7,777 Prizes mjjl f* First Prize SI,OOO What is the From Maine to California, from Texas to Hudson Bay, millions of people have been ask ing "What is the 7th Point in Sterling Gum?" In practically every town, city and village in the United States and Canada, the published six points of superiority have brought Sterling Gum fast-growing popularity. But the seventh point still remains a riddle. Point Now, we are offering liberal prizes to those who send us the best suggestions for the Sterling Gum Point 7. Before you make your suggestion for the 7th Point, read the following: The Following Story Unfolds the Secret of the Famous Point 7 To most people chewing wrappers), Cinnamon (in gum is a mystery. They may blue wrappers), know that different chewing Xherc arc somc tw gums are made from different varieties of thc mint , ingredients. But that is about Thc Stcrli Pcppcrmint is all Here are facts which we a duct of thc choi believe you will be glad to smoothe st-flavored of these know about Sterling Gum: many mint varieties . Your Sterling Gum is T . • r . „ made from the following . The spicy Cinnamon flavor materials: ' s e ? trac £ d . from thc . Cass ' a . , bush which grows in the Ihe basis is the pure sap tropics, of the tropical Sapota Tree Tl ' rue -a natural gum. , sa P of the Sa P°" „ _ tree, the cane sugar, the This natural Sapota I ree corn syruP) the Peppermint sap II boiled sweetened and and Cinnamon flavors all flavored. Ihe sweetening is come from thc sap of some simply pure cane sugar and p | ant or tree> Naturc hcrself pure corn syrup. supplies these delicious ma- The flavoring is of two terials from which your kinds—Peppermint| (in red Sterling Gum is made. Requirements for Winning Phrase When you reid the above facts It is understood that the Sterling on the materials that Sterling Gum Gum Company will have the right ii made of, you Trill know all that t 0 use t |, e 7 Point suggestion! sent it is necessary for you to know in in by the ize winne £. entering thi« contest. 1 The first prize will go to the The contest is easy to enter, one whose suggestion, based on the Just think out your way of express above story, most impressively pre- ing the 7th Point. Then write it •ents the natural purity of Sterling out in six words or less and send Gum intheopinion ofthejudges. it in as directed in the conditioni Remember that your suggestion printed below. Even if you don't must be in six words or less. win the first prize of SI,OOO, you Thenextbestsuggestionnillwin stand a chance to win one of the the second prize—aud so on down. 7,777 smaller prize*. PEPPERMINT:IN RED WRAPPER CINNAMON IN BLUE WRAPPER First Prize SI,OOO Second Prize SSOO Third Prix* . . $250.00 700 Prizes—each . Box of 20 fivc.csnt packages of Starling 7 Prixes—each . . $25.00 . 7000 Prixes—each . Box of 10 fire-cent packages of Sterling 70 Prize*—each $2.50 Gum. Conditions of the Contest Sterling Gum Company em- ■ « plovee* cannot enter this contest. Judge* If two answer, are entitled to The izef w ;„ be . he same pnze the full amount of the fo ,|£ wing committee of the prize will be pa>d to each. well-known men: All answers must come in on a postal card. On the back of the John A. Sleicher, Editor of Leslie'a postal card write ntlhing but your Weekly. [ P . oi . nt » USg " tion (,i V° M '° r Ed «" Editor of «he Cos- Jess) a., d your name and address. mopolitan Magazine. The postal may be mailed in an . envelope if you choose. Jno. M. Siddall, Editor of Th« Mail answer, to American Magazine. Sterling Prize Judge. Frederick 1.. Collins, Editor of Room 319, 405 Lexington Ave. McClure's Magazine. New York City Robert H Davit> Editor Q , Mun . Vou may send in a. many iug- »ey'» Magazine, ge.tion. for Point 7 a. you choo.e, Bui each luggestitn must be ivrit ten »n a fmai card a> directed Announcement «*"" of Awards Contest