Harrisburg telegraph. (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, April 27, 1915, Page 7, Image 7

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    SAYS MOVIES DRAW
BETTER THAN CHURCH
William Shaw, of Boston, Ad
dresses Christian Endeavorers
at Park Street Church
WILLIAM SHAW
Great interest was shown at the
Christian Endeavor Society held in the
Park Street Vnited Evangelical
Church, last evening, under the aus
pices of the Harrisburg Christian En
deavor Union. A. C. Dean, president
of the city union, presided. The Rev.
F.. O. G. Bossier, pastor of State Street
I'nited Brethren Church, conducted
the devotional exercises.
Bishop l". F. Swengel, of the I'nited
Evangelical Church, and trustee of the
united society of Christian Endeavor,
offered prayer.
A chorus composed of fifty voices
conducted an interesting song service
tinder the leadership of Mrs. U. F.
Swengel.
William Shaw. D. P.. of Boston,
general secretary of the I'nited Society
of Christian Endeavor, is touring the
State in the interest of general Chris
tian Endeavor work, including the
"boosting'' of the fourth world's con
vention to be held in Chicago in July,
and the State Christian Endeavor con
vention to be held in Harrisburg, July,
1916.
He is a candidate for governor in the
State of Massachusetts.
He said in part: "I have been called
into a campaign in the State Christian
Endeavor Union for eight days, and
cover eight counties, at the following
(places. Norrlstown. Columbia,
non. Harrisburg. Altoona and Pitts
burgh.
"The question is how to get the
young people to do things in social.
I good citizenship, lookout and prayer
meeting work.
"Some of the young people would
L rather go to the moving picture show
Bthan do service in the Christian En-
I deavor Society.
I "Great preparations are being made
■for the world's convention and the
■program will include C. E. institute
Hrork. Institute commencements in a
Kpreat auditorium, seating 6.000 people.
■Billy* Sunday will lead the great evan-
Brelistlc services: denominational ral
lies will be held: a great field day will
W>e held when the united society officers
Kvill match the State officers in races:
Helen's, women's and children's meet
fcry;s will be held on a Sunday after
noon. and in the evening seven simul
taneous meetings will be held: Presl
■ent Wilson, and Secretary of State
Biryan are expected to be present."
I Dr. Shaw commented upon the lib-
Krai offerings of Dauphin county to-
Bvard the International Christian En-
Bieavor building.
y He :lso spoke on great reform
[movements in politics. He said: "Some
christian men are indifferent and mis
represent the mission of the church
and stand for the liquor traffic. This
was shown by the lack of support of
the local option bill in this State a few ;
l days ago."
I Cox Child Labor Bill
I Read For First Time
I The Cox child labor bill, which was
Reported to the Senate last night In
■he same form as it had passed the
Blouse. passed first reading to-day
Hithout comment.
■ n*o new move will be made bv the
of the bill until it comes
for second reading to-morrow.
■lt is expected that opponents of •
measure will try to amend it so as
B increase the hours from fifty-one;
a week and from nine to ,
a day.
■ TOMPKINS HAS DOG RILL
Tompkins. Cambria, intro-
HLrl a bill in the Senate to-day pro
for the creation of a dng enm-
in each county of the com - I
to have charge of the !
of dogs. The license fee
not be more than $2 a year, i
Bn* and nonresidents of the state '
H<t pay $4 a year. Owners of horses,
sheep and other livestock mav 1
kt dogs that worry their animaJs. ' |
MNT SPEEDERS ARRESTED
Royal has received a letter !
■he Harrisburg Motor r"lub ure-
to arrest and heavily fine
speeders and reckless driv-
letter stated that If no action
by the police department !
