“Sewell. Bellefonte, Pa., March 15, 1918. — P. GRAY MEEK, - - Editor. Terms of Subscription.—Until further gotice this paper will be furnished to sub- seribers at the following rates: Paid strictly in advance - - $1.50 Paid before expiration of year - 1.75 Paid after expiration of year - 2.00 IN Men Who Robbed Crider’s Office Ar- rested and Sentenced. Other Offenders Sentenced. THE TOILS OF THE LAW. The young men who broke into the office of P. B. Crider & Son, at their lumber yard on Sunday night, March 3rd, did not enjoy their liberty very long after their marauding escapade. Through the diligent work of chief of police Harry Dukeman Joseph Wag- ner and James Deckerhoff were arrest- ed last Friday night charged with the crime, and the latter young man con- fessed, implicating Wagner as the in- stigator of the robbery. Wagner, by the way, is an old of- fender, having been connected with a number of robberies in the past few years and having served one term In the Huntingdon reformatory. Deck- erhoff came to Bellefonte several years ago from Paw Paw, W. Va., and is known as “Sim Jim, the Corncrack- er.” So far as known he has no crim- inal record. The only bit of evidence found at the Crider building the morning after it was robbed was a pick stolen from the tool box near the watch box on the railroad at Gamble’s mill. This was used to pry open the window and gave the police the clue that the job had been done by local people. The two men were taken before Judge Henry C. Quigley, on Monday afternoon, and plead guilty to the of- fense charged. Deckerhoff stated -to the court that he had never been in trouble before and that on the night of the robbery was only the second time he had met Wagner and the lat- ter had induced him to help in the robbery. He said that he had been working for the Centre Lime & Stone company for some time past. District attorney James C. Furst read a rec- ord of robberies which Wagner had been implicated in, although the lat- ter denied two of them. The court then sentenced each of the men to not less than two nor more than three years in the penitentiary. Wagner’s sentence to begin at once and Deck- erhoff’s in two years, he in the mean- time to go to work and report month- ly to the police and at the end of two years, if his record is all right the sentence will be remitted. Raymond Hazlett, the man who at- tempted to escape from the western penitentiary on Monday evening of last week, was sentenced to not less than a year and a half and not more than three years in the western peni- tentiary in addition to serving out his original sentence. Oscar Ostrander was haled before the court on a charge of desertion and non-support and was paroled in the custody of the police for a period of six months on condition that he go to work and support his wife and family. Howard Seyler, a youth of fifteen years, who was arrested in Bellefonte last week for stealing a bicycle own- ed by Clarence Thompson, and also for stealing stamped envelopes from the Gazette office, was sentenced to Glenn Mills, with the understanding that he would be paroled if a proper home can be found for him with a re- sponsible farmer. The boy is not on- ly physically weak but appears to he weak intellectually too. Collecting Books for the Soldiers. Miss Sarah C. N. Bogle, who has charge of the training school for chil- dren’s librarians of the Carnegie Li- brary, Pittsburgh, has been made Western Pennsylvania chairman for the war service of the American Li- brary association, which is making a spring “drive” to secure 2,000,000 books to be sent to soldiers in camp and overseas. More than 700,000 books have already been sent overseas by this association. The drive begins March 18th and ends March 25th. “No book will be rejected,” says Miss Bogle, “unless it is improper for general circulation. The tastes of the men in camp are as varied as those of the public at home. Now that house- cleaning time is near, may we hope for large donations. To receive the books provision will be made in raii- way stations, department stores and other public places, and wherever 100 books are collected they will be sent for. Residents outside of Pittsburgh, should send the books to Miss Bogle, care of the Carnegie Library, Pitts- burgh. Paper-backed books can be used in the hospitals where there are