MOTORISTS TO AID IN LAW'S OBSERVANCE [Continued from First Page.] Mtor Club of Harris burg was at fault. Get the Safety Ilabit "For safety's sake there is no such thing as 'right of way/ even though the city ordinance designates certain etrees aa 'main highways.' Street in tersections should always be ap proached with car under control. A safe rule to follow is to give right of way to the vehicle to the right when met at intersections. "Don't pass an overtaken vehicle in the Market street subway. | "Don't pass an overtaken motor vehicle on the Fourth street ap proach to the Mulberry street viaduct on the Cameron street approach; nor within 100 feet of the approach when on the viaduct. Better yet—don't pass an overtaken motor vehicle at all on any part of the viaduct. Let the other fellow do the fast driving. "Don't pass to the right of an over taken vehicle. "Don't make wide swings around corners when turning to the right. "Don't fail to signal with hand when making turns or stops. "Don't stop with left side to curb —no matter where. "Don't stop more than six inches from the curb. "Don't leave car without driver within twenty-five feet of a fireplug. "Don't leave car standing with mo tor running. "Don't keep car moving when fire apparatus is approaching in either direction —get close to curb and stop.' "Don't drive through processions. "Don't stand or move two or more abreast. "Don't park in Third and Fourth cept at an angle or 45 degrees and then with the rear to the curb. "Don't park on Third and Fourth streets between Chestnut and Wal nut, or in Walnut between Second and Fourth for longer than thirty minutes. Also within one-half block The battle of New Orleans was fought 15 day# after peace was declared—so slow were methods of communication. The world moves quickly. The United States is a big country. Every part of it must know what every other part is doing. Western Union Service overcomes the old-time barrier of distance. Fifty thousand employes and one-million-five hundred-thousand miles of wire are at the call of every citizen of the United States—in twenty-six thousand cities, towns and hamlets. WESTERN UNION Telegrams Day Letters Night Letters Cablegrams—Money Transferred by Wire THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH CO. THIS IS EDISON WEEK Patriotic concerts at our store all week. Come in and enjoy an hour of real music. Come in and learn what music's recreation is. Come-in and listen to the New Edison and secure complimentary tickets to the Ciccolini Recital TECH HIGH SCHOOL, THURSDAY, OCT. 25 No charge for tickets. No obligation whatever. We simply want you to hear the New Edison and you will surely want to hear Ciccolini. J. H. Troup Music House TROUP BUILDING 15 So. Market Stj. MONDAY EVENING, of any public markethouso, during market hours, except on side of high way on which markethouse Is lo cated. Slow Down at Schools "Don't take a chance when passing public school buildings—slow down and have the car under perfect con trol. "Don't fail to sound horn at street intersections. "Don't allow a smoky exhaust. "Don't allow muffler cut-out open. "Don't fail to" show two white lights in front and Illuminate the rear number tag from one hour after sun set until one hour before sunrise. "Don't use dealers' tag except for the purpose of demonstrating, test ing or selling. "Don't allow number tags to be come defaced, greasy, dirty or hidden from view. They should always be parallel to the axle, and easily read. "Don't allow inexperienced persons or children under sixteen years of age to drive your car. "Don't pass street cars when stop ped to discharge or receive passen gers. "Don't use glaring lights in the city. There's no lUw against it in the open countryin this state. Because of this the inconsiderate, driver puts in 36's with no deflector, and drives the decent driver to the gutter. Help Traffic Officer "Don't use a spotlight in the city limits, and when used in the open country, only use as an emergency— as intended. "Don't forget that the species 'road hog' still exists. It is he that brings about annoying and unjust laws which must be observed by all. "Don't forget that the traffic officer regulates traffic. Assist him by al wavs giving signal with hand. "Don't resent the traffic officer's direction —he is doing his best to prevent accidents. "Don't overlook the rights of the pedestrian—his life is just as im portant as yours. "Don't take things for granted— prepare for the unexpected. "Don't endanger your position in the community by disregarding these suggestions—public • sentiment is against accidents." NEWS OF STEELTON SUBSCRIPTIONS TO LOAN ARE EXPECTED TO INCLUDING TO-DAY'S RESULTS When the reports of subscriptions to the Liberty Loan in Steelton and surrounding towns are turned in to day the total amount is expected to reach $50,000. This will mark the close of the first half of the campaign which will be concluded on Wednes day night. Another $5,000 bond and several SI,OOO bonds have