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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-23
Apperson Goes 10000
Miles on Set of Tires

I've just received the record of
one of our cars in Chicago which
went 10000 miles before having tire
trouble" said e. l.. Cowden o-day.
The owner bought his Apperson in
May. 1915. He had driven it in Chi
cago and on tours n, couple of hun
dred over 10000 miles when he had
his first puncture.
That's n good record. But it's no
more than many other Apperson
owners are getting. In fact. I've
heard of so many s, 900 and 5000 and
5000 1-mile tire records on Apper-
sons that 10000 miles even with all
four is only little more than l ex-
pect.
ITS natural that the Apperson
should be easier on tires than most
cars. While it's big. has 130-inch
wheelbase, yet 1t weighs, ready for
the road, only 5000 pounds.
It's IA well-balanced car. The
weights are distributed so that all
strains on tires are reduced to the
minimum,
More than that. the action of the
motor is so smooth. it's torque is so
even, that the rear tires never have
to stand that tearing effect produced
by car which starts with Il jerk
It's source of satisfaction to me
that people are learning that a big.
roomy car and tire economy can go
together and do go together in the
Apperson. It's II rare combination.
I'll admit, but 1t exists in the Apper-
son.
The Apperson is drawing a world
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-23
Enola. Plans to Cultivate
Its MANY Vacant Lots

Enola. Pa, April 3.@Preliminary
plans for the cultivation of the va
cant lots in Enola were made at a
meeting of the P. r. X. Y. NJ. c. A.
Public Playground League held in the
schoolhouSe on Friday evening. The
following members were appointed
as n committee to secure the lots to
be farmed and have them placed in
shape: s. G.. Hepford, chairman: r.
II. Holmes. II. H. Way, w. l.. Fisher,
J. II. Kinter, A. n. Grundon, c. r.
McBeth, the Rev. T. II. Matterness,
the Rev. c. d. Rishel, and the Rev.
]. S. Glen. The next meeting will be
held Thursday evening, at which
time the committee will make its re-
port
Already a number of families have
applied for use of the farm plots and
it is expected that many more people
will take out plots as soon as the
land becomes availa BILE. II. NJ. Bloser,
has secured permission from A. r.
Rupley. real estate dealer. to use
more than seventy-fve lots for the
project. The lots viii be leased at
a nominal rent of a dollar a year.
Efforts are being made to have the
State Department of Agriculture
donate some of the seeds.
At a meeting this week arrange
ments will also be made for a gen.
eral cleanup week early in May.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-23
Big CALENDAR
FOR THE HOUSE
Over 130 Bills Are on Third
Reading or Final Passage
For Tonight

Members of the House of Repre-
sentatives face Il calendar of over
200 bills tonight. One hundred and
thirty of the bills are on third read
ing, while probably dozen more are
on third reading or final passage
postponed calendars. The second
reading postponed calendar contains
a bills and there ere ten ON first
reading. The calendar is the largest
of the present General Assembly and
many bills may never reach the Sem
ate.
The house has two bills scheduled
for special consideration tonight, one
being the proposed amendment to
the constitution to regulate removal
of appropriate officers, which is eX-
pected to arouse much debate as it
is an effort to curtail the power
of the governor. and the other the
game code which has been under
consideration for weeks. Both bills
are on third reading. The Tuesday
special calendar contains the Boyer
bill relative to political assessment
and contributions in first class
cities.
On second reading calendar in the
House in first class critics. appropri-
alton of 100000 for safety and
defense to be disbursed by the gov
ernor. military board and three des-
ignated citizens. A similar bill is
on the same stage in the Senate.
The Senate calendar contains on
third reading the Haight bill, which
will make the National Guard con-
form to the national defense act,
which passed the House recently.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-23
"Rebel Yell" Will Arouse
Enthusiasm at Reunion

