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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-22
City Sealer Weighs
Coal for Consumers
Suspicious of Carts

Suspicion on the part of Harris
burgers that the cars and wagons now
being pressed into service by one or
two city coal dealers do not carry full
weight in the amount of fuel delivered
are being investigated by II. d. Reel,
CITY sealer of weights and measures.
The wagons are said to have been put
in use because of the big demand for
coal
ing coal because of the bulk. The
sealer has been forced to have porters
carry the coal in bags to scales
There is no danger of a coal famine
in Harrisburg, dealers said this morn
ing. A fair amount is stored in the
various yards. The price, however, is
advancing steadily.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-22
Track on Island Will Be !.
Heightened by Committee

Members of the Harrisburg Track
Athletics Committee will meet next
week in the offices of the City Park
Department, in the Calder building.
Arrangements will be made for the
opening of the season, and for the
track meets to be held in May and
June. improvements this year will
include lengthening the running track
from one-sixth to one-quarter mile.
1t was shortened last year, because OF
work on the erection of the new Cum
berland Valley railroad bridge, ne
cessitating the use of some of the
ground for machinery.
No work will be started, however,
until after the spring floods.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-22
Evidence Pointing to
Wide Rami6cations of
Alleged German Spy Plot

New York, Feb 22.-Evidence
pointing to wide qualifications of an
alleged German spy plot in this coun-
try will be laid before the Federal
grand jury, called to meet here to-
morrow. 1t is understood that the De
partment of Justice is particularly de-
sirous of investigating methods used
to get American passports by aliens
not entitled to them.
The first cases to come before the
jury VIII be those of Albert Sander
and Karl w. Wunnenberg, accused of
violating the neutrality laws in send
ing men abroad to obtain British war
secrets for Germany.
Federal officials. it was learned to-
day, are searching for other persons
involved in this alleged conspiracy.
Three men now under arrest, one
in England and two in Holland, will be
brought here as witnesses in this in
vestigation.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-22
PRICE PROBLEM
MAKES PRODUCE
MEN PESSIMISTS
Potatoes Jump 65 Cents a
Bushel to Wholesaler Deal
ers Over Night
HOUSEWIVES NOT BUYING
Middlemen Say Real Shortage
Confronts Growers, Mer-
chants and Consumers

The wholesale price Of potatoes to
produce jobbers jumped 65 cents a
bushel over night in the great potato
growing centers in the middle west,
local dealers said this morning.
Pessimism concerning any imme-
dlate relief in prices to the consumer
seemed to reign generally in produce
circles. 1t was said that the freezing
of crops in southern states has put an
other barrier which cannot be remoV-
ed for some time between the house
wife and normal prices.
In the middle west where the price
was jumped last night to $3.65 q
bushel Il demand was made that pur-
charers deposit a certified check be-
fore the potatoes will be loaded in
the cars. This, it was said, was to
prevent any cancellation of orders and
applies to every jobber regardless of
his credit standing.
Opinion concerning the result of the
widespread boycott gaainst the tubers
among the housewives of this city
was diversified this morning. Grocers
expressed various opinions as to the
outcome while wholesalers in the main
expressed the opinion that the boy
colt might operate as u boomerang
and result in forcing the prices still
higher by reason of keeping shipments
out of the district.
1t was certain, however, that house.
wives were saving money by not buy
ing potatoes and making use of the
many substitutes.
w. Arthur Baptist, head of the
Gardner Baptist Company this morn
ing attributed the high prices entire
ly to an extraordinary shortage due
to small crops, freezing and an in
creased demand. He said that the sup
ply now held by farmers in this vicin-
ity was about exhausted. Men have
secured the country hereabout within
the last few days, he said, and have
been unable to find farmers with po-
tatoes on hand.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-22
Third Penna. Artillery
Coming Home Mar. Is

San Antonio, Tex, Feb 22.-Addition-
al dates announced at Southern Depart
ment headquarters to-day for the de-
parture of state troops from the bor-
der practically completes the schedule
of the homeward movement for or
ganizations included in the first of the
two contingents into which the $4,000
guardsmen have been divided for trans
portation purposes.
The dates include: c Battery, New
Jersey field artillery, Douglas, Ariz
March Z. Third Pennsylvania field ar
tillery El Paso, March IS.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-22
Taylor's Check For
Implications Ready
Since February 5

