2 TIMELY NEWS OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA AND CITY'S SUBURBS CUMBERLAND $4 PER DAY FOR CORN CHOPPERS Big Crops in Franklin County Fields Cannot Be Har vested Without Help Waynesboro, Pa., Sept. 17. —Whilst the heavy frcsta of last week did not injure the corn they did have the effect of putting the russet shades on the leaves and husks The corn is about matured and its appearance suggests the near approach of the "chopping" season. The hands that are usually available for corncutting have all been conscripted by the peach orchardists and there are not enough there to handle the crop with desired dispatch. There are 100 acres or more of corn on four farms east of and adjacent to town, owned by C. W. Good, C. M. Hunter, Aaron New comer and Daniel Hess. A dozen men could find employment. . The farmers are offering $4 a day for the work, with meals furnished and Jill the fruit the men can eat or take home. It is suggested that the shops close down for a day and let their employes put in the day helping the farmers save their crops. Dillsburg Clerk Resigns to Go to Harrisburg Bank Dillsburg, Pa., Sept. 18.—M. C. Thumma, bookkeper at the Dills burg National bank has been elect ed teller in.the Harrisburg National bank and has tendered his resigna tion to the board of directors to take effect not later than October 1. Mr. Thumma has been associated with many fraternal, civic and religious interests in this place. He will con tinue to live here for the present. Mr. Thumma has been one of the most active members of Camp 777, T\ O. S. of A. since its institution in 1910, and for a number of years has been the secretary. He served as district president of the Fifth dis trict of York county for two terms. He is a member of the State camp committee on orphapago and last year was awarded a prize by the State camp for securing new mem bers in the order. He is also secre tary of the local lodge of the Fra ternal Aid Workers, formerly Con clave 300, I. O. 11. He has been one c.f the most active members of the committee on course entertainments at this place. He is one of the own era of the factory building in which the cigar factory is being operated and was one of the promoters who finally succeeded in placing a factory in operation. He is superintendent of the Lutheran Sunday school, the largest Sabbath school in the upper end of York county, and is active in the church choir. He has also been associated with the Teachers Train ing work. He is a candidate for the Demorcratic nomination of judge of elections KAMA* DAY AT DIH.Sm RG Dillsburg, Pa., Sept. 18.—On Sun day morning the United Brethren Sunday school held its annual rally service with 160 present, the largest attendance in the history of the school. There are 219 members en rolled including the Cradle Roll and Home Department. Misses Alma and Ethel Coulson sang a duet and the Rev. Mr. Crabill made a short ad dress. Mrs. George W. Smith and Mrs. John C. Baker were elected delegates to the annual County Sab bath School convention at York, September 27 and 28. IJI-XTI'RE nv WELSH WOJUX Mechanicsburgr, Pa., Sept. 18. —To- morrow evening a lecture will be given by Mrs. Allzuba Jones, of Johnstown, under the auspices of the local Woman's Christian Tem perance Unioi\. in the First United Hrcthren Church. Mrs. Jones, who is a stae organizer, is a Welsh woman and one of the strongest state' speakers. CONTRACTOR'S WRIST BROKEN Waynesboro. Pa., Sept. 18.