EW SHIPPING TO IEMAIN UNDER AMERICAN RAG lOO.OOOTons Commandeered by Government Will Fly Stars and Stripes Washington Sept. 26. —Despite all nora to the contrary, it can now be ted positively that the two million is of shipping which were building the United States to foreign ac mt when we entered the war. and r commandeered by our Govern nt. will remain under the American Co official announcement to this ect will be made by the Shipping ard, for the reason that the Ship ig Board feels that an announce nt Is unnecessary and would lead rely to further debate. But the ipping Board, supported by all ler Government departments in ved, has decided to refuse the re psts which the British. French and ler nations have been pressing dur- T the last few months. 'he Shipping Board takes the sim position that the day these ships re commandeered title to them ised to the United States and that, irefore, the requests of foreign lions for possession of the ships ich were ordered by their nationals • really merely requests that the ited States should part with its n property. The Shipping Board sues further that the United States ,not be expected to give up any these ships which now belong to it til its own shipping needs are eov d fully. And it will be a long le before our merchant marine is ge enough to meet the needs of the Lion. EFORMATTON TO BE OBSERVED [Continued from First Pago.] rry H. Hodges, of Philadelphia, I speak to the delegates. On the ning of October 3 the Rev. Dr. H. Alleman. of Gettysburg, will speak I on Thursday evening an address I be made by the Rev. Dr. Bert lith, of Eastern Pennsylvania, 'he officers of the Synod are: Pres nt. the Rev. August Pohlman, of iladelphia; secretary, the Rev. E. Schantz. of Schaefferstown, and asurer, the Rev. L. F. M. Myers, Philadelphia. Rig Reception 'uesday evening at 9 o'clock a re gion in honor of the clerical and delegates will be given by the theran Brotherhood Central of rrisburg. Thursday evening at 9 lock a reception will be given to TOpCTj 1 How do we get Ij Are we enthusiastic about TRIANGLES? Well, we'll say "yes." Try them yourself and see how we get that way. Q;|j|||| Every TRIANGLE is the right angle on candy 8 mints. They'll win you on your first try. • Don't sit there and read about 'em. Go to 'em, they're great. J!; ||| j TRIANGLE MINTS have put a crimp in all the would be's. There's no mints like TRlANGLES—they're just not built that way. Just let your tongue jostle a TRIANGLE about your mouth awhile. Get the way the mint seems to rise from g gi the gleaming white tablet. You never tasted a mintier ffl j I mint. They're Real. S 11 Every up-to-the-minute confectioner, druggist and tobac- | I conist is selling TRIANGLES—Iots of them. You won't $ Id have to walk far to find 'em. It g You spell it this way, TRIANGLE. Hop to it. frji Besides Peppermint — R+l ; there's Wintergreen Cin. J7ie WintermitltS Co., ItlC. 69 ! |f| nampn and Clove—Oh, boy, . . _ H+l 1 they're good. Horrisburg. Pa. WEDNESDAY EVENING, BAMISBDBG TEUEORSFM ' SEPTEMBR 26, 1917. CAMP HILL AND WEST FAIRVIEW DROP HARRISBURG ANNEXATION Meetings at Two Important West Shore Towns Last Evening Show Disinclination to Take Up Matter at Present Time Jitdjnng fionj the outcome of the meetings in West Fairview and Camp Hill last owning in regard to an nexation ol rhe West Shore to the tity of Harrisburg, these two bor oughs can 03 considered out of the mc\ e. At the Camp Hill meeting it was j brought out l:y residents that in view of the fact that Washington Heights would soon be annexed to Camp Hill. ( t would be of no use to consider the consolidation with Harrisburg. i This WPS the final meeting of the , series under ilie auspices of the West 3bo re Firemen's Union, which is | backing the move. From the out come of the meteings, Lemoyne and | Wormlcysburg can be considered as | the real backers, with Midway and ' i-nola lukrswaim