Club would prosecute 1
BtOMAX HIT RV CAR
by a northbound Sixth street
yesterday afternoon at Sixth
■Pitry streets. Mrs. C. X. Minnick 1
4. of 61S Geary streets, sus-I
fractures of the left arm 1
and minor lacerations of
i
BLS! HIVE BEMITIFU L, LUSTROUS
, FLUFFY HIIR -25 CENT DUNDERINE
L
No jjore dandruff or falling hair
K—A real surprise awaits
Jr r, °
/To be possessed of a head of heavy.
bAutlful hair. soft. lustrous, flultv.
wy and free from dandruff, is
nWrely a matter of using a little
Danderlne.
It la easy and inexpensive to have
nice, soft hair and lots of It. Just
get a 25-cent bottle of Knowlton's
Danderlne now—all drug stores rec
ommend It—apply a little aa directed
and within ten minutes there will be
an appearance of abundance, freih
ataa, fluff! ROM aa4 UvooaaparnbU
TUESDAY EVENING.
! Band Will Play at Social
of Knights of St George
The Verdi Italian Hand will have « !
special rehearsal this evening to round j
out the program which will be pre- j
| sentod at tho "open" nine ting axid so- j
, cial of Branch HB. Knights of SL
George, Thursday evening. The social
,I will be hold In McCloakey Hall, ad
joining St. Francis' Church end an In
vitation has been extended to nil mem
bers of the branch and their friends.
In connection with tne social n
"smoker" will he held and the knights
will serve refreshments to their guests.
Throughout the evening the Italian
band of thirty pieces will furnish mu
sic. Prior to the meeting the band
will parade to Locust street and play
in front of the Telegraph building. Af
ter offering a few selections there the
musicians will resume their march to
McCloakey Hall.
BIG CITIES WANT FORGERS
The Police Department was to-day I
notified of two detainers placed j
against Harry Leßrun and H. R. j
Mercer, who were yesterday sen-1
tenced to imprisonment by Dauphin
County Court. Xew York wants
Leßrun, and both Philadelphia and
Xew York ask for Mercer when he
its released from the Eastern Peni
tentiary.
WOMAN RITES MAX
Emma Coaklev paid $5 fine to-day
for biting Tony Murphy. The latter
claims he was trying to get the
woman to go to her home, and she
bit his finger.
KEPT THE WARD AWAKE
Jennie Buries. Ada Reiner and
Clarence Turner weer each lined $5
by Mayor John K. ltoyal this after
noon for trying to keep residents of
the Eighth Ward awake last night.
Ada Bennett, colored, and Mike So
wich were held for court on a serious
charge.
CAR OFF TRACK
The front truck of car No. 600 of
the Harrisburg Railways Company,
running on the Third street line, left
the track at the switch at Third and
Walnut streets shortly after 11 o'clock
this morning, delaying car service on
the uptown lines for a short time. Six
cars were lined up behind the derailed
081 before traffic was resumed.
PLAY RY JUNIOR CLASS
Special to The Telegraph
Hlain, Pa., April 27.—Among the
best home talent plays rendered at
this place, was "Valley Farm," pre
sented on Saturday night in Hie Town
Hall by the junior class of Blain high
school.
JOINT CONSISTORY MEETS
spcctal to The Telegraph
Blain. Pa.. April 27.—0n Saturday
the Joint consistory of the Blain Zlon's
Reformed charge met at Sandy Church
and made annual settlement and re
elected the Rev. John W. Keener, pas
tor, for another year.
NATIONAL GAS RANGE WEEK
This is National Gas Range Week
and manufacturers and retailers all
over the country are exploiting the
merits, and promoting the employ of
gas ranges in daily household life. In
I Harrisburg. the Harrisburg Gas Com-
I pany is making special displays and
offering special inducements for the
week, the cabinet gas range being
particularly featured. More informa
tion regarding the matter may be had
from the gas company's advertise
ments which ai'e appearang in this
paper during the present week.
