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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-22
MEMBERS ALLOW
THEIR FAMILIES in
Amend Rules Permitting Them
to Occupy Chairs on
Floor of House

Members of families of legislators
won their fight for admission to the
floor of the House of Representatives
to-day when the lower branch of the
Legislature specifying who shall be
granted the privilege.
Monday Speaker Baldwin closed the
floor to persons not authorized, which
meant that members of families of
legislators were barred as were cas-
ual visitors and lobbyists at whom the
order was aimed. Members of fam
lilies will now be admitted.
Mr.. Fitzgibbon, Mexican, offered the
amendment and asked immediate con-
sideration, which was granted amid
laughter and blocked an effort by Mr.
Reitzel, Lancaster, to change the
amendment. A motion to send the
matter to the rules committee was
voted down.
Mr.. Fowler, Lackawanna, wanted tC
know what effect it would have OF
visitors member might bring in, and
was told they had to obtain permits.
sion. The rule was then amended.
Since the new order went into ef.
feet families of members have beer
sitting in the gallery the wife of the
speaker among them.
The change in rules will mean the
restoration of chairs to the ''sidt
lines" in the House.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-22
GIGANTIC BRITISH
SHELL FACTORIES

There are to-day in Great Britain,
says Sydney Brooks in an article in
the March issue of National Service
magazine, more than $500 firms that
before the war knew nothing of mu-
nitions and never dreamed of maxi
ing them and that are now doing
nothing else. About 100 colossal
Government plants have been built.
One-third of these factories are ma
tional shell factories for the produc-
ton of light and medium shell, or
ganized and managed by local boards
of directors. OF the remainder,
twelve are national projeetile fac
tories manufacturing heavy shell,
sixteen are national filling factories
and stations for loading gun and
trench mortar ammunition and
grenades, two are special fuse fac
tories. twenty-five are explosives fac
tories, and others are engaged in the
production of cartridge cases, small
arms ammunition, gauges and tools.
have called them colossal. The
twelve heavy shell factories cover an
area of more than 200 acres; the six
teen filing factories and stations,
with more than 1000 buildings, cover
2,400 acres; the twenty-five eXplos-
ives factories cover more than 5000
acres, one giant among them cover
ing by itself more than 5000 acres;
and in addition forty warehouses
have been built for filled shells, ETC.,
with a storage area of more than two
million square feets
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-22
The Easiest Way
To End Dandruff

There is one sure way that never
fails to remove dandruff completely
and that is to dissolve it. This de-
stroys it entirely. To do this, just get
about four ounces of plain, ordinary
liquid arvon; apply it at night when
retiring; use enough to moisten the
scalp and rub it in gently with the
finger tips.
BY morning, most if not all, of your
dandruff will be gone, and three or
four more applications will completely
dissolve and entirely destroy every
single sign and trace or it, no mat
ter how much dandruff you may have.
You will find, too, that all itching
and digging of the scalp will stop in
stantly. and your hair will be fluffy,
lustrous, glossy, silky and soft, and
look and feel a hundred times better.
You can get liquid arvon at any
drug store. 1t is inexpensive, and four
ounces is all you will need. This
! simple remedy has never been known
TO fail.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-22
MUST TALK SPANISH

Mexico City, March 16.-Conces-
sions now being given by the Govern
ment in many instances make it
obligatory to employ Mexican labor
and prohibit the use of any language
other than Spanish in the conducting
of the public affairs of the company
granted the concession. The conces-
sion recently granted the Compania
Ferrocarilera Gel Vale, Pampico,
Panuco Limitada TO construct rail-
road from El Higo to Tampico, pro-
vides Mexican labor must be en-
ployed. Spanish must be used on all
the lines to the exclusion of any other
language and the stations named by
the company shall bear names of pure
Mexican origin.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-22
Electrically Operated
Oiler Promotes Safety

An electrically operated oiler has
been patented which makes unneces-
sary the often dangerous practice of
oiling machinery by hand while it is
running. Where this invention is used
oil is fed from central tank into as
many cups as are needed. Each cup
is connected with an electric circuit
and has a valve that is closed by a
switch within easy reach of the per-
son in charge of the machine. BY
closing the switch a small magnet just
above each cup is energized. This
instantly draws up the plunger and so
the oil is allowed to flow down again
and the oil stops flowing when the
current is turned Off, the plunger
drops down again. If desired, the
switch can be operated by clockwork.
Popular Mechanics Magazine.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-22
MARCH 22, 1917.

