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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-20
A Drunkard's Plea. Tells Hov
He Was Released from the
Bondage of Alcoholic Slavery
LeadLng DruggIsts Guarantee Results

Leading Druggists Guarantee Results
My heart bleeds for every drunk
ard, and l sincerely wish l could meet
them face to face and tell them how 1
was saved from the clutches of the
demon drink. If this were possible
thousands could be saved from drunk
ards graves. Yes. my appetite for
drink was completely destroyed. Here
is the prescription that saved me. One
prepared tescum powder twice day
in coffee. tea. or any liquid. Almost
everything had been tried on me
without results, so don't experiment
with anything but tescum powders,
then you will not be disappointed.
Since the powder is colorless, odor-
less and tasteless Ii can be given
secretly. 1t is intended to destroy the
terrible craving. The results are so
startling that druggists are refund
ing the money If IL fails. (See money
refund guarantee, which druggists
are authorized to give when above
prescription is filled) There is alb
solutely no risk on your part. so you
have everything to gain and nothing
to lose, Mothers and sisters are
now able to cure their loved ones of
this terrible habit with no expense
If 1t fails. If druggists were not
confident of success they could not
afford to make such an offer. Have
the prescription filled to-day before
you FORGET 1t.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-20
CONSIDER NEW
TRAFFIC RULES
Parking in Third Between
Market and Walnut May
Be Prohibited

Special traffic regulations are being
considered by city officials because or
the building operations which have
been started at Third and Walnut
streets for the erection of the Penn
Harris Hotel.
Highway Commissioner Lynch may
confer with Mayor Miller and Captain
Thompson of the traffic police squad
on the advisability of temporarily
stopping parking in Third street be-
tween Market and Walnut streets, to
prevent serious congestion in the
downtown section. For months Third
street traffic has been causing almost
continuous trouble for the traffic de-
partment With the digging up OF
Walnut street to replace steampipes,
and the building work, now under
way. serious congestion may result.
Commissioner Lynch said, unless spe-
cial rules are adopted.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-20
City Officials See
New Fire Engine Tests

City park and fire department OFF,
Gals were present this morning when
the motorized Citizen steam fire en-
gine was tested at Steelton and at
Wildwood Park.
The engine has been equipped with
front-drive tractor but owing to
engine trouble would not climb the
Conestoga street hill. Changes must
be made in the apparatus and addi-
tional brakes installed Commissioner
Gross declared. before it will be &C
cepted.
Commissioner w. T. Strickland
Easton's superintendent of public
safety, accompanied the city officials
on tour of the city parkway, before
the fire engine tests were made.
Commissioner Gross has communi-
Gated with the manufacturing COM
panies now at work on motorized ap-
paratus for the city to learn when il
will be shipped here.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-20

Continued from First Page
days absence. signed the bill this
morning.
Provisions of the Act
The law is intended to take the
police department out of politics.
The only criticism that has been
offered to it locally refers to that
provision which requires that all po-
licemen now in the. service shall
remain therein without the neces-
sity of being examined and remov-
able only after charges preferred by
the superintendent of public affairs
and a hearing before city council.
It is held that some OF the men now
in the service are not up to the
mark, but that now 1t will be next
to impossible to get rid of them so
long as they remain within the strict
Interpretation of the law.
The civil service board, which is
to serve without pay, is charged with
making such regulations as may be
necessary to put the law into effect.
1t is to be made up of four mem
bers, including one physician and
one educator. to be elerted by council
for four-year terms arranged in such
a way that after the first election one
commissioners term ends each year.
All of the employees oil the Depart
ment come under the act, from the
chief to the janitor, and the appoint
ments to the force are to be made
upon recommendation by the board
through the superintendent of pub
lie affairs and upon confirmation by
council. When a vacancy occurs the
three high men on the examination
lists are to be referred to the super
intendent, whose duty it will be to
choose one of them for confirmation.
In case any are not confirmed or are
turned back by the superintendent,
these are TO be restored to THEN
places on the waiting lists. Soldiers
and sailors of the United States are
to be given preference in the ex-
aminations and appointments. Re-
movals cannot be made for political
reasons and only upon charges pre-
ferred by the superintendent of pub
lie affairs and after, hearing be-
fore council.
Appointments to the police force
heretofore have been made largely
for political reasons, and this the
Bureau of Municipal Research in its
recent survey of Harrisburg police
conditions held to be responsible for
deficiencies in the force. The sur
vey report strongly recommends civil
service.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-20

