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Death and Obituary
DIED. ' !
WIXTBRS—On October 13th. at 12.30 a. ;
in.. Sarah 8.. wife of Joseph R. Win- |
ters. HRed 54 years. f
Funeral on Friday afternoon at 1!.30 ;
oVloek. from lier late residence. No. ■
162" N. Third street. Relatives and
friends are invited to attend without '
further notice. Interment in Harris
hurc cemetery. 1
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Sale and Exchange ji
FOB SALE
fOR SAljE—Household furniture, in | !
(rood condition: will sacrifice: must i
he sold quickly. Call 1500 Regina St. I ,
FOR SALE—A thormishly broken bea- j'
die hound f6r sale; can be seen at i
509 Race street, between hours of 5 '
and T.
FOR SAIiE—A one-seated Columbus j
electric car. Inquire of C. B. L.YTER,
City Auto Garase, cor. Strawberry anil
River streets.
FOR SALB—Eclipse ttas oven, in Rood
condition, suitable for hotel or bak- '
ery: five shelves; size 3S\3S inside
measurement; cost 185. will sell for S2O.
Inquire BOWMAN & CO.
FOB BAX.E—AT OABLE - 9, 1«, 115 and
117 S. Second St., 5,030 g*ilons New
Era ready-mixed paint, Acme quality.
All the full line of the Acme make.
CLOSING OUT BARGAINS:!!—Cherry
parlor set, $7; •'N'eponset," better
than linoleum. 35c; locust-chestnut
fence posts, 15c; imported body brus
sel, 55c; best, (i; 9x13 rugs. $3; heaters,
ranges. guns. etc. YINGST, Front-
Cumberland.
FOR SALE-AT GABLE'S, 111-117 &
Second St., 5,000 sets new sash, ?xlo
11 U, primed and glazed, at *1.15 per
M^^Also^Uier^aiies.
Miscellaneous '
i
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FUBNTTUBE PAC KINO
PACKING—A H. SHRENK, 1908 North 1
Sixth street, first class packer of fur- |
nlturc. china and bncabrac. Bell phone
199 W.
W. J. wuuis'RlCH. 539 Hamilton street —■
Furniture, china and piano packing.
Shipments looked after at both ends.
Also all kinds of hauling. Bell puone
FINANCIAL.
MONET TO LOAJr upon real estate se
curities In any amounts and upon any
terms to suit the borrower. Address
)' O. Box 1T 4.
MONEY TO LOAN
K.oo TO $50.00 on your plain note, to
any person holding a salaried posi
tion; all transaction strictly confiden
tial. Employees Discount Co., 36 N.
Third St., second floor.
LOANS—SS to S2OO for honest working
people without bank credit at lest
than legal rates; payable in install
ments to suit borrowers' convenience.
CO-OPERATIVE
Lioan and Investment Co.,
ALL KINDS OF HAULING
AXJLI kinds of haullns; large two-ton
truck; furniture, pianos, freight, in
the city and suburbs. Prices reason- ;
able. Picnic and pleasure trips, day or !
evening. WM. H. DARE, 1-US Vernon i
St. Bell phone 3517 J.
'
STORAGE
HAJUUSBURG STORAGE 00. Two
large brick warehouses, built ex
pressly for storage. Private rooms for
household goods and unexcelled facil
ities for storing all kinds of merchan
dise. Low Storage rates. South St. and
P. R- R_ I
Lost and Foond
J
FOUND
FOUND—The home of reliable work for
particular people at EGG-ERT S Steam
Dyeing and French Cleaning Works,
1245 Market St. Call either phone, we'll
do the rest
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Legal
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LEGAL NOTICES
Htrtls V. Johnson v«. I.uey Johnson
Tn the Court of Common Pleas of
Dauphin County, No. 207. March Term,
1914.
To Lucy Johnson:
You are hereby notified that the above
stated action in divorce, in which you
are respondent, will be heard in the
Court House, at Harrisburg. Pa., on
Monday. October 2R, 1914. at !0 o'clock
H. m.. when and where you may attend
and defend if you see fit.
