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NEWS OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA AND CITY'S SUBURBS
LEMOYNE BIBLE
CLASS BANQUET
Third Annual Social Affair at
United Evangelical Church
This Evening
Lemoyne, Pa., March 22. This
evening at 7.30 o'clock the men's Bible
class of the United Evangelical Sun
day school will hold Us third annual
banquet in the Sunday school of the
church. W. J. Hean, of the Grace
Methodist Church at Harrisburg, will
be the principal speaker.
Prior to the banquet, members of
the class and their guests will assem
ble In the church auditorium, where a
program of music and speeches will
be given. The Sunday school orches
tra composed of Charles Sawyer, lead
er; Raymond Sawyer, Raymond Fet
trow, Samuel Deckman, Walter Slot
hower, Lloyd Smith, James Heckert
and Rae Garman will furnish the mu
sic.
The preliminary program will in
clude: Music by the orchestra; song,
by the men's class; prayer, C. L. Eby,
superintendent of the Sunday school
and president of the class; scripture
reading, George Wagner, vice-presi
dent; selection, male quartet. Ray
mond Sawyer, Bruce Pryor, Samuel
Deckman and Wilson Slothower; ad
dress, W. J. Hean; song by the class.
Following presentation of this pro
gram, the guests will be ushered into
the banquet hall, where covers will be
laid for 125 persons. The following
-program will be presented in the ban
quet hall: Prayer, the Rev. H. T.
Searle, pastor; music, orchestra; song,
quartet: address, James A. Pryor,
president of the class on "The Good
of the Class"; songs at intervals during
Reds and Bluesetaoinshrdletuauaauo
the banuet, "Reds and Blues," "United
Reds and Blues" and "The Contest
Song."
The banquet marks the close of an
attendance campaign between two sec
tions of the class, the Reds 'and
Blues, during the last three months.
The class has been organized for four
teen years.
Large Flag Presented to
Linglestown Public Schools
Linglestown. Pa.. March 22.—Lingles
town public schools have been donated
a beautiful outdoor flag by the Linsrles
town Embroidery Club. This flag fills a
lons-felt want and it will be raised
with appropriate exercises on Thurs
day afternoon. April 5. Assistant
County Superintendent W. R. Zimmer
man has been invited to make the prin
cipal address and a program is being
prepared by the schools.
MITE SOCIETY ENTERTAINS
Dauphin. Pa., March 22.—The Mite
„ Society of the Presbyterian Church,
was entertained on Tuesday evening by
Mr. and Mrs Harvey C. Forney, at their
home in Market street. After the reg
ular business meeting the evening '.mis
spent socially. Refreshments were
served to Mr. and Mrs. Harry IJ. Creer
awalt. Mr. and Mrs. Freeman C. Ger
berich. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Shafer,
Mrs. J. D. M. Reed, Mrs. Blanch iiooin
son. Miss Margaret Brooks, Miss Anne
Miller, Miss Annie Shaffer, Miss Ora
Bickel. Miss Ruth Shaffer, Miss Esther
Shaffer, Miss Sabra Clark, Miss Ethel
Forney, Rev. Robert F. Stirlinjr, "Or.
William P. Clark, Norman Urooks, Ed
gar Forney and Mr. and Mrs. H. C.
Forney.
CABBAGE PATCH AT DA I IMfIV
Dauphin, Pa., March 22.—The Mite
Soeiety of the Methodist Episcopal
Church will hold a Cabbage Patch and
Food Sale on Saturday evening in <>ild
Fellows' Hall. Bean soup will be for
sale at 6 o'clock. Homemade bread,
pics, cakes, etc., will also be sold.
BOY SHOT THROUGH HAM)
Lewistown, Pa., March 22.—Charles
Dugan, a 16-year-old boy, while visit
ing in Altoona, Was the victim of a
painful accident. Dugan and another
lad were playing near the Logan alley
car barn, when a third boy. a stranger,
appeared. The latter produced a re
volver and playfully pointed it at
Dugan's head. A tussle ensued and
the weapon wa sdischarged the bullet
going through the palm of Dugan's
left hand.
Harry A. Miller of the county Is suf
fering with a badly injured slioiflder
caused b yfalling from a wagon load
ed with lumber.
On Tuesday evening the automobile
of Wayne Wagner went over an em
bankment near Miftlintown. In the
car at the time were Air. and Mrs.
Wagner and small child and Mrs. Geo.
Giles. Mr. Wagner was the only one
of the party hurt and lie escaped with
a few bruises.
Alive!
—A car alive with power, able
to do what no other car can do.
—A manufacturing company
alive to the progress and possi
bilities of future sensible devel
opment.
—A local Cadillac distributing
company alive to its responsi
bility to make every car deliver
100% efficiency 365 days each
year.