in the endorsement, and with < .nip Hill, West Fairview and New Cumberland out of the | proposition. ! The meeting at West Fairview was ! called by the residents and was at -1 tended by twelve taxpayers. Three ] speakers wno were to have addressed the meeting did not show up. One ' the guests by the men of Zion ! Brotherhood. Remarkable Growth The growth of I-utheranism in I Harrisburg has been remarkable. In 1842 Zion was the only church here. In 1917 there are nine general I synods, three general councils and one Missouri. The Zion Church in which the con- I vention will be held will at the same time celebrate its seventy-eighth an j niversary of its present building, and the one hundred and thirtieth an niversary of the founding of the | first church In Harrisburg. The most important dates in the history of the Harrisburg Zion Lu theran Church are: 1787, first church ! building erected, occupied by Lu- Uheran and Reformed; 1795, distinc tive denominational life begun; 1813, (present site of church purchased; 1814, June 22. cornerstone laid; 1815, October 1, dedication of new church; | 1816. sold interest in old church to Reformed Salem Church; 181S, organ ! purchased: 1819, September 1. first r Sunday school in Harrisburg organ ized; 1822, built a separate two-story ;building for parochial school; 1829, ; steeple erected and bell placed ! therein; 1836, congregation became | independent and self-supporting; 1838, October 21, church building de stroyed by fire; 1838, October 22. determines to rebuild on old site: 1839, National Whig convention held in unconsecrated building and nominated William Henry Harrison for President and John Tyler for Vice-President of the United States; |of the agitators of the move in West I Fairview said this morning that that borough tan be considered out. as .the taxpayers that do not favor it overrule 1!~se who do. About twenty taxpayers were in attendance o< the Camp Hill meet ing. H. A. Walters, a fireman, was chairman of the meeting. The chair man asked those who favored it to rise and two lesponded. Seeing that the move was opposed, there was no speechmakii g. The meeting then turned into the discussion of the an nexation of Washington Heights to Camp Hill. In Lemoyne the petition is being signed by !>9 per cent, of the tax payers and will likely be ready to present to the West Shore Fire men's Union at its next meeting. 'At Worm leys bur;-- the petition has not jet been started. It is likely that meetings will he held at Midway and Enola next week and the fii.al decision of the resi dents of tjiese towns will be made known. Union members arc anxious to set the final decision of each dis trict In legatd to the move. 1839, November 10, new church ded icated: 1843, January 8, St. Michael's German church organized; 1860, Sep tember 13, Second (Messiah) church organized; 1867, Mission Sunday school (Memorial church) started; 1868, church remodeled, new organ and chimes purchased; 1875, Febru ary, Mission Sunday school (Bethle hem Church) organized: 1886, July, property of Memorial Church con veyed to it for the sum or $1; 1889, November 11, Trinity mission start ed; 1892, Chapel of Zion dedicated: 1895, celebration of the one hun dredth anniversary of the founding of Zion; 1906, Sunday school room renovated; 1906, October 14, Mem orial tablet In memory of the Rev. D. M. GDbert, D. D., unveiled; 1907, joint celebration one hundred and twentieth anniversary of founding of first church in Harrisburg; 1910, D. M. Gilbert foreign missionary en dowment fund; 1912, St. Matthew's becomes home mission and church extension project of Zion; 1913, or gan rebuilt at cost of $3,500; 1914, extensive improvement begun. SHORT WEIGHT BUTTER SEIZED Mt. Joy,. Pa., Sept. 26. H. H. War fel anil John Andrews, of New Provi dence, and Mrs. Harry E. McCune, of Quarryville, had their butter con fiscated by Market Master Andrew Swope