2 TIMELY NEWS OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA AND CITY'S SUBURBS PRETTY GIRL IS GOOD FISH BAIT Dauphin Man Springs Story of Canoe Trip Moonlight Night on Susquehanna Dauphin, Pa., Aug. 30. —A pretty girl in a canoe on a moonlight even ing on the Susquehanna river is the newest bait for black bass discovered by Charles Gerberich of this place. Incidentally Mr. Gerberich has a bet ter fish story to tell than all the anglers who ever whipped the quiet waters behind the rocks and grass patches in the river opposite this town. Mr. Gerberich took the pretty girl canoeing and struck diagonally across the river below a grass patch which rears its green surface near the shore. The moonlight was just strong enough to bring the canoe like profile of the pretty girl into relief and the black bass lazying be low the surface spied her. That was enough. There was a commotion oil the surface of the water; a ponder ous splash and a thump on the bot tom of the canoe. Bewildered mo mentarily, but quick to recover, Rlr. Gerberich brought his canoe paddle down upon a glistening object which was thumping its way along toward the pretty girl. When the canoeists reached town, all excited, they weighed the bass. It tipped the scales at two pounds and nine ounces. Who was the pretty girl? Well, that's a secret. Mr. Gerberich'will supply It with an affidavit to any one who doubts his veracity, and, any how, this is a fish story. NEW DEPARTMENT IN SCHOOL Mount Union, Pa., Aug. 30. —At a meeting of the school board Miss Mary Eekert of Lancaster, was elect ed head of the commercial depart ment of the high school. This is a new department and it is expected that It will be popular, many former students signifying their intention of doing part time work. Auto Road Map Free Mailed on Request HOTEL ADELPHIA Chestnut, at 13th St., Philadelphia Pa. 400 Rooms—4oo Baths National Thrift Move and , ; CORD TIRES How the conditions which meant efficiency before the war mean a public saving now t I economy methods which, long before the war, prevailed in the I Firestone factory have simply anticipated today's demands for JL judicious buying, conservation of resources and war on waste. A study of conditions in the Firestone factory will show how the saving , accomplished there works for the general good because it enables Firestone value to be built in at the production cost of ordinary tires. ' I Foreseeing the growth of the tire industry as a great public utility, the Firestone plan included, first of all, high quality; after that, low cost. In big ways and little, through the efforts of the best man-power in the in dustry and by every mechanical ingenuity that brains can devise, Firestone methods save time and money. And this war against waste in the Firestone factory means war against H waste on the road. For the values thus conserved go back into the product which more and more is recognized as the tire of Most Miles per Dollar. This is more than a Firestone slogan, more than a working motto of the organization. National stress and the nejd of thrift now make Most Miles per Dollar a sound American doctrine. More and more the world-affairs today require that you use your car. But more and more patriotism and common sense alike order that you use • it wisely and at lowest upkeep cost. Experience proves that this means Firestone equipment. Get Firestones from your dealer now. FIRESTONfc TIRE AND RUBBER COMPANY 210 North Second Street Harrisburg, Pa. Home Office nntl Factory! Okron, O.Branche* and Dealers Everywhere. # I THURSDAY EVENING, LATE NEWS FROM THE CUMBERLAND VALLEY 'WAR is MURDER; DRAFT MAN SAYS Adams County Claimant Puts in Unusual Claim For Exrtnption From Duty Gettysburg, Pa., Aug. 30.