HESS HEARING AT CHAMBERSBURG School Board Investigating 21 Charges Against School Superintendent Chambersburg, Pa., March 21. —Last evening- the second session of the hearing was held by the school board investigating twenty-four charges brought by thirty-two teachers of the Cliambprsburg public schools against Borough Superintendent A. B. Hess. The first witness last evening was Alvin B. Kuhn, of the high school faculty, who admitted that he and Principal Albert C. Shuck had pre pared the plan of attack on Hess, had written the charges and Induced the teachers to sign them. He said on one occasion Hess said: "A lot of those old hens are hatching a plot to get 'me," referring to the women teachers of the faculty. Jeweler S. Raymond Snyder testified that Superintendent Hess told him that he had brought the matter of repairs to electric clocks be fore a board meeting, but directors, when questioned, denied that it had been. H. H. Fleischer, clerk in the State educational department, produced a certificate of election of A. B. Hess as district superintendent in which it was stated that Hess was a graduate of Bloomsbmg Normal School and Leb anon Valley College at Annville. Coun sel for the prosecutors alleged they would prove he had never .graduated from Lebanon Valley. .Miss Kate Eyster, for thirty years a teacher in the schools, was reported to the school board three times for faults which she alleged were falsely charged. The hearing was continued until Wednesday night. Reception Tendered New Pastor at Mechanicsburg Mechanicsburg, Pa., March 21. The Chautauqua salute greeted the Kev. and Mrs. D. L. Kepner as they entered the room where a reception was given in their honor in Grace 1 nitod Evangelical Church, where the former was recently appointed pastor, last evening. A program full of in terest included: Song by the congre gation, "Blest Be the Tie That Binds;" Scripture reading, Murray Slyder, su perintendent of the Sunday school; in vocation, W. F. Snelbaker, represent ing the missionary society; address of welcome, George H. Eckert, repre senting the church; words of welcome Horn the ministerial association; re sponse by the pastor, the Rev. D. L. Kepner: recitatipn, Walter Shover: Vocal solo, Reba Hurst; recitation, Helen Barnes; reading. Miss Carrie King. An informal handshaking fol lowed tho program. Refreshments were served to about one hundred people. T. J. Webb was chairman of the committee on arrangements. More Coal Being Shipped Over Lykens' Valley R. R. Shipments of coal over the Lykens Valley Railroad from the.Short Moun tain and Summit Branch collieries show a slight increase over last year V 'or the week ending Saturday, March 17. A total of 15,861 tons was the oTmtf Bhipped a sainst 15,738 tons The statement of shipments from the two collieries for the week and year is as follows: Short Mountain Colliery, 1917: 'i' 11 , 0 tQns; year - 77,379 ton*; 3 910: Week, 9,619 tons; year, 73,447 tons; increase for year, 3,932 tons; de crease for week, 1,509 tons Summit Branch Collierv, 1917- „ 7 .' 751 tons: year, 66,616 tons'; 1916: Week, 6,119 tons; year, 86,645 tons; increase for week, 1,632 tons' de crease, year, 2,029 tons. Total, 1917: Week, 15.861 tons year, 143,995 tons; 1916: Week, 15 138 Ions; year, 160,093 tons; increase'for ,ons > and decrease for year 16,097 tons. Harrisburg Rotarians to Attend Reading Conference Twenty-five Harrisburg Rotarians will attend the District Three confer ence which will be held in Reading, Tuesday, March 27. The visiting Rotarians will be tend ered a banquet in the evening at which President Arch C. Klump, of Cleve land, and First Vice-President F. W Galbraith, of Cincinnati, will make addresses. The first session will lie held on Monday evening, March 28 when the president and secretaries of the district will hold a conference Two sessions will be held on Tuesday". The wives of the Reading members will entertain the wives of the visiting guests at a mountain resort, twelve miles from Reading. Waynesboro Couple Wed and Start For California Waynesboro, Pa., March 21.—Na thaniel B. Funk and Miss Lucille Woltz, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Woltz, were married at the Presby terian manse at Mechanicsburg by the 5? V- ,S e , orge Fulton. Mr. Funk and Miss Woltz went to Mechanicsburg and immediately after the ceremony left for New York, whence they will go by boat to New Orleans. After spending a few days there they will go to El Paso, Texas, then to Los Angeles and San Francisco. After April 1 they will be at home at Orland, Cal., where Mr. Funk has purchased a fruit ranch. ALFALFA FOR PENNSYLVANIA That the climate of Pennsylvania is not unfavorable to alfalfa is proved by the success that has followed seed ings in thousands of localities within the State and in the adjacent States of New York, New Jersey, Maryland and Ohio. Alfalfa Is adapted to a wide range of soils. Tt. grows well on loose, sandy soils as well as on heavy clays, but it succeeds best on medium texture JA which permit deep penetration by roots and are well supplied with lime and the mineral plant foods. It will not succeed on soils closely underlaid with hardpan, impervious rock or standing water, nor on sour soils. The essentials to its success are good drainage, freedom from weeds, sufficient lime, a fair amount of or ganic matter in the soil, thorough preparation of the seedbed, seeding at the proper time, inoculation of the seed or soil, and good seed. Added to these will be the after treatment, such as time of cutting, care in pas turing. cultivation and mulching. Alfalfa is a warm weather plant and should not be seeded too early, nor too late. Spring and late summer seed ing are advised. In' Pennsylvania sum mer seeding is more certain. Spring seeding should be made with a nurse < rop. Barley seems best adapted for this purpose. For most parts of Penn sylvania spring seeding should not be made earlier than April 15, nor later than the close of that month. WEDNESDAY EVENING, HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH MARCH 21, 1917. I- LUCKY STRIKE I r c c rrrrrrryrrrrvv* > 1 PSHg s toastecr^S^ they use to make your morning toast over the coal fire, with a toasting fork ? Then you remem ber how good it tasted; hot, buttered, crisp. There's never been anything better, has there? This toasting idea is the star invention to produce flavor, all right. And toasting has certainly given the final touch to this' new Lucky Strike cigarette;; the Burley tobacco —it's toasted. Lucky Strike, the real Burley cigarette , I Until now the trouble's always been that Burley wouldn't keep the flavor in cigarette form. But weVe been working to find a way to do it. We saw 60 million pounds of Burley poured out of those green, red and ! | blue tin boxes last year.- That's enough for 35 billion I cigarettes—against 21 billion ready-made cigarettes sold in 1916. And, after five years of study and work we made this toasting discovery —simple, like all big discoveries. We toasted the Burley tobacco —that held the flavor. I Now think again of that savory flavor of hot, but tered toast —you'll be off to buy Lucky Strike cigarettes, quick. The Burley tobacco —it's toasted. ( STR|KE J Cigarette n