been subscribed. ' P '° this time two bonds of the $5,000 denomination and about a dozen of the SI,OOO class have been purchased. The plan being carried out by lo cal banks which enables the working class to take bonds is proving very successful. Many have been reach ed through this plan and the number of bonds disposed of the small de nominations is expected to be very large. Committeemen lteport lanj " of the citizen's committee of 250 have reported on the work. In many cases two of the subscription blanks which have been supplied by the committee have been returned. The amount that is being subscribed in the outlying districts is not known as few of the committeemen in these districts have reported. The campaign in the steel plant was officially opened Friday after noon when several thousand sub scription blanks were distributed anvong employes. Considerable work is necessary in starting the second campaign in the plant inasmuch as the loan was so largely subscribed during the first time that it is diffi cult to ascertain Just who own bonds. Report That Officers Were Intoxicated Is Denied by Chief Grove In a statement this morning: Chief of Police Grove denied the report that two officers on"3uty at the foot ball game on Cottage Hill w*re In toxicated. The chief said that he does not know that any of his men use liquor while on duty and that he would not stand for such prac tice. v The chief said that the boys who were placed under arrest were abusing- the officers after they had asked them to obey certain laws. Over the weekend four speeders were arrested for violating the traf fic laws. Automobilists are making a practice of speeding in Front street and Chief Grove intends to break it up. They will be given a hearing before Burgess Wifgfield this week. Four negroes charged with gam bling will be given a hearing before Burgess Wigtteld to-niglit. They were arrested yesterday afternoon while engaged in a crap game in Franklin street. Collection of license fees from poolroom proprietors which is nec essary under the ordinance passed in February 1917. has been com pleted by Chief of Police Grove. There are twenty-seven poolrooms in town. The license fee is $lO. t'RICH FI'N'KKAL WEDNESDAY Funeral sen-ices for Mrs. Cath erine Urich, who died on Saturday, will be held from her home. 3 South Front street, Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The Rev. G. N. Lauffer, pastor of St. John's Lutheran Church, will officiate. Burial will bi made in Hummelstown. She is sur vived by the following children: Mrs. Carrie Hitz, Hummelstown; Mrs. Ella Ohrurn and Mrs. Annie McNeal, Harrisburg. and William Urich, Sec ond and Walnut streets. FORTY-HOURS' DEVOTION Forty-hours' devotion opened In St. James' Catholic Church yester day morning at 8 o'clock and will close to-morrow evening at 7.30 o'clock with solemn procession. Bishop Philip R. M. McDevitt will close the services. During services yesterday 80 young cadets in uniform received communion. This is the tirst time since the war that this has occurred in. Stelton. Steelton Snapshots Sergeant Reagan Home Ser geant "Pat" Reagan of Camp Meade visited friends in Steelton over Sun day. He claims that all the Steel ton boys at the camp are well and contented with the place. Third Annual Ball. The third annual ball will be given by the Y. M. H. A. in the association hall, 49 Front street, Wednesday evening, November 7. Annual Woman's Day. Ob servance of the Twenty-first ann.flal Woman's Day is being planned at the First Baptist Church Sunday, October 28. Special programs will be presented in the morning, after noon and evening. Impromptu Debate. An Im promptu debate will be a feature of a meeting of the men of the First Re formed Church under the auspices of the Men's Bible Class. The sub ject of the debate will be: "R&- solved, that the benefits from war are greater than the evils of war." To Take Action on Death. Ac tion on the death of Lewis C. Keim, former hotel man and member of the Citizen Fire Company will be taken at a meeting of the company to-night. Plan Hallowe'en Sooial —Plans for a Hallowe'en social and mas querade to be held October 29 are being made by the booster commit tee of Carthage Lodge, 194, Knights of Pythias. MIDDLETOWN | Rob Adams' Store Twice in Six Months The grocery store of Frank Adams, of Ann street, was robbed last Friday night. Entrance was gained by cut ting out a panel of the door in the side entrance. They got away with forty dozen of eggs, rtfty pounds of lard, twenty-five pounds butter, three shoulders, quantity of cigars and tobacco. This makes the second rob bery of Mr. Adams' store within six months. David Oarver, -one of the mail clerks, left this morning for Kelly Fields. Texas, where he was sent by the government, having enlisted in the service. Miss Ella Vance has returned from a trip to Tyrone, Pa., and resumed her work as clerk in the post office. John Kohr left this morning for Cape May, N. J., where he was called by the Naval Coast