—An un usual claim for exemption from service in the war under the draft was made before the local exemp tion board when one of the young men examined was asked the cus tomary qtiestiop whether he wiaiiafi to (lie a claim for exemption. He said he desired to do so on the ground that he did not believe in murder. The examining physician inquired whether he was a member of any religious sect opposed to war and he answered no. He was then handed a copy of the reasons for claiming exemption which the gov ernment recognizes, but after read ing over them declared #iat he could not subscribe to any of them, but desired to hold to his original views that war -was murder and that he j was opposed to murder. FBERI/E FAMILY REUNION Mount Joy, Pa., Aug 30.—0n Mon day the annual reunion of. the Eberle family will be held at the park at Ephrata. The following program has been mapped out for the day's event. Prayer, the Rev. Harvey Eberle; address of welcome, the president,, L. E. Miller; response, J. Aldus Herr; historical address. G. S. Eberle; recitation. Kathryn Bard; address, H. Frank Eshleman; re marks. H. E. Steinmetz. The officers of the society are: President, Ice man Eberle Miller; vice-president, A. E. Shimp; secretary, W. E. Crouse; treasurer, E. E. Eberle. BO RTZ FIELD-MYERS WEDDING Mount Joy, Pa., Aug. 30.—Pro fessor A. Roy Bortzfield, a teacher in the commercial department of the Lancaster high school, was married Tuesday to Miss Sue M. Myers, of Conestoga, by the Rev. Harry T. Hagner at the parsonage of the United Evangelical Church at Akron. Professor and Mrs. Bortzfield will take up their residence at Lancaster city. 12,000 PIECES OF MAIL IN DAY Soldiers at Gettysburg Camp Greatly Increase Business of Borough Post Office Gettysburg, Pa., Aug. 30.—Uncle I Sam's boys in the camp here are certainly keeping Uncle Sam's boys in the post office busy. It has been estimated that n6 less than 12,000 pieces of first class mail, letters and postcards, are sent broadcast over the country through the Gettysburg post office every day, while an equal number are received, to be dis tributed among the town people and soldiers. This docs not take into account the thousands of packages, newspapers and other pieces of mail matter that the clerks must handle. In addition to all this %he money orders average 200 a day, while scores of them are received and piid. The stamp sales, which in ordinary times amount to SSO to $75 dMly, now have a daily average of from $225 to $250. Reunion of Graduates of Mechanicsburg Normal Mechanicsburg, Pa., Aug. 30.—A pleasant reunion of the graduates and former students of the Mechan icsburg Normal and Classical school was held at Boiling Springs, on Sat urday, August 25. There wore fifty eight students present with a num ber of guests. A meeting was held at which it. wns decided to form an alumna association, for which the following officers wero elected: Pres ident, George Mosslnger, Morganza.; Vice-president, Murray Whitcomb, Carlisle; secretary. Bertha F. Zim merman, Mechanicsburg; treasurer, Miriam C. Loudon. Mechanicsburg. An executive committee was also named as follows: Roy Vogolsong, Mechanicsburg; George Logan, Sha mokln; C. A. Hertzler, Carlisle: Hel en M. Smith, Carlisle; Alice Finken binder, Carlisle; Alma Arnold, Dills burg, and Lynn Irvine, Mechanics burg. A fine supper was enjoyed by all and every one who was present will long remember this reunion. HARREBBURG TELEGRAPH! BOARD AWAITS CLAIM DECISIONS Fourteen More Men Than Needed Certified in Second Cumberland Co. District Carlisle, Pa., Aug- 30.—With four teen more men certified for service that the needed quota, the board for district No. 2 to-day stopped action ur.tll the district board decides on the various cases presented to them. The board for No. 1 district, with but seventy-three of tho needed eighty-four. Forty more men were examined to-day and forty moro will be examined to-morrow. The following; Is the decision on the last cases of men examined for scrvlco. Olstrlct No. 1 Accepted. Arthur C. Wright, Enola; Edward C. Smyser, Mechan icsburg; Reno Simmons, Allen; Jo seph M. A. Eeltz, Lemoyne; A. Nor man Young, Mechanicsburg, no claims; Frank E. Lichtenberger, Le moyne; Clarence E. Schrivor, Worm- I leysburg; Harry C. Wheeler, Enola; ! Oharlea W. Witmer, Rufus I. Sher man, New. Cumberland; Harry A. Fahnestock, Mechanicsburg: Sylvan H. Beidig, West Fairview: Raymond L. Brenner, West Fairview, claims denied. Rejected.