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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-21

Chapter 1S9
When Barns Arc Scored From the
Roadside, When Cows Are Tested
by Hypnotic Processes, When Tests
Are Conducted by Wireless, When
Reports and Test Charts Are FalSi-
fled, When Veterinarians Look
Upon the Dairyman and the Cattle
Dealers as Il Source of Graft, 1t Is
Time for the Common People to
Prepare Themselves Against the
Dangers That Threaten From With
in as Well as Those From without.
The influences behind the spread of
disease among dairy heards of the
United States, incidental to the cor
ruption of the veterinary profession,
are easily traced. Their potency to
work havoc is obvious.
AS far back as 1913 the Health De-
partment of New York City had warn
Sullivan county, n. V, against his
activity in using the name of the
New York City Board of Health in
forcing farmers to submit their cat
ale to his tests at fees ranging from
20 cents to 50 a head.
McDoyell was not licensed veter-
marian. But the Department of Ag-
riculture cared nothing for that. Too
many others were practising illegally,
including influential politicians, edu-
Gators, reformers and corrupters of
certified herds, to justify any special
pursuit of the inconspicuous McDow-
ELL
Mcdowell continued to practice
without interference in spite of the
official but discreetly unheeded COM
plants against him.
March IL, 1915, there appeared in
the Liberty Register, a country paper
published at Liberty, Sullivan county,
DR.. McDowells home, an item of news
announcing the appointment of Nc
Dowell by the State Board of Health
as New York State veterinarian who
henceforth would have charge of the
testing of COWS in Sullivan county and
adjoining counties.
The item was pure fiction. But the
news spread rapidly, and as it was
looked upon as true Mcdowell soon
found himself the most popular and
incidentally the most prosperous vet
erinarian for miles around.
However, he suffered keen compe-
tition through the person of another
unlicensed veterinarian - DIR. ]. c.
Smith. Competition of such charac-
ter sometimes gives rise to rumors
In the McDowell-Smith case the
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-21
News Items of Interest
in Central Pennsylvania

POttsvilIe-About 5000 former sub
jects of the car in SchuyllSill county
are preparing to celebrate Russia's lib
Grafton from the iron chains of autoc-
racy. Jews and Gentiles will cooper
ate and scores of societies will partici-
pate. f..
Mauch ChunIx-State game wardens
have killed and poisoned scores of
house cats throughout Carbon county
because of their fondness of killing
game and song and insectivorous birds.
HazIetOn-The Lehigh Coal and Navi-
cation Company to-day began to great
ly increase its output at the Cranberry
colliery through the opening of a NAM
moth stripping
WiIkes-Barre-Mem of the city
council yesterday took steps to pro-
vide for the pensioning of firemen. An
ordinance provides for the compulsory
retirement of firemen at the age of 62
years.
HazletOn-Ernest Crittenden, Hazle-
tons chief of police, who left the city
two weeks ago, yesterday sent back
his keys through a friend and surren-
dered the position.
AllentOwn-Hundreds of friends join
ed the golden wedding celebration yes
terday of the Rev. and Mrs. BENJAMIN
It. Bohner, who were married while he
was minister at Easton. He was IL
censed a preacher of the Evangelical
Church in 1862.
bethlehem = The Bethlehem Steel
Company has Just received an order to
manufacture fifty-thousand-ton press
for the Illinois Steel Company, at South
Chicago.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-21
French Coal Problem Is
Vexing in War or Peace

Paris. March 21.-However press
ing the problem of coal may be to
France in war time, 1t will be even
more pressing with tho return of
peace. Already the government is
studying possible ways and means of
freeing France after the war from
bondage to. German coal. The indus
trial situation before the war was
continually aggravated by the tact
that France had to depend on Ger
many for SO large q proportion of her
supply of coal. Everybody in France
hopes that some way out of a return
to that condition of dependency may
be found after the war.
The situation is complicated by the
French expectation that Alsace-Lor-
raine again will become French. The
return of these provinces would mean
virtually a doubling of the nations
requirements of coal, owing to the Inn
mense amounts required for the de-
velopment of the iron deposits in Lor-
raine, This means that instead of do
ing with about 100000 tons of coal
q year, as before the war, France will
need more than l00.000,0Q0 tons.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-21