There is likely to be q big sur
plus of oil manner of perishable
vegetables this summer and the only
hope of putting these to good use
lies in canning and preserving; ac-
cordins to Robert j. Walton, pro-
prietor of one of the largest fruit
and vegetable gardens in Pennsyl-
vania, located just east of Hum
melstown.
Truck gardeners have out large
acreages of beans, peas, vegetables,
tomatoes, beets and other vegetables
of the kind" said Mr.. Walton to a
TELEGRAPH reporter today, "and
added to this are the hundreds of
family gardens in Harrisburg and
vicinity. Already lettuce and rad
ishes are q drug on the market. The
same may. be true Of peas, beans,
corn, tomatoes and beets, later in
the season, unless measures are
taken to preserve or can the sur
plus.
IT have reports of a canning fac
tory project for Harrisburg. l be-
lieve that would be a good move
and that large quantities of vege-
tables of all kinds would be avail
able for such an industry. The one
trouble might be a scarcity of tin
cans, and this also may have some
effect on home canning. There are
ways, however, of overcoming this.
Few people know that peas dried are
nearly If not quite as good as peas
canned, and the percentage of loss
by spelling is much less. l notice
that the TELEGRAPH has arranged
for free distribution of a book of
canning instructions. 1 am glad of
that. 1t is good, constructive news
paper work. Every housewife
should have copy.
Beans in Salt
Speaking of preserving without
the necessity of cans or jars, l ven-
ture to say that few persons know
how easy it is to keep green beans
for winter use so that they will be
as good to eat as the day they came
from the vine. Take a large earthen-
ware crock or a keg that won't leak,
put in a layer of salt, then a layer
of beans, then a layer of salt, and
press firmly with the hands, but not
so hard as to injure the beans. Re-
peat with alternate layers of salt
and beans until the crock is full
or the supply exhausted. Place a
wooden covering on the top and
weigh it down with a stone. Don't
use any water or vinegar. Keep in
cool place and use as desired in
the winter, soaking the beans over
night in cold water before cooking.
Beans ought to be so plentiful this
summer that bushels of them could
and should be preserved in this
fashion.
Beets, Also
"Beets may be preserved in this
way, too, except that a small guam
tity of diluted vinegar should be
added to make brine. Corn, beans
and vegetables in general may be
dried or evaporated, according to
the nature of the vegetable, and in
structions how to do this may be
had at small cost.
by canning, preserving and dry
ing believe a vast economy can be
effected this summer and the cost
of living materially reduced next
winter"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-20
ANNIVERSARY
is OBSERVED
Knights of Malta's Festivities
Attended by More Than
q Hundred

Star of America Commandery, 113,
Knights of Malta, celebrated its
twenty fifth anniversary last evening
with more than 15o persons present
The ceremonies opened by singing
the opening ode, "Blest Be the Tie
That Binds" followed with prayer
by the Rev. c. ID. A. Bruner. Twonty
charter msmbers responded to roll
call. The address of welcome WAS
made by Wilmer Crow, d charter mem-
ber, and respepdsd to by tho grand
commander Of Penngylvaniu, Harry NJ.
Askln.
Representatives from sister COM
manderies who were present and ex-
tended greetings, were: John A. Fin
ley. of Baldwin CommanderY, No. 10S,
Steeltoni John w. Grissinger, of
Egyptian Commandery, No. ia; w. 8.
Fishel Of Nazareth Commandery, No.
l26; L. Carver, OF Columbia Com
mandery, No. 13z, Middletown; Thomas
j. Webb, Of st. Paul Commandery, No.
l6S' Mechanicsburg; the Rev. Mr..
KersGhner, Of Newport, Pa, and
lace.
Past Supreme Commander George
w; Welsh, OF Spring Grove. made the
principal address OF the evening on
the crusades and the landmarks OF the
order, and Philip German, organizer
ot the commandery, read q paper on
the origin of the commandery.
George II; sponsler, the only sur
VlVing member of the first officers,
spoke on the early history.
w. =. Fisher. the present recorder,
presented the statistical report in de-
years. The report shows that during
TINS period receipts were 352,070.71;
paid out for sick and death benefits
S2,419.42; 552 members were relieved
by paying. benefits; 80 members died
not including Is wives of companions
At present the commandery has re-
sources amounting to nearly $4,000
and membership of 277.
To Attend Services
Sunday evening the commandery
with other sister communicates, wifi
attend st. Johns Day services at st
Matthews Lutheran Church, where
the pastor, the Rev. Mr.. Snyder, will
preach a special sermon,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-20
BRITISH WOMEN
WIN LONG FIGHT
FOR THE BALLOT
House of Commons Endorse
Principle by an Over
whelming Majority
By dssoeiated Press