—Earl E. Davis, Camp Hill; Nilcs F. Weary, Carlisle. R. D.; Harrison F. Seltzer, Enola; William C. Carl, New Cumberland; Clarence S. Wcnger, Grantham; Andrew H. Ebert, Mechanicsburg; Edward S. Hoover, New Cumberland; George BoHlnger, Lemoyne. Exempted.—Claude M. Williams, Mechanicsburg; Earl F. Robinson, Mechanicsnurg; Harold C. Bishop, Carlisle, R. D.; John M. Brubaker, Mechanicsburg; Clinton F. Stone, Mechanicsburg; Paul Layton, Enola; Arthur C. Zimmerman, New Cum berland; Harry W. Hair, Boiling Springs; Simon S. Loudon, Mechan isburg; William H. Ilgenfritz, Me chanicsburg, R. D.; Uriah F. C. Bowman. Lemoyne; Daniel P. Ritter, Mechanicsburg, R. D.; Clarence T. Shughart, Enola; Charles H. Weav er, Mechanicsburg; Daniel Moyer, Camp Hill, R. D. In service.—Walter E. Waggoner, Mechanicsburg, R. D. To district board.—William B. Davis, Mechanicsburg; Percy W. Elicker, Mechanicsburg; Alvin S. Meredith, Mechanicsburg. District Xa i Accepted.—Andrew B. Clepper, Mt. Holly; William D. Plick, Ship pensburg, R. D. 1; Earl C. Dyarman, Greason; Charles P. Nickel, Newville, R. D. 3; James W. Bohn, Carlisle; Carrol F. Hockersmith, Shlppens burg, no claims; Stewart W. O'Brien, Carlisle; Charles L. Deitch, New ville, R. D. 3; Merton L. Clevitt, Carlisle, claims denied. Rejected.—Lawrence J. Snyder, Mt. Holly; James B. McCommon, Mt. Holly; William F. Brown, Shlppens burg; Earl W. Ebberts, Carlisle; Ed gar B. Cashman, Carlisle; Willis K. Miller, Carlisle; Gale A. Fisher, Car- 1 lisle; Christopher K. Thumma, Car lisle, R. D. 9; David R. Black, Car lisle; Ray A. Adams, Carlisle; Sam uel C. McElwee, Pine Grove; Miner Railing, Shlppensburg. Exempted.—George M. McCleary, Shlppensburg; Sir Walter S. Cpy, Shlppensburg; Clyde Caldwell, New ville; Clayton I. Stitzel, Carlisle; Martin J. Varner, Newville, R. D. 4; Foster M. O'Hara, Carlisle; John A. Greis, Carlisle; Joseph I. Martin, Carlisle; Charles L. Lesher, Carlisle; Daniel P. Wolf, Shlppensburg; Clark O. Thumma, Carlisle, R. D. 3; John E. Ocker, Shlppensburg, R. D. 1. In service.—John M. Joser, New ville; John R. Embich, Shippens burg; Donal C. Wolfe, Carlisle; Wheeler S. Snoke, Shippensburg; John K. Lautsbugh, Shlppensburg. Transferred.—John H. Bear, Car lisle. BLAIN SCHOOL OPENIVG Blaln, Pa., Aug. 30. Public I schools will open next Mondav. | Fifty-seven children In the borough, between the ages of 6 and 16. are I eligible to bchool attendance. The Bltfin Joint vocational school will open Monday with the following j teachers: Professor Newton Ker- I stetter, of Blaln, director; Miss Mar garet Riegel, of New Cumberland, ' supervisor of the home-making de | partment and Professor W. C. Koons, j of Newville, supervisor of the agri j cultural department. Teachers of the grammar and pr!- j mary schools are Professor Alton J. Shumaker and Miss Myrtle Wentz, respectively. Suburban Notes NEWPORT Miss Floy McKee has returned- to her home here after visiting rela tives at Muncy. Dr. G. S. Kinzer and daughter, Es ther, of Markelvllle, were in Newport on Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Himes have returned to their Hlghspire homo after spending .the week-end with Mr. Himes' parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Himes. •Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Everhart and Mrs. Annie Foreman left here on Tuesday morning for an auto trip to Atlantic City, Ocean City ami Cape May. Miss Ada Manning is visiting rela tives at Maryavllle and Harrisburg. DILLSBURG Misses Ethel Hess and Adeline Irgang are spending several days visiting friends at Harrisburg. Mrs. Samuel Grove became ill in the Lutheran church oil Sunday morning. She was removed to her home in Second street and has since been improving. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Spath, Mrs. J. • Harold Kearich, Walter Sheffer and family and Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Klugh motored to Hershey on Mon day. Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Floyd, of Newark, N. J. t are spending several weeks with Mr. Floyd's parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Floyd, Mr. Floyd, Jr.. is a teacher in the schools at that place. J. J. Klugh Is spgpding the week at Wtlkes-Barre, attending the State P. O. 8. of A. convention.' Mr. Eastwlck and family, of Phil adelphia, are visiting Dr. Brltclier. Mrs. Eastwlck Is a sister of Mrs. Brltcher. * Mr. and Mrs. Wallis Sheffer ana son attended the funeral of Mr. Sheffer's uncle, Jacob Harmon, at Mount Holly Springs on Wednesday morning. Mr. Harmon lived at 1601 Derry street, Harrisburg. Charles Cook and family and Prof, and Mrs. Samuel Dohner, and son, Billie, are spending several days at Atlantic City. The trip was , made in Mr. Cook's automobile. OPENING OF WEST SHORE SCHOOLS High Courses at Lemoyne and New Cumberland Changed to Four Years The public schools of the West Shore, with the exception of Cartip Hill, will open on Monday morning, September 3. The Camp Hill school will open the following morning. The High school courses at Lemoyne and New Cumberland havq been changed from a three years' course to a four years' course and many improve ments have been made. At Camp Hill, Lemoyne, Worra ieysburg and New Cumberland the boards have spent considerable money in equipping laboratories. The Camp Hill public schools will begin their school year on Tuesday. Numerous Improvements will greet the eyes of the scholars. The win dows of all the rooms facing the west have been weather-stripped, the auditorium is being repalntod and a large room is being fitted up for science work for the High school. A S3OO chemical laboratory table has been ordered. This table will permit sixteen pupils to perform their various experiments, working independently. The table is to be at tached to gas and water. In the High school several new courses of study have been installed and an elecUve system has been es tablished. The following comprises the corps of teachers: Prof. Frederick V. Rockey, supervising principal. Camp Hill; George Harbold, Dlllsburg, High school: Miss M. Rufh Baker, Harrlsburg, High school: Miss Nettle Russell, Shlppensburg, eighth grade and seventh grade: Miss Anna Fleisher, Harrlsburg, fifth and sixth grades: Miss Elizabeth Wentz, New Cumberland, fourth grade; Miss Elsie Beck, Camp Hill, second and third grades; Miss Grace Mickley, first grade; Miss Dorothy Jenkli#, music, drawing and penmanship; Mrs. Sarah Wormell will again con duct kindergarten work. Hiram Dlt low, of Camp Hill, has been re-elect ed janitor. Departmental work will be in or der in the fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth grades. The Lemoyne High school will open Monday morning on the new course. The board at the close of last year's term • decided to make the course a four years' course. Pour years ago the first class was gradu ated in the three-year course and prior to that the course was a two year. Several hundred dollars have been spent for additional equipment to the chemical and physical labora tory. list of teachers for the ensuing school year are: Prof. Alfred J. Ensmlnger, * principal; Miss Edith Mumma, assistant principal; Mrs. Una C. Wood, music and drawing; Miss Olga M. Meloy, High school as sistant; Miss Ethel Clever, eighth grade; Miss Leila Clever, seventh; Miss Naoma C. Bentz sixth; Miss Margaret Bricker, fifth; Miss Nancy Bentz, fourth; Miss Ruth