ENGINEER BOARD TO MAKE REPORT Important Matters Will Be Brought to the Attention of Governor Soon COMMISSION MEETS Public Service Has Numerous Hearings—Trout Growers Gather For Talk The State Engi- V\\ if //J neers' Commission. yv\\ qVA which has been v\\\ studying for many months the advisi l WHISKY CAUSES CHILD'S DEATH Five-Year-Old Boy Dies in Hos pital Three Minutes After He Is Admitted i Suffering from alcoholic poisoning caused by drinking whisky, Rudolph Stlgenhafer, 6-year-old son of Mr. and I Mrs. Joseph Stigenhafer. 386 Mohn j street, died yesterday afternoon in the Harrisburg hospital Just three minutes i after he was brought there, for treat - | ment. I Coroner Ecklnger Investigated the j case this afternoon. The authorities ; are not positive whether the boy found the whisky at his home or I whether it was given to him. He was brought to the hospital un conscious by his father, and the phy sicians there barely examined the child before he died. | It was said by neighbors this after noon that George Mengle, an uncle of the boy, gave him a little whisky, but no reason was given for tho action. Coroner Ecklnger will refer the case to District Attorney Stroup. MRS SYLVAN IA LITCH Mi's. Sylvanla Lltch, aged 36, wife of M. B. Lltch, 146 Lincoln street, died Saturday evening, at her home after a lingering illness, suffering from tuber culosis. She was widely known In the borough, and did much individual charity work. Mrs. Lltch is survived by her husband, her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John S. McDaniel, New Cumber land, and a brother, Robert McDaniel. Funeral services will be held to-mor row afternoon at 1.30 o'clock at the home, the Rev. W. C. Sanderson, of the First Methodist Church, officiating. Burial will be made at the New Cum berland cemetery. MIIS. HOCH DIES Mrs. Mary L. Hoch, aged' 74, a resi dent of the borough for 30 years, died yesterday at the home of her daugh ter, Mrs. Edward Shuler, 418 Lincoln street. Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Grace United Evangelical Church, the Rev. J. M. Shoop, officiating. Bur ial will be made at Oberlin. Mrs. Hoch is survived by three sons, How ard and Benjamin Hoch, of Steelton; and William, of Monte Vista, Col.; live daughters, Mrs. Shuler, Mrs. Harry Watson, Mrs. Carrie Shaeffer, Milton; Mrs. Cordelia Mentzer, of Harrisburg, and Mrs. William Enterline. STOLE BROOMS, CHARGE Clarence J. Sprow, charged with stealing a bundle of brooms from Wil liam Prowl, a grocer at 204 North Front street, was arrested yesterday by Detective Durnbaugh. He was com mitted to jail in default of bail and will be given a hearing before Squire Gardner to-morrow night Several months ago Officer Durnbaugh at tempted to arrest Sprow. but the lat ter escaped after a chase lasting almost an hour. STEELTON SNAPSHOTS School Holidays. The public schools will close December 23 for the Christmas holidays and will reopen January 3, 1916. To Give Dance. The degree team of Paxtang Tribe, No. 243, I. O. R. M., will give a dance, Tuesday evening, January 18. Council to Meet. A special meet ing of council will be held this even ing. The ordinance giving the Penn sylvania railroad permission to cross as Franklin, Conestoga and Trewick streets, in placing a new freight track, will pro'mbly De introduced. Tree In Place. The big 35-foot cedar tree for the community Christ mas tree celebration, was put in place to-day, work has been started on the electric worlng. STEELTON PERSONALS Mrs. J. D. Derr, 240 Main street, will leave Wednesday for Philadelphia for a short visit. John D. Derr spent the day in Dau phin on business. Miss Mary Parr of Providence, R. 1., has returned to the borough for the holidays. I'MiDDLBTOWfI* - - SERVICES FOR MRS. UIEIII, Funeral services for Mrs. Samuel Dlehl. aged 72. who died Saturday at her home, In Ann street, will be held to-morrow afternoon, at 1:30 o'clock, the Rev. W. R. Ridington, pastor of the Methodist Church, officiating. Further services will be held at the church, at 2 o'clock. Mrs. Dlehl is survived by her husband, three daughters, Mrs. Mary Shuey, Jennie and Elsie Diehl; one brother, John Musser, and one sis ter. Mrs. Susan Erisman. Burial will be made In the Mlddletown Cemetery. ELECT LODGE OFFICERS Members of Swatara Council, N. 949, Royal Arcanum, at a recent meeting elected the following officers for 1916: R. Friedman, regent; S. H. Ney, vice regent; E. S. Keiper, orator; M. R. Metzger, past regent: Edvv. I* Croll, secretary; H. W. George, collector; Frank Nisley, treasurer; C. A. Seltzer, chaplain: A. McNalr, guide; John S. Longenecker, warden; Win. Schuetz, sentry; S. Cameron Young, J. G. Peters, F. Z. Fisher, trustees; auditing commit tee, S. Cameron Young, Dr. H. H. Rhodes, C. A. Seltzer. MIDDLETOWN NOTES The music committee of the evange listic campaign will meet this evening lln St. Peter's Lutheran Church. I Almost 200 employes of the A. S. Kreider Shoo Company, this place, to day received $5,284.78 from the cm plnves' saving fund of the year. Tho Christmas Tree fund total has climbed to J109.70. S. C Peters, principal of the Emaus Orphan Home, In his annual report, announces a balance of $493.69 In the treasury. About $1,200 has been spent for Improvements during the year. Five children we're admitted and eight dis charged during the year. At present twenty-nine boys and girls are being eared for. Market will be held on Friday this week. Christmas coming on Saturday. A Big Five bowling team has been organized. The manager is looking for names. Address Warren Schrelner, care of Crick's Bowling Alleys, Middletown, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hose, of Cathe rine street, announce the birth of a son, December 18. MIDIII,EOWN PERSONALS Dr. C. P. Dingle. North Union street, is visiting in New York. John Croll, Jr., a student at Gettys burg College, Is home for the holldavs. Misses Marv Peters and Ivy Hoffman are \-islting in Philadelphia. Williams Arnold is 111 at his home, in North Spring street. MRS. TRICE OIKS Mrs. Daniel Trice, died at midnight at the home of her sister, Mrs. Alfred Rothrock, 319 Ptne street. Funeral arrangements have not been com pleted. DR. A. T. ORMOXD DIES Grove City, Pa., Dec. 20.