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TIMELY NEWS OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA AND CITY'S SUBURBS
Evangelical Convention at
Mechanicsburg Closes
Mcchanlcsburv, Pa., May 25.
Last evening: closed a successful con
vention of the Ministerial, Sundav
School and Keystone league of the
Christian Endeavor of the United
Evangelical Church. Prominent
speakers were present and the tuuslc
was a feature under the direction of
the Rev. J. 11. Welch, of York. Dele
gates were entertained at the church
at lunch and dinner. Among tlie
speakers were the Rev. D. L. Kep
ner. the Rev. J. A. Hollenbaugh, the
B. G. Hoffman, the Rev. L. E. Crum
bling. the Rev. L. M. Dice, the Rev.
P. L. Teter, the Rev. J. E. Newcomer,
the Rev. G. W. Prey, the Rev. C. W.
Hippie, the Rev. Paul E. Keen, the
Rev. I*. A. Fuhrman. the Rev. C. H.
Loyer. the Rev. I. E. Spangler. the
Rev. P. 11. Sanders, the Rev. I. E.
Shearer, the Rev. H. T. Searle. the
Rev. C. S. Messner, the Rev. R. H.
Dick, the Rev. R. L. Moore, the Rev.
C. D. Pewterbaugh, the Rev. J. F.
Rohrbatigh, the Rev. W. E. Smith,
the Rev. AY. L. Gamble, the Rev. 11.
Snook, the Rev. H. R. Barshingeri
and the Rev. W. E. Peffley. 1
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Will Prohibition Be Adopted
As a War-Measure?
An Investigation of the Results in Nineteen "Dry" States
Nation-wide prohibition as a war measure would affect everybody in tile L nited States. The
good results of such a policy have been praised continuously in the press of the belligerent countries,
and are cited in America by prohibition advocates to explain the great strides of the "dry" move
ment in the United States during the past two years.
To jjet a true conception of what citizens of the ' dry" States have experienced under prohibition
law. THE LITERARY DIGEST made a strictly impartial inquiry in all the States that have had pro
hibition laws of one kind or another in operation for not less than one year. Two questions were
asked of the representatives of public opinion in these commonwealths —the editors of the press:
First: Whether In Their State Prohibition Is a Success? Second: Whether They Would Recom
mend It to Other States? From nineteen States, 15/ replies have been received.
In THE LITERARY DIGEST for May 26th. the results of this nation-wide canvass is shown.
This is the first non-partisan investigation of the kind ever made. The result is most illuminating,
and will interest every one from brewers to bishops.
Other articles of immediate interest in this number of THE DIGEST are:
Food-Gamblers—The Kaiser's Allies in America
The Postage-Tax on the Press Our Triple Understanding
A Ghastly Charge Against Germany How Dare Norway Protest to Germany!
Effect of Russian Chaos on the War Volunteers For France
Let Us Have Real Coast Defenses A Study of Plant Society
Forty-Eight Cities Made to Order Save French Babies
Eat Corn and Save Money A Cedar Log Thirteen Centuries Old
One Compensation For Reims Without Decay
Mr. Well's New Broom Songs of the Modern Warriors
Wedded Priests After the War France's Silent Enemy
Striking Illustrations—Many of Them, Humorous and Educational
How the Motor-Truck Contributes to Patriotic Efficiency
24,000,000 horses consume the food production on THE LITERARY DIGEST appeals to, and is care
-120 million arcres of land—land that is capable of sup- fully read by, manufacturers, business executives,
porting 40.000.000 human beings. The great war will progressive retailers everywhere throughout the
; . . f.t .i, wit • nation, and this numbqj- will be of particular interest
be won or lost by our food supply and Harry \\ ilkin tQ them inasmuch as aU vareties of commercial ve-
Pcrrv, in this number of THE DIGEST, shows how hides are pictured and described. Prospective buyers
the use of the motor-truck will divert an enormous of motor-trucks are especially urged to buy THE
food-supplv into channels where it will be most ef- DIGEST this week and read these interesting an
fective. nouncements.
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FRIDAY EVE N'T NT.. HAKBISBURG TELEGRAPH MAY 25, 1017.
I William M. Hargest Will
t Deliver Memorial Address
i Carlisle. Pa.. May 25.—William M.
■j Hargest, deputy attorney general, to- {
' | day accepted an invitation to be the
'j orator for the Memorial Day exer-
II cises in Carlisle. A program embrac- I
: ing nearly a week of activities has ;
, been planned by the local camp of
I the Sons of Veterans. On Sunday
various graves in Ashland Cemetery j
. will be decorated and a memorial
i service held. The exercises will em
( brace a parade on Memorial Day and !
a meeting in the opera house. Later
• in the day Boiling springs will be
> visited and trips to surrounding |
| ponts where soldiers are buried Willi
be carried on during the week clos
ing on Sunday, June 3.
