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TIMELY NEWS OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA AND CITY'S SUBURBS
CHRISTMAS BOX
FOR SOLDIER BOY
Meehanicsburg Red Cross
Chapter Will Send One to
Every Man From Town
Meehanicsburg. Pa., Dec. 5.
iChristmas boxes for every soldier
Jbov from Meehanicsburg are being
'■prepared by the local Red Cross
iChapter. Various stores and business
laces in town will be designated to
freceive contributions from the pub
pic for this worthy cause. Contri
■butions may also be handed at any
time to the treasurer, Charles
Eoerly.
Meehanicsburg Red "Cross Chapter
feels honored to be one chosen for
special grade surgical dressings,
■which have been asked for by Major
Murphy, of France. As the quota
for thi"< chapter is several thousand,
every woman and girl who can pos
sibly give the time, will be asked to
assist in the work in order that it
may be done in the time limit.
Two Christmas boxes were sent
yesterday to Mechanicsburg boys in
France.
;|! A New Pair Free If They Rip f
or Break
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1117 X. Third St. V
11 "WE SELL THEM FOR I.ESS"
We offer for your inspection what is
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Finest Quality Diamond Jewelry
to be seen in Harrisburg
Considering t lie 40 years' personal study of diamonds by
i!:c senior member of the concern and the 67 years' stead
:',.vt reputation of absolute integrity of THE HOUSE OF
H( )AS, you can readily realize the advantages from every
point of view in purchasing diamonds at this establishment.
1 lost distinctive settings in gold and platinum
diamond jewelry for gifts
Diamond Rings, S2O to SI,OOO
Diamond
Diamond Bar Pins, S2O to $250
LaVallieres, $lO to $250
Inspection implies no obligation to buy
CROSS BOAS
28 North Second Street
A Man's Gift From a Man's Store
p| Wm. Strouse J|
Something for Harrisburgers to Think About
Every Harrisburger should highest efficiency. They make
support our home industries. MONITO HOSE sold the
Every citizen of this city , d Qver _ demanded far in
knows whatever .5 made here .3 excess of the supply with trans .
rig in qua Iy. portation charges added, even so
About 100,000 people in Har- far as 5,000 miles,
risburg wear hosiery —made We'd rather sell all of our
somewhere in the United States. product in Harrisburg than ship "
Nearly 400 of Harrisburg citi- * aw^'. if the demand here wi
zens are engaged in the making ranted it.
of hosiery in One plant in this Wear MONITO HOSE, not
city—the Moorhead Knitting only because it is made here, but
Co., Inc., factory on Eleventh because it has the QUALITY,
street. For men and
True to traditions, these men women —2sc to
and women are skilled to the $2.00 a pair.
JWoniloHose
MoniloHose
For Men and Women
For sale by all Harrisburg's better stores
Made by Moorhead Knitting Co., Inc., Harrisburg, Pa.
WEDNESDAY EVENING.
CUM BERLA
TEACHERS STUDY
WAR PROBLEMS
; Cumberland County Institute
and Directors' Meetings Be
ing Held at Carlisle
Carlisle. Pa.. Dec. s.—With special
sessions of the various teachers for
Intensive study featuring, the in
structors attending the meeting ot
the Cumberland County Teachers In
stitute are deep in consideration of
problems of school routine and eco
nomic questions growing out of the
war.
To-morrow the semiannual meeting
of the Cumberland county school di
! rectors will be held in the
| Building in the morning, with a joint
I gathering of teachers and directors
j at the opera house in the afternoon.
1 The institute will close on Friday
j morning. The following officers have
I been elected: President. County Su-
I perintendent J. Kelso Green; vice-
I presidents. J. C. Wagner. W. G. Rice.
S. X. Hewlett. W. A. McLaughlin, H.
; G. Knier; secretary, Miss Helen Mar
j kel, of H'arrlsburg, principal of Enola
I schools; treasurer, A. A. Calaman,
i Frankford township.
| COMMUNION SERVICES SUNDAY
I New Cumberland, Pa., Dec. 5.
| Communion services will be held in
the Church of God on Sunday even
' ing.
COURT MAKES
NEW RULING
Lawyers Leaving Cumber
land County For Year Will
Forfeit Bar Privileges
Carlisle. Pa., Dee. s.—ln a con
tinued session of court held this
mornfng, Judge Sadler passed sen
tence In nearly a score of cases
where pleas of guilty had been en
tered or verdict of guilty had been
given. ♦
The December criminal court was
a remarkably short one, but eight
cases being listed. Two of these
were thrown out by the grand .iury
and pleas of continuances granted in
the others, leaving but two to try.
Several important changes in court
rules have been ordered by Judge
Sadler, the main one being that at
torneys who leav# the county aid
fail to practice for one year will be
considered as having forfeited their
privileges and must apply again to
the examining board for reinstate
ment.