Defense Reserves. The school board will meet in spe cial session this evening. At a meeting of the Methodist Epis copal Sunday School board yesterday morning It was decided to change the hour of service of the Sunday School the first Sunday In November from 9.45 a. m. to 1.30 p. m. A force of carpenters was put to work at the Aviation Plant to crate 130 three-ton Packard trucks which will be shipped away from their Atorage plant here. BHmis<wits itS&S# mmion! Many of those who subscribed during the tlrst campaign are buying bonds. No reports on tho amount sub scribed was given out by steel com pany officials this morning. It Is like ly a report will bo made to-morrow. F. A. Bobbins has charge of the campaign. Issues l'roelamatlon Burgess Wigfleld last evening Is sued a proclamation setting Octo ber 24 aside as Liberty Day In this borough. The campaign will come to a close on this day also. The proclamation Is as follows: "Whcrseas, President Wilson has set aside Wednesday, Oc tober 24, 1917, as a day when every American citizen shall lend his efforts in a great United movement for the success of the second Liberty Loan, and Whereas, a committee of rep resentative men from this com munity is striving to promote the cause of the nation in Its war against autocrack by obtaining subscripers to the second Lib erty Loan, therefor "I hereby proclaim Wednes day, October 24, 1917, as Liberty Day in the borough of Steelton, and earnestly request every citi zen and resident of this borough to spend that day or some part thereof In securing for the gov ernment of the United States the fund with which to bring vic tory to Its forces In the great war and make more speedy the homo coming of tho men, who have offered their lives In the cause of liberty." St. Mark's Congregation Decides to Sell Church At a congregational meeting' of the St. Mark's Lutheran Church last night it was decided to dispose of the church property at Second and Lincoln streets and turn the money over to the Tressler Orphans' Home at Loysville. The matter of dispos ing of the property was put into the hands of the church council. Until the property is sold the congregation will continue to hold services as a congregation. A member of the council said this morning that there were no prospective buyers at pres ent. i The building was built about twenty-one years ago. nniXT'i) WIIIT,E COOKING IS IX SERIOUS CONDITION While Mrs. Margaret Stauffer, aged 19, of Oberlin, was preparing her husband's evening meal yester day afternoon, her skirt caught Are and she was soon a mass of flames. Before her husband could extinguish the flames, she was badly burned. After first-aid treatment she was taken to the Harrisburg Hospital, where she is reported to be in a serious condition. GARBAGE TRUCK EXPECTED TO ARRIVE HERE TOMORROW According to borough officials this morning the two and one-half ton truck to be used in thecollection of garbage which was ordered several months ago will arrive in the bor ough to-morrow. The truck has been expected for several weeks. FUNERAL FOR CHILD Funeral for Lillian Sanford. three and-one-half-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Haywood. 53 Frederick street, were held from the funeral parlors of Dunkle & Knoderer, this afternoon. The Rev. O. P. Goodwin officiated. Burial was made-in the Midland Cemetery. The Rev. J. D. Hockman Chaplain in U. S. Army Mechanlcsburg, Pa., Oct. 22. —Aft- er visiting his sister, Mrs. Charles E. Brindel, West Main street. Chaplain J. Donald Hockman, who has rank of first lieutenant in the Fifty-fifth United States Infantry, left Allen town last night for chickamaugua Park, Ga„ where he will be sta tioned. Chaplain Hockman is well equipped for his work in Uncle Sam's Army, and a zealous, consci entious pastor. He left a flourish ing congregation for what he felt to be a higher call and a greater need. He is a graduate of Mercersburg Academy, going from there to Dick inson College. While a student at the latter institution he left to ac cept the position of assistant post master of his home town, Waynes boro. After serving !n this capacity for several years he enrolled at Drew Theological Seminary, and studied for the ministry. After successfully filling several charges, he left the People's Methodist Episcopal Church at Reading to enlist in the Army among the first volunteers. He is a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Hockman, of Waynesboro. Boy Hunters Find Body of Suicide Near Gettysburg Gettysburg, Pa., Oct. 22-.