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PAGE SIX THE GLEAN EVENING HERALD, CLEAN. NEW YORK. TUESDAY, EVENING, FEBRUARY 17, J'JJU. www wrwv tfwvv wwv ww CRAMER-LYNCH CO We are closing the balance of cur Coats and Suits at prices too low to quote. Try us before you buy.

You will save money and we will have sold a ment. SPECIAL DOWNSTAIRS THIS WEEK Fleisher Yarn. 43 a ball. 51.00 Table Damask 69c a yard Men's Heavy Knit Sweaters Prices Very Low $3.50 Blanket Special $2.59 A good Brown Muslin 25c a yard Voile Waists Special $1.69 The best looking Satin Spreads (for. beds) in the city Dress Ginghams 5 yards for $1.00 Cotton Bats--20c grade 2 bats for 25c See our Plaid Woolnap Blankets Ladies' Combination Suits 2 for $2.59 If you want Silk or Sateen Blouses A new shipment just arrived hters THE RELIABLE ANTISEPTIC 75c and MOTHER BAKER'S OINTMENT 35c and 50c.

MOTHEK BAKER'S COLD TABLETS 25 cents. If your dealer does not sell these dependable preparations they can be bkiaiSsd any time of day or night at the gome of MOTHER BAKER'S SlMlDlES, 404 State Olean, Oi 1 be sent to any address, delivery free, If by mail, send war taji with remittance, I fin Op-to-tMinute Program Has Been Arranged By Committee --Prominent Speaker No event yet planned at the Y. M. C. A.

holds greater anticipation in store for men and boys than the Father and Son banquet which will be held next Friday night. In the arrangement of the program which will start with an appetizing supper ser- JIJST BECEIVEB Duxbak Hunting Clothing L. C. Smith Double Guns ROTTSTEDS SPORTING GOODS STORE 219 N. Union St.

Hurry! A Few Cents Stops Hair Falling and Doubles its Beauty. ved promptly at 6:30 o'clock, the committeee has aimed to secure a list of toa'sts and speakers that will be well adopted to the occasion, and those in charge of the music and singing have provided for this part of the evening with a view of stimulating real fellowship between the fathers and sons. It is safe to say that there will not be a dull moment The program will consist of the following features with some changes as conditions my necessiate. The musical program will consist of orchestra selections before and during the dinner. Chorus songs written especially for the occasion with significant and stricking ug- gestiveness to the fathers and sons, and quartette singing will interpose the program of toasts.

M. M. Holmes will act in the capacity of toastmaster and in his charge will be placed the responsibility of piloting father and son passengers along an intensely interesting, facinating and perhaps humorous trip from Dadtown to Boyville. While at Dadtown, John G. Pelton will speak on some tings of interest.

W. L. Pelton will tell of the changes in Dadtown. Arthur Barber and Wili Ham Pelton, lifelong residents of i Boyville, will show how their town- is a real one for boys and in a spirit of harmony with Dadtown. The feature of the evening will be the address by, Dr.

A. W. Bcaven, of Rochester, coming fresh from other of the evening and the real meaning of the father and son idea will be reached in this address. A few tickets may be obtained at the Y. M.

C. A. office before Wednesday night. This gathering is community-wide in its interest and is open to any father and son or man and boy in the city. FACTS FURNISHED FOR STUDENTS COMING IN THE KM CONTEST A little "Danderine" cools, cleanses and makes the feverish, itchy scalp soft and pliable; then this stimulating tonic penetrates to the famished hair rooths, revitalizing and invigorating every hair in the thus stopping the a i falling out, getting thin, scraggly or fading.

After a few applications of "Dan- derine" you seldom find a fallen hair a particle of dandruff, besides every hair shows more life, vigor, brightness, color and thickness. A few cents buys-a bottle of delightful "Danderine" at any drug or toilet counter. Following are some interesting facts about the "New Peace Time Army," for the benefit of students, who are writing essays in the national army contest: "Almost 1,000 former privates of grades of general and field officers. They rank from major to major- general and a considerably greater number have received commissions from the ranks. The opportunity is still open and many enlisted men are availing themselves of it each year.