Counsel for Samuel Taylor to-day
notified County Solicitor Philip S. Moy-
er that he has had on his desk since
February 3 check in the sum of IS,
signed by Mr.. Taylor, covering dupli-
cations in his sworn statement for
services as Jury Commissioner, two
items of which have been rejected by
the County Commissioners. The ex-
planation was made that the check
had not been forwarded due to press
of other business. The sum covers du-
plications for services March 8 and
August 10, 1916.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-22
Burgess Finds Man He
Hauled to Lookup in
Wheelbarrow is Gone

After going to all the trouble to haul
a drunk around town hall in a Wheel
barrow, Burgess J.. Fred Hummel, of
Wormleysburg, to-day is on a man.
hunt to find the person or persons who
released his prisoner.
Burgess Hummel, late last night,
found the inebriate sound asleep in
front of the hall No copper in sight
the Burgess finally discovered a wheel
barrow and converted it into a police
patrol. At the lookup n watchman cas-
put in charge, but this morning both
guard and prisoner were gone.
What is worrying Wormleysburg of
hcials is that they can't make a COM
plete record of who the prisoner was
his reasons for preferring a bed in
front of the town hall and his SEN
tence
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-22
By associated Press

Washington, Feb. %. - Threatened
food and fuel shortages in many local
tiles caused by freight congestion and
car shotage seemed to-day to have
been averted by drastic orders of the
railroads, cooperating with the Inter
state Commerce Commission, to rush
special shipments to needy towns or
cities. American Railway Association
officials declared the danger of made
quate supply of living necessities be-
cause of transportation problems had
lessened greatly within the last two
weeks and the possibility of a general
shortage throughout the East was
slight. The dearth of freight cars is
less than a year ago, they said.
The railway association yesterday
ordered individual lines to give spe-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-22
BELIEVE FOOD FAMINE
WILL BE AVERTED By
BIG RUSH SHIPMENTS

cial attention to prompt shipment of
coal and coke to eighteen Middle
Western cities when it became appar-
ent suddenly that the reserve stocks
in many of these places were nearly
exhausted and the gas supply was
threatened.
Railway officials and the Interstate
Commerce Commission regarded the
view of the congestion expressed by j.
p. Griffin, president of the Chicago
Board of Trade, as unduly serious. He
predicted rioting and anarchy if food
prices are not reduced soon by open
ing of channels of railway supply, and
charged that the eastern roads are
using a disproportionate share of cars
for munitions shipments, preventing
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-22
WASHINGTON DAY
MARKED BY REAL
AMERICAN SPIRIT
Wide Observance of Day Hon
oring Father of His
Country

Real old-fashioned Americanism
sparkled to-day in the early celebra-
tion of the birthday anniversary of
the nations first President, while nu-
merous committees worked hard all
day putting the finishing touches to
patriotic exercises scheduled for this
evening at the close of Washington's
Birthday.
Aside from the more formal pro-
grams, banquets and meetings, hun
dreds of informal little parties are
planned for this evening.
Confectioners and others who make
a speciality in little favors such as
replicas of the famous hatchet, to say
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-22
ULTIMATUM TO
GARBAGE FIRM
BY E. Z. GROSS
Tells Gardner City Will Take
Over Work Unless Clean
Up Is Hurried
TO NAME INSPECTORS
Will Make Bonding Company
Pay Bill if Health Department
Takes Over Work

CITY Commissioner Il. u. Gross serv-
ed notice this morning on Samuel
Hardner of the Pennsylvania Reduc-
ton Company, that unless a general
cleanup OF all ashes and garbage ac-
.cumulated all over the city, is started
next Monday and completed within a
reasonable length of time, the city will
take over the work at once.
Mr.. Gardner, DIR. j. NJ. j. Rauniclz,
Commissioner Gross and Oliver p.
Keller, of the city health bureau,
held a lengthy conference this morn
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-22
WASHINGTON IS
HONORED BY
ENTIRE NATION
Frequent Reference TO Inter-
national Situation During
ObSerVanceS

