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CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA NEWS
SOLDIER'S LETTER
f ON CRACKER BOX
L Sergeant Homer D. Martin, of
Eleventh U. S. Cavalry,
Send Unique Missive
Special to the Telegraph
Carlisle, Pa., May 1. Probably the
most unique missive that ever came
through the local post office was a
letter from Homer D. Martin, sergeant
In the Eleventh United States Cavalry
now "somewhere In Mexico'' just re
ceived by his mother who resides here.
The letter was written Just after he
(left Columbus for service In the
southern country. It is written on
the inside of a cracker box, which was
later folded and tied to constitute an
envelope with the address on the
wrapper and the phrase "soldier mail"
t for postage. He gives little Informa
tion relative to the movement of troops
other than that the United States men
expected to easily win.
READING MAYOR liKADS RAID
Special to the Telegraph
1 i Reading, Pa.. May I.—Mayor Fil
bert and Assistant District Attorney
Schaeffer personally led nine officers
y In a raid on a resort near the center of
, the city. Ten men and six women
were arrested. Tlie men were released
with notice to appear for hearings
I later, but the women were Jailed.
Paint
COVERS DOUBLE THE SURFACE
Of Cheap Paint
THE WIFE OF A MAN WE KNOW came home
the other day with a great "bargain" in silk.
SHE HAD PAID "ONLY" 79 CENTS a yard for
six yards of silk. The silk was eighteen inches
wide.
IN ANSWER TO HER HUSBAND'S questions
she said she could buy silk of the same quality,
thirty-six inches wide, for $1.25 a yard. How
much did she lose?
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Lucas Paint
Ordinary Paint
Inferior Paint
INFERIOR PAINTS COVER 100 to 200 square
feet, two coats, to the gallon.
ORDINARY READY MIXED PAINTS and hand
made paints cover 200 to 250 square feet, two
coats, to the gallon.
LUCAS TINTED GLOSS PAINT—for which we
are exclusive agents—covers 350. to 400 square
feet, two coats, to the gallon.
GET A PENCIL AND PAPER and figure out for
yourself how much paint of each character will
. be necessary to cover a fixed surface of, say 3000
square feet.
MAY WE SEND YOU other interesting facts along
with a color card?
Henry Gilbert & Son
219 Market Stresl
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| AMONG OTHER THINGS |
KING OSCAR
5c CIGAR
Means to You, Mr. Smoker
1 Quality
2 Regularity
3 Satisfaction
Y#u Take No Chances When You Smoke
This 25 Year Old Quality Brand
John C. Herman & Co.
Harrisburg, Pa.
MONDAY EVENING, HARRISBURG TELEGRAPIf MAY 1, 1916.
Thieves Leave Polite Note
Promising Another Visit
_ Special to the Telegraph
Waynesboro. Pa., May 1. Chicken
thieves have made many raids on hen
coops recently. At the farm of Harry
Miller at <julnsonla 35 fowls were
stolen and the same night 40 chickens
were stolen from William West, at El
brook. William Benedict only had
three chickens left as the result of a
visit to his farm a couple of weeks ago,
and on Thursday night the thieves
came back and took along the three
chickens they had overlooked In the
previous raid. At the farm of
Emanuel Bonebrake forty fowls dis
appeared. Thieves also entered the
home of N. S. Good, Good's Siding, and
carried off sausage, lard, meat, pies,
cake and canned goods. They left a
note stating that they were coming
back after other things later on.
DIES AT DI.WKR TABI.E
Special to the Telegraph
Waynesboro, Pa.. May I.—Mrs. Mar
tha Alexander, aged TO. widow of
Adam Alexander, of McConnellsburg,
died at the home of her sister-in-law,
Mrs. M. L. Rlnedollar, on Saturday
while conversing with friends at the
dinner table. Mrs. Alexander was tell
ing of the sudden death of her hus
band a short time ago, when she was
stricken with heart trouble and died.
IIIIII.K SOCIETY ANNIVERSARY
Columbia, Pa.. May I.—The Columbia
Bible Society will observe their anni
sorvary on Wednesday evening in Sa
lem Kvangelical Lutheran Church, with
suitable exercises. The Rev. Dr. May
good, of Philadelphia, will deliver the
[annual address.
ENOLA GROUNDS
TO OPEN MAY 25
Committees of Citizens Arrang
ing For Welfare of Children
During Summer Months
Enola. Pa., May I.—Committees of
tjie Public Playgrounds Association
at a meeting held in the Enola P. R.
