TRAPSHOOTING
NO PROXY SPORT
Gives Individual Pleasure;
Demands Personal
Attention
By "Trapshooter"
Many compliments have been paid
trapshooting. Many arguments have
heen in its favor. And many reasons
for its great popularity have been
cited. But, hero is a brand new slant
on this favorite pastime, by Samuel
P. Barnes:
In the recent issue of the Sports
Afield, he says: "Beyond a shadow
of a doubt, trapshooting is to-day
the greatest of American organized
sports.
"Practically it stands alone In the
list, since baseball is less sport than
spectacle, wherein eighteen men
work themselves into premature sen
ility for a salary, and a cowpenful of
spectators look on and holler, as at
the old-tirre gladiatorial contests,
staged when the Roman empire was
ripe and waiting to be gathered by
the breechless and hungry barbar
ians. A nation is getting in a bad
way when it takes is sport by proxy.
Shooting in Favor
"There is much to be said in favor
of trapshooting. It keeps its devo
tees off the bleachers, and it teaches
an accomplishment which will cer
tainly prove to be worth while when
the Huns and Vandals invade the
league grounds and appropriate gate
receipts, pink lemonade and popcorn.
Some of my dearest, truest friends
are baseball fans, rabid monomani
acs, who would rather see Matty
pitch and Baker bat than lead the
singing in Sabbath school; and if I
cling to them in spite of all, cer
tainly I can lavish lots of my young
affections upon the other crowd,
though its units find no earthly en
joyment more sweet than the pulver
izing of bluerock targets.
"It is considerably better to do
something all by your lonesome, like
throwing a handful of fine shot at a
composition target, than to waste
a whole lot of enthusiasm in ap
plauding antics with bat and ball."
Aside from being a fine example of
originality of thought the above ar
ticle is worthy of sincere considera
tion. The sport that demands person
al participation is bound in time to
lead to personal development, both
physical and mental. And thus trap
shooting, by very virtue of its de
manding this actual participation,
fills its niche in the advancement of
the nation to much better advantage
than scores of other sports Which
are more or less prevalent at the
present time.
No Bone to Pick
Understand please that we have no
proverbial "bone" to pick with other
sportsmep and their "proteges."
Neither do we wish to stand aloof
and proclaim trapshooting the "one
and only." On the other hand there
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Is this to say: Apart from the bene-j
fit that the individual derives from
trapshooting, such as greater ability
to concentrate, quicker thinking,
keener Judgment, etc., there is one
of far greater magnitude, one of
national importance. This leads us
to tho great thought of "Prepared
ness." And when we speak of "Pre
paredness" we assure that its true
definition is "a method of preventing
warfare rather than causing or en
couraging it."
One does not need to plead the
merits of trapshooting Insofar as an
education of the handling and use
of firearms is concerned. There is
no necessity for pointing out the ex
cellent practice it allows for improv
ing one's shooting eye, arm or aim
and the additional training in shoot
ing at moving targets.
The game pleads its own case far
better than tongue or pen. and
proves itself the King of Sports from
both a pleasurable and educational
standpoint; well worthy of thought
and participation on the part of ev
ery patriotic citizen.
Hofier-Deavens Wedding
Is Held at Hummelstown
Hoernerstown, Pa.. June 19.—An
nouncement was made to-day of the
wedding of Miss Minnie Viola Hoffer
and William Robert Deavens. of this
place. The ceremony was performed
at noon on Saturday by the Rev.
Herbert Games, pastor of the Hum
melstown Lutheran Church. The
wedding was a quiet one and the an
nouncement was a big surprise for
the many friends of the young
couple. Miss Hoffer is a daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Hoffer, of
this place. The couple will reside
here.
MEMORIAL FLAG PRESENTED
Carlisle! Pa., June 19. —A hand
| some memorial flag has been pre
sented to the members of St. John's
i Episcopal Church here by Mrs. Frank
' Staley, of Philadelphia, in memory
of her three brothers, who served
the country in various capacities.
Isaac and Alexander Parker, two of
j them, were in the Civil War, and tho
1 other. William Parker, was for a
I number of years United States consul
at Aante. Greece. Tlic flagpole is
i suitably engraved.
