( the Young Women's Christian Association
CIA QAIE CONTINUED
pIU JnLL THURSDAY
Owing to to-day's inclement
weather we will continue
for Thursday, the special
$lO sale of
Ladies' Dresses, Coats & Suits
Come Tomorrow—Rare Opportunities Await You
RIVALS WAITING NEWS
FROM CAUCUS MEETING
[Continued From First Page.]
that they were going after the place
tilled so long by Chief Clerk Thomas
H. Garvin, the sage of Sharon Hill
and guide and friend to successive
legislators, but Mr. Garvin did not
appear to have lost any appetite over
it. Frank Morrison, who was assistant
clerk' in 1915 and who comes from
John R. K. Scott's old legislative dis
trict, is the man said to have been
picked for the Garvin place by Cox's
men. In all probability there will be
a drive inaugurated against other
legislative places, but the men who are
candidates for re-election refused to
talk. Their friends intimated that it
was a part of a "scare" program to get
some votes. The Cox people said that
they did not need the votes, but were
neither scaring anyone or throwing
away any chances.
Klirnardt's Name Heard
Presence of Senator W. M. Lynch
and Representative F. C. Ehrhardt, of
Jjackawanna, started rumors of a Cox
gain in the Lackawanna delegation,
and it was intimated that if Repre
sentative James F. Woodward, of
McKeesport, who aspires to be chair
man of the appropriations committee
again, persists in supporting Baldwin,
the Cox people might give the place to
Ehrhardt, who has long desired it.
Names of other men are being men
tioned for the chairmanship of com
mittees and the Cox people are going
along as though they had the contest
won and the Philadelphian wielding
the gavel.
Baldwin people did not manifest
any disturbance over, the reports of
apportionment of patronage by their
sanguine opponents and said that it
would be a wise procedure to await
the count of the votes, of which they
-blithely claimed 116.
™ Attorney General Brown refused to
make any statement in reply to the
big shell fired at him last night by
Senator Penrose in Philadelphia and
his friends said that he was not likely
to speak to-day. The Cox people prom
ised a statement to-night, apparently
awaiting the result of the caucus to be
held in Philadelphia and news from
Pittsburgh.
Chester for Baldwin
A statement was issued to-day by
the Chester county members hotly re
senting the imputation by Attorney
General Brown that their actions were
font rolled by any one man and declar
ing that there is no hope of the Ches
ter votes going to Cox. "We are sur
prised," says the statement, "that he
would be willing to measure his
strength by his chances of getting our
votes for his candidate, which is abso
lutely no chance at all. The dwarf
who carries about with him a stick
with which to measure himself is a
dwarf In more senses than one."
The Chester legislators declare that
they are for Baldwin because he is the
best fitted man and for the rea-son that
they believe the Speaker should come
from the country districts. The state
ment closes with this shot: "We be
lieve that most members of the Legis
lature will resent the action of the
Attorney General and those associated
with him in their unfair methods to
defeat the candidate who has earned
the support of his party."
ADAMSON LAW
TO BE IGNORED
[Continued From First Page.]
Central is typical to that used through
out the country. It reads "For the
information of employes concerned
below will be found a copy of the
agreement entered into between the
attorneys for the United States and
the railroads concerning the Adam
son eight-hour law now before the
A Special
Eye Glass Mounting
For Special Cases
We are introducing a new eye
glass mounting that will fit the
most difficult nose. The mounting
grips well, yet. when fitted to the
nose gives assurance of perfect
comfort.
If you are difficult to fit, then
you will appreciate the advantage
of this mounting.
$2.50
OR}
<S>ohl.Kinkcnbnch&;Riouse
OPTOMETRISTS AND OPTICIANS
N0.22 N. 4TH.ST.
IIAHHIHDVRO, PA.
WEDNESDAY EVENING,
Supreme Court of the United States.
"Attention is called to Section V.,
in which it is agreed that, beginning,
January 1, the books and accounts
shall be kept In such a manner that
if the consitutionality of the Adam
son law be upheld. the men shall
promptly receive any back pay due
them on the decision of tho court.'
"In accordance with this under
standing this company will pay its
employes under present schedules
until such a decree is handed down
by the Supreme Court.
J. K. BOWMAN 50
YEARS MERCHANT
[Continued From First Page]
one of the largest department stores
in Central Pennsylvania.
"Business to-day is conducted on
plans away above my expectations
when 1 started as a clerk," said Mr.