London, June 20.-The principle
of woman suffrage was adopted in
the House of Commons last night by
the overwhelming majority of a30
votes. Sir F'rederick Bnnbury'B
amendment against the proposal was
rejected by Ssb to So.
The entire evening was occupied
in debating the Banbury amendment,
which called for the emitting of the
sections OF the bill giving suffrage to
women. The debate, while showing
the existence OF still considerable
opposition to the reform, revealed no
new argument. Manyospeakers sup
ported the amendment on the ground
that the present parliament Is too
stale to possess an authentic man
date to deal with such an important
question. Others appeared to fear
that granting vote to women would
lead eventually to women being
elected to sit in parliament. The
argument that largo body of women
was Indifferent to tho cause was en-
ployed by several mem bers. who ad-
vocated female plebiccite.
Socialist Support
Ramsay Macdonald, the Socialist
representative, strongly supported
giving women the vote. as did Lord
Hugh Cecil. Sir Joseph Compton
Rtckett, president of the National
Council of Evangelical Free Churches,
said that giving the vote to women
meant their entrance into parlia-
ment, the government and diplomatic
service. but he urged the house to
grant the concession ungrudgingly to
the women, who had bravely helped
the nation in time of difficulty. Sir
Stuart Coates. head CT the great
Anglo-American thread firm, quoted
opinions from the United States to
show that granting the women the
vote had proved a failure in those
states which adopt it.
Lord Robert said one of the main
reasons why he supported woman
suffrage was that it made for con-
tentment with the government and
created the sense that the people
were governing themselves. For that
reason it was indefensible to per-
retrate a system under which half
the population was not represented
in parliament. He said it would be
criminal to disregard the voice of
women in postwar problems.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-20

risburg and vicinity are enlisted in
the departments of the National
Guard. When the call was made
to fill the vacancies in the Guard
the young men of the city flocked
to the Armory. When a call was
made for a motor truck company
the entire quota of men was secured
In less than week.
This District Leads
This district which includes %
other counties has led the State in
the number of recruits secured.
Dauphin county while it has not been
the leading county in the district has
furnished large number. Since
April 1 all enlistment applications
have been filed according to coun-
ties, so correct figures could be OBJ
tanned to deduct that number of the
apportionment for the draft.
Enlistin& Units
According to Captain Harrell,
practically one man from every 200
will be called for service. Dauphin
county has almost secured that quota
and with the number who will be
secured for the complete units to be
recruited in this city the total will
be increased by several hundred. All
men who are recruited for the in
fantry units will be retained in the
unit as recruited and sent direct to
Gettysburg to be trained. The units
when trained will still be retained
intact when sent into actual service.
This latter move it is believed by
recruiting officers will be one of the
biggest inducements to enlistment
that has been offered. The men will
home where they can be visited at
any time.
1t is possible that the Harrisburg
newspapers may each recruit a
unit for the training camp at
Gettysburg. At the present time the
men at Gettysburg are short of non
commissioned officers and the young
men who enlist at this time and de-
vote themselves to the study of army
tactics stand an excellent opportunity
of rapid advancement Positions
that men formerly served IS or 80
years for in the regular army are
now being obtained in as many days
by the men who go to the routine of
the army as they have worked for
advancement in civil life.
Keeping Historical Record
During the Civil War very few
men were drafted from this county,
enlistments being higher here than
in most counties of the State. If
Harrisburg is to maintain the record
the boys of '61 made possible enlist
ment under the rulings of the War
Departpr ent will doubtless save the
county from the first draft.
General O'Neil. Colonel Trexler
and the Mayor of Allentown are at
present active in recruiting a unit
similar to the Harrisburg ones to
keep Lehigh county in the same list
if possible. 1t is believed by the
recruiting officers that similar units
will be raised in other towns of the
State.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-20