Washington, Feb. %. - President
Wilson participated in George Wash
ington's birthday exercises here to-
day at which frequent reference was
made to the present international sit
uation.
1T is much less of an adventure to
write history than to try to enact II" +"
sand the President in presenting n gold
medal to a school boy for writing an
essay on history.
The President pledged allegiance
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-22
THE, WEATHER

For Harrisburg and vicinity: Part
Iy cloudy tO-niEht; sOmewl,ut
colder Friday, probably snow or
rain, with rising temperature;
moderate to fresh northwest
shifting to east winds.
Temperature; "a. M, 81 degrees
above zero.
Suni Rises, 6;5S n. m.
Moon: First quarter, February IS,
II :4S n. m.
River Stage; O.S feet above low
water mark.
Legal holiday; no river calculations
made.
Yesterdays Weather
Highest temperature, 3S.
Lowest temperature. -.
Mean temperature, 81.
Normal temperature. 81.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-22
TO ADDREss UNnERwRITERs

Winslow RUSSELL manager of agen-
cies of the Phoenix Mutual Life Insur-
ance Company, of Hartford, Conn, this
evening will address the Central Penn
sylvania Association of Life Underwrit-
ers at a luncheon to be given at the
Engineers Society clubhouse at $50
o'clock.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-22
American Senmen Taken to Germany on YaToDdnle Re-
ported Freed After Berlin Learns Ships Here Had
Not Been Confscafed
FIVE AMERICANS ON CREW OF
SWEDISH SHIP SUNK BY BOMBS
Gipen Ten Minutes to Take TO Boats; Four Other YES
sells TorpedOed To-Day; Two Neutruls Among
Them; Aggregate 9,743 Tons

Amsterdam, Feb D. via London dispatch received here
the American sailors who taken Ger
many the Yarrowdale have been released.
The released the dispatch after the Ger
informed officially that German ships
concated and that their had been
interned
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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1917-04-26
No Time for Crop Gambling

Miss ssippi farmers can not
afford to make a crop failure
this year. This is no time for
gambling with uncertain crops.
Every available acre of land
needs to yield a sure and album
dant harvest.
The farmers themselves need
returns from sure crops to COM
pensate them for their recent
losses, and the country needs the
products. Where cotton has
been a doubtful crop In recent
years don't take a chance. A
wet spring and late planting
makes it risky. Make sure of a
crop by reducing the cotton acre.
age to the low limit and replac-
ing it with corn, cowpeas, velvet
beans, soy beans, and other
crops over which the boil weevil
has no power.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1917-04-26

earth shall be filled with My
glory. The desert shall bloom
as the rose, waters break out in
the wilderness and streams in
the desert: and ruined cities and
desolate land shall be inhabited,
and the whole earth become as
the garden of Eden" the scrip
lures say. s
These wonderful times are
called by the apostles, Times of
restitution of all things" For
Christ came to seek and save
that which was lost by Adams
transgression. The time when
David says, Mercy and Truth
shall meet thgether, Righteous
ness and Peace shall kiss each
other, and Truth shall spring out
of the earth (the people). The
time when Isaiah declares, THE
dead shall live, they shall arise:
awake and sing, We that dwell in
the dust. The earth shall cast
out her dead, the earth shall no
more cover her slain in the Col
den age"
Close your eyes for a moment
to the scenes of misery and woe,
degradation and sorrow that yet
prevails on account of sin, and
picture before your mental Wis
ion the glory of a perfect earth.
Not a stain of sin mars the har-
mony and peace of a perfect So
ciety. Not a bitter thought, not
an unkind look or word, love
yelling up in every heart.
The holy prophets foretold it,
The Lord preached it,
The apostles announced it,
Philosophers wrote Of it,
Poets sang about it,
We ought to know about it.
Subscriber.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1917-04-26
Farmers "A Call to Arms