contagious diseases, and afterward burned.” The books specified as most in de- mand are standard novels, including tales of adventure, detective stories and other fiction; books on civil, me- chanical and electrical engineering, the trades, business, the professions and agriculture; recent text books on military subjects, mathematics, the sciences and foreign languages; books of travel, history, biography, poetry and the present war; dictionaries and new encyclopedias, and interesting books in foreign languages. td A little son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Edward Sunday, of east Lamb street, the latter part of last week. The young father is a soldier in training at Camp Hancock but just now is at home on a twenty day’s fur- lough. | MORRISON.—Samuel Morrison, a | ELIZABETH MARTIN MARTIN.—Having lived to the ad- vanced age of four score years and ten, Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Martin qui- etly passed away about three o’clock on Tuesday morning at the home of her grand-daughter, Mrs. T. W. Ro- mick, in Bush’s Addition. She had been up and around as usual on Mon- day and retired with no thought that her end was near, but after midnight she suffered a general collapse and died within a few hours. Mrs. Martin was a remarkable woman in many ways. She was a daughter of Frederick and Catharine MRS: MARY Zechman Moyer and was born at Ma-! rietta, Lancaster county, on May 20th, 1827, hence ,was 90 years, 9 months and 21 days old. She was one of a family of seventeen children, eleven of whom grew to manhood and womanhood, but all of whom preced- ed her to the grave, one sister, Mrs. Sarah Boggs, dying in Altoona in Jan- uary. The subject of this notice came to Centre county when a young wom- an and in December, 1844, was united in marriage to John H. Martin. The latter for a number of years was book-keeper for David Wagner, who conducted a flouring mill and general store in Bellefonte many years ago. Mr. and Mrs. Martin were the par- ents of eight children, one of whom died in infancy, and three survive, as follows: Alfred F. Martin, of Pitts- burgh; John H. and Frederick P. Martin, of Clearfield., Mr. Martin died«in-1871 and the children who haye also passed away were Mrs. Abram Hamilton, of Bellefonte; Mrs. Harvey Griffith, of Axe Mann; William Mar- tin, of Williamsport; Charles E., of Chicago, and Carrie, who died in in- fancy. | Mrs. Martin was a life-long mem- ber of the Presbyterian church and always took an interest in all kinds of church work. Notwithstanding her advanced age she was physically active up to the last while her mental faculties were almost as keen as in the days of her youth. She could sew and knit as well as a woman many years younger and her eyesight was so little impaired that she frequently did such work without the aid of glasses. ‘She also kept informed on everything going on and was much interested in the progress of the war, having supreme faith in the power of the United States to eventually turn the tide in favor of the allies and make the world a safe place to live in. As evidence that her heart was in the work she only recently took a mem- bership in the Red Cross and had made a number of articles for that organization. Her life was a long and useful one but she has finally passed to her reward. Brief funeral services were held at her late home at ten o’clock yesterday morning, which were followed by more extended services at the Pres- byterian church. Rev. W. K. McKin- ney officiated and burial was made in the Union cemetery. Il Il CALDWELL.—Miss Mary Cald- well, one of the oldest residents of Boggs township, died on Monday morning at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Wallace, of Milesburg, as the result of a general breakdown. She was a daughter of Thomas and Nan- cy Marie Adams Caldwell and was born in Boggs township on July 22nd, 1829, hence was in her eighty-ninth year. She was the last of that gener- ation of the Caldwell family and her nearest relative is a nephew, Dr. Thomas Twitmire, of Juniata. She was a life-long member of the Pres- byterian church and Rev. Josiah Still had charge of the funeral services which were held at 1:30 o’clock on Wednesday afternoon, burial being made in the Bellefonte Union ceme- tery, the family at one time having lived in Bellefonte for a number of