the eastern war zone are to be saved
from death. Mr.. Rosenwald will pay
100000 as each million is raised.
In his telegram Mr.. Rosenwald said
that thousands of Jewish men, women
and children were dying daily in Eu-
rope from cold and starvation and that
this colossal tragedy constitutes an
obligation upon American Jewry that
must be met to the point of sacrifice.
The Russian revolution affords our peo-
pie the channel for which they have
waited for hong centuries. 1t is not
life alone that we can give them, but
strength and courage to take their
part in the great drama of freedom"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-22
Swartz Bill Would
Limit Bank Charters
to Actual Necessity

Under terms of a bill presented by
Mr.. Swartz, Dauphin, in the House to-
day the Governor would be empow-
cred to refuse to approve the charter
of any bank or trust company if he
ed.
The act requires the Commissioner
of Banking to investigate when char
ter is asked, whether greater conven-
fences will be afforded to the public by
opening a new bank in the locality
and whether the bank 'is the promo
ton of any individual. individuals,
company or corporation for which
charges are made 70 rthe organization
thereof" The commissioners is to re-
port to the Governor
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-22
DIES ON VISIT TO SON

Mrs. Adora Baskins. aged Sc, of
Montgomery Ferry died last night
while on visit to her son, Raymond
Baskin, 666 Emerald street. The
body will be taken to Montgomery S
Ferry by Undertaken C. H. Mauk. Ser
vices will be held Sunday morning at
the Hill Church at Buffalo. The Rev.
J. e. Smith will officiate.
Mrs. Baskins is survived by her
son, Raymond, one sister Mrs. John G..
Zeigler. of Benvenue; four brothers,
l.. c. McGinnes, of Harrisburg, J. @.
McGinnes, Montgomerys Ferry, Geo.
w. McGinnes, of Carlisle and James
w. McGinnes, of Williamsport.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-22
Railways Want Increase
in Coal Freight Rates
By Associnted Press

Washington, ID. c., March 22.-The
increased cost of coal was cited to-day
as prime reason why freight rates
should be advanced from to 10, cents
per ton on bituminous coal from east
ern fields to Atlantic and Great Lakes
ports. Samuel Rea, president of the
Pennsylvania Railroad, speaking for
virtually all the coal carrying roads
concerned, told the Interstate Com
merce Commission that the advance in
coal had cost the roads $37 900, 900
during the year, of which $4,000, 600
was borne by the Pennsylvania lines.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-22
Offers $1,OOO,OOO to
Aid jews Suffering
From War Privations
By Associated Press

New York, March 22.-Julius Rosen-
wald. president of Sears, Roebuck and
Company, of Chicago. wires the Amer
ican Jewish Relief Committee to-day a
conditional offer of s1,000,000 to feed
and clothe Jewish war sufferers. The
relief committee has announced $10,-
100000 as the amount that must be
raised Immediately IL 100000 Jews in
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-22
TROUT PLANTED
in NEARBY WATERS
Later on Dauphin and Adjoin-
ing Counties Will Be Given
Their Share, Too
Commissioner of

Commissioner of
Fisheries Butler has
started planting"
trout in II G a + b y
trout streams, the
first to be sent out
b e / n & dispatched
from Bellefonte and
G orry hatcheries
for the streams in
Cumberland county.
1t is the plan to
send thousands of
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-22
STOCKHOLDERS MEET

The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Harrisburg Foundry
and Machine Works was held in the
office of the company, Seventh and
Curtin streets, this morning. The old
board of directors was reelected.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-22
LAST DAY TO PRESENT BILLS

A resolution to fix April 10 as the
last day on which bills may be intro
duced in the House was presented by
Mr.. Campbell, Butler. 1t went over
for a day under the rules. Half a
dozen resolutions to stop presentation
of bills during April have been intro
duced, but none has been adopted.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-22