NEED 5. S..
RIGHT NOW!

prevalent just at this season? The
reason is easily explained, and the
condition can be readily correct
ed. There are certain demands
made upon the human system
every day, and weather conditions
play an important part with the
functions of the body. Impur-
tiles have accumulated during
the long winter period, your
blood has become sluggish, and
as the health of your body de-
pends upon the condition of your
blood, it is impossible to be vigor-
Gus and feel buoyant when it con-
tains the slightest impurity.
Nature needs assistance, and
the feeling of lassitude is her
distress signal calling for aid. She
needs a cleansing tonic that will
sweep away the accumulated inn
purities and prepare the system
for the bright and sunny spring
time.
1t is right now that everybody
needs a few bottles of S. S. S.,
the greatest blood purifier and
tonic. This is truly natures own
remedy, for it is composed only
Of the roots and herbs of the
forest, being guaranteed purely
vegetable, and absolutely free
from any particle of mineral sub
stance. 1t promptly cleanses and
revitalizes the blood, renews the
appetite and imparts strength to
the entire body. 1t should be
taken right now by every men,
Der of the family. Resolve that
this spring will find you and
yours prepared for the change,
and you will have a new enjoy
ment in the change of seasons.
You can obtain S. S. S. at any
drugstore. Our medical depart
lnent will send you, without
charge, full information and ad-
vice in regard to any kind of
blood disorder. Address Swift
Specific Co., 95 Swift Laboratory,
Atlanta, Ga.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-21

rumors flew fast and furious. They
inspired so much scandal that the
Department of Agriculture, fearing
consequences damaging to itself, de-
cided to conduct an investigation"
AS result nearly two hundred affi-
davits,, describing the irregularities
and illegalities of the uninterrupted
practice of Mcdowell and Smith, were
filed with the Commissioner of Agri-
culture.
These affidavits disclose the grue-
some fact that barns were scored for
the Health Department by merely
looking at them from the roadside; (;
that cows were tested for tuberculosis
without the aid of tuberculin, a hypo-
dermic syringe or a thermometer;
that tests were applied by absent
treatment, the cows being in barns
miles away and the test charts filed
in at the bar of a village tavern or
any other place where ink might flow
from fountain pen.
n farmer had complained to the
American Agriculturist. The Ameri-
can Agriculturist had complained to
the state officials. The Health Depart
ment had complained. The village
officers of Liberty had complained.
Mcdowell and Smith had not COM
planned.
When cows were tested from the
roadside by merely looking at them
as they browsed in distant fields the
charge for the tests was from 10 to
25 cents head. Babies might COM
plain of that, but babies possess no
understanding of the perils of diseas-
ed milk.
Finally the president of the village
of Liberty. dealer in hardware, dis
closed the fact that the village board
had paid DIR. Mcdowell money for
visiting some sic kanimals on the farm
of Dedward Washington, who peddled
milk.
When Washington was examined he
declared: DIR. Mcdowell came to my
barn and laid his hands upon my ami
mails. For this test / paid him.
would not have done so had I not re-
ceived visit from the manager of q
milk company in Brooklyn, who told
me that 1 would have to submit to an
inspection if / wanted my milk to go
through to New York. L did want my
milk to go through, and having seen
the statement about DR.. Mcdowell in
the Liberty Register I employed him
to get it through. His test consisted
of the aforementioned laying on of
hands,"
The records of these unsavory be-
trayals of public confidence at the
expense of the health of infants and
invalids lie buried under the heading
Secret, Not to Be Disturbed"
Politics, when it tinkers with mat
ters of life and death, becomes an ifr-
strument of the devil. Not until the
evils heaped upon their children by
corruption in high places will they
take out of the hands of politics their
public health affairs
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-21
STATE CHEMISTS
WIN VITAL ACTION
Right of the State to Pass Upon
Cold Storage Eggs Is Up
held in the Courts