Boy Taken to Hospital
For Operation on Jaw
Waynesboro, Pa., Dec. s.—Robert
Overcash, the nine-year-old son of
George Overcash. of Rouzerville.
who several weejss ago was taken
before the Medical Association, ot
Waynesboro, by Dr. J. B. Ainber
son, as having a peculiarly shaped
lower jaw, ' was taken yesterday
morning to the University Hospital
at Philadelphia, where he will un
dergo an examination. A specialist
in this line has been engaged, and,
if necessary, the operation will take
place at once.
The lad was constantly growing
worse and his jaw becoming more
rigid. Monday he was scarcely able
to open liis mouth sufficiently wide
to insert his finger between the
teeth. The boy's jaw was left weak
from infancy after he suffered an at
tack of measles.
ENLIST IX AVTATIOX CORPS
Mechanicsburg. Pa., Deo. 5.
Three Mechanicsburg boys who en
listed for Uncle Sam and will enter
the Aviation Corps left for Colum
bus. Ohio. They are: George Kerk- I
lieimer. South Market street: Wil
liam Hupp. East Keller street, and
Andrew A. Clark, West Keller street.
IKI:H GETTIXG GIX-SHV
Waynesboro, Pa., Dec. s.—There
was a lull in the bagging of deer
Monday and there were no killings
in this section reported. On Satur
day. however, the Sport Gun Club,
composed of young- men of Waynes
boro and vicinity, had good luck and
brought down two fine buck—one a
four and the other .a ten-pronged
one.
After the first day's hunt the deer
became gun-shy and kept well out of
the hunters' reach and on the alert.
THEY GAVE
HER VINOL
AFTER SICKNESS
It Completely Restored Her
Strength
Brooklyn. N. Y.—Pneumonia left
me weak and tired, with pains under
my shoulder blades, a, bad cough
and no appetite. Five bottles of
Vinol restored my strength and
health. I gained in weight and my
cough disappeared."—Mrs. B. Rich
ter. 132 Menhan St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
This is because Vinol is a consti
tutional, cod liver and iron remedy
which creates an appetite, aids di
gestion, enriches the blood and in
this natural manner restores health
and strength. Formula on every
bottle. Show it to your doctor. He
knows.
Geo. A. Gorgas, druggist; Ken
nedy's Medicine Store, 321 Market
St.; C. F. Kramer, Third and Broad
Sts.; KitzmillCr's Pharmacy, 132 a
Derry St., Harrisburg, and at the
best drug store in every town and
city In the country.—Adv.
HARJRISBURG TELEGRAPH
RECRUITS OF
SECTION ARE B
Copyright by the Committee on Public Information
A special drive for men for the
aviation section is being conducted
by the Harrisburg recruiting officers.
In this branch of the service there
are men of forty-seven various trades
needed to be employed by the Govern
ment 4t their trades in the Army.
For every flying machine ten men
are necessitated behind the linesand
the recruiting officers are making a
special effort to interest men of the
trades listed to volunteer their serv
ices and "do their bit" by doing the
same kind of work for Uncle Sam as
they do in civil life.
The above Illustration depicts mech
anicians at work. Arty auto mech
anician can enlist at the local recruit
ting office. 325 Market street, to
serve in the aviation section at his
respective trade with a rank not less
than that of a noncommissioned of
ficer.
Thrift of Foreign Class
Shown in Court Case
Sunbury. Pa.. Dec. 5. —An evidence j
of the thrift of the foreign classes
in the coal region end of the county
was shown in Judge Curnmings'
Court yesterday when Mrs. Joseph
Andrzeyeroski, testifying against her
husband whom she accused of as
sault and battery, swore that she had
$l6O hid in a mattress, owned a
double house that nets her $26
rent monthly, keeps a boarder for
S2O a month, and saves $45 more
that her son, who is in the National
Army, is sending her every month.
She was testifying to, her husband's]
alleged ill treatment, when this was
skilfully brought out by his lawyer.
He also secured admissions that her
husband gave her sl2 out of each
pay.
PRE-EMPT PARTY NAME
Pre-emption papers for the Repre
sentative district of Cumberland coun
tv for the Town Meeting party were
filed yesterday afternoon with Pro
thonotary Henry F. Holler. Pre-empt
ors were: B. D. Benfer, Samuel Bentz,
A. A. Thomson, G. P. Dosh, J. W.
Bailey, U. G. Eppley, John C. Groome,
all of Carlisle.
Suburban Notes
NEWPORT
Miss Elizabeth Dorwart has re
turned to her home after spending
some time at Wilson College, Cham
bersburg, of which institution she is
a graduate.
Miss Ruth Stoner has returned to
her home at Harrisburg after visit
ing Miss Ethel Hopple.
Mrs. Katie Rouse, of Harrisburg, is
the guest of her brother, Dr. H. O.
Orris.
Warren Kell, Roy Wagner and
| H. P. Light were among the Newport
| hoys at Camp Meade who spent
Thanksgiving at their homes here
! and have now returned to their com
! mands.
Captain David McCulloch. of the
j aero department of the United States
j service, is visiting his mother, Mrs.