DISTRICT CONVENTION
Special to The Telegraph
Dillsburg. Pa., April 27.—Upper
district of Vork county Union Sabbath
School Association will hold the
Spring convention in the Franklintown
United Brethren Church on Saturday
| and Sunday. May 22 and 23. There
will be five sessions three on Saturday
; and two on Sunday. Robert B. Nelson
of Dillsburg is president of the asso
ciation.
BROTHERHOOD HEARS LECTURE
Following a banquet in the church j
! lecture room the Brotherhood of Grace i
j Methodist Church last night was ad
dressed by Shirley B. Watts, local
I manager of the Bell Telephone Com
j pany. on "The Telephone Girl." After
! ward the men were taken through the
i central office and shown the inner
I workings of the system.
KILIiF.D IN COAL MINE
Special to The Telegraph
Tower City, Pa.. April 27.—Harry
Reiner was instantly killed and his
I brother. O. Reiner, seriously injured
I by a rush of rock in a breast at East
j Brookside mine, where they were em
| ployed. Both men are the fathers of
! families.
DEATH OF DAVID M. KARNS
Special to The Telegraph
| Mechanicsburg, Pa.. April 27.—Da
; vid M. Karns. a veteran of the Civil
I 1 War. died early this morning at the
home of his son. Milton C. Karns,
South High street. He was aged 74
i and served in the Civil War in Com-
I pany A. One Hundred and Fifty-eighth
| Regiment. Pennsylvania Volunteers.
[He was a member of Irene Lodge. '
■ Knights of Pythias, of Shiremanstown.
; Two children survive. Mrs. Ross Wi
! land, of Harrisburg. and Milton C., of
| Mechanicsburg. The funeral services
will be held on Friday afternoon at 2
1 o'clock, the Rev. S. S. Games, pastor
jof the Trindle Spring Lutheran
j Church, officiating. Burial will lie
| made in Trindle Spring Cemeterv.
MEN WILL SING
The men's choru« of Stevens Memor
ial Methodist rhurch will sing for the j
| Y<|ung Men's Bible class of the Derry
j Street United Brethren Church, at 2
j o'clock. Sunday afternoon,
J. H. BOYD TO FILL VACANCY
; The board of managers of the Har
! risburg hospital at its meeting yeater-
I day afternoon elected Jackson H.
| Boyd. 124 Pine street, to fill a vacancy
'on the board.
. gloss and luster, and. try as you will,
you cannot And a trace of dandruff or
falling hair; but your real surprise
will be after about two weeks' use.
when you will Bee new hair—fine and
downy at first—yes—but really new
hair—sprouting out all over your acalp
—Danderlne Is. we believe, the only
sure hair grower, destroyer of dan
druff and cure for Itchy scalp, and it
never falls to stop falling hair at once.
If you want to prove how pretty and
soft your hair really Is. moisten a cloth
with a little Danderlne and carefully .
draw It through your hair—taking one
small strand at a time. Tour hair will
be soft, glossy and beautiful In Juat a
few momenta —a delightful surprise
awaits «v«ry on* who txiea this.—Ad
vartlauMat. ...
WISE NEW SI4ID
VIADUCT IT SUNBURY
Viewers Report to Court on Con
struction of Steel Bridge Over
Shamokin Creek
slt^
ste ® bridge that Is to span
the Shamokin creek at Sunbury was
receded. The \ iewers suggest the
!°? t J le ,"* w bridge at Tenth
street instead of Lenker avenue, the
site of the old viaduct washed awav bv
a recent flood. It will be 150 "feet
th ft, and Bix feet higher
than the old bridge. The viewers were
George F. Keefer, Harrv TV. Arm
strong. Frank A. Smith, Gus M Stein
nietz and Philip S. Mover.
Rrduce Keystone Receiver's Bond.—
James W. Ballard, receiver for the
Keystone Guard, a defunct fraternal
l /!t"f??A«„ orKaniza,ion ' flled h > s h ond
for s*o,ooo to cover distribution of the
assets necessary since filing the first
and partial account. Since 1911 Bal
lard distributed $143,000.