Bowman at his home, 805 North Sec
ond street. "Some years after I be
came a dry goods merchant someone
told me that I would 'someday have a
store that would cover a large part of
a Harrisburg business block. That was
a rather large thing to look forward
to, but when you consider that when I
started in business dry goods stores
carried only dress goods, notions, car
pets, oilcloths.
"When I was a young man, doing
a business of from $20,000 to $25,000
a year. Now a year's business runs
more than $1,000,000. In the early
days you opened a store at 6 o'clock
on market days and closed at 10
o'clock. Sometimes we never closed
until the streets were deserted. As long
as there were prospective buyers we
kept open. It has been an interesting
part of my life to watch the growth of
business in fifty years. If it continues
to grow at the same rate during the
next fifty years, what a wonderful city
Harrisburg will be. Fifty years agi
one floor was sufficient to take care of
the business, and it was not a large
floor space at that. Now you find de
partment stores with skyscraper build
ings and more business is transacted
on any one floor than was conducted
by a dry goods store at the time of
my introduction to the dry goods busi
ness.
The Wheelbarrow Delivery
"A feature of the early business was
the lack of delivery wagons and auto
trucks. A boy with a wheelbarrow
delivered purchases to all parts of the
city. He had no paved streets to travel
over at that time and was obliged to
work during all sorts of weather. Of
course a purchase had to be very large
In those days to ask for delivery. Now
the smallest purchase is delivered.
"The rapid growth of the dry goods
business of department stores has fur
nished an interesting bit of history.
The advancement has kept un with
the growth of the city. Now" there
are few exclusive dry goods stores in
this city. You must keep up with the
times."
When Mr. Bowman came here fifty
years ago he was 19 years of age. He
remained several years with C. L. Bow
man and then went Into business for
himself at 331 Market street. In 1871
he became associated with C. L. Bow
man nuder the firm name of C. L.
Bowman & Co., which later became
known as Bowman & Co. Business
was carried on at 223 Market street,
where the Victoria Theater is now lo
cated. The next move was to the old
market house located at Market Square
and Strawberry streets, the site of the
Russ building. Some years later Bow
man & Co. occupied the building
owned by Williamson & Foster, now
occupied by the Kresge five and ten
cent store. Later the Segelbaum build
ing, Market and Court streets, was oc
cupied by Bowman & Co. Business
increased so rapidly that the firm was
obliged to move to its present location.
The firm at present Includes the
father, John K., and his sons, J. Wil
liam and Harry H. The senior mem
ber is at the store daily, but the active
work is now looked after by the sons.
1916 BUILDINGS TOTAL
MORE THAS 1915
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an estimated cash outlay of $1,830,923
In 1915 the same number of permits
were granted but the expenditure rep
resented totaled only $1,428,950,
In the past ten years only three an
nua] totals have been greater than
' 9l # • I" ,90f > the total running up to
il'ii if 1907 ' *1.874.143. and In
1911, it umounted to $1,2 4 9,075.
While the middle months of the
present year boosted the yearly total
wonderfully neither the beginning
nor the ending wero very auspicious.
In December, for lnctance the outlay
was only $34,175 as compared to
$108,4 50 in December, 1915
Following is a resume of the build
ing operations for 1916 by months:
Month. Permits. Cost
£ a, . luary 8 $ 86,57 5
February lti 31 46(J
March 45 158,818
* pril 49 373,445
lay 41 1 42,845
>• 3 8 126,155
J uli ; 14 90,215
August 28 107,7 4 9
September 45 406,075
2 ctobe f 45 140.526
November 3 4 132.885
December 15 34,175
X° ,al ' I : "8 $1.8307923
The yearly totals for the last ten
years follow:
] jj J 4 1,269,500
® 2 1,467,040
J?} 2 1,167,125
| 9 JI 1,249,075
"1® 1,139,315
1909 2,120,825
1908 981,705
19 °6 1.859.840
PENNA. IS IN
SECOND FARM
BANK DISTRICT
Nearest Institution as Decided
by Federal Board Is at Balti
more, M. D.
Washington, D. C., Dec. 27.—Spring
field, Mass., Baltimore, Md., Columbia, i
S. C., Louisville, Ky., New Orleans, j
La., St. Louis, Mo., St. Paul, Minn., |
Omaha, Neb., Wichita, Kan., Houston, !
Texas, Berkeley, Cal., and Spokane, |
Wash., have been chosen as locations !
for twelve federal farm loan banks.
The twelve districts Into which the I
country is divided were announced by |
the Farm Loan Board as follows:
No. I—Maine,1 —Maine, New Hampshire, Ver- |
mont, Massachusetts, Bhode Island,
Connecticut, New York and New
Jersey.
