WIFE MAKES SPOUSE „ APOLOGIZE IN PRESS She Consents to "Make-up" If Hus band Will Have His Soothing Words Published How Squire Thomas V. Gardner, of Steelton, prevented the matrimonial bark of the house of Saul from dash ing to pieces on the shoals of domestic unfaithfulness is tersely told In an ad vertisement which has been ordered printed in a Harrisburg newspaper. A few weeks ago Mrs. Charles Saul, wife of a foreman at the Pennsylva nia Steel Works, threatened to sue her husband for support because he is alleged to have made disparaging remarks about her to the neighbors. She appealed to Squlro Gardner, lie advised a settlement of the alleged «lttcrences. The husband, according U> the Squire, expressed his penitence p.nd asked to be forgiven. The wife demurred. Finally, however, after strong urg ing by the Squire, she consented to torget the differences provided the nusband made a public apology. Ho agreed. As a result the advertisement will appear. CROI'M) FOR SIOO PER FOOT Tract at Front and Seneca Knocked Down at Public Auction Heal estate at Seneca and Front streets was sold this morning at the rate of nearly JIOO per foot front at the public auction of three tracts of ground formerly owned by Eugene Knsminger. In addition to the Front! and Seneca street plot. Nos. 1847 Derry and 1830 and 1832 Berrylilll street,! with barn in the rear, also went under| the hammer. E. N. Lebo bought the Hill properties for $3,350. The West End lot is a triangular strip with a| frontage of 105 feet on Front street j and 71 in the rear, and contains a 2% -story dwelling. The purchase! price was $8,625 and John K. Bow-! man, of Bowman & Co., the depart ment store Arm, was the purchaser. The property was sold by the Com monwealth Trust Company and John M. Ensminger, the executors. The sale was held this morning in the Courthouse rotunda. "SHORTY" MILLER'S FATHER DIES FROM BRIGHT'S DISEASE Elmer E. Miller, aged 53 years, died yesterday afternoon at his home, 1108 Plum street. Death was caused by Blight's disease. Mr. Miller was the father of Eugene Miller, for four years *one of the greatest quarterbacks In American ranks, playing on the State team. Eugene, who Is now employed in Alberta, Canada, will, it is believed, be unable to arrive home in time to attend his father's funeral. Surviving Mr. Miller are the follow ~tg sisters: Mrs. John B. Mohler, Me-| rhanicsburug; Mrs. Ida Hair, York; I Mrs. Albert Swartz, Mechanicsburg; i Mrs. Grant Weslhaver. Mechanicsburg; Mrs. Miller and seven children: Mrs. David C. Byers, Greencastle: Eugene E„ Canada: Mrs. Lena J. Dunlap, Mary E., Charlotte G., Harry Grove, and Zella C., all of this city. QUAKER MEETING AT PAXTANG Leaders of the Quaker congregations from Philadelphia will hold special services at Paxtang to-morrow after noon at 3.30 o'clock. The services will be held at the home of Dr. John S. Maloney. Swan and Brisbane streets. B ©©& ynz® 3 & aan — N V/—( C»UN DROPPIN'HIS I □ £>4-./ l/Y^-— -—' , . L: I FT _ ! / ? ,D YOU SEE * \ F — POCKET BOOK. Y ( J POCKET BO OK ..) U TR.Y,W T0 PB , L /F ' P V LITTLE BOY i J ~ " .I——^— GGBGGMGG^HP————J ——^^^ *> V SATURDAY EVENING, RELIEF BODY GIVES OUT SEWING WORK Headquarters Opened This Morn ing; Needy Seamstress Gets Material Formal opening of headquarters of [ the Home and WAr Belief Association, at 7 South Front street, occurred this morning, though there wasn't formality about It. Nine division chiefs gathered there shortly after 8 o'clock and began Issuing orders for the proper handling of supplies and attended to the last few details to Insure the comfort and convenience of those who will have to spend the greater portion of their waking m'-ments there for the next un certain period of the war. Relief work began early. A needy woman of this city came into head quarters, described her ability to do plain sewing, received the official ap proval of the Associated Charities as to her needs, and was given sufficient blanks (clothing parts ui.sewn), to net her several dollars. Until a compre hensive idea of the number of seam tsresses who will apply