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SHIPPING HAY 10
ALLIESJ EUROPE
Waynesboro Company Sending
Large Quantities to New York For
Export; One Boatload Sunk
Special to The T'etegmph
Waynesboro, Pa., Aug 23. L.
Waldman. of the Cumberland Valley
Hay and Grain Company, of Waynes
boro. for several months has been buy
ing hay and grain for New York agents
representing the Allies and since this
has been publicly declared. Mr. Wald
man, has been deluged with letters
from farmers and commission firms
from all parts of the United States
wanting him to buy their stock of"
these goods.
From Gettysburg he shipped several
car loads of hay to Xew York to be
exported. This was his first consign
ment of new hay this season. Last
week he purchased fifty car loads of
hay, all of which will be shipped to
Xew York for export.
One boat load of hay that was ship
ped to Xew York by Mr. Waldman
several weeks ago. never reached Eu
rope. The ship or which it was load
ed was torpedoed by a German subma
rine and sunk.
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world." That's what one man wrote
after having his first pair of Spring-
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your shoes for 50 cents.
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GROUNDHOG HUNTING
Special to The Telegraph
\ Lewistown, Pa., Aug. 23.—There will
be at least four groundhogs less to
prognosticate the weather next Febru
ary in this section. William Callahan,
hunting groundhogs near McVeytown
slaughtered four": Sweigert has
killed a twenty-pound animal and two
dogs belonging to Banks Carter killed
one along the river bank in town.
LEWISTOWN MAN KILLED
Special to The Telegraph
Lewistown, Pa., Aug. 23. Word
reached here on Saturday evening that
Clarence Hess, a former Lewistown
man. employed in the railroad service
lat that place had met death while in
the discharge of his duties by falling
under his train. Clarence Hess, was
a son of John Hess, a well-known rail
roader of this place, and is survived by
a young wife and several children.
BRAKEMAN INSTANTLY KILLED
Special to The Telegraph
Mifflinburg, Pa.. Aug. 23.—Charles
Hess, aged about thirty years, a brake,
man on the & Tyrone
branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company, was klled at Millmont,
about five miles west of Mifflinburg on
Saturday. He was rldtng a car upon
the' siding and lost his balance while
applying the brakes. He fell to the
tracks and the wheels passed over his
body. The young man was a mem
ber of the Railroad Trainmen and is
survived by his wife and three chil
dren.
ADDITIONS liIDE TO
DICKINSON FACULTY
Several Prominent Instructors Will
Come to College at Opening
of Next Term
Special to The Telegraph
Carlisle, Pa., Aug. 23.—Preparatory
to the opening of the Fall term sev
eral additions have been made to the
faculty of Dickinson College, accord
ing to an announcement made to-day
by President Morgan. Various changes
have been made to the college build
ings, and South College, formerly the
preparatory department of the insti
tution, has been fitted up as a dormi
tory to house additional studients.
Gaylord H. Patterson succeeds Dr.
Leonard Blakey, former instructor in
economics, who goes to Carnegie Tech,
}n Pittsburgh. Professor Patterson is
a graduate of Ohio Wesleyan Univer
sity. He has a degree of master of
arts from Harvard, a degree in the
ology from Boston University, doctor
of philosophy from Yale and has
taught at Willamette University.
Additional instructors are Herbert
Wing, Jr., who will have charge of
work in Greek. He is a graduate of
Harvard, 'O9. had several years of
study abroad and taught at the Uni
versity of Wisconsin, from which he
received the degree of doctor of phi
losophy last year. William A. Rob
inson will be associate professor in
English. He is a graduate of Albion
College. Michigan, took a master's de
cree at the University of Michigan and
taught seven years in the Michigan
Agricultural College. Melvin H. Kel
ley has been selected as instructor in
classics. He is a graduate of Roches
ter University.
INJURED BY FXPDOSIOX
Special to The Telegraph
Willlamstown. Pa., Aug. 2 3.—As a
result of an explosion at the Reming
ton fuse plant of the Bethlehem Steel
Company Joseph Morgan, of Williams
town. is in a very serious condition
and his mother and fnmllv were sum
moned to Bethlehem.