R. Y. M. C. A. completed arrange
ments for the opening of the grounds
(ibout the 23rd of May, when the
Enola P. R. R. Y. M. C. A. band of
36 pieces will give a concert. Ad
dresses will be made by several
prominent persons interested in play
grounds work, as well as musical
selections. The following persons have
been appointed as a committee:
Zlon Evangelical Lutheran church,
the Rev. M. S. Sharpe, George E.
Rudy and Mrs. H. M. Blosser.
Methodist Episcopal church, the
Rev. F. G. Sleep, W. L. Troup and
Miss L. Mae Bitner.
Reformed church, J. F. Zellers and
J. 11. Matterness.
First United Brethren church, the
Rev. D. M. Oyer, Mrs. J. E. lleller, C.
L. Cocklln.
United Evangelical, church, the
! Rev. B. I;. Moore, and C. R. Mcßeth.
I Citizens of the town, Edward M.
j Bachman, Dr. E. Carl Weirich, Joseph
■ Harris. H. M. Blosser, J. R. Harkin
i son, H. L. Hoffman, J. C. Stickner,
Roy H. lloimer, O. J. Cassell, J. W.
j Reigel, Charles H. Rrouse, T. K.
Wonderly, J. C. Sweeney, A. S.
Snook, J. P. -Kessler, George H.
Horning and J. H. Hawkins.
All children of the town tinder 16
years of age will be given a mem
bership free of charge and will be
tinder the instructions of Miss 1,. Mae
| Bitner with several able assistants.
| All persons 1 6 years or over a mem
| bership fee of 25 cents per year will
be charged which will enable them to
a large number of prlvileKes.
GOVERNOR GOING
TO EASTON CITY
Cuts Allentown and Bethlehem'
Off List, hut Will Speak in
Northampton County
Governor Brumbaugh's plans for]
speech making this week includes
; visits to Kaston, Norristown and Pitts
burgh, although all details have not
yet been arranged for the Montgomery
county visit.
The Governor will not go to Allen
jtown and Bethlehem to-morrow, the
plans for visits to those place having
been cancelled to-day. It was said
that a hall could not he secured in one
of the cities. The Governor plans to
leave late to-morrow afternoon for
j Easton where he will speak at night,
J returning to this city the next day.
The Norristown plan is for Thursday.
Friday morning the Governor will ko
iio Pittsburgh to spend the week-end.
Furtherplans will be worked out later
I in the day.
Governor Brumbaugh was at the
j Capitol to-day to attend a meeting of
the Meade Memorial Commission and
j said that he had enjoyed his visit to
Cambria county yesterday. During the
day he had a talk with Attorney Gen
eral Brown about his campaign plans.
Gossip was rife to-day about the
successor to the late Highway Commis
sioner Cunningham, but the Governor
declined to talk about the matter.
While the name of J. Denny O'Neill
former county commissioner of Alle
gheny, has been mentioned for the
place there is also talk of others,
among them William D. IThler, the
chief engineer who was Mr. Cun
ningham's right hand man.
Recent Deaths in
Central Pennsylvania
Gordonvillo. Mrs. I.ueinda Mason,
aged Gti, died Saturday night after suf
fering for a number of years. She is
survived by her husband and one
daughter.
Milton. Thomas L. Karschner,
aged 83 years old, died Saturday of a
complication of diseases. He had
never been ill a day in his life before
and until his eighty-second year walk
ed ten miles to church each Sunday.
Sun bury. Samuel P. Bright, aged
j 82. died at his home here after a two
years' illness. He was a Civil War
veteran, and long prominent in Re
publican politics.
Ciirtin. Jacob Ulsh died at his
home Saturday from dropsy. He is
survived by his wife, one son, Jacob
Ulsh, Jr., one daughter, Mrs. Webster
Weaver, and six grandchildren.
CHI 1.1) DIES
Rone Julia I,ountz, aged 3, died
yesterday morning at the home of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Julius I,ountz,
1009 North Seventh street. Funeral
services will be held this afternoon
|at 2 o'clock at the home. Burial will
! be made ir* the I larrisbnrg cemetery.
DON'T SUFFER
WITH NEURALGIA
Musterole Gives Delicious
Comfort
When those sharp pains go shooting
through your head, when your skull
seems as if it would split, just rub a
little MUSTEROLE on the temples
and neck. It draws out the inflam
mation, soot lies away the pain—gives
quick relief.
mustl;roL]'; Is a clean, white
ointment, made with oil of mustard.