years. woo HOOVER. — Early on Monday morning the death angel entered the home of Mr. and Mrs. Philip F. Hoo- ver, of Logan street, and called to its heavenly home their beloved little daughter, Grace Hoover, aged 2 years, 7 months and 22 days. This is the first break in the little family and their friends express sincere sympa- thy for their bereavement. In addi- tion to the grief-stricken parents four sisters and one brother survive, as follows: Alice, Ethel, Edith, Ralph and baby Marie. Burial was made at { Pleasant Gap on Wednesday. former resident of Bellefonte, died at “his home in Tyrone at 8:30 o’clock on Sunday morning following a short ill- ‘ness with pleuro-pneumonia. In fact ‘he took his bed as late as Thursday i of last week, and his illness was not (considered serious until forty-eight {hours before his death. | He was a son of Robert and Isabel { Morrison and was born in County | Donegal, Ireland, on December 7th, {1866, hence was 51 years, 2 months |and 24 days old. He came to this | country with his parents when six- teen years of age and located in Bellefonte. He went to work for the Bellefonte Gas and Steam Heating company as a gas burner and worked there until July, 1912, when he mov- led to Tyrone and worked for the gas company there. Mr. Morrison was a member of old Company B, Fifth regiment National Guard of Pennsylvania, and served during: the Spanish-American war. He was a member of the Spanish- American war veterans and the Ty- rone Lodge Loyal Order of the Moose. He was also a member of the Preshy- terian church. In December, 1887, he was united in marriage to Miss Emma Confer, who survives with the following chil- dren: John, of Juniata; Mrs. Philip Haag, at home; Corp. Albert O. Mor- rison, of the 108rd Trench Mortar battery, Camp Hancock; Miss Caro- line, Anna .and Furst, at home. He also leaves his aged mother and the following brothers and sisters: Mrs. William Clark, Mrs. William Kern, Andrew, Robert, James, Alexander and John, all of Bellefonte, and Thom- as, of Philipsburg. ; Funeral services were held at his late home in Tyrone at 3:30 o’clock on Tuesday afternoon by Rev. Cady, of Trinity Episcopal church and the same evening the remains were brought to Bellefonte and taken to the home of his sister, Mrs. William Clark, on east Howard street, where final services were held at 10:30 o'clock on Wednesday morning. Bur- ial was made in the Union cemetery. Il I] KREIDER.—Following a long and useful life Jacob Kreider passed away at his home at Gatesburg last Friday of diseases incident to his advanced age, hastened no doubt by injuries sustained in a fall about seven weeks ago. He was a son of John and Eliz- abeth Kreider and was born at Gates- burg on April 14th, 1835, hence was almost eighty-three years old. Fol- lowing in the footsteps of his father he engaged in farming when a young man and made that his life’s occupation, tilling the soil until ad- vancing age compelled his retirement. He was one of that old-fashioned, stalwart type of citizens who are be- coming rarer and rarer with each passing day, but who always were “| regarded as pillars... of honesty. and. righteousness in their home communi- ties. He was a life-long member of the Gatesburg Lutheran church and had filled various church offices. He never married and of his fath- er’s family of seven children only two survive, his brother, Rev. Isaac Krei- der, of Duncansville, and one sister, Mrs. Mary Ann Strayer, of Gatesburg. Funeral services were held in the Gatesburg Lutheran church at 10:30 o'clock on Monday morning by Rev. L. N. Fleck, after which the remains were laid to rest in the Kreider lot in the Gatesburg cemetery. EDMISTON. Harry Dowson Ed- miston, a well known resident of State College, died at the Bellefonte hos- pital on Sunday evening of para ty- phoid fever. He had been ill but three weeks and was brought to the Bellefonte hospital for treatment on Tuesday of last week. The disease had already progressed so far that nothing could be done to save his life. He was a son of Joseph and Nancy C. Edmiston and was born at State College on August 18th, 1872, making his age 45 years, 6 months and 22 days. For a number of years past he had been engaged on construction work at the college. He was a mem- ber of the Methodist church and a cit- izen who will be sadly missed, not only in his home but in the community at large. He was united in marriage to Miss Lizzie Sauers, of State College, who survives with five children, namely: Norman, Ruth, Grace, Joseph and Guy, all at home. He also leaves one sister, Mrs. Cora Morgan, of Altoona. Funeral services were held at his late home on Wednesday afternoon by his pastor, Rev. J. W. Long, after which burial was made in the Pine Hall cem- etery. 