CARLISLE FAMILY SAFE
Special to The Telegraph
Carlisle. Pa.. Aug. 23.—Anxietv ex
perienced here for the safety of for
mer Carllslers known to be in the
Texas flood area was set at rest with
the receipt through the local Masonic
lodge of a telegram telling of the
safety of Mr. and Mrs. George Runp
and daughter Gladys, who are In that
section. Mr. Ruppp is division quar
termaster at Texas City, where United
State troops are awaiting action in
Mexico. He left here about three
years ago and has since been In service
In the Philippines and Texas.
MAY LOSE EYESIGHT
Special to The Telegraph
Carlisle, Pa.. Aug. 23.—Mrs. Charles
A. Deitch, of this place, may lose the
sight of one eye and have the vision of
the other permanently affected as the
result of an accident which occurred
at her country home, just west of this
town As she was burning rubbish on
Saturday Mrs. Deitch was struck in
the face by pieces of material from an
exploding celluloid composition doll
belonging to her daughter. One piece
lodged In her left eye.
MOR\T OLIVET CAMP OFFICERS
special to The Telegraph
pillsburg, Pa.. Aug. 23.—Mount Oli
vet Union Campmeeting Association
he d its annual election of officers on
Friday with the following result:
President. .F. AVhitco m b, of Harris
burg; vice-president, G. A. Fehl of
Dlllehurg; secretary. S. H. Klugh'. of
Dlllsburg: treasurer, S. H. Render
trustees. W. F. Whitcomh, S. H. Klugh',
o ?>. e v der ' Geor *e 8 Mark ley. D.
S. Snllenberger. G. A. Bushey and G.
A. Fcnl.
TEACHER S BIRTHDAY PARTY
Special to The Telegraph
»•»«■ P®- Aug. 23. A pleasant
birthday party was held on Fridav
evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs
TV. H. Book. In honor of their daugh
ter. Miss Ruth Book, wljo celebrated
ner seventeenth anniv \-sarv. The
class of which she is tefVher in the
Reformed Sunday school, were pres
ent. as folows: Misses Ailene Xeidigli
Mabel Anderson. Alda Stambaugh'.
Grace Hostetter, Mary Mumper, Edith
MoVey, Ethel Wilt and Mary Hocken
berry. Invited guests present were
the Rev. and Mrs. J. W. Keener, Mr
and Mrs. Frank Reisinger, »tid ehtl-
, I j todney aJld Eliz a h eth and Harry
BXREUSBURG telegraph
TO COMPEL COUNT!
TO REPAIR HIGHWAY
Derry Township Supervisors Begin
Mandamus Proceedings Rela
tive to Hummelstown Pike
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■■MMMMHt Dauphin county's
JJJ U )]] board of commis-
sioners this morn
jjj { ing were manda
—mused again. This
time the court has
been asked to torn
pel them to repair
the seven-mile
SfilSriSßSfv* stretch of highway
3m~Mfe*ifwl between Hummels
town and Camp
bellstown in Derry
township. The commissioners have
" v * days in which to tile their answer.
The mandamus writ was asked for
by John Zoll, Martin Yingst and Jacob
Grubb. supervisors of Derry township,
who declare that Dauphin county is i
required by acts of 1803 and 1907 to
i keep the highway in good repair.
Court Continues Hearings. Presi
dent Judge C. V. Renry, Lebanon,
specially sitting to-day for the Dau
phin county court, continued the in
quiry Into the realty holdings of
Charles S. 8011, J. X. Deeter and A.
Grant Richwlne instituted by the Jer
sey Shore_ Trust Company, until Sep
tember 27. The mandamus proceed-
5 8s brought by certain members of
the Kesher Israel congregation against
the officers of the church relative to
the admission of other members was
continued until Tuesday, August 31.
Ancient House Changes Hands.
The biggest realty transaction record
ed to-aay was the sale of the old
Bucher mansion at the corner of
Front and Market streets, owned by
the Eliza Hummel estate to Attorney
E. M. Hershey. The sale of the prop
erty was authorized last June bv the
Dauphin county court. The ground
has a frontage of 28 feet, two inches
in Front street, and 97 feet In Market.
For more than 120 years the old house
has stood. The consideration was
*29,000.
Mr. Slioaf Goes to Erie. Lewis A.
W. Shoaf, former inspector for the
Board of Public Works has gone to
Erie with Farley Gannett, consulting
engineer, to imestigate the breaking
of the dam in that City which caused
such widespread damage.
SCHOOL BOARD WAITS FOR
ACTION OF SHIMMELL BLDG.