recently because it was short in weight. The short weight butter was sent to the Children's Home. A strict watch will be kept by the mar ket master for short measure or short weight products. ALLEGE GERMS ARE IN WATER Complaints Filed That Mc- Connellsburg Streams Are Polluted Charges that the water furnished by the McConnellsburg Water Com pany to the public buildings of Ful ton county, is Impure and unfit for use and conta |\inated by typhoid germs, are contained in a complaint against the company's supply filed with the Public Service Commission to-day by th commissioners of Fulton county. It is also contended that the supply is inadequate. The borough of McConnellsburg filed charges that the same company Is not maintaining enough water for fill protection and that because of the alleged inade quate service, the town has higher insurance rates than it should be re quired to pay. The Oak Extract Company a New port corporation, filed charges that the increases of rates by the Susque hanna River aind Western and New port and Sherman's Valley Railroads, operating in Perry county, are ex cessive. The increases were from eleven to fifty per cent. The commission has taken no notion plaints against the record svstem of the Central District Teleplnlie Com pany, of Pittsburgh. Hearing of the complaint of resi dents of Overbrook, Philadelphia, against a proposed increase of rates of the Overbrook Steam Company, was begun to-day. The complaint was brought, by Ex-Mayor Weaver and a number of residents of Overbrook given the right to intervene. Indica tions are that the case will result in a valuation as the company present ed figures showing costs of operation of its steam and water services. The Germantown Steam Company, which had a hearing yesterday, arranged to file a new tariff. The comtssion has taken no action in the Harrisburg jitney cases as yet. The Public Service Commission has fixed October 4 for the hearing of the Bucks county gas rate cases in Phil adelphia and October 19 for hearing of complaints against the manner in which the Philadelphia Rapid Tran sit Company maintains Island ave nue rn Philadelphia. Hearings were held to-day in the charges that the Central District Telephone Company territory in Somerset county was encroached upon by the Wlndber Telephone Company. COAL DEALERS HERE FORWARD REPORTS [Continued from First Page.] coal, Dr. Garfield, it is expected, will take prompt measures to remedy the situation. Dealers declare that the reports show nothing of a startling charac ter. In the opinion of several local coal men, the anthracite product cannot be sold here at a lower figure than the one now in force. "Our report shows nothing un usual," said one dealer. "You may say, however, that coal is being sold at a reasonable price in Harrisburg, considering the price we have to pay for it at the mine. The Govern ment Commission permitted the big operators in one instance, to add 90 cents a ton. Independents were al lowed to add another 75 cents, and the brokers, instead of charging a profit of ten cents, are permitted to charge 20 cents a ton. Delivery Mounting "Delivery charges," continued the dealer, "are steadily mounting. It costs every coal man in this city from $1.40 to $1.75 a ton to deliver coal. This Includes screening, but will not cover all of the overhead expense involved. A double team costs from $6 to $6.50 a day. Corn to feed that team costs about a dol lar a day." When asked about the likelihood of local men being able to secure enough coal to meet the needs of this city from the big operators, one dealer exhibited a letter from the Susquehanna Coal Company, stating that because of the Pennsylvania Railroad's priority order, they were able to secure but 20 per cent, of the cars needed. "Unless these con ditions are changed," remarked the dealer, "you can see what may hap pen. Before the Commission took a hand, we were