Washington, d. c.. April 2S.-The
fierce rebel yell," blending in
cadence with the inspiring strains of
''The Star Spangled Banner" will
awaken the echoes and arouse pa
triotic enthusiasm at the twenty-sev-
enth annual reunion of the United
Confederate Veterans to be held at
Washington. d. c., the week begin
ming June 4.
AS the men in gray parade over
the wide stretches of PENNSYLVANIA
avenue, sometimes termed the ma
tional boulevard" the impulse will
come to sound their battle cry of
more than fifty years ago when this
country was engaged in a great in
ternecine war. At this time when
the United States is at war with a
great foreign power. the picture of
the parading units of the armies of
Lee, "Stonewall" Jackson and other
Southern generals, will be an object
lesson worth while. The venera BILE
veterans of Dixie will be participants
in the making of moving pictures of
past age on the nations screen at
Washington.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-23
HEALTH BASIS
OF.PREPARATION
DR.. Dixon Makes Interesting
Statement on What Every
Man May Do Now

DR. Samuel G. Dixon. Commits
sioner of Health, in a statement is
sued to-day calls upon every man
to maintain himself in health as a
part of national preparedness.
The Commissioner says:
The perfect manifestations of life
can only be had with a harmonious
performance of all the functions of
the body. This is so from the lowest
forms of life up to the complex and
wonderful creation of men.
Now when we are confronted
with war and its accumulated hor-
rors, we must use every effort to
throw of the insidious hold it grad
uallN gets upon our nervous systems.
destroying the harmoniousness of
the vast number of active little cells
that go to make up our physical and
mental bodies.
IF the balance and harmony are
once destroyed. our digestion weak
ems and this robs the body of nour-
! ishment. which is followed by gen.
eral loss of strength. The heart
muscles consequently suffer and
weaken and when this pump fails to
send the exhausted blood cells
through the lungs for publication
and recharging, the physiological
process fails in its purpose.
The break up of the general bal
ance and harmony causes the body
TO lose its resistance to disease
germs. The result is general weak
ening of the individual and often
death. neither of which we can af-
ford at any time let alone in time
OF war, when every preventable
measure must be taken to guard
against the inroad of disease.
To-day we cannot help but feel
our great responsibilities and make
sacrifices for that which has given
us our national pride and freedom
We must, however. at the same time
be careful not to break up unneces-
sarlly the harmony or our social and
other everyday occupations.
The greatest measure to help us
carry our burden during war is to
keep busy in some we'll directed
path of work that will produce those
things most essential to a successful
warfare and turn our minds from
those horrors that otherwise would
break up our nervous force.
III war becomes long continued it
may be that a revolutionary state
may occur. where our occupations
will have to be changed; giving up
the easier ones to the weak, and
shifting those that are more labor
ious to the strong. These changes.
however. at the present time can he
effected more easily than ever be-
fore in the history of the world. be-
cause of the many kinds of modern
occupations which permit of selec-
ton to accommodate those of differ
ent capabilities. Whatever may be
the disturbance, we must keep busy.
We must not think too much of
what might happen. and keep it
ever before us, destroying that bal
ance and harmony necessary for
health"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-23

been for the stores being open Fri
day evening the representation from
great as to fill the largest hall in
the city. Expressions of regret were
universally heard. many employers
saying they should have liked to had
their entire salesforce present. other
speakers on a par with Mr.. Dechant.
however. will be arranged for LITTER
so as not to conflict with any great
civic event such as the present pa
triotic demonstration. Additional APP
plications were received from many
of those present and the general sem
timent OF those present was that the
talk was the best salesmanship in
struction they had ever had the
pleasure of hearing.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-23
COUNTRY HONORS
BRITISH GUESTS
tContinucd From First Pagcl


exchange OF counsel on America s
part in the world war.
Rested from the 12-day Journey
from England to Halifax by n swift
cruiser, and to Washington by n spe-
ctal train. with details of the trip
shrouded in mystery for safety's
sake. Mr.. Balfour this morning ar
ranged to drive from the big Six
teenth street mansion which has
heen placed at his disposal to the
State Department to call formally on
Secretary Lansing. Then the two
were to so across the street to the
White House to allow Mr. Balfour to
greet President Wilson and later the
foreign minister expected to go to the
Capitol to call on Vice President
Marshall. Lunch was to be with the
French ambassador. j. j. Jusserand,
and dinner this evening with the
President.
Calls to Pay
Other members of the commission
also had their own calls to pay
Major General Bridges on Secretary
Baker, Sir Dudley De Chair on Sec
retary Daniels and Lord Cunliffe
governor of the Bank of England on
Secretary McAdoo. tomorrow even
ing there will be a reception by Sec
retary Lansing at the Pan-American
building for the noted visi-
tors, preceded by dinners of cabinet
members to their special guests.
Washington's welcome to the Brit
ish party on their arrival yesterday
afternoon was quite, in harmony
with the serious nature of their mis-
sion, but warm and enthusiastic
There were no bands. but American
flags, British Union Jacks and
French Tricolors fluttered from
thousands of residences and mast
heads as Mr.. Balfour and his party,
accompanied by Secretary Lansing
and other high American officials
were driven from the Union station
through the green avenues of Wash
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-23