Work on the new Shlmmell school
building, Seventeenth and Catherine
streets, must be resumed within lorty
eight hours of the receipt of a notice
to that effect sent out by D. D. Hani
melbaugh, secretary of the city school
board, on Saturday. In case the Ed
ward B. Carley Company, holder of
the contract does not order work re
sumed the contract will be turned
over to the bondsmen. It is expected
that the notice reached the offices in
New York this morning. The school
board is making every effort to have
the new buidling ready for use when
the public schools reopen in Septem
ber. Secretary Hammelbaugh was au
thorized to send the notice by the
school board meeting last Friday
night.
BEATEN, THEN ARRESTED
After arresting Jacob Yohe, this
city, and Frank Yohe, his brother of
Marysvlile, the police brought the two
young men to headquarters iate on
Saturday night. The young men claim
that they were attacked and beaten
when they left the Bollinger Hotel,
Chestnut street, late Saturday night.
The men were bleeding profusely
and after their injuries had been
treated they were discharged. The
biothers claim that they knew their
assailants and wil swear out warrants
for their arrest.
AUTO RUNS OVER MAX
Suffering from contusions of the
legs and body which he received when
an automobile passed over him,
George Devore, of 160 4 North Fifth
street was treated at the Harrisburg
Hospital Saturday night. The acci
dent occurred along North Front
street, according to Devore.
HELD FOR ASSAULT
John Knuil, charged with assault,
and battery by Joseph Egresitz, ot
1016 Berry hill street, was arrested
yesterday by Officer Seymore. Knuil
was brought before Major Royal for
a hearing this afternoon. Egresitz
claims that Knuil struck him whiie in
an argument.
Deaths and Funerals
WAR VETERAN DIES
S. Cameron McCormlck, aged 76,
one of the oldest residents of the
] AN'est End, died this morning at 9
i o'clock, at his home, 1716 North
(Sixth street.
At the outbreak of the Civil War
Mr. McCormlck enlisted as a private
in Company H, Pennsylvania Re
serves. He served for three years.
After the war he was employed as a
foreman with the United States
Bridge Construction Company. Later
he was a letter carrier. He retired
from active service fifteen years ago.
Air. McCormlck is survived by his
wife, Annie C. McCormlck and four
sons, Harris 8., Charles E., James P.
and Frank H. McCormick. Funeral
services will be held at 2 o'clock
Thursday afternoon from his late
home.
MllS. MARY MHOri'
Following a short illness, Mrs. Mary
Shopp, aged 71, died Saturday at the
home of ner daughter, Mrs. Sallie Her
bert, 2224 l_.oga» street. The funeral
services wlli be held from her late
home at 2 o'clock Wednesday. Burial
will be made In the East Harrisburg
Cemetery.
HILLIAM I". HOUSEHOLDER
William P. Householder, aged 61, died
yesterday afternoon at the Harrisburg
Hospital following a long illness caus
ed by cancer ot the stomach. He is
survived by two brothers, Elmer E. and
Edwin 1<". Householder, of this city.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday
afternooii, at 2 o'clock, from the
Hawkins Estate funeral chapel. Burial
I will be made in the Harrisburg Ceme
tery.
CURTIS ri>EHAL
FuneraL services for William M. Cur
tis, aged 50, who died Thursday night,
were held from his home, 1604 North
Sixth street, last evening, the Rev. B.
A. Pyles officiating. The body was
taken this morning to Hagerstown by
Undertaker C. H. Mauk, where burial
was made.
JAMES REED
James Reed, aged 64. died yesterday
morning at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. William Winn, 1611 Susquehanna
street. Funeral services will be held
from his late home Tuesday afternoon,
at 2 o'clock, the Rev. Edwin A. Pyles
officiating. Burial will be made in
the Heckton Cemetery.
MRS. JAKE GREEK
Mrs. Jane Green, aged 63, died .Saturn
day night at her home, 110 Hannah
street. She is survived by two daugh
ters, Mrs. Margaret Stull, of Mount
Airy, Md.. and Mrs. Mary Primrose, of
this city; three sons, Arthur, William
and Clinton Green; one sister, Mrs.
Mary M. Davis, and two brothers, James
and Dewls Jameson. Funeral services
will be held Tuesday afternoon, at i
o'clock, the Rev. J. A. Staum, pastor
of the Xagle Street Churth of Ood, of
ficiating. burial will be made at
HOFFMAN FAMILY
REUNION AT HALIFAX
Three Hundred Menners Meet in
Grange Hall Instead of at Park,
on Account of Weather
Halifax, Pa.. Aug. 23.—0n Saturday
the third annual, reunion of the Hoff
man family was held at Halifax, in
Grange hall here on account of weath
er conditions, with about 300 present.