No. 2 Pennsylvania, Delaware,
Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and
the District of Columbia. •
No. 3—North Carolina, South Caro
lina, Georgia and Florida.
No. 4—Ohio.. Indiana, Kentucky and :
Tennessee.
No. B—Alabama, Mississippi and I
Louisiana.
No. 6—lllinois, Missouri and Ar
kansas.
No. 7 —Michigan, Wisconsin, Minne
sota and North Dakota.
No. B—lowa, Nebraska, Southt Da
kota and Wyoming.
No. 9—Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado
and New Mexico.
No. 10—Texas.
No. 11—California, Nevada, Utah
and Arizona.
No. 12—Washington, Oregon, Mon
tana and Idaho.
"In determining the federal land
bank districts and in designating the
cities within such districts where fed
eral land banks shall be located," the
official announcement says, "the Fed
eral Farm Loan Board has given care
ful consideration to the farm loan
needs of the country. The board held
public hearings in nearly every state
in the Union and in this manner col
lected information of great value in
determining its decision."
CHINESE FRIENDLY
TO U. S. SAYS KOO
[Continued From First, Page]
of the ambassador's and chairman of
the meeting. Mr. Hlldrup said, in
part: "At a distance so great that
there our East meets West and clocks
are chiming even now the midnight
hour is a country, vast in area, of in
credible resources, occupied by an in
dustrious people of more than four
times our own numbers: a people far
advanced in civilization and the arts
at a period of history when tradition
says the founders of mighty Rome
were being nourished by their foster
mother wolf. From this distant land
some years since came to our shores
a youth well versed in the learning of
his native land. Despite the handicap
of an unknown and difficult language
this youth, who is to-day our honored
guest, in competition with the bright
est minds of our own young men
rapidly attained distinction and grad
uated within a few years from the col
lege and law school of Columbia Uni
versity with highest honors. A few
years after graduating the distin
guished honor of minister to our na
tive land was conferred upon the bril
liant young diplomat."
China nml the United States
"Economic Reconstruction After the
War," in so far as it affects trade re
lations between the United States and
China, was the topic chosen by the
eminent scholar. Clearly and compre
hensively he sketched for his hearers
a word picture of the possibilities that
lie in the ports of China as foreign
markets for this country's products.
He declared the Chinese are very
friendly to America and prefer to deal
with us because they trust and believe
in the business integrity of this na
tion. "The best customers arc the
ones who can pay and who have a
preference for the goods offered," said
the minister. % The fact that China can
give us such a market in peace as
Europe is now giving us in war was
stressed and facts and figures mar
shaled in a convincing manner that
opened the eyes of many to the oppor
tunities for expansion in the Far East.
"China is the world's greatest poten
tial market and has unlimited unde
veloped natural resources; the adop
tion of the dress of western civilization
calls for clothes; the construction of
many railroads has created a demand
for steel rails; China needs articles
which the United States can supply,
and Shanghai or Peking is no farther
from Harrisburg to-day than was
St. Ixjuis or Chicago a century ago."
The talk was a masterly exposition
of economic principles practically ap
plied and was received with enthusi
asm. An interesting incident in con
nection with the Chinese minister's
visit to this city was his meeting with
Rabbi Haas, of Ohev Sholom Temple,
a classmate of Dr. Koo at Columbia
University.
Mrs. Charles Hutchison
Hac Not Yet Turned Up
Mrs. Charles Hutchison, who left
her home in New York last Tuesday
to visit relatives in Harrisburg and
has not been heard of since is still
missing according to the Harrisburg
police.
Her husband Charles Hutchison,
came to Harrisburg late yesterday
afternoon endeavoring to locate her
but so far no trace of his wife has
been found. A woman answering to
tho description given was seen by
Captain Thompson in Market street.
At the time the captain noticed her
beautiful white hair, which did not
seem to correspond with so young a
face. Although forty-five the woman
docs not look over thirty. At the
time of her . disappearance she was
dressed In a light brown fur ooat
with a fur hat to match. Her father
Oeorge Newmyer is a resident at
Wormleysburg and a brother Joseph
Newmyer lives In New Cumberland.
Y. M. H. A. and West End
A. C. Admitted to City League
Two more teams were admitted to
the City Amateur Basketball League
at a meeting of the board of governors
this afternoon. The Young Men's He
brew Association and the West End
Athletic Association, together with
the Galahad A. C., the Rosewood A. C.,
and the Methodist Club, are the five
teams already enrolled. Only one
more will be admitted for the season
of 1917.