—Dr. Alex ander T. Ormond, 67 years old, presi dent of Grove City College, a promi nent educator and friend of Presi dent Wilson, died suddenly late Satur day evening in a farmhouse near here where he was taken after being stricken while riding In an automo ; bile. hajuusburg HfSfito telegraph Pondering Over Our Ads about law or med- //.j w icine, but we dc know merchandise. I The extraordinary, overwhelming crowds, who thronged here and spent their money so freely this Christmas season at this "Live Store," is only another stronger argument—why Doutrichs—and why— | Kuppenheimer Clothes | Adler's Gloves Neckwear ThflS ?oS 5 .[ 1 Will please him; tan shades Blanket and Terry cloth Bath ■ and grays, Our Neckwear speaks for it- Robes. 1 si,si.so&s2 I *f DMlritli's." Bluwd Bath Robes with slip- A match $3.50 I Leather Goods Neckwear Collar bags and shaving sets, Laundered percale, with stiff Military Brushes, Hat Brush- They appreciate good looking cu ff s —or mercerized fabrics es ill neat case; Coin Purses. ties. with soft cuffs, $1 and $1.50 I SS ' OO 304 Rtarfcrt Start S2SO I CONWELL LECTURE TWO HOUR TREAT Says Money-Making Is Laud able if Coin Is Used to Help Others Saturday eventns there came to this city an influence that left Its impress upon the mind and heart of every in dividual who attended the world famous lecture, "Acres of Diamonds," delivered by Dr. RuHsel H. Conwell in the Technical auditorium under the auspices of the Harrlsburg Academy. It was a two-hour treat the like of which has not been heard in this city for many years. Dr. Conwell started his career of service as a captain of a company in the Civil Wan and now, at the age of 71, Is still in excellent health and devoting every waking minute to edu cating hundreds of boys who are not financially capable of paying for their own university training. And all thj« through the receipts from such lec tures as he delivered here Saturday evening. The trend of his words was along the line of sympathy and helpfulness and knowledge of the life of the man lends emphasis to what he says. He brought home many truths to his audi ence. "Harrisburg is not. a city of 600,000 people now." he said, "because for years its people have been crying it down, saying there are no opportuni ties here, and all that sort of thing. So their sons and daughters, having reached the self-supporting stage, leave town and seek their fortune in a large city, borrowing enough money to come home at Christmas. "Look about you and help tho man next to you," he continued. "It is a laudable ambition to want to make money. I have no sympathy with those preachers who constantly decry the making of money as a heinous sin; it is a praiseworthy ambition, but sim ply because it enables you to help others moro generously. Show me the people in Harrlsburg who own their own homes and I will show you Har risburg's best representative body. Out of 107 multimillionaires In New York DECEMBER 20, 1915. • city 67 made their money In towns of i 3,600 inhabitants and less. Anil the reason why men can get. ahead better In tho smaller towns and cities Is he cause they have moro time to think and less to run to the movies. Think, think, think, that is the Important thing. You have beautiful streets and a well-arranged city here only because some few years ago there were men . here who thought, and who are think . lng now, and to them you owe more than they are given appreciation for. . You've got to have manufacturing in terests here before your city will ex i pand to the extont that It should ex pand." And orte of the truest things that this broad-minded and world-experl j enced soldier, lawyer, teacher, preacher and philanthropist, as Headmaster I Brown, of Ihe Academy, introduced j htm, said, was that Harrlsburg and ; every other city bus big men, big in every sense of the word, who we do not realize are big because they do not | hold office and are not constantly in i the public eye. It.is not the office that I makes the man, but the man the office. Planning Distribution of 200 Christmas Baskets With Christmas only a few days off, plans are being completed for the dis tribution of the 200 baskets donatod by Jacob T&uslg's Sons, jewelers, 430 Market, street, to 200 worthy poor families in the city. Replies by th 6 score are daily, but the list of 200 names is not complete, becauso In many cases three, four and five different replies contain the same name. All of the cases sent in after being Investigated aro listed, and In a day or two plans for the distribution will be complete. Chicken, scrapple, potatoes, Christ mas candy, peas, corn, coffee, sugar, bread, and all of the other fixings for a real Christmas dinner will be sup- • plied in each basket. This offer to provide for 200 families, together with the announce ment by fraternal orders to take care of other needy people will make the riirlstmas day one of cheer for practically every man, woman and child in Harrlsburg. 9