1 SWISHER. — George Shteher, a well known resident of Philipsburg and a veteran of the Civil war, died at his home in that place last Thurs- day afternoon, after being confined to bed the past four years as the result of a stroke of paralysis. He was born in Huston township, this county, and was in his eighty-second year. He served during the Civil war as a member of Company D, 45th regi- ment. Most of his life he worked as a woodsman and lumberman. His wife, who before her marriage was Miss Mary Bosteater, of New York State, died six years ago, but surviving him are the following chil- dren: Fred Swisher, of Patton; Miss Margaret and Harry, at home; Mrs. James McCliment, of Morrisdale; Mrs. John Shunkwiler, of Patton; Morgan, of Coaldale, and Mrs. James McMuir, of Patton. He also leaves these brothers and sisters: Joseph and Roland, of Julian; John, of North Philipsburg; Mrs. Mary Webb, of Se- attle, Wash., and Mrs. Jane Bell, of Driftwood. Burial was made in the Philipsburg cemetery Saturday after- noon. THOMAS.—Isaac M. Thomas Jr., died about nine o’clock on Monday evening at the home of his sister, Mrs. Lyde Gibson, in Philadelphia. The young man had been afflicted from boyhood and two weeks ago he had an attack which left him in a more than usually exhausted condi- tion. On Wednesday of last week he went to Philadelphia with the inten- tion of taking treatment but felt so miserable when he arrived there that he went to the home of his sister where he gradually grew worse until he died. Isaac Miller Thomas was a son of Isaac and Martha Thomas and was born in Bellefonte. Had he lived until July he would have been thirty-eight years old. He was educated at the Bellefonte Academy and had been a member of the United Brethren church a number of years. His father died several years ago but surviving him are his mother and the following brothers and sisters: William, living on the farm in Boggs township; Mrs. Gibson, of Philadelphia; Joseph, Ar- thur and Lulu, of Bellefonte. The re- mains were brought to Bellefonte on Wednesday evening accompanied by his sister and brother Arthur, who went to Philadelphia on Monday, and taken to the Thomas home on Thomas street where funeral services will be held at 2:30 o’clock on Saturday after- noon, conducted by Dr. E. H. Yocum and Rev. T. Hugh MacLeod, after which burial will be made in the Union cemetery. I il WHITEMAN.—Following an ill- ness of six weeks with a complication of disease John Wesley Whiteman, a well known resident of Centre Hall, died at three o’clock on Monday after- noon. He was born at Treverton, Northumberland county, on April 15th, 1858, hence was almost sixty years old. He came to Centre county when a young man and most of his life had been spent in Pennsvalley. For quite a number of years past he had been employed as a track laborer on the Lewisburg & Tyrone railroad, on the Centre Hall division, and was a faithful and conscientious workman, He was a member of the United Evan- gelical church for many years and a man who stood high in the estimation of all who knew him. He was married to Anna Belle Puff who survives with two children, Mrs. Charles Geary, of Newport, Pa., and John Whiteman, a soldier in training at Camp Meade, but who arrived home on a furlough in time to see his fath- er before he died. He also leaves four sisters, Mrs. John Elmer, of Coburn; Mrs. Isaac Smith, of Spring Mills; Mrs. Adam Martin, of Coburn, and Mrs. Wilmer Stover, of Aaronsburg. Funeral services were held at his late home at ten o'clock yesterday morning. Rev. Foss had charge of the services and was ‘assisted by Revs. Jories ‘and Still: Burial was made in the Centre Hall cemetery. Il ll THOMAS. — William Thomas, a Civil war veteran, died at eleven o’clock on Sunday night at the home of his daughter, Mrs. William Stone, at State College, following a long ill- ness with heart trouble. He was a son of Samuel and Mary Thomas