ATTENDING CONVENTION
Newport. Pa., June 19.—The Rev.
[ W. C. Ney, pastor of the local -Lu
[ theran Church, has gone to Chicago,
where he will attend the national
Lutheran Brotherhood convention
I beinK held there this week. Later
he will attend a meeting of the gen
eral synod of the Evangelical Lu
theran Church in the United States.
ASK APPROVAL OF SALE
Liverpool. Pa., June 19. —On
Thursdav of this week application
will be made to the Public Service
Commission of Pennsylvania for the
approval of the sale of its franchise
and property, real, personal and
mixed, by the Liverpool Electric
Company to the Millersburg Electric
Light, Heat and Power Company.
MOTOR CLUB'S ANNUAL RUN
Newport, Pa., June 19.—Seventy
five members of the Newport Outing
Club in eighteen automobiles will
leave here to-morrow in the annual
run of the club to York. Pa. They
will start at 6 o'clock and expect to
arrive at York at 11 a. m. They will
make stops at Carlisle, Boiling
Springs and Wellsville.
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Copyright. 1917, The Tribune Association (New York Tribune).
"What percentage of big league players bat .300 or over? What per
centage bat between .250 and .300'.' What percentage bat under .250?"
Our first thought as this ponderous query dropped upon us, via the
daily mail, was practically as follows: "What's the difference?"
But before permitting it to go at that it occurred to us a trifle later that
some bug might be as interested in having that query answered as some
financier would be in the forthcoming market price of certain industrials.
Hence the sordid which are not compulsory, unless you too are un M. O.
A. O. N. —Member of the Almalgamated Order of Nuts.
.300 AND ABOVE
In the Jwo major leagues, excluding the pitchers, whose business Is
more to prevent batting than to bat—but who frequently are more batted
against than batting—there are something like 150 regulars listed; about
seventy-five to a league.
Just at this precarious moment, seventeen of these are batting .300 or
i more. Seventeen is to all practical and working purposes about 11 per
j cent of 150. Briefly, one man out of nine, or one man to a ball club, is a
.300 hitter upon the general average.
So to but .300 is no light achievement. It is a distinguishing mark, full
j proof that the athlete so fixed is in the best baseball society.
THE SECOND WEDGE
Between .250 and .300 we come upon a heavy extension. For we are
now leaving the roof for apartments further down—and there Is always
a greater crowd well below the top.
There are now just forty-three Sons of Swat ranged in the majors be
tween .250 and .300.
Forty-three, as we make it out, is 29 per cent, of 150. Which is to say
that about one ball player out of every three is somewhere between these
fair to middling marks—neither marks of greatness nor yet reeking of the
bush. %
THE BIG PUSH
Figuring the rest of it is soft enough. If there are seventeen .300 hit
ters and forty-three betyreen .250 and .300, there must be ninety sunkissed
athletes under .250.
Which is to say that precisely 60 per cent, of all regulars bat under .250
j on a general average.
These figures may be shifted slightly later on. But not to any greo*
extent. For taking the entire major league averages from last year we
tind that the figures are .24 8 on the average for every ball player that lifted
a bat and made threatening gestures at a fast one or a curve. So a .248
batsman is not to be listed as a weak member of the Society of Swat. He
is merely an average member. If he ranges above .250 he is a trifle better
than the average up to 2T5. From that point he is well beyond the swelter
ing, moody mass below.
THE FEW
With .24S as the average, with so few up around .300, you can under
stand why it is that Wagner and Lajoie In their days were awarded such
acclaim—why Cobb and Speaker are so regarded now.
Cobb's twelve-year average is around .370—122 points above the normal
status of the average man. It is something to work above the average. But
to beat normal conditions 122 points over a span of twelve or thirteen years
is even more of an affair.
Speaker, batting .356 last season, was exactly 138 points beyond the
average player, and 138 poiats requirts an unusually bulky addition of base
hits; .138 is as much as more than one ball player can round up in a year.
FAX FANCIES
The fan is a queer institution. He fancies hitting above every other
detail of the game. His leading favorites have included Wagner, Lajoie,
Cobb, Speaker, Collins and Baker. They can hit the ball.
