Harrisburg telegraph. (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, April 27, 1914, Page 2, Image 2

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NEWPORT MEN FOR
6000 OFJIMUTY
Association Organized to Serve
Public Interests and Add
to Pleasure of People
Special to The Telegraph
Newport, Pa., April 27.—The Men's
Association of Newport, the M. A. N.,
was launched at a most enthusiastic
meeting: held in Centennial hall at
which William G. Loy presided, with
Francis A. Fry, secretary. The pur
pose and Interest of the association
are well described in the preamble to
the constitution which was adopted at
this meeting as follows: "We, the un
dersigned cilzens or Newport and vi
cinity, feeling the necessity and de
sirability of un organization for the
good of the community and our own
benefit, have joined together, believ
ing that by concerted action, we can i
best serve the public interest, thereby!
making our own lives more pleasant |
and of greater usefulness. It is our
hope and belief, that such an associa
tion to which all good citizens of New
port and vicinity are eligible, will af
ford a closer bond of social inter
course which will bring all men to a
better understanding of each other
and promote the best interests of the
Community. With this end in view,
we propose to make the cost of mem-1
bership within the reach of all men, j
keeping In mind, that Increased com-1
fort and enlarged interests, both so- ]
dally and in a physical way, tend to
higher moral standards."
A permanent organization was ef- j
fected and the following officers and i
committees elected: President, Jo-1
seph B. Baker, Jr.; vice-president,!
Francis A. Fry; secretary, lidgar K. j
Campbell; treasurer, William M. Ben
son; finance committee, the Rev. Wil
liam Dorwart, George P. Bistline,!
Philip A. Vickey, Charles Whitekettle
and J. Irvin Kerr; house committee,
Frank Oren, William M. English.
Charles W. Wagner, William Zeiders
and Earl Buflington; membership
committee, Edgar M. Noll, F. R. Cox,
Jacob Artz, George R. Fry and John
A. Cumbler: athletic committee, Wil
liam U. Sharon, Harry W. Wertz, Roy
Wagner, Edward Hoke and Stanley
Fickes. The association will be sub
ject to a board of nine governors,
composed of the officers and chair
men of the standing committees, and
one member at large.
SHAFFER-FISH BURN WEDDING
Special to The Telegraph
. .Mechanicsburg, Pa., April 27.—Miss
Ruth Kenyon Fishburn, of Mechanics
burg, and Roy Lee Shaffer, of Morris
town. N. J., were quietly married on
Friday evening in Newark, N. J., by
the Rev. Dr. Ralph B. Urmy, pastor
of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
They were unattended. The bride is
the granddaughter of Mrs. Anna Fish
burn and a teacher in the public
schools In this place. She was grad
uated from the normal and classical
school in 1907. Mr. Shaffer is the
supervising principal of the Morris
town township (New Jersey) schools.
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Sooner or Later
drugging, even in its milder forms, clouds and mars the
fairest complexion.
Coffee drinking isn't considered drugging by most peo
ple, but physicians know that the average cup of coffee con
tains from 2 to 3 grains each of the drugs '•caffeine" and
"tannin,", that affect stomach, liver and kidneys, disturb cir
culation and work havoc with natural nerves and a healthy
skin.
Every woman who values a clear complexion, soon finds
that a change from coffee 'to
POSTUM
makes rapidly for personal comfort and wholesome beauty.
Postum is a pure-fcod drink, made of prime wheat and a
small percent of molasses. It tastes much like high-grade
Java, but is absolutely free from caffeine, tannin, or any other
drug or harmful ingredient.
Postum comes in two forms:
Regular Postum—well boiled, yields a delightful flavour.
15c and 25c packages.
Instant Postum a soluable powder. A teaspoonful
stirred in a cup of hot water dissolves instantly. A delicious
beverage. 30c and 50c tins. The cost per cup of both kinds
is about the same.
"There's a Reason" For POSTUM"
—sold by Grocers everywhere.
MONDAY EVENING,
Thrilling Experiences of
Pennsylvania Traveler
George W. Missemer, of Mou nt Joy, Passes Through All
Sorts of Exciting Incidents in Foreign Countries
Alount Joy, Pa., >.pil 27. George
Missemer, of Shanghai, China, son of
J. R. Missemer, editor of the Mount
Joy Star and News, has escaped an
extraordinary chain of fatalities and
untoward events since he left his an
cestral heath. He has been through
a cholera epidemic and insurrection
In the Philippines, the bombardment
| at Port Arthur, and through the revo
j lution and insurrection in China. The
I place where he spent his vacation in
J Japan last summer is so close to the
I scei t of the recent volcanic eruptions
: that several inches of ashes fell there.