Reeser, third; Miss Martha J. Yencel, sec ond; Miss Minnie Stambaugh, first. At Wormleysburg the school board has purchased a chemical laboratory including text books at the cost of S4OO. The list of teachers are: prin cipal, S. H. Hetrick, Sellnsgrove; seventh and eighth grades to be filled at a meeting of the board in the next few days; third and fourth grade, Miss Sadie Zarker, Wormleys burg; primary, Miss Marie Sense man, Shlremanstown. Through the resignation of Prof. Edgar Lower, who was re-elected principal of the West Fairvtew schools, Clyde Mellinger, a graduate of the Cumberland Valley State Nor mal school, in class of 1915, was elected principal. Prof. Lower has enlisted. Other teachers are: grammar school, Miss Pearl Killinger, Me chanicsburg: sixth grade, Miss Erraa J. Snyder, Carlisle; fourth and fifth grades, Miss Catherine Cranford, West Falrview; third grade. Miss Ada Long, Shlppensburg; second grade, Miss Grace M. Carper, Car lisle; first grade, Miss Elizabeth Mc- Cune, Shlppensburg. The New Cumberland school hoard during the summer laid plans for improvements and additions to the school course which when com pleted they hope to have the best High school in this section. The school has been made a four-year course and the pupils who were fo graduate next spring with the three year course will be allowed to do so or take'the final year. If there ara any three-year pupils to gradu atenext spring it is likely there-will be two classes tUi some of those who graduated last spring are going to return for the fourth-year work. Prof. L. D. Crunkleton, of Littles town, who was principal at New Cumberland, two years ago and who is well liked, has bcpn secured to teach this year. Other teachers are | as follows: High school. Miss Rob-1 prta Reiff, Miss Ethel Hoover and Prof. A. L. Landis; sixth grade. Missi Grace Sheiloy; fourth and fifth grades, Miss Jano L. McCachran; third, Miss Hilda Commer; second, Mrs. Addio Fulton; primary, Miss Mildred Fogelsonger. Emanuel Dit low has been elected janitor. Upper End Woman Who Wandered Away Is Found Lykens, Pa., Aug. 30—Mrs. George I Shomper, aged 74 years, living atl Coaldale, a small village near here, j who disappeared on Monday while picking huckleberries with her ( daughter, was found at Loyalton last; evening. Mrs. Shomper wandered! over the mountain and It was ntj first thought she had fallen Into an i airshaft or into one of the many caveins due to mining operations un- | derneath the ground in that vicinity. I Searching parties have been work ing in all directions since Tuesday. She was uninjured when found. Use McNeil's Pain Exterminator—Ad PICNIC AT ELM TREE "Dauphin, Pa., Aug. 30.—Yesterday efternoon the Sunday school class of the Presbyterian Sunday school, taught by Mrs. J. D. M. Reed, held ther annual picnic at the Elni Tree. Baseball was the main fea ture of the picnic. A delicious sup per was served to the members of | the clasK and their guests, which in- J eluded Mrs. J. D. M. Reed, Mrs. | Harvey Reed, Mrs. W. F. Reed, Mrr. i Warren Boughner, Mrs. Georgo Gil-1 day, Mrs. Freeman C. Gerberlch, i Mrs. Thomas Poftenberger, Mrs. Ed-1 ward Fite, Miss Bess Oyster, Miss 1 Ruth Oyster, Miss.Anna Real, Miss f?ess Poftenberger, Miss Mary Pof fenberger, Miss Carrie Gerberlch, Miss Kathryn Boughner, Donald Shaffer, Kline Kramer, Thomas Gar- I man, Wllmer Boughner, Wellington iDelbler. Russell Reed, Richard Fite | and Paul Gllday, News Items of Interest in Central Pennsylvania Lebanon.—Dr. A. G. Hellman, of thlo city, was to-day notified by the War Department of his being com missioned a first lieutenant in the medical officers reserve corps, dating from August 21. Hazleton.—Labor Day has been set by the people of McAdoo and other mining towns around Hazleton as Uie time for giving their drafted soldiers a suitable farewell. Parades and patriotio exercises will be held in place of the usual Labor Day observance. Hazleton.