—While putting a root on tjje porch at his home, near Monterey, yesterday morrning the ladder on which he was standing broke under William F. Benchoff, contractor, and he fell heavily to the ground. A bono in his left wrist was fractured. FIVE SONS IV ARMY Waynesboro. Pa., Sept. 18. —A for mer Waynesboro resident. Aaron Metcalf, now of Portland, Ore., has contributed liberally to the United States Army. Letters that have reached here tell that five of Mr. Metcalf's sons are now in the service. TUESDAY EVENING, BIG ORDERS fOR GUN CARRIAGES $1,000,000 Government Con tract Given to Implement Company at Waynesboro Waynesboro, Pa., Sept. 18. —O. M. Peters, former superintendent of the Geiser works of the Emerson- Brantingham Implement Company, but since last spring general shop manager of the company's various plants, with headquarters in Rock ford, 111., is here for a stay of two months or more. Accompanied by his wife, Mr. Peters made the trip to Waynesboro in his automobile from Rockford, coming byway of Baltimore, where Mrs. Peters is vis iting her home people and will re main there for some time. Mr. Peters' coming to Waynesboro at this time has a special signiiicance becauge he brings news of live in terest to the people or this com munity. This news is none other than that the Emerson-Brantingham Company has landed a government contract of over $1,000,000 for the manufacture of gun carriages. These are all to be built at the local plant and work is to be commenced as soon as possible, inasmuch as a part of this artillery ordnance is to bo ready for shipment in November, and Mr. Peters is here to superintend the construction. Besides this order the company has decided to transrer the manufac ture of gasoline traction engines from Minneapolis to Waynesboro and four sizes of these tractors will be built. Some of the machinery and raw ma terials for this new line have already arrived. It is expected that 600 ad. ditional men to their present force will be employed within the next few days. Carlisle Commerce Chamber Wants to Hear Roosevelt Carlisle, Pa., Sept. 18.—An am bitious schedule of work is planned for the fall and winter by the Car lisle Chamber of Commerce. Noon day luncheons will be resumed this week and will be held every two weeks thereafter with a number of prominent men listed to speak. Ef forts will be made to have ex-Presi denl Theodore Roosevelt here at some tme during the series. In ad dition a move for the reduction of the insurance rate and also plans for the securing of another new indus try, to make three during the first year since the organization was formed, are in prospect. Temperance Workers to Attend Convention Mechanicsburg, Pa., Sept. 18.—At the the annual convention of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union to be held In Shippensburg on Thurs day Mechanicsburg will be repre sented by the following prominent temperance workers: Mrs. Alice S. Hauek, county president; Mrs. John H. Bowman, president of the local union; Mrs. L. G. Firestine and Mrs. Ella Kline, as delegates; Mrs. Dale Trego and Mrs. Samuel Keller as alternates. HELPING TO CHOP CORN Waynesboro, Pa., Sept. 18.—On ac count of the urgent request made on the heads of the local shops here hy farmers to allow their employes to take a day off and help them to chop corn and thereby save their crop, their request has, in the most part, been granted. All of the employes that want to can spend next Sat urday in. the cornfields and scores have given their consent to aid the farmers. PETER STONE HURT BY AUTO Carlisle, Pa., Sept. 18.—Stepping into the road in front of a speeding automobile driven by Blaine Shug hart, Peter Stone, of Boiling Springs, was hurled some distance and was seriously injured. He is in the Car lisle Hospital with a broken arm and a number of severe bruises, while internal injuries are feared. WORKMAN'S FACE BURNED Shippensburg, Pa., Sept. 18. —Rex Grunden, an employe of the Ship pensburg Gas and Electric Company, had his face painfully burned at the power house. W. C. T. U. CONVENTION Shippensburg, Pa., Sept. 18.