In visiting America, two years ago,
both going and coming, he went
through terrific storms. Nearing Vic
toria, the storm was so fierce that the
captain turned his vessel around and
steamed back for cix hours, so as to
lessen the force of the wind. Coming
back home a storm was In its height,
when the wireless telegraph flashed
the news of the Titanic disaster. Go
ing east he was hauled through the
worst sand storm ever experienced in
DEATH OF WAR VETERAN
Hummelstown, Pa.. April 27.
Henry Seibert, 69 years old, a Civil
war veteran, died suddenly last even
ing at the home of his son, Henry
Seibert, West Hieh street, with whom
he resided since the death of his wife,
which occurred about three months
ago. Shortly after retiring Mr. Sei
bert complained of beii)£ ill and died
before a physician could be sum
moned. He is sruvived by the fol
lowing children: Henry Seibert and
Samuel Seibert, of town; Frank Sei
bert, of Bangor, Pa.; Mrs. Edward
Cobaugh, Mrs. Levi Heisey, of Pleas
ant View; Mrs. John Warner, Mrs.
Harvey Bricker. of Harrlsburg. A
brother, Tobias Seibert, of town, and
a sister, Mrs. Mary Cooper, of Har
rlsburg, also survive. The funeral will
take place from the home of his son
on Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
GOLD WATCII FOR MINISTER
Special to The Telegraph
Mechanicsburg, Pa., April 27. —The
Rev. Joseph E. Guy was surprised
yesterday morning at the conclusion
of Sunday school by the gift of a
handsome gold watch with his mono
gram engraved on the case from the
men's Bible class, of which he has
been teacher the past three years. It
was given in appreciation of the work
accomplished by him during his pas
torate at St. Paul's Reformed Church.
The presentation speech was made by
John J. Milleisen. The Rev. Mr. Guy
preached his farewell sermon yester
day previous to leaving for his new
charge in Waynesboro.
CIVIC CIA'U WILL MEET
Marysville, Pa,, April 27. The
Marysville Civic Club will hold a spe
cial meeting in the Board of Trade
rooms in the Flutiron building this
evening. Important business will be
transacted.
' the Majave Desert. Coming up from
' the South a train ahead of the one he
: was on jumped the track and rolled
i down an embankment and ho saw it
I lying on its side as his train passed
• by. Going west the Missouri floods
i were at their height and he arrived
i in El Paso just as the second revolu
: tion in Mexico broke out. The Amer
ican cavalry as forming in the City
s Square and he was unable to fulfill his
i cherished hope of going to Mexico, as
■ the cars across the bridge to Juarez
i had just stopped running. When he
came back to Shanghai he found him
self out of a job, because the paper
; had gone out of existence while he
was in America.
■ Dozens of other similar events could
i be mentioned, but in spite of all these
i vicissitudes ht always maintained good
spirits and good health. There never
was a day when he was not able to
do a day's work, with one exception,
when a hundred weight of packed to
bacco fell out of a waiehouse on him
and knocked him out for a week.
News Items From Points
in Central Pennsylvania
Special to The Telegraph
i Carlisle.—t-School directors of Cum
! oerland county will meet here on May
| 5 elect a county superintendent fol
| lowing the decision of the Attorney
I General's Department. v
State College. —Trustees of Pennsyl
vania State CQllege made three im
portant appointments to the faculty,
i Dr. Arthur S. Shoemaker was chosen
(College physician and physical direc
, tor. Professor M. G. Kains was made
head of horticulture. The new head
of the Department of Public Speaking
is Professor j. T. Marshman, who
held a similar position in Ohio Wesle
yan University.
Middleburg. A point of law of
State-wide interest must be decided
by Judge Albert W. Johnson, of the
Snyder-Union district, to-day. It is
up to Judge Johnson, and not to the
associate judges to decide whether an
advertisement is a newspaper, copies
of which were sent to only a partial
I list of its subscribers, is a legal ad
vertisement.
Carlisle.—Dr. George Murray Klep
fer, of Carlisle, recently acquitted
unanimously of charges made against
him at the Central Pennsylvania con
ference. has been appointed by Dr.
A. S. Faslck, district superintendent,
ta take charge of the Methodist con
gregations at Orrtanna, Fairfield and
Fountaindale, in Adams county.
| IvELT ER MI'RDER TRIAL AT
| CHAMBERSBURG ON WEDNESDAY
| Special to The Telegraph
Chambersburg, Pa., April 27.—Mrs.