Friday evening at 7.30, in the Boyd
Memorial hall, has been set as the
time for a meeting of the representa
tives of each team with the board of
governors. At this meeting rules and
regulations governing the league will
be explained, the schedule of games
ratified, and other details completed
prior to the league opening Thursday,
January 4. All games will be played
on the Armory floor, on Tuesday und
Thursday evenings.
HAKRISBURG TELEGRAPH
BERRIER AGAINST
CITY BATHHOUSE
Hardscrabble Boat Liveryman
Sole Objector to Spending
$5,000 For Purpose
Only one objection was (lied with
the city commissioners to the proposed
expenditure of $5,000 for a municipal
bathhouse and bathing beach accord
ing to councilmanic records.
This was advanced by Harry J. Ber
rier, a "Hardscrabble" boat livery
man who houses a big proportion of
the canoes and other water craft own
ed by youths of the city who are daily
frequenters of.the Susquehanna.
For months thousands of Harris
burg folks have been looking for
ward to receiving proper recognition
of council in the way of bathhouse
and bathing beach facilities and in
response to a general demand City
Commissioner E. Z. Gross, superin
tendent of parks, incorporated an
item of $5,000 in the park estimates
to provide a bathhouse.
Opposes Island
AVhile no site was officially consid
ered, it was generally believed that
the Eastern shore of Hargest's Is
land preferably between the Walnut
and Market street bridges, would be
the more advisable location. Inci
dentally Mr. Gross' idea was to spend
the $5,00,0 on a bathhouse to be
built on the unit plan and that each
year herafter additional sums could
be obtained whereby extensions, etc.,
could be built.
Council however lopped the item
from the budget. The appropriation
ordinance—sans all provisions for a
bathhouse or a bathing beach —will
be passed finally Saturday morning
by council in a special session.
At one of the "star chamber" ses
sions of council, it is understood Ber
rier's letter waS read.
Some Other Suggestions
Among other things the boat pav
ilion proprietor advises council "to
look into the question a little before
settling the matter finally," that there
is "no really good safe place on the
island" and that "not live per cent, of
the bathing people favor it."
The "Hardscrabble" boat livery
man suggests as an alternative that
the expenditure of funds should be
used to clean the river bottom from
Maclay to Market streets, so that the
prospective bathers could put on their
bathing suits at home and walk out
to the river front and take their
plunge from the city's "front steps."
And tlio Hill Folks
Just how hundreds of Hill folks who
j use the river as a bathing place will
consider this suggestion isn't discussed
by Mr. lierrier.
j The writer's objection is the cost
I of bridge toll, although he doesn't go
| into detail as to present cost of boat
j hire fee to bathhouses on other is
! lands now in service. In conclusion
j the boat liveryman, who hires boats
jby the way suggests the possibility
I of a restriction against, bathing any
! where but at the municipal bath
I bouses on the island. But hero's the
I letter:
The Letter
"Gentlemen:
Would it not be better to look Into
this bathhouse and bathing beach a
little before you settle it finally?
! There is really no good safe place on
lllie bridge island for such a purpose
which can be easily proven and there
is not five per cent, of the bathing
people in favor of it. Would it not
be a better plan to spend the money
to clean the river bottom of all stones,
rubbish and other foreign matter
j from Maclay street to Market streefc
starting at the wall, and go out into
the river 200 feet, then people could
put their bathing suits on at home,
walk down to the steps plunge into
the river and take their swim. The
most of the people who use the river
live above State street, anyhow and
many a mother could then take her
children down the first street to the
steps and be with her children while
they are swimming. It would be a
j shame to make everybody go away
around the bridge to the island and
pay toll and if you once make the
island the plaee, the next thing they
will ask you to do will be to prohibit
bathing any other place but the is
land, then look where the poor little
codger will be who can't get bridge
toll everyday. Please go slow and
see who are the people who want the
island and what it is to them.
Yours Truly
"H. J. BERRIER"
15,000 School Pupils in
Scranton Strike For Holiday
Scranton, Pa., Dec. 27. —Probably one
of the most novel strikes ever known
here was that started yesterday by two
thousand students of tiie Central and
Technical schools, when they walked
out because the school board refused
to grant them a week's holiday vaca
tion.
Within an hour, after the word got
around the city, students in the grade
schools joined in the strike, and it is
estimated that fully 15,000 of the 20,-
000 registered pupils here are out on
strike, and it is with tile assistance
of the parents of many of them that
they are out.