SUMMER SCHOOL OPENED
Dun Cannon, Pa.. May 25.—Profes- j
sor and Mrs. John DeHaven have j
!, opened a summer tutoring school, to
continue for several weeks. Twenty- !
i two pupils of widely varying ages'
; are already enrolled. A morning ses
!sion is held five days every week in I
the high school room. This is the
first successful attempt at conduct- i
ing a summer school In the town
isince the abandonment of the old'
' Academy.
CHURCH-KELLER j
I PROPERTY SOLD:
I Humored That Common
wealth Trust Co. Bought It ;
For Valley Railways
Wormleysburg, Pa., May 25.—The
Commonwealth Trust Company of
llarrisburg has purchased the Church-
I Keller property at the west end of
1 the People's bridge, just outside the j
j borough limits. Rumor to-day had j
I it that the property was purchased j
for the Valley Railways Company,
which may mean the erection of a
! large carbarn In the near future.
] The plot of ground, which includes
a handsome residence, is bordered
! on three sides by the lines of the !
i "
! Railways Company and on the fourth |
| side by the borough of Wormleys
! burg. It is rumored about that the
! company is contemplating the erec- j
tion of a large carbarn to take the
place of the one at Lemoyne, which is |
fast becoming too small for the in
creased number of oars. The com-'
panv, it is understood, also considers
the erection of a large office building. I
The plot of ground: is an excellent
place for a carbarn, as it Is centrally |
located and all the cars of the com
pany pass this point going into Har
risburg.
Rumor had It to-day that the Rail- ;
ways Company was planning to pur- j
chase the Wormleysburg school dis- j 1
trict property, adjoining the Church- j
Keller property. This rumor could !
not be officially confirmed.
164 Will Get Diplomas
at Bucknell University
Lewlsburg. May 2 s.—Commence- |
ment at Bucknell University is I
scheduled for the week of June 15-20 j
and the program lia* been com- j
pleted. Diplomas wnl be granted to !
121 seniors, twenty-two students In |
music and twenty-one students in I
domestic science. On Sunday, June
17. the baccalaureate sermon will be I
delivered by President John Howard
Harris and the sermon before the i
Education Society by the Rev. C. A. i
Abbott of West Chester.
BIG TIME AT FISHERVIIiLE
Halifax, Pa.. May 2. Fisherville.!
!is planning a big time for Memorial ]
Day. A parade will be held in the 1
morning and In the afternoon there j
will be a baseball game. In the even
ing the K. of P. lodge will hold a
festival. Music will be furnished j
I by the Killinger Band.
Memorial Day Plans Are
Completed at Duncannon
t ——
Duncannon, Pa., May 25. —There
1 will be a general observance of
Memorial Day hero May 30. The j
procession will form in Cumberland
I street in the afternoon and proceed
in the following order to the Lu
j theran church: Oration of the day j
' an<J clergy: memorial committee, j
delegation of little girls represent
; ing the States in the Union, churches
and Sundav schools. Lieutenant
William Allison G. A. R. Post No.
196, societies and citizens. At the
Lutheran church the following pro
gram will be rendered: Singing,
! "America," led by Prof. Bucke;
1 prayer, the Rev. Ralph Hartman;
S singing. "Battle Hymn of the Re
i public;" reading of orders by the
1 adjutant: address, the Rev. Dr.
George H. Johnston: singing, "Co
lumbia, the Gem of the Ocean;' re
] form and decorate graves in the Lu
' theran and United Brethren ceme
teries: march to Evergreen ceme
tery and form square at soldiers'
j burial plot: prayer by the Rev. W.
X. Wright; singing. "Rally Around
'the Flag;" commander's address;
memorial services by comrades;
singing. "Nearer. My God to Thee
by little girls, led by Prof. Bucke;
1 decorating of graves In the ceme
tery: benediction by the Rev. 1' • T.
I Kohler.
Special Secretary Takes
Up Work at Carlisle
I- Carlisle, Pa., May 25. —Cumber-
land covinty boasts the securing of
the first special secretary in charge
| of the work of the County Committee
on Defense. C. M. Runyanf of De-
I troit, Mich., formerly an efficiency
' expert with the Chevrolet Motor
j Company, arrived here last evening
: nnd took up his duties to-day. Ho
will act in an executive capacity un
-1 der the charge of the general chair
' man, I* S. Sadler, and the execu
\ tive committee. His offices will be
i in'the Chamber of Commerce rooms.
| Main attention is now turned to the
increasing of food production In this
i locality by every possible means.