compelled to pw brokers as high as $1.26 a ton to secure a supply of coal." When asked if, in the opinion of dealers, the preseiU prices can be maintained, the statement was made that at prevailing prices, some deal ers may not be able to continue in business. "The cost of delivery is so high that dealers are not making the profit they deserve," was the statement. Capitol Hill Notes Mr. Harris Xametl. —J. Linn Har ris. of Bellefonte, former State For estry Commissioner, has been named as bond clerk in the State Treasury. He succeeds W. C. Morton, who was assigned to special duties. Respite Granted- —A respite was issued to-day staying the hanging of Martin Leskowsky, Carbon county, from September 27 to October 30 to permit the State Board of Pardons to continue consideration of the case. Cash for Conscience. —State Treas urer Kephart to-day received $2.23 which was placed in the State Con science Fund. It was contained in an envelope marked "State tax —no mistake." There were two one-dollar bills and 2S cents In stamps. Case Goes Over.—The complaint against the increase of the fare of the Carlisle and Mount Holly Rail road. which involved a jump from 5 to 7 cents, was continued to-day to permit of supplementary papers be ing filed. Hargcst In Charge.—Deputy At torney General Hargest was to-day assigned to take charge of the trial of the "fake sausage" cases sched uled for trial In Dauphin county court this week. Xo Voting in franco.—An opinion will be given to-day by Attorney Gen eral Brown in the matter of the votes of the Pennsylvania soldiers. It is probable that it will decide that votes of only drafted men together in camps and in state organizations should be taken and no effort be made to take votes in France. Few Cases.—The State Department of Health to-day reported smallpox only in Blair, Westmoreland and Sny der counties. Capitol Visitors.—Capitol visitors included Fred S. Drake, Philadel phia lawyer; Senators Snyder, Blair; Craig. Beaver, and Schantz, Lehigh; Representative I. K. Urlch Lebanon, and ex-Representative John Robert Jones. Mr. Crlchton Returns. Cashiei 4 Thomas A. Crichton, of the State Treasury, is home from Wellsboro. Mr. Godcharles Honored.—Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth Godcharles ha been invited to be come one of the athletic instructors at one of the naval training stations by Walter Camp, who has such mat ters in charge. JSjoamiartZ ' BELL 1001—2330 UNITED HARRISHURG, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 101 T. FOUNDED 1871 This Store Endeavors to Merit Your Daily Patronage The worth of the store's merchandise is measured by the standard of quality. It's impos sible for the element of risk to enter into your purchases here, for you are protected by this qual ity standard in everything you buy—insuring lasting satisfaction and promoting the public's entire confidence in the Bowman Store. 9 * The successful jf%, It's aSensational Sale of Autumn Coiffure f , „/ , ~ — . TT ~~T~ mO - Beautiful Rich Pearl Beads KW is becomingly ar- > ranged with a From the largest pearl concern in the world from l|> Spain comes this remarkable collection of gorgeous pearl FINE WAVY (*WW%> beads. IflyJW CWTTPM y M JKr \r^^_ It is really a once-in-a-lifetime happening when such /?/ A SPECIAL OFFERING— A JJGPLAY J S Y ours to choose from at the moderate prices / i $1 39 q uote 4 (i I ' Price range—6sc, 95c, $1.35, $1.95, $2.95 to $6.95. V|\, for switches 22 Every woman should be fair with herself and at inches long. Q least see these pearls. Come and view the display in one BOWMAN'S—THIRD FLOOR I UDCK of our large windows. A Trio of White Goods Offerings Introducing a Superior Value in I That Tells of Important Savings Women s Footwear White voile of fine quality—4o inches wide— aVen^er at $6.00 especially adaptable for waists and curtains; Fine black kid and calfskin button and lace yd ' boots, full