2 CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA NEWS PERRY PEOPLE ASK FOR GUARD WALL Many Narrow Escapes From Accident on Road Near Marysville Marysville, Pa., Jan. 2. Follow ing several near - accidents on the Marysville-Duncannon road at the Marysville borough limits recently, Marysville and Perry county people have started an agitation for a strong protecting wall along this road. On Saturday morning a heavy tour ttjg car and a large auto truck started to skid on an ice-covered hill just inside the borough line. The car stopped before it reached the guard rail, though already on the top of the wall, but the truck snapped the guard rail and stopped its slide only after one wheel had already passed over the top of the wall. Several other similar near-accidents ocurred at this place and on the road Just outside of the borough limit during the past week. This road parallels the Pennsylvania Railroad tracks and at the most dan gerous part is quite narrow and lies approximately fifty feet above the : railroad tracks. Water almost con tinually runs from the mountain and the road is covered with ice. The people will ask for the re moval of projecting rocks from the Cove mountains in order that the roadway may be widened and a safe 'Wall built. STUDENTS RETURN TO SCHOOL, Enola, Pa., Jan. 2. George Bloser, student at Purdue University. Ijafay ette, Indiana, has returned to school after spending the Christmas vacation ■with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Bloser of Enola. Leslie Webster, stu dent at the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, has also returned to school after visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Webster. BayerTablets Aspirin " | "ABLETS have been \|2 A sold as Aspirin that did If| ' not contain the genuine. X There is but one Genuine ]! | j P/M Aspirin. It is unadulterated. if Acron* oJ[y tablets that H V have "The Bayer Cross" I p on every package /fN _ ' .J| and on every tablet. r |jl I rT"V The trade-mark "AaplHn" (Re#. ' frH ■ B U. 8. Pat. Office) la a guarantee Safajt SiS ■# A \ that the n>onccetlcacideter of * jT SrV. .'* r §*<■ AMI SI;M T:\TS hyfrl t3kSl lit, EVE.TJOTC WJ&O fan J Golden Orlof Troupe SmatloMl lluMlan Musicians it nil Daucern Sylvester Family featuring LITTLE LARRY The wonderful child arlltt, *■ ' ORPHEUM TO-NIGHT JOHN D. WII.I.IAMS I'rratatH JOHN DREW x "Major Pendennis" From thr Thackeray Novel SUPPORTED BY A DISTINGUISHED CAST SKATS, 23c o $2.00 THURSDAY V.xZl January 4 MA THICK JACOBS PrtMala 'Cherry Blossoms' with JOS. K. WATSON In Hla I.atcst Creation "Abie Kabible" ORPHEUM SL'E JAN. 5-6 | AL G. FIELD Greater Minstrels The Wonder Show of the Times HEADED BY BERT SWOR and 65—MERRY MINSTREL MAKERS—6S PDIfF Matinee 25c and 50c | ML Nights 25c to SI.OO TUESDAY EVENING, Recent Deaths in Central Pennsylvania Waynesboro.—Mrs. Elizabeth Sto ver Price, wife of Abram E. Price, vice-president of the Bank of Waynes boro, is dead. She was 75 years old and is survived by her husband and several children. Highvilie.—Cyrus Uintner, aged 77, a retired farmer, died Sunday night. He was a? member of the United Breth ren Church and is survived by several children. Newport. Mrs. J. C. Frank, 77 years old, died yesterday from pneu monia. She is survived by these chil dren: Mrs. Margaret Sefton, Gilbert H.. Mrs. C. C. Brandt and Mrs. C. F. Smith, of this place, and Mrs. Edward Fawcett, of Pittsburgh. Newport. William C. Tft>son, 56 years old, died on Sunday. For lifteen years he was employed by the Oak Extract Company. Question of Hog Feeding Is Solved by Experts State College, Pa., Jan. 2.—Scien tific hog feeding, long neglected by the farmers of Pennsylvania, has been solved for them by the agricultural experiment station at State College. Paul Gerlaugh, an expert on livestock management on the institution's faculty, .yesterday told the attendants at the annual six-day course in agri culture that corn, when fed in connec tion with alfalfa hay, is the most satis factory ration jfor swine. MOTOR BANDITS DYNAMITE SAKE AND WRECIv STORE Pottsville, Pa., Jan. 2. A gang of six bandits in an automobile early Sun day morning, shot up Erackville, In timidated Thomas Davis, the watchman of l.awler's general store, entered the room, dynamited the safe, partly wrecked the shelves and fixtures in the store and then left, failing to secure much loot. On a shelf in the safe lay S3OO in bills and SSO in silver and nickels. Two of the bandits remained outside and riddled the front of the building with "balls, bottles, jars and cans from the shelves inside. IJ * ' 1 1 " ir "■ ' j [HEADQUARTERS FOB SHIRTS SIDES & SIDES . v., I ~. J j AMUSEMENTS I.AST TIMES TO-DAY i The atory of H woman who ninrrlea without love. During the action of the play Miss Suratt will display many handsome new gowns of fash ion's latest design.