SUy » h or Injunction. Mav 3 was
fixed to-day as the time for the ..'on
tinued hearing of the Sterling Electric
n \«-V?j, u n '' 1 '° n proceeding affect
ing the Williamstown Water conipanv.
Realty Transfers.— Realty transfers
>esterday included the taking over bv
Mrs Marie Graupner of the old Ann
TOu.t il 1, MWdletown. from Harrv
White. The consideration was sl.
Other transfers were: Harrv New to
f." k . "• , Cooper. Williamstown.
Sl.oOO; Charles Shell to Joseph Upte
grove. Williamstown, $250. X. A. Stef
fen to Toney Geeger. Reed township.
*'•s: J. H. Froelich to Alice Froeh
, i l ln Cumberland, II; 1,. Hallman
to John P. Hallman. 165 Xorth Fif
teenth street. 11.
Remembered All His Grandchildren.
—The will of John K. Fertig, Dau
phin. was probated to-day. Fertig
names John K. Eisenhower. Xorth
umberland, one of the children of
fcarah Eisenhower, his adopted daugh
ter. as his executor. One of the
farms is bequeathed to Elsenhower
and another is given to Mrs Eisen
hower for life. Upon her death it
goes to John. Mary L., Lewis J. and
George Herman Eisenhower, other
grandchildren are bequeathed SIOO
each.
"Movie" Manager to Pay For Wife.
•—Suit was begun yesterday afternoon
by the Commonwealth of Pennsylva
nia against Peter Magaro, proprietor
of a Market street theater, to recover
1581 due for the care and treatment
of Mary Magaro. his wife, at the
State insane hospital. Mrs. Magaro.
the statement alleges, has been con
fined there since 1910.
Want Charter For Realty Co. —Sev-
eral local lawyers and realty men are
planning to incorporate the State
Realty Company and application will
be made for the charter Wednesday.
May 12. Attorney Robert Rosenberg
is heading the company, which in
cludes Lewis Baturin. Samuel Fish
man and Samuel Katzman.
Service on Out-of-State Officials.—
Permission to make service of the
necessary injunction papers on sev
eral officials who will figure in the
proceedings instituted by the Sterling
Consolidated Electric Company to
prevent an alleged effort to gain con
trol of the Williams Valley Water
Company was granted yesterday by-
President Judge Kunkel. The officials
concerned include George Parkman,
R. W. McConnell. James A. Tanner
and William J. Kennedy. The case
set for hearing yesterday has accord
ingly been postponed.
Mrs. Fink Sole Beneficiary. —By the
will of Louis Fink, probated yester
day. Mrs. Sarah Louise Fink was
named as the sole beneficiary.
Swimmers Must Wear
Bathing Suits in River
Swimmers must wear bathing suits
when in the Susquehanna river within
the city limits.
This order went out to-day from
Captain Joseph P. Thompson. Vio
lations of the order will mean a heavy
fine.
Arrangements have been made by
Captain Thompson to have plain
clothes men on duty on the bridges,
at the island and along the river
shore. Extra patrolmen -will be on
duty on Sundays. Captain Thompson
stated to-day that he had received nu
merous complaints regarding nude
bathers last Sunday, A number of
women were insulted.
Former Resident Will
Share in Large Estate
Washington. D. C., April 27. —A jury
in the local supreme court yesterday
held that Stilson Hutchins. a million
aire Washington publisher and mine
owner, was not mentally competent
when he made his will, l_.ee Hutchins,
a son. dissatisfied with his portion of
a $3,000,000 estate, contested it. Com
promises between the contestants are
expected.
[Mrs. Hutchins was formerly Miss
Rose Keeling, daughter of the late
Rev. Robert J. Keeling, of Harrisburg.
The latter was for a number of years
rector of St. Stephen's Protestant
Episcopal Church. North Front street.]