"The President is authorized to appoint ISO cadets to the United States Military Academy from among enlisted men of the regular army and the National Guard in number as nearly equal as practicable. They must be between the ages of 19 and '22 years, who have served as an enlisted man not less than one year. On passing the required examination these men assume their studies as West Point Cadets. The renown of this great national institution is world wide and the education is entirely free to the- soldier. 741 Garden avenue tomorrow afternoon at 1 o'clock instead of at the church as announced Sunday.

The Ladies Aid and Social Society of the First Presbyterian church will hold its regular monthly meeting Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock in the parlors of the church. The hostesses are Mesdames John Pelton, Ray, Reed, O'Brien. Sibley and Shelby. Local Brevities This evening at 7:30 at the First Methodist church five reels of moving pictures will he shown, three of them being on the refining of sugar and two comedy reels. A surprise party was given Mrs.

0. D. Wood at her home on West State street, by 20 of her friends, last evening, the occasion being her birthday anniversary. The evening was spent with cards and-music arid a delicious lunch was served at 11 o'clock. Personal Mention Clubs-Lodges Independent Order of Odd Fellows Royal Lodge No.

723 will meet tonight in their hall. Free Accepted Masons, No. 252 will meet tonight in the Masonic hall. Fraternal Order of Eagles, Olean Aerie No. 616, will meet tonight in their hall.

Brotherhood ot Locomotive Engineers, No. 345 will meet tonight at West State St. Ladies Auxiliary, to the Brother- Father and son who will hoo(1 of Locomotive Engineers will close the evening with his subject, "That Pal of The climax Attend the Elks' Ball EVENING SLIPPERS Latest creations in stock. A big selection for you. THE REGENT We have just received our stock of new seed.

The same First Class Quality you have always bought at this store. Be sure and see us before buying. We can save you money by ordering now. EMPIRE PRODUCE CO. Successor to L.

Y. MILLER SONS, 121 West State Olean, N. Y. meet tonight in Red Men's hall. A.

and G. Donigan Post No. 104, Veterans of Foreign Wars will meet tonight in I. 0. 0.

F. hall over Willard's Music store. Olean Circle No. 209. Protected Home Circle will meet in the Red Men's hall.

Palestine Court, No. 2. Tribe of Ben Hur will hold a dance in Red Men's hall Wednesday evening. The Ladies Aid of the First Methodist church will meet tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock in the dining room. The hostesses will be Mes- danies Charles Wagner, Abbie Dickinson, Howard Fields, Floral Shaffer and Ella Thompson.

Palestine Court, No. 2, Tribe of Ben Hur will hold a dance in Red Men's hall Wednesday evening. A stated meeting of Electa Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star will be held in Masonic hall tomorrow evening. There will be initiation, followed by refreshments. The meeting of the 36th district of the 0.

E. S. which was to have been held in Salamanca tomorow evening has been postponed on account of the "flu" quarantine. The Women's Relief Corps will meet tomorrow afternoon at 2 in the hall, corner of Hamilton and Union streets. The tureen luncheon which was to have been hold by the Ladies Aid of the People's church wil be held at the home of Mrs.

Fred Hardy Dr. and Mrs. Francis O'Gorman of Buffalo are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J.

J. Rodgers of South Third street. Mr. and Mrs. T.

C. Haller of Tulsa, are visiting the former's sister, Miss Emma Haller and Mr. and Mrs. E. A.

Ross of South Eighth street. Miss Alice Quinii of Pittsburgh is visiting relatives in the city. Miss Eva Schlea of Buffalo is a guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Ronolder of West State street.

Mrs. William Dunning of Bolivar was a shopper in the city today. John Andrews of Eldred was in the city yesterday on business. Miss Jane McClure of Friendship is visiting friends in the city. W.

Matthews of London, is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Swartz of 1015 West Henley street. Miss Estella Miller of Gardenville, N.

is the guest of Mrs. G. A. Peters of Garden avenue. Thomas Lennon of Galeton is visiting Mr.

and Mrs. u. E. Lennon of South Clinton street. Board of Health Will Await Developments-72 Cases of Flu Is Total Now A special meeting of the board of health, held yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock, again took up informally the influenza situation' in the city and decided to issue no orders closing places of public gathering in the cit3 unless the epidemic should reach greater proportions than it has yet.

No action whatever was taken by the board, but the situation was fujlly discussed and the general opinion among the members seemed to be that the health department is doing all at present that be done to cope with the disease in Oleaii. The sanitary inspector was instructed to see that quarantine regulations were strictly enforced. Up to noon today there were 72 cases of influenza reported at the board of health office. This marks an increase of 20 cases reported within the last 24 hours. Eight new- cases were reported this morning Three new cases of pneumonia were also reported, bringing the total up to 19.