- ALSO PATHE NEWS t WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY MAE MARSH "The Wharf Rat" A charming: love Mtor.v of the *ea. Added Attraction: "HIS ONLY CHANCE* 9 Two-Keel Keyatonc Comedy I v ; Tmk -f/ "*■ MESSAGE TO M U GARCIA" KJI ff i By Elbert Hubbard) | I*l £/ featuring rW M ABEL TRPNELLE A UW ROBERTS CONNESS j* 5? TO-morrow I i "HEART OK THE ! HILLS." I Use Telegraph Want Ads CONSOLIDATION OF SCHOOLS URGED Superintendent J. Kelso Green, of Cumberland County, Makes Important Recommendations Carlisle, Pa., Jan. 2.—Educational I inventory, declares County Superin tendent J. Kelso Green, discloses the fact that the two most pressing needs in Cumberland county are consoli dation of schools and closer super vision on a basis of forty teachers to each supervisor. Legislative action increasing the length of term, minimum salary, an adequate pensicin system and increased appropriation should he taken, he de clares. Emphasized features in the schools are physical, not military, training, agricultural Instruction, de bating, spelling bees, school fairs, corn and fruit shows and patron days. New Officers of Church of God Sunday School Meehanicsburg, Pa., Jan. 2. The| Church of God Sunday school has! elected the following officers for the! ensuing year: Honorary superinten dent, A. G. Eberly; superintendent, James L. Young; assistant superin tendent, J. G. Bentz; superintendent of primary department, H. B. Mark ley; assistant superintendents, Miss Florence Bentz and Miss Martha An derson; superintendent home depart ment, Mrs. A. E. Sieber; superintend ent cradle roll, Mrs. M. E. Anderson; assistant. Mrs. D. M. Trego; pianist, Miss Zerba Weber; assistant pianists, Miss Martha Anderson and Miss Viola Wilt; librarian, George Hooper; assist ant librarian, Chester Khlnehart; sec retary, G. ZJ Flsliel; assistant secre tary, H. S. flichener; treasurer, John Asper; superintendent temperance de partment, Mrs. Esther Miller; super intendent missionary department, Miss Minnie Hershman; managers, J. G. Bentz, A. E. Sieber, D. H. White, Mrs. E. J. Rhinehart, Mrs. M. K. Sultza berger and Miss Edith Shapley. AGED VETERAN OF .MEXICAN WAR DUES j Mauch Chunk, Pa., Jan. 2.—Edward Remmel, ninety-one years old, of Upper Mauch Chunk, the last surviv ing Mexican War veteran in this coun ty as well as the Lehigh Valley and one of the few in the entire country; died at his home yesterday of in firmities due to old age. He was con scious to the last. Previous to his illness there was nothing he cared for more than to be surrounded by friends, to tell his ex periences during the war with Mexico and how the army fought its way into the Mexican capital after storming Chapultepec, in which he had an ac tive part, and where he narrowly es caped death. CAMP FIRE GIRLS' COUNCIL Meehanicsburg, Pa., Jan. 2. Last evening the Kittatinny Camp Fire Girls held their first grand council with regulation ceremonies at the home of their guardian of the Are, Miss Margaret Blackburn, East Simp son street, to which a number of friends* were invited. A beautiful play entitled "The Fairies' Garden," was also given amidst appropriate decora tions with a camp Are and an Indian scene. HENRY C. SHEARER DIES j New Bloomfleld, Pa., Jan. 2.—Henry C. Shearer died at his home here last evening from pneumonia. He was born in Tyrone township. He served In the Civil War and was wounded at the Battle of Fredericksburg. In 1883 he was elected sheriff of Perry county on the Republican ticket and in 1888 was made deputy registrar and re corder. He served two terms as post master. He is survived by his wife and six children. LANCASTER WOMAN BURNED Lancaster, Pa., Jan. 2. Mrs. S. P. Adams, of Pequea. lies at the Lan caster General Hospital in a critical condition from burns. While pluck ing a chicken at the stove her cloth ing caught fire, and by the time she ran into a neighbor's house all her clothing had been consumed and she was frightfully burned. Her husband was visiting in Philadelphia. LOW TAX RATE TOR LANCASTER Lancaster, Pa., Jan. 2. —In the an nual communication made by County Controller Enos Lowery to the county commissioners, he recommended the retention of the two and one-half-mill tax rate, I>ancaster being one of the few counties of Pennsylvania having so low a rate. The controller stated that the treasury balance on hand is $282,127.48, and the total estimated revenue for 1917 will be $689,027.48. JAPANESE STUDENT GUEST Waynesboro, Pa., Jan. 2.—Masanori Yoshikawa, the son of Prime Minister Kyrishyn, of Japan, who is a student at the Gettysburg College, spent the week-end with his school chum. Har vey Rouston here. BELL-ANS Absolutely Removes Indigestion. One package proves it 25c at all druggists. AMUSEMENTS Royal and National Theaters SHOWING TO-DAY FRANCIS X. BUSUM AIV AXD BEVERLY BAY'NE In Shakeiipeare** $250,000 production "ROMEO AND JULIET" In Eight Parts. Alio "PEG OF THE It Show UpruH It P. M. Adnilaaloni j AdultM, 19c. Children, 10c. < * ; \ Regent Theater TO-DAY LOUISE HUFF A JACK PICKKORD In an adaptation of Booth Tarklnjc ton*M humorouii masterpiece, "SEVENTEEN" To-morrow and Thurmlay Jeaae I, I.aakr pruent* BLANCHE SWEET with TIIEOUORE ROBERTS In "UNPROTECTED" A drama nt the aouthern prlaon cniuiia. Admlaalout Adulta. 