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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-
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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
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