MEASIiES AT HALIFAX
i Halifax, Pa., May 25. Halifax
is again afflicted with measles of a
i mild form. There are about twenty
tive cases at the present time. The
i quarantine period for the disease is
| sixteen days. Dr. C. R. Phillips,
I countv medical inspector, has taken
; charge and all of the homes are
I quarantined. year there were
| one hundred cases of measles in
| town.
ANNOUNCE BIRTH
Halifax. Pa.. May 25. Mr. and
Mrs. C. E. Weaver, of Armstrong
j street, announce the birth of a
I daughter on Thursday, May 24, 11".
WEST SHORE NEWS
Social and Personal News
of Towns Along West Shore
John G. Eshleman has returned to
his homo near Shlremunstown after
•spending several days with his
cousin, Mr. and Mrs. George Eshle
man, at llarrisburg.
W. Calvin Bates has returned to
his home at Florin, after spending
several days with his sons at Shire
manstown.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Grisslnger,
of Mechanicsburg, spent severnl
days at the latter's home at Shire
manstown.
Abram Eshleman. of Shlremans
town, is homo from a visit to the
coal regions.
Mrs. Mary Bricker and Miss Julia
Bates, of Newville, visited the let
ter's aunt at Shiremanstown on Wed
nesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Foster Kline, daugh
ter. Hattie. of Gardner's Station;
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Kline and Mr.
and Mrs. Andrew Brown, of Car
lisle, were Sunday guests of Charles
Kline and family and Mr. and Sirs.
W. Tolbert Abbotts, at Shiremans
town.
Mrs. Charles P. Kebinger, of Pen
brook, visited her son. John R. Neb
lngter, at Shiremanstown. on Wed
nesday.
Miss Meda Fortnoy has returned
to her home at Siddonsburg after
being the guest of her cousin. Miss
Mildred Brenneman, at Shiremans
town.
Mrs. Sara Sponsler has returned to
her home at Dauphin after spending
several weeks with Mrs. Jacob Rupp
at Shiremanstown.
Mrs. John H. Brenneman enter
tained the Ladies' Sewing Circle at
her home in East Main street, on
Tuesday evening.
The Rev. Mary Ba ugh man, of En
haut, will preach in the Church of
God at New Cumberland on Sunday
evening. Miss Baughman was assist
ant pastor of Findlay College the pas!
year.
Mrs. John Beckley and Mrs. C. P.
Beckley. of New Cumberland, were
at Carlisle yesterday.
The Rev. A. R. Ayres, *of New
Cumberland, has returned from Wich
ita. Kansas, where he attended the
general conference of the United
Brethren Church as a delegate of this
district.
Mrs. H. A. McCreary and daughter.
Edith, of New Cumberland, went to
Lebanon, where they were summon
ed on account of the death of Mrs.
McCreary's grandson.
Mrs. Roy Green and son. Harry, of
Zanesville, Ohio, are visiting Mr. and
Mrs. Bamberger, at New Cumberland.
Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Garver and Miss
Carrie Sweeney, of New Cumberland,
will leave to-morrow on an automo
bile trip for Boston, where they will
visit Mrs. Van Dayhoff and Miss Liz
zie Garver.
Miss Frances Bates Bride
of Albert B. Cornish
I.emoyne, Pa.. May 25. Miss
Frances C. Bates, prominent in tlie
town's younger set, and Albert B.
Cornish, of Syracuse. N. Y., were
married on Tuesday at Elkton, Md.,
by the Rev. J. P. Jones. The mar
riage was announced to-day by Mr.
and Mrs. John Bates, parents of the
bride. Miss Lovetta. Fleagle, of Har
risburg, was bridesmaid and E. C.
Orris, of Mechanicsburg, best man.
The marriage is the culmination of
a romance that started when the two
attended school in their younger
days at Syracuse. X. Y. Miss Bates
has been living Here for several
years.
The bride is <i graduate of the
Mechanicsburg High school and the
Ilarrisburg School of Commerce. Mr.
Cornish was graduated from the Sy
racuse High school and the Syracuse
University, and is employed by the
Continental Machine Company at
i Syracuse as an engineer. After a
| wedding trip which will include
I Washington, Baltimore, New York
| and Albany the newly-married cou
i pie will live at 144 Hudson street,
: Syracuse, N. Y.