10c| Children, Sc. HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH '^AMUSE^MENTS^ in "Major Fendennls." Friday and Saturday and Saturday matinee, January 5 and 6 AI. G. Field Greater Minstrels. MAJESTlC—Vaudeville. colonial,—-"jealousy." REGENT—"Seventeen. VICTORIA—"A Message to Garcia." It must be a source of profound gratiiicatlon to the true lover of the tlieaUr, that the stage of- To-nljjUt—. ferins of a wholesome John Drew naturo and clean Interest. is winning a boom tor itself. Such a play is "Major Penden nis," in which John Drew will be seen In the leading character at the Orpheum to-night. It has atmosphere, and the lines and the scenes are suggestive of a world where sentiment is superior, and where money does not have all the voice in its affairs. The company sup porting Mr. Drew is an unusually large one for a dramatic combination, among its chief members being: Brandon Tynan, Lester Lonergan, John S. O'Brien, Walter Kingsford, Leonard Willoy, Helen Mackellar, Mary Worth, Helen Menken. Edith Shayne, Alison Sklpworth, Helen Beaumont and Jane Houston. * Minstrelsy has always supplied the songs that America has treasured most and longest, and the AI. G. The New Field Greater Minstrels Soiik lilts have some new ballUds on the program this season which are challenging old favorites for popularity. Among these can be men tioned: "Irelund Must Be Heaven, For My Mother Came From There," "My Grandfather's Girl," "I Never Was Nearer Heaven In My Life, Twas Only An Irishman's Dream," "Toora Loora La," "Oh, Joe With Your Fiddle and Bow," "Deep Down Deep," "The Mocking Bird Hag," "Eidelweis," "Listen to the Dixie Band." "Turn Back the Universe and Give Me Yesterday," "When the Night Falls In the Sea," "My Wonderful Love For Thee," "Mother Dear," "Nashville, Tennessee." The Al. G. Field Greater Minstrels are at the Orpheum Friday and Saturday and Saturday matinee. The bill at the Majestic is pleasing throughout, with the Golden Orloff Troupe in the position Golilen OrlolT of headliner. This Troupe at group of Russian sing- Mnjeutlc ers and dancers dis play unusual talent, and present a musical offering that cannot fail to meet with the approval of all classes of theatergoers. The title of this act Is "Christmas Eve In Moscow.' and is one of the most beau tifully staged productions seen at the Majestic this season. Mack and Vin cent are also on the bill, and this clever couple offers a delightful singing and talking act, with some piano playing introduced. Gertrude Millington and company entertain with a laughable comedy skit, entitled "Love and War;" the Sylvester Family presents a pleas ing little offering which they call "A Happy Evening At Home." while Jug gling Nelson provides splendid enter tainment with his series of clever jug gling feats. After the battleship Maine is blown up in Havana harbor. President Mc- Kinley decides to aid Cuba At tlie in her battle to throw oft Victoria the Spunish yoke, lie seeks a messenger to cai ry the news to Garcia, the insurgent leader, the location of whose ragged patriot army is unknown. Lieutenant Rowan is selected to find Garcia and deliver the message. Spanish spies learn of the message and attempt to prevent its de livery. "Jealousy," the newest William Fox feature, starring Valeska Surratt, which was shown to "Jealousy," at capacity houses at the tlic Colonial Colonial Theater, yes terday, will be seen for the last times to-day. In the role of a woman who marries without love and then tries to ruin the happiness of others. Miss Suratt is shown at her best. The picture is one of the popular socety stories that calls for a number of beautiful settings and handsome gowns. The settings furnished by the | Fox Company are far above the aver age picture, and the dozens of the latest fashionable gowns displaved by Miss Suratt are without comparison. A new comedy and the Pathe News completes the program. Mae Marsh, star of D. W Griffith's great production, "Intoler encc," and many other big photoplays, will be the attraction for Wednesday and Thursday in a. picture called "The Wharf Hat." A charming love story of sea life, in which Mae Marsh, disguised as a boy, makes an alluring picture in her efforts to save her grandpa from a serious crime, but finally succumbs to the call of love when she sees her boy pal slipping away from her. A new two-reel Keystone comedy will be the added attraction of the program. Appreciative audiences yesterday greeted the first showing at the Re gent of "Seventeen ' on "Seventeen," adaptation of Booth at Urgent Tarkington's cefebiuied novel of the same name. In this production, which will be shown to-