and was born in Snyder coun- ty eighty-two years ago. When a boy in his teens his parents moved to Centre county and he located in the Glades near Rock Springs. When the Civil war broke out he enlisted in Company D, 96th regiment and served throughout the war. Returning home he took up his residence in upper Pennsvalley where he lived until twen- ty-five years ago when he went to Union county. Three years ago he returned and had since made his home with his daughter. In 1857 he was married to Miss Hannah Sholl who died in 1882, but surviving him are the following chil- dren: William and Charles Thomas, of Tyrone; John, somewhere in the west; Sarah, of State College; Frank, in Canton, and Mrs. William Stone, of State College. Rev. J. W. Long offi- ciated at the funeral which was held at ten o’clock yesterday morning, bur- ial being made in the new cemetery at Pine Grove Mills. Il Ii MOYER.—Mrs. Sarah Alexander Moyer, wife of Franklin Moyer, died at her home on the Mrs. J. Q. A. Ken- nedy farm about a mile west of Cen- tre Hall last Friday night. She had been ill for more than a year with a complication of diseases but had been confined to bed only about two weeks. She was a daughter of Henry and Elizabeth Alexander and was born near Coburn on March 13th, 1852, hence was within five days of being sixty-six years old. Practically her entire life was spent in Pennsvalley. Surviving her are her husband and five children, namely: Allen Moyer, of Pittsburgh; Mrs. William McKin- ney, of Potters Mills; Mrs. Bruce Runkle, of Centre Hall; Archie and Abbie at home. Rev. Kurtz, of the Lutheran church, had charge of the funeral services which were held in the Lutheran church at ten o’clock on Wednesday morning, burial being made in the Centre Hall cemetery. 1l BOWER.—Mrs. Dora Bower, wife of Harry E. Bower, died at her home one mile east of Aaronsburg on Sun- day afternoon, following a brief ill- ness with pleuro-pneumonia. She was a daughter . of William and Anna Guisewite and was ‘born in Haines township twenty-eight years ago. She had been a member of the Reformed church since girlhood and had many friends who mourn her death. Sh» is survived by her husband and a three year old daughter, Mae Bower. Fun- eral services were held in the Luth- i eran church at Aaronsburg at 10:30 o’clock yesterday morning by Rev. W. D. Donat, of the Reformed church, after which burial was made in the Lutheran cemetery. [! i NESTLERODE. — Mrs. Julia E. Nestlerode, widow of the late Daniel I. Nestlerode, died at her home at Blanchard last Friday night, as the result of a stroke of paralysis fol- lowing a general breakdown. She was sixty-six years of age and is sur- vived by one daughter and five sons, namely: Mrs. Tacie DeHass, of Blanchard; Wilson McKessick, of Mec- Kees Rocks; Robert McKessick and Lewis Nestlerode, of Monessen; Har- ry Nestlerode, of Lock Haven, and Howard Nestlerode, of Baltimore. The funeral was held on Tuesday morning, burial being made in the Disciple cemetery at Blanchard. a Old Clothing for Suffering Belgians. The American Red Cross commis- sion for relief in Belgium has imme- diate need for used and surplus cloth- ing in connection with its relief work in the occupied territory behind the German lines in northern France and Belgium. The people in these regions are in dire need and aid must be giv- en promptly. During the week of March 18th to 25th strenuous efforts will be made throughout this country to secure clothing for this worthy purpose, the Pennsylvania Division of the Red Cross to send at least 1350 tons of such clothing. The people of Belle- fonte will surely help. During the week beginning Monday, March 18th, and extending to Monday, March 25th, clothing, garments and the miscella- neous articles needed may be sent to the Y. M. C. A., where they will be taken charge of by a committee of the local Red Cross Chapter. Among the things specified as need- ed are the following: For men, shirts, trousers, suits, overalls, shoes, overcoats, socks, underwear; for wom- en, shirts, blouses, petticoats, skirts, pinafores, shawls, cloth hats, knitted caps, suits, stockings, underwear; for boys, shirts, trousers, coats, suits, shoes, overcoats, undcrwear, jerseys; for girls, dresses, night dresses, over- coats, stockings, underwear, blouses, hooded capes; for infants, swanskin