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CONTRACTS FOR
THREE SCHOOLS
ARE APPROVED
3ids For Junior High; Girl
High and Remodeling of
Tech Passed On
The school board yesterday ap
proved the contracts with C. Howard
Lloyd and Verus T. Bitter, archi
tects, for the Junior High school,
Tech High remodeling and new
"Girls' High school, and authorised
the expenditure of $35,000 for a new
kopenair school, and $25,000 for a
tfour-room annex to the Harris build
ing.
Director Robert A. Enders pro
tested against approval of the con
tracts with the architects until they
>are gone over more thoroughly, but
•the five controlling members voted
rthem through. They will be signed
kafter they have been approved by
)M. W. Jacobs, solicitor for the board.
The new open-air school is to be
a one-story structure, with four
'class rooms, dining room, kitchen,
{class rooms, diningroom, kitchen, '
'restroom, lavatory, playrooms in j
[facilties. It will be built on the site ]
kof the present Susquehanna build-1
ting.
Xo Action On Vacancy
Only six directors were present at
fthe meeting yesterday when the
contracts and open-air school pro- j
gram were taken up by the members !
•as a committee of the whole. The
Tecommendations were decided, the
hoard then going into formal ses
sion and passing them finally.
Director Boyer at the board meet-.
ing made a motion to authorize Mr.
'Llovd to proceed at once with the
;preparation of preliminary plans.
Mr. Enders objected because the
(contracts have not been signed with
the architects. Mr. Boyer then asked
to amend his resolution authorizing
jilr. Lloyd to proceed after the con
tracts are signed.
Xo action was taken on filling the
(vacancy on the board. Unless a spe
'cial meeting is called before July 1
and a successor named to Dr. Wll
'liam X. Yates, the county court will
ihave the power to make appoint
•ment.
Susquehanna Township
Commencement to Be
Held This Evening
Commencement exercises of the
>Susquehanr.a township high school
will be held this evening at the
United Brethren Church, Eighteenth
snd State streets. The address will
be delivered by Dr. George Edward
Reed, president emeritus of Dickin
son College.
The Sara Lemer orchestra has
been engaged and Miss Lenora Fry
will give selections on the harp. The
church will be decorated in purple
and gold, the class colors. The class
motto. "Gradatlm." (Step by step.)
The graduates are Catherine Jane
Hoffman. Mary Luella Speck,
Frances Elizabeth Hain. The gray
cap and gown costume will be in
troduced for the first time in the
township.
Hosiery There to Be
Seen; Council Decides
Lewistown. Pa.. June 21. Advanc
ing the argument that enclosed
porches were necessary to protect silk
covered ankles from the gaze of mere
man the bald heads in the borough
council at an adjourned meeting Tues
day night refused the application of
C. W. Stahl to erect such a porch In
front of his residence.
The council decided that as long as
the fair sex insists upon wearing short
dresses and attendant display of
hosiery it could not afford to have the
view blocked and pedestrians put to
disappointment by the erection of ob
structions.
SAYS HE LOST TEX BILLS
IX "BUCKET OF BLOOD"
After Charlie Johnston hit Walter
Griffin with a stone pitcher at the
"Bucket of Blood" last evening he
extracted ten $1 bills from Walter's
pocket. At least when Walter woke
up all he could find was broken frag
ments of the pitcher and an empty
pocket. He lodged Information
against Johnston, who was arrested
and brought to the police station this
afternoon for a hearing.
PICXIC AT "THE ELM"
Dauphin, Pa., June 21.—Yesterday
afternoon the Mite Society of the
Presbyterian Church held a delight
ful picnic at the "Elm Tree," along
the river. After the rollcall a delic
ious supper was served to all and
then prayermeeting was held at twi
light. Those present were the ReV.
and Mrs. Robert Fulton Stirling, Mr.
and Mrs. Harvey C. Forney, Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Shaffer, Mr. and Mrs.
Freeman C. Gerberich, Mrs. J. W.
Hawthorne, Mrs. George W. Heck,
Mrs. William Jones, Mrs. William F.