nine inches high —perfect fitting. Ex . cellent quality—sizes 2 to B—widths AA to D com- Fine grade of soft nainsook for underwear and plete infants' dresses—3o inches wide; yd 15)p A very unU sual offering and one that Longcloth —5-yard pieces (Bowman Special); should attract scores of women to our shoe per piece • 65$ section tomorrow. BOWMAN'S—Second Floor. BOWMAN'S—Third Floor.i The Autumn Sale of Rugs, Carpets, Linoleums, Mattings The features of this sale event are the great assortments, desirability of the goods and the very moderate prices in effect. A Saving^of frorn2o to 30 per Many home furnishers who hadn't intended buying right now came here yesterday and took full advantage of the oppor- That's what you'll do if you come and see the values pre- Both in quality and in the lowness of prices this display and sale appeals to those making floor-covering purchases for * any part of the home. I • "X. Velvet Rugs Body Brussels Rugs Wilton Rugs All wanted sizes in -floral, Oriental and Size 9x15 ft., at #46.00 In Whittalls Anglo Persian Anglo , . e 11 Size 11 3xl 2ft at $46.00 Indian, Royal Worcester and leprae— all-over patterns colors wonderfully blended. g; ze n 3 X 15 ft. ( a t $57.50 sizes from 22><x36 inches at $3.75 tc Size 6x9 ft., at #15.00 Whittall's Body Brussels rugs in a 11.3x15 feet, at #141.00. Size 7.6x9 ft., at $20.00 large variety of patterns —. • n Size 8.3x10 ft., at $24.00 Size 27x54 inches, at #4.00 Wool and riDFC KugS c- 019 (t of Size 36x36 inches, at #6.50 —— * zc * " '' ' Size 4.6x6 ft., at #10.75 In brown, green, blue and rose pat- Size 11.3x12 ft., at gj ze 4 6x7.6 ft., at #13.25 terns size 9x12 feet, at SPECIAL—9xI2 velvet rug—seam- Size 6x9 ft., at #24.00 #7.50 to $10.(K1 f less, in floral and Oriental patterns, at Size 6.9x12 ft., at $31.50 S2O 00 Size 8.3x10.6 ft., at $35.00 LZirDetS ' * Size 9x12 ft., at $37.50 i- T"anPtl*V Rime Size 9x15 ft., at $52.50 Ingrain carpets in neat patterns —good ■ y Size 10.6x1- ft., at colors—full yard wide. Yard .... 69tf Size 10.6x13.5 ft., at #60.00 Tapestry Brussels carpet, at, yard, 65# A wide range of patterns and colors to Size 11.3x12 ft., at #52.50 Velvet carpets in hall and stair pat select from. Seamless. S,zc 113x15 ft " *"- W terns, 27 inches wide, at yard, Size 6x9 ft, at #IO.OO and #12.50 x . , n _. „ 98#, #l..*.> and #1.4,J Size 7.6x9 ft, at. .$12.50 and #15.00 Axminster Rugg WteunV U aryard Car, *2.W and" Size 8.3x10.6 ft., at $16.50, $19.50, #21.00 . Thc most popular of all rugs—embrac- MattingS c- o 19 (* t mg almost every color and pattern bize Jx - ~ a many are seamless. #16.25, #18.50, #21.00, #22.50 gj f t at China or Japanese mattings —in red, Size 11.3x12 ft., at #24.00 #15.00, $16.50, #19.50 tan, bhie or green patterns at yard Body Brussels Rugs Size 8.350.6 ft, at # ' J1 " 00 Plain matting, at, yard '.. 25# and 35# . - - ff s^' 00 ' * 2200 ' 925 00 Linoleums Ihe rug for rooms where extra hard *24.00, #26.50, #27.50 service is required all colors and pat- Sizes 9x12 ft., at New Process felt back linoleums in terns. #32.50, #35.00, #37.50 tile and Mosaic patterns two yards ?7v54 inr-hp- at ovj Size 11.3x12 ft., at #37.50 and #42.50 wide, at, square yard .... 39# and 49# c aaVau! 1 JZZ Size 11.3x15 ft, at .i #55.00 Printed linoleums on burlap back in *at gj ze ]2x13.6 ft., at #<57.50 blue, green or tan patterns two yards Size 6x9 ft., at #20.00 Size 12x15 ft., at. .#50.00 and #75.00 Wide, at, square yard 75# Size 6.9x12 ft., at #31.50 Small rugs to match many of the above Inlaid linoleums colors through to Size 8.3x10.6 ft., at #31.50 patterns in large rugs. the back in tile and parquetry pat cj .p rx.t ?f t '. UMJ Size 27x54 inches, at #2.25 to #3.50 terns two yards wide, at, square yard, ~ '' 'Size 36x72 inches, at $4.25 to $6.50 SI.OO, sl.lO, #1.30, #1.50 and $1.65 • • i- t . *"■ . I * 1 3
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