—On Thursday the county organization of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union will hold its annual convention in the Church of God. A number of addresses will be given. SUBURBAN PERSONALS William Landis, of Harrisburg, spent last week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Landis, while his wife and daughter were the guests of her parents near Union Deposit. Miss Mary Greenawalt spent sev eral days with friends at Glen Rock, York county. Mrs. Samuel Reager and Mrs. Ray Witmer spent a day at Harrisburg. Mr. and Mrs. George A. Larsen will shortly move to Harrisburg where Mr. Larsen has secured work with the Ensign Engineering and Construction Company. Mrs. Samuel Reager entertained Mrs. Jesse Reese, of Philadelphia, and Mrs. George Wright, of Leba non, last week. Miss Vera Myers spent the week end with relatives at Newport. Private Whltford Dickinson, of Philadelphia, was the guest of friends here last week. Mrs. Mary Smith entertained Mr. and Mrs. Norman Surdam, of Lime rock, Conn., and Mr. and Mrs. Don ald Provencher, of Springfield, Mass., several daya. i Mr. and Mrs. O. M. Haas, of Wash ington, D. C., were guest% of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Herbein. Miss Thelma Sanders has return ed to Binghamton, N. Y., after an extended visit with relatives here. Mrs. Frank Nye and son, Claire, have returned to their home at Washington, D. C., after an extended visit with relatives here. Mrs. Nye was accompanied hoipe by her moth er, Mrs. Brehm. who will spend the winter in Washington. LIVERPOOL Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Dllley are visit ing with their son, Ralph Dilley, and family, at Ocean City, N. J. Mr. and Mrs. Leon Lutz have re turned to their Harrisburg homes after visiting with Mr. Lutz's par ents, Mr. and Mrs. jonn Lutz. Mrs. Samuel Gunderman and Miss Wilbur have returned to their homes at Millersburg after being entertain ed here by B. F. Lower and family. Mr. and Mrs. S. Maurice Shuler have returned to their homes here after visiting at Exposition Park, Conneaut I.ake, Craw/ord county, and attending the Wild Life League I convention. Mr. Shuler is county game protector. James Holman has returned lo Marysville where he Is employed by the Pennsylvania railroad, after vis iting here with his family. NEWPORT Miss Ada Souders, or. Kansas City, Mo., is visiting with Airs. Roy Hock enberry and family. Edward Eshelman has returned | home from a week's automobile trip i to Southern Pennsylvania and Mary- f land. George W. Wagenseller, editor of ! the Middleburg Post, visited here. Mrs. Laura Flickinger has return ed to her home here after visiting at Center with her daughter, Mrs. Hugh Maglll. Mrs. Margaret E. Rice it visiting in New York City and at Tompkins Cove. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Ralde and Mr. and Mrs. I. N. Leonard and the Rev. M. W. Stahl motored to Valley View, Schuylkill county, to visit with the Rev. C. D. Collins and family, formerly of Newport. M-rs. Joseph R. Hostetter, of Wll llamsport, is the guest of her nephew, G. W. .Myers. Miss Verna Myers, a member of the Hummelstown teaching corps, spent the week-end at .her home here. After spending some time here, J. W. Musser has returned to Johns town where he is employed. DILLSBURG W. S. Sheffer and family motored to the Gettysburg battlefield byway of Mount Holly Springs. Rachel Haar has gone to Harris burg, where she has secured employ ment. Mrs. Laura Burtner spent several weeks at the home of Park C. Shultz, in Franklin township. Grace Grove, of Harrisburg, spent last week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Grove, in South Second street. Maud Klugh Is visiting friends at Enola. David Swartz, manager of the Harris, is enjoying a two weeks' va cation. His son William Harris, of Delta, is conducting the store dur ing his absence. Stonemasons are erecting the wall of J. L. McCreary's new farm house in place of the one recently destroyed by fire. There were frosts in this section on several mornings, but the garden vegetables were uninjured and the corn was only slightly frosted. Mrs. Ida KnlSely, of Harrisburg, and Mrs., George Barrack, of Steel ton, who have been summering at the Dillsburg campgrounds, were, guests of J. H. Hess and family, ory Sunday. HUMMELSTOWN Eugene Mensch has gone to the naval training school at Newport, R. I. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Milton Hench, of the National Hotel. R. H. Shiffiet is rapidly improv j ing after an operation for appendl- I citis at.the Harrisburg Hospital. Miss Frances Lundy, head of the ! Green Point, Long Island, Hospital, is spending her vacation with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Lundy. The High School Athletic. Asso ciation elected the following officers for the winter term: Manager, James Cassel; captain. Charles Hoerner; secretary, Carroll Ebersole; treas urer. Herman Horst. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lundy, of Harrisburg. spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. James Lundy. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Conrad and Mr. and Mrs. Albert Hummel attended the church anniversary of the Mld | dletown Lutheran Church on Sun- I day. Edgar Haehnlen left for New York on Sunday morning after a short visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Haehnlen. Harvest home services will be held in the Lutheran Church on Sunday, September 30. Miss Marjorie Nissley has been confined to her home for several days with a severe cold. Mrs. George Karmany and son William are spending several weeks with Mrs. Karmany's brother, W. Homer Kendrlcks, at New York. HONORS FOR -DRAFTED MEN Mount Joy, Pa., Sept. 18.—Citizens of Paradise, Leacock and Salisbury townships are planning for a pa triotic farewell*for the men- from those districts who nav£ been draft ed for the National Army and who will leave on Thursday morning for Camp Meade at Admiral, Maryland. A public meeting will be held on Wednesday afternoon in the Para dise hall, when local speakers will make addresses. BOY'S LEG BROKEN Mount Joy, Pa.. Sept. 18.—Aaron Martin, the five-year-old son of Levi Martin, of Haherstown, had his right leg broken on Friday wHlle climbing ovnr a, com crib. HJSJLRISBURG TELEGRAPH ANNVHiLE Wllhelm Kelbler, a barber of Ann vine, received news that his son Reno has arrived safely In France. His parents were glad to hear from him after they knew he- had left America. Mr. and Ikirs. David Bailor re ceived a letter from their son Ralph, who Is among the soldiers with Gen eral Pershing in France. Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Wood left for a visit with relatives and friends at Detroit, Mich., Buffalo. Niagara Falls, Toledo, Ohio, and Altoona. John L. Saylor, one of Annvllle's oldest' residents, and daughter Anna left on a trip to Chicago and Des Moines, lowa, to visit relatives. Captain Harry Barnhart, of Com pany H, Fourth Regiment, Lebanon, and Mrs. Barnhart spent Sunday here, the guests of the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Adam Barn hart. Miss Mabel Brlghtbill has returned to Philadelphia, after visiting her mother, Mrs. A. M. Brightblll. Mrs. Marie Jones, of Richmond, Va., has returned to her home after spending some time with her sister, Mrs. E. A. W. Fay. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Graybill, of Harrisburg, spent Sunday as the guests of friends here. Joseph H. Kreidei' has been con fined to his home with illness for several days. Five Annville boys left with Com pany H of the Fourth Regiment, of Lebanon, last week. They were Amos Byle, Russel Walter, Nor man Streicher, Earl Berry and Hor ace Smith. Miss Ora Bachman left for Free dom, W. Va.. where she will teach music in the high school. Mrs. William Sholley entertained In honor of the sixteenth birthday of her daughter Dorothy. MILLERSTOWN Charles Allen and family, of Mid dleburg, spent Sunday with his mother, Msr. Mary Allen. Miss Silvia Fry is visiting friends at Sunbury. Miss Margaret Bollinger, of the Millefsville Normal School, and Fos , ter Bollinger, of Ithaca, N. Y„ spent | the week-end with their -parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Bollinger.. The Rev. W. H. Dyer, of Black wood, N. J., former pastor of the Presbyterian church here, preached In the Presbyterian church on Sun day. E. C. Resinger was a recent visitor at Marysville. Mr. and Mrs. Mervin Cook and daughter Margaret have returned to their home at Harrisburg after visit ing Mrs. Cook's sister, Miss Ella KTvson. Miss Kathleen Thompson has gone ] to State College, where she will take the home economics