Jieed. Mrs. J. D. M. Reed, Mrs. Eliza
beth Gerberich, Mrs. Thomas Poffen
fcerger. Miss Margaret Brooks, Miss
Carrie Elizabeth Gerberich, Miss
Anna Houck, Miss Mary Poffenber
ger. Miss Annie Shaffer, Miss Annie
M. Webner, Miss Sarah Margaret
Hawthorne. Harry B. Greenawalt,
Harry M. Reed, O. W. Deibler, Her
bert Foster, of Boston, and William
Shaffer.
EDWARD E. LOXG DIES
Millersburg, Pa., June 21.—Ed
ward E. Long, aged 4 7 years, died
Tuesday night in the Mary Packer
• Hospital at Sunbury, where he had
; been taken for treatment ten days
ago. Mr. Long had been ill with
spinal trouble for more than six
' months. He was a native of Liver
pool and is survived by his wife.
The funeral will take place from his
home In West Moore street to-mor
row afternoon at 2 o'clock, the Rev.
Mr. Burger, of Grace United Evan
gelical Church, officiating. Burial In
Oak Hill cemetery.
MRS. TiI,I,IE BK\T7.KI. DIES
Dillsburg, Pa.. June 21.—Mrs. Tlllle
Bentzel, aged 85 years, died at her
home in South Baltimore street yes
terday morning after an Illness of
several months. The funeral will be
held from her late home on Friday
morning at 9.30 o'clock. Services will
be held In the Lutheran Church, con
ducted by the Rev. Eveler, and burial
will be made In the cemetery adjoin
ing the Franklin Church.
CHIEF ATTEXDIXG MEETTXG
Chief of Police J. Edward Wetzel
Is attending the convention of the
state chiefs of police, held at Phila
delphia this week. Charles Fleck,
whose short and crisp "Hello" is
known to every telephone user In
the city, baa been ill at his home for
two weeks. "Fleckie" has served on
•the telephone desk for many years.
INDUSTRIAL EXHIBIT
The annual exhibit of the lnd".i
trial departments of the Pennsylva
nia State Reform Schools at Hunt
ingdon will be held on Thursday,
June 28, in connection with the
clQse of the school term.
THURSDAY EVENING,
GOVERNMENT
NEEDS TYPISTS
Examinations For Field Serv
ice Will Be Held at
Many Places
The United States Civil Service
Commission announces that owing
to the present emergency and the
urgent need of eltgtbles. an examina
tion for typewriter, for both men
and women, will be held July 12.
Vacancies in the field service. Penn
sylvania, Xe wJersey and Delaware,
will be filled from this examination
at these places:
Pennsylvania Allentown, Al
toona, Butler, Chambcrcburg, Ches
ter, Connellsvllle, Corry, Danville,
Dubois, E&ston, Erie, Greensburg,
Harrisburg, Haxleton. Johnstown,
Lancaster, Lebanon, McKeesport,
Mauch Chunk, Mahanoy City, Mead
ville, New Castle. Xorristown, Oil
City, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh. Pitts
ton. Pottstown, Pottsville. Reading,
Scranton, Sharon. South Bethlehem,
Stroudsburg, Unlontown. Warren,
Washington, West Chester. Wilkes-
Barre, Wllliamsport and York.
The usual entrance salary* for this
position ranges from S6OO to S9OO a
year.
The examination has ben modi
fied and consists of the following
subjects with the weights indicated,
on a scale of 100:
Spelling, 20 words of more than
average difficulty, 5; copying from
rough draft, typewriting exercise, 20;
copying from plain copy, typewrit
ing exercise. 20; tlmo (consumed on
two typewriting subjects), 20: pen
manship (rated on letter writing),
10; letter writing (competitors may
select either of two subjects given,
of general Interest, on which to
write a letter of not less than 150
words. 15: and arithmetic (addition,
subtraction, multiplication, percent
age. analysis, etc.) 10.
