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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-01
ONE ADDITIONAL MAN ON
BOROUGH FORCE INSTEAD :
OF THREE AS RECOMMENDED

"One additional patrolman will be
added to the day force of the bor-
ough police squad" Councilman
Charles +. Keim, chairman of the
police committee said this morning
Definite action on the addition of
one man will be made at a meeting
of the committee in the police sta
ton this evening. according to the
chairman. The action of the commit
tee Will be recommended to council
for its approval at the monthly ses-
sion on Monday evening. An increase
in the present rate of wages will be
discussed by the committee.
The addition of one man will
hardly be approved by businessmen
when Chief of Police Grove in his
yearly report recommended that
three men be added to the force
one on day and two on highland
that combination wagon to be used
as patrol and ambulance
Businessmen Favor Recommendation
businessmen are anNiously await
ing the results of to-night's meeting
A prominent businessman, former
councilman and well-known resident
said this morning that council
should follow out the recommenda-
tons of Chief Grove and should have
at least two new patrolmen.
Chairman Keim said that he fav-
ored the addition of more than one
man but this will mean considerable
money and that council expects to
operate the affairs of the borough
during the coming year without rails
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-01

ing the mill rate. Chairman Keim
said that the men are greatly needed
and should be added, but without
money, IL cannot be done. The COM
bination wagon, Mr.. Keim said, will
not be purchased.
Burgess McEntee, who has not
openly expressed his opinion on in
creasing the force will meet with the
committee tonight. 1t is understood
that Chief Grove will also be at the
session. Members of the committee
are C. E. Keim, Z. c. Henderson
and ]. C. Craig.
Chief Needs Men
Chief of Police Grove is very anx-
ious to have three men placed on
duty Judging from his yearly report.
The police official emphasized the
need of men when he brought out
that when a general pay is issued to
employees at the steel plant there is
considerable work for the day force.
An average of twelve telephone calls
come into the station in a day for a
patrolman to break up a fight or
other nuisances, during the time the
men take off to spend their money.
These calls must be answered by
the chief and one patrolman in ad-
dition to much other work. At the
present time the day force of two
men has enough work to do for the
government, to keep them, busy for
several weeks. This must be done in
addition to answering calls and
much other work, the chief eN-
planned.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-01
Love, and More Love Is
Needed, Says Singer


Philadelphia.-Love of love
everywhere-if America is to be a
really successful Nation!
Alma Webster Powell, songster
and lecturer, in lecture before the
University Extension Society in With
erspoon Hall, declared love is the
remedy for all ills in America. She
advocated that Congress pass laws
that will establish schools in which
"all kinds of love- may be taught by
men and women of all ages.
There's a cowardice that comes
from too much self-control,H she
said. "All the women seem to feel
as though the love ought first to
come from the man, while all the
men seem to fear that If they make
advances they will be stung in the
end. SO it ends by no one trying to
begin.
There is too little love about. We
ought to love in the streets, and love
in railroad trains, to love in trolley
cars and in the butcher shops. There
must be lots of love around IL we
would win success for America.
Congress ought to pass some laws
that will establish schools in which
all kinds of love may be taught to
men and women of all ages. Music
will result from starting these kinds
of institutions, and music is our di-
rect need to-day outside of love. But
men have peanut brains and cannot
see the need.
Were love and music prominent
there could be in every city fifty new
Carusos coming yearly to gladden.
our hearts. The university degrees
we prize so highly now are scraps
of paper that we strive to gain be-
cause we do not know the greater
things of life. If we had music and
above all love the girls would will
ingly go back to housework ana the
chilliness of rooms would all be
smothered in the warmth of deep
affection. Get back to the essential
things. And love"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-01
Mrs. F. A. Robbins Elected
Head of the Red Cross;
Mrs. Quincy Bent Resigns

