8 WAGE UNCEASING BOOZE FIGHT Host of Endeavorers on Con tinuous March Against Gambling Dens, Too Christian Citizenship Department of the Pnnsylvanla Christian Endeavor Union is in a continuous work tor the dismissal or John Barleycorn from the various sections of the State. The Endeavor host u.e on a continuous march against tho gambling den, house of infamy, white slave traffic, pool room and vulgar show. Eight times the area of the .State went "dry" in the November election. This territory contains a population of 6,500,000. Reform leaders expect to see the Legislatures of Utah, Wyom ing, and Florida fulfill their pledges by putting their States in the "dry" column within three months. When this work shall have been accomplish ed, two more than half (26) of the States in the union will have outlawed the saloon. This will give the temper ance forces 209 votes in the electoral college. The temperance leaders have equal confidence that within two years Texas, Minnesota, and New Mexico ■will have joined the ranks of the "drys" thus giving the temperance ■workers a majority of the electoral college. The Rev. C. H. Frlck, of Wilkes- Barre, State. Superintendent of 'the Christian Citizenship Department, is doing excellent work in the countv of Luzerne and all counties of the State are falling in line with the ureal movement and the Endeavorers are unanimous with the adoption of the slogan of "A Saloonless Nation in 19 20." If that is not accomplished the young people will keep at it so that the nation will not become rum eoaked by 1930. The Rev. Mr. Frick has been elected . president of the Luzerne County C. E. Union for the lifth consecutive time. The county has a membership of fifty societies. C. E. Notes Rickety Ax and a Triple Cheer, We'll Veil Till We're Hoarse and Never Fear, We're all for M-A-C-R-O-R-Y Macrory. ' The State Endeavorers will sing the above cheer song on their way to the International Convention at New York in July, 1917. All Endeavorers are urged to join the 200 Club and help to support the State C. E. Union financially which Is doing great work for the betterment of humanity. World wide Endeavorers will study the topic "Spreading Good News, ' a personal evangelism theme on next Sunday evening. Warren Laudermilch will conduct the prayer service at the Harris Street K. L. C. E. on Sunday evening. W. A. Gillespie, transportation agent of the State Union will issue a circular giving information concern ing the special train to New York In ternational Convention. Allegheny i county and Philadelphia will send large delegations. The Rev. R. C. Walker, of Schuyl-1 lcili county C. E. Union, reports that | there are five unions in the county j doing good work. One new union has j been recently organized at Tamauqua. The Rev. George S. Rentz will lead the C. E. services at the Market Square Presbyterian Church on Sunday eve ning. State Secretary Macrory recently organized four districts in Lackawanna county. Mrs. Burger will lead the C. E. imeeting at the Sixth Street United Brethren Society on Sunday evening. Mercer County Christian Endeavor 'Union has been recently organized bj ! State Secretary Macrory and the En deavorers are doing excellent work In creating interest in the various so cieties of the union. The Rev. R. G. Bannen, D. D., of Williamsport. superintendent o£ the Veterans' Association, reports that organization Is increasing in Interest and is composed of one hundred and twenty-five members. Allegheny County Endeavorers ore doing big things in the various so cieties. Quiet Hour Work is increas ing and many now I,egioners have been added to the list. The Endeavor ers are opposed to capital punishment and favor life sentence instead. A number of saloons have been wiped out recently in the western part of the State, and the ' drys" are very much encouraged in the advance steps toward a saloonless nation. At the Park Street United Evangeli cal Keystone League of Christian En deavor, W. E. Rickert and Charles Smith will conduct the services. New Jersey and Maryland Ei deavorers are contemplating putting a new field secretary in the States In the near future. The State Executive Committee will hold Its next meeting at Greensburg In Octobr. The following committee on awards of pennants. Miss Margaret A Speucer of Pittsburgh. B. W. Swayze, M. D.. of Allentown, and H. K. Bragdon of Pittsburgh, reported that a pennant •will be given to counties having the largest per cent, of increase in mem bership by July first, 1918, and an other pennant will be given to the county not having Intermediate so cieties who organize the largest num ber before July, 1918. Miss Margaret A. Spencer, Pitts burgh, State superintendent of the