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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-13
HIST! JOHNS EAGLE EYE LAMPS
MENACE TO ROCKVILLE BRIDGE
NyUp Call Brings Boys in hdki and Railroad Sleuth
Praise For the ArgusEyed Turn toDgs and No Wonder

The dark form of a man moved
stealthily along the approach to the
Rockville bridge.
But John Bonanza-not an Italian
who cleans lamps and keeps the sta
tions at Rockville in order, detected
him as he peered westerly from the
door.
The stranger dropped to his knees
and crept along the track. His black
suit was even blacker than the night
John could see his every move. In
one hand the stranger had a satchel,
which he toted along with much diff
Guilty.
Visions of plots filled the mind of
John, who is said to be something OF
sleuth. He knew that a train load
ed with munitions would soon pass
over the bridge. In his minds eye he
could see it blown to atoms-unless
he acted. A last glance showed the
stranger had stopped creeping. He
was digging. Enough! John ran and
told a cop. He then decided upon a
little strategy. Like a flash he ran to
the railroad track and accosted the
the man in black-at a safe distance.
Less than five seconds later a dozen
soldiers from the First Regiment, sew
en- serious sleuths and five careful
cops were on the scene. The soldier
spread out quickly in hope of finding
the mysterious stranger while the
sleuths with flashlights examined the
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-13
ASH AND GARBAGE
SURVEY TURGED
Chamber of Commerce Rec
ommends That Gross Make
1t at Once

In letter to City Commissioner E.
u. Gross, the Harrisburg Chamber OF
Commerce has requested him to rec
ommend to council that a survey OF
the ash and garbage disposal situation
in the city should be made at once by
experts.
This will be done next Tuesday at
the regular meeting of Council, Com
missioner Gross announced to-day.
Three communications have been re-
ceived bidding on the work. These
were from the New York Bureau of
Municipal Research, Tribus & Massa,
and Farley Gannett.
$50 Complaints
The Chamber of Commerce called
attention to the need of plans for
handling ash and waste disposal after
the present contract expires in FEB
ruary, 1918, so that the city Will be
prepared to continue the work.
Almost $50 complaints have been
received already by Commissioner
Gross and the city health department,
because of no collections of ashes
and garbage in all parts of the city.
Owners of a number of properties, IN
some of the communications state they
have paid TO have the refuse and
ashes removed during the last few
weeks, because of the big accumula-
ton and the lack of service.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-13
Here Is Prompt Relief From
That Tired, Worn-out Feeling

and cleanse it of all impurities, so as
to be prepared to combat the many
ailments so common during spring
and summer.
A few bottles of S. S. S., the great
blood medicine, will purify your
blood, thoroughly purge it of all ac-
cumulations, renew your appetite
and give new strength and vitality
to your whole body The feeling of
debility and weakness will immedi-
ately disappear. and you will be de-
lighted at the buoyant and vigorous
condition that will take it's place.
S. S. S. is guaranteed purely vege-
table, and thousands take it reg
ularly every spring. You can OBJ
tain it at any drug store. Write for
interesting literature. which can be
had by addressing Swift Specific Co.,
76 Swift Laboratory Atlanta, Ca
Adv.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-13
ONE BIG FUNERAL
FOR TWO SCORE
UNKNOWN DEAD
Chester and Eddystone Mourn
For Victims of NUM-
tions Blast