PHILIP S. MOYER.
Attorney for Llbellant.
Harrlaburg, Pa.. October 14, 1914.
MY WIFE. Laura Kennedy, left our
home October 9 without reasonable
cause. I hereby notify all persons that I
I will not be responsible for any debts (
contracted bv her.
(Sifcnedi S. W. KENNEDY.
Administrators' Not Ire
letters of administration on the es
tate of Solomon Zimmerman. late of the
Borough of Highspire, Dauphin county.
Pennsylvania, deceased, having been
granted to the undersigned, all persons
Indebted to said estate are requested j
to make immediate payment and those
having claims will present them for
settlement to
A. CURT IN HOOKER.
Highspire. Penna.
9AMUKL S. ZIMMERMAN, 1
124.. Mulberry St.. Harrisburg, Pa.
Or WILLIAM M. HAIN, Esq.,
FOB SALE
CAMERON ST. LOT
BARGAIN PRICE
This ground is located on the
cast £ide of Cameron street, begin- I
ning about 7B ft. south of the south- 1
east corner of \ erbeke and Cameron !
streets.
There is a frontage of 73 ft., with
a depth of 97 ft., to Florence avenue !
(20 ft. wide).
As an inducement for prompt
buying we will make a very special
bargain price.
MILLER BROS. & NEEFE
3EAL ESTATE
Fire Insurance Surety Bond*
Locust and Court Streets
*- ' i
Real Estate
FURNISHED BOOMS AND
BOARDING
WOR RENT Furnished rooms and
boarding by meal, day oi week. Ap- I
ply 1001 N. Second St., corner Boas and
>lll.l <n-ee:a. I
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE OB RENT
HOUSES FOR RENT and 2H-story :
dwelling houses for sale. Elder Real '
EstatejCOj^j^Hh^andDerry^jts^^^^^ m
UNFURNISHED ROOMS FOR RUNT
POR RMNT—Nicely unfurnished front :
room; private family. Inquire 105 S.
River Ave., third house from Chestnut
street.
li\Fl RXISHGD HOOMS
For light housekeeping, with or with
out kitchenette; all outside rooms, nice
ly papered; new and strictly up-to
date; stoves furnished tree; lauudry,
phone and bathroom privileges. In
quire office, 429 Broad St.. oi Janitor,
Room same building.
FOR RENT—Two large unfurnished
rooms, on second Boor front. Cheap.
I'se of bath and gas #96 S. Twentieth
street.
REAL ESTATE FOR RENT.
TOR RENT—House No. 1837 Rudy St.,
2Vi -story frame; six large rooms;!
thicken house in rear: lot #0 feet by ,
100. Rent $13.00. Apply at 1501 Vet- I
non street.
FOR RENT—Houses- with all improve
ments. on Allison 11111. J. E. RIP
PLE, 1251 Market St.
FOR RENT—
-1330 Derry St., Ist door apt.,.. $40.00
1317 Derry St., 2d fioor'apt $35.00 j
131.". Derry St., :ird tloor apt... .$23.00 |
1247 Mulberry St., 2d tloor apt.. $-'S.uO
1210 Berry hill St., house $;.3.00
1447 Berryhlll St., house. $22.50 i
203 Nectarine St.. house $17,00 j
1513 Naudain. ...s!#.so
1436 Vernon St.. house sl2.uu 1
Storage house, 11 N. River St., $25.00
HARVEY T. SMITH, iM S. 13th St. j
FOR RENT—House No. 2118 Turner St.!
(near Sixth aiul Xlaclay Sts.), 8 rooms
land bath; sl2 per month. JOHN H. MA
j LONEY, Real Estate and General In
l suranee. 1619 Green St.
FOR RENT —All improve
ments—
ltil-4 Catherine, $16.00;
|lt)l9 Naudain ,$16.00
1 1509 Naudain, $17.00
| 542 S. 17tli $18.50
I Apply lvuhn & Hers hey,
BOARDERS WANTED
WANTED—'MoIe boarders, at ' Hotel
Wallace, Wallace and Cumberland
streets. Comfortable rooms, steam
heated, gas and electric lights, bath.