Sermon to Marysville High
School Graduates on Sunday
Marysville. Pa., May 25. —The
j Rev. S. B. Bidlac-k, pastor of the
I Methodist church, will preach the
i baccalaureate sermon to the mem
j hers of the graduating class of the
' Marysville High School in the
i church Sunday evening The com
i mencement exercises will be held in
! the Church of God on Tuesday even
ing. at which time Ezra Lehman,
j principal of the Shippensburg Nor
| nial School, Will make the address.
! The diplomas will be presented by
County Superintendent D. A. Kline.
! The graduates are: Ellen Gault, Mir
iam Hess. Bruce Rider, Reul Rice,
Joseph I-ightner and Edison Wlle
, man. The High Schjol Alumni As
! sociation will tender the class a re
! ception in the school building on
j Friday evening/ June 1.
Lane in Upper End
of Wormleysburg Farmed
Wormleysburg, Pa.. May 25.—An
swering the appeal to farm all
ground that Is not utilized, several
borough residents have taken the
initiative and aside from farming
their back yards, proceeded to plow
up Cedar Oak lane in the upper end
of the borough. This street, is sel
dom used and is now being put to
a good advantage, according to a
story given borough officials by the
gardners. The avenue is thirty feet
wide and the potato stalks are slow
| ly coming above the ground.
POISONED BY INSECT KITE
Waynesboro, Pa., May 25.—Harry
Staley, son of Chief of Police Stephen
W. Staley, is suffering from blood
poisoning in the hand as the result
oC a bite by an Insect. His condi
tion is serious.
CAMP HIM/ STREET OILED
Camp Hill, Pa.. May 25. Oil was
placed on part of Market street yes
terday. The work will be completed
in a few days and the street re-:
opened. Council is of the opinion
that since the road has been rebuilt,
oil will help greatly in preserving it.
Suburban Notes
MIIJJERSTOWN
Miss Esther Hetrlck. a trained
nurse of New York City, is visiting
I ber parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Het-
I rick.
Charles Allen and family, of Mid
i dleburg, spent Sunday with his
| mother. Mrs. Mary Allen.
Miss Minnie Beaver has gone to
Newport to visit her sister, Mrs. Har
vey Ulsh.
Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Charles spent
a day at the former's parental home
ai. Roseglen.
Mrs. I-aura Carter and sister, Mrs.
! Edward Rumple, visited in Newport
| on Tuesday.
Mrs. Russell Martin and son have;
[returned to their home a* Anderson- I
burg after a week's visit with her I
father, Amos Stahl.
NEW SCHOOL FOR
WORMLEYSBURG
People of Town and Members
ol Board of Education Want
Better Building
Wormleysburgr, Pa., May 25.
Residents of the borough are about
to request the School Board to erect
a new school building to replace the
one nt the lower end of the bor
ough, which, it is claimed, is much
out of date.
Burgess J. Fred Hummel said to
day that numerous complaints have
been made to him that the school
building is not properly heated or
ventilated, and that it is located too
near the railroad and street car line.
The Burgess said that the residents
are anxious to get a new building,
which would probably be situated at
the upper end of the borough.
When approached on the subject
to-day several members of the
School Board said that (hey are glad
the residents are becoming interest
ed In a move for the erection of n
new building. Members said that
the board has made efforts to dis
pose of the present building for some
time and as soon as it is sold they
will start at once on the selection
of a site and the erection of a new
building along modern and up-to
date lines.
Elizabethville Red Cross
Branch Begins Active Work
Elizabethville, Pa.. May 25.—Eliz
abethville branch of the Red Cross
Society began practical work on
Wednesday when twenty women oc
cupied the spacious room in the
T.ykens Valley Bank building and
made various articles mostly need
ed. Sewing machines, etc., have
been donated and the first day's
work was very successful. The ef
forts of the president, Mrs. H. H.
Hassinger. and her secretary. Miss
Annetta Romberger. will bring good
results. The chapter now consists
of nearly 100. with the membership
committee making a house to house
canvass. The working days selected
are Wednesday and Thursday, both
day and evening.
CANNOT BE PRESENT
Hummelstown. Pa.. May 25.
Word was received on Wednesday
afternoon from Governor M. G.
Brumbaugh by the Rev. Mr. Bausch
that he will not be able to be pres
ent at the flag dedication at the
Reformed Church on Sunday even
ing. He was slated to deliver the
address.
Direct Particular Attention
To Their Complete Showing of
White Washable Skirts
5J.95 $2'25 $2' 75 SQ-50
. $ 5 .00 $J
<1 It is well to mention at this point that the woman and miss who
elects to pay a moderate price for a uasli skirt exercises extremely
good judgment to buy a Schleisner garment obtaining thereby
something entirely different.