' Zelda Keller Gerholdt and her mother,
Mrs. Reuben Ricker, who are charged
j with having poisoned Mrs. Gerholdt's
| first husband, Floyd Keller, at the
i Keller home in St. Thomas township
1 in November, 1912, are to be tried for
I I the crime on Wednesday of this week.
An extra panel of 32 jurors has
; been drawn, making the total number
j of traverse jurors 80.
PROMENADE AT IRVING
| Mechanicsburg, Pa,, April 27. —On
i Saturday evening the annual junior
i promenade was held in Columbian
j Hall, Irving College, which was gay in
| decorations of yellow and black, the
| class colors, and pennants. Guests
were received by the officers of the
j junior class—Miss Nelle M. Rimstidt,
Miss Martha Turner, Miss Helen
! Schaeffer and Miss Martha Schafhirt.
' The young ladies enjoyed dancing and
games; Miss Nelle- M. Rimstidt and
! Miss Elizabeth Huston leading the
! grand march. Refreshments were
| served to the guests, who included the
! entire student body and faculty.
Fletcher Proclaims
Martial Law For All
Parts of Vera Cruz
By Associated Press
Washington, D. C.. April 27. —Re-
! fusal of Federal officials in Vera Cruz
■to resume their duties under direct
! control of the American forces— re
j suiting in confusion over the city's
J administration, was one of the rea
j sons given by Read Admiral Fletcher
I for ordering martial law. The text
| of the proclamation was given out by
the Navy Department as follows:
"The officials of the Mexican federa
i tion and of the State of Vera .ruz,
! who were in office in Vera Cruz at
| the time of the landing of the United
! States forces under my command,
i have Infromed me of their inability
| to continue In the performance of their
j functions of their respective offices,
j Although the municipal authorities of
I the city, with a fine consideration for
j the interests of their fellow citizens,
I have In reply to my request resolved
i to continue in the perfarance of their
, respective duties, there is no provision
! in the municipal laws and ordinances
1 for the performance of many lmpor-
I tant functions of government.
May Be Extended
"These facts have created a condi
tion which requires the adoption of
J different measures than those proposed
■in my proclamation of the 22nd ln
! stant. Therefore, In order to afford to
j the inhabitants of Vera Cruz and of
j the other territories hereafter de
. scribed the privileges of a government
' exercising all the functions necessary
, for the establishment and mainte
i nanme of the fundamental rights of
men, I do hereby, under my authoritv
as commanding officer of the military
forces of the United States of America,
i proclaim that martial law exists in the
city of Vera Cruz and the territory
i contiguous thereto now occupied by
the forces under my command, and
that such law shall be hereafter ex
j tended to such additional territory as
i may hereafter be occupied by my
forces.
"I further proclaim, in accordance
with the laws of nations and the
usages of customs and conventions of
my own and other governments, that
I I am vested with the power and re
! sponsibillty of government In all its
| functions and branches throughout
i the territory above described. The
' proper administration of such govern
ment by martial law will be provided
for In regulations to be issued from
j time to time as required by the com
j manding officers of the forces of the
I United States- of America.
"Done at the City ol' Vera Cruz this
twenty-sixth day of April, one thou
sand and nine hundred fourteen.
(Signed) "F. F. FLETCHER.
"Rear Admiral United States Navy,
Commanding the forces of the Unit
ed States of American now occupy
ing Vera Cru?.'
HARRISBURG TELEGRAPfI
That Tired Feeling
in the Spring '
That tired feeling that comes to!
you in the Spring, year after year, is a ;
sign that your blood lacks vitality, j
just as pimples, boils and other erup- ■
tions are signs that it Is impure; and
it Is also a sign that your system Is
in a low or run-down condition in
which it will be easy for you to con
tract disease if exposed to it.
Ask your druggist for Hood's Sar
saparllla. This old standard tried
and true blood medicine relieves
that tired feeling. Get Hood's o-day.
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Appropriate Commencement Ex- 1
ercises at Zion Lutheran Church J
Enola, and Banquet For Class j
Enola, Pa., A,.... J7.—Appropriate
and interesting commencement exer
cises were held in the Zion Lutheran
Church on Thursday evening, when
a class of nine was graduated in the
Sunday school course of teacher train
ing as prescribed by the Pennsylvania
Sabbath School Association. Invita
tions to the commencement exercises
were sent out to friends in the neigh
boring communities and good repre
sentations were in attendance from Le
moyne. Wormleysburg, West Fairview,
Harrlsburg and Mechanicsburg.
The program was interspersed with
music and included: Invocation by the
Rev. M. S. Sharj), pastor of the Lu
theran Church of Enola; address, by
J. L. Long, president of the Cumber
land County Sabbath School Asso
ciation; an address by the Rev. W. R.