Home cooking and serving. Also table
board at reasonable rates. J. GRANT
HOFFMAN.
FOR RENT
FOR RENT—Five-acre country home;
three miles from town. Apply at Sl4 I
North Front street. Steelton, Pa.
WANTED
WANTED—A furnished room, centrally '
located. Address "Rooms,*" stating '
care Stur- independent, i
TO RENT
WANTED—To rent a small farm of Ave
or twenty acres, either with stock or I
without, as a truck farm: or ears for
some good person. Can give good ref
erence. Apply 3961, care Star-Inde
pendent.
APARTMENTS FOR RENT
I POR RENT—One up-to-date apart
] ment; 5 rooms and batii, in Keister's
| Apartments, Fifth and Market streets. |
|
REAL ESTATE FOR SAT S.
IFOR SALE—SIO Schuylkill S;,; 3-story
I brick; 9 rooms, bath and steam heat; ;
j lot 15.9x144; porches; side entrance. It!
will pay you to learn the price. KKIN
i TON-PACKER CO., Second and Walnut
| Sts.
!FOR SALE—I4I-acre fruit farm; 11'
I miles from Harrisburg: frame build- :
ings; 3,000 apple, peach and pltrfn trees; I
all in healthy condition. BRIXTON- 1
; PACKER CO., Second and Walnut Sts. I
| POR SALE—Fine building plot; sewer- ;
; age and paving; one hundred feet I
frontage on Derry and Brookwood Sts. I
j Apply 2200 Derry St.
Bl'Y THIS vacant house and pay as
rent; very little money needed;'get
the key and inspect it. No. 2032 Berrv
hill St. Price $1,300. BELL REALTY
CO., Bergner Building.
FOR SALE—No. 331 Hummel St.—3-
story brick; 8 rooms: bath; gas; fur
nace; porch; lot 128 feet deep to paved
i alley. Price $3,000. BELL REALTY i
i CO.. Bergner Building.
CORNER PROPBRTY at 632 Peffer St.!
j for sale; price $2,550—6 large rooms }
j and bath, gas, electric light; lot 20x
I 135; stable on rear. BELL REALTY' '
! CO.. Bergner Building,
FOR SALE—IS 34 Walnut: an ideal j
brick corner, $4500; 1531'4 Walnut,
frame, SI,BOO, lot 14x145 ft.; 1525 Re- I
gina, hot water system, $2,500. IRWIN'!
M. CASSELL Real Estate and Insur- ;
ance,-1444 Regina St.
FOR SALE—Homes at Riverside, at!
$2,250. $2,500 and $2,800, with all im
provements and on easy terms. Also
Job carpenter work promptly attended
to in any part of the city. Estimates
cheerfully furnished by addressing S. '
HALDEMAN & CO., 3222 North Sixth
St.. Harrisburg, Pa." Bell phone 3622 M. I
FOR SALE—Xo. 223 Union Ave.;
3-storv frame house. Further
information, ask SCHMIDT, Flor-,
j ist, 313 Market street. 1
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Basinets Opportunity j
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
WANTED—Partner with S6OO, to help J
manufacture patent-applied-for arti
cle. Or, will sell out entire right or
'^^^l^ltyj^^jraßST^^Broad.
Wants
SITUATIONS WANTED—FEMALE
WANTED—A respectable colored wom
an would like any kind of work by
day, or offices to clean. MRS. LILLIE
PIPER, Gen. Del., City.
WANTED—A respectable colored wom
an would like any kind of days'
work. VIRGIE REDMON. Gen. Del,
YOUNG LADY' wants position as house
keeper. Apply 114 Washington St.
WANTED—A young girl. 17 years old,
wishes a position as clerk in a shoe
store. Address M. C., 751 S. Twenty
first street.
A WHITE WOMAN wants to keep
house for widower. Address MRS
ELIZABETH L. GINGRICH. 319 Law
rence St., Middletown, Pa.