Made of good wors-
teds, cassim eres and
cheviots in conservative
and Snappy new spring
styles for young men; 33
to AZ sizes; all faultlessly
tailored.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-23

Handsome new belt
and pinch back models
as we'll as styles for older
men in worsteds, chew
lot and cassimeres; all
sizes for men, young men
and extra stout men.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-23
$1,5OO READY TO
IMPROVE ROAD
State Highway Department
Will Cooperate With Car
Isle C.. of C.

Carlisle, Pa. April 23.-Announce-
ment was made today b. the Carlisle
Chamber of Commerce that the state
Highway Department is prepared TO
spend $1,000 for the Improvement OF
the Wagner's Gap road leading = from ron,
Carlisle into Perry county anu WI,
act in conjunction with the local
body in the matter. 1t has'oeen esti-
mated that Carlisle loses s.s close bscsuss 20
the roads from that section have
been bad and merchants are Jupilant
over the prospects of increased Dusi-
ness.
There is another plan being con-
sidered also. Instead or repairing
this road it is suggested that tne
road between Carlisle and Sterretts 3
Gan he resurfaced wherever needed
and a new road be built from Drum
gold, in Perry county, to Landisburg:
This route. while longer woulo TAP
wider territory and may be recon-
mended.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-23
Dechant Gave Able
Lecture to Local Salesman

"The Education of Statesmen" by
]. Frank Dechant, at the Board of
Trade hall Friday evening. was the
most interesting of the various talks
before the Salesmanship Club OF
Harrisburg. Mr.. Dechant put the en-
thusiasm and energy back of his re-
marks, which is in itself a prac-
teal demonstration how salesman
should inspire the customer. BY
blackboard illustrations he demon
strated the essential points that
make up the successful salesman.
The attendance was greater than any
preceding meeting and If it had not
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-23

of business to-day from that class of
people who do not hesitate 20 pay
fair price for a car with lSV-lncn
wheelbase and 4S to 6O-horsepoWer
motor. but who are alarmed at the
prospect of buying tires for such a
car.
The tire record in Chicago is Just
one instance. | am having the rae
tory prepare a list of such records
which l want the motorists OF liar
riShurg to sec"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-23
Girl jailed, Charged With
Forging Dope Prescription

Marie Carter is in the Dauphin
county Jail, charged by DIR. Luther
Shoemaker, 21O2 North Sixth street,
with having forged his name to a
prescription for dope.
The prescription was filled at the
drugstore of William z. Marshall,
$40 Boas ST a. Emile Boas, the
fede raj exper;, charges that Marshall
had in his possession "a bottle of
Groin with foreign trade mark but
no revenue stamp, that is snug
gled drugs.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-23

ington to their temporary residence.
Two troops of cavalry escorted them
and thousands of persons lined the
streets and cheered. All afternoon n
stream of motorists and promenad-
ers drawn out partly by the perfect
spring day. filed past the mansion oc-
cupied by Mr.. Balfour and most of
the automobiles flew flags of the
United States and Great Britain.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-11-16
Obituary
MRS. r. C. SPIKE.