Intermediate department, reports 32 counties have Intermediate societies who reported to the superintendent of their activities accomplished. There are one hundred thirty-six Inter mediate societies In the State; Alle gheny 48, Philadelphia 43, Dauphin 9, Northampton 6, Butler 4, Green 4, "Westmoreland 4, Delaware, Blair, Lebanon, Luzerne and Mifflin ©a<-h 2, Armstrong, Beaver, Clinton. Crawford, Fayette, Indiana. Lancaster and Washington each 1. Twelve counties have county Intermediate superintend ents, Allegheny, Armstrong, Dauphin, Tayette, Green. Lackawanna. Lycom ing, Mifflin, Northampton, Schuylkill and Washington. Twelve new so cieties have been reported, 8 in Alle gheny, 1 each In Beaver, Clinton, Washington and Westmoreland coun ties. Ross H. Derick, superintendent of the Intermediate Department. Dauphin county. Is contemplating doing some organization -work and expects to hold Tallies In various sections of the coun ty in the near future. The decorations at the banquet jriven by the Luzerne county En deavorers to the State C. E. officers on Tuesday evening at Wllkes-Barre, were the most elaborate shown in the his tory of the union. Wm. Davis, Harry Beacham. Misses Ruth Weitzel and Ethel Wilson, composing the Decor ating Committee, made a hit which excelled any thing ever given at that place. Miss Grace D. Relmer, Missionary Department, Eaaton. suggested that a .pennant be awarded to the societlos giving the largest amount of mlssion ;ary money for missions, at the State Executive committee meeting, at Wtl fkes-Barre, Wednesday. Pennsylvania Is progressing with Its .contribution in the Million New Dol lars Campaign, for missions, adopted by the United Society of Christian En deavor for two years. The Rev. William Ralph Hall, of Philadelphia, gave many striking Illustrations and reports on "The THURSDAY EVENING, I SCHOOL DAYS a y BWJG —-yes, arTthe iceman he says\ " Thai's <1 purfy looKltf II hiredSirl y he | * ]| ; mnteatoknow what >° ur Jgk Challenge of Training," at the con-; ference held at WilKes-Barre. West Virginia C. E. Union is doing great work for the Endeavorers and contemplates organizing many now societies In the near future. •State Secretary Macrory has been granted several days leave of absence to do, work in that State. The annual con-1 vention will be held in Martinsburg,! June 28-30. An oratorical contest has been adopted by the State Executive Com mittee and a number of Endeavorers will enter. The contest will be on Thought, Composition and Delivery of the Oration. Three judges will be ap pointed. President Chain and Secretary Macrory will arrange the detail work, | and a meeting will be held in the cen tral part of the State when the con test closes June first. TRAMPS MAY HAVE PERISHED Marietta, Pa., March B.—A fire causing a loss of over 53.000, occurred at Green Hill Tuesday night, and it Is believed that two tramps perished in the flames. They were given permis sion to sleep in the barn by Charles V. Hake, the owner, and when the fire was discovered the doors were closed and the interior was ablaze too much to find out. FI.OOfcKD BY MELTED SNOW Shamokln. Pa.. March S. - At every colliery in this locality extra pumps were placed In operation yesterdav to fight great quantities of water liowing Into the underground operations, from twelve to fifteen inches of snow on the mountains melting and forming numer ous streams. All the mine pumps In the region were placed in operation. It is feared a number of collieries will be flooded so badly that the operations , will cease. I !| 11 Women Who Displayed Ankles Dismayed to Learn of Man's Fraud Baltimore, Mil., March B.—Thirteen attractive young women who in their effort to land a job with a hosiery company of York. Fa., haco recently made comprehensive displays of their legs encase<\ in bright-lined stockings for tlie edification of an alleged repre sentative of the firm are now very anx ious to have the Impudent fellow caught by the police. His name is with held and so are the names of the wo men until tho police have arrested the fellow and completed their case. The women were led Into the scheme by an advertisement asking for "twelve ladies between the ages of 25 and 35 years to sell stockings for a well known hosiery firm. Must weigh over 165 pounds." Applicants appeared at an office on Eutaw street and displayed their limbs, which, according to the confession of four upon whom the. detectives called, the "representative" measurcd-careful ly to see if they were all that limbs should be. They were given bright Pink, green, blue and red hose for the better display of those legs which passed the censorship of the tape measure. The four were then instructed to en ter a