Closes Thewinner.of the firstSO prize* All answers must be received in will be announced in the July first New York by midnight of May issue of the Saturday Evening Host. 15, 1916. Please do not write to the judges. Answer* will not be examined They cannot correspond with in by the judges until after that date. dividual contestants. Just make a The judge., therefore, cannot note now of the date on which the mail acknowledgment, of the prize winners will be announced •uggestions received. in the Saturday Evening Post. Now put on your thinking cap. Get your family to help you. Send in as many suggestion, a. you want to. All will be con.idered in awarding these many prizes. Do not write the Sterling Gum Company regarding the contest or it. condition, as all suggestion* will be judged by the Prize Committee named above. The Sterling Gum Co., Inc., New York The Sterling Gum Co. of Canada, Ltd., Toronto MOM DAY EVENING, HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH MARCH 20, 1916. NEWS OF STEELTON GLOWING TRIBUTE TO FIREMEN DEAD Three Hundred Uniformed Men March to Memorial in High School Auditorium Three hundred uniformed firemen, members of six companies in Steel ton'e Volunteer Fire Department, yes terday afternoon marched to the High School auditorium where with nearly 1,000 citizens, they paid a slowing tribute to the firemen who have died since the organization of the depart ment. The principal memorial address was delivered by Dr. George W. Bern theixel, of Columbia, a prominent member of the Pennsylvania Volun teer Firemen's Association. He paid a glowing tribute to Steelton's fire de partment. Other speakers were Frank B. Wickersham, assistant district at torney of Dauphin county; Burgess Fred Wlgfield and ex-Chief John E. Shttpp. The rollcall of the missing members was made by Joseph Uricker, one of the borough's most active fire men, who read the list of 94 names of deceased members of the six com panies. The program which preceded the rollcall was participated in by the Rev. J. M. Shoop, of Grace United Evangelical Church; the Rev. G. X. Kauffer, of St. John's Lutheran Church; Mrs. O. H. Megary, Miss Car rie Lawrence, Miss Martha Armstrong and Messrs. White, Doepke, Hose and Neidheimer. PLAN ART EXHIBIT Under the auspices of the art de partment of the Steelton public schools an art exhibit will be given in the high school audilorium April a, 6. 7 and 8. This collection, consisting in large part of carbon photographs, photogravures and prints in ftfll color, made directly from the original masterpieces, is se lected by art experts and should at tract large crowds of people. A small admission will be charged, the entire proceeds of which, after deducting the expense of the exhibit, will be used in the purchase of additional pictures to decorate the walls of the various schoolrooms of the .borough. -MIDDLETOm^I Woman Narrowly Escapes Death When Motorcycle Crashes Into Mule Team A fatal accident was narrowly averted at the Jednota printery, a mile west of Middlelown, when a side car motorcycle operated by Harry Duncan, of Highspire, crashed head on into the two-mule team belonging to A. J.. Erb, of Grand View Farm, north of town. The collision hurled Duncan clear of the machine but his woman com panion, whose name could not be learned, landed in a mass of wreckage under the hoofs of the plunging mules. Young Erb leaped from the wagon and seized the frightened animals by the head, but the mules lore loose and disappeared down the pike at a gal lop. The woman was placed on a west bound trolley car and Duncan was taken to his home in Highspire where his injuries were found to be slight. HIGHSPIRE SHOOTERS WIX The Highspire Gun Club defeated thc Swatara Gun Club of Middletown Saturday afternoon on the local grounds by four points. The match was the second one of a series. A third match