Yet, he will pay out almost as much coin and come out almost as
quickly to see some star pitcher drive the hitters to the bosky dell. They
came in thousands to see Mathewson and Wadell. They came in almost as
many flocks to see Ed Walsh. And to-day they still flock to inspect Alex
ander and Johnson.
And yet it isn't either batting or pitching which lures the fanatic out.
It's winning. The team that wins has something soothing for the fanatical
orb and fanatical breast. The Giants last fall had no great hitters and no
spectacular pitchers on display. But when they were engaged in that wild
dash they were packing the park.
"Carl Morris has no one but Jess Willard between him and the heavy
weight crown."—Exchange. And Germany has no one between her arid
world dominion but America, England, France, Japan, Russia, Itstfy, Ru
mania and Serbia.
Did it ever occur to you that Nelson. Wolgast, Ritchie and Welsh —four
lightweight champions in order—were still on their feet when the finish
arrived? It's tough enough to lose without winding up with your features
in the resin.
It has been so long since Ferdy Schupp has lost a ball gam* that he is
liable to blow any minute now Just to vary the monotony. Ferdv hasn't
lost a game since last year. And in his last defeat he permitted only three
hits.
Our Uncle Samuel is generally a slow starter. But no camera has ever
yet caught him loafing out the stretch.
fWELLY 5
There has been a noticeable turn m
athletics in college circles. While
sports have been cut out at many in
stitutions, and there has been a gen
eral belief that they would not be
taken up very soon, it now looks as
if football would be popular this year.
Everybody is not going to war, and
those at home will have to have some
amusement. By Septem er those who
have signed up for active duty will
be at the front and it will be possible
to get down to work. At present, with
the uncertainty regarding those who
have enlisted, no plans can be ar
ranged.
There can be no appeal from the
action of President John K. Tener in
punishment meted out to Manager
John McGraw. This announcement
came last night after a meeting of
the directors of the National league.
To-day an investigation Is being made
on the charges by Manager McGraw.
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Bowman
Celebrate Golden Wedding
Fisherville, Pa., Jun£ 19.—Mr. and
Mrs. William B. Bowman, of Fisher- j
ville, celebrated their fiftieth wed-i
ding anniversary on Saturday, June
16, at Miller's Grove, a half-mile east J
of Fisherville. The following guests!
were present: Mr. and Mrs. William
P. Bowman, of Fisherville; Mr. and
Mrs. John Sponsler and daughter,:
[ Miss Ethel Sponsler, of Bressler; Mr. j
and Mrs. Grant Mace and daughter,
! Miss Agnes Mace, of Steelton; Mr.'
and Mrs. Charles F. Bowman and
sons, Ralph, Earl and David, and;
daughter, Sarah Jane, of Enola; Mr.'
and Mrs. Percy Howe and sons,
Charles and Robert, and daughter, ■
Bertha, of Harrisburg; Mr. and Mrs.
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HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
If the same is to be kept clean Mc-
Graw will hare to take his medicine.
Even Reading had to hand Harris
burg: a bump yesterday. The Island
ers will in all probability get a
month's salary at the close of their
career as a league aggregation, but
they are not proving a strong attrac
tion.
Martinsburg still holds a goodly
margin on the lead for honors in the
Blue Ridge race. This team has been
setting a pace that is equal to the
j best work by the best team in the
New York State League
President Charles H. Ebbetts is still
fighting for a later start of the Na
tional League season. He is of the
opinion that it would bring more prof
its and backing his belief are fig
ures showing what bad weather has
done in the past.
William Bowman. Jr.. and son, El
wood, of Fishervilie; Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Bowman and sons. Robert
and Fensil, of Harrisburg; Mr. and
i Mrs. Jesse McNair and daughter,
1 Agnes, of Steelton: Miss Mary Bow.
j man, of Harrisburg; Mr. and Mrs.
i Robert J. Miller, of Steelton; Mrs
Frank Jeffries, Mrs. Katie Hoke and
| son, Edward, and daughters, Elsie
and Helen, of Newport; Mr. and Mrs.