Growing food for the family
and feed for the livestock is the
farmers surest form".of prepar-
edness against the enemies hard
times and debt. Good gardens,
fresh milk and butter, fresh
eggs and fruits with home raised
ham and hominy for the folks;
and plenty Of home grown hay
supplemented with permanent
pastures for the livestock is the
best ammunition to use against
these enemies in the war for
prosperity,
A call to Mississippi farmers
to arm themselves with fertile
soil, good livestock, and practi-
cal implements to wage this war
was recently issued by the State
Bankers Association in coopera-
ton with the Mississippi A. and
M. College Extension Depart
mant.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1917-04-26
The Prices They Make

Once upon time the writer was for several
days in large CITY where many of our people go
shopping, and while there had occasion to purchase
an article of apparel To our surprise we found
that the item which could have been bought in
Okolona for dollar it charged and questions
asked, cost US, spot cash, $1.25 This set US to
thinking.
The next two days, we spent looking over the
city and examining goods and prices. To our sur
prise (and our past experience as a merchant
aided greatly in passing on. the articles examin-
ed we found nearly every item was regularly sd
in our home town for less u oney than these city
merchants asked. Then we wondered why or
people go there to trade. And we are still woG-
dering why Unless Barnum the great show man
gave the answer when he said, The American
people love to be fooled we are little nearer an
answer than we were then.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1917-04-26

phania said much the same of
this notable day, "The Lord
said, wait until the day that l
rise up to the prey, for My de-
termination is to gather the ma
tons that | may assemble the
kingdoms to pour upon them My
indignation, even all My fierce
anger; for all the earth shall be
devoured with the fire of My
Jealousy" Also Haggai the
prophet said, "The Lord will at
this time shake the heavens and
and the earth, sea and dry land,
and the Desire of all nations
shall come. Then David speaks
of this glorious day and says,
He maketh wars to cease unto
the ends of the earth. He
breaketh the bow and cutteth
the spear in sunder. He burneth
the chariot in the fire, and says,
Be STILL"
And at that time Micah says,
Many nations shall come and
the Lord would teach His ways,
and would rebuke strong nations
afar off: and they shall Cat LAST
beat their swords into plow-
shares, and their spears into
pruning-hooks; nation shall not
lift up sword against nation, nei-
Their shall they learn war any
more. But they shall sit every
one under his own vine and fig
tree"
But before this, what an hum
bling process to get the nations
to obey the Golden Rule. AS
John the Babtist answered those
who asked him what they should
do, said, you who have two
coats, give to those who have
none; and he that hath food, let
him do likewise. He also
pointed out the duty of the tax
gathers and soldiers. Luke $40
IA. Thus the Lord seems to
teach the Golden Rule, which
will usher in the Golden Age.
What will the earth be like
one thousand years from now?
With all our wonderful inven-
tons of labor and time saving
machines to lift the curse of
sweat of brow, and the rapid in
crease of knowledge on every
should we not expect
greater progress in the future
than has been made in the past?
Sir Isaac Newton said he would
not wonder that people would
travel fifty miles an hour, some
day. Mr.. Edison says electrici-
ty is only in its infancy. Now
let the Bible speak. Heaven
IS My throne and the earth is my
footstool. and l will make the
place of My feet glorious. His
Will Done on earth as it is Done
n Heaven.
''As truly as | live, the whole |
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1917-04-26
Stirring Address at Court House