HARRISBURG STAR-INDEPENDENT, WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 14, 1914.
Wants" 1
l j
HELP WANTED—MALE. !
ANTED—A boy that can roll pretzels.
# Apply at once. STINvSON'S, 2214 Jef
ferson St.
SALESMEN'—SeII our SI,OOO death,
weekly accident policy; kev registra
tion. identification, |1 annually. $2->O.OOO
deposited Insurance Dept. Fine propo
sition. Registry Dept., 40 Clinton St.,
Newark, N. J.
ARMY OF UNITED STATES. MEN
WANTED: Ablebodled unmarried men
between ag-s of 18 and 33; cltlrens of
United States, of sood character and
•temperate habits, who can speak, read !
and write the English language. For
mformation apply to Recruiting Officer.
Bergner Building, 3d A Market sts..
{•®rrisburg, 48 N. Queen St.. Lancaster,
jo 3 Pine st„ Wllllamsport. or 37 W.
Market St., York, Pa.
AUTO TRANSPORTATION SCHOOL—
The oldest, best and most reliable
automobile school in the country. A I
full course of practical Instructions for i
$35,00, including long driving and re
pairing lessons. Hundreds of good
paying positions are open for compe- i
tent men. Make application now. Easy ;
payments. Open day and evenings. 5
N. Cameron St.
W E want a first-class salesman, ex
perienced In selling wholesale trade;
capable of handling crew of canvassers.
Address RROMO I>RUG ( 0.. Room -10,
Trustee BIJg., Harrisburg, Pa.
WAXTEP- An experienced presser for j
gentlemen's clothing. Applv at once !
to IPOG X. Third St.
MORE KNOWLEDGE, More Pay.]
By study multiply your earning:
power. Private Instruction, Day'
I and Evening, in Short hand, Type
| writing, Penmanship, Dictation,
, Etc.. at very reasonable cost. Come
jin and talk it over. MERLE E.
KELLER, Room Patriot Bldg.
|WAXT KD— Canvasser t* high
f grade proposition. Call bstw<-cn 8.30
| and 'J.3O a. m.. or 4.30 to 5.30 p. nt. I
KKLLBERG STUDIO, 302 Market St. j
MEN WANTBD to get their barberlng
dune at the Midnight Barber Shop, j
431 i Market street, next door to lloff
man House. Open until midnighi.
SITUATIONS WANTED—MALET* I
COI.ORED MAX desires general house
work or position as waiter in pri -
vate family. Address 406 Bailev St., '
Steelton, Pa. I
BOV of 18 wants work of any kind: I
not afraid of hard work. Apply o: !
address J. W. S.. UU2 N. Sixfn St.
WANTED—SingIe man, 21 years old. 1
desires position of any kind; all night i
work preferred. Address 605 S. Third I
St., Steelton, Pa.
MARRIED MAN, colored, 27 years of
age, wants a position in private fam- i
ily or any kind of work, such as Jani- \
tor around a building. Address No. 433 |
South Ave., City.
WANTED—A colot ed boy, 17 years old.
would like a plac* in private family
or work of any kind: can >rive refer- j
ence. Address 657 Brlggs St., City.
\\ ANTED —Work for a colored boy of
; 16: any kind of work: can give part
;of time or all the time. Call or ad- ;
Idraw E. s„ 141S Williams St.
IWAVTED —Boy 16 years old desires '
Piace as errand boy. 28 S. Fifteenth
»t.
| WANTED—By a strong man, 21 years ,
| -ui age, a position of any kind. Ap
ply 60j S. Third M.. Steelton, Pa.
' WANTED—General housework or hotel
j work, by a young coloteu man, can
Bivi good rul'e: ences. Api)i> 13.0 Mon
roe St.
WANTED—Pos'uicr. of any- k'nd, by a 1
young coh red man. can give reter- '
,ences. Apply 1231 N. Seven in St.