Hartzell, pastor of the Reformed
Church of Enola, and presentation of
diplomas by A. B. Harnisli, Cumber
land county superintendent of teacher
training.
DEATH OF CLINTON KEISTER
New Cumberland, Pa., April 27.
Clinton Kelster died on Saturday at
his home in Fourth street, having had
a stroke of paralysis a week ago, from
which he never regained conscious
ness. Mr. Keister was 74 years old
and was born in York county. He
has resided in New Cumberland four
teert years, having moved from
Juniata county and has since led a
retired life. He was a veteran of the
Civil war having enlisted on April 27,
1861, as a private in Co. TP, Sixteenth
Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, in
which he served three months. lie
then enlisted in Company C, 130 th
regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers,
and participated in the battles of An
tietam, Fredericksburg and Chancei
lorsville. He was a member of B. F.
Eisetiberger Post, 462, G. A. R., of
New Cumberland. Re is survived by
his wife, two sons, Edwin Kelster, who
holds a position with the Trust Com
pany bank at Harrisburg and William
Keister, who is with the Elliott-Fisher
Typewriter Company and a daughter,
Miss Nellie Keister, at home. Funeral
services will be held on Tuesday aft
ernoon at 2 o'clock from the house,
conducted by the Rev. J. V. Adams,
pastor of the Methodist church, as
sisted by the Rev. Dr. J. H. Young.
RECEPTION TO NEW PASTOR
Marysville, Pa., April 27. More
than 100 members of the Methodist
Episcopal Church attended the recep
tion tendered to their new pastor, the
Rev. and Mrs. S. B. Bidlack on Fri
day evening. A splendid program was
rendered. It included addresses by
the Rev. S. L. Flickinger, the Rev. W.
E. Detweiler, Samuel Wolfe and J. E.
■Wolfe. In addition thei'e were several
vocal solos, piano duets and a cornet
solo, by Ira S. Brinser.
HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI
Marysville, Pa., April 27. Presi
dent M. L. Wise, of the Marysville
High School Association, has called a
meeting in the high school room on
Friday evening, May 1.
RECOVERING FROM CROUP
New Cumberland, Pa., April 27.
Dean Straley, the little son of Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph Straley, of Third street,
is recovering from an attack of mem
braneous croup.
STORES TO CLOSE
New Cumberland, Pa., April 27.
Stores will close four evenings of each
week at 6 o'clock, commencing Mon
day, May 4, and continuing during the
summer months.
MEETING OF TRADE BOARD
c*a., April 27. —Marys-
ville Board of Trade will hold its regu
lar monthly meeting in the Flatiron
building to-morrow evening.
SERMON TO CLASS
New Cumberland, Pa., April 27.
On Sunday evening. May 17, the Rev.
B. D. Rojohn will preach the bacca
laureate sermon to the graduating
class of 1914 of the New Cumberland
High School in Trinity United Breth
ren church.
FOUND OLD HALF-DOLLAR
Mechanicsburg, Pa,, April 27. —A
half-dollar, more than a century old,
was found by Charles Umberger, South
Market street, on Saturday morning
while he was digging garden. The
coin rattled against his spade and
upon picking it up he was amazed at
his find. It is in a splendid state of
preservation, every figure and letter
being plainly discernible and bearing
the date of 1810. Instead of the usual
"Half-dollar" mark It has "50c."
Harrisburg to Have
More Italian Music
Harrisburg has another Italian band
in its musical midst. The new or
ganization is to be called the Verdi
Musical Club and application for a
charter was made to-day to the Dau- J
phln County Court by Attorney E. R.
Heisey, counsel for the organizers.
The directors will be Caslmlro Gaeta,
Giavani Di Santo, Ipptito Magnelli,
Franesca De Lucca. Pietro Zlrrilo, Sal
vatore Magro, Mlchele Santana and
Fresco Cucci.'
EIGHT PASS EXAMINATION
Dlllsburg, Pa., April 27. Exami
nation of pupils to enter the Dlllsburg
high school next term was held on
Friday in the post office building. The
entire class of eight applicants were
successful In passing the required
mark, as follows: Myrtle Deardorft,
Rebecca Baker. Sarah Baker. Mabel
Gerber, Gretna Gochenour, Erdean Le
rew, Russel Barsh and Edgar Wolf.
Professor L. W. Bell, principal; Miss
Myrtle Mayberry, assistant principal,
and Miss Marietta Menear, teacher of
the grammar school, composed the ex
amination committee. The questions
were prepared by County Superintend
ent C. W. Stine.
CAR HITS PAIR
Au automobile carrying license No.
81096 ran down Mr. and Mrs. W. C.