swaddling clothes, cradle chemises, bodices, cradle dresses, bonnets, bibs, shoes, baby dresses, jackets, shawls, sweaters, socks, etc.; miscellaneous, bed-ticks, bed-sheets, pillow cases, blankets, mufflers. : As the world is short of so many things it is short of clothing and of raw materials, so that the relief com- mission cannot purchase what is needed. ' We must put our spare gar- ments to the use of the world, a meas- ure of pure economics, conservation and patriotism. Bellefonte will not let this splen- did opportunity of humanitarian sexv-. ice pass by, but will give generously, which means that YOU will look through attic or closet for those things which you no longer need but which can save life in Belgium. Mrs. R. S. Brouse is head of the local committee having this matter in charge. Tele- phone her for further information, if you cannot send your things to the Y. M. C. A., and they will be called for. Herman—McKetchnie.—W. Duncan Herman and Miss Maude McKetch- nie, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. John H. McKetchnie, of Pleasant Gap, were married at Tyrone last Saturday afternoon by Rev. Simpson B. Evans, district superintendent of the Altoona district M. E. conference. The ring ceremony was used and the young couple were attended by Earl Rim- mey and Miss Elsie Herman, both of Pleasant Gap. The wedding party went to Tyrone on the 9:17 train Saturday morning and the wedding at 5:30 in the after- noon took place at the home of the bridegroom’s sister, Mrs. Pearl Grove. Mr. and Mrs. Herman remained in Ty- rone over Sunday and on Monday went to Berwick to visit the bride's brother, Mr. Alex McKetchnie, expect- ing to return home today. The bride is a prepossessing young lady and quite an accomplished mu- sician. Mr. Herman holds a respon- sible position at the Rockview peni- tentiary and they will make their fu- ture home at Pleasant Gap. Cross—Leathers. — William Cross, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thaddeus Cross, of Spring township, and Miss Rue La Verne Leathers, a daughter of Mrs. Etta R. Leathers, of Mt. Eagle, sur- prised their many friends by quietly slipping away to Lock Haven, last Friday, where they were married at the parsonage of the Church of Christ by the pastor, Rev. Homer C. Boblitt. The bride is a prepossessing and win- some young woman and has been quite popular among the young set in her home community. The bridegroom is an industrious young farmer and they will make their home for the present with Mr. Cross’ parents and assist them in growing big crops on the Meek farm occupied by Mr. Cross. Smith—Tibbens. — On Wednesday afternoon, March 6th, at the Reform- ed parsonage, Bellefonte, Mr. F. Les- lie Smith, of Clearfield, and Miss Ruth S. Tibbens, of the same place, were married by the Rev. Dr. Am- brose M. Schmidt. Mr. Smith is en- gaged in steam fitting at Clearfield. The bride’s former home was State College. ——Just to emphasize the fact that winter was lingering in the lap of spring the weather man gave us a snow storm on Saturday with real blizzardy weather on Sunday. But notwithstanding the above spring will officially begin next Thursday, accord- ing to the calendar. — NOLL’S LAUNDRY BURNED. Building and Contents Entirely De- Stroyed by Fire on Friday Morning. The Bellefonte Steam Laundry, lo- catell on south Water street and own- ed and operated by Hon. John Noll, was entirely destroyed by fire last Friday morning, entailing a loss of from seven to eight thousand dollars. The fire broke out about 5:30 o’clock in the morning in the north end of the laundry near the marking and check- ing deck, which makes the origin of it a mystery, as there never was any fire in that end of the building. John L. Dunlap saw the blaze from his bedroom window at just twenty minutes of six o’clock and it was then quite small. He called his son New- ton and they dressed quickly and ran across to the laundry but the interior was then a mass of flames. In the meantime Joseph Undercoffer turned in an alarm at fifteen minutes of six and while the electric sirene fire alarm would not work the fire com- panies got the alarm promptly and both responded, but the flames had made such headway it was impossible to save the building, and the best they could do was to keep the flames from communicating to other buildings, al- though