Applicants must submit to the ex
aminer on the day of the examina
tion their photographs, taken within
two years, securely pasted in the
space provided on the admission
cards sent them after their applica
tions are filed. Tintypes, group pic
tures. or proofs will not be ac
cepted. ,
Applicants must have reached
their eighteenth birthday on the
date of examination.
This examination is open to all
citizens of the United States who
meet the requirements.
Applicants should at once apply
for form 1371, stating the title of
the examination desired, as type
writer, field service, to the secretary
of the United States Civil Service
Hoard of Examiners, at any of the
post offices named above. Applica
tions should be properly executed,
excluding the medical certitlcate.
and tiled with the undersigned In
time to rarange for the examlna.
tion at the place selected by the ap
plicant. Office of the secretary.
Third U. S. Civil Service district,
post office building, Philadelphia,
Pa.
OX EXTEXDED PLEASURE TRIP
Duncannon, June 21.—Mrs. Jennie
Mell and daughter are on an extend
ed trip to Lewistown. Altoona and
Pittsburgh. Her parents. Mr. and
Mrs. S. D. Vocel, accompanied them
to Mifflin, where they visited rela
tives. returning Sunday evening.
ELA RRESBURO TELEGRAJFR
A. A. U. DECIDES
ON TITLE EVENTS
War Will Not Interfere With
Amateur Championship; Fix
Swimming Dates
New York. June 21.—A1l the na
tional championship events, which
come under the jurisdiction of the
Amateur Athletic Union, will be held
this year as scheduled, Is announced
officially. The Amateur Athletic
Union was one of the organizations
that gathered last April and decided
to recommend the discontinuance of
championship competition owing to
the call to the colors of many ath
letes of the Country.
Although no definite announce
ment has been made, the opinion
prevails that the city of St. Louis
will not be in a position to stage the
national track and field games. The
Western officials have notified the lo
cal headquarters that, owing to the
unsettled conditions, they cannot say
positively whether they can conduct
the contests. Should the Western
city return f**e sanction. It Is very
likely that the grames will be held in
the East, probably In Newark or
Boston..
Announce Swimming Dates
In announcing Its decision the
championship committee made
known the successful bidders for the
various national swimming races.
The Southern Pacific Association
gained the biggest plum when it was
awarded two events. These contests
are the one mile swim, which will be
held by the San Diego Rowing Club
on July 4, and in the high dive,
which was turned over to the Los
Angeles Athletic Club, which Is yet
to announce a date. Although no
title race has been awarded to a lo
cal cl'iib, It is very likely that the
220-yard swim, which Is missing
from the list, will be conducted in
this city. The dates follow:
110-Yard Swim—Hawaiian Asso.
ciation, Honolulu, September 23.
440-Yard Swim —Paclflo Associa
tion (Neptune Swimming Club), Ala
meda, Cal.. August 12.
880-Yard Swim—Middle Atlantic
Association (Aquatic Club), Atlantic
City. September 8.
One Mile Swim—Southern Pacific
Association (San Diego Rowing
Club). San Diego, Cal., July 4.
High Dive—Southern Pacific As
sociation (Los Angeles Athletic
Club), date to be announced later.
Long Distance—Central Associa
tion (Cincinnati Gymnasium and
Athletic Club), Ohio river, date to
be announced later.
17 Years Without a Bath
Is This Husband's Record
Marietta, Ohio. June 21. AVlth two
rivers flowing past his door and a city
water works system In first-class
running order, R. Pearl Hamilton has
not availed himself of the aqua pura
for bathing purposes in seventeen
years. So sayeth Mrs. Kitty Snyder
Hamilton in her suit for divorce tiled
against the "hater of waters" yester
day.
In her bill for complaint the ag
grieved wife lays great stress on the
repugnance of her husband to bath
ing. Despite her continued pleading
she was unable to have him cleanse
his body since the day of their mar
riage, February 12. 1900. And on that
momentous occasion Hamilton nearly
wont into hysterics when he came in
contact with the water.