Central Girls Contest to
Be Held on May 21
Much interest is being shown this
year in the junior girls' contest at
the Central High School, to be held
in the High School auditorium, May
21. Miss Annabel Swarlz, elocution
teacher, is training the girls for the
contest, which gives prospects of be
ing the best ever held at the school.
Following are the junior girls who
participated In the preliminaries:
Misses Sara Faunce, Gertrude Ed
wards. Dorothy Duncan, Georgia Pot
ter. Gertrude Wilson, Marion Bretz.
Helen Johnston. Marguerite Butler,
Marjorie House. Mary Garland, Jean
ette C'aster, Esther Gruber, Olive
Dowden, Cornelia Brown. Lucille
Smucker, Anna Grossman. Lillian
Koch. Eva Selheimer, Sara Maloney
and Alice Wright. Humorous and
dramatic selections will be given by
the girls.
FIRK CfIMPtXV TO <<BRK\tl)E
When William D. Block snd his bride
arrive at their home. 132 Evergreen
street, this evening, from New York
where they were married and spent
their honeymoon, thy will b greeted bv
the Paxton Fire Company apparatus
and members of the company.
K. >l. RrTHFRFORnTIS NAMED
ADMINISTRATOR OF BENT ESTATE
Robert M. Rutherford, of Steelton.
was named as the administrator of
the estate of Major L. 8. Bent, of Phil
adelphia. formerly president of the
Pennsylvania. Steel Company.
hajuusburg telegraph
Odd Fellows Order Now
Has 2,000,000 Members
Store than 260 members of the
eleven lodges of the Independent Or
der of Odd Fellows of the southern
district of Dauphin county were pres
ent last night at the ninety-sixth :ui
nlversary observance of the Institution
of the order of Odd Fellows In the
Vnited States.
The exercises were held In the
rooms of Fountain lxidge, No. 1120,
309 Yerbeke street. The principal
speaker of the evening was George P.
Hale Jenkins, of Norrlstown, deputy
Krund master and recently elected
state grand toaster of the order. Hoy
D. Neman, of this city, who was a can
didate for the office, ran a close sec
ond, which will give him much favor
and prohably the position next year
should he become a candidate again.
Mr. Jenkins In his address save a
review of the work of the order dur
ing; the ninety-six years It has been
In this country. Starting with only a
few hundred members. It now has
more than 2,000,0000 to represent It.
Me pointed out the need of another
home in Central Pennsylvania for the
aged members and their wives, strongly
urging the lodges to agitate the mat
ter. Other speakers were William G.
Schrelner. district deputy grand mas
ter, Mlddletown. and W. H. Brown,
chairman of the committee of arrange
ments for Fountain I.«odge.
Music was furnished by the or
chestra of the lodge, which made Its
first appearance last night and gave a
tine program. Refreshments were
served to the members at a late hour
shortly after the anniversary cere
monies closed. *
OFFICIALS OPTIMISTIC
By Associated Press
Washington. April 27.—Administra
tion officials were optimistic to-day
o\er the prospects that the income tax
this year will yield an amount in ex
cess o fthe original estimate of SBO.-
000,000. This optimism was based
upon full preliminary estimates to the
treasury department from internal
revenue collectors throughout the
country.
LEGAL NOTICES
NOTICE Letters Testamentary on
the Estate of Solomon Nisley, late of
Penbrook. Dauphin County, Pa., de
ceased. having been granted to the un
dersigned residing in Penbrook. Pa., all
persons Indebted to said Estate are re
quested to make immediate payment,
and those having claims will present
them for settlement.
EDWARD G. NISLEY,
Or Exeiutor.
HARVEY E. KNUPP. Attorney.
No. 3 Russ Ruildlng,
Harrlsburg. Pa.
In the Court of Common Pleas of Dau
phin County No. 230 June T?rm
1915 ln the matter of the petition
of the Harrisburc Board of Trade for
a dei-ree of Dissolution of said cor
poration.