Plan to Build Aerotrains
to Fly to Shore Next Summer
Atlantic City, Dec. 27.—Plans for the
incorporation of a company to be finan
ced by Blaine Elkln, sons of the late
United States Senator Elkln, of West
Virginia, for the building of a plant
to manufacture "aerotrains" and battle
planes for the United States govern
ment were announced here by Beryl H.
Kendrick, of Philadelphia and this city,
IClkln's partner in the enterprise. A
site with 10,000 square feet of manu
facturing space already has been leased.
The Elkln plant will turn out also a
type of trlplane for passenger ser
vice, to be operated next summer be
tween Philadelphia and Atlantic City as
I the beginning of an aerial line.
C. Craig Colt Married
in Secret to a Nurse
New York, Dec. 27.—1t became known
yesterday that C. Craig Colt, wealthy
New Yorker and member of the Union,
Tuxedo and other clubs, was married
! two months ago to Miss Margaret Mac
| Donald, a trained nurse of this city who
took care of him during a recent Illness.
I Since that time the two have been on
a wedding journey through Southern
California. The secret was revealed
when an intimate friend of the bride
groom, who was with lilin at the time
and who took a pledge of silence for
two months, made it known.
Mr. Colt is a member of the family
of firearms manufacturers and a son
of the late ltobert O. Colt, once well
known in New York's financial world.
The son, who is 55 years old. Inherited
a large fortune on the death of his
father.
J AI'AN-SOUTH A SIKH I CAN CINE
OPENED
Toklo, Dec. 27. —The Inauguration of
steamship freight service between Ja
pan and South America byway of the
Cape of Good Hope Is announced by the
Osaka Shosen Kalsha. Four ships, each
of about 8,500 tons displacement, will
jbe placed on the new line ,
JStoamcvnZ
nI'.I.I.—HMD—UNITED HARRISBURG, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1010. FOUNDED IS7I
Continuing the Sale of
Women's and Misses' Suits
and Coats
Every garment is from our regular well-
They're the very models you've admired
so often at much higher prices.
All are desirable all are smart many /\ \
are beautifully trimmed with the fashionable jp
The sale began this morning with a gener- /
ous variety the selling is spirited. You'd bet- ( M 'JSMEMKA
ter take full advantage of the event, don't you l-'Zy
think, while the assortment is good.
The original price tags are on the garments
—you can easily see the big reductions \
there's a good big saving too many at a ▼ ) VTI
half off. 1^
Suits at $25.00 Suits at $15.00 Suits at $7.50
High class suit models of Good looking suits of Poplins, serges, gabar
velvct, broadcloth, velour broadcloth, gabardine, and dines and diagonals' desir
and imported gabardine, poplin, with collars and able models and thoroughly
trimmed with velvet, mar- cuffs of self material, velvet dependable workmanship,
ten, seal and brook mink. In or seal. Some large sizes are Velvet, plush and near seal
green, plum, taupe, Bur- included. Colors, green, trimmings; in brown, green,
gundy, navy and black. plum, navy and black. taupe, navy and black.
JVarm Sty
Fancy mixtures, velours, wool plush, diagonal coating and cheviots, with trimmings of
contrasting materials, plush, velvet and fur.
An attractive assortment at prices far below the cost of production
$5.00, $7.50, $9.50, $15.00
BOWMAN'S—Third Floor.
—— ——
Buy Your New Year Gifts Here and Save
All holiday goods being eliminated from our stocks at generous reductions.
Nearly every department has its attractive specials in this class of merchandise and
the economies to be effected are most unusual
V*—.—_
Clear-Out of Millinery
The final wind-up Clearance Sale of Winter
millinery takes place here, commencing to-mor-
N Every trimmed hat cut in price to a "next-to
| /"I T i nothing" figure every model hat goes includ-
I/ \{ S ing some of our most novel late-winter millinery
fi * creations.
Ik */ And these are the prices for to-morrow
V ? and, until they are disposed of
Lot 1 at SI.OO Lot 3 at $5.00
About one hundred hats, all made of fine
velvets good style of trimming Buy one Only twenty of these hats representing tl\e
or two. higher-priced models a choice lot of very
Lot 2at $3.00 beautiful and exclusive styles a limited
About seventy-five hats that are new—not number to be sure, but each is a marvelous
one over two weeks in the store —hats of offering.
panne velvet with fur trimmings. BOWMANS— Third Floor.