Chester, Pa, April IS. Amid
touching scenes fifty unidentified VIC
Tins of the explosion at the Eddystone
Ammunition Corporations plant last
Tuesday were buried in a huge trench
in the Chester rural cemetery shortly
before noon to-day. Sobbing relatives
and friends of the dead and many
thousands of spectators from miles
around attended the funeral services
at which 33 clergymen of almost
every denomination officiated.
To avoid confusion and possible dis
order large details of police and
guards from the Eddystone plant were
posted about the cemetery.
A guard of honor composed of IT'S
men from the Eddystone company.
stood at the head of the trench and as
the unlettered caslSets were lowered
the bells of many churches in this vi
cinity tolled. A wave of suppressed
emotion swept over the thousands who
had t1ocked to the scene, which had
stood awe-stricken in q drizzling rain,
for hours in advance of the time set
for the last rites.
Flags OH CaSkets
The honor guard formed a square
about the trench. over the caskets
We're laid silk American flags.
On the huge mound of earth beside
the mammoth grave was draped a
large American flag and to one side
of the trench had been erected a big
tent which sheltered the numerous
clergy.
The services were opened by Father
II. j. Ryan of the Church of st. Rose
of Lima, of this city. An outburst of
grief arose from many throats as the
climax of the somber scenes was
reached in the reading of the final
rites.
Relatives Grief Stricken
Grief stricken parents, husbands,
wives, sweethearts and others grouped
on the brink of the enormous pit, knelt
and gave vent to their pent-up emo
tions.
Others at the services included Alba
b. Johnson, president of the Baldwin
Locomotive Works, Philadelphia
which owns the buildings of the Eddy
stone Ammunition Corporation; State
Senator William c. Sproul. Mayor Nc
Dowell and other city officials and
officers of other munition manufac-
turing concerns at Eddystone.
Senator Sproul announced that ths
Associated Charities of Chester and
Delaware counties had collected $12,-
600 for the immediate relief of de-
pendents of the dead and injured.
With six additional identifications
since yesterday and one additional
death revised figures of the catastrophe
to-day place the death list at 1870.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-13
\ Free Prescription You Can Have
Filled and Use at Homo

Filled and Use at Home
Philadelphia, Pa. Victims of eye
strain and other eye weaknesses,
and those who wear glasses, will be
glad to know that according to DR..
Lewis there is real hope and help for
them. Many whose eyes were failing
say they had their eyes restored by
this remarkable prescription and
many who once wore glasses say
they have thrown them away. One
man says, after using it, II was all
most blind. Could not see to read at
all. Now 1 can read everything with
out my glasses and my eyes do not
hurt any more. At night they would
pain dreadfully. Now they feel fine
all the time. 1t was like a miracle
to me- A lady who used it says:
THE atmosphere seemed hazy with
or without glasses but after using
this prescription for 1 ) days every
thing seems clear. / can read even
fine print without glasses" Another
who used it says: " l was bothered
with eye strain caused by over
worked, tired eyes which induced
fierce headaches. have worn
glasses for several years both for
distance and work, and without
them l could not read my own name
on an envelope or the type-writing
on the machine before me. 1 can
do both now and have discarded my
long distance glasses altogether. 1
can count the futtering leaves on
the trees across the street now,
which for several years have looked
like a dim green blur to me. l can
not express my joy at what it has
done for me-"
1t is believed that thousands who
wear glasses can now discard them
in a reasonable time and multi
tudes more will be able to strength
en- their eyes so as to be spared the
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-13
Doctors Stand Amazed at Power
of Bon-Opto to Make Weak Eyes
Strong---According to Dr. LewiS
Guaranteed to Strengthen Eyesight 5000
In One Weeks Time in Many Instances

trouble and expense of ever getting
glasses. Eye troubles of many de-
scriptions may be wonderfully bene-
Go to any active drug store and get
a bottle of Bon-Opto tablets. Drop
one Bon-Opto tablet in a fourth of
glass of water and let it dissolve.
With this liquid battle the eyes two
to four times daily You should
notice your eyes clear up perceptibly
right from the start and inflam-
nation and redness Will quickly dis
appear. If your eyes bother you
even little it is your duty to take
steps to save them now before it is
too late. Many hopeless blind might
have saved their sight if they had
cared for their eyess in time.
Note: Another prominent Physi-
submitted. said: Yes. the Bon-Opto
prescription is truly a wonderful eye
remedy. Its constituent ingredients
are well known to eminent eye spe-
them. l have used it very success
fully in my own practice on patients
whose eyes were strained through
oyerwork or mistit glasses. can
highly recommend it in case of weak,
watery, aching. smarting. itching.
burning eyes. red lids, blurred vision
or for eyes inflamed from exposure
to smoke, sun, dust or wind. 1t is one
of the very few preparations l feel
should be kept on hand for regular
use in almost every family" Bon
Optic. referred to above, is not a pat
ent medicine or a secret remedy. 1t is
an ethical preparation. the formula
being printed on the package. The
manufacturers guarantee it to
strengthen eyesight so per cent in
one weeks time in many instances
or refund the money. 1t can be OBJ
tanned from any good druggist and
is sold in this city by Croll Keller
H. C. Kennedy and other druggists.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-13

office from the stamps he sells. So
he just sells himself stamps to send
out his apples by parcels post and
then takes the receipts of the stamp
sale as his salary, while the govern
ment delivers his apples.
But that isn't all. lie has a fam
lily of about seven. Each one of them
sends to all the mail order houses
that get out big, thick catalogues
He just tears out a page of cata-
logue and wraps up an apple until
he's got his crop all ready to Ship
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-13
BRRRRU BAM!H THEY
COME MARCHING DOWN STREET
10 STRONG FOR - PIE SOCIAL!