W ANTED—By a middle-aged colored |
man, position as waiter lit private
tamilj : can turnish good reference,
j Appl\ 45 Baiie> s:; ( e., S.veiton, I
j YOUNG stroiii; man, has a widowed i
i mother to support and wishes work
;ot any kind. JOHN A. MOsUUINStvi, :
6U.i S. Third St.. Steelton, Pa.
; INTELLIUEXT inarried man, 33 years'
old; speaks four languages; willing
r; "ishes permanent position.:
i HLSTLER, P. o. Hu\ 151, liai rtsburg, ;
HELP' WANTED.
[RAILWAY MAIL clerks wanted. Coin
| mence $75.u0 month; sampu evamina- i
! tion questions' free. Franklin Insti
j tute.-_uept. _3gIS, ter, N. V. _
I • HELP WANTED—FEMALE
!?>0 YOU- want another $2 dally'.' Xo 1
experience constant spare tune work,
: knitting hosiery, machines ;'umished on
contract;, we. take product. nelpiiig
Hand Stoies tlnc.t, l.»ept, ijT, Chicago.
WANTED-—White woman for general
housework, three in family. Apply
107 Reiiy street. -t
WANTKL)—Experienced' white dining
room girl, chambermaid and scruo
I giri. Appiy Savoy Hotel,- Third and
|Mulberrj streets.
i WANTED—A good plain cook, white— i
at Maple Urovt hotel, Sixth and -Ma-
I clay streets.
SITUATIONS WANTED—FEMALE
1 WANTED—White woman wants days'
I work of any kind. Address 120S N.
Cameron St.
' A NEAT colored gil l would like a po- :
sition as general housework or day !
work. Call 1217 Currant Ave.
i M IDDLE-AGE'D woman would like toil
have place in small family; best ref-*
erence. Address 3563, care Star-Inde- I
| pendent.
SEWING and altering wanted by day
or week, in store or private family,
i Call or write M. A. D„ 40 Balm St.
■ W ANTED —Woman wants days' work
1 or general housework. Call at 1410
X. Seventh St., Harrisburg, Pa.
ANTED—A respectable white woman
wishes a position as housekeeper, or
las good plain cook; in or out of the
! cit - v - Address B. A., 1508 N. Fourth St.
I WHITE LADY wishes washing and 1
ironing to do at home. Call 130 Cran- i
berry Ave.
j WANTED—Colored woman wants gen
eral housework or day's work. Ap- I
piy 323 Ridge St.. Stteeßon.
YOUNG white lady wishes position as
waitress. Apply 502 Strawberry Ave.
United phone 441 V.
WANTBD—Situation as housekeeper
for reapectabie middle-aged widow
er, small family, by settled middle
; aged woman; tidy, reliable, economical
manager. Call on or address MRS.
RAY, 929 N. Second St., Harrisburg.
WANTED—Colored woman wants gen
eral housework or day's work. Ad
dress MRS. DAVIS, 1943 Rudy St.. city.;
WANTED—By a young colored lady,,
general housework or chambermaid.-
Apply 338 Cherry Ave.
WANTED—By middle-aged woman, a
situation in small family of elderly
people, for good home in preference to
big wages. Address 1415 Shoop St.
WANTED—A German woman wants '
general housewoik in small family;!
no washing. Call or address 615 S.
Front St., Steelton. Pa.
WANTED—A middle-aged lady desires
a position to tend to any kind or
sickness. Apply 1443 Vernon St.
GERMAN GIRL would like to have
housework of all kinds. Apply 1524
Thompson Ave.
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PRESIDENT DEMANDS AN EXPLANATION. ( '
Here's a good bit of Irish humor re-1
lated by Gene Carr, the charming young
pseudo newspaper reporter with George
M. Cohan's "Seven Keys to Bald
pate." the mystery farce which is to;
be seen at the Majestic theatre. Satur
day, matinee and night, October 17.
"For a whole solid hour the captain
had been lecturing his men on 'The
Duties of a Soldier,' and thought that
now the time had come for hitn to test j
Frank R. Leib
& Son
Real Estate and Insurance
Office NO.IBN. Third
St., Harrisburg, Pa.,
127x100. S. E. corner
Jefferson and Seneca Sts. j.