will lie held in Highspire in the near future. BIBLK CLASS ANNIVERSARY The fourth anniversary of the Men's Bible Class of the Uoyalton I'nited Brethren Church was cele brated last evening in the church with a program of addresses by the pas tor. the Rev. William Beach and Prof. Early, of Harrisburg, and a number of musical selections. TO BURY NEGRO LEADER TUESDAY Dr. William U. Marshall, Widely-Known Kdueator and Minister, Dies THE REV. DR. MARSHALL The Rev. Dr. Willtam 11. Marshall, widely-known colored minister, writer and educator, and a leader in the af fairs of colored folks in this city, died late Saturday afternoon at his home, 029 Boas street, after an illness of j nine months. He was 51 years old. Funeral services will be held to- I morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Wesley A. M. E. Zion Church, with I the Grand United Order of Odd Fel lows and the Masons in charge. Bishop Alexander Walters, of New York; the Rev. M. L. Blalock, presid ing elder of the Washington district; the Rev. W. A. Ray, of Wesley Church, and the Rev. Mr. James, of Harris Chapel, will officiate. Vocal selections will he furnished by the Harris Chapel choir. Pallbearers will be Drs. W. E. Marshall, F. S. Mar shall and M. H. Layton; Marshall Kay ton, Ira Layton and Dennle Bibb. Burial will be made at Lincoln Ceme tery. Dr. Marshall is survived by his mother, Mrs. Harriet Marshall: his wife, Mrs. Mary Lillian Marshall; a foster daughter. Miss Catherine Con dol, and three sons. Dr. A. Leslie Marshall, prominent physician In the city, and Drs. W. E. and F. S. Mar shall, both pharmacists. The Rev. Dr. Marshall was a son of the late E. B. Marshall and Mrs. Har riet Marshall, and was born in Harrls burg January 1, 18(!5. Attending the imbiic schools of the city, lie grudu AGED COLORED LEADER DIES i I Robert M. Fields, Ex-slave,! , Succumbs to Complications at Age of 82 Robert M. Fields, an ex-slave, for | years a leader in Steelton's colored i organizations, died Saturday afternoon i at his home, 105 Adams street, from a complication of diseases incident to i old age. He was 82 years old. Mr. Fields is survived by one son. I Perry Fields, Philadelphia; a daugh- J | ter, Amanda, wife of l lie Rev. Frank ! Bradley, of Philadelphia; and two ais- j | ters, Amanda and Annie, Steelton. He was a member of Paxton Lodge, j ; Free and Accepted Masosn. and of the : s Gallilean Fishermen. He was one of jthe founders of Monumental A. M. E. ' I Church. Second and Adams streets, and until recent years, when prevented by age, he always took an active part ;in the church's activities. He was ; born in Shenandoah, Va., and for ; thirty years was a slave for various ! Virginia families. Funeral (services will be held to morrow afternoon at 1 o'clock at the I church with the Rev. Mr. King of ! delating. Burial will be made in Mid | land Cemetery. JACKSON ITXKRAI, Funeral services for Charles E. Jackson, who was burned to death at Philadelphia, were held in Mount Zion Baptist Church Saturday afternoon. 1 The Rev. Mr. Brown and the Rev. O. P. Goodwin officiated. Burial was I made in Midland Cemetery. The pall bearers were John. Archer and Lewis Jackson, Columbus Franklin and : Franklin Vass. Standing of the Crews Announce Birtli. Mr. and Mrs. j Thomas Reese, Spruce street, an | nounce the birth of a son Sunday, : March 1 !*. Bouglitcr Rack.