private room where they received instructions upon demonstrating to cus tomers from door to door the fact that the particular hose which they hoped to sell did not tear at the knee. They were told that the salary for their per sonal demonstration work would be $25 a week. One woman was told she was a "perfect type" and could get a life- HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH I time job with the company if she would but ko on the road in York. She told a friend and the friend told a lawyer, j who wired the iirm in York and re- I j ceived reply that it had no such agent 1 and resorted to no such methods. WOMAN DIES AT 102 YEARS Grcensburgr, Pa., March 8. Mrs. Hannah Dial, aged 102 years, is dead at her home in Jacobs' Creek, this | county. She celebrated her lost birth day on January 3. Mrs. Dial was born i in East Huntingdon township and had 1 resided within a few miles of her | birthplace all her life. She was mar ; ried to Isaac Dial October 20, 1833. She ! has been a widow since 1850. W If. 1.1 AM H. THEXIyER DEAD I Allentown, Pa., March 8. William ! Henry Harrison Trexler, 79 years old, I one of a family of four brothers who j served in the Civil AVar from start to I finish, died at his home in this city yes terday. He enlisted in the Union army I three -times, being originally a member j of the First Pennsylvania Reserves. 107 LOST AT SEA J Paris. March S. The torpedoboat i destroyer Cassini. of the Mediterranean j patrol service, was torpedoed bv a sub- I marine on February 28. According to : the official announcement the vessel | sank in two minutes, the powder maga \ zine having exploded. The captain, six pother officers and 100 of the crew per | ished. I TOOTHPICK IN STOMACH 0 YEARS Wilkes-Barre, Pa., March 8. Nine years ago E. H. Barnhart, of Athens, swallowed a toothpick. Recently he was stricken with stomach trouble and doctors found that small abscesses were forming. Barnhart was told that only p.n operation could save him and he went to the hospital at Towanda Tues -1 day. The toothpick was removed from his stomach. PROTESTS AGAINST SALOONS Philadelphia. March 8. Charges that they have not conducted their places in an orderly manner were tiled yesterday against ten saloonkeepers who have asked to have their licanses renewed. I*ine of the remonstrances were filed by D. Clarence Glbboney, of the Uw'nind Order Society. One was filed by the police department. *"pve- £(oot" '^ r FRIDAY, Tomorrow—The Great Bargain Day Friday Here Is a Day of Wonderful Opportunity— The Day When Nickels and Dimes Work Like Dollars CORSETS' 'Now For the T1 flfcwj. ' sizes 26 to so, n.oo C*reat bale or 3".". ' ... $ 1.25 White Kid Glove, for Easter \Mf Extra heavy Coutille Re'inforced Spoon _ •.. a.- _ 'V\\\v/| $1.25, $1.50, $1.65 pr. M X-SPECIAL SALE V V F 1 U* \ PCCTTI at? cT7i? phdcittc HEAVY PI'RK SILK GLOVES Pouble l\ \ KHjULAK tUKbt IFingerlFinger Tip. Kayser's, Fownes an 1 " / Extra Fine White Chamoisette GLOVES. Black X-iPFXIAL CORSET COVERS I Stitched Backs. New Easter Style. OO ! Fine Nainsook Dainty Embroi- Pair tP JL *v\/ dery Trimmed. Siies 34 to 44. . ____________ Friday O L . __ x-SPECiAL Famous Burson Stockings Fine Brassieres. Open Front em- LcICR For women —all-over Silk; black only Fri- P* A broidery trimmed; Friday. Sizes . •> vl f* 34 to us. day, pair , oj E* I AT GIVE-AWAY C/J-u At 2$ John J. Clark's rinest Laces prices rnuay sewing Thread, 200-yard jLo, Shadow, Venise and Mexican Laces and Inser- C _ tions. Worth up to 25c. Sale price, yard OC ' Wide Oriental or Shadow Laces; also all-over 18- 11 J |l| CORSETS I inch Laces; Worth to 50c. -| C W . D. Laced in From Sale price, yard 1 Worth $2.00, sa.s and 82.75 45-inch Pure Silk Black Brussels Net for over Sale of Sample; Extra r/* Dresses, Waists, etc.; $1.25 and $1.50 values; Fine Grades; Choice rNil to-morrow IDC each ™ • ' Medium bust for average figures. Vcn- X=SDPC IA I STICKEKKI EMBROIDERY hack. Ventilated shield under front * *—< (Imported from Germany) laemg. (! wide hose supporters. (No Friday, for 0-yard piece 1(l r and 1C„ hones over hips). Extra tine Coutille. L 1 ItJC, Si/.cs up to 80." Special, KI..V) each. S D ASTRICH'S - > Our Prices Positively Lowest in City < ——*/T MARCH 8, 1917. COPY OF FIRST LEDGER Halifax, Pa., March B.—Mrs. J. H. Oumbler, i f this place, is in posses sion of a copy of the Philadelphia Public Ledger, dated March 25, 1836. This was the first issue of that well known newspaper and is in good con dition. IMPORT OF FIREARMS During 1915 the imports of fire arms into Mombasa, British Eust Af rica, amounted to $13,309, as against $50,493 during 1914. During tlie same period the imports of ammunition de clined from $32,190 to $10,042.