—Fifty thousand people of the Hazleton region took the day oft and paid honor to the 198 men drafted for Hazleton's first quota, who were special guests at a com munity ouUng of the Chamber of Commerce. v Royertown.—Succeeding Dr. C. B. Dotterer, who has entered the reg this city, was to-day notified by the made burgesa of this borough. York.—Alexander E. McLean, a Republican, was elected to fill the unexpired term of Robert J. Lewis in the York city school board last even ing. Alien town.—A full aviation unit of seventy volunteers has been enlisted !n the United States Army service In Allentown. MRS. A. G. BRtTBAKER DIES Mount Joy, Pa., Aug. 30.—Mrs Abraham G. Brubaker died at her home here on Tuesday after an Ill ness of six months, aged 89 years. Besides her husband she is survived "by one son, Jerome, and her aged mother, Mrs. John Shearer. Funeral services will be held on Friday morn ing at Erlsman's Church, two miles east of Mount Joy. /NTRODUCE THE MODES AS ACCEPTED B OF CRITICAL TASTE AND IDEAS Above all else, Schleisner tailoring is paramount. Little details which are ordinarily overlooked are given as much attention in their tailoring as though they were the most visible and most prominent part of the garment. When com parison is made—Schleisner tailoring is so su- . perior that it at once becomes the accepted standard. Schleisner apparel at modest prices is far superior to any obtainable at like prices and Schleisner apparel at any price becomes the most econom ical from any po : nt of view. Suits $25 to $195 Afternoon Dresses $18.50 to $125 Evening Dresses $25 to $250 _ ✓ Two Models In Satin Dresses at $19.75 One is a tailored street frock and the other a semi-afternoon dress with Georg . ette sleeves. Special • *'• Special Balance of Wash Skirts in Khaki Cool and Washable various materials, regardless of Satin Skirts; values up to former prices. $15.00. Choice, Choice, sy.so The New Blouse Shop—Open Just as you step into the store, to your left, is the New Blouse Shop. A most attractive place for selecting a blouse at leisure and without the im mediate contact with another department. And simply brimful of blouses for every occasion—from the little cotton blouse at a small sum to the most elaborate and pretentious costume blouse. And, please note, that Schleisner's give as much consideration to selecting blouses as is given to any other merchandise. Special For Saturday 350 Blouses—Values $8.50 at $2.95 Laces, Chiffons, Georgette Crepes, Crepe Chines. I ' i lAt All Dealers WEINGARTEN BROS. Inc., New York Chicago San Francisco AUGUST 30, 1917. MASS MEETING ON ANNEXATION People of Lemoyne Will Dis cuss Question of Union With the City of Harrisburg Lemoyne, Pa., Aug. 80.—A mass meeUng for the purpose of discuss ing the annexaUon of Lemoyne to the city of Harrisburg will be held In the Lemoyne Fire Company hall to-morrow evening at 8 o'clock Prominent speakers will be present to the advantages of the proposition. The meeting ha 3 been called by the Lemoyne eommitteo from the West Shore Firemen's. Union, which is backing the move. Meetings will be held In other towns along the WestShore in the near future. It Is likely ..that Lemoyne residents will approve of the plan. The meeting will be In charge of L. L. Hammacker, H. H. Rice and J. S. Cummings. BOI.TZ-G AINOR WEDDING Marietta, Pa., Aug. 80. Miss Grace E. Gainor, of Elizabethtown, was married to Benjamin H. Boltz, yesterday by the Rev. H. F. Hoover, of the Church of God. The couple was unattended. will live at Elizabethtown, the grootn nelng con nected with the Krelder Shoe Fae tory.' LODGE ANNIVERSARY Marietta, Pa., Aug. SO.—On Satur day evening the twenty-fifth anni versary of Mountvllle Castle, No. 207, Knights of the Mystic Chain, will be celebrated w'lth special exercises. | Red Cross Auxiliary at I Blain Has 107 Members Blain, Pa., Aug. JO. The Re