The executive committee of the To-
cal Red Cross chapter in session this
morning accepted Mrs. Quincy Bent $
reignation as chairman with much re-
gret. Mrs. f. A. Robbins, wife of
F. A. Robbins, general manager of
the local steel plant, was elected to
succeed her as chairman of the chap
ter and of the executive committee.
1t was largely due to Mrs. Ben's eff
forts that the chapter was organized
here and that it has made such a
splendid showing. Mrs. Bent's many
friends refret very much to see this
splendid leader leave the borough. \
committee was appointed to draw up
resolutions on the death of w. f.
Darby who was attorney for the civil
ian relief committee.
The firts of a esries of wheat-sav-
ing demonstration wisll be given by
Miss Barrett, supervisor of household
arts in the boYough public schools in
the Red Cross headquarters this eve
ming. The demonstration will be
given at the time the sewers are at
work and will not in any way hinder
them. II the demonstrations are well
attended they will be continued.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-01
Tells a Secret
Manufacturer of Famous Medi-
cine Tells Ingredients, So Pub
lie Can Appreciate Pure, Re-
liable Medicine.

Many people fear TO take medi-
cine to check and abort colds, cure
coughs, catarrh, etc. This fear is
groundless with all the products of
The Blackburn Products Co., Day.
ton, Ohio. Not one contains opiates,
narcotics or harmful drugs. Men
|tho-LaXene, for coughs, colds, ca
tarrh and all distress following a
|cold, is a compound of Wild Cherry,
Tolu, Cascara, Grindelia, Menthoe
Ammonium Chloride, and alcohol
sufficient to preserve and keep in
|solution.
Every ingredient is in concen-
trated form and the medicines is so
|strong that only ten-drop doses are
to be taken in the raw" state. But
the ideal way is to make into a
|syrup by emptying a 2Is OF. bottle
|of Mentho-LaXene into a pint bottle
land then fill the bottle with granu-
lated sugar syrup, made by dis
Solving a pint OF sugar in a half
pint of boiling water. 1t is said by
thousands that this makes a most
defective home treatment for all cold
TROUBLES. The manufacturer guar
|antees it to please or money back.
Sold by all good druggists.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-01
SAGE TEA KEEPS
YOUR HAIR DARK
When Mixed with Sulphur 1t
Brings Back It's Beautiful
Lustre at Once.

Gray hair, however handsome. de-
notes advancing age We all know
the advantages of youthful appear
ance. Your hair is your charm. 1t
makes or mars the face. When it
fades, turns gray and looks streaked.
just a few applications of Sage Tea
and Sulphur enhances its appearance
a hundred-fold.
Don't stay gray! Look young!
Either prepare the recipe at home
or get from any drug store a
bottle of "Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur
Compound" which is merely the
old-time recipe improved by the ad-
dition of other ingredients. Thou
sands of folks recommend this
ready-to-use preparation, because it
darkens the hair beautifully. besides,
no one can possibly tell, as it darkens
so naturally and evenly. You moist
en- a sponge or soft brush with it,
drawing this through the hair, TAX
ing one small strand at a time. BY
morning the gray hair disappears;
after another application or two, its
natural color is restored and it be-
comes thick, glossy and lustrous, and
you appear years younger.
Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Com
pond is a delightful toilet requisite.
1t is not intended for the cure, miti-
cation or prevention of disease
Adv.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-01
League Committee to
Meet President Musser

A committee from the Municipal
League composed of r. A. Robbins.
Charles S. Davis and G. NJ. Long will
meet President Frank 3. Musser of
the Harrisburg Railways Company
tonight to discuss the move of plac-
ing a dispatcher in Steelton to take
care of the service on the lower end
of this line. The conditions CT serv-
ice due to lack of supervision on this
part of the system below Steelton
will be brought before the attention
of the Official. Members of the
committee brought out that it is not
a complaint but just a suggestion to
better conditions.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-01
! WAS WEAK
and NERVOUS
Would Get Numb and
Dizzy