—Russell Boughter | has resumed his work as a clerk for I J. A. McCurdy's drug store after an absence of severot months while at I Syracuse University. TO PLAN TRIP The Steelton Canoe Club will meet | this evening at the home of Earl ! Boyd to plan a canoe trip down the ' Juniata and Susquehanna from Mif | flin. This trip was made last year by the Dew, Drop Inn Club of Harris burg, since disbanded. The local club i will elect officers and discuss the pur ; chase of a cottage at this evening's , meeting. MUSICIAN'S BANQUET Members of the I-a Bande de j Musiqne held a St. Patrick's parly at ! the home of Walter Canon, North Front street, Saturday evening in • honor of their friends. The deco ra! ions were appropriations to the oc : i casion. Leßoy Epptnger acted as toastmaster. Those present: Misses i Lvdia Wilt, Marion George, Annabelle ■ O'Brine, Dorothy Whitman, Beatrice Toomey. Celia Tiemann, Lena Hoff ■ man, Leona Prow ell. Edith Canon and . Dorothy Crump, Walter Canon, Ray Sultzaberger, Roger W. Green, Donald II E. Ross. William B. Kinney, Charles • Hoffmaster, Leßoy Eppinger, Charles , E. Smith. Robert Thompson, Charles Ohmit and Ed. Cover. ST. PATRICK'S PARTY i i A St. Patrick's party was held at , the home of Mrs. Marks, 153 Lincoln street. Music was furnished by Mr. and Mrs. William Rogers, accompanied by Earl Rodkey, a blind musician. A recitation was given by Miss Alda Morrison. Games were played and refreshments were served to the fol lowing: Miss Alda Morrison, Miss Marian Troup. Miss Catharine Troup. Miss Edna Anderson, Miss Cora An derson. Miss Margaret Cuddy, Miss Verna Rhoads, Miss Verna Hartman, Miss Daisy Marks, Miss Emilia Marks. Edward McKelvy, Clarence Hoover, Harvey Yinger. William Marks, Dewey Rodkey, Earl Rodkey. Lloyd Hartman, George Marks. Harold Hursh, Earl i Hartman. Harry Hartman, Frank Marks. Mr. and Mrs. Chester Sellers and son Edward. Mrs. f.ouisa Hart man, Mr. and Mrs. William Rogers. t Margaret Weir and Mrs. Marks. ated from the old boys' high school in Walnut street, now the site of the | Technical High School. Dr. Marshall ' j with Prpf. J. B. Scott, both of the 1 class of 1883. were the first colored graduates of the llarrisburg High ! School. Taught in t'ahler Building ' Upon the completion of his school , course, he taught one year at Port Deposit, Md., but was later elected a teacher in the llarrisburg schools and was assigned to the Calder building where he taught for 29 years, serving as principal most of this time. September 27. 1887. he was mar | ried to Alary Lillian Dennie, daugh- I ter of ex-City Assessor W. W. Dennie and Mrs. Frances Dennie. The Hew : ! Dr. Marshall shortly after his mar j riage was admitted to the ministry 1 j of the A. M. K. '/.ion Church and was ! assigned to tile 'barge at Middletown. Serving successfully at Middletown, I Wrightsville, Meclianicsburg, Newville, Mt. Holly, Lebanon Heights and Har ris Chapel, llarrisburg, he remained ! in the active ministry and until the j | time of his death had charge of aj | circuit including Newville, Lebanon j | lleighls and Mechaniesbure. Untiring in Clmrcli Work His untiring devotion and intense Interest in church work was shown when he had charge of the pastorate •of Harris Chapel. From a member i ship of two, to one of the most flour | ishing in the city, was the record es , j tablislied there under his guidance. - As secretary of the Philadelphia and I Baltimore annual conference, lie served for sixteen years, and refused I re-election last year because of fail , ing health. He represented this con . | ference in <1904 as delegate to the general conference in St. Louis, Mo. Not only active in the ministry and • in educational affairs, the Rev. Dr. 5 Marshall gained prominence as u 1 member of Brotherly Love Lodge, No. ■ X 96, G. U. O. of Odd Fellows, being a • past noble father and an ex-grand master of Past Grand Masters' Coun cil, No. 7. As a member of this order, he preached sermons to the various lodges in practically every city in Cen tral Pennsylvania, and was a mem ber of the building committee which ' had charge of arrangements for the erection of the new Odd Fellows' Hall at Brlggs and Cowdcn streets, this city. He also was a prominent member of Chosen Friends' Lodge, No. 43, J iF. and A. M„ and was past grand < I chaplain of the Grand Lodge of the 1 State of Pennsylvania for two years, I during the administration of Pro?, j J. P. Scott, who was grand master of this grand lodge for two years. I For many years, serving with Prof. ! M. H. he was mail clerk at j Grand Union Hotel, Saratoga Springs, N. Y. At the time of his death, Dr. Marshall was "robation officer of the I Big Brother movement of Dauphin | county courts. As a writer. Dr. Marshall con- & oarmcm HEM.