Should the weather have been favor
able It was estimated that about 1.200
or 1,500 of the clan would have gath
ered In the park. A pleasant day was
spent with all kinds of sports and
games for both young and old. Music
was furnished by the Hoffman choir.
Members were present from all parts
of the State and from Florida, lowa,
and Oklahoma. An opening address
was made by the present, W. H. G.
HofTman, of Harrisburg, on "Family
Relationship," followed by an address
by the Rev. Collom, of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, Halifax, Pa. Jacob
F. Hoffman of Herndon, spoke on the
advancement of the ancestors of the
various tribes to the present day fol
lowed by an address by the Rev. S. B.
Hoffman on "Family History."
Officers elected for the coming year
as follows: President, W. H. G. Hoff
man, Harrisburg, Pa.; vice presidents,
Norman S. Manley, Harrisburg; Aaron
H. Hoffman, Enterline; Emanuel Hoff
man, Gratz; James C. Hoffman, Ly
ens; Jacob P. Hoffman, Oberlin; Ja
cob F. Hoffman, Herndon; George M.
Hoffman, Shamokln; Frederick P.
Leitzel, Elizabethville: James M. Wo
land, Halifax; Harvey Hoffman. Eno
la; Peter A. Hoffman, Muir; Edward
L. Hoffman, Carlisle; Thomas J. Hoff
man, Enders; Calvin J. Hoffman, Har
risburg; recording and corresponding
secretary, the Rev. S. B. Hoffman,
Halifax; treasurer, James M. Hoffman.
Halifax; organist. Miss Jessie M. Lebo.
Allentown; assistant organist, Frank
Manley, Harrisburg; editorial, William
C. Lebo, New Bloomfield.
Arrangements were made to hold
the fourth annual reunion at Halifax,
the third Saturday In August, 1916.
An arrangement for a monument went
over for next year.
THIEVES Ron FARMHOUSE
Special to The Telegraph
Waynesboro, Pa.. Aug. 23.—During
the absence of Ira Snowberger and his
family of Wayne Height, on Friday
night, thieves entered his house and
carried off a can of lard, several bush
els of potatoes and a number of Jars
of canned fruit. Saturday morning,
the empty lnril can was found in the
cornfield opposite the house.
DIES FROM IXJI'RIES
Special to The Telegraph
Mechanicsburg, Pa., Aug. 23.—As
the result of a runaway accident Jacob
L. Felty died on Saturday evening at
his home near Kollertown. about one
mile south of this place. He was aged
65 years and was born in York county.
Mr. Felty followed farming and re
sided here thirty-five years. He was a
member of St. Mark's Lutheran Church
and served as an official for many
years. His wife and four children
survive—Mrs. John H. Weitzel, of
Carlisle; Mervin, near New Kingston;
Miss Gertrude and Harry, at home.
The funeral service will be held to
morrow morning at 10 o'clcok in
St. Mark's Lutheran Church, the Rev.
Dr. H. N. Fegley officiating.
BURIED AT MECHANICSBURG
Special to The Telegraph
Mechanicsburg. Pa., Aug. 23. —Yes-
terday the body of Mrs. Percy Web
bert was brought here from Baltimore,
where she died on Thursday, and was
buried in Mechanicsburg " Cemetery.
She was formerly Miss Trimble, of this
place, and is survived by her husband
and several children.
FUNERAL OF TIIOS. G. SHOMPKR
Special to The Telegraph
Tower City, Pa., Aug. 23. —Services
of Thomas G. Shop-r-cr,-who died at
Schuylkill Haven Tuesday after
noon, were held her* Friday at the
home of his mother and were con
ducted by the Rev. O. G. Ronwg. pas
tor of the United Brethren church.
Mr. Shomped was aged 29, and is sur
vived by his mother, four brothers
and one sister.
ENTERTAINED IOWA GUESTS
Special to The Telegraph
Shlremanstown, Pa., Aug. 23. —Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Myers, son Lorell
Myers, and Mrs. Minnie Kohl, have
returned to North Liberty, lowa, after
being entertained by their cousins. Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Starr, in East Main
street.