The ability of the chemists of the
Dairy and Food Bureau of the Penn
sylvania Department OF Agriculture to
determine when eggs have been placed
in cold storage for a period of thirty
days or more has been further up
held by an opinion of the Superior
Court which affirms a decision of the
Blair county court and jury on re-
cent case.
The Dairy and Food Bureau
brought prosecution against a cold
storage warehouse company for SELL
ing cold storage eggs that were not
labelled. The defense contended that
the eggs had not been in cold stor-
age but the Dairy and Food Bureau
chemists by various tests proved by
the eggs themselves that they were in
cold storage for thirty days below a
temperature of 40 degrees. The proof
was so well carried to the jury that
a verdict of guilty was rendered.
The cold storage company asserted
that no case had been made out to
prove the eggs cold storage products
but the court overruled the motion
and sent the case to the jury. Later
the cold storage company took an ap-
peal to the Superior Court which has
just handed down an opinion through
Justice Henderson sustaining the find
ings of the jury.
1t is the only case on record where
a State Department has proven by the
eggs themselves that they were cold
storage products and promises to
have an important bearing on future
violations of the cold storage laws of
Pennsylvania.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-21
WEST SHORE NEWS
Social and Personal
News Items of Towns
Along West Shore

Mr.. and Mrs. William e. Eckman, OF
Boiling Springs, were entertained on
Sunday by Mr.. and Mrs. Walter S. zim-
manstown.
Miss Helen Reider has returned to
her home, near Sporting HILL after
spending several days with her sis
aer, Mrs. Roy Thumma, at Shiremans-
town.
Miss Susan Wise. of Harrisburg. was
a weekend visitor at Shiremanstown.
Miss Mary Goodyear, of Harrisburg,
spent Sunday with Miss Mary Atticks,
at Shiremanstown.
Mr.. and Mrs r. e. Wolfe, of Shire
manstown, spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. John Spangler. at Wellsville.
Miss Cleta Strominger has return
ed to her home at Lisburn, after being
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. William
German, at Shiremanstown.
Miss Belva Wentz and Samuel Wentz,
of Harrisburg. spent Sunday with Mr..
manstown.
-hi % sara NlouSer, OauBnIer, MIS-.
George Sadler Rupp, of Shiremanstown,
and the latter's guest, Miss Katie Fels,
or Baltimore, were entertained at din
ner recently by Mr.. and Mrs. John Culp
at their country home at Roxbury.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Ebert, son,
stuart, Of Mechanicsburg, spent Sum
day with Mrs. Ebert's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. S. Brinton, at Shiremanstown.
Albert Hancker, of New Cumberland,
was at Mt. Holly Springs yesterday.
Miss Helen Lechthaler has been
elected assistant chorister at Trinity
united Brethren Church, New Cumber-
land.
Miss Leah Kaufman, of New Cum
berland, who has been spending sew
eral weeks at Washington, d. c., has
returned home.
Samuel Peters, of New Cumberland,
spent yesterday at Philadelphia.
MIR. and Mrs. John Eby and daugh-
ter of Harrisburg; Mrs. w. d. Smith,
e. d. Smith and. daughter, of Mark
Vile, spent several days with Mrs. Ber-
tina Atland at New Cumberland.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-21
ToPrepare the Sys-
tenn for Spring

The change of seasons is al
ways severe on the human sys-
tenn. Particularly is this true of
the change from winter to spring
With the change of seasons there
is also a change going on within
the human system that is very
trying on the average person, un-
less nature is given some assist
ance.
The severity of winter has a
wearing effect and leaves the
body in a rundown condition.
That is what is meant by the
general debility which seems to
affect so many people, common
ly called Spring fever" Anyone
is liable to feel its depressing in
fluence.
At this season men who are
vigorous and active, and need all
their strength in their daily pur-
suits, find creeping over them, a
feeling of weakness which in
creases until their entire system
becomes worn-out and a break
down seems imminent.
Women become nervous and
tired, their household duties seem
more than they can stand, they
can hardly drag themselves
around, so weakening is the "all-
rundown" feeling which takes
possession of them.
Spring ailments are common to
children, for this is the season
that is most severe on their little
bodies. They become puny, lose
appetite, are cross and irritable,
all because they are not in the
proper physical condition to stand
the change.
Why is this general rundown,
"good-for-nothing" feeling so
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-21
PROMINENT MEN
GIVE MILITARY
TRAINING VIEWS