110x127, East of above ,
lots, on east side of Sen- 1
eca St.
r
80x127, West side of j,
Curtin St., east of Jefifer- '■
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Price right to quick j.
buyer.
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DISCOUNT CO.
3fl N. Third St., 2nd Floor I
the result of his discourse. Casting his
eye around the room he fixed on Pri
vate Murphv as his first victim.
" 'Private Murphy,' he asked, 'why
should a soldier be ready to die for
his country?'
''The Irishman scratched his head
for a while, then an ingratiating and
enlightening smile flitted Across his
face. 'Sure, Captain.' he said, pleasant
ly, 'you're right. Why should he!' "
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BAPTISTS CONVENE MONDAY
Local Churches to Send Delegates to
Convention at Scranton
The annual convention of Pennsyl
vania Baptists will be held in Scranton
next week beginning with Monday
night. The Baptist churches of Har
risburg will send a number of delegates,
Tf. D. Jones, D. P. Jerauld and John C.
Nissley will be delegates at large of
the Harrisburg Association of Baptist
churches, and each church in the city
will also send three representatives.
Delegates from the Market Street
Baptist church will be the Rev. Mr. and
Mrs. W. H. Dnllman. Mr. and Mrs. H.
I). Jones and Mrs. I. C. Scattergood.
The Fii'st Baptist congregation will be
represented by the Rev. Mr. and Mrs.
\V. 8. Booth and Mrs. John C. Nissley.
Delegates from the Tabernacle Baptist
have not yet been selected.
Missionaries Spoke Last Evening
Miss Jessie Brewer, recently a mis
sionary in India, and Miss Simpson, a
missionary in Africa, spoke last night
in the auditorium of the Messiah Lu
theran church to tile Voung People's
Missionary Society of that church.
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You want to know not only how to
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mean, and it is to fill every nood of
yours that the publishers of the New
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ary employed Alfred W. Law son, the
editor of "Aircraft," to prepare the
glossary of aviation terms, which is
one of the notable features of this
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CAUGHT BY RUNAWAY CAR
Four Men Terribly Injured When Hoist
ing Rope Breaks in Mine
B.i/ Associated Press,
j HazCetpn, Pa., Oct. 14. —The rope at
! t ached to the first, loaded car Jioisted up
I an inside slope ivt the liazletou Bha.ft
| colliery of the Lehigh Valley Coal Com
pany broke this morning and, dashing
j back to the bottom, caught four men
I standing near a switch, injuring two of
; hem so badly tihat they may die.
They are Manues O'Donnell, com
pound fracture of skull and internal in -
I .juries; recovery doubtful.
| Andrew MoKelvey, miner, fractured
! <kull, fracture of risyht leg above and
i beiow knee and imenial injuries; 'con
dition critical.
Adam Douglass, compound fracture
of loft leg.
.lohn Hantiseek, fractures of both
legs.
All the victims of t'he accident are
j residents of this city.
HOLDS FIRM FALL MEETING
Natural History Society Meets in Wil
lard School Building
Dr. Harvey B. Bashore last, night
spoke at"the first fall meeting of the
Natural History Society, which was
held in Uie Willard school building. Dr.
Bashore told of the visible changes
that he has observed in the last fifteen
years in tjie Conoiioguinet creek, the
islands in the Susquehanna river and
several hills. How new islands are
formed in the river and old ones, such
as Rupley's island, opposite North
street, have altogether disappeared, was
explained in detail.
Professor (?. N. Henschen, of Cen
tral High school, showed a relief map,
j ist completed, of Western Europe and
talked on the great importance of the
character of the country and its geo
logical features to military strategy !
and movements of the contending
armies.
DR. W. S. EOVARD TO SPEAK
Will Address Grace Methodist Episco
pal Sunday School
The Rev. Dr. William S. Bovard. of
New York, secretary of the Methodist
Episcopal church, will deliver an ad
dress at next Sunday's Rally Day ex
ercises which will be observed at 1.45
o'clock in the Grace Methodist Epis
i copal Sunday school.