J. Frank Saussaman and daughters
j Ruth and Nancy, of Harrisburg;
; George L. Saussaman, of Harrisburg-
Miss Annie Meek ley, Miss Vergie
Hoffman and the Rev. and Mrs J
F. Stabley, of Fishervilie .
Sisters Become Brides at
Double Wedding Ceremony
Landlsburg, Pa., June 19.—A dou
ble wedding was solemnized at the
home of H. R. Wentzel, here, on
j Thursday evening. The brides were
Miss Bessie Viola Wentzel and Miss
i Marlon Cotherlne Wentzel, and they
! were given in marriage by their
I father and uncle, John C. Wentzel,
I of this place, to Charles O. Bischoff,
lof New York, and Raymond K.
! Fleisher, of Steelton. The brides
i were attended by Miss Harman, a
musician, of Philadelphia, as maid!
of honor; Miss Laura Rhine, of Me-'
Kees Half Falls, as bridesmaid, and 1
Sara Sheibley and Emma Wentzel as'
; flower girls. The wedding march was
,)layed by Miss Daisy Rhinesmith.
i George Wentzel, of Lancaster, and
j Miles Wentzel, of Harrisburg, were
! best men. The ceremony was per
formed by the Rev. J. M. Brubaker,
of St. Paul's Reformed Church.
After the ceremony there was a,'
i reception, and the newly-wedded >
! couples were serenaded by the Lan- I
; dlsburg Band and a crowd of neigh-i
boring caltthumpians. They left for!
! a tour to Philadelphia, Atlantic Cityi
and points in New York. Guests
j were present from Loysvilie, New I
| Bloomtleld, Harrisburg. McKce's Half j
i Falls, Lancaster, Philadelphia. New
ark. N. J.; Spokane, Wash., and New
1 York. J
AMuseMents
MAJESTlC—Vaudeville.
PAXTANG PAKK—Vaudeville.
COLONIAL.—"Lady Barnacle."
KEQENT—"The Valentine Girl."
j most musical tabloids, "The
I Night Clerk," playing the Majestic the
j first three days of this
i "The week, has a good, strong
Mgtit plot, and the action of the
Clerk" piece moves along with a
swiftness that leaves no time
for any dull moments. The company
of twenty-two talented people is head
ed l>y Cecil Summers, a very clever
comedian, who gives the audience
something to laugh at all the time ho
lis on the stage. A big feature of the
j show is the chorus of Broadway beau
ties who not only look charming In
I their various costume changes, but
| who sing and dance In a delightful
I manner. "The Night Clerk" is the
work Of will M. Hough and William
B. Friedlander, whose names alone In
sure theatergoers that something
wrrth while is in store for them.
T. h . e attraction at the Regent to-day
| will be a final showing of "The Valen
tine Girl." Since her
Marguerite production of "Miss
< lark t George Washington."
Ine Honent Marguerite Clark has
, come to the conclusion
that the whole truth and nothing but
the truth is entirely advisable under
any conditions. She wove a web of flbs
in "Mi*s George Washington" ftoni
which she was able to extricate her
• -IN'" 1 " le greatest difficulty—and
in "The Valentine Girl" she nearly
loses her fiance through the same
trouble.
"The Girl at Home," showing for to
morrow. is the story of a youth sent
to a boardingschool and showing
clearly how, being away from the in
fluence of home at this early-age,
either "makes or breaks" the man.
Beulah Marei Dix and George Middle
ton adapted and wrote the story. Co
stal red by Vivian Martin and Jack
Pickford.
This week's bill at the Paxtang
Park Theater, it is claimed, will stand
the inspection of the
audevllle critics and come
n * l'axtang through without a
scratch.
Pat and Peggy Boulton took the
first-night audience by storm with
their own original songs and their
particular version of some that were
written by others. Both arc clever
dancers and enough comedy dialog is
introduced between the songs and
dances to make Pat and Peggy's of
fering an ideal vaudeville act. Ren,
"the man from nowhere," looks as
though he might be on his way to the
same place. He presents a tramp bi
cycle act that greatly pleased the
park audience. There is some genuine
humor in Reno's queer antics with his
wheel and "Knight of the Road"
make-up, and he deserves the many
laught* his efforts provoke, Espe and
Uutton are a real variety team; they
do a little bit of everything, do it well
and succeed in pleasing their audience
all the time. Kendall's auto doll is a
marvelous piece of work, but the act
has been seen in Harrisburg so many
times that nearly all the vaudeville
fans are familiar with it and no de
scription is necessary. Belle Wilton,
billed as a quick-change artist, not
only makps some clever changes of
wardrobe, but sings In a manner that
makes her act an altogether pleasing
entertainment.