Brrrr-um! Brrrr-um! Brrrr-um- bum
bum! rolled the big bass drum, and
down the street came tramping, sew
enty strong, the West End Reserves, in
strong marching order, hagbearer at
the head and commander in excellent
voice. In Imagination. the young SOL
diers-to-be on parade in the upper end
of town last evening were mobilizing
for a trip to France, but actually it
was a demonstration in favor of a pie
social (the tickets are good for pie
and coffee) to be held in Kelker Street
Hall tomorrow afternoon.
"Yuh see, we've gotta get uniforms,
cause we have a bunch that wants
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-13
p. r.. n. FIREMAN DIES

Mahlon Harrison Trout, aged 90,
died yesterday at the Harrisburg Hos
pital after short illness. He was q
fireman on the Middle Division of the
Pennsylvania Railroad. Mr.. Trout Is
survived by his wife, Mrs. Julia Trout,
of Altoona; his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
T. D. Trout, of Duhcannon; two sis
ters. Mrs. j. II. Lusk, New Haven.
Conn, and Mrs. Oren Mike, of this
city, and two brothers, benjamin.
Trout, of New Haven, Conn, and r.
A. Trout. of Altoona. Funeral serv-
ices will be held from the home of his
sister. Mrs. Oren Mike, 442 Hamil-
ton street, tomorrow morning at 9:SO
o'clock. Burial will be made in the
Oak Ridge Cemetery, Altoona.
Use McNeirs Cold Tablets.-Adv.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-13

to join the Boy Scouts and all we need
is the uniforms said one future gen.
eral who seemed glad of the short
respite granted by the captain when a
reporter temporarily interrupted the
parade. Buy ticket. only ten cents"
and they fell into ranks again. did
these sturdy squads. and Joe" Zerby
attacked the drum with renewed vigor.
The West End Reserves are divided
INTO two companies, with Jacob Bly,
mlre ana Lawrence Kissinger in COM
mand, the latter a member of d com
pany of the Eighth Pennsylvania Reg
lment. The boys are planning to be-
In the big parade on Saturday, April 81.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-13
BY William I. Ellis.

Sunday will be q special day. The
difference between the first day of
the week and the other six ought to
be clearly manifested. Fill Sunday
with new interests. Reading and con-
versation and apparel and meals and
conduct in. the home should all bear
the impress of this particular day.
BY every available means endeavor
to give Sabbath character to the day
that has been set apart for the honor
of God, and the highest welfare of
man.
80 day of rest and gladness,
day of joy and light,
. balm of care and sadness,
Most beautiful, most bright;
on thee the high and lowly.
Through ages joined in tune,
Sing Holy, Holy, Holy,
To the great God Triune.
ION thee, at the creation,
The light first had it's birth;
On thee, for our salvation,
Christ rose from depths of earth;
on thee our Lord. victorious,
The Spirit sent from heaven;
AND thus on thee. most glorious,
A triple light was given"
Sunday will not be the day of the
Lord unless He be permitted to he
Lord of the day.
And he said unto them, what man
shall there be among you, that shall
nave one sheep, and if it fall into a
pit on the Sabbath day, will he not
lay hold on it, and lift it out? How,
much then is a man better than a
sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do
good on the Sabbath day"
There are many people who think
that Sunday is a sponge with which
TO wipe out the sins of the week.
Henry Ward Beecher.
Worship is one of Gods chief pur-
poses in the Sabbath. No Sabbath
Is complete and profitable that is not
Tor adorauon and supplication and
communion. Going to church is not
alone enough to make q Sabbath
profitable: there must be also sincere
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-13
UNCLE SAM Pebbles FRUIT