men do not arm brother against
brother.
'Are we to go into war because
some men grow fat on the profits?
'The preparedness now being
preached is nothing but a GRIM
inal waste. If what has been
spent on preparation for war had
been spent on the prevention of
war the world would be at peace.
Millions of men are driven to
slaughter by the system of muir
der through the training to kill
other men.
"I believe that a man who de-
votes his life to the trade of a
soldier is either lazy or crazy.
"The workers are going to end
the conditions that allow that
murderous order to cause him to
seek the life of brother worker
in another land.
Educate children to hate war
and drive from the world this
spirit of murder"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-21
PAoIFIsTs WOULD CHINAFY U. S.

When the present Great War is
over" says Colonel Roosevelt, in the
March issue of National Service,
there will be an immense revival of
pacifists talk and agitation. All the
pacifists will again begin to scream
against preparedness, and will again
bring forward their various quack
nostrums against war. If they have
their way they will make us the
China of the Occident; and surely
in the end we shall suffer the fate of
China. More than anything else
this Nation needs farsighted prepared
ness in advance; preparedness both
spiritual and material; preparedness
so that in time of peace we shall Sc
cure social and industrial justice and
efficiency; military preparedness, so
that in time of war we shall be able
to guard our own hearthstones."
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-21
5. f. ONINIERT WRITES:

II notice the patriotic citizens
that gave their views on military
training were none of those that
were in the bread riots in our
large cities recently. or any of the
better and more prosperous class
that have job who are living
from hand to mouth in times of
plenty. 1t is the salaried class that
tap the public till, or ignorant
dubs who are advocating military
training and war.
"Of course there are exceptions,
for instance Mr.. Ford. l would
like to quote few of his sayings.
Take away the capitalists and
you sweep war from the earth. 1
would teach the child at it's moth
er's knee what a horrible thing
war is.
Preparation for war can only
end in war.
"Those who love their fellow
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-21
SCANDINAVIA ALLIED

Christiania, March 21.-"If the dis
aster of war should strike one of
the other two" declared NJ. Morvinc-
kel, president of the Norwegian Stort-
hing, at the opening session in the
course of speech advocating CO.
operation with Sweden and Denmark.
sour interests" he added, "are bind
ing us close together, and we will
keep together, not for love, but for
the reason of practical politics. This
ought to be made clear to the bellig-
erents."
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-21
SCHOLARSHIPS FOR GRADUATEs

EnoIa, Pa, March 21.-Scholarships
nave recently been offered to the honor
members of the graduating class of
the Enola high school by the Lebanon
valley College, Annville, Pa, and
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, of
Worcester, Mass. Owing to the fact
that four-year course has been
adopted by the school board, there
VIII be no graduating class this spring,
put both offers will no doubt be ac-
cepted next year.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-21
GRANGE TO MEET

Marysville, Pa, March 21.-Iunter's
Valley Grange will meet this evening
at the home of w. e. Hebel. Mr.. and
Mrs. l. G. Charles, will furnish enter
tainment for the Grange by giving sew
eral recitations. In addition, a debate
on "Resolved, That the Boy. Raised on
the Farm Stands a Better Chance of
Success by Staying on 1t Than by Co
ing to the City" A business session
will be held
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-21
MITE SOCIETY TO MEET

Enola, Pa, March 21.-Fhis even
ing a special meeting of the committee
of the Ladies Mite Society of st. Mat
thew's Church in charge of the pur-
chase of new carpet for the church
will hold a special meeting after the
union prayer meeting, which will be
held in the church. The Rev. L. III.
Matterness, pastor, will lead His sub
ject will be "Christ's Temptation in
the Wilderness"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-21
NEED FARM WORKERS

Berlin, March 21.-To prevent any
further exodus of agricultural work.
ers from the farms to highly paid
jobs in the munition factories the fol-
lowing appeal signed by the Director
of Civil and Military Supplies, General
Groener, has been placarded in all the
rural districts: agricultural work is
patriotic auxiliary service. Our
brothers at the front and in the fac
tories at home rely on you. Be proud
of this. He who runs away from the
plough to the town for the sake of
earning few pence more is a desert
er. Hold back such weaklings by eX-
ample and word"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-21
BOY FALLS FROM WAGON