AMERICA UNITED
SAYS BALFOUR
"l\ S. Hand to Plow"; It
Will Not Turn
Back
London, June 21. Arthur James
Balfour, Secretary of State for For
eign Affairs, gave an accounting of his
stewardship in connection with his
mission to the United States to the
members of the House of Commons
yesterday in n luncheon arranged in
his honor bv the Empire Parliamen
tary Association. After a cordial wel
come home, voiced by Mr. Asquith,
Mr. Halfour said in part:
"The success of the mission was not
due to the personal qualifications of
your representatives, but to far deeper
and more permanent causes, which
must give us all great cause for grati
fication. I say notnfng of the hos
pitality of the United States, which Is
proverbial. I need not dwell on the
boundless kindness shown us, which
was so obviously from the heart. The
American people would have given us
that same hospitality under any cir
cumstances.
"What moves me. and all of Britain
and France, too. is something deeper,
namely, the tremendous and spontane
ous enthusiasm of America for what
is now our common cause and the
deep feeling of sympathy which mani
festly animates the entire American
community, north, south, east and
west.
"It was not in the power of any
mission or any group of individual's
JUNE 21, 1917.
to create that feeling. Our mission
was merely the occasion for Its mani
festation; It gave the Americans a
welcome chance to show what they
felt In the cause of world freedom.
And this Is the greatest and pro
foundest result of our trip. This Is a
result of wnich the value cannot be
measured by the mere effect it will
have on the present war, but which
will outlast many generations.
"Our alliance Is based on a great
moral consideration. We ulike do not
wish to use war as an Instrument of
expansion, and so we here may be cer
tain that the United States will not
leave us until our meat ends are ac
complished. There is nothing 1 am
more certain of than this, that the
I'nited States, having put its hand to
the plow, will not turn back.
"The Americans have carefully
studied the origin and aims of the war
and have come irrevocably to the con
clusion that with the victory of the
allies is bound up the whole future
of civilization.
"They will not refuse any sacrillces
or effort which may bring a happy
fruition, on which they are convinced
depends the whole trend of civiliza
tion.
"These are not the fruits of the mis
sion, but the mission gave the occa
sion for their most emphatic expres
sion. If that be valuable, we may
congratulate ourselves on the results
of our efforts."
t l'Ts HUSBAND IN QUARREL
In a family quarrel at 130 Dew
berry street late last night Julia
Hlgglns cut her husband across the
wrist with a knife, the police say.
Several veins were severed and the
husband, Hyland Higgins, almost
bled to death before ho could be
taken to the 'Harrisburg Hospital.
POOR WOMAN WIVES SAVINGS
Lancaster, June 21. The "largest"
contribution to the local Red Cross
fund has been announced by Chair
man Hartman. It was llii.fio, and rep
resented the savings for a year of a
poor woman who was anxious to give
to a war charity.
Use McNeil's Pain Exterminator.—ad.
3,000 FIREMEN IN
GREAT PARADE
Fifty Fire Companies March
at Six-County Conven
tion at Sunbury
Sunbury, Pa., June 21.—A big pa
rade, with more than tlfty fire com
panies and twenty bands of music in
line of march, marked the third
day's session of the Fourth Annual
Convention of the Six-County Fire
men's Association, hero to-day. It
was a remarkable cavalcade, Inas
much as nearly every town In the srj|
counties was represented. Three
thousand men were In the line and
20,000 people lined both sides of the
streets as far as one could see. J. W.
Stroh was chief marshal, and his
aids were Dr. H. T. Ketser, burgess,
and William Kinehart, both of Sun
bury. Half a hundred Boy Scouts
served drinking water along the line
of march.
Yesterday afternoon the following
officers were elected: President,
George llelnze, Mahanoy City; vice
presidents, Edward Wlels, Pottsvllle;
Albert Hlttenbender, Luzerne, Lu
zerne county; Albert Mellon, Dan
ville: Joseph Williams, Lackawanna
county; Charles McCabe, Shamokln;
Edward Appleton, Ploomsburg; sec
retary. Fred Vizer, Shamokln; treas
urer, George C. Kerscliner, Mahanoy
City; delegate to the State conven
tion, C. W. Fensternmcher, Ashland,
i N'he association decided to buy
S3OO worth of Liberty bonds.