The high cost of wrapping paper
and the soaring freight rates dis
turb not the slumbers of one Pa
cific Northwest apple grower, says
the Spokane Chronicle. With the aid
of Uncle Sam this grower has solved
both problems.
There's a postmaster up the line
here" said Chief Clerk Homer FL
we'll of the railway mail service
who gets his pay for running the
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-13

and devout worship from the indivi-
dual heart.
Fifty-two Sundays every year-that
is one-seventh of every ones life!
Surely the question of the best way to
spend all this time is one of great inn
portance to each one of us.-Christian
Endeavor World.
There is no profit in the Sabbath
that is not q holy Sabbath. Above all
else, this is a hallowed day, set aside
achieved unless it is observed as such.
The only Sabbath that is freighted
with blessings is the Sabbath that is
kept holy to the Lord.
A profitable Sabbath is one that
we have helped make profitable for
some one else.
One great hymn or poem commit
ted to memory each Sunday would
store the mind with priceless treas
ures, and things all of ones thinking.
Mindful of the merciful mission of
the Lords Day. it is wise to seek to
visit at least one sick or bereaved per-
son every Sabbath.
A serious mistake often made is to
substitute a lot of little man-made
regulations for the Lords large law
concerning the Sabbath. That was
what the Pharisees did. They hedged
this day of rest and gladness and lib
erty about with so many petty pre-
scriptions that the Seviour himself
was put in the light of a Sabbath
breaker. Three functions are indi-
Gated in Scripture for the Lords Day:
First, it is a memorial celebration; it
marks the Creators rest and the Saw
iour's resurrection. Most properly, this
aspect of the day is observed by wor-
ship in Gods house. Secondly, the
Sabbath is n day of rest, enjoyed by
divine command. This involves a day
which, in employment and in recrea-
ton. shall be different from all other
days And, thirdly. the Sabbath is a
day of rejoicing, which it will be if it
thus recognizes the claims of God and
the needs of man.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-13
That Afflicts So Many People just at
This Season

This Season
If you are easily fatigued, if you
find your appetite failing, and are
gradually losing your energy and a
feeling of weakness and lassitude is
creeping over your entire body, do
not diregard natures warning
signal.
These symptoms mean that you
are about to succumb to the impuri-
ties that have been accommodating in
your system all winter, clogging up
your blood supply and rendering you
totally unfit for the important
change in seasons about to take
place.
1t is highly important that you
give your system a general house.
cleaning, that you purify your blood
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-13

Tennie Ga1 want to tell how much Ihave benefited
by Lydia Finkha Vegetable Compound About
of health unable keep
the family had dull tired dizzy feelings cold feet nearly
all the time and could scarcely sleep all The doctor said
of liberation and without operation always
be INVALID but told him wanted to wait awhile druggist
advised husband get Lydia E. Pkham Vegetable
and has entirely cured Now keep house for
in the garden some thankful got medicine
though it saved life and have recommended
they have been benefited Mrs w LINDSEY, r. r. Tennle
cine Co. (cOndentia Lynn Mass Your letter will
read and answered held
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-13
GOO sick
60 Mork
Many Women IN this Condition Re-
gain Health by Taking Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
Convincing Proof Of This Fact.

Ridgway, Penn. - "I suffered from feman
trouble with backache and pain in my side for over
seven months SO 1 could not do any of my work
was treated by three different doctors and was
getting discouraged when my sister-in-law told me
how Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound had
helped her. decided to try it, and it restored my
health, so I now do all of my housework which is
not light as I have little boy three years old"
Mrs. o. NJ. RHNEs, Rdgway Penn.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-13
Miss Prescribed For
Dad When He Had Pneumonia
Rub Daddy with Vick's Cause
It Made Me Better, and It Will
Make Him Better, Too," Said
Little Emma Kienzle.
MIR. KIENzLE IS WELL NOW.