for work, and the amount of money available for material and wages is gained, work will be limited to s3'a week. Blouglis, who do the cutting out of the garments, sent supplies enough for a week's work, unless the workers should Increase in numbers very speed ily. Eight dozen surgical shirts, twelve dozen women's gowns, four dozen children's gowns, forty-two wo men's petticoats are on hand—or were when operations began. The Home Relief division, second floor, announced that work would be given out during these hours: Nine to 12: 2 to 5 o'clock. Close at noon Saturday. Work is to be given out Mondays. Tuesdays and Wednesdays. It is to be returned Thursdays, Fridays and Sat urdays. DEATH OF R S SUA ITER I Was Well-Known Mctliodist Episcopal Sunday School Worker In Brooklyn The Brooklyn Eagle of December 17 | publishes the following account of the I life of Richard S. Shapter. of Brook | lyn, who died Monday night at the | residence of Charles A. Dlsbruw, a brother-in-law. 1815 North Front ! street, this city: "Funeral services for Richard S. Shapter, known for years in the Green point section as one of its leaders in Methodist circles. Sunday school su perintendent of the Greenpolnt Taber nacle Methodist Episcopal Church for twenty-one years and for a long time president of the Eastern District Sun day school Union, will be held at Janes Methodist Episcopal Church to-mor row night at 7.30 o'clock. Mr. Shapter, a retired builder, died at the home of his brother-in-law. at Harrisburg. Pa., on Monday, while on a visit that it had i been hoped would result in his restoration to health. He had been failing for many months. "Although born in Manhattan, in the old 'drydock' section, seventy-five years ago, Mr. Shapter spent prac tically all of his active life in Brook lyn. He came here in the early sixties, settling in the old Greenpoint section, I and at once became identified with Methodist Sunday school work. He had already achieved some note -in this field as superintendent of the Sunday school of the old Second Street Meth- | odist Episcopal Church In Manhattan, i since defunct, and he often said he was proud of being its oldest living Sunday school superintendent. "As superintendent of the Green point Tabernacle Sunday School at Manhattan avenue and Noble street Mr Shapter won many friends and for a number of years he labored so ear nestly as president of the Eastern Dis trict Sunday School Union that Its work was of great help to the section. He gave up his work at the Greenpolnt Tabernacle about twenty years ago. < SERVIANS HAVE RETAKEN BELGRADE, - * vv J vIEN N A\3i nib* MiSffirZ v&»-r • \- \c g..lNp*v j Tcmjiri/ «JT faoUo^X--' —" h ® 0 . ssq/ W* .^T /Vb«-*»^^ r " /U r °SJ^ ar , l EJe*«* I jj ,/A J SSJgte f °BlWi» £ W l;A V 1 \<v* Y*Tk B a kp *o* • Ragu^^t:oP IT Ji 6 ivß «>«*♦ / iCv The Servians have again taken their capital, Belgrade. after a very hard light in the mountains in the western part of their country, seventy-tive miles southwest of the capital and about that distance east of Sare jevo, the scene of the assassination of the Crown Prince Franz Ferdinand of Austria, which was the pretext for the great war. The Servians inarched back into the capital December 15, and an official announcement was made. Now the Austrians hold only a small territory in the country about Shabatz, just west of Belgrade So far as can be learned from the meager dispatches a territfic battle took place In the mountains southwest of the capital and many Austrlals were killed and many were taken prisoners. The Austrians have explained that the defeat was due to larger forces of the Servians. Austrian soldiers have, at the demand of the kaiser been taken from the Servian fight -to hold back th e Russians. This is the Servian government's announcement of 'the re-entry into Belgrade: "The enemy has fled across the Danube and Save rivers in great disorder and has evacuated Belgrade. All Servian territory Is now freed of the enemy, except Shabatz and Loznica, whose deliverance is imminent. "The triumphal entry of the Servian troops into Belgrade