Brown, of 1327 Derry street who were
c.rosslng Market Spuare Saturdav
night. They were slightly hurt-
"©EDISON
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Assisted by the
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This will give the Public the opportunity of hearing the two greatest
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EDISON'S DIAMOND DISC is the successful culmination of thirty-five
years of endeavor to perfectly reproduce sound. j
STODDARD AMPICO PLAYER, a pneumatic Player by whch the playing
of the greatest artists may be reproduced for the entranced listener. By
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variation in phrasing, all the beauty of tone, color of the original per
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Concert at 8 P. M., T
| Technical High School Auditorium
Tickets of Adm ssion Free
Tickets may be secured Free of charge by calling at our Warerooms, 15 S.
Market Square
J. H. Troup Music House, Mark™*,.
Recent Deaths in
Central Pennsylvania
Hummelstown. Mrs. Elizabeth j
Shenk died yesterday at the home of
her sister, Mrs. Clara Wikel, with I
whom she resided, after a year's ill- j
ness. She was 73 years old and was j
the widow of Abraham Shenk. i
The funeral will take place from j
the home of Mrs. Wikel on i
Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Serv- |
ices will be held at the house and will j
be conducted by the Rev. Lewis C.
Manges, of Memorial Lutheran i
Church, Harrisburg a former pastor j
of Zion Lutheran, of which church)
Mrs. Shenk was a member.
Blue Ball. Mrs. Barbara Sauder. |
76 yearH old, died suddenly from an
attack of heart disease, shortly after j
eating supper. She was a lifelong
resident of Lancaster county. Two I
t Great Singers Must be
"Tobacco Wise"
Tuxedo istheTobacco Chosen by Opera Stars
A/TEN who depend upon their voices
IVJL come to know tobacco as the ordi-
CARL GANTVOORT nary smoker never knows it. A sen
ieading role in Robin Hood" • . i 1 f 1 i .
"/ alwaysfill my pipe with'Uuxedo. sitive throat or mouth feels the slightest
Tuxedo and I are firm friends." Sting, bite Or SCOrch of tobaCCO.
Tuxedo is the one tobacco which singers, I
factors, public speakers—all men who guard
their throats zealously —can smoke with
pleasure and safety.
Tuxedo tobacco cannot sting, bite or irri
tate the delicate membranes of the mouth
or throat.
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JACK HENDERSON ■ IB IMM JA Mr JH §§A M
of the "Pink Lady" Company
"Loud cheers for Tuxedo. My K
favorite—always. I put new zest Perfect Tobacco for Pipe and Cigarette
into my singing after a pipeful of
Tuxedo. I find Tuxedo a real Tuxedo tobacco has made thousands of men
Mlcc p - converts to the pipe, because it has made pipe-
Gut( smoking possible for them. Under the famous
< tt ■» "Tuxedo Process" the mild, tender leaves of the
highest grade Burley tobacco are so skillfully treated
that Tuxedo burns slowly and affords a cool, mild,
th ° rOUg^ y
' DONALD BRIAN YOU CAN BUY TUXEDO
starring in "The Marriage Market" EVERYWHERE JWh •
I htfoe found the use of p«mou» green tin with gold let-
Tuxedo does not interfere with my taring, curved to fit the pocket lUC
sinning. On the contrary, I've neoer Convenient pouch, r
indulged ma more satisfying, more with moi.ture-proof peper . . DC
THE AMERICAN TOBACCO COMPANY
APRIL 27, 1914.
daughters and several grandchildren
survive.
Millersville.—Frank H. Bare, 74
years old, died suddenly at the home
of his son Saturday. He was a re
tired leaf tobacco merchant and en
gaged in farming many years. Seven
children and thirteen grandchildren
survive.
LEBANON WANTS STOUGH
CAMPAIGN
Special to The Telegraph
Lebanon, Pa., April 27. —Nineteen
ministers, representing as many dif
ferent congregations in the city, have
signed a call to the Rev. Henry
Stough, the evangelist, to come to
Lebanon to conduct a six weeks' cam
paign, beginning September 12. Prom
ise is made that a suitable tabernacle
will be built, and the necessary ex
penses are also guaranteed.
New Borough Building and
Fire House at Halifax
Special to The Telegraph
Halifax, Pa., April 27.—Members of
the finance committee of the Halifax
Fire Company have completed their
ten days' campaign in soliciting funds
for a new fire house and are very
much encouraged. In fact the new
building is now assured, as the bor
ough council will co-operate with the
fire company. The proposed building
will be a two-story brick structure
twenty-four feet wide and thirty-eight
feet long and will have a council
chamber and borough lockup, besides
a meeting room for the fire company.