Nzaak Hszzal11f3 send thousands OF
young trout for the streams in Cum
other counties in this region where
sportsmen and associations have
agreed to look after the young fish and
to make reports on the conditions.
Later on some surveys will be made
of streams in Dauphin, Lebanon and
Lancaster counties and young fish will
be sent out by the State.
Changes in Chicfs.-W. Nal Rook,
county road superintendent of Brad
ford county. was to-day appointed
county road superintendent of Indiana
county to succeed r. NJ. Sutton, who
resigned as road superintendent of that
county. Mr.. Rook has been connected
with the department for several years
and will be succeeded by w. w.
Braine, general foreman in Bradford
county.
Holding Hearing.-Assistant Engi-
neer Ehlers, of the Public Service
Commission, is holding q hearing at
Scranton to-day to % in the matTr of grade
Petition Dismissed.-The Compen-
sation Board, in an opinion by Chair
man Mackey to-day dismissed the pc
tition of the Baldwin Locomotive
Works for review of the compen-
sation claim of Earl Adams, of Phila-
delphia. The defendant company al
legged fraud in that it charged that the
claimant wanted compensation for an
eye alleged to have been destroyed in
another accident. The opinion says
that the good faith of the claiman,
was attacked by brother-i -in-law with
"a very apparent enmity" toward him.
The opinion says that the board de-
clines to attach more importance to
this testimony because of hostility and
improbability of his story. The testi-
mony of the claimant is declared to
have been clear, straightforward and
convincing" 1t is further held that
the accident mentioned was trivial and
left no serious consequences.
Conference On Rules.-Represent
tives of electric, water and other
utility companies will have a confer.
ence at the Public Service Commission
offices tomorrow with Chairman Ainey
relative to adoption of uniform regu-
lations for deposits required of con-
sumers and also for interest on such
deposits. The object is to secure an
agreement which can be made state
wide.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-22
T.. &c. A. MEETING

Branch No. 1902, l.. B. C. A., will
hold it's regular meeting tonight at
7.45 o'clock in the st. Francis parish
house.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-26

ness woman might win out even as
clearinghouse keeper, and not lose
her share of instructive maternal love.
THAT is the obstacle" the doctor
announced. Its Belgian. 1 ran
across it, or rather it ran across me
walled and held out it's little thin
arms to me in the ward of one of
the hospitals a day or so after it's
mother died. OF course | knew lot
of theoretical stuff about baby care
and somehow I fancied l could take
charge of it. Anyway / adopted it
and with the help of the stewardess
and some of the women on board, !
got it hOme-though the women did
look at me as if they thought I was
demented for having adopted the
youngster. l had it bundled in my
arms in steamer rug-it was hale
and sound and as rosy as it is now
by that time-When mother and my
old friends came to meet me at the
dock. l thought at least my mother
would take a fancy to it. First they
laughed at me and then, when /
wouldn't put it in an institution, they
got irritable about it. I'd spent so
much time at the front, that my funds
are pretty low and couldn't afford a
trained nurse for it,
He par d and looked down with
unmixed Jus as Jane kissed the baby's
dimpled hands. perhaps Pm stub
born, but the more they tried to argue
me out of keeping it the surer I got
that l was going to keep it. And even
loving you as 1 did 1 wasn't going to
think Of marrying if it would mean
giving up the youngster. For some
reason I imagined you didn't slike
babies. I thought you'd want me to
give it up if you ever consented to be
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-26

Ms and Mrs A c Kruger are visit
ing in Waterloo
Mr.. and Mrs Max Tetzlaff spent
Xmas in Plymouth.
Mrs. Frank Sweeney of Portage is
visitor in the city.
Miss Alice Block of Johnson Creek
spent Christmas here.
Miss Hedwig Mielke is confined to
her home by sickness.
Dr. Albert Voss is confined to his
home owing to sickness.
Miss Esther Schumacher spent
Christmas in Oconomowoc.
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Nevermann
spent Christmas in Milwaukee.
Mr. and Mrs John Chapman of Men
asha are visitors in the city.
Arthur Wilde and Emil Kettelhut
of Waukesha spent Xmas here.
Mrs. Mary Waters spent Christmas
day with relatives in Randolph.
Miss Hilda Kruger is visiting her
brother Clarence in Peoria, Ill.
Mr. and Mrs Henry Bergman and
children spent Xmas with relatives
here.
Miss Nora Buchert has returned to
GAINESVILLE after short visit with rela-
tives here.
Frank Dohr of South Madison spent
Xmas day at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Graf.
Mrs William Stueber and Mrs. L.
]. Lees Of Juneau visited with rela-
tives in the city today.
Mrs. John Gransee of Oconomowoc
spent the past few days at the home
of w. F. Gruetzmacher.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ebert Of North
Prairie spent Xmas with the Misses
Ebert, Cleveland street.
Erich Ebert of St. Paul is visiting
at the home of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Ebert, route s.
George Bergman of Janesvville
was a visitor the past week at the
home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. c.
Bergman.
Mr.. and Mrs L. H. Schumacher and
son Robert Of Waukegan, Ill. are
spending a few days at the home of
l.. F. Schumacher, Main street.
George Perlott of the Famous Play
ers Film Corporation, Los Angeles,
Cal, spent few days this week at the
home of Miss Mary Fitzpatrick
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-26