The health authorities are much encouraged by the fact that most of the cases reported seem to be mild ones. In fact there is grave doubt if some of them are influenza of the virulent type at all While there have been several deaths from pneumonia recently, none can be definitely traced to influenza. Health Officer J. A. Johnson, who was confined to his home yesterday by an attack of tonsilitis, was far enough recovered today to resume his work.

JAMESTOWN, Feb. 17--That the influenza epidemic is on the wane seems to be borne out by the fact that there were only 14 cases --reported to the board of health yesterday afternoon. This is unusually light in view of the fact that this number includes the cases found by physicians over the week-end. There have been only two cases of pneumonia reported. PUT IIP STIFF The weather took a turn for the steadily warmer ever since.

The official policy records for the last night and today, follow: 2 above 3 above 4 above 6 above 10 above IS above 6 p. m. 9 p. m. 12 midnight 3 a.

in. a. m. 9 a. in.

12 noon 24 above Better gas pressure was noted throughout' the city as the weather began to improve. Answers to Cities Complaint Against Two Companies Have Been BRADFORD, Feb. 17--It is announced that 54 quarantines have been removed from the homes of convalescents during Saturday, Sunday and Monday. This makes a grand total of 115 removed altogether since the beginning of the flu epidemic. New cases reported to the health department since Saturday noon to date number 25.

This is considered a more favorable showing and it is to be hoped that it continues to improve now daily. REVIVAL SERVICES AT FREE METHODIST ILL COME THIS WEEK The revival services at the Free Methodist church will continue cverynigbt this week at 7:30. Last evening the Rev. B. N.

Miner spoke on "The Stone of Salvation and Mercy," and Christ also the stone of judgment to the Gentile race at his second coming. Tonight he will speak on, "Warning lights." Special music at tonight's service. STOCKHOLDERS POSTPONED LAST NIGHT of the Olean Park Improvement association, which was to have been held last night, was adjojurned to a later date, due to the fact that many of the stockholders attended the Elks' ball. Records of Population on over 3.000 Representative Farms Have Been Secured To obtain reliable information in regard to the movement to and from farms, records of the population on 3,775 representative New York farms on February 1st this year and ruary 1st a year ago were secured by Prof. G.

F. Warren of the New York State College of Agriculture and John B. Shepard of the U. S. Bureau of Crop Estimates.

These records show that during the past year the number of people on these farms decreased nearly 3per cent and the number of hired men decreased more than 17 per cent. Of the men and boys who were doing farm work on these farms last year 650 have left farming for other kinds of work and only one-third as many have left other kinds of work to take up farming. If the same ratio holds for all farms in the state about 35,00 men and boys left farming to go to other industries, and about 11,000 mien and boys went from other industries into farming. This is a more rapid movement from the farms to other industries than took place in the early part of the war, for according to the school census the number of persons in this state who left farming for other industries during the year ending Feruary 1, 1918, was 21,430 and in the same perion 13,894 persons left othes kinds of work to go to farming. The records show that on the 3,775 farm, 4,069 houses were in use and'458 habitable houses or ten per cent, of the total number were vacant.

If these farms were typical in this respect there are about 24,000 vacant habitable houses on farms in the state. There-were 3,715 houses occupied by farm operators. Of these houses 20 per cent, have furnace heat and 11 per cent have bath rooms. Of the 354 houses occupied by hired men 6 per cent, have furnace heat and 5 per cent have bath rooms. Of the 16,000 persons living on these farms only 158 women employed to help housekeeper.

This was an average of one women so employed for every 24 farms. The number is nearly 20 per cent, less than a year ago. JAMESTOWN, N. Fbe. 17.

The answers of the Pennsylvania Gas company to the city's complaint in the injunction action to prevent the companies from stopping service in Jamestown were filed Saturday morning in the office of clerk of the United States court by Robert H. Jackson counsel for the defending corporations. Bach company files a separate answer. They are similar- in their statements. answer of the Pennsylvania Gas company is sworn to by Lyman L.

Graham, vice president. That of the National Fuel Gas company is not verified. The complaint of the city is sworn to by Samuel A. Carlson, mayor of Jamestown. John B.