Evangelist L. F. link, repre-
senting the international Bible
Students Association of Brook
Ign, N. Y, delivered a stirring
and comforting address at the
court house Sunday, Apr. Is, on
"Armageddon and the Golden
Age to follow" The Evangel-
list shot to pieces the age long
theory that the world will come
to an end and the earth burned
to a crisp at Christ's second COM
ing. and the world judged in a
twenty-four hour day; and prov
ed by scores of scriptures taken
from both Old aud New Tesla
ment, that the second coming of
Christ will be for the express
purpose of uplifting and restor-
ing the fallen race and lost do
minion.
The lecture was we'll attended
and the Message of Hope that
came from Gods Word through
the lips of this servant did not
fail to make its impression upon
the audience, Notwithstanding
the dark war clouds that hang
over our nation and the world.
Armageddon, the Hill of Me-
geddo Mount of Destruction) is
in the southern edge of the plain
of Esdraelon. This locality was
the great battle field of Gideon
and the Midianites. The over
throw of the Midianites repre-
sented Israel's release, and now
Gideon represented the Lord in
this great battle of Armageddon
of Truth aud error, Right and
wrong, GOOD and evil, Light and
darkness.
Upon this battle field Saul was
defeated and slain to make way
for King David and his reign.
So today this great battle opens
the way for Christ to reign and
release all creation from slavery
to sin and death.
Daniel the prophet foretold
that this would be a time of trou-
BILE such as never was since there
was a nation, and Jesus said,
mo nor shall be, and except
those days should be shortened,
there should be no flesh saved,
but for the elects sake those
days shall be shortened" The
prophet Joel said, Prepare war,
wake up the mighty men, let all
the men of war draw near. Beat
your plow-shares into swords
and your pruning-hooks into
spears: let the weak (nations)
say to the Strong. Gather the
nations, and the Lord would
bring down the mighty ones,
and God would Judge the nations
: .l;:s ra.!ey Cl Jenoshaphat. I"
the valley of grsves.) And Ze-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-10-14
Catarrh of Stomach for Years
.szzawza, Doctors Said No Hope

catarrh OF the stomach and small
intestines for a number of years.
went To a number of doctors and
got no relief, and finally one of
my doctors sent me to CHICAGO. and
II met the same fate They said
they could do nothing for me; said
II had cancer Of the stomach and
there was no cure. almost
thought the same, for my breath
was something awful. I could not
eat anything without great misery
and l gradually grew worse. Finally
/ concluded To try Perina, and
found relief and a cure for that
dreadful disease, catarrh. 1 took
FIVE bottles Of ePruna and two Of
Manalin. and I now feel like
new man. There is nothing better
than Peruna, and I keep a bottle
of IL in my house all the time"
our booklet, telling you how TO
keep well, free 10 all.
Those who object TO liquid mcdi-
cines can now procure Peruna Tab
lets. Adv.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-10-14
DRAFT BOARD To
CALL 100 MORE
Make Preparations to be
Ready When Next Quota
is Summoned.
News-Times Special Service

sNtN ii AAAlEc NIt-NiuA NNt flANs
EI4KHART. oct. 13.-At a meet
ing OF the local exemption board
Friday afternoon il was announced
that = would call 100 more men 20
appear for physical examination.
The calls were sent out TO have so
appear on Wednesday and 80 more
appear THURSDAY
These men viii be examined so
that the board will have enough ac-
cepted men 20 provide the next
quota that Is called The local board
fears that if il does not get credit
for the men that enlisted il viii have
10 take nearly all the men so far
examined % make up the quota Of
1S6 men that are TO be taken from
this district
Thus far the board has sent 112
aiel and is ready 70 send 20 more
men 10 make up the total Of 1856
men The board stated d few days
ago thai IL had SO more men ready
70 go towards making their total.
This is the reason the board is anX-
ious to get credit for the men that
have enlisted before they were
drafted. Nothing has been heard
from the district board in reply D
Il letter sent by the local board ask
~. whether they will be allowed
credit for the enlisted men.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-10-14
TEACHERS PLAN
A BIG SESSION
To Hear Many Noted EduCa-
tOrS-WiII Attend Foot
ball Game.

INDIANAPOLIS, oct. 13.-As-
surances that Mrs. Cora Wilson
Stewart. president of the Kentucky
uliteracy commission will attend the
annual convention OF the Indiana
Teachers association to be held here
Nov 20 3. inclusive. have been
received by the executive committee
OF the association. Mrs Stewart
is on the program to tell about her
famous moonlight schools i'm the
mountain sections of the south
Mrs. Stewart was unable to attend
last years convention.
In 1911 Mrs. Stewart was superin-
Jendent of the schools in Rowan
county. Kentucky. She decided TO
open them 10 adults who were il
literate. and So established night
schools on moonlight nights. They
were successful in Rowan county,
and have been extended 10 many
other states i'm the south.
The closing day OF the teachers
convention promises TO Oe OF more
than ordinary interest. A big pa
triotic service will be held in the
morning. In the afternoon the foot
ball game between Indiana univer-
sitv and the Ohio State university
viii be played here Many teachers
will attend the game.