ing new hat or gown. The doctor
was always interestd in her purchases,
however, and had a keen eye to detect
any new book, or picture or art OBJ
ject. For the weeks that. followed his
attempt at confession Jane had been
none the less cordial than before, but
whenever their conversation ap-
preached point where the confession
might have been completed Jane alb
ruptly cha~Sed the subject
Late one afternoon Jane founr4 TIE
doctor waiting for her in her sitting
room when she returned from a lonely
walk. A smile of keen pleasure was
on his face as he greeted her: Give
found your newest purchase" he ex-
claimed.
Jane bent down to a Iife-sized Japa-
nese doll that squatted patiently on a
yellow silk cushion, it's painted black
eyes looking out appealingly at her as
it stretched two brown, plump arms
to her.
isn't it adorable" she said. give
seen those babies in the windows Of
Japanese shops for months, and final
ly 1 couldn't resist the temptation. If
there were only real youngsters in the
house l might have got along without
it. l don't suppose people that have
babies ever live in boarding houses.
L wish they did; but I suppose they
would disturb the other boarders."
The doctor looked on with a degree
Of fascination and surprise that might
have amazed Jane were she not so
intent at gazing at the lifelike Japa-
nese doll. She planted a kiss on it's
plump porcelain cheek. UGH" she
said with shudder "It looks like
real baby, but it isn't a bit satisfac-
tory when it comes to kissing"
When the doctor went to his apart
ment little later it was with glad
ness in his heart and a quick step.
Moreover, his idea of Jane had been
altered in one important particular.
The next afternoon he managed to
make his way into the Dawson House
with a large bundle, and when Jane
returned to her sitting room after her
stroll she found him already in pos
session there, as he had been the day
before. He came to the door when he
heard her coming and carefully closed
it behind her.
When he turned to look at Jane she
had dropped to her knees before the
yellow cushion and was planting a
kiss on the cheek of the little bundle
of plump humanity that was seated
there.
where did 1t come from?'' she
cried, and then she clasped the little
plump live baby in her arms and
proved to the doctor that even bust
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-26
MILFORD.

Mr.. and Mrs. William Hicks spent
Xmas with, the latter's parents at
Eagle.
Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Wegner and
daughter Dycia attended a family re-
union at Watertown Christmas day.
The pupils of the NJ E. Sunday
school rendered a fine program on
Christmas eve.
ME-. and Mrs. Otto LANCE of Faville
Grove ate Christmas dinner with Mr..
and Mrs. William Veith and family.
Miss Maude Mueller of Milwaukee
spent several days at the Nader home.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Violin of South
east Milford are parents of boy baby
born to them Saturday, December 23
The mother was formerly Viola
Schaefer.
Exercises were held in the German
Lutheran church Christmas night
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-26

The New York Commercial remarks
that as soon as national prohibition
puts the liquor trade out Of business
''mOOnshining" will become safer and
more profitable. Illicit stills will be
run in large cities as we'll as in the
Tennessee mountains, and the city
stills will turn out hogsheads of spir-
its while the mountaineers make bot
ties of it. Those who understand the
business and the people, know that the
country can easily be flooded with il
licit spirits once the instinct of preser-
walton ceases to animate the old Ii
censed manufacturers and dealers.
Human nature must be taken into &C
count. Even the most ardent prohibi-
tionists will not give information. Any
decent American who sees a burglar
break into a bank will voluntarily do
all he can to arrest and convict him !;
but the same good citizen will not in
form on a man who violates the pro-
hibition law, because that is regarded
as work for a sneak or a paid officer
of the law. This explains the difficulty
OF enforcing sumptuary laws.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-26