—Two 18- year-old hunters out in the woods en Saturday found what was left of a man, evidently a suicide. The boys bad left homo in the morning and were about two miles north of the Hollinger farm when they scared up a fiock of birds in a thicket. Just after the birds rose in the air, they came across the complete form of the man, only little more than his skele ton being left. A hole in the ;-<kuil Just at the temple and a revolver still grasped in the bones of the hand and fingers gave evidence of the tragedy. The boys gave up their hunt and came to town to notify the authorities, who deemed an injuest unnecessary. The frame of the man was removed and buried in the ceme tery at the county home. MILLIONS USE IT TO STOP A COLD "Pape's Cold Compound" ends severe colds or grippe in few hours. Relief comes instantly. A dose taken every two hours until three doses are taken will end grippe misery and break up a severe cold either in the head, chest, body or limbs. It promptly opens clogged-up nos trils and air passages in the head, stops nasty discharges or nose run ning, relieves sick headache, dull ness, feverishness, sore throat, sneez ing, soreness and stiffness. Don't stay stuffed-up! Quit blow ing and snuffling: Ease your throb bing head! Nothing else in the world gives such prompt relief as "Pape's Cold Compound," which costs onlv a few cents at any drug store. It acts without assistance, tastes nice, causes no Inconvenience. Be sure' you get the genuine.—Adv. SNOW HOLDS DR.LICHLHER Pcßßed in Mining District by Heavy Fall; Capitol Hill News SATT/Zj liter, chief clerk partment qf Agri- Just home from a Idaho, seems to 11 fflSSfeWyi? h ave h a d plenty of eluding being pen midst of the gold and silver mining region of the moun tain district of that state because of a live-foot snowfall in September. Dr. Llchllter had to spend seven days In tho mountains tifty miles i from a railroad because of storms and ro&ds made impassable by sijow. On snother trip by automobile to a mining region the car had to go over roads little better than trails which had sharp curves and were cut on cliffs almost a thousand feet above streams below. Dr. Llchliter says that In the big farming sections of the West h6 found the farmers making plenty of money especially on apples, prunes, alfalfa and sheep. Potato production appears to be a fine art in tho West as he found some htlls con taining twenty-flve to thirty potatoes, some exceeding a pound In weight. Many hills produced as high as six teen pounds of potatoes. The ranch ins districts are supplying many cattle. To Hear Wednesday—Hearings of the Public Service Commission are fixed for Wednesday and Thursday of this week. Ketiirned From Convention—State Registrar W. R. Batt, Chief Engineer C. A. Emerson and Chief Medical In- What have to stop him ? Shall we crush the Hun on the battle-fields of Europe or grapple with his fiendish soldiery here among our homes ? Remember the War Lord's boast: "Paris, then London, then America!" Picture the German torch given to our dwellings, the German firing squad tramping our city streets, the screams of our children, the unspeakable fate of our wives and sisters! France and England have fought a gallant fight, but they tell us frankly that only America's full strength can save the day. Our sons—God bless them!—are now preparing for the final test of skill and courage; but bravery alone will not win! / The First Liberty Loan will raise and train an army; that is all! Every dollar of it will be spent before we are really in the fight.. And unless our response to the Second Loan is of matchless gen erosity, the world will view the terrible spectacle of a million and more gallant boys starving, freezing, fighting with bare hands, sup ported by empty cannon, dying like rats beneath the German hail all because we, their friends and fathers, would not lend our money to our Government!' Make your subscription through any Bank or Trust Company % This space has been donated in the interest of the Second Liberty Loan by the following Banks and Trust. Companies s , • Central Trust Company Commonwealth Trust Company Dauphin Deposit Trust Company First National Bank • Mechanics Trust Company * Merchants National* Bank spoctor B. F. Royer, of tho Depart ment of Health, have returned from Washington, where they attended the convention of the American Public Health Association. Commission to Meet—The State Commission to select a site for the new State Institute For Inebriates will meet here shortly for organiza tion. A site in Perry or Cumberland counties Is suggested. Observing Roads—Highway Com missioner O'Neil is having observa tions made by district engineers and county superintendents of the effect' of the motor traflic on tho state high ways this year. In some sections of the state, main highways have not only been subjected to more traffic than ever by pneumatic tired ve hicles, but the truck movement has increased largely. This Is due to the movement of trucks across the state from western states to tho seaboard and large cities and to inauguration of local truck services between towns due to railroad congestion. Charters for a number of local transit conl p'anles have been granted lately. Apple Crop Falls—Estimates made by state officials from reports of ap ple growers show that the state ap ple crop has fallen considerably short of the average. In some sec tions of Southern Pennsylvania the crop la not sixty per cent, of what It had