Better than a mustard plaster and
does not blister!
Doctors and nurses frankly recom
mend MUSTEROLE for Sore Throat,
Bronchitis, Croup, Stiff Neck, Asthma,
Neuralgia, Congestion, Pleurisy, Rheu
matism, Lumbago, Pains and Aches
of the Back or Joints, Sprains, Sore
Muscles, Bruises, Chilblains, Frosted
Feet —Colds of the Chest (it often
prevents Pneumonia).
At your druggist's, in 25c and 50c
.lars. and a special large hospital size
for $2.50.
Be sure you get the genuine MUS
TEROLE. Refuse imitations get
what you ask for. The Musterole
Company, Cleveland, Ohio.
ASKS $5,000 FOR
HIS UGLY WORDS
Carsonvillc All Agog About
Things George Paulis Said
of Mrs. Bordncr
George Paulis sa.v j
i some mighty ugly
I things about Mrs.
T things that were
* mean enough to
i "f 1 set t ' le ' r hometown
fj'? jj S ,r,en Honed them in
I UJfm ß(r B or( j ner - S j )rea .
| ence. ' This is the
gist of a complaint which Mrs. Bord
ner filed in the Daupliin county court
this morning in a slander action
against Paulis lor $5,000 damages.
Old .Mortgage. After a
search through a couple of States for |
a surviving official of the National |
Handing and I.oan Association for the
purpose of settling up a $l,OOO mort-I
gage against J. L. Mace's property, ex-,
Recorder O. G. Wickershani located :
the treasurer at Hagerstown. The
mortgage was marked satisfied to-day 1
by the Dauphin county court.
Night Elevator Service. Begin
ning to-niglit Frank Brown will go on 1
duty Irom 11 o'clock to 7 in the morn
ing as night elevatorman in the ro
tunda ot the courthouse.
Nursery Homo Quarantine.—
~ , , n a . lew days the quarantine for
diphtheria at the Colored Nursery!
home will be lifted.
Quit W ill Contest. Formal with-j
arawal of the will contest -proceedings;
instituted by Mrs. Clara lless, execu- \
trix for Henrietta Kissinger, heiress 1
under the will of Helen Coleman, was |
announced to the court to-day.
Petition Withdrawn.—Mathew En-'
gie s petition for a detective's license
in Middletown was withdrawn In trie I
Dauphin county court to-day.
Nineteen til Street Viewers. AI
meeting of the viewers on the Nine
teenth street bridge across the Phila
delphia and Reading tracks will be
held to-morrow.
NEWSIES BEGIN
BUSY WEEK
i Something Doing Every Day in
Week's Celebration of
Anniversary
To-day marks the opening of the j
j week of activities for the newsboys of 1
the city, celebrating the anniversary
|of the founding of the Harrisburg
Newsboys' Association one year ago
next 1" riday. Rabbi Charles J. Freund
made a special address to the boys in
Ohev Sholom Temple yesterday and
every night this week will be taken up
with special entertainments and meet
ings.
This evening the boys will be the j
guests of Manager C. Floyd Hopkins I
at the Majestic Theater. To-morrow
evening there will be a booster get- j
together meeting in the associations'
rooms at 304 North Second street and j
officers for the year will be elected. !
j "n Wednesday night the newsboys j
I will be guests of Manager James
George at the Victoria Theater. The!
I Thursday night program will include
an illustrated lecture on "Scenes In!
I and About Niagara Falls" by the Rev. i
E. P. Robinson.
The anniversary banquet to b£ ten
dered the boys by William St rouse,!
clothing merchant, will be the Friday
night event, and the big feature of the
week. Covers will be laid for 150
guests. The speakers will be John
Fox Weiss, Dr. F. E. Downes, superin
tendent of schools; V. W. Kenne5 r , of
the Connecticut Mutual lnsu
rance Company; Charles Wolfe, of the
State Insurance Department, and Wil
liam Strouse. In addition to these ad
dresses there will be vaudeville fea
tures by Jeff Gaffne.v and Maurice
! Butler. Gaffney, who is known as the
fighting actor, will also give a boxing
i exhibition. The Goldstein trio will
give musical selections and Harry Barr
will sing. The piano to be used on
' this occasion has been donated by
C. M. Sigler.
Story of Harrisburg to
Appear in State Review
A. AT. Kcmer, secretary to Mayor
lE. S. Meals, is assisting the Cram
' j Publishing Company, of New York, in
i furnishing data for a descriptive
article on Harrisburg, to be used in
| Cram's'"Descriptive Review of the
i State of Pennsylvania." Proofs of
iltbe article were sent to Secretary
Hamer for revision and he has added
a number ot interesting facts about
the city. Among these subjects are
the bis park system, the paved streets,
sewage disposal plan, commercial and
industrial enterprises, together with
complete descriptions of some of the
larger buildings in the city. A his
tory is given of the founding of Har
| rishurg and its development and im
j provements during the last decade.