NOTICE is hereby given that the
Harrisburg; Board of Trade has filed In
the above Court Its petition Braving;
for a Decree of Dissolution and that
the Court has fixed the 12th day of
May 1915. at 10 o'clock A. M . in Court
Room No. 1. of the Court House, at Har
risburfr. Dauphin County. Pennsylvania,
as the time and place for hearing said
petition and application for dissolution,
wh. ' and where all persons interested
may attend and show cause, if any they
have, whv the prayer of the said peti
tion should not be granted.
FOX «- (lETKR,
, Attorneys for Petitioner.
Harrlsburg. Pa.. April 12, 1915.
NOTICE Is hereby given that an ap
plication will be made to the Governor
of the State of Pennsylvania on Wed
nesday. May 12. 1915, by Lewis Baturin.
Samuel Fishman. Samuel Katzman and
Robert Rosenberg, under the Act of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania entitled "An act to pro
vide for the incorporation and regula
tion of certain corporations," approved
April 29. 1*74. and tne supplements
thereto for the charter of an intended
corporation to be called State Realty
Company, the character and object of
which is to hold, lease, buy and sell real
estate and for these purposes, to have
and possess and enjoy all the rights
and benefits and privileges of tile said
Act of Assembly and its supplements.
ROBERT ROSENBERG.
Solicitor.
In the District Court of the United
States for the Middle District of
Pennsylvania Tn Bankruptcy No.
2932 ln the Matter of Karl T. Op
perman. Bankrupt.
To the creditors of Karl T. Opper
man. of Harrisburg. in the County of
Dauphin, and District aforesaid, a
bankrupt.
NOTICE is hereby given that the said
bankrupt was dulv adjudicated as such
on April 2S. 191». and that the first
meeting of the creditors will be held at
the office of the Referee. No. T North
Third Street. Harrisburg, Pa., at 2 P. M.
o'clock, on May 7. 1915, at which time
the said creditors may attend, prove
their claims, appoint a Trustee, ex
amine the bankrupt and transact such
other business as may properly come
before said meeting.
JOHN T. OLMSTED.
Referee in Bankruptcy.
April 27. 1915.
April 27. 1915.
SEALED PROPOSALS will be receiv
ed at the office of the Superintendent
of Streets and Public Improvements up
to 12 o'clock noon of Friday, May 7.
1915. for the construction of a SEWER
in the TEN FOOT ALLEY and in MON
ROE STREET. Blank bids and speci
fications mav be had on application. The
right to reject any or all bids is re
served.
W. H. LYNCH.. Sup't.
Office of the Board of Commissioners of
Public Grounds and Buildings of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Har
risburg, Pa.
MARTIN G. BRUMBAUGH. Governor;
A. W. POWELL Auditor General;
R. K. YOUNG. Treasurer,
Commissioners.
IN compliance with the Constitution
and the Laws of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, the Board of Commis
sioners of Public Grounds and Buildings
invites sealed proposals in duplicate for
contracts for furnishing sucn supplies
for the Executive Mansion, the Legis
lature, the several Departments, Boards
and Commissions of the State Govern
ment as described, and below such
maximum prices as are fixed in the xol
lowing schedules for the year ending
the 31st day of May; A. D. 1916: Sched
ule A. for furnishing paper and enve
lopes; B, for furnishing Typewriters,
Adding. Addi essing and Duplicating
Machines and Supplies; C, for furnishing
General Stationery, Mahogany, Oak and
Metallic Furniture; D. for furnishing
Engineering Instruments, Blue Print
Paper, Laboratory and Engineering
Supplies; E, for furnishing all Books;
F, for furnishing Brushes. Glassware,
Mops, Brooms. Buckets, Toilet and
Cleaning Soaps. Towels, Hugs, Fuel,
Uniforms. Rubber Goods, Chemicals
and Miscellaneous Supplies; G, for fur
nishing Hose and Fittings. Carpenter,
Upholstering. Painting and all Hard
ware Supplies; H, for furnishing Sup
plies for the care of the Conservatories
and Grounds; 1, for furnishing Lumber,
General Repair and Removal of Dirt
and Refuse; J, for furnishing Light.