One woman who used this pre-
scription on her husband says: 1T is
going on the fourth week since he
has touched drop of anything in the
form of liquor or used tobacco of
any kind. He seems already like a
different man. Tescum has gained a
wonderful enthusiast in me. | re-
gard ii as a Godsend. Just think, l
have never seen my husband sober
for more than 4S hours in years and
now 1t is going on one month since he
had his last drink"
Another one gratefully writes: "I
have used tescum powders on my hus-
band and find 1t one of the greatest
cures in this world. He hasn't taken
a drink for almost FIVE weeks and
says he never will. My home does NOT
seem like the same place and life
seems worth living. 1 hope thous-
ands gain what I have This has
been good new year for me without
drink in my home"
NOTE - A leading druggist when
shown the above article said: yes.
tescum is very remarkable remedy
for the drink habit. 1t is harmless.
wonderfully effective and is having
an enormous sale. l advise everyone
who wishes to destroy the liouor
habit to give it a trial" It is sold
in this city by j. Nelson Clark and all
other frst-class druggists.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-20
MAY ESTABLISH
WIDE CURVE
TO VIADUCT
Planning Commission Con-
slders Plan to Widen Chest
nut Street at Fourth

A tentative plan to widen the south
side Of Chestnut street at Fourth
street and establish wide curve at
the approach to the Mulberry street
bridge was submitted to tho City
Planning Commission this morning
by Samuel Fishman, owner of tho
properties at Fourth and Chestnut
streets.
Mr.. Fishman's plan, II approved
finally. would be to set back tho
house line several feet and widen
the street, eliminate the sharp turn
at Fourth and Chestnut streets to
the approach and make a wide curve
there. Mr.. Fishman said he will be
willing to give the necessary space
for this and will ask the right to
construct store fronts to the side
walk on the west side of the bridge
at Fourth street.
Would Widen Street
Eventually, city officials believe. II
the plan is accepted and carried out,
Chestnut street would probably be
widened from Fourth to Second
streets. No action was taken by the
Planning Commission. but a more
thorough investigation of the scheme
will be made.
Mr.. Fishman is planning to erect
a large garage in Chestnut street and
at the corner of the property which
he has acquired intends to have
stores constructed. The improve
ment will be one of the biggest bust
ness developments in that section of
the city in years.
Before adjourning the Planning
Commission approved ordinances for
street changes at Cloverly.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-20
US. TO FIX COST
OF MUNITIONS FOR
ARMY AND NAVY
Sec. Daniels Calls Federal
Trade Commission to
Study Costs
ALLOW FAIR PROFIT
Manufacturers Will Be Di-
rected to Deliver All
Needed Supplies
ALLOW FAIR PROFIT

Washington, June 20. - Secretary
Daniels called the entire member
ship of the Federal Trade Commits
sion into conference to-day and re-
quested them to ascertain without
delay The cost of production of all
basic raw materials entering into the
manufacture of munitions or powder
for the navy.
Copper, steel, coal, iron and fuel
oil are included and Mr.. Daniels said
that when the production cost for
such articles were established the
price to be paid by the navy would
be fixed, allowing for a fair, even
liberal profit" 20 the producers.
Beyond that" the secretary add
ed, L am not going to pay"
Pending the fixing of cost prices
by the Trade Commission the de-
partment will continue to direct pro-
ducers and manufacturers to deliver
to the navy such articles and sup
plies as it needs.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-20
II. S. RAILROAD
MISSION SOLVES
/ RUSS PROBLEMS
Conditions Not So Bad Con-
sidering Heavy War
Traffic
TO PROLONG TRIP
Mainly Interested Now in
Building Shop to Make
Necessary Repairs
By Associated Press