Some Special Values Right Now In
Silks and IVool Dress Fabrics
Plaids for children's dresses and 1 Q* Jcanette Crepe—36 inches wide, in aOO r
skirts, 36-inch widths, yard wide color range, yard OJJC
Wool checks and fancies 54-inch widths Costume Velvet in nayy, gray, taupe,
very high grade materials; Qftr* green, plum and delft blue— d*l OQ
yard .' 27-inch width; yard ♦PA.OJ/
BOWMAN'S—Main Floor.
Travelogue Lecturer
Roberson Dies in a
Hospital in Denver
Word was received to-day by i
Horace MchurlanC o£ the unexpected
death last evening: In a Denver, Col.,
hospital of Frank R. Roberson, one
of the leading travelogue lecturers of
the country. Mr. Roberson widened
his circle of friends and admirers In |
Harrlsburg two years ago when he de
livered an illustrated series of lec
tures covering a period of two weeks
at the Instance of the Telegraph. Mr.
McKarland left this afternoon for Den
ver to attend the funeral. Burial will
be made Saturday afternoon in Boul
der, Col., where Mr. and Mrs. Rober
son had lived for the past year.
Mrs. Roberson, who was Miss Jessie
Wharton helore her marriage, is a
niece of Mr. McFarland's.
In addition to his widow, Mr. Rob
erson is survived by his mother, Airs.
E. H. Roberson. New York, and a
brother Harry, of Boston.
SMALL. CHI I'D IMKS
Albert J. Piatt, three-month-old son
of Albert Piatt, died Monday afternoon
at his parents' home, 627 Fulton street.
Funeral services were held this after
noon. itte Rev. Stewart W. Herman,
pastor of the Zlon Lutheran Church, of
ficiated. Burial was made In the Speece
vllle Cemetery.
DECEMBER 27, 1916.
' Geo. M. Wentz, Well Known |
Mason, Buried at Lewistown
Lewistown, Pa., Dec. 27. George M. j
Wentz, it well-known businessman oil
Uwl -town, who was killed when the j
auto truck of the Henderson Fire Com- I
pany crashed Into a pole on Its way to |
! a tire on Friday, was buried yesterday, j
| hundreds of people attending; the t
funeral. The services were in charge j
of Lewistown Lodge. No. 203, F. and A. ;
M„ of which he was a past master.
Mr. Wentz was well known in Har
risburg, and was one of the most popu- j
lar younger men In the Masonic fra- i
ternity. Besides being a past master
In his lodge, he was a past high priest
of Lewistown Chapter, 186, R. A. M.; a
past commander of Lewistown Coni
mandery. No. 26, Knights Templar, and
a member of the Scottish Kite lodges
stationed at Harrisburg. He was a con
tractor at a steel works here for a
number of years, but resigned to enter
business with his father, who was a
bottler of temperance beverages.
DIES AT HOSPITAL
Alonzo Kelly, aged 60, died yesterday
at the Harrisburg Hospital from a com
plication of diseases. Funeral services
will be held to-morrow afternoon, at 2
o'clock, from the funeral parlors of C. 1
H. Mauk, Sixth and Kelker streets. The I
Rev. H. W. A. Hanson, pastor of the
Messiah Lutheran Church, will offlcl
ate. |
To Discuss Basis of
Uniting Big M. E. Districts
j Baltimore, Mil., Dec. 27. —Southern
j Methodist members of the joint com
mission on union with the Methodist
Episcopal Church met here to-day for
1 organization. Bishop Warren A.
Candler, of Atlanta, Ua., was selected
as chairman succeeding the late
j Bishop A. Wilson, of Baltimore.
BDWARI) SEAHI.ES DUOS
Edward M. Searles, aged 74. died sud-
I denly at his residence, in Cam
eron street. Funeral services will
be held to-morrow evening, at 7 o'clock,
from the funeral parlors of C. H. Mauk,
Sixth and Kelker streets. The Rev. Ed
win A. Py'es, pastor of the Fifth
Street Methodist Church, will officiate.
Mr. Searles was a member of the Hing
haniton Lodge, No. 117, Free and Ac
cepted Masons. The body will be taken
to Mecklenburg, N. Y„ where Masonic!
burial will be made.
CHAMPION SCULLER DEAD
New York, Dec. 27.—News of the
death of Edward Trlckett, the noted
Australian sculler, at .Uralla, N. 8. W.,
reached here to-day. Trlckett, who
■ was horn at Sydney, N. S. W., was the
I first man to deprive England of the
! professional sculling championship tn
J1876.
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