To have a wonderfulv beautiful
Hindu girl throw herself at his feet,
proclaim herself his
loin Dana slave and cleave to
the him like a barnacle
Colonial To-day to a ship, must be
very flattering, but
the young man in this position was
not very well pleased for several rea
sons, and the most important one was
that he was very much in love with a
young lady in Boston. The real mo
tive behind the Hindu girl's action is
all brought to light in a surprising
and very humorous Metro play, "Lady
Barnacle," with Viola Dana in the
leading role, which i$ showing at the
Colonial Theater to-4ay only. The
usual funny comedies will be seen on
the same program. Wednesday and
Thursday, Bessie Barriscale, one of the
most popular of Triangle stars, will
make her reappearance at the Colo
nial in a new Thos. H. Ince photoplay,
"The Snarl," a gripping story of theat
rical life, and the odd manner in
which a man finds life worth living.
"Teddy at the Throttle," a new two
part Keystone comedy, in which the
leading comedian is a very clever
trained dog, will complete the pro
gram.
HOW RUBBER CAME TO AKRON
McClure. Writer Tells Quaint Story
of Industry's Growth
"It was through chance that Akron
became the Rubber City. A certain
manufacturer was responsible. Akron
not only lies far from raw rubber, but
quite a distance from most of her
other rubber components. It was be
cause this manufacturer went there
that the other rubber men came along
afterwar.d," writes Edward Mott
Wooley in "Akron; Standing Room
Only," in McClure's Magazine.
"Long before this, the founder of
one of the companies was exerlment
ing with rubber, and his researches
reduced him to such poverty that In
1830 he was confined in jail for debt.
In addition to his other troubles he
was a confirmed invalid, but when
things looked darkest he hit upon an
improvement in the method of mak
ing rubber overshoes, and came into
the possession of four thousand dol
lars through his patent.
"There are various stories about 1113
discovery of the process of vulcaniza
tion. The most picturesque was given
me by Mr. F. A. Seiberling. Accord
ing to his version, themanufacturer's
wife was in the habit of upbradiing
him for neglecting his family. One day
in his kitchen the henpecked inventor,
while trying to mix some raw rubber
and sulphur In his hands, heard his
awsome helpmeet coming. Feeling
that a domestic Jar was Immiment, he
threw the material Into the stove.
Afterward when he took up the ashes
he discovered, to his amazement, that
the heat had done the thing he had
been trying for years to accomplish.
The only element lacking had been
lire.
"This was really the beginning of
the rubber industry."
GOOD SHOW AT LANCASTER
Lancaster, Pa., June 19.—The sum
mer's boxing season was inaugurated
at Frankie Erne's club last evening.
The wlndup was between Billy Waltz
of Lancaster and "Chick" Myers of
South Philadelphia, on guard duty at
[Columbia. The boys mixed It In lively
fashion over the whole distance.
Myers opened an old cut over Waltz's
eye In the second round and It bled
profusely, but the local boy forced the
fighting all the time. A 1 Mason and
Bill Brown, Frankie Fland and Joe
Metz and Dutch Kid Lewis and Cal
Campbell appeared in exhibition
bouts. There will be a big benefit for
the Red Cross held at this club next
Monday night, and all the boxers of
the city have volunteered their serv
ices.
TRAPEZE NETS FOR WORKERS
To protect the men who erect the
steel frames of skyscrapers, life nets
are now used Instead of the usual
flooring. The building laws of prac
tically every state require that thei
contractor Install a plank floor for
each story as the structural work
progresses, says the Popular Science
Monthly. In building auditoriums,
arch trusses In theaters, towers,
bridges and in special cases, it has
sometimes been Impossible to com
ply with the law, for plank floors
could not be erected. Hence nets of
rope were adopted as the most prac
ticable measure of safety.