1 Dr. Bovard represented the Board
of Education at the session of the
Central Pennsylvania Conference held
in Grace church last March. He will
preach in Grace church next Sunday
morning and evening. Monday evening
he will address the men of the Metho
dist churches of Harrisburg in Grace
church.
PLAN MRS. WILSON MEMORIAL
Idea Is to Build Block of Model Tene
ments Bearing Her Name
Washington, Oct. 14. —-A movement
to buiW a memorial to Mrs._Woodrow
Wilson, in ttoe form of a model block
of sanitary houses in the slum district
of Washington, has been started by
; Mrs. Archibald Hopkins, w'ho interested
j Mrs. Wilson in slum work here, Mrs.
Ernest Blcknell, wife of the director
of the American Red Cross, and other
1 (prominent women. .
The plan is to raise money foT the
block by subscriptions from the women
of the country and to call it the Ellen
' Wilson memorial block. •
L. H. Kinnard to Talk at Meeting
I L. H. Kinnard, vice president and
| general manager of the Bell Telephone
Company, of Pennsylvania, will address
the meeting of the Telephone Society
;of Harrisburg at its regular monthly
; meeting in the Board of Trade hall on
i Monday night. Mr. Kinnard »as for
merly a resident of this city.
Alfred B. Yeoman to Speak
Alfred B. Yeoman, of Chicago, who
is a landscape artist, will lecture on
■ Friday night in the chapel of the Pax
| ton Presbyterian church on the "Vil
lage Beautiful." He will illustrate his
'lecture with steriopticon views. No
j admission fee will be charged. Mr.
I Yeoman has done most of the work on
the Bonnvmead farms.
Monument to Three Ex-Pastors
York, Pa., Oct. 14. York Catholics
yesterday dedicated a monument in St.
Patrick's cemetery to the memory of
three former pastors of the church the
| Rev. P. J. Duen, 1822-1838; the Rev.
: ; Sylvester Eagle, 1855 1866, and Very
I Rev. J. J. Hollern, 1904 1913.
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H. J. SCHMIDT IS NEW FIELD
SECRETARY STATE YJ. CA
Successor to Mr. Hockenbury Has Had
An Experience of Fifteen Years
Among Various Assignations in
Pennsylvania and Ohio
H. .1. Schmidt, who succeeds Mr.
Hockewbury as special field secretary of
the State committee of the Pennsyl
vania Young Men's Christian Associa
tion, 'has had an association experience
of some fifteen years. In the early days
he was assistant in Philadelphia and
later he was, for nearly seven years,
the general secretary of the Wilmer.
ding, Pa., Association, connected with
the Westinghoiißo Air lirako Company.
Thiye 'he developed a large educational
system and work. In fact, he succeeded
so well in demonstrating what till is did
for the men in the employ of the com
pany that live veers after 'he had lie
gun with them they ewe-ted a siso.-
000 building with modern equi'j ment of
every kind, their educational equip
ment alone costing some $6,000 or
$7,000.
From Wilmerding Mr, Schmidt went
to Lorain, Ohio, anil spent two years in
the industrial association there with
the steel corporation. Prom 'Lorain 'he
went, to Wi'Hmmsport, where he has
been the past three years, and last,
spring, in May, he came on the force
of tlhe State committee and in the ab
sence of our 'boys' work secretary he
worked up the boys' camp and was
general manager and purser, etc., for
the same.
During IMr. Schmidt 's secretaryship
he has had wide experience in not only
'i'he regular association work •but in
(financial campaigns and membership
stunts, etc. The committee is glad to
commend him to the friends of the as
soeiation. knowing that in him they will
find a worthy successor to Mr. I foe ken
bury, who has for the' last two years
occupied t'he 'position of special field
.secretary for our committee and has
been instrumental in pushing forward
'the work in these lines.