Wll.fi VACATE BACON DECISION
By Associated Press
Chicago, May I.—The Circuit Court
decision which upheld the claims that
Francis Bacon wrote the plays and
other works attributed to William
Shakespeare, will be vacated, it was
announced to-day after a meeting of
iudges of the tribunal.
REAL ESTATE
Bank to Make Big
Extension in Sixth St. ?
I Close of negotiations to-dav by John
IS. Vaughn for the sale of 2104 North
Sixth street to Dr. L.. M. Shumaker, 2102
I North Sixth street, gave color to the
] report c urrent in realty circles for some
I weeks, that extensive improvements are
| being: planned for the Sixth Street
Rank. Humors also had it that an
apartment house is to be erected on the
site. The bank is on the corner.
The price for 2104 North Sixth was
announced as "one dollar and other con
siderations."
TO BUII.D TWO HOUSES
Permits to build two two-and-one
half-story bricks at 717-19 Forster street
were issued to-day by Building Inspec
tor J. 11. Grove to John F. Barnhart.
These will cost |r.,000, John Finn got
a permit tp remodel 424 Market street
for 5400.
TODAY'S HKAI.TV TRANSFEHS
To-day's realty transfers included the
following: C. Koppenheffer to Samuel j
W. Eyster. Wayne township. 51 000
John A. Swope to W. S. Harris, Hum- 1
molstown, George W. Raskins to Lillian
Klin. 47 North Sixteenth street. 51 each
.l I. Hammaker to Rose Stubeninaky',
Wallace near iierr. 52.55 a
28-30-32 North Third Street
A Dress Event Unequaled
Dancing Frocks—Evening Gowns Dinner Gowns After
noon Dresses—Street Dresses
TWO DAY SALE
To-morrow (Tuesday) and Wednesday
These are not all from our own stock —but are all from manufacturers of our
regular stock—we mention this so that all may know the quality, the style and
the workmanship are the usual Schleisner kind. Prices are much less than
regular wholesale prices if bought in the usual manner.
Special 15.00 Special 8.90
This lot consists of excel- The material of this lot is
lent materials such as Printed Radium Silk Canton c The skjn has
Silk, Selt Plaid 1 afifeta and Satin r„n i ij- i 1 i • i • j
Striped Poplin: Skirt has two corded c ? f °" co,d , ed fol f s , and ,s shnTcd
folds at the bottom; Waist has dainty al waist line. \\ aist has wide
vestee and collar of white embroi- revers, trimmed with hanging but-j
dered Georgette Crepe. The sleeves tons, front part embroidered witlfl
are of self colored Georgette Crepe beads, Georgette yoke and pleatej
\vith button tiimmed cuffs; colors b e lt of self materials; colors—Blyffl
Gray, Navy- Value 27.50 Navy> Bjsquit _ Va , ue XI
Special 3.90 g -j 10 50
This lot consists of Striped • . . , , • , . .
Silk Marquisette and Striped and , , m i erlal of lh,s lot ,s
Checked Chiffon Cloth; Waist has at- Cre P e (le C,nne - Ihe mofiel has threc
tractive collar of tucked and hem- folds and side pleating on skirt with
stitched ecru net, with small pearl panel in front; waist part is pleated
buttons in front of yoke. The skirt with hemstitched yoke of plain mate
and waist part is joined with black rial, pearl buttons and satin trimming.
silk velvet ribbon; colors —Navy and . , ,
White, Black and White— contrasting shades- Value 19.75
Value 18.50 g pecia j 2 2.50
Special 18.50 This lot consists of Mourn-
Tliis lot consists of twenty- After noon and Street Dresses of
live Evening Gowns of Chiffon, Net Chiffon, 1 affcta and Georgette
and Lace— Value 37.50 Crepes— Value 35.00
A splendid showing of fresh crisp
F rocks—Dresses--Gowns
Starting at 5.50 for Wash Fabric Dresses; at 12.50 for charming Net and
Lace Frocks for graduation and summer uses; at 16.50 for unusual Plain
and Striped Crepe de Chine Gowns, then continuing to the higher grades
of each of the above and yet the highest priced will be found moderate in
price and of unquestioned style—
All concede that Schleisner shows the largest variety of better dresses.