course. , '? ' 1 You Are Cordially I 1 Of All Harrisburg Merchants g To Be Held I % Thursday, Friday J September 20, i = ' - ' •' 3 J s An event greater than in seasons past—richer in novelty — 1 more distinguished by evident virtues of | style, quality and dependability. / =. l | ' i TUn * have been preparing for months for this particular Curtain FtlSeS = , °f merchandise exposition that will present in greater on .1 Windoil) ■ magnitude than ever before the very newest, con- Disnlau? ceptions of every description for personal wear and Wednesday = t * le home. ( J?noninn Wednesday This premier exhibit will add another garland * hvemng to the enviable reputation of Harrisburg merchants September 19 j Sept. 19, at 7:30 for merchandise of unimpeachable quality that car-' at 7:30 O'clock | ! ries with it prifce economies. • v V You can scarcely form a clear idea of fashion's present trend without seeing this exhibit. A distinct advantage to you lies in viewing its offerings and making selection during this event, for in view of the upward trend of prices, economies of a most decided nature will be'readily discerned. v*-/ Big Party at Mt. Gretna Coraroast on Saturday Mount Gretna. P&., Sept. 18.—One of the largest and most successful corn roasts of the season was held here on Saturday evening. Marsh mallows were also toasted and de licious 'coffee and bacon was served. After the corn, marshmallows, ba con, etc., were partaken of ghost stories and fortune telling prevailed. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Beats, Mrs. E. D. Shank, Miss Bertha Beates, Elizabeth town; Miss Effle Shank, Lancaster; Professor L. D. C. Goodrich, Misses Eishenblse, Philadelphia; Mrs. Maude Raymond, Mount Joy; Miss Clara Barlow, York; Miss Goldie Schutte, Harrisburg; Misses Myra and Lily Connoley, Miss Carrie Handshaw, Willam Connoley, Steelton; Norman Bishop. Chicago; Miss Anna Connoley, Washington, D. C.; S. B. McSherry, Pittsburgh; L. Stone, Mr. McFarland, Dr. H. C. Van Y)yke, Altoona; A. G. Miller, Boston, Mass.; Lieutenant Frank Ma jor, Hoboken, N. J.; Miss Jean Flinn, Waukeehawken Heights, N. J.; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gaskell, Reading; Mr. Herman and Mr. McDowell, Salisbury, Mr., and H. B. Schutte. No Candidate For Burgess on Wormleysburg Tickets Wormleysburg, Pa., Sept. 18.—There Is no candidate for burgess of Worm leysburg on any ticket. This is likely to caue trouble, as a man wjll be elected by popular vote. Election of ficials believe that it will take con siderable more time to sort out the votes for burgess than ony of the offices, as every person will vote for his best friend. J. Fred Hummel, burgess, refused to run for re-election and no person volunteered to succeed him. FUNERAL OF MRS. STRING Enola, Pa., Sept. 18.—Funeral serv ices will be held to-morrow after noon at 1.30 o'clock for Mrs. Barbara Strine, who died yesterday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Myrtle Wonderly. Burial will be made in the Stone Church Cemetery, near Enola. She is survived by her hus bnnd, John Strine; daughters, Mrs. Ellen Messinger, of Steelton, and Mrs. Wonderly, and one son, Frank Strine, of Windsor. 111. BIBLE CLASS TO MEET Enola, Pa., Sept. 18.—The Ladies' Bible Class of St. Matthew's Re formed Sunday School will meet In the church t,his evening for the pur pose of organizing for the year and electing officers. RALLY DAY SERVICES Marysville, Pa., Sept. 18.—Special preparations are being made in the Methodist Episcopal Sunday School for a rally day service. This event will be held on Sunday, October 7. PERRY COUNTY WOMEN'S WORK Committee of Council of Na tional Defense Organized For Active Service New Bloomfield, Pa., Sept. 18. Preparing for active service the Wo men's Committee of the Council of National Defense of Perry county has elected arTull corps of officers and ex pects soon to get to work. The list of officials follows: Chairman, Mrs. Emory Flcisher, Newport; vice chairman, Miss Anna Willis, Dun cannon; secretary, Mrs. William Dor wart, Newport; treasurer, Mrs. A. R. Johnson, New Bloomfield. Directors have been chosen as follows: Regis tration for service, Miss Mary Reut ter,- Duncaunon; food production, conservation and home economics, Mrs. H. E. Sheibley, Newport, women in industry, child welfare and main tenance of social agencies, Mrs. H. M. Keen, Newport; education, Miss Claire Demaree, Newport; Liberty Loan, Mrs. F. C. McMorris, Dun cannon. Another meeting will be held at New Bloomfield on Friday, Septem ber 21. By that time it is expected that the organization will be in active operation. 