was marked bv scenes of indescribable enthusi asm. King Peter has received messages of congratulations from all of his allies." Austria now officially admits a retirement of its big army In Servia and the inference is that-Austrian armies have suffered a crushing defeat The Vienna official statement attributes this to the "superior forces" of the tiny Slav state and announces frank ly an extended retirement and great losses. after a service of twenty-one years, when he moved out of the district into the Stuyvesant section, then becoming identified with the Junes Methodist Episcopal Church. Of recent years his home had been at 555 Madison street. "Mr. Shapter is survived by his widow, a sister. Miss Sarah Shapter, and two sons, William 11. and Harry S. Shapter. "The funeral to-morrow night is to be conducted by the Rev. Dr. W. W. T. Duncan, pastor of Janes Church, ! and by the Rev.. Dr. D. O. Osterlield, of Greenpoint, assisted by the Rev. John Knox, one of Mr. Shapter's oldest friends, with whom he was brought up in the old Second Street Methodist Episcopal Church in Manhattan. In terment will be in Greenwood Ceme tery on Saturday morning." DIES OF BLOOD POISONING Airs. William Ricliandson, colored, aged 56 years. Of 500 North Cameron street, died of blood poisoning at the I Harrisburg Hospital last night at 7.30 I o'clock. She was admitted Decem ber 10. BUDGET SESSION POSTPONED City Council did not hold its sched uled special meeting for further con sideration of the 1915 skeleton budget ordinance this afternoon and the meet ing was postponed until Monday at i 3 o'clock. This will permit the final I shaping of the measure so that il can be read for the second time-at Tues-j day's regular meeting. HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH! MILKMEN 10 SEAL YULETIOE GREETING Dealers Who Serve State Dispen sary Here Plan Unique Christ mas Surprise Unless someone slips the State tu berculosis dispensary attaches a tip as to what the milkmen have planned for a Christmas surprise, the chances are that the folks who collect the milk bottles on the Birthday morning will have a sneaking suspicion that Santa himself has gone into the business. For the half a dozen or more who furnish the milk for the dispensary have planned a unique little Christmas "stunt." and in a way it's a boost for the Red Cross Christmas seal sale. Each dealer has promised to buy a couple of hundred stamps for use in his deliveries. In other words, the milkmen will paste one Red Cross Christmas seal a-top of every milk bottle that they deliver—a Yuletide greeting, sealed, as it were. By Tuesday D. D. Hammelbaugh, secretary of the School Board, expects I a complete report of the sales of seals in all the schools. HOI,D "EFFICIENCY" DIXNER Employes of John C. Herman & Co., cigar manufacturers and tobacco deal ers. held an efficiency meeting last night. The meeting was held at the firm's headquarters in the Calder building and was attended by twenty three employes, including salesmen, wholesale and the general working forces. A dinner preceded the discus sion of efficiency questions. DANIEL (SKIVE Daniel Grive. aged 33 years, 513 South 'Third street, Steelton, died at the Harrisburg Hospital last night at 10 o'clock. Heart trouble caused death. THROWN FROM SLEIGH William Gardner, of West Fairvlew, fractured his right ankle yesterday afternoon when his horses became frightened and he was thrown from a sleigh. THEFTS AT MARKET 1101 SE The police department was notified this morning of the theft of two crates of eggs and a market basket at the I Broad street market house. j DECEMBER 19, 1914. TO DISCUSS US FOR COOK EXHIBIT County Superintendent Shambaugh to Arrange For Scholars' Display Bt , iin» Definite plans for a parfment of education will be discussed by Pro fessor E. F. Shambaugh, county school superintendent, Lindley Dennis, agri cultural expert for the State Board of Education, and some member of the agricultural faculty of Pennsylvania state College at a conference to Tie held during the third week of Janu ary. Professor Shambaugh this morn ing announced that the State authori ties had taken up the matter and wish ed to confer with a view to selecting a State expert to organize the movement for Dauphin county. The general scheme, it is understood, will be along the lines suggested by Proiesssor Shambaugh, who hopes to model the exhibit as closely as possible to the great corn shows held for the school boys and girls of Ohio. To Appeal "Force lias - ' Case.