Says Mr.. z. W. Ewell, 1877 Balm
|St. Harrisburg, I was just about all
bin, the least exertion tagged me out.
p was subject TO dizzy spells, would
|get weak and nervous, could not
sleep well nights. At times a numb
feeling would creep over me, after
which I would feel chilly.
I worried a lot and spoke to my
Friends about my condition, but they
laughed at me, because I looked
healthy and well in spite of my
miserable feeling. I ran the gamut
of the usual treatment without re-
suit, at this time I saw Sanpan ad-
|Eertised and decided to try it, and
Rt worked wonders for me. My
nerves are quiet, I don't get dizzy
znor numb, I don't get chilly, nor do
y tire easily, in fact feel perfect.
ZSanpan is being introduced at Kel-
er's drug store, 405 Market St,
Harrisburg.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-01
Small Amount of Booty
Recovered by Shelly

Two of four bags, several pocket
books and everything that was not
very useful of the booty taken from
Kirk Shelley. proprietor OF the Gen.
tral Hotel in bold holdup on sat
urday night, was found by several
children while playing under a porch
in the section of Swatara street,
known as "Bent's Row. This find
gives the police several new clues to
the thief and an arrest is expected
in a few days. Police officials are
of the opinion that two men were
implicated in the theft, and after
the robbery they went 20 this spot
where the loot was divided.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-01
COMMITTEE TO
HELP The STATE
The Chamber of Commerce
Names Men to Assist in
Study of Insurance

Alba B. johnson. President of the
Pennsylvania State Chamber of
Commerce, to-day announced the
appointment of the following men,
bers of the Health Insurance Com
mittee of the State Chamber to su-
pervise an investigation to be made
by the Legislative and Research Bu-
reau of the State Chamber. under
the direction of DIR. c. H. Crennan,
of the Wharton School of Finance
and Commerce, University of Penn
sylvania: F. W. Walker, Beaver
Falls; John s. Fisher, Indiana; John
G. Pew, Pittsburgh; Worthington
Scranton, Scranton; S. B. McCor-
mick, Chancellor, University of
pittsburgh; Dr Charles H. Willis
Philadelphia. I
1t is the intention of the Com
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-01
"Shot Traitors Like
Dogs" Says Pastor

you to-day that every man and wo-
man on these shores, who receives
our advantages and enjoys our privi-
leges. and who refuses to give whole
hearted allegiance to this land that
has given him more than he would
ever have known but for us, is %
traitor and ought, when apprehend-
ed, to be stood against the wall and
shot like dog"
That was but one of the many
outstanding remarks of the Rev. Ell
mer /. Goshen, pastor of the First
Congregational Church, in a patri-
cite address the other night. He
took as his subject The Message
of Lafayette to the Youth of To-
day"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-01
MIDDLETOWN
MANY WORK FOR
LOCALIZED CROSS
Thirty-One Women Sew Gar
mentS; Other Middle
town News