CRISPEN MOTOR CAR CO.
311-815 S. Cameron Street
HARBISBURG, PA.
THURSDAY EVENING,
COLUMBIA BAKERY
OFFERED TO U. S.
Owners Will Turn Over Plant
For Use of Army in
Event of War
Columbia, Pa., March 22.—The plant
of the Columbia Baking and Manufac
turing Company, located here, has been
offered to the United States govern
ment, it desired, in the event of war.
This plant has a capacity to turn out
40,000 loaves of soft bread, in addition
to its output at the present time, in
twenty-four hours. There is also equip
ment in the plant to bake from ten
to fifteen thousand pounds of hard
bread daily.
During the Spanish-American War
this company furnished the government
approximately 50,000 loaves of bread
every twenty-four hours and also a
large amount of the hard tack was
manufactured by them during the mo
bilization at Mount Gretna and Camp
Meade.
SUBURBAN NOTES
Miss Ella Tyson has returned home
from a visit at Harrisburg. She was
accompanied by her niece, Miss Gra
cella Allen.
Miss Zella Catlieart entertained the
Camp Fire Girls at her home on Tues
day evening.
• On Monday Mrs. Banks Stalil was
taken to Philadelphia by Dr. M. Gear
hart, for an appendicitis operation.
The Rev. J. E. Beard, wife, and
daughters, Elizabeth and Janet, of
Freeland, Pa., visited friends here this
week. The Rev. Mr. Beard, who was
a former pastor of the Methodist
Church here, attended the Methodist]
Conference at Lewistown this week,
and Mrs. Beard and daughters visited
relatives at Wrightsville.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Wagner, of
Leinoyne, spent Sunday with their
parents here.
Mrs. William Rounslev was a visitor
at Newport on Tuesday.
Casper Swartz, of Lemoyne, spent
Sunday at his home here.
JOHN' A. HOGGS DIES
Wayneshoro. Pa.. March 22. John
A. Boggs. father of the Rev. George F.
Boggs, pastor of the Methodist Epis
copal Church, this place, died yester
day at his home in Concord. Pa., after
an illness of several weeks. He was
72 years of age. and was a veteran of
the Civil war, having been a member
of Company tJ, 21st Pennsylvania Cav
alry. He is survived by several chil
dren.
Mli\ GKORGE PARKELI. 1)11 S
Waynesboro. Pa.. March 22. Mrs.
Lillian Elizabeth, wife of George Park
ell. this place, died yesterday from
peritonitis. She was 27 years of age,
and was a daughter of John A. Rowe,
who was recently employed in Harris
burg. Mrs. Parkell was a bride of
two months, having been married on
January 15, of this year.
IX MEMORY OF GEO. W. GUTHRIE
Eiizabethtown, March 22. While
the State and nation mourn the loss
by death of George W. Guthrie, am
bassador of the United States to Japan,
and one whose eminent services in
State and nation have made his name
illustrious, the Masonic Homes mourn
his loss also as a distinguished Right
Worthy Past Grand Master, of the
Grand Lodge, of Pennsylvania, during
whose administration much of the
early work of construction at the
Homes was done under his supervi
sion. He laid the cornerstone of
Grand Lodge Hall. In the presence of
an assemblage of 8,000 people on Sep
tember 26, 1911, and its completed
structure will stand as a monument to
the memory of his devoted services
to the Homes.
As a tribute of respect to his mem
ory, on receipt of the news of his
death the main entrance to Grand
Lodge Hall was draped in mourning
and the flag placed at half mast.
FARMER DROPS DEAD
Marietta, Pa., March 22. Jacob B.
Herr .aged 70. a prominent farmer of
Fulton township, fell dead Tuesday
night from heart disease as he was
about to take his horse into the stable.
He was seldom ill and was enjoying
good health. He was a member of"the
Mechanics Grove Mennonite Church,
and is survived by his wife and three
brothers.
PICTURE EXHIBIT POSTPONED
Meehanicsburg, Pa., March 22.—The
Turner exhibit of pictures scheduled
for this week at Irving College, has
been postponed, owing to the non-ar
rival of the pictures., A future date
will be announced for the opening of
the exhibit.
ENDORSE WILSON
IN THIS CRISIS
Methodist Conference Assures
President of Support
and Prayers
Lewistown, Pa., March 22. Bishop
W. P. McDowell, D. D., LL. D., of
Washington, D. C., opened here yes
terday the forty-ninth session of the
Central Pennsylvania Conference of
the Methodist Episcopal Church in the
local Methodist Church, the Rev. D. N,
Miller, pastor.
Formal opening of the conference
was preceded by a half-hour devotion
al service, and according to a lons es
tablished custom, the administering of
the Lord's Supper by the bishop, as
sisted by the district superintendents,
and the local pastor.