<jj In this line are shown gabardines, Bedford cords and linen, in tail
ored and pleated models.
White Washable Satin and Shantung Skirts
Six Models at $lO to $25
Special Emphasis Is Given to the Display of Several Very Unusual
New Models in
Graduation Dresses of Georgette Crepe
<| These charming affairs are delineated along short - waisted, straight - line
modes giving the desired girlish effect.
•J The models are distinctly for the occasion not because they are in white,
but for their especial designing. They are suitable for summer street dresses as
well.
sls to
Straight Line Frocks and Shirtwaist Dresses
$lO to $18.50
Shown in uncrushablc and shrunken linen and Anderson ginghams—
featuring the new patent leather belt, and washable gabardine collar
and cuffs. All the new shades.
Following our custom to close out at the end of the sea
son all garments, and not carrying any over,
we have made
Severe Reductions on A ll Women's and Misses
Coats and Suits
At this point it is well*to note the savings which can be enjoyed on Schleisner
apparel. /
Big Parade on Reception
of New Fire Apparatus
Mochanicsburg, Pa., May 25. •
Fine appearing tiro companies, good
bands and splendid motor hose nnd
chemical trucks, together with steani
tiro engines and old-fashioned appa
ratus helped make the firemen's par
ade here last evening one of the
best ever held. Nearby cities and
towns contributed largely to the suc
cess of the parade by sending well
equipped companies. Mechanics
burg was gay in decorations of the
national colors, intermingled with
the Union Jack and French tri-color.
Fire companies and bands were In
line from llarrisburg, New Cumber
land, Carlisle, Shippenburg, Dills
burg and Meclianicsburg.
The parade was arranged under
the auspices of the Washington Fire
Company No. 1 to celebrate the re
ception of their new motor hose
and chemical truck, with Anthony
F. Blhl as chief marshal; A. C. Rich,
Charles 11. Smith and Morris Pass,
assistant marshals; Robert Martin,
John Clever, A. S. Hertssler, Harry
Mlchener, Philip Strawsbaugh, Jr.,
and R. J. Senseman as aids. Gaily
decked automobiles carried the pres
idents of the Citizen, Rescue Hook
and Ladder and Washington Fire
Companies; burgess and tiro chiefs,
borough council and veteran fire
men.
Shotect tfo
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fffiVWlPfcl THE ORIGINAL
MiSm MALTED MILK
Made from clean, rich milk with the ex
m\ tract of select melted grain, malted in our
WJK&7 own Malt Houses under sanitary conditions.
Wf*' 11 in— Infant t and children thrive on it. Agree with
( j the weakest stomach of the invalid or the aged.
ft h Need* no cooking nor addition of milk.
Nouriahea and sustaina more than tea, coffee, etc.
Should be kept at home or when traveling. A nu-
tritioua food-drink may be prepared in a moment.
ftW glaaaful hot before retiring induce# refreshing
-fo. *' ec P- Also in lunch tablet form for business men.
I 1 Substitutes Cost YOU Sam* Prica
Tahg
Schools of Hummelstown
to Hold Memorial Exercises
lluminelstown, Pa., May 25. —
Next Tuesday afternoon, beginning
tit 1.15, the public schools will hold
Memorial Day exercises. Tliey will
be divided Into threo sections and
each will hold separate exercises.
The lirst section, consisting of grades
1, 2 and 3, will have the Rev. R. A.
Hausch to address them; the second
section, grades 4, 5 and tho parish
house school, will be addressed by
the Rev. 11. S. Games, whllo the
Rev. A. S. Lehman has been re- M
quested to address grades 6, 7, 8
and tiie High School. Addresses will
| also be made In each section by Civil
! War veterans, this part being In
j charge of Comrade George W. Rlck
er. The children will bring (lowers
I to the building on that afternoon to
j be used by tho Grand Army of the
Republic the following day In dec
orating the graves. The program
will also include:
Music, orchestra; recitation, Sara
Cassel; song, Memorial Day March;
essay, Ethel Smith; song, "Army;"
reading, Sadie Cassel; piano solo,
Anna \Vobner; recitation, Margaret
Cassel: song, "Yankee Doodle;" rec
itation, Frank Muth; song, "Battle
Cry of Freedom;" violin solo. Law
rence Wolf; essay, James Cassel;
song. "Battle Hymn of Republic;"
reading, "Aldus Ylngst: song, "Star
Spangled Banner;" "Tattler." seniors
Elizabeth Ritts and Myra Ebersole.