When Mr.. c. F. Kienzle, S11 Laurel
st., Pottsville, Pa, was stricken with
typhoid pneumonia, his little daughter
Immediately recommended the remedy
that always relieved her colds. Her
advice was good, for Mrs. Kienzle
writes-"The doctor had little hopes
for him but 1 kept right on using
Vicks and the pneumonia was broken" d"
When Vick's VapoRub Salve was
first introduced from the South,
Schneider's Pharmacy presented Mrs.
Kienzle with a jar, and requested that
she give it thorough trial. Mrs.
Kienzle reported
"At that time my little girl was
suffering with a severe cold. Her
head was closed and she could not
breathe through her nostrils. She
was tight on the chest and COM
planned of her throat
@ hurting her. We had
G) ~ been trying to doctor
~(0 her up with cough
Wzl NKeeR 3 IitELe Ro!
2~ ~TSY0 AZ
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-13
THE DAY FOR MANS BEST SELF

Terse Comments on the Uniform Prayer Meeting
Topic of the Young Peoples Societies, Christian
Endeavor, etc.-For April IS, "The Lords Day
the Best Day"-Neh. 1315-22.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-13

syrups and tonics, but nothing
seemed to break her cold. |
rubbed a little Vick's VapoRub
up her nostrils and made her
inhale a. little of it, and she had
instant relief in the head. When !
put her to bed rubbed her chest
and throat with good thick appli
cation, and in the morning there
was no trace of cold"
Mothers will find Vick's VapoRub Salve
a sure enough "Bodyguard in the
home" Three sizes, 25c, soc or $1.OO
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-13

Goodbye. sore feet burning feet.
swollen feet, tender feet, tired feet.
Goodbye, corns, callouses. bun
ions and raw spots. No more shoe
tightness, no more limping with
pain or drawing up your face in
agony "Tiz" is magical, acts right
off. ''Tiz'' draws out all the poison
Gus eXudations which nun I'D the
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-13

and devout worship from the indivi
dual heart
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-13

A profitable Sabbath is one that
we have helped make profitable for
some one else.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-13

Use McNeirs Cold Tablets.-Adv.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-13

One great hymn or poem commit
ted to memory each Sunday would
store the mind with priceless treas
ures, and things all of ones thinking.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-13

Mindful of the merciful mission OF
the Lords Day. it is wise to seek to
visit at least one sick or bereaved per-
son every Sabbath
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-27
PROVED THAT ARMOUR
OWNS PART OF STOCK
Swift Company Refuses to Sub
NIT Books to Federal Com
mission.

Washington. d. c., Dec. 21.-Testi-
mony to show that ]. Ogden Armour is
part owner of the chicago stock Yards
company, vas given today at the fed
eral trade commissions inquiry into the
packing industry and it was said the
next thing to be developed was the eX-
tent of the interest of other packers in
the same concern.
Operation OF the company has been
made as complex as its formation by
means OF dummy directors. A new
treasurer was put in every two years
or 80. resulting in only incomplete
knowledge Of the companv's activities
on the part of any officer. +. S. Prince,
OF Boston, was said to receive the divi-
dends and make distribution among the
shareholders, believed to include all the
large packers. whose Identities have not
been established.
Swift & Co, of Chicago, have refused
to deliver to the federal trade commits
sion records desired by the commission
in its investigation of the packing in
dustry, and drastic action will be taken
in court to force their production, Fran
els j. Heney today at the
resumption of the commissions inquiry.
1t was said hat when the commits
slon's investigation went to Chicago
they received only evasive replies from
direct emand for the records had been
refused. To obtain the papers, which
relate to the ownership of the Chicago
stock yards and other details of the
meat industry, the commission will go
Into a federal court and ask an order
compelling the company to produce
them.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-27

1t is said the special session will also
be asked to give the state council of de-
Tense some legal standing and to make
an appropriation to carry OH its work.
Because OF the high cost of food and
fuel many of the state institutions have
exhausted their appropriations and will
be compelled to borrow if some pro
vision is not made for their naiEten-
ance
One of the many questions which the
governor hopes to have solved il the
welfare of iowa factories, factories
manufacturing noncssentials. The gov
eminent may require them to give up
tleir present line of manufactured ar
licles and begin the manufacture OF "a
supplies. 1t is to make sure that all
of these factories. the small one partic-
ularly, get their share of the work so
that thousands of people now employed
in them viii net be thrown out of EN-
ployment.
Two members OF the general assem-
bly, have resigned since the end of the
last session. Senator Helmer, of Carroll
county. went into the military service,
INC Representative jackson, of Cedar
county, has removed to another county.
Governor Harding plans special cleo
lions to fill these vacancies.