Following the conference roll call by
the secretary, the names of those who
died during the year were read while
the conference stood and sang, amid 1
tears, appropriate selections and the
bishop uttered a fervent prayer.
Harrisburgcr Honored
The names of A. L. Miller, of
Bloomsburg, and E. Xi. Heckman. of
Altoona, were placed in nomination
tor the secretaryship of the confer
ence; tellers were appointed and a bal
lot was taken by the conference which
resulted in the election of E. R. Heck
man, who named, and the conference
approved, as his assistants, J. W.
Long, of Clearfield; Allen C. Sliue, of
York, and Carl V. Drake, of Saxton,
and as recorder, E. C. Keboch, etli
ciency secretary of the Sunday school
board of liarrisburg.
Gordon A. Williams, of Altoona, was
elected statistician and named upon
approval of the conference the follow
ing as his assistants: W. H. Williams,
C. A. Sauter, D. G. Felker, L. B.
Fasick, B. F. Hilbish, R. S. Cuddy, 1.
E. Fisher, A. B. Harper, D. M. Kerr,
1. S. Hodgson and W. B. Cook.
W. E. Watkins of Mitflin, was
elected conference treasurer, and
named as assistants E. F. Ilgenfritz,
E. B. Davidson. W. W. Sholl, J. V.
Wagner, H. F. Babcock. S. 11. Engler,
M. C. Flegal, Edward Jackson, and L.
E. Wilson.
Welcome Bishop McDowell
A resolution by the committee on
complimentary resolutions and frater
nal greetings was adopted by the con
ference welcoming Bishop McDowell,
as presiding officer for the third time
over its sessions, and commending his
efficient administration and brotherly
spirit, which was amended by an ad
dition offered by Dr. Jacobs, giving a
brief history of Lew is town Methodism
and naming: a score or more who had
gone out from the local church to
labor in the ministry mission
ary field. Bishop McDowell responded
by saying that it gave him great pleas
ure to meet with this conference
again. .
Dr. E5. H. Yocum of Bellefonte, of
fered a resolution that was adopted
by the conference, expressing the deep
appreciation of the body to Mrs. David
Grove, of Lewistown, for her gen
erosity and magnificent gifts to the
local church, and to the conference
annuity fund.
! Dr. L. O. liartman, secretary of the
I board of Sunday schools of the for
| eign department who was introduced
stated that his society faced tremend
i ous responsibilities with twenty mil
| lion boys and girls of the United States
| in no Sunday school and two million
| of Methodist constituency, not in these
| schools and six.thousand last year re
: ported no decisions. In 1919 there will
ibe a celebration of the aggressive
| movement of the three boards, the
j Home and Foreign Missions and the
Sunday school. His society has plan
ned and is placing a modern Sunday
school building in Peking, China.
Church property at Rock Forge,
Pleasant Gap charge w as ordered to be
sold for $353.50. On motion of Dr.
Jacobs the conference ordered the
sale of the Hepburn Church, Trout
Run charge, the Centennial church,
Fairview charge, and the parsonage at
Wharton. Austin charge. On motion of
Dr. Morgan of Dickinson College, the
i sum of ?125 from the Aaronsburg
j property Is to be paid to* the confer-
I ence annuity.
Endorse Wilson
The Rev. J. F. Anderson, Bellwood,
offered a resolution concerning the P.
R. R. disaster at Mt. Union recently,
expressing and conveying the sym
pathy of the conference to Mr. Minds
of Ramey, W. L. Sykes, of Utica, N.
Y., and to Mrs. Wm. Calflisch, and
family of Conifer, N. Y., in their sor
row and loss of relatives.
Dr. Jacobs presented a resolution
that was unanimously adopted, en
dorsing President Wilson in the
present International crisis and assur
ing him of the support and prayers of
the conference.
Afternoon Session
Memorial services were liekl at
1:43 o'clock, George W. Mclnay pre
siding. the Rev. C. O. Snavely leading
the devotions. The memoir oC
Bruce Hughes was read by C. C.
Snavely; that of J. H. Diebel by the
Rev. R. W. Runyan; that of Bishop
W. P. Eveland, by J. H. Price: that of
W. W. Evans, by Dr. J. E. Bell; that
of G. L. Comp by Carl V. Drake; that
of Jonathan R. Shipe by C. C. Snavely,
and that of Hugh/A. Curran by Dr. E.