New Cumberland, Pa, March 21. -
Maurice Bowen, 12-year-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. Raymond Bowen, of Bridge
street, fell from wagon while attend
ing the Walker sale yesterday and was
injured.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-21
FERRY BOAT RESUMES TRIPS

New Cumberland. Pa, March 21. -
The Steelton ferry boat, which has not
been running for three months, COM
menced its regular trips yesterday.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-21

PRIZE MONEY FOR CREW
London, March 21.@Prize money
to the value of $4,650 was awarded to
officers and crew of the destroyer
Lance which fired the first shot in the
war and sank the German mine layer
Koenigin Louise, on August 5, 1914.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-26
GREENWOOD BOY
JOINS THE NAVY
John Hodges Ordered to Report to
Washington-Recently Joined
Hospital Corps.

The many friends in the city OF Mr..
John Hodges will learn with pleasure
that he has been accepted by the Navy
Department in the hospital corps and
received orders today to report i'm
mediately at Washington. He left
here recently for Jackson to enlist and
stand his examination. He has been
in the state capital since that time,
about two weeks.
Greenwood is not backward in pa
triotism as is demonstrated by the
number of men from this city who are
now in the various training camps, the
first Mississippi Regiment, the Regu-
lar Army and the Navy and the or
eanization of Battery of Artillery
here, the personnel Of which is COM
posed largely Of Greenwood boys.
Every branch Of tire service is well
supplied with Greenwood boys, the
Navy having the smallest on the list
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-26
GUARANTEE FOR
THE CHAUTAUQUA U
Five Day Program for Next Year u
Already Assured Matter TAX
en- Up Last Night.

Next years Chautauqua is already
assured. That was made evident last
night by the hearty response Of the
audience at the tent to the appeal OF
Judge W. M. Hammer in behalf Of the
Kings Daughters. The committee
named by him passed through the
large audience and in a few minutes
approximately four hundred dollars
worth Of season tickets were pledged.
That alone represented half Of the
guarantee. A score or more Of the
leading citizens Of the city and county
signed the guarantee contracts which
were also circulated, guaranteeing to
meet the difference should enough
tickets not be sold.
Greenwood this year broke two
Chautauqua records attendance, bro
ken last night, and promptness in de-
posting the guarantee. The entire
amount $500, was in the bank three
weeks before necessary this year. The
crowd, over twelve hundred, attend
ing last night is the largest that has
attended any performance on this cir
cult this season.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-26
DON'T FORGET TO
BE AT MEETING
Are You On One Of the Committees
to Arrange for Celebration on
Registration Day?

If you are on one of the committees
to help arrange the celebration Tor
Registration Day, June fifth, You are
expected to be present at the meeting
at the business League this afternoon
at FIVE o'clock. Things Of Importance
are to be up for discussion. Notice
was given yesterday afternoon that
the meeting was to be- held. Don't
forget to be there.
Those composing the committees
are, W. H. Hays, J. B. Haman, W. \
Chandler, Bains Austin, Scott Crull
Mrs. P. L. DeLoach, Gen. s. R. Keef'
Ter, Capt. A C. Metts, Mrs. 7. r. Hen
derson, and T H. Baird.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-26
GERMANS MAKE SUCCESSFUL
AIR RAIDS ON BRITISH ISLES
AAAAAM
Sixteen Machines Took Part in Attack, Three Shot
Down Seventy Six Persons Killed and Hun
dred and Seventy Four Injured.
(By Associated Press)

London, May 26-About sixteen Ger
man atships raided southeast Eng
land Friday evening, according to an
official statement today. Seventy six
persons were killed. Three German
airships were shot down. One hum
dred and seventy persons were in
jured.
The raiding air craft were brought
down by airplanes. Nearly all Of the
damage occurred in one town where
the bombs fell in the streets causing
considerable casualties among civil,
ians. s q
Of the killed twenty seven were
women and twenty three children.
Nineteen children were injured.