2 PTIMELY NEWS OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA AND CITY'S SUBURBS SUBSCRIBE FUND TO OIL STREETS Lemoync People Ask Permis sion of Borough Council to Do the Work Lemoyne, Pa., April 24.—Petitions were put in circulation mining resi dents of Hummel avenue and Ross moyne street this morning; asking 1 residents of the respective streets to subscribe to a fund to be used in oil- Ing the streets in an effort to abate the dust. After the petitions are signed by the residents a committee will go before council with the plans and tho financial aiil. and ask that body if it would be willing to do any work on repairing the road before the • oil is applied. If'council refuses, the league will ask permission to place the oil and proceed. The committee in charge of circu lating the petitions Is composed of Dr. ICdgar, S. Everhart, Miss Ruth Steinhauer, John E. Myers and George Leach. The committee also will ask per mission to hold a clean-up week in the borough. Efforts will be made to have tile second week In May set aside for that work. A committee of women was appointed to advertise the clean-up period after the report Is heard from council, by placing post era around the town. On this com mittee are: Miss Ruth Sutton, Mrs. P. C. Winner, Mrs. John E. Myers, Miss Ruth Steinhauer, Mrs. E. S. Ev erhart and Mrs. AValter IJeltz. The League decided to encourage gardening among school chlldr i of the town. A motion was passed set ting $5 aside for the use of the Out- Door Committee In awarding prizes for good work of the school children. Efforts will be made to secure the vacant ground that was several years ago occupied by the Lemoyne Athletic Club. Mrfi. Edgar S. Everhart. interested in gardening work in the Harrisburg .CJv,lc Club, will talk to children of the local schools. If the school board consents to this proposition it is like ly these lectures will be started in a week. Officers elected were: President, Prof. Alfred Ensminger, principal of the schools: vice-president, Mrs. Ed gar S. Everhart: secretary, Mrs. John E. Myers, and treasurer, Mrs. Walter Deitz. The New Suburb ESTHERTON River-Drive SALE | May sth 1917 Tn j iitr 11 wTi ixi 20 NOKTH KWRTH 82$* Near the Young Women's Christian Association A Clearance That Should Command the Attention of Every Woman and Miss Tomorrow morning we begin a clearance that will surely crowd our shop and the woman or miss who gets here will procure for herself values that are truly wonderful, when you consider the advancing market. Beautiful suits, coats, dresses, skirts and waists at such reductions that are sur prising, coining so early in a season— Below wc feature but a few of the many opportunities offered in this big clearance. Remember We Buy No Goods For Sale Purposes WOMEN'S AM) qe WOMEN'S AND ne MISSES' SI"ITS MISSES* SI'ITS Pi7.i7o Of all wool materials; splendid Charming styles, in. all wool colors; mostly dark. Only nine materials; newest shades. All suits to sell. Be here early. SSSKm?... $14.75 3S® swt? ..SI 9-95 .... . , . Handsome suits; stunning ma- Every wanted style, material terials, styles and shades. The and shade; all regular sizes and values are extraordinary. All extra sizes up to 51 bust. sizes. Women's ami .Misses' QC Women's and Misses' CC nE? SI'IUNG COATS .... SPRINO COATS *0.95 Don't delay, by all means see Of nil wnnl mnfrrinio. . these splendid all wool spring . , Y° 0 ' " latcrla ' s . ew*st coats; mostly dark colors. All styles and shades. All regular regular sizes. sizes. Women s and Misses' 4>Q OQ Women's and Misses' (Q qq SPRING COATS gn,K DRESSES b".00 Gabardines, poplins and Crepe de chine, chiffon taffeta, \clour 111 c\cry wwntcd sh&dc) etc in r Vcirictv of hfinntifui I handsome styles. All sizes. styi'es and shaded AH S AXU MUSES' SILK Women's and Misses' ul ' .f'" 1 " , in mannish stripes Genuino Amoskeag checks, a . n ?i co '°rs. Hundreds of chambrays and stripes. Neat st> les 10 choose from. All regu- styles; prettily trimmed. Guar lar sizes. Also sizes up to 6- anteed fast colors. All regular Uußt - sizes. TUESDAY EVENING, WHEELS OF CUMBERLA TO PREVENT FOOD SHORTAGE Carlisle Chamber of Commerce, Farmers, Fruit Growers and Others to Aid State Public Safety and Defense Committee Carlisle, Pa., April 24.