H. Yocum.
Institute hour, an Innovation, was
held at 3:30, the Rev. J. E. Brenne
nian, of AUoona, presiding. Dr. Clar
ence True Wilson, secretary of the
board of temperance, Washington, D.
delivered an interesting address on
"Present Day Advance of Reform
Movements." Prefacing his remarks by
a recital of some of his experiences in
his recent temperance campaign, he
told of receiving a message from the
officials of a western railroad com
pany, commanding his work on ac
count of its beneficent effect upon
their employes, and sending him a
free pass for the members of his board
over all the lines of the company
which amounted to $2,000 per year,
for six consecutive years for the tem
perance hoard. The Bible, quoted by
him in response to an appeal for
Biblical truths to support his doctrine
against intemperance quelled the
greatest mob that ever assembled in
Omaha, Neb.
Evening Session
Anniversary of the board of Run
day schools and the board of temper
ance occurred at 7:30, the Rev. J. 11.
Price. D. D., of Carlisle, officiating. Dr.
Iv. O. llartman, of Chicago, spoke en
thusiastically of his work, portraying
in vivid terms some of the evils of
Buddhism, showing some of the spe
cial difficulties to be overcome in the
foreign work of the Sunday School
Board. The speaker then outlined
what he termed. "The Strategy of
Capturing the World for Christ."
Dr. Clarence True Wilson' who al
ways enthuses the conference thrilled
the big audience with his optimistic
views concerning temperance reform
and the recital of his varied experi
ences in his campaigns. His reforms
to the bills in the national legislature
for a dry District of Columbia and a
drv Capital were greeted with up
plause>
Only One "IIHOMO tVIM\I-V
To g'f 'ie genuine, call for full namn
T.AX 4TIVE TtROMO QITSMNK.
for signature of R. W. GROVE. Cures
a Cold in One Day. 23c.
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STATE ROAD ?0R
WEST FAIRVIEW
Highway Department Work
men Will Start Improvement
of Main Street of Town
West Fairview. Pa., March 22. A
force of workmen under the direction
of the State Highway Department will
start work on improving W r est Fair
view's main street. Asphaltum and
macadam road win be laid front the
borough limits at the bridge crossing
the creek to the Northern Central
bridge. The expense of constructing
the road will be equally divided be
tween the borough and the State.
Work on the road was held up last
year on account of the installation of
gas mains in this street. When com
pleted there will be a complete stretch
of modern State road from the Mar
ket street bridge to the end of Enola.
Wormleysburg. last year benefited by
the State's assistance and West Fair
view is following close at hand.
GERMAN SAILORS ARRESTED
Lewistown, Pa., March 22. —• Two
German sailors inclvilian attire, sus
pected of being men escaped from the
German sea raiders interned at League
Island Navy Yard, Philadelphia, have
been lodged in the Mifflin county jail,
until their past can be looked up. The
men wel-e arrested by Policeman M.
A. Davis of the Pennsylvania Rajlroad
and are being held as railroad tres
passers.
The men gave their names as Max
Kuhnbaum, aged 35, and John Tinker,
aged 29. Both speak broken English,
and papers found on their person
show that they are sailors by occupa
tion.
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BOLD ROBBERY AT
LEMOYNE HOME
Enters Sawyer Dwelling and
Gets Away Wth JeNveJry
i.i Early Evening
Lemoyne, Pa., March 22. A thief
early Ttlesday evening entered the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sawyer,
in Hummel avenue, and made a safe
getaway with jewelry valued at $75.
When pursued by George Borke, arm
ed with a hammer, the intruder faced
him with a revolver and threatened
him not to advance on penalty of his
life.
The prowler gained entrance by
"jimming" a window in an alleyway.
Mrs. Thomas Peffer who lives in tlie
house adjoining seeing the thief oper
ating telephoned to neighbors who in
turn telephoned to others and after
some time several men in the neigh
borhood went to the home.
Mrs. Peffer stationed herself on the
front porch and when the thief came
out of the alleyway she signaled to
Mr. Borke who pursued the man
down street. After following him for
a square Mr. Borke gave an alarm for
police, and then the thief threatened
to kill Mr. Borke. The thief disap
peared in a dark alley. Mr. and Mrs.
Sawyer were at church at the time.
HELPING HARRISBURG CHURCH
Enola, Pa., March 22. The Rev.
C. D. Risliel, pastor of the Beal Ave
nue Church of God, will preach
at Landisburg, Perry county, next
Sunday. He will make a canvas of
that section in the interest of the Mon
roe Street Church of God at Harris
burg. The Rev. O. J. Fai ling, of Har
risburg, former pastor of the local
church, will preach at both services.
MARCH 22, 1917.
STUDENT ACCEPTS CALL
Marietta, Pa., March 22. The Rev.
Claude O. Dlerlof, a member of thej
Senior Class of the Lutheran Theologi
cal Seminary, at Mt. Airy, has acept-
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Ed a call to become pastor of the
Lutheran Church at Leacock. He will
conduct services at Leacoclc every two
weeks until after his graduation in
May.