— 1001—UNITED FOUNDED ISJI Spring Calls For An Abundance of House Dresses and Wrappers With Spring cleaning and the general Spring activities about the home, you'll come to know the convenience of "Electric" Mouse Dresses. They are designed for comfort and lit. The A fitted waist hand will insure smooth lines and the much desired dressy appearance, so difficult »i to accomplish in house dresses of ordinary make. Each garment possesses a wide hem at bottom lo provide ihe proper length. j™ VwBBBjB In the array of Spring models are certain / \ \ J dresses that will be acceptable for street wear. / | \ jl | Striking patterns —mostly stripes, in percales I j . !( an prices l |l'.()o, $1.50, $1.75. AC Sizes up to 56.. Vi Newest in Kimonos There are many delights in the latest presentation of crepes, silks and alba tross. You'll note entirely new effects, for instance white collar sets; shirred pock ets and the like. Dresden patterns, Oriental effects: plain shades of rose, cornflower, mid night blue and others of the newest. All lull cut. . Silk and crepe de chine $5.00 to $16.50 Albatross $.3.50 to $5.08 Crepes SI.OO to $3.98 BOWMAN'S—Third Floor. Lingerie Blouses Here In A Profusion of New Styles Favored because they are not too plain nor too fussy to be worn upon most any occasion when smart styles are in order. Voiles maintain their leadership, but other weaves in the new effects will give them a contest. Prominent in the showing arc models in which Yenise lace is the sole, trim ming. v—' v Again you'll find it forming a vestee effect and collar, or merely used as an insert. / VHP \ The variety of line lace and embroidery effects / \ are unrivaled. And styles are of a diversified nature. I \ Prices are $1.05 to $5.00. At 95<*. besides the numerous lingerie blouses I llmjflfif J are new cottons featuring blended stripes. J The showing of silk and (ieorgette blouses con- BOWMAN'S— Third Floor. Spring Is Due To-morrow —To-morrow Begins Our Spring Refrigerator Campaign A Notaseme or Century Refrigerator Purchased On the Gradual Payment Plan means to you the most widely recognized and highly efficient refrigera tor to be found —and it means that this handsome refrigerator will be bought and gradually paid for with little eft'ort. P "Notaseme" Refrigerators seamless stone lin ing (see illustration) avoids all possible collection of germs, and the six distinct walls arc non-co'n con si d cr^i 1^> u I'ihh ~~7 , . " nnrtloularly W&OOOOOOaOOOaO«K>aO^OarjaCHKH>aCH>aOO<H>OCH><HKKKH>CH>CH>WD tributed to newspapers, paiucuim »> the Telegraph, the Patriot and Star ft of Zion, of Charlottesville, N. C. He ! v g ss-'MT 1- " *" a k YFARS OF SFRVffF i Working in all movements for the Lv * \J A \J JLj 1\ Vly I / o advancement and uplift of his race, 2 Dr. Marshall spent devoted efforts in g n all civic affairs in addition to his la- g Tfi 1 I .1 r» If bors as an educator and a minister. |g 1 0 OmOKerS lS the KeCOrd Ol KING OSCAR I 7.30 to 9.30 | ScCiGARS | You Must See o March i« our Silver Anniversary. g Kaufman's Big It f t i .11 g » Iry one to-day and you will see « Fashion dhow on g 1 1 . 1 • 1 1 • Living Models * why this quality brand increases g .ndHwrSome |in popularity. S Extraordinary Music JOHN C. HERMAN & CO. I Kaufman's Underselling g Harrisburg, Pa. I Store g "The Daddy of Them All." See To-morrow's Papers For 8 § IHirther Details 5 ft O a 3
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