Yesterday was a red letter day at
the Red Cross rooms when thirty
one women were present to work.
They were: Mrs. ]. II. Frank, Mrs.
II. c. Lndemuth, Mrs. II. w.
Troupe. Mrs. Sarah Shireman, Mrs.
A. r. Kern. Mrs. r. ]. Walters, Mrs.
Fred Haessler. Mrs. Paul Fastnach,
Mary K. Smith, Mrs. H. E. Smith,
Mrs. Luella Berry. Miss Lydia
Sieplemeyer, Mrs. o. NJ. Swartz, Mrs.
E. L. Beck, Mrs. Harvey Harcle-
rode, Mrs. Ed. Miskey, Mrs. ]. w.
Gottshall, Mrs. H. s. Roth, Mrs. NJ.
n. Peters, Mrs. ]. G. Castle, Mrs. d.
E. MCGOWAN and daughter. Ruth;
Mrs. a. L. Etter. Mrs. H. ]. Wickey,
Mrs. A. S. Quickel, Mrs. c. c. Et-
noyer, Mrs. G. Benner, Mrs. Adam
Hoffman, Mrs. A. G. Banks, Mrs.
Musser, Mrs. Fuller Bergstresser,
Miss Mary Shireman, Miss Louise
Moore, Margaret Mennaugh, Fannie
Mennaugh. Kathryn Fleck and Mrs.
Frank Thomas.
The funeral OF Mrs. Annie Croll
was held from her home in East
Main street yesterday afternoon. The
pallbearers were: Etter Irwin,
Frank Nissley, r. S. Gerberich,
Charles Beard, NJ. II. Gingrich and
Eugene Laverty. The Rev. Fuller
Bergstresser, pastor of the st. Peters
Lutheran Church, officiated. Burial
was made in the Middletown GEM
etery.
The funeral of Mrs. J. p. Smeltzer
will be held from her home, Water
and Catherine streets, tomorrow at
IL o'clock. The Rev. o. NJ. Kray-
bill, pastor of the Church of God,
will officiate. Burial will be made in
the East Harrisburg Cemetery.
The Social Circle met at the home
of Mrs. n. G. Fuhrman, Swatara
street, yesterday afternoon and cell
ebrated the twelfth anniversary.
The following officers were elected
for 1919 President. Mrs. f. w.
Myers, who has held this office since
its organizations; vice-president, Mrs.
Webster Weaver; secretary, Mrs.
Frank Condran: treasurer, Mrs. J.
p. Ackerman. Those present were:
Mrs. J. p. Alderman, Mrs. J. NJ.
Ackerman, Mrs. C. E. Bowers, Mrs.
Frank Condran, Mrs. Webster Wea-
yer, Mrs. n. c. Thurman.
A. r. Geyer, Eugene Laverty, J.
J. Lands and Claude Zohn, of the
Citizens National bank; NJ. H.
Gingrich, B. E. Longenecker Walter
Detweiler and e. S. Gerberich, of
the Farmers bank attended the
bankers banquet held in the assem-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-01
HELP TO SAVE COAL

In line with several other bor-
ough churches, the congregation of
the First Presbyterian Church has
decided to postpone the regular Sun
day evening services for the month
of February. The morning service
will be held at the usual time. Other
churches adopting a plan by which
coal can be conserved to some eX-
tent are the st. Johns Lutheran,
Grace United Evangelical and Grace
Methodist
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-01

mittee to cooperate with the Health
Insurance Commission which is
composed of; William Finn. Pitts
burgh; William Draper Lewis, Phila-
delphia; DR.. j. b. McAlister, Har-
risburg; Edward Z. Beidleman,
Harrisburg; James B. Weaver, La
trobe; Charles w. Sones, Williams
port: John NJ. Flynn, Ridgway; Will
liam T. Ramsey, Chester; Isadore
Stern, Philadelphia.
The State Chamber also has 4
Committee on Old Age Pensions.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-01
Police Phones Installed
and Proving Satisfactory

Chief of Police Grove said this
morning that the five police tele.
phones and red lights have been
satisfactory. The phones are located
at Fourth and Dupont; Second and
Mohn streets; Spruce street; -Four tn
and Pine streets and North Front
street. The chief said that the town
is we'll covered with telephones and
red lights and it will not he diff
cult to summon any of the patrol
men in a short time
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-01

Situation Unchanged
With Arrival of Coal

Several shipments of frrel,
in the borough yesterday. but did not
relieve the situation to any great
extent. The coal was delivered in a
few hours. A car of coke was re-
ceived by the Steelton Store Com
pany this morning. According to
w. e. Abecrombie. manager, this
will be mixed with an equal amount
of coal and delivered :.r once. This
amount of fuel is also sold A dealer
said this morning chat consumers
coming into his office become des-
perate and 1t is not unusual for
some of the mothers of large families
to plead for fuel with tears running
down their cheeks.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-01
Slowly Removing Snow
From Sections of Street

A force of fifteen men in charge
OF street commissioner Jacob Meshey,
two cars being operated by worImen
CT the Railways Company, an auto
mobile truck and several teams are
ouy removing snow from Front
treet The work is being speeded up
and railway officials doing everything
70 secy"e more men. The snow is
being unloaded in the old Pennsyl-
vania Canal at the lower end of Front
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-01
BURGLARS STRIP FRONT
STREET STORE WINDOW

The police are investigating n rob-
berry of the store window of Joseph
Robin, Front and Strawberry
streets last night. According to the
police the thieves threw brick
through the window and stripped it
of the display OF clothing.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-01
SCHOOL BOARD TO MEET
IN MONTHLY SESSION