Heat and Power Supplies.
As the various classifications of the
schedule will be bound in pamphlet
form for the convenience of the bid
ders, It Is therefore desired that in re
questing pamphlets, the bidders Indi
cate those desired by using the letters
set forth above.
No proposal for any contract shall be
considered unless such proposal be ac
companied by a certified check to the
order of the Stats Treasurer, or by a
bond in such form and amount as may
be prescribed by the Board of Commis
sioners of Public Grounds and Build
ings. For form of Bond see schedule
Instructions to bidders.
Proposals must be delivered to the
Superintendent of Public Grounds and
Buildings on or before twelve (12)
o'clock, meridian. Tuesday, the 11th day
of May. A. D. 1915, at which time pro
posals will be opened and published in
the Reception Room of the Executive
Department at Harrisburg, and con
tracts awarded as soon thereafter as
practicable.
Blank Bonds and Schedules contain
ing all necessary Information may be
obtained by communicating with Sam
uel B. Rambo, Superintendent. Public
Grounds and Buildings, Harrisburg. Pa.
By order of the Board.
SAMUEL B. RAMBO.
Superintendent.
C. P. ROGERS. JR..
Secretary.
1
"Three Weeks" Passed
by Local Censor Board
"Three Weeks," the Elenore Glynn
story, as a photoplay passed censor,
to-da.v at the Victoria Theater. It is
announced ns a two-day feature. Cap
tain of Police Joseph Thompson, with
attaches of the police department and
several city officials, witnessed a pri
vate exhibition this morning, liy re
quest of Mayor John K. Royal, Mrs.
John W. Uelly and Mrs. William Hen
derson, of the Civic Club, were also
present. After tho show Captain
Thompson said:
"The pictures will continue. It Is
my opinion that we could not stop it.
no matter how bad they might be. as
the state and national boards have
passed them."
INFANT DIES
Kllzaboth McGrath. 1525 Huntier I
street, infant daughter of Mr. and '
Mrs. Edward McGrath, died this J
morning in the Polyclinic Hospital.
Boy Confined in Cell
24 Hours Without Food!
Timely discovery by Patrolman
Sehelhas this morning, saved William
Wortztuft. aged 15. of Millersburg.
from further pangs of hunger and
thirst. The boy had confined in
a detention cell at the police station
without food or water for twentv-four
hours.
He is charged with assaulting 4-
year-old Ann Foulkroad of near Mil
lersburg. When brought to jail yes
terday. the warden would not accept
the prisoner because of his age. The
Millersburg constable tooK the lad to'
the police station and placed him In a!
cell in the basement.
Captain Thompson notified District |
Attorney M. S. St roup and requested |
that the boy be taken t are of as he had I
had nothing to eat. Not until Patrol-I
man Schelhas found the boy crying 1
with hunger did Captain Thompsonr
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ijjflP proper use many new words. Hundreds
r of them found in no other dictionary
grow g. are fuHy defined in the New Univer-
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Flexible »ion makes the New Universities
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wonderful work.
AUTHORITATIVE
These Are the Men Who Made This Dictionary:
GEORGE J. HAGAR
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Editor of Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History; one of the revisers of the Colombian,
Johnson's, People's, Americana, New International, New Standard, Standard American and Everybody's
Encyclopedias, and compiler of the Chronology of the World in the New Standard Dictionary.
Assisted by a staff of expert lexicographers including:
PERCY W. LONG, Ph.D., Harvard University.
CLARK S. NORTHUP, Ph-D., Cornell University.
JOHN C ROLFE, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania.
FOREST S. LUNT, A.M., Columbia University.