The prospects for enlargement were
never greater than tthey are n't the pres
ent in this now greatest association
state in North America. The following
lines from the annual report, just pre
sented, shows the situation in a word
'concerning the Pennsylvania associa
tions:
"Five years ago New York, the
largest association, State or division,
on the continent, had nearly 7,000
more members than Pennsylvania. I!,-
000 more men in Bible classes, nearly
3,000 more men in educational classes
and 6S more conversions than Pennsyl
vania. During that period Pennsylva
nia has pained over 20.4 4 4 inomihera,
over 7,000 additional members in Bible
classes, over 2,000 additional in edu
cational classes and over 2.600 addi
tional conversions, so that to-day Penn
sylvania exceeds t'ho Bmpiro State by
over 5,700 in membership, toy over 2,-
000 in Bible class students, toy nearly
2,500 in professed conversions and by
five in the number of association em
ployes in tlhe State. Pennsylvania is
exceeded only in educational class en
rollment. in association current expense
and property values."
TRIP FOR DEMOCRATIC CLUB
The Central Will Participate In Po
litical Parade in Reading on the
Evening of October 28
Bearing its big blue and gold ban
ner to the front and headed by the
Commonwealth band, the Central Dem
ocratic club, of Harrisburg, one of the
oldest political clubs in the State, will
march in the big parade in Reading on
j October 23, the occasion being the
holding of an old-time Berks county
! Democratic, mass meeting in the Acade
-1 my of Music that .evening, at which all
jof the candidates on the Democratic
I State ticket will be present to make ad
dresses.
Harry D. Reel, Secretary of the Cen
| tral cub, was in Beading on Monday
I completing arrangements for tile visit
I of the local club to the Berks city. He
met County Chairman Harry .J. Dumm
and a number of other prominent Dem
-1 ocrats, and after a conference an
nounced that the Central club had ac
cepted the invitation of the Northeast
j ern Democratic Association and Ameri
' cus Hub, both of Reading, to partiei
| pate in the parade and will be the spe
cial guests of the Americus club.
The Central Club will number about
| 150 in parade uniform and will leave
1 Harrisburg on a special train at 6.10
o'clock on the evening of Friday, Oc
tober 23, arriving in Reading about
7.20, and going direct to the Americus
club rooms. The Commonwealth band
will accompany the Central Club. Sec
retary Reel said to day that it is pos
sible that more than the 150 of the
marching club will be in the ranks, as
a large number of Democrats not at
tached to city clubs have expressed a
desire to go on this trip to Reading.
The club will return by midnight,
after an entertainment at the hands of
their Reading hosts when the big mass
meeting is over. This will be the firat
trip from home taken by the Central
Club, during the present campaign. Con
gressman Palmer and Vance C. McCor
, mick are members of the club.
Official Praise for Light Keeper
Washington, D. C., Oct. 1 4.—George
M. Willis Senior, keeper of Point No
Point light station, Md., yesterday was
commended by Secretary Redfield for
i rescuing from drowning on September
i 26 Assistant Keeper Yeatman and his
daughter.
Suicide's Successor Named
Springfield, 111., Oct. 14.—Governor
i Dunne yesterday appointed Louis <}.
! Stevenson, of Bloomington, president
j of the State Board of Pardons, to be
, i Secretary of State to fill out the unex
. j pared term of Harry Woods, who com
mitted suicide Sunday.
FTNANCB
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Chicago Live Stock Markets
Chicago, Oct. 14.—Hogs—Receipt*,
III.000; slow. Bulk, 7.20(®7.85; litrht, T.HS
raS.Oo: mixed, 7.20©8,16; heavy, ti.OO'a
1 8.00; roUj?h, pitta. 4.50©7.70.
Cattle Receipts, 13,000; stead v.
■ Beeves, 6.50910.85; steers. H.lo@jt.lh;
stockers an dfeeders, 5.3042>81.5; cow*
' and heifers, 3.40ft>9.00; tjilves, 7.50®
, 11.25.
Sheep—Receipts 41,000; steady. Sheep,
4.75®>6.00; yearlinßs, 5.60®6.45; lambs.
6.00^7.85.