Petrograd, June 20.-The American
Railways Commission. which Is now
in Petrograd. proposes to make a
wider examination of Russia's rail-
road resources than was first contem-
plated and a trip through the south
is now being considered. The COM
mission is confident that great i'm
provements are practicable, even with
the existing deficiency in rolling
stock. The immediate problem is con-
gestion and the commission believes
that even under present conditions
traffic can be increased more than
threefold.
The Americans are somewhat skep-
tical. 1t is believed, about the possi-
bility of managing the lines on the
principles put forward by N. V. Mex
rasoff, minister of communications.
who is accompanying the commission.
In a statement given to The Associ-
ated Press by M. Mitinsky. director
of the Department of Material, warm
appreciation was expressed for the
work already done by the Americans.
M. Mitinsky, who met the commission
on its arrival at Vladivostok, said:
Tracks Are Fair
"Mr. Stevens and his colleagues
found the tracks not so bad as eX-
pected. they being of similar construc-
ton throughout without any particu-
lar bad spots. In regard to the roll
ing stock, they also found the condi-
tion of the cars relatively favorable.
The work OF the Americans in Vladt-
vostok was admirable and they are
now engaged in planning and putting
together shops. On the spot they de-
cided that the facilities at Vladivos-
tok were inadequate to take care or
the expected delivery of big Amer
lean orders and the construction of
two big piers for ships drawing forty
five feet was decided upon and
sketches made. 1 Immediately OBJ
tained the consent of Petrograd and
the work has already begun and VIII
be finished within three months.
"At Harbin, Tehita, Krasnoyarsk,
Irkutsk and also at Vyatka in Euro
pean Russia, thorough examinations
were made, chiefly from the stand
point of finding the most suitable To-
cations for repair shops. We will act
on the advice of the commissioners.
Good Bridges
"The commission was much I'M
pressed by our big bridges, particu-
larly over the Sungari. the Yenesei
and at Novomoskovsk. We met en-
route the chiefs of the technical and
traffic department and found our
working personnel inclined to cor
daily cooperate with the Americans.
One proof of which was that the train
made quicker time under peace condi-
tions. We made it rule to have no
secrets from the commission, and, al
though no program is fixed, 1 believe
the Americans will stay as long as
we want them. In my opinion that
means a very long time"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-20
William M. Breitinger
With H. J. Heinz Co.

The H. J. Heinz Company, the big
preserving firm, to-day announced
the appointment of William NJ.
Breitinger, of this city, as chief Of
the Harrisburg office. Mr.. Breiting-
er will have charge of credits, col
lections and accounts, but not of
sales. The Office has been located
here for some months and it was
thought wise to have a Harrisburg
man we'll acquainted with the terri
tory in charge.
Mr.. Breitinger has been connected
with the Harrisburg Light and Pow
er Company for six years and pre-
vious to that held positions in the
accounting departments of the Cen
trail Iron and Steel and Elliott
Fisher companies. He will take
charge at once.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-20
Y.M.C.A. Committee Makes
Plans to Raise Money

A meeting of the newly-appointed
finance committee of the Y. NJ. c. A.
was held yesterday afternoon in the
association rooms, Second and Lo-
Gust streets. Preliminary plans for
financing the proposed improve
ments were discussed.
1t was decided not to wage an
extensive campaign for the neces-
sary money. A membership cam
paign will be started sometime in
October. Charles w. Burtnett has
been selected as chairman of the
committee in charge of the cam
paign. He will announce his COM
mittee within the next several
weeks,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-20
Open Bids For New
Lymsville Concrete Bridge

County Commissioners at noon to-
day opened bids for the new con-
crete bridge to be built over the
Swatara creek at Lyonsville, near
Hershey. Proposals were submitted
as follows for the entire work. Paul
d. Kaufman, $27,500; Sucker
Brothers Construction Company,
S26,S90; Ferro Concrete Company,
$1,000; G. w. Ensign. Inc, S33,-
307.31. Extra charges for additional
excavation or concrete work, if nee
essary, were submitted also.
The Commissioners adjourned aft
eli opening the bids and met again
late in the afternoon. 1t will require
about so working days to complete
the construction.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-20
BEATEN BY FOOTPADS

Claiming that he was thrown over
a high board fence after he had been
beaten by two colored boys, who at
tempted to rob him at KeIker and
Woodbine streets, Edward Lewis,
aged Is, 1876 North Fifth street,
was admitted to the Harrisburg
Hospital last night, suffering from
a supposed fractured left shoulder.