The resignation of Quincy Bent as
president and a member of the To-
cal school board will be accepted at
meeting of the organization on
Tuesday evening. A member of the
board said this morning that it is
not likely a successor will be elected
ct this session. This matter will
come at the next regular meeting he
said
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-01

bly, hall of the Board of Trade build
ing, Harrisburg, Tuesday evening.
The Middletown Iron and Metal
Company received two carloads of
coal to-day which was sold In small
lots.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Gipple: of
Wood street, entertained on We'd
nesday evening in honor of their
son, Daniel Gipple's sixteenth birth
day. Games of various kinds were
played and refreshments were
served to Marie Bortner, Ruth Bort
ner, Anna Musgrove, Herman Crick,
Daniel Gipple. Mrs. Carson Long,
of town; Raymond Hahn. Maude
Boutwell, and Kenneth Boutwell,,
Highspire.
Miss Ethel McNair, who was
teacher in the public schools of
Roselle, N. J., for the past two years.
has resigned her position there and
will return home next week.
The local High School basketball
team will play the High School team
of Gettysburg, at Gettysburg, on
Saturday evening.
Daniel Palmer, of Columbia, is
spending several days in town with
relatives.
Leroy Nipple is ill at his home
in Spring street
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Sohn. of Brown
street, announce the birth of a son,
Earl Sohn, Jr., Wednesday, Janu-
airy so.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-01

Major Hugh w. Niven, who has
fought the Germans for three years,
said on his arrival in the United
States the other day that for a year
and a half or two years the Germans
had fought with desperation. But" 3"
said he, during the past year I have
not seen a single German officer or
soldier who did not promptly throw
up his hands and yell 'Kamerad'
when my men were within fifteen
feet of him."
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-01
BAKERS FACE ARREST
FOR IGNORING LAW

CONTINUED from First Page I
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-04-24

A crowd of soldiers in any company
street in Camp Hancock on any Sun
day is sufficient notice that unique
meeting is in progress, with a start
lingly original speaker in charge. This
ancient, frizzly haired, tOothless spec
linen of the African race is noted for
the Cavernous opening, where most
human beings have only mouths and
for the volume of noise which issues
from the depths of his anatomy.
The old darby is frequently CARRIED
in a full dress suit. with a Fedora hat
and clean linen, but carelessly tied
cravat. Sometimes he wears khaki
trousers, checked vest and black coat.
His shoes seem large enough for two
soldiers. Often his socks droop over
the outside of the shoes lie carries
an immense family Bible and usually
begins his meeting by singing negro
songs in lusty voice. This serves as
church bell and also holds the in
terest of the men as they assemble.
After singing a number of plantation
melodies and negro religious songs
with monGton0us refrains, he intro
duces himSN If by telling something of
his life and social position.
Ninety-seVen years old, he claims to
be. Twelve wives and thirty one head
of children he challzs up to his credit.
A slave in the old days, he said he had
good and bad masters. He was con-
fined in a stockade, whipped standing
up and stretched over table; flogged
with strap, punctured with tacks;
sometimes the strap had a buckle
which left it's mark and sometimes he
says salt and pepper water was wash
ed into the bleeding gashes
Opening his mouth to it's greatest
diameter, he starts on a fervent pray
er, which increases in intensity as the
emotions of the man become excited
under his own efforts and the encour-
agement Of the audience-almos the
mob. 1t must be confessed that rude
fellows have even tossed candy on
nlckles into the open mouth when the
eyes were shut, and this was no yery
difficult shot. The interruption is only
temporary however. and the stentor-
ian voice proceeds to pray for every
one-the soldiers around, those in the
hospitals, the government, but espec-
tally, as he notices officers and their
families, God bless the Capt. and
his family. God bless the GineraI and
the sargents and Iootenants." The
prayers showed human interest and a
sense of the situation. Usually thew
ended by thanking God that Abe Lin
coin had set him free
Ihen comes the sermon in a sing