—Wheels of Cumberland county In an endeavor to aid in preventing the threat ened food shortago were put in mo tion to-day, following the first meet ing of the Committee of One Hun dred For Defense,organized by the Carlisle Chamber of Commerce, which will act in conjunction with the State and national bodies. Vari ous prominent county men and fruit grow.ers have been appointed to have charge of the working out of the various details of the plan. At a meeting held here yesterday, Dr. Guy Carleton Lee, president of the Carlisle Chamber of Commerce, relinquished his post in favor of Lewis S. Sadler, appointed as a member of the State Public Safety Committee by Governor Brumbaugh. Mr. Sadler addressed the full com mittee, outlining the plans for work at present, stating that the only de partment which would begin work immediately was that organized for agriculture and food husbandry. He appointed the Rev. T. J. Ferguson, of Silver Spring, a former assembly man and a man acquainted with practical agriculture, as chairman of this committee, witn George G. Stew art, of Shlppensburg, as vice-chair man and at the head of the subcom mittees the following: Dr. H. A. Surface, Mechanicsburg, former SUBURBAN NOTES COVE Mrs. W. H. Yocum entertained a number of friends at Helena cottage on Thursday. They were: Mrs. Annie Tomlinson, Mrs. James Mach lan and children, Joseph and Cath erine: Mrs. J. W. Linton, Mrs. Ed. Forney, Mrs. Harry Smith. Miss Na omi Smith, Mrs. Earl Smith, Mrs. R. E. Stiringer, Mrs. William R. Chand ler, Mis. William Anderson, Mrs. Harry Motter, Mis. Charles Rhine, Mrs. Jane Fry, Mrs. Maggie Groff, Mrs. William Shover, MAS. James Penhel, Miss Helen Gastrock and Miss Leah May Yocum. Mrs. Baker and daughter Frances and .Mr. and Mrs. May and son, Ray mond, were entertained ,at Glendary cottage on Sunday. Mrs. J. H. Curry and granddaugh ter, Mls Dorothy Burd, spent Thurs day at Tyrone. Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Wingard and Road Charles, of Harrisburg, spent the week-end at Manhattan cot tage. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Donnelly, of Harrisburg, were recent visitors at Donna-Lee cottage. Mrs. J. A. Fisher spent Monday at Philadelphia. Mrs. George 'Branyan and daugh ter, Mildred, of Powl's Valley, spent tho week-end with Mrs. James Klinedlnst. Mrs. John Alkens spent the week- .State zoologist; Dr. 'H. H. Longs dorf, Coatesville; T. A. Carothers, Dickinson, and Louis J. Ladner, I South Middleton. ! The plan as announced formally by Mr. Sadler to-day calls for the minute division of the work under the chairmen and the subchairmen, the latter appointing as many assist ants as they need under authority from the.main body. The four de partments will be Home Gardening I and Canning, General Crops and La bor, Animal Husbandry and Poul try Raising, Fruits and Market Gar dening. Mr. Sadler advisee farmers not to try any revolutionary methods at this time by planting of small addi tional sections of ground, saving everything possible, canning fruit and vegetables, increasing poultry, saving more calves and milk cows for breeding stock and similar fea tures to, in the aggregate, greatly increase production in the county. He advises impressing every family with the need for a home garden, well planned and cared for; publica tion' of garden plans and informa tion; the holding of canning demon strations; organization of canning clubs; impressing the farmer with the importance of the staple cereal cropu in the probable emergency; aiding tho labor situation on farms. end with her mother, Mre. Linawea ver, at Colebrook. Mrs. D. W. Hershey and family spent Sunday at Mary Ann cottage. Mrs. H. C. Berrier and Mrs. Mey ers, of Harrisburg, spent Thursday here. , Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Derr spent Sun | day at Engiewood cottage. | Miss Annie Aikens spent Satur i day at Harrisburg. DCSCANNOy | Harry Fritz, Jr., who is employed lat Harrisburg, spent Sunday here j with his family.. Miss Helen Johnston, of Bockville, | visited relatives here on Sunday. I John Boyer spent Sunday as the I tfuest of his son, John Boyer and ! family, at Harrisburg. I A number of residents spent Sat- I urday at Harrisburg and witnessed the great patriotic demonstration. John Hartz, of Harrisburg, spent yesterday here as the guest of his son, Fred Hartz. MIIiLERSTOWX | Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Parsons, of [ Port Royal, spent Sunday with Mrs. j Parson's father, William Kipp. W. F. Rounsley, of Fenbrook, vis ited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam Rounsley, over the week-end. Mr. and Mrs. George Hoffman, of Harrisburg, were recent visitors at the home or Martin Roll. Miss Sylvia Fry spent the week end at Sunbury. The Rev. W. H. Dyer has moved his household goods to Blackwood, N. J., where he has taken up his work as pastor of the Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Dyer will visit her par ents at Landisburg, before going to Blackwood. The Missionary Society and the Young I,adics' Mission Band of the Presbyterian Church, met at the home of Mrs. S. C. Alexander on Thursday evening at which time a social was held. Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Hopple have returned home from visiting rela tives at Harrisburg. The Rev. Mr. Smiley, of Eemoyne, preached in the Presbyterian Church on Sunday.- Miss Margaret Cook, of Harrls burg, spent Sunday with her aunt, Miss Ella Tyson. DAUPHIN The Mite Society of the Presby terian Church, will meet at the home of Miss Margaret Brooks, North Erie street, this evening. Prof. Smith examined a class of nine on Saturday preparatory to en tering the Dauphin High Bchool in the fall. Noodle soup will be for sale at the lionie of Mrs. H. M. Rhoads on Thursday from 11.30 a. m. for the benefit of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wallis and family, of Harrisburg, moved to their bungalow to-day for the summer. Miss Margaret Robinson, who spent the winter with her brother, Dr. James Wier Robinson, at Phila delphia, has returned home. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Speece, of Speeceville, have returned from a visit to Mrs. Speece's aunt, Mrs. J6hn Dewalt, at Hammondton, N. J. Miss Orpha Speece has returned to Sunbury after visiting relatives at Speeceville and Dauphin. Mr. and Mrs. William Wenrlch, of Harrisburg, were gusts of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bowman, Speeceville, on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Flte and daughter. Miss Lida, have returned from Allentown. , Mr. and Mrs. Harry Sourbeer and daughter, Frances, of Harrisburg, spent Sunday at their cottage- at Speeceville. FALXi CAUSES DEATH Carlisle, Pa., April 24.—Seriously injured some months ago in a fall from a fence on which he had climb ed to cut a bit of willow to make a whistle for one of his children, Charles C. Forney died at his home near New Kingston, aged 36 years. Funeral services will be held Satur day. He was a member of the Odd Fellows and is survived by his wife and six children at home; mother, three brothers, Samuel, of Nebraska; John, of Carlisle, and William, of Mechanlcsburg, and these sieters, Mrs. Emma Gcnsler, Mechnnlcsburg; Mrs. Anna Shambaugh, of Nebraska, and Mrs. Ida Ilennlck, of Canada. MITE SOCIETY OFFICERS Marysvllle, Ja„ April 24. —At a re cent meeting of the Ladies' Mite So ciety of the Trinity Reformed church officers for the year were elected as follows: President, Mrs. Fannie Fox; Mrs. W. L. Rob erts; secretary, Mr?.' W. T. White; treasurer. Miss Emma ICass. Ar rangements were also made to have cement walks laid around the par sonage. ROWDIES RAID RESTAURANT Dewistown, Pa., April 24.—0n Saturday night the restaurant of Cratcha Brothers, recently opened up at Reedsville, near here, was raided at a late hour. The Interior fittings were damaged and Gus Crat clia. one of the brothers, was beaten by the intruders and forced to flee. Use McNeil's Cold Tablets.—Adv. HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH Social and Personal News of Towns Along West Shore The Woman's Home and Mission ary Society of St. Paul's Lutheran church, New Cumberland, -will meet at the home of Mrs. Lizzie Negley this evening. Miss Blanch Sweeney and Miss Dorothy Kaufman, of New Cumber land, spent the week-end with Misses Helen Shelly and Ruth Thomas at Steelton. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Rumberger, of New Cumberland, announce the birth of a son, Friday, April 20. Mrs. Rumberger was Miss Nora Forry prior to her marriage. Mr. and Mrs. Grace Kinley and son, Jacob Glace, of Hummelstown, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Kinley in Market street. New Cum berland. Miss Grace Apple, of Wellsvllle, spent the week-end with her sister, Mrs. R. R. Reiff, at New Cumber land. Mrs. Elliott B. Wharton, of Third street, New Cumberland, returned from Philadelphia. Mr. and Mrs. John F. Myers, of Wormleysburg, entertained at dinner on Sunday in honor of the birthday anniversary of their daughter. Miss Ruth. Covers were laid for: Mr. and Mrs. Grover Mackey, Robert Mackey, Marguerita Mackey. Robert Jenson, Ruth Myers and Mr. and Mrs. John F. Myers. Mrs. Lewis Harlacher and Mrs. Elizabeth Miller, of Mechanicsburg, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. James Wilson, at Wormleysburg. Miss Margaret Jenkins and Miss Mary Ristael, of Wormleysburg, vis ited Miss Sara Kister, at Washing ton Heights, on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Skiles, of Har risburg, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Skiles, at Wormleysburg. Mrs. S. H. Hetrick, of Seiinsgrove, was the week-end guest ot her hus band. Prof. S. H. Hetrick, at Worm leysburg. Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Peffer, of Washington Heights, and Mr. and Mrs. I. W. Rlshel and Miss Mildred Smith, of Harrisburg, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Rlshel, at Worm-' leysburg. Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Sweger, of Har risburg. spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. John Sweger, at Wormleysburg. Mrs. Gastrock and daughter. Rose, of Harrisburg, were guests of Mrs. John Freeburn, at Wormleysburg. Mrs. John Scliaffstall. Miss Mar garet Schaffstall, Miss Helen Miller and Fern Haine, of Harrisburg, spent Sunday with Sir. and Mrs. John Jenkins, at Wormleysburg. Miss Edith Zeiders, of Harris burg, was the week-end guest of Mr. and Mrs. George Stouffer, at Wormleysburg. Mrs. Alex McAlllcher and daugh ter, of Harrisburg, were guests of Mrs. Wesley Geiger, at Wormleys burg. Mr. and Mrs. Budman and family and Harris Peters, of Carlisle, visit ed Mr. and Mrs. Roy Miller, at Wormleysburg. Miss Mabel Landis, of Enola, spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Groff Sheaffer, at Wormleysburg. William Keffer, of Harrisburg, visited his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Francis Keffer, at Wormleysburg on Sunday. Mrs. Wesley Geiger, of Wormleys burg, has returned from a visit with friends at Philadelphia. Mrs. W. O. Rishel, of Wormleys burg, was the guest of her sister, Mrs. A. B. Lantz, at Hillsdale. Hobart Gosneli, of Harrisburg, was the guest of his mother, Mrs. Jennls Gotenell, of Marysville, on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Russell Eppley, of Harrisburg, were entertained on Sunday by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Eppley, at Marysville. Walter W. White, cr Marysville, a sophomore at Penn State, was one of the students of that institution freed by the faculty from class room work for the remainder of the year in order to assist In farm work. Miss Grayce Shelley, teacher at Mumpers schoollioutc, near New Cumberland, took her school for wild flowers yesterday. The Sunshine Guild will meet at the home of Mrs. Joseph Wetherly at New Cumberland this evening at 8 o'clock. Miss Cora fitouffer and Miss Ruth Huntsberger, of Bowmansdale, vis ited friends at New Cumberland on Sunday. Mrs. Lizzie Thorley. of Atlantic City, and Mrs. Susie Neidigh, of Har risburg, visited friends at New Cum berland yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ebersole, of Milton, are visiting their parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Ebersole and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Leihy, at New Cumberland. Miss Margaret Flurrie. of New Cumberland, visited friends at New port to-day. Lottie Drawbaugh, of Cly, York countv, is visiting her grandmother. Mrs. Matilda Grass, at New Cumber land. f Mr. and Mrs. George Detrich, of York Springs, motored to Shiremans town on Sunday and were entertain ed at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Steven Frazier. Mrs. William Stough, son Lloyd, of Mechanicsburg, were week-end visi tors at Shiremanstown. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Spahr, daughter Dorothy Elizabeth Spahr, M. H. Gettys, son Fred, of Harris burg. Mr. and Mrs. John W. Wolfe, eon Ross, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Neb inger and Mr. and Mrs. X*. L. Wolfe, of Shiremanstown, were entertained Sunday by Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Neb inger at their residence, at Shire manstown. Mr. and Mrs. Moss Rowles, son Frederick, of Mechanicsburg, spent Sunday with the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. William E. Rowles, at Shiremanstown. David Eshleman, of Lemoyne, spent Sunday with his brother, R. R. Eshleman, at Shiremanstown. Mr. and Mrs. John Kapp, Mrs. Charleo Grossman, daughter, Miss Elizabeth Grossman, of Dillsburg, motored to Shiremanstown Sunday, where they visited friends. Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Nebln gcr, of Shiremanstown, have gone to Fenbrook to spend several days with their daughter, Mrs. Simon Walters. Cheater Beamer, of Shiremans town, and Vance Wolfe, of Steelton, motored to Shippensburg on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Harry E. Eliclcer and Mrs. Susan Wiley, of Franklin town, motored to Shiremanstown on Sunday, where they visited the lat ter's sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Comfort. Mrs. Frances Lambert, Mrs. Harry D. Frey and daughter, Frances Elizabeth Frey, of Shiremanstown, spent a day recently with the for mer's daughter, Mrs. Charles E. Lav erty, at Enola. Miss Sara iiarman has returned to her home at Shiremanstown, after spending several weeks with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Carl, at Dillsburg. CHILDREN WHO ARE SICKLY Mothers who value their own comfort and the welfare of thcirchildreu, should never he without A box of Mother (iray Sweet l'owdersfor Children, for use throughout the season. They Break up Colds, Relievo Feverish new, Constipation, Teeth ing Disorders, Headache and Stomach Troubles. Used hy .Mothers for 90 years. TiIICSK POWDEItB NRVEII FAIL. Sold by all Drug' Stores, 2Rc. Don t accept any mbMitute. Sample mailed FKJCK. Address, Mother Gray Co., Le ltoy, N. Y. News Items of Interest In Central Pennsylvania Mlflllnloivn—Bread lias Jumped to six and twelve cents a loaf, and the people will insist upon a sixtcen ounce loaf. Glrnrdvllle—The bakers of Girard ville raised the price of bread to twelve cents a loaf yesterday because of the advancing price of flour. I)nlln.stoMii—This little borough has enrolled 250 Red Cross members. Tills is one of the largest enrollments of any small town in the State. .HluunukJn—The home of Frank Kar ptnsky, near Bear Gap, was totally destroyed by fire yesterday while his family was away visiting. The sparks Ignited timber land, twenty acres be ing destroyed. I.elilKlitun —Town council is dead locked over the selection of a succes sor to Asher J. Schaeffer, a Repub lican, who resigned as a member of that body. l.ebnnon—Twenty-seven represent ative men have been elected to mem bership in the board of directors of the Lebanon Chamber if Commerce and organization will follow April 27. Slmmokln—b'rank P. Conrad died yesterday. He was a leading member of the State Volunteer Firemen's As sociation and one of the best-known miners in the local fields. lioyrrlom—Postmaster George XT. Schoenly received a mail pouch from Washington containing fresh lettuce, sent to determine the effect of ship ment on fresh vegetables. It arrived in good condition. NcMiK —The American flag has been hoisted at every colliery of the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Com pany throughout the Panther Creek Valley. Mniiclt Chunk—There is a move ment here to stretch a rope across the valley between Flagstaff mountain and the Bear mountain and display a large American flag from the center, 850 feet above the Lehigh river. m iWi TRM pjng Every woman in charge of a household realizes that it is a large part of her duty to j keep that household well. In this task she must know the simple horns remedleo to be ap plied at the first symptom of illness. Coughs and colds are two of the foes she must constantly combat, and digestive disturbances ; need immediate attention. Thous- i ands of American housekeepers have found the most help to come from- i ever-ready-to-take PERUNA Because Peruna has estab lished Itself as the reliable family medicine of Amorioa, la the 45 years It has been be fore the public, the forehanded housekeepers keep it ready for instant ministration in the period of depression that precedes a cold, or when stomach troubles manifest themselves. I Both of these disorders are caused by inflammation of the delicate membranes lining the bleathinf apparatus and thedifies tlve tract. Peruna clears away the waste, aids the membranes in recovering from in flammatory conditions and tones up the sys tem. Its effectiveness isthfl reason that so /