ONE FISH STORY
Special to The Telegraph
Wrightsvllle. Pa., Aug. 23. While
numerous instances are on record
where bass have jumped from the
water Into a row boat, the novel ex
perience of having one jump from
the water into a man's pocket, was
letf for Raymond vSwartz and Guy
Wakefield, who were rowing leisurely
on the river Saturday when with a
sudden splash Mr. Swartz felt some
thing strike against his side and upon
reaching Into his pocket pulled out
a good-sized bass. He was so excited
that It got back into the river.
BOY BREAKS BOTH ARMS
Special to The Telegraph
Dillsburg, Pa., Aug. 23. Harvey
Jones, the 7-year-old son of Mr. and
Mrs. 8. M. Jones, of Warrington town,
ship, while climbing in a shed fell a
distance of twelve feet, breaking both
arms between the wrist and elbow.
Several months ago the boy fell from
a wagon, breaking one of his legs.
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The naptha in Fels-Naptha
is not only on the wrapper, but
in the soap, and in large enough
quantity to dissolve the grease
and loosendirton soiled clothes,
so that a few rubs and a good
rinsing are all that is necessary.
No need of slaving all day at the
wash-tub.
Just f».s wonderful for all household cleaning.
GOVERNOR S SPECIAL
ON WAY TO COAST
Pennsylvania Party Goes Weit;
Will Return to Capitol on
September 16
Governor Brumbaugh and the
State's official party "to the Panama-
Pacific Exposition passed through the
city to-day on the way to the Pacific
coast, where September 4 will be Penn
sylvania day. The commission, State
officials and guests occupied a special
train, on which .the State flag and
other paraphernalia were placed when
the train reached here.
The Governor was greeted by sev
eral State officials and attaches when
the train reached here at 3.30. With
was Lieutenant-Governor McClain.
Secretary of the Commonwealth
Woods is representing the Governor
at the governors' conference in Bos
ton this week and Attorney General
ttrown will l>e here to look after things
lu the absence of the Governor. Under
the Constitution, there is no acting
"Cool as a Cucumber!" 1
You can't hope to be as cool as a
cucumber in the hot, sultry days,
but you can keep your body at a
comfortable temperature by eating
the foods that make healthy tissue
without heating the blood. Cut out
meat for a few days and try
SHREDDED WHEAT
with berries, sliced peaches, sliced
bananas or other fruits, with milk
or cream. It has all the body-build
ing material in the whole wheat
grain made digestible by steam
cooking, shredding and baking. It
is ready-cooked, ready-to-serve. A
. complete, perfect nourishing meal
for the sultry days.
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Coal Prices
On September Ist
will be higher, except Pea Buckwheat
sizes. Q
The final advance will go into effect the first of
next month
The importance of coal quality. Kindly remem
ber that coal shipped during the winter is usually
poorer quality than is sold in warm weather.
The reason for this is that the first cold day every
one thinks of coal, this means a rush or orders at
the mines.
To get out as many tons as produc
tion and preparation is forced to the limit and coal
is shipped that should never leave the ground.
Place your order now, pay less for it and get bet
ter coal.
United Ice & Coal Co.
Forater & Cowden
15th & Chestnut Third & Boas
Also Steelton, Pa.
A
Governor in Pennsylvania, but the At
torney General will be the ranking
official to be "on the job."
The Pennsylvania party, which in
cludes practically all of the members
of the commission, will be In Chicago
for luncheon to-morrow and then go
by way of Omaha, Denver and Salt
returning by way of Portland
and Seattle and the Yellowstone Park,
thence to St. Paul and Chicago. The
train will reach here on the return
trip on September 16 at noon.
MARY GARDEN TO GKT $2,000
TO SING IN THIS CITY
Mary Garden, the leading prima
donna of the Metropolitan Opera
Company, it was announced to-day,
will appear in recital In this city,
some time the latter part of Novem
ber. Miss Garden is appearing in a
limited number—twelve only-—of con
certs before she fills her yearly con
tract with the Metropolitan people.
She will come to Harrlsburg under
the heaviest guarantee ever given any
operatic or musical artist to appear
here —two thousand dolars.
ARREST WUFE BE.VTKR
Mrs. Joseph H. Liddlck, of 330
Hamilton street, after her husband
came home and thrashed her on
Saturday night, she says, came to tho
police and swore out a warrant charg
ing her husband with assault and bat
-1 tory. Liddick was arrested and was
brought before Mayor Royal late this
: afternoon for a hearing.