The nets are made ot manila rope
and are provided with lootfs on the
borders so that they can he readily
attached to the iron work. In Chicago
they have been used for about a year.
At least two lives have been saved
with them.
IF NEW YORK WERE
WOULD KNOW HOW WAR "FEELS"
By Marian Bonsall Davis
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"I have never yet been able to vlz
uallze the situation in France. It is
too big—too terrible—too dramatic.
I do my small part here mechanically
as a matter of course. I work a little
and contribute my mite to the Red
Cross. Why I do I vaguely know, but
cannot feel."
This statement from an active Red
Cross worker probably represents the
mental attitude of a large number of
Americans.
To really get the "feel" of France
to-day. Imagine New York were Paris.
There would be days of crashing
bands and flying banners; glittering
detachments of cavalry, with Hun
dreds of horsetail streamers floating
out from gold helmets; aeroplanes
and dirigibles buzzing overhead;
transport motors rumbling and Red
Cross ambulances speeding in and out
of every street; organs and orchestras
in the churches and cathedrals play
ing stately marches-and brilliant fan
fares on the fete days; soldiers com
ing and soldiers going; color—music
—drama—thrills.
If New York were Paris, there
would be signs on some of the white
marble mansions, "Hospital Auxiliary
11T" or "The Re-education of the
Mutilated" or "Hospital for Men
Blinded in Battle." The mirrors of
some of the brilliant cafes would re
flect aproned women sorting and
packing bandages, blankets, shirts,
pajamas; typewriters for the book
keeping on the dining tables; tins of
ether, labeled, ready for sending, on
the bar.
Into the Pennsylvania Station and
the Grand Central would pour streams
of old people and children, looking
bewildered, as if in a dream—refu
gees. Big buildings in the city would
be turned into hotels, and families
from forty and fifty miles out. and
also from great distances, who had
built their little homes by a lifetime
of thrift and saving, would l:ve
crowded with the remnant of two or
three thousand other homeless fami
lies.
Soldiers—our men and boys—would
forever be leaving those stations (as
they have started to leave in thin
numbers) on their way back to the
front after the short leave. In the
subways we would see them coming
STORES ANNOUNCE
CLOSING HOURS
Half-Holiday Will Be Ob
served Thursdays Dur
ing Summer
Harrisburg merchants to-day an
nounced the summer hours for re
tail establishments in this city. The
hours were agreed upon at a recent
meeting of the eMrchants' Bureau of
the Harrisburg Chamber of Com
merce.
Thursday will be observed as a
half holiday this year Instead of Fri
day, which has been generally ob
served for many years. Stores will
close at noon Thursday beginning
July 12 and continue to close at
that time during July and August.
July 4 and Labor Day, September 5,
will be observed as full holidays.
The following merchants will In
augurate 5 p. m. closing every even
ing except Saturday, Beginning July
2, to continue throughout July and
August.
Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart, Bow
man & Co., Kaufman's Underselling
Store, Astrich's, William B. Schleis
ner, Witmer, Bair & W'itmer, F. W.
Woolworth, S. S. Kresge, Brown &
Co., Burns & Co., J. Goldsmith, B.
Handler, Miller & Kades, Rothert
Co., Gately & Fitzgerald.
Window signs announcing the
summer hours will be furnished the
merchants by the Harrisburg Cham
ber of Commerce.
"War Garden" Farmers
Invited to Canning and
Drying Demonstrations
Holders of Chamber of Commerce
"war gardens" were invited yester
day at the request of the Civic Club
of Harrisburg to attend the canning
and drying demonstration this after
noon and to-morrow afternoon in
the assembly room of the Civic Club
House, Front and North streets.
Miss Kathcrine Brooke, of this
city, a graduate of Drexel Institute,
is in charge of the demonstrations
for the club, the purpose of which
is to show the amateur gardners
how their excess crops may be pre
served for winter use. Much atten
tion will be paid to this very impor
tant subject this season in the ef
fort to have the fruit and vegetable
loss as lo was possible.
VISITING IN MARYLAND
Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Schmidt,
of 222 Forster street, are spending a
week's vacation in Sharpsburg, Md„
as guests of Mrs. Schmidt's father,
Martn L. Glass. Mr. and Mrs. Albert
Fager of Cambersburg. former Har
risburgers, also spent the week end
at the home of Mr. Glass.
