing
tPhelactine, the New Wonder-Workerl

Without doubt the greatest thing
yer discovered for hair -disfgured wo9
method. 1t has none of the dieade
vantages of electrolysis or depilatories
and, best of all. It removes the hairs
entlre, roots and all! 1t does this in
stantlyt leaving the skin so smooth
ana soft that no one can tell the user
was ever the possessor of a moustacba
or other hairy growth. iie
ritating, and so harmless a chiId nn,,id i
eat II without any ill-effect A stictt
OF thiS remarkable substance. accom-
PANIED by simple instructions, can be
price Will be refunded upon reGuasf
IN case of dissatisfaction. But what
N, Woman would not be satisfied and de- de-
aSnted after seeing those ugly hairs
her own eyes?-Advertiseme ''''
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-20

tion, which is another big source of
State revenue.
The largest counties are expected
to file their appraisements late in
the month.
Consolidation On The State
Board of Education, which has been
inquiring into reports of scarcity OF
teachers and into conditions in rural
townships, has issued a report show
ing the manner in which schools are
pelng consolidated. 1t is pointed
out that in South Lebanon township.
Lebanon county, the school board
mas decided to consolidate nine
schools conducted by the township.
Automobile trucks will be used to
convey the children to school and
courses in vocational education will
be established
VIII Reject Bids-The State High
way department will probably re-
ject all of the bids received last
week for highway construction be-
cause of prices. Investigations are
now being made with a view to de-
termlnlng whether reductions of the
projects can be made.
War Gardens" Enter-Products
from war gardens" are to have a
place in a number of the county
fairs and agricultural exhibitions OF
the State this late summer and fall
A few fairs have been held and
vegetables raised close to cities and
towns by people who are not far
mers, but who went into trucking
for their own use for for local mar
kets have asked to be entered. In
other places applications have been
made on purely war garden basis
70
in the intensively cultivated war
gardens" as against the farm-grown
varieties will be tried out. Pre-
miums in State fairs this year are
greater than ever before.
Expect Big .Crop-Predictions are
being made at the Capitol that
Pennsylvania will have a record
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-20
STEELTON NOTES

The Boy Scouts of st. Johns Lu-
theran Church will hold a business
meeting in the church tomorrow
evening at 7.30 o'clock.
The West Side Hose Company will
hold it's third annual outing Septem-
Der 8. All those who wish to at
tend the outing are to notify the
committee in charge.
For disregarding an officers sig
nal to stop and for two other vio-
lations of the traffic laws, Charles
Hawk, an automobilist, of Harris
burg, who was summoned before the
burgess at the instance of Sergeant
Hand, was fined three dollars Satur-
day night.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-20
INDIANA FIRST
TOTAKE ACTION
Was Initial County to Enter
An Appraisement Under
Direct Inheritance Law

Indiana county
was the first OF
the counties of
the State to file
an appraisement
of an estate un-
der the direct in
heritance tax law
of 1917. This
appraisement was
received at the
auditor generals
dana rtraank - f1-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-02
IF KIDNEYS ACT
BAD TAKE SALTS
Says Backache is sign you have
been eating too much meat.

When you wake up with backache
and dali misery in the Kidney region
1t generally means you have been
eating too much meat, says a we'll
known authority. Meat forms uric
acid which overworks the kidneys in
their effort to filter it from the blood
and they become sort of paralyzed
and losgy. When your kidneys get
sluggish and clog you must relieve
them, like you relieve your bowels;
removing all the bodys urinous waste,
else you have backache, sick head
ache, dizzy spells; your stomach sours,
tongue is coated, and when the wealth
er is bad you have rheumatic
twinges The urine is cloudy, full of
sediment, channels often get sore.
water scalds and you are obliged to
seek relief two or three times during
the night.
Either consult a good, reliable
physician at once or get from your
pharmacist about four ounces of Jad
Salts; AXE tablespoonful in a glass
of water before breakfast for a few
days and your kidneys will then act
fine. This famous salts is made from
the acid Of grapes and lemon juice.
combired with lithia. and has been
used for generations to clean and
stimulate sluggish kidneys, also to
neutrallze acids in the urine so IL no
longer irritates, thus ending bladder
weakness.
Jad Salts Is life safer for regular
meat eaters Ii is inexpensive. cannot
Einiure and makes delightful, effer-
vescent Iithia-water drink.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-02
GERMANY CALLS
AGED TO COLORS
Kaiser Prepares Huge Army
For Supreme Drive
on Entente

Copenhagen. April 2.-Germany, ac-
cording to information reaching here
from Berlin, is gathering to the colors
every available man for a supreme mill
itary effort to bring the war to VIC
torious conclusion in this years cam
paign-a goal which Field Marshal Won
Hindenburg and his advisers consider
by no means impossible of attainment.
Without altering formally the law
of military service the German authori-
ties have in practice extended the peri
cd of service beyond the forty fifth
year and are retaining with the colors,
and in many instances for fighting duty
with active UNITS in the front line.
age.
The policy of the German War De-
partment, as stated in the Reichstag
this week by military representatives.,
is to withdraw those men over forty
five from the front line, after they have
done six months of duty there, but
military eXigencies compel the holding
of these over-age men for service in
the so-called etape. or region behind
the actual fighting front.
For some time the German authori-
ties, in grand combng out of men
earlier pronounced unfit for service
have been mastering men on the very
verge of the age limit, but up to the
present they have announced that the
necessity has not yet arisen for legis-
lation raising the age limit to sixty
FIVE, as has been done in Austria Hun
gary,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-02
CONGRESS CONVENES TO
DECIDE NATIONS COURSE
WITH WAR-MAD KAISER