After an illness of several years, due
to complication of heart troubles,
death came as relief of long suffer
ing to Mrs. r. G. Spike Friday, Nov
10th, at her home on Main street ir
this city, at the age of Al years.
Martha Priscilla Vickers, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. George Vickers, was
born on Albion Prairie in January, 1876
Her marriage to Rem C. Spike took
place fifteen years ago and their home
life since has been spent either on &
farm near town or in this city. One
son, Laurice, aged IL, is left with the
husband to mourn the loss of devoted
wife and mother. Other surviving rel
atives are her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
George Vickers, and a sister, Mrs
Henry Taylor.
Funeral services were held from the
home and later from the NJ E. church
Tuesday afternoon, Rev. w. Hootor
officiating. The services were largely
attended, an evidence of the high es
TEEN in which the deceased was held
The Boy Scouts, of which young Laur'
ice is a member, were present in {
body. Interment was made in the AL
bion Prairie cemetery.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-11-16

The P. Lorillard Co. have over 1000
people engaged In stemming tobacco
at their various plants in the state.
J. A. Jensen left Sunday evening for
Dayton, Ohio, where he is arranging
for putting up packing of Ohio leaf
this season.
Messrs. Murphy and Holman of the
St. Paul cigar manufacturing firm of
Hart & Murphy were in this market
for short time the latter part of the
week. Mr.. Murphy departed for New
York after completing his business
here.
The carpenters are putting the fin
ishing touches to the John Soulman
warehouse at Orfordville and all will
be finished before the week is up. The
Soulmans have made splendid i'm
provement in that village and assured
the permanency of tobacco operations
in that section for years to come.
There never was time in the history
of tobacco growing in the state when
the outlook was brighter for paying
crops. The increased demands of the
world and the shortage of good stock
make certain good prices for several
years.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-11-16
Adjournment of Fassett Cemetery.

Our silent city of the dead has been
greatly beautified by the completion of
the most elaborate mausoleum to be
seen in this section of the state, by the
M. Fl. Rice Co. of Kansas City for Mr..
Albert A. Robinson of Topeka. 1t oc-
cupies a ground space of about IL feet
square and is constructed of polished
Vermont granite on the exterior and
lined with white marble, six car loads
of material being used besides the con-
crete base. Provision is made for six
crypts, each having ventilation. Double
bronze doors with plate glass that bear
the monogram "A. A. R." adorn the
front and window of art glass is set
in the rear that light the polished sur
faces of the interior. The roof is one
solid piece of polished granite. The
design is not only massive but artistic
in the extreme. The erection of the
mausoleum has been in charge of Mr..
Emery of the Rice Co., who pays a
high compliment to the Fassett ceme-
terry management when he says that he
considers it one of the most beautiful
and we'll kept cemeteries he has ever
been called to do work in. incidentally
it might be mentioned that some years
ago Mr.. Robinson gave $1,000 for the
perpetual care of his lot there.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-11-16
twenty-five Years Ago.

The common council fixed the annual
tax levy of $4,000 for city purposes.
The grand jury is Investigating the
mysterious death of Mrs. Caroline
Stone, trying to unearth some tangible
clue.
Miss Dorotha Grain and julius O..
Barnes were united in marriage at the
home of L. FL. Page at Indian Ford on
Wednesday.
The democrats held big celebration
Wednesday evening over the recent
election of Cleveland for president.
VIM. Smith was speaker and torch
light procession followed.
Mrs. Elizabeth Burdick, widow of
Perez Burdick, passed away at her
home in this city on the 18th, aged SO
years. Frank Clifford, a freight brake
man, was killed while switching at Mil
ton Saturday.
Friday, Nov. Is, 1892.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-11-16
Meatless and Wheatless Days.

abstain from meat on Tuesdays and
wheat on Wednesdays" is the request
of our food administrator. Now, the
question is, are we doing it? Of course
we believe in it and have signed the
pledge card, but are we keeping it?
Meatless Tuesday and wheatless We'd
nesday does not mean meatless Thurs
day and wheat on any old day.
The fact OF the matter is that we are
not taking this thing seriously enough.
Some of us do not seem to realize that
the great dynamic factor, E'mass &C.
ton" is the working motive here, and
that that is of far greater value than
the mere abstaining from wheat and
meat, valuable as that is.
If we are to win this war, we must
pull together and pull strong. Keep
eternally in mind the fact that we must
win and to win we must act, and all to-
gether. Fl. D. Nj.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-11-16
GEORGE WESENDONK