been running the last (Ive years. The new apple grading law is now in effect and reports Indicato a general observance. The pear yield of the state Is also below what It has been the last four years. Last year ther* were over half a million bushels of pears raised in Pennsylvania. Will Be Aetlve—The officers of the new State Poultry Association will begin formation of organizations In each county of the state next month and arrangements have been made for recognition of the association by the State Department of Agriculture and also for representation on the state board. Members of tho three organizations which have merged Into the new association will be asked to assist in working out a plan for lessening losses of egss in shipments. BIR CNNFN Settled—Tho verdicts taken in the Dauphin county court to-day conclude a number of state 1 tax cases which originally involved millions. The principles are now de- OCTOBER 22, 10X7. elded. The cases Included Provident lilfe and Trust Company and United Gas Improvement Company. Mottera Cos* Cornea Up—The State Board of Pardons will hear the Mot tern application for rehearing of the commutation plea to-morrow, the Oc tober meeting of the board having been postponed until that date. Want Station Restored —Johnson and Overtu'-f to-day filed complaint against closing of the Penfleid sta tion by the Buffalo and Susquehanna Railroad. Government Oliject*—J. I. Blakslee, fourth assistant postmaster general, to-day called upon the Public Service Commission to take steps to Improve safety conditions at the Jersey Cen tral crossing between Lehighton Weissport, declaring that there was ' not suitable equipment and that the luan in.charge is unfit for the place. He referred to an accident which re cently occurred at the place and wrote that the rural mallcarrler has to use the crossing twice dally and that the Government requires safety for carriers and also Indemnity when injured. Mr. Blakslee gave notice that unless better conditions were obtained the rural service might be withdrawn. Chairman Alney assigned Investigator Dolioney to make an Immediate inspection of the crossing. To Stop Passenger Service—The Ironton railroad operating in eastern counties to-day notified the Public Service Commission that it would su pend passenger service November 1 because of scarcity of coal and high wages. The letter stated that if the commission deemed It necessary aft er the war the service would be re stored. Public Service First—Attaches of the Public Service Commission to day subscribed for $5,550 of Liberty Bonds, the first department of the state government to make a return. Compensation Meetings—The State Compensation Board to-day an nounced a meeting for Harrisburg for October 30 to hear cases in this district and meetings in Philadel phia, October 31 and November 1 and 2. First Service Flas —The State De partment of Labor and Industry to day hung out the first "service flag" ' of the branches of the state gov-1 ernment in the State Capitol. Its ffcig .showed nine stars, the numbfl of its men who are in the Army o|| Navy. In the list are two officers Captain John S. Splcer, Ordinandi Corps, and Lieutenant Theodore Oould, Quartermaster Corps. Other* from this district are Charles 8s Sftgelbaum, Carroll Craig l , R. Hjj Thomas, 111, ard Richard Coover. Committee Busy—A Liberty Loanij Committee composed of attaches the stato government to-day began m campaign In behalf of Liberty Bondjg in the State Capitol. Heads of dft* partments started the subscription list. Commission Meets—The Delaware River Toll Bridge Commission raM with Governor Brumbaugh in Phtta ad#lphia Saturday and made plan 4 to acquire two bridges. j Governor Neutral Govern W Brumbaugh told newspapermen tq Philadelphia Saturday that he w4 taking no part in Philadelphia poll* tics, but being neutral. The Fiftl| ward occurrences he said had nqi been brought to his attention oflM dally. After Toll Roads—Alleging th 4 several of the local turnpikes alfi being operated in violation of thei* charter rights, the Lancaster Autoaq mobile Club will begin an lnvestigiM tion to see whether legal proceed* ings can be Instituted. It Is allegf that several are making a greatefl profit than allowed by their charter that the latter has been violated selling of rights of way to trollejr> companies and that some of thaj t,urnplkes have established tollj charges. Selected Site)— Dr. George P. Done*) hoe, of Coudersport, secretary of thai Stnte Historical Society; William H Stevenson of Pittsburgh, and Stattf Librarian Thomas L. Montgomery# have selected the site upon vfrhich a $5,000 monument is to be erected lfl| honor of Colonel Henry Boquet oU the Bushy Run battlefield, near Mur raysville, Westmoreland county. A, plot of five acres about the middlQ of the battleground Is to be pur* chased with pennies already collected from the school children of thA county. The historical society will do Its share. 11
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