18 ABSENT FROM SCHOOL Marysville, Pa., Sept. 18. —Eight- een children of school age, between 6 and lfi years, on the registration books of the local district, have not attended a single session of school since the opening two weeks ago to day. Their names are now in the hands of local school officials and steps will be taken to compel their attendance. Because of their failure to be vac cinated. several children who have just passed the school age have not yet started in the first grade. MISS DEJTISOX ENTIiUTAINS CI,I B Camp Hill, Pa.. Sept. 18.—Miss Ma rlon Denison entertained members of the Semper Cclkmpre Club last night. In attendance were Miss Lillian Wil son, Miss Katherine Smith, Miss Re becca Kilborn. Miss John Myers, Miss Pauline Davison, Miss Dorothy Ken dall, Miss Chloe Fry, Miss Marlon Denison. MAKING SHIRTS FOR ARMY Dillsburg, Pa., Sept. 18.—Morrett Coover, proprietor and manager of the Coover shirt factory, has his force of workers engaged in making thousands of olive drab shirts for the soldiers in the United States Army. NEW HEATING PLANT New Cumberland, Pa., Sept. 18.— I A new heating plant was purchased for Baughman Memorial Methodist I Church. SEPTEMBER 18, 1917. Fine Indian Tomahawk • Dug Up in Newport Street Newport, Pa., Sept. 18. —While ex cavating at J. Emery Fleisher's plan ing mill Willis Sunday dug up one of the finest specimens of an Indian tomahawk ever seen here. It was imbedded in the sand about three feet The tomahawk, skilfully shaped from its smooth. Point to the head, including the groove around which the withe holding the handle in place had been wound. Is 9 inches in length, 3% inches in width and weighs 3 % pounds. STRICKEN BY PARALYSIS Mount Joy, Pa., Sept. 18.—Clayton Stauffer, a farmer about 46 years old, living near Rawlinsville," was overcome by paralysis on Friday evening at the Imperial Hotel. He was found lying on the ground be side his market, wagon, bruised about the head and face, blood issuing from his mouth and his entire left side paralyzed. He was taken to St. Joseph's Hospital. MISSION SOCIETY MEETS Lemoyne, Pa., Sept. 18.—A meeting of the Young People's Missionary So ciety of' the United Evangelical Church will be held at the home of James Pryor this evening. The Ushers Assdciation will meet at the home of Walter Eby on Friday eve ning. University of Pennsylvania Wharton School of Finance and Commerce OFFERS EVENING COURSES to men and women in Harrisburg Accounting and Commercial Law Real Estate and Insurance Advertising and Selling Finance and Banking Registration at Chamber of Commerce evenings, except Saturday, 7 to 9 o'clock to September 28. Classes begin October 1. FORTY ANNVULE MEN IN SERVICE Small Town Sends Big Per centage of Population Into Army and Navy Annvllle, Pa., Sept. 18.—A large number of young men of Annvllle are away from home, having; en listed either in the army or navy. Among them are the following:: Joseph W. Boltz, Norman Strieker, Austin Brandt, Roy Spangler, Ho mer Fink, David Fink, Ralph Bailer, Clement Kreider, Gideon R. Kreider, Jr., Rush Bowers, John Howard, Irwin Light, Edward H. Smith, Dr. Edward B. Marshall, Jr., Homer Stalii, Mervin Light, Howard J. Boltz, Zacharias Waltz, Clarence Waltz, John Walt®, Joseph Goss, Reno Keibler, Ray Blough, Harry Peffly. Emanuel Zerfoss, Harry Bloueh, Miles Miller, Jacob Hartz, Amos Byle, William Byle, Earl Berry, Russell Walter, Walter Fort na, Joseph Hollinger, Clarence Herr, Albert Herr, George DeLong, Frank Long, Earl Boyer.