Following a gradual decline of more
than year, George Wesendonk quietly
passed away at his farm home near
Lake Koshkonong Monday morning at
s o'clock at the ripe age of SO years.
The deceased was born in Bulkholz,
Germany, Feb, %, 1885. At the age
of eleven years he emmigrated to this
country with his parents in 1916 and
settled in Milwaukee, which at that
time was but a small village. After
his marriage to Elizabeth Hinkens in
1856, in partnership with his brother,
opened a general store in Waukesha,
which they conducted for several years.
In 1862 he went TO California where he
started the first match factory on the
coast at San Francisco. The business
prospered at once and he came back for
his family by the Panama route. He
was persuaded by his wife who dreaded
the long journey, to sell the western
business and the family moved to
Whitewater, where he conducted a
bakery for number of years. In 1879
the family purchased farm on the
west shore of Lake Koshkonong which
has since been their home.
The family circle was broken nine
years ago by the death of Mrs. Wesen-
donk, the mother of eleven children, six
of whom survive, who are George,
Mrs. w. Harvey, Mrs. Ed. Williams.
Henry, Frank and Mrs. H. L. Wilson
of Chicago. In long useful life the
sterliug integrity of the deceased COM
manded the friendship of his neighbors
and the love and respect of his children.
Funeral services were held from the
home at 8 o'clock Wednesday morning
and 10 O'Clock from st. Joseph church
to which he was a devoted member,
Rev ]. E. Harlin officiating. A large
attendance OF friends came to pay their
respects to a good man gone but not
forgotten.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-11-16
GAINESVILLE Game, 60.

Edgerton played extremely well in
the game at GAINESVILLE Saturday. The
team is fast improving and by their
score it can be seen that they had to be
at it every minute. GAINESVILLE had a
young team but by no means cutters.
They made Edgerton fight for what
they got, and at one time in the third
quarter they held Edgerton pretty we'll.
The score is not the result of Edgerton
playing weak team but one in which
the possibilities of Edgerton's team
can be seen when they have at least a
weeks practice with all members pres
ent in their respective positions and
working faithfully toward the next
game.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-11-16

Plans are being laid whereby each
woman's organization in the city will
be asked to contribute and the chair
man of each organization will form a
committee for the collection of Edger-
toms share in this work. Mrs. George
Farman is chairman of the woman s
committee in Edgerton and reports will
be made to her.
The committee on training camp ac-
tivities of the war department will
through various agencies be able to
care for the men within the camps.
but has turned over to the women of
this country the problem of caring for
the women and girls who visit and
work within the camps, women and
girls who are crowding the communi-
ties adjoining the camps and the young
girls who are crowding into the indus
trial centers where large numbers of
women are needed for the war con-
tracts.
The Young Women's Christian Asso-
citation has the organization, the work
ers and the machinery for this work,
and is now asking for funds. Realizing
that this is one of the most important
phases of woman's war work, the ex-
ecutive committee of the woman's COM
mittee of the state council of defense,
at recent meeting, voted to assist the
Young Women's Christian Association
in raising the necessary funds.
The amount apportioned to Wiscon-
sin is $4,000 to 100000. This is a
small sum when we consider that it
means the safeguarding of the health
and morals of thousands of our women
and girls, and will indirectly benefit
our enlisted men.
The apportionment for Rock county
is $4,000 and the woman's committee
of the council of defense is asked to
raise this amount during the week of
Nov. 11-2O.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-11-16
Birthday Supper.

The Royal Neighbors will serve a
chicken-pie supper at Woodman hall,
Thursday night, Nov. Is, from clock
until all are served. Supper IS cents.
Twelve tables will be set representing
each month and you will be given a
seat at the table representing the
month in which your birthday occurs.
The Royal Neighbors do not need a
recommend for their suppers. Just re-
member the date, Thursday night of
this week.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-11-16
The Benefit Dance.

Attend the Benefit Dance November
10Th, 1917, given by the Ayataia Club.
Your dollar will help to give the boys
in Camp Macarthur Merry Xmas.
The following program. beginning at
1890, will precede the dance:
Vocal Solo. =. Mrs. j. C. Wanamaker
Piano Selection. $500. Mrs. F. O. Holt
Reading .......M Mrs. P. N. Grub
Violin Duet. Misses Wilson, Burdick
Short Talk ...... Prof. F. 0. Holt
Vocal Solo A. ID. Lyons
We, the girls of the Ayataia Club,
have donated our time and services,
Mr.. and Mrs Schmeling have donated
the use of the hall, "Do Your Bit
donate Dollar. AYATAIA CLUB.