understood, will refer to the tradition
al friendship between the American
| people and the German people and to
differentiate between the German. gov
ernment and the people it rules. He
also will recount his efforts to restore
peace to Europe and to maintain
peace with Germany.
Before going to Congress, the Presi-
dent did not take even members of his
cabinet into his confidence on the
exact. terms of his address. From in
formation he has called for and gem
eral discussions at cabinet meetings,
they know that he has concluded that
war with Germany seems inevitable.
Ballot at 10 O'clock
Speaker Clark was placed in nomi-
nation for the speakership by Repre-
sentative Schall, of Minnesota, Pro-
gressive.
Republican Leader Mann was nomi-
mated for speaker by Representative
Green, of Mass, and seconded by Rep
resentative Lenroot, of Wisconsin.
Balloting began shortly before /
o'clock. The voting occupies about
fifty minutes.
Three Absentccs
Four hundred and twenty of
the four hundred and thirty-three liv-
ing members of the House answered
presents The absentees were Repre-
sentatives Capstick, of New Jersey;
Helgesen, of North Dakota. and
Bleailey, of Pennsylvania, Republicans,
and Representative Lee, of Georgia,
Democrat, Two members elect are
dead.
Immediately after the rollcall Rep
resentative Schall. Progressive, of
Minnesota, addressed the House, say
ing he would vote for Champ Clark for
Speaker.
Schall prefaced his remarks by de-
claring the country should stand
united in this crisis and stand by the
President.
Democrats Applaud
II, with my sightless eyes" he said,
would be of little use to my country
on the field of battle but | can cast
my vote to help it. L know of no bet
ter way to stand by the President than
to return his party to the control of
the House."
Democrats applauded' Schall, but
Republicans were silent.
The gentleman from Minnesota
has placed Mr. Clark in nomination"
said Clark Trimble.
II am glad to- said Mr.. Schall.
Representative Green, Republican,
of Massachusetts, then nominated
Representative Mann, OF Illinois, for
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-02

speaker. Representative Lenroot, OF
Wisconsin, seconded the nomination.
Challenged by Lcnroot
Lenroot said that as Republican
ne could not allow to go unchalleng-
ed the assertions of Representative
Schall. He has said that patriotism
demands that the organization of this
House be turned over to the Demo-
Gratis, said Lenroot II cannot admit
that Republicans are less patriotic
than Democrats. There ought not to
be any partisanship in considering the
great questions that will come before
this Congress. There will be none on
the Republican side of this house.
What we need is the assistance of
every American, no matter what his
politics may be.
This is no time for any man to
criticiSe the President of the United
States but l do say in this hour ii
would be better if the President were
compelled under the organization of
this House to consult Republicans as
well as Democrats"
Balloting Begins
Balloting for Speaker then began.
When Martin, of Louisiana, Progress
-protectionist, voted for Clark, ap-
plause broke loose. A moment later
Representative London, Socialist of
New York and Randall, Prohibition
ist of California, also voted for Clark.
cheer was given when Miss Rankin
voted for Mann.
Republican Vote Split
All of the Democrats present and
four a. the so-called independents,
Martin, Progressive protectionist OF
louisiana; Schall, Progressive, of
Minnesota; London, Socialist, of New
York, and Randall, Prohibitionist, of
California, voted for Clark.
Two Republicans, Gardner and Full
er, of Massachusetts,, voted for Rep
resentative Lenroot, of Wisconsin,; (;
Representatives Dallinger. of Massa-
chusetts, and Gray, of New Jersey, for
Representative Gillett, of Massachus-
etts, and Representatives James, of
Michigan and Haskell, of New York,
Republicans, voted present
Former Senator Mason, of Illinois,
was the only Republican who voted
for Clark. The speaker was escorted
to the chair by a committee of which
Representative Mann was the chair
man. He was greeted with applause
from both sides of the Chamber as he
spoke in part as follows:
I'VE Arc All Patriots
1T is absolutely unnecessary and
superfuous TO lecture the membership
on patriotism. We are all patriots, as
are the people who elected us. We are
all Americans whether natives or for
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-02

eign-bo as our constituents. On
many questions we are distinct as the
pillows, yet we are one as the sea-
when the honor and safety of the re-
public are involved. Politics finds no
place in this house when the general
welfare and the common defense of
the nation are at stake. Let all the
ends we aim at be our country's and
in the accomplishment of these ends
may the God of our fathers be with us
and guide us in the way which will re-
dound to the honor and perpetuity
of the greatest republic that ever exist
ed in all the flood of time"
The speaker took the oath at 1850
and members then were sworn into
office in groups by States.
Need Much Legislation
President Wilson within the next
day or two probably will confer with
Congressional leaders on legislation
desired by the administration. The
War and Navy Departments are ready
with recommendations to further
strengthen the army and navy as soon
as Congress acts.
Several representatives had prepar-
ed bills, all relating to the national
emergency, for introduction as soon
as the House met. Among them were
measures to provide for a declaration
of war, or a declaration that Il state
of war exists; compulsory military
training and extension of large credits
to the entente allies.
President Wilson's address was sent
to the public printer early this morn
ing and he held himself ready to de-
liver it as soon as the House was or
ganized.
Meanwhile the President went golf
ing but arranged to return to the
White House before noon, the hour
set for the convening of Congress. He
made no engagements for the day.
A resolution to declare war between
the German empire and the United
States as prepared by Representative
Gardner, of Massachusetts, Republi-
can, says: THAT war be and the
same is hereby declared between the
German empire and the United States
of America and the President is au-
thoriZed and directed to use the whole
land and naval forces of the United
States against the said German en-
pire, its subjects and dependencies"
The preamble sets out that the tri-
umph of Germany would destroy the
liberty of the world, that the gran
deur of the United States will not
permit its share of the burden of war
to be borne by other nations" and
that Germany has continued to de-
stroy American ships and to take
American lives"