—Ap- r om tl,e decision of Register of Wills Danner who probated the will of Mrs. Martha Adams, with Harrison : alleged clairvoyant, named as chief beneficiary, has been taken bv c ® u /? se ' fo T a n ' et>e of Mrs. Adams, one of the will contestants. The rase will now be settled in Common Picas ourt. During the hearing before the register the petitioners tried to show that Seifert had unduly influenced Mrs. Adams to make him her beneficiary, bv his mysterious "treatments." Realty Transfers. —Realty transfers yesterday included: V. M. Weaver to the Rev. W. S. Harris, Zarker and Twentieth streets, $8,600; the Rev W S. Harris to V. M. Weaver, 1353 Ver non, $1; Lewis Bose to W. W. Atkin son, 922 South Twentieth street, $10: E .and T. Laverty. two Middletown properties, to Zuk, $1 each; R. A. Carl to B. T. Allen, Lawnton, sl. DOCTORS IX) ELECT JANUARY SI) The Harrisburg Academy of Medi cine will hold its annual meeting Janu ary 29, when officers will be elected tor 1915. At the meeting last night the following were nominated for of fices: Dr. Harvey F. Smith: Dr. Her shey Farnsler, first vice-president: Dr. Allen Z. Ritzman, second vice-presi dent: Dr. J. M. J. Raunick. secretary and treasurer; Dr. Carson Coover li brarian; Dr. Clarence H. Phillips, trus tee; Dr. George W. Bauder, member social end scientific committee; Dr. 11. B. Shepler, member admission com mittee. Dr. Samuel X. Traver read an interesting paper on "Modern Urol ogy." READVERTISK FOR BIDS An insufficient number of bids hav ing been received for the construction of the new Reservoir Park Golf Club house, a readvertisement for bids/ has been published by Commission M. Har vey Taylor. The contract will be awarded December 28. The concrete bridge over Spring creek has also been readvertised . »J PROSPERITY REVIVIL IS NOW PREDICTED President Wilson Greatly Pleased Over Decision of Commerce Commission By Associated Press Washington, D. C., Dec. 19. • The decision of the Interstate Commrece Commission in the Eastern advance rate case was highly gratifying to ad ministration officials to-day. It was be lieved that the action of the commis sion in granting the railroads in of ficial classification territory the right to advance their freight rates 5 par cent, except upon certain heavy com modities, which compdice a large bulk of the traffic, would pave the way for an immediate revival of prosperity throughout the United States. » President Wilson, it is known, was greatly pleased over the decision, al though no formal statement has been given out by him. He expects the de cision will have an Immediate effect upon the countrv's economic situation. The President has let it be known alt along that lie believed improvement of business conditions generally hinged to some extent upon additional reve nues being provided for the railroads. BIGGER CARS TO ROCKVILI.E Announcement that three new cars of the large "700" type would be used on the Rockville line during the skat ing season at Wildwood was made this morning by Kellx M. Davis, superin tendent of the Harrisburg Railways Company. George A. Post Heads Railway Businessmen jj|| George A. Post has just been re elected president of the Railway Busi ness Association, an organization which represents $80,000,000 of capi tal. This was the toast he gave at the dinner following his re-election: "Here's to railway regulation. May those who enact and those who ad minister the laws be as watchful of the welfare of the railways as they are zealous of the protection of the rights of the public. Injury to either is de structive Ofttljef-nrojpqfity #w|h." 11
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