Secretary McAdoo, not long ago,
said this was a time when no true
American need be ashamed to wear
half-soled shoes and half-soled tfous-
ers. He meant, of course, to drive
home the need of savings. There are
various ways Of making your savings
work for Uncle Sam. If you have as
much as $50 or more at one time,
there are $50 Liberty bonds. But there
are many people who want to help
Uncle Sam and who ruefully look at
rs cents they can spare and wonder
what they can do with that small sum.
The answer is: they can buy a Thrift
stamp and when they have sixteen
of them can add II cents and get a
War-Savings stamp. No one need be
half-souled in this war. = Racine
Times-CaIl.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-26
Correspondence
HARRINGTON.

Henry Klamt of Chicago, who has
been spending some time in Sutton,
Neb., was an over Sunday visitor at
the home of G. F. Weber.
The Christmas entertainment at
district school No. 2 Friday evening
was quite we'll attended and enjoyed
by all.
Miss Violet NJ Weber of Fort Akin
son high school, is spending the
Christmas vacation at her home here.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Gust Pitzner,
a daughter. Congratulations.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Duenow and
Edward Weber of Beloit motored here
Sunday to spend a few days with rela-
tives.
E. o. Neff of Lake Mills was a bust
ness caller in this vicinity Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Voelz of Johnson
Creek spent Saturday at the home Of
G. E. Pitzner.
Miss Bertha Weber was a visitor at
the home of G. Weber Saturday even
ing.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-26

The death Of Louis A. LANCE, editor
of the Fond du Lac Reporter, removes
a well known figure in Wisconsin dem
ocratic politics. Mr.. LANCE served sew
eral terms in the Wisconsin legisla-
ture and also held offices of trust in
his home city. He was Sc years old and
is survived by his widow, two broth
ers and two sisters. He was quite well
known to many Watertown people,
having attended most Of thesprincipal
democratic gatherings here in recent
years.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-26
''LIGHTLESS NIGHTS" NOT
FOR WATER POWER PLANTS

w. N. Fitzgerald, state food admins
traitor, says that points served entire
observe the lightless nights ordered
by the fuel administration. Mr. Fitz-
gerald made the following statement:
eff the plant supplying power uses
part coal and part water power in pro-
ducing it's current the order would ap-
ply. l understand great many of the
water power plants have auxiliary
plants where only coal is used. If they
use any coal whatever in producing
the current the order would apply"
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-26
Early Days of Mail CARVING.

Royal Mail vans, the driving of
which is now intrusted to women
chauffeurs, originated in the mail
coaches which were instituted in 1884
by Mr.. John Palmer, NJ P, for Bath,
and manager of the Bath theater. He
had TO overcome strenuous opposition
before he could induce Mr.. Pitt to SUI
persede Aliens system of postboys,
whose contract rate OF speed was five
miles an hour.-London Ticies-
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-26
A Padded Blow,

"What a brilliant conversationalist
young Mr.. jenkins is. Do you know
him? Really, it's an education to lis
ten to him taking"
eyes" said the gentle Mrs. Smith,
81 have met him.
"You must have found him very en-
PERTAINING. He can talk cleverly and
wittily for an hour at stretch"
Smith, cit must have been at the be-
ginning If the second hour"
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-26

Friends of Hon. Joseph E. Davies
are urging his candidacy for United
States senator to succeed the late
Senator Husting. His selection aside
from party politics would ensure 10y
al representative in the senate. AS he
is a Watertown boy his selection
would, of course, suit his old neigh
bOrs
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-26
Hold Family Reunion.

family reunion was held on
Christmas day at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Eiff1er Those present
were Jake Eiffier, Brooklyn, N. Y,
Flying Cadet Carl P. Eiffier, Fort
Omaha, Neb, Mr. and Mrs. William
Eiffier, this city, Mr.. and Mrs L. H.
Wegner and daughter Dycia, Lake
Mills, Esther Eiffier, Berlin, Violette
Eiffler this city.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-26
SAVE YOUR STAMPS.
War Savings Certificates Add To
Thrift Habits.

Persons who have received war saw
ings certificates as presents or other
wise should not attempt to cash them
right away. They are issued by the
government to aid in thrift habits and
should be kept and added to until
they mature. They carry 4 percent in
terest compounded quarterly and are
first class investment.