Charles Glenn’s photographic gallery caught fire and was slightly damaged. Although the laundry had put out a good portion of the week’s wash on Thursday there was still a large lot of laundry in the building and that por- tion of it that was not burned was en- tirely ruined. It is estimated that the laundry in the building had a valua- tion of about one thousand dollars, and this loss will fall entirely on the owners. Among the biggest individ- ual losers were Dr. Locke and family, who had a wash of forty pounds in the laundry which he estimates as worth $150.00; Sim Baum’s with twenty-five pounds and George Furey’s with a big wash. A Porto Rican student at the the Bellefonte Academy claims that his loss ran close to one hundred dol- lars, including three silk shirts cost- ing ten dollars apiece. The balance of the laundry belonged to numerous people so that their loss was compar- atively small. Mr. Noll had $2,700 insurance on the building and contents but this amount does not cover one-half his loss. Some of his machinery may be repaired but this will not be known until his loss is adjusted and an ex- pert examines the machinery. In the meantime he is taking care of the most of his patrons by gathering their laundry and having it done elsewhere. Whether he will rebuild or not will depend on circumstances. He has had the offer of several places in which to locate in ‘the event he decides not to rebuild, but so far has come to no de- cision, and will be unable to do so un- til his insurance is adjusted. Penn State Thespians Here March 22. “It Pays to Advertise,” the farce comedy which will be produced by the Penn State Thespians, on March 22nd, in Garman’s opera house, at 8:15, is being perfected under the able direc- tion of Miss Mary Dunham and Dr. William S. Dye, of the English de- partment. Rehearsals are being held nightly and indications point to one of the most successful productions ever presented by a Penn State student or- ganization. The show will also be given at State College on the evening of March 16th and at either Tyrone or Huntingdon on April 1st. The latter date has not been definitely decided upon, but the management will com- plete the arrangements within a few days. Several students will appear in this production that were stellar lights in the Thespian show of last year, and ‘many new faces will also be seen. The girls will have their initial in the Thespians, and they are striving to make the most of it. The play is a scream from beginning to end and everyone in the cast will be able to show his or her dramatic ability to the fullest extent. The ticket sale will be held at Par- rish’s drug store on the day of the performance. : “It Pays to Advertise,” a farce in three acts, was written by Roi Cooper Meguire and Walter Hackett, two fa- mous metropolitan playwrights. This play was presented for the first time at George M. Cohan’s own theatre, its success being immediate. Later George M. Cohan himself played the part of Ambrose Peale, the up-to the- second advertising agent. The play shows convincingly that not only is cleanliness (in the form of soap) next to godliness, but also that judicious advertising, coupled with an uncanny knowledge of psychology, will accomplish wonders. A clever stenographer, aided by the advertis- ing agent, helps a young man to beat his father at the old gentleman’s own game, which is the manufacture of soap. How this is accomplished forms the plot of the piece. The authors state that the advertising statistics in the play are “facts” and not “farce.” The cast is as follows: Ambrose. Peale ................... Kennard Rodney Martin ...................., Knapp Mary Grayson ..............Miss Fishburn Cyrus. Martin ........c.ce.lioveel Burkham Comptesse De Beurein .......... Miss Hoy George Bronson .............ooe00n Denney Ellery Clark ......cociveeneennn.s, Eberley William Smith ...........c00ivnvees Hayes Donald McChesney ................. Cohen JOHNSON ...7 0 deessinnrnnrrearion Rockey Marie ..... cocci, Miss Scudder Mise Burke ........c...ciiaiinn Miss Little The Boal mounted machine gun troop at Camp Hancock has been transformed into a motorized battal- ion, 160 men strong. The unit has been equipped with armored motor ! cars, automobiles’ and motorcycles. bye -
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