GUESTS FROM THE COAST
Mr*. Allen Baird, of Harrisburg, is
expecting her daughter, Mrs. George
O. Gronier and sons George and
Charles Grenier, of T,os Angles ,to
arrive in a few days, to pass the
j summer here.
Old Folks,
Attention!
Those who suffer from stiffness,
stiff ana swollen joints, pains in the
back, side and limbs, rheumatism,
lumbago, neuralgia or whatever the
trouble may be that gives you pain,
Just apply Miller's Antiseptic Oil
(known as Snake Oil) and the pains
will disappear like magic. Thousands
throughout the country are now
finding instant relief in this won
derful new OH remedy. Many are
now using It to prevent Grip, Pneu
monia, Sore Throat and Colda with
gratifying results. For coughs a few
drops of this great oil on sugar will
give Immediate relief. It's a doctor
shop within itself and should be in I
every home.
Accept no substituto. This great
Oil is golden red color only. Every
bottle guaranteed. 25c and 60c a bot
tle or money refunded. At George
,1 Gorgas' Drug Store.—Adv.
JUNE 19, 1917.
or going, very matter-of-fact, caked
with mud, coming in; or brushed, go
ing out; bulky, worn shoes on their
foet, battered steel helmets on their
heads, heavy loads on their backs, and
somewhere, always, always the mys
terious bundle for or from home. Some
of them would have girls, some moth
ers, and some would be quite alone.
We would have learned to read
their uniforms, and would know from
the symbols on arm and collar their
military duty, the number of times
wounded, and their length of service.
We would have learned, too, not to be
surprised at seeing the medals for
"conspicuous bravery" on the breasts
of the ill-nourished, unpromising
looking ones; we would know that
they might have pssumed command
when the last officer had fallen.
If New York were Paris, at 5 o'clock
in the evening thousands of peopie
would be starting to the different
churches for the dally service of
"songs and prayers for our soldiers."
The scrubwoman and the woman of
fashion .the veteran of another war,
the grimy private returning, the im
maculate young officer starting out,
the white-haired scholar, the mother
from the country come to see her son
in the city hospital, would pray here
together.
Glorious heroisms would be lived
In tenements, palaces and flats. A
people would have been caught up
into another sphere of consciousness
by the inspiration of mighty sacrifice,
becoming supermen and superwomen
in an heroic age.
A few people would remain un
touched.
But the great army at home, behind
the army at the front, would count its
glory commensurate with its sacrifice.
Sometimes, if New York were ParW
the soldiers would start back to the
front with bands; but oftenest, even
when in detachments, not to music
and not in military step. The rich,
coveted reward of days and nights of
fighting would sometimes be the sa
luting of the flag.
Our soldiers—men and boys—have
started for those battlefields.
Choking farewells! Prayers! Faith!
Courage! Victory!
The American Red Cross asks for
$100,000,000 immediately. It is needed
for the Victory.
COMPLAIN OF
RAIL FACILITIES
Shippers Say They Cannot
Get Service on New
port Road
Marysville, Pa., June 19. —Perry
county shippers are complaining; be
cause of their inability to secure sat
isfactory facilities over the Newport
and Sherman's Valley railroad, a
twenty-eight-mile narrow-gauge line
running between Newport and New
Germantown. Lumbermen especially
are affected. Freight yards in the
several towns along the railroad are
in a badly congested condition. In
most of them, and especially In the
lioysvllle and Fort Robinson yards,
railroad ties, bark and lumber is
piled high because of the inability of
the shippers to secure cars.
Officials claim that they are unable
to have the cars unloaded with the
speed which is required because of
scarcity of labor.
Bathing Suits
$1.25 to $9.00
Forry's
Third Neap Walnut St.
AMUSEMENTS
REGENT THEATER'
TO-DAY
l.ant Day For
"THE VALENTINE GIRL"
MARGUERITE CLARK'S
lalrnt unil (creatmt screen
triumph.
ADDED ATTRACTION
Mutual Weekly and Selected
Comedy.