MORRIS W. CROLL, Ph.D, Princeton University,
And many other recognized authorities.
Princeton Pennsylvania Columbia Cornell Harvard Thm CUaf
_ APRIL 27, 1915.
Camp Curtin Memorial
Fund Reaches $14,043
I . .The Camp Curtin Methodist Episco
pal Church fund lust night reached the
j $14,043 mark , The tlnal luncheon In
' the campaign will be held to-night at 6
I o'clock.
! The campaign is expected to close
j with a total of at least $15,000. Just
When rebuilding will begin,- which
I will give the Wqirt End one of the
most modern and beat equipped
churches In the city with all modern
Institutional features, will not he de
tlnltelj decided for several weeks.
When completed the new church,
which Is to stand as a memorial to old
Camp Curtin. will Include club rooms,
gymnasium and locker, and so on for
the use of ull boys and girls regardless
of church affiliation in the western end
of the city.
The team totals p.s reported last
| evening are as follows:
Women's Division—Mrs. E. C. Gib-
Ibons' team, $283; Mrs. A. C. Bonner,
$368; Mrs. C. A. Sollenherger, $550;
Mrs. Emma Crist, $880; Mrs. E. E.
Darlington, $298; Mrs. D. W. Friese,
$458; Mrs. J. A. Haas, $661; Mrs. Mar
garet Holland, $326; Mrs. Clarence
Jeffries, $388; Mrs. A. l,ee Knight,
$703; Mrs. J. H. Krerner, $752; Miss
Mildred Fisher. $311; Mrs. Emma
Wilson, $276; Mrs. Emery Miller, $246;
Miss Carrie McCahan. $324; Miss Flor
ence Potteiger, $251; Miss Mary
Crane. $661; Mrs. 1. F. Walters. $298.
Men's Division —B. F. Barnhart,
$167; A. S. Benner. $258; George Buf
flngton, $363; W. F. Kurgoon. $122;
D. W. Cotferell, $606: W. W. Crlswell,
$303; J. A. Hall, $157; Eli Hollinger,
$221; A. L. Knight. $216; J. F. Taylor,
I $185; Emery Miller. $261; George Mar
shall, $290; W. H. Rrlclter, $1,196;
I Ed. Hammaker, $278; Mr. Sollenber
jger. $456: C. O. Ely, $492; Edw.
I Rohcr. $136; Homer Miller, $227;
j Chas. Bitting, $267.
' learn that he was still in the base
ment.
STATE COLLEGE'S
BUDGET IS CUT
Will Receive $900,000 For Main
tenance and SIOO,OOO For
Other Purposes
State College's appropriation bills
were reported to the House to-day by
Mr. Scott. Center, their sponsor. The
main bill is cut to $900,000, whtch is to
be devoted exclusively to mainten
ance. The sum of $450,000 was cut
from the maintenance allowance and
items for $985,000 for huildings and
$65,000 for bird and livestock not
granted. Chairman Woodward, of
the appropriation committee, said the
allowance was all the revenues would
stand unless some revenue raisers were
passed.
The House also received the Hees
bill appropriating SIOO,OOO for th? col
lege's extension work, SBO,OOO to be
used to meet the federal allowance un
der the 1 .ever law to further agricul
tural education; SIO,OOO for extension
work generally and SIO,OOO for sum
mer schools.
Other appropriation bills reported
were:
Western penitentiary, $200,000 re
duced from $600,000.
Spring City institution, $875,000 re
duced from $1,243,000.
Phillipsburg hospital, $43,000.
Mr. Scott mace a game fight for the
State College bill, but ran up axainst
the fact that because of diminished
revenues the Governor and appropri
ation committee chairman had found
I themselves unable to allow more un
less revenue raisers were passed.
President E. E. Sparks, H. Walton
Mitchell, of Pittsburgh. Congressman
Kiess and others of the trustees were
here to urge the bill as presented.
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