Special 8.50 Special 10.90
This lot consists of Crepe This style is a combination
de Chine model, has a side pleated of Satin Striped Georgette Crepe and
skirt. The waist is surplice style with Taffeta. Skirt is plain; Coatee is made
a large white Georgette Crepe collar, of heavy colored taffeta with straps
finished at waist line with a bunch of and vest of wide Georgette Crepe,
silk flowers. Buttons and Georgette long sleeves, cut steel button trim
trimmed cuff. All shades — med; colors Black, Navy, White,
Value 16.50 Gray— Value 25.00
Special 18.50 Special 39.75
This lot consists of Cream This lot consists of one of
Silk Shadow and Chantilla Lace — a kind 'of ladies' exquisite Dinner
bands of moire ribbon, pastel shades Gowns; materials of Georgette, Chif
-011 skirt and bodice, flesh chiffon lace foil, Taffetas and Gros de Londrc;
trimmed foundation, suitable for sum- copies of imported models—
nier dance frocks— Value 39.75 Values 55.00 to 69.50
Summer Furs
White Iceland Fox—Blue Fox—Battleship Gray
Priced $4.50, $6.95, $9.90
Oldest Chauffeur in World
Runs Truck at Shippensburg
Carlisle, Pa., May 1. —Shippensburg j
claims the distinction of having the
oldest chauffeur in the world in the
norsnn n f Htntnnrnth nvny
91 years old, who drives a delivery
truck for the Gas and Electric Com
pany in that town. He celebrated his
91st birthday last Christmas and has
been in the employ of the company
40 years. He has been a citizen of the
town for 61 years, is a Civil War vet
eran and leading citizen of the town.
HEALTH HO AII I) HEORGAM/.KS
Sunbury Pa.. May I.—Sunbury Health
Board reorganized for the year by J
electing Dr. C. M. Thomas president |
and Benjamin F. Heckert secretary.
During the winter an epidemic of more !
than 200 oases of measles was stamped :
out by its energies.
MIFFLIN CO! NTY COURT
l'a., May I.—May term of
court for Mifflin county opened up this .
: morning, witli aoout ten criminal and
! six civil cases. Two Italians are held'
| for robbing a Swede on the public hlßh
wayl and another important case Is that
of William Paul, charged with being
the proprietor of what was known as
the "Ited Onion Club" an alleged
sueakeasv.
TRANSFER OFFICE REOPENED
Special to the Telegraph
Columbia, Pa., May I.—The Penn
sylvania Railroad's transfer office at
tills place has been reopened owing to
the increase in freight business.
Diseases That Show
In Your Face?
It matters not how little confi
dence we may have in our ability
as mind readers, all of us by life
long practice are face-readers. A
considerable part of our attitude to
ward our fellows is determined by
what we see in their faces. Most of
us have become surprisingly accurate
face-readers in rejjard to moral and
emotional tendencies. And we also
read just as well when the face in
dicates either internal or external dis
ease. The tense, drawn features in-
continued pain from some in
ternal ailment, or the breaking out of
one of the many skin diseases, which
speak only too plainly for themselves,
because most, if not all skin diseases
show on the face sooner or later. Im
pure, impoverished or impaired blood
1 are the prime caug<?3 of sJisSM&Jhoi*
FAI,I,S INTO CELI.AU
Special to the Telegraph
Sunbury, Pa.. May I.—Falling Into
the cellar at his home in Milton, A. E.
A. Htrelehenberg suffered a broken
right shoulder.
fore the blood should be nourished
as well as purified.
One of the striking changes in
modern medication is the way the use
of iron for blood troubles has de
creased. It was discovered that iron
was not a blood food. When people
are suffering from poisoned blood, ogl
impure or impoverished blood thfl
need 4 remedy that will not only drive
out the impurities but that will noorlsh
the blood at the same time— S. S. S.J
the standard blood purifier for 50J
years, is purely vegetable and wiln
absolutely drive out the impurities and
nourish and tone up the entire sys
tem, both- physical and nervous.
Purify and nourish your blood by tak
ing S. S.B. If you need special advice,
write Medical Department, Room 18,
Swjft Specific Company. Atlanta. Ga.