TO-MORROW
VIVIAN MARTIN
nnd
JACK PICKFORD
in
"THE GIRL AT HOME"
Hy Heulah Marie Dlx.
MISS MARION M. MERCHANT
at the OrKau.
AMUSEMENTS AMUSEMENTS
A Summery Show to Fit the Occasion
In the Coolest Theater fid
in .he Whole State
The Night Clerk
A Rollicking Musical Comedy, With a Big Company of
Funmakers.
Thursday—Friday—Saturday
The Rising Generation
A Patriotic Playlet Presented by Youthful Americans
MAKE IT A POINT TO GET TO THE MAJESTIC
TO-DAY
HUNDREDS LEARN
ABOUT CANNING
Record Attendance at Dem
onstration Held by Public
Safety Committee
Curlisle, Pa., June 10.—Record at
tendance at the various canning dem
onstrations held by the Cumberland
County Defense Unit of the Public
Safety Committee have so far been
reported, in the number of meet
ings held up until last evening the
average attendance was well over
200. Next to the grange picnic last
Thursday the largest number at
tended at Shlppcnsburg, where at the
normal school 000 saw Miss Pittman
give her demonstration Activities
will be transferred to the lower end
of the county during the latter part
of this week, the whoel to close Sat
urday with an all-day demonstration
in the Uunberton high school build
ing here.
Flag Presentation at Port
Royal Presbyterian Church
Port Royal, Pa., June 19.—0n
Sunday the women of the Port Royal
Presbyterian Church presented to the
congregation a very beautiful silk
flag, sxß feet in size. The presenta
tion o fthe flag was included in the
Children's Day exercises. Singing,
"Onward Christian Soldiers," the
Sunday school marched Into the
church, led by the junior boys, who
are "Boy Scouts," hearing the flag.
The flag was then handed to Mrs.
Warnshins, the pastor's wife, who
made the presentation speech. Dr.
A. W. Shelley, an elder, accepted the
llag with fitting remarks. The su
perintendent planted the flag and the
entire Sunday school saluted It. An
address was made by the pastor, the
Rev. Henry W. Warnshins. The
services throughout were appropri
ate and impressive, and the church
was beautifully decorated.
Amateur Theatrical Man
Enters Professional Ranks
Carllsff, Pa.. June 19.—Deo McDon
ald, of this place, known as a pro
ducer of amateur theatrical perform
ances in Carlisle, Harrlsburg and
other points throughout this section,
has entered the professional ranks.
He has signed a contract with Fred
Irvln, of New York city, to drill and
direct productions for the latter and
leaves in a few weeks to take up his
duties. Mr. McDonald has s6ld to
Mr. Irvln the rights to "Bill," his
own show, which was produced here
by the Carlisle Elks as their seventh
annual frolic. This piece, with some
chanßes. will be produced on the
Columbia circuit next year under the
direction of Mr. McDonald.
W. C. T. V. TO MEET
Enola, Pa., June 19.—A meeting
of the Enola branch of the Wom
an's Christian Temperance Union
will be held this evening at the home
of Mrs. J. H. Eichels, in Susquehanna
street. All members are urged to be
present, as important matters will be
discussed.
AMUSEMENTS
PAXTANG PARK
THEATER
Playing
High Grude Vaudeville
PAT'AND PKGGY BOIILTON
With Their
Original Songs and New Dances
IIKI.I.i: WILTON
Quick Change Artist
RENO
"The Nnn From Nowhere"
ESPE AND DITTOS
in
Just a I.tttlr Bit of
Vaudeville
KENDALL'S AUTO DOLL
A Modern Mystery
Matinees, Tucs„ Thiirs. and Sat.
All Matinees Free to the Children
r \
TO-DAY ONLY
VIOLA DANA
In
"Lady Barnacle"
A story of love and adventure
that Is different.
Also the latest Pathe Newa and
the usual funny comedies.
TO-MOHItOW nod THURSDAY
BESSIE BARRISCALE
In a Special Triangle Feature
"THE SNARL"
ADDED ATTRACTION
"TEDDY AT THE THROTTLE"
The Greatest of all Keystone
Comedies
Coming Norma Talmadge In
"POPPY"
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