Mullin of Kane, 'appears as solicitor for the National Fuel Gas company, and Edson and Jackson of 1 are solicitors for the city of Jamestown. Motions to dismiss the city's complaint had previously been filed by the two companies upon the ground that the complaint was insufficient upon its face. This motion was denied by Judge John R. Hazel, who held that the companies inust proceed to trial of the case and gave them five days in which to file their answers. The outstanding feature of the answers is the claim of the gas company that it has a contract made about the time the franchise was granted which recognizes the right of the company to quit serving Jamestown and provides for it.

This adds complexity to the situatioiufor this contract, if such a one exists, has played no part in the previous gas proceedings. The claims is also made that the common council received and filed without objection the surrender of the franchise, and cannot now question the validity of the surrenders. The answer asserts the failure of the supply of gas available, says the service has -been unsatisfactory and would he useless if continued; that it can not sup'ply the demand and that it is compelled to take on new customers, thus injuring what service it has. It denies the right of the court to force its pipe lines to he used against its will, and says there is no power to compel it to sell its gas if it does not desire to and that to do so would deprive it of its property without due process of law. The answers repeat the motion to dismiss the case, assert many of what seem to laymen technical defenses and deny many of the allegations of the city's complaint.

The answers foreshadow a vigorous fight. NEW YORK, Feb. Sam will soon be conducting great classes in reading the Psalms almost at the foot of the Statute of Liberty. The pre-war practice of examining all steerage immigrants at Ellis Island, instead of on shipboard, has been restored More than 1,000 men and will read Psalms at the island daily and Miss Liberty who stands a stone's throw from the island slip, could hear if she were incarnate. Reading from the Psalms is the literary test for admission to this country, which went into effect in May, 1917, and is now receiving its first real trial because immigration during the war was small.

The law provides that an immigrant with a few exceptions must he able to read from 30 to 40 words in any language I he or she desires. The department of The meeting of the stockholders laoor devised the Psalm as the fairest for all. Immigration inspectors are equipped with cards in all languages with verses from the Psalms printed on them. All types of script arc represented, German, Arabic; Hebrew. Japanese, Russian and so.

on, except Chinese, for that nationality is not permitted to immigrate. Lest tiny alien learn parrot-like the verse of the Psalm that a friend in this conn- read, the inspectors have 10 different verses each TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY MISCELLANEOUS Raoul LeComte died last night at 11 o'clock after a week's illness with pneumonia. He was born in Winchester, 35 years ago but had been a resident of Olean for many years. Surviving him are a wife and five small children besides his parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Victor LeComte. Announcement of the funeral will be made later. person, well and strong, who will dauaic a pint of blood for the benefit oC a patient, today. This service be well paid for. Appkf Ofinic.

219tl language, one verse to a card. ST. STEPHEN'S CHURCH SERVICES TOMORROW Tomorrow. Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent, will be observed in St. Stephen's church, South Barry street, as follows: 10:00 a.

m. Penitential Office, Holy Communion and address by the rector. 7:45 p. m. Evening Prayer and Sermon by the rector.

Subject, "The Opportunity of Lent." 7 Shuts Off Gas. Above the frame of now gns light is a turbine' a is whirled by the lien ted air, slopping and shut- ling off the flow of gas should I lift flume be blown out. GIG FIGHT CORRY, Feb. Pennsylvania Gas company tossed a bombshell into the trenches of its ojipo- nents when it-mailed consumers notices Saturday advising an increase in rate to 65 cents per thousand feet, subject to a discount of five cents. This new rate was filed in Harrisburg with the Public Service Commission to take effect March 16 and covers the cities of Erie, Corry, Warren, Sheffield and numerous smaller places in this state.

Public Service Commissioner John S. Rilling will hold a meeting in.Erie Friday to hear reports from engineers as to the valuation of the gas company's property in Erie and Corry. The commissioner has ruled the company may not assess a sliding-scale, such as is in effect in New York state, but may increase rates to conform with their value of property on which, stockholders are entitle'd to fair returns. The places where the 65 cent rate is to be applied will file immediate objections to the increase and it is believed the Public Service commission will stay, the new rate until hearings are held. The new rate so the gas company believes would be so prohibitive, it is said, that factories would cease the use of gas for power purposes, which would give a greater supply for domestic consumers.

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