J. Emery Fleisher.
Miss Sarah A. Sunday and Miss
Mary C. Davis have returned to West
Chester, where they are students at
the West Chester State Normal
School after spending Thanksgiving
with their parents here.
Max Lahr has returned to his
studies at the University of Pennsyl
vania after spending several days
with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. C. W.
Lahr. •
A. T. Asper. of Kimberling, Idaho,
is visiting friends and relatives in
this section.
Mrs. S. Ella Kell and daughter.
Sirs. David S. Fry. and the latter's
children, Donald and Mary Louise,
are visiting with Mrs. Kelt's son. H.
11. Kell and family, at Petersburg.
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Miller are vis
iting at Johnstown. Altoona and Pitts
burg.
Mrs. Lucinda Zimmerman and
daughter Janet have returned home
after visiting in Pittsburgh with her
son. M. S. Zimmerman.
fCONSTIPAHON-i
Is the big trouble in every serious I
sickness causing depression of I
spirits, irritability, nervousness, ■
imperfect vision, loss of memory, I
floor sleep, loan of appetite, etc.—stop I
t with a regular course of
'SCHENCKSj
MANDRAKEI
.. PILLS
They act promptly and freely, but
gently, thoroughly cleansing the
bowels, comforting 'lie•stomach, stimu
lating the lier-f*e tp'.cijlc for Indi-
E ration, headache, biliousness, heart
urn, flatulency,
l'uraly Tegatahle. rialn or Sugar Coatad.
SO YBAnS- CONTINUOUS BALM
r/tovee THEIIt MCff/T.
Dr. J. H. Schcack & Son, Philadelphia
Men experienced In the care and
operation of automobiles, fours, sixes,
eights and twelves, and men who
can make adjustments and minor re
pairs are needed. The man in the
air appreciates the benefit of a good
mechanician on the ground.
There aro> also chances for (lying.
Harrisburg men who would fly should
also apply at the recruiting station.
The aviation section is in need of
50,000 men and Harrisburg is expect
ed to furnish a large number, includ
ing a vast number of men of con
scription age who will enlist within
the next eight days to avoid selective
conscription.
Chauffeurs are also required for the
aviation section. All men interested,
no matter what their occupation, be
it clerical or mechanical, should ap
ply at the recruiting station.
Hummelstown Schools'
Record For Third Month
Hummelstown, Pa., Dec. s.—Yes
terday the third month of school
x
ended, with a total enrollment for j
the term of 497 pupils and for the;
month of 480. The average attend-|
ance during the term to date and j
during the month has been 447, and'
71 cases of sickness -were reported j
during the past month; 243 pupils'
missed no time during the past i
month and 146 pupils have perfect
attendance for the term to date.
The first of the three series of ex
aminations held during the year will
begin on Thursday and last until
Tuesday. These examinations will
cover the work done during the first
three months of the teftn. Forty
six visits were recorded during the
month.
A new flag purchased by the
board of directors was placed on j
Monday to take the place of the one j
! presented by the P. O. S. of A. as it j
had been torn to pieces in the past 1
two winters by the storms.
PAUL FLEISHER PROMOTED
Newport, Pa., Dec. s.—Word has
Been received here of the promotion 1
of Paul K. Fleisher, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Amos Fleisher, of Oliver town
ship, enlisted in the United States !
military service, division of enlisted
Ordnance Reserve Corps? to sergeant
of ordnance. He is now stationed at
Arsenal, at Watorvliet,
N. Y, having been transferred there
from the United States Arsenal at
Augusta, Ga.
ENLISTS IN* AVIATION COUPS
Annville, Pa., Dec. s.—Paul J.
Forry, who for the past several
years has been the chauffeur for the
Meyer Milling Company is another
one of Annville's boys to leave town
for service of the country. Mr. For
ry went to San Antonio, Texas,
where he has enlisted as a carpen
ter in the aviation service. Mr. For
ry worked at the carpenter trade for
five years previous to his going into
the emhploy of the Meyer Milling
Company, t
MOLD Ell SERIOUSLY BURNED
Waynesboro. Pa., Dec. 5. W. If.
Clever came near losing the sight
of both his eyes Monday while en
gaged in pouring list metal into
castings. The castings were cold and
when the hot babbit struck them it
exploded sending the metal in all di
rections, striking Mr. Clever about
the face, hands and other parts of
the body.
FUNERAL OF MISS KBERLY
Mechanicsburg, Pa., Dec. G.—Fu
neral services for Miss Martha
Fritchey who died on Sat
urday afternoon, were held this
morning at the home of W. L. Sing
iser. East Main street, at 10 o'clock,
conducted by her pastor, the Rev.
J. Ellis Hell, of the Methodist Epis
copal Church. Burial was made in
Chestnut Hill Cemetery.
FOUND DEAD DOE IN WOODS
Waynesboro, Pa.. Dec. s.—Monday
the Marsh Creek Gun Club shot two
deer, one a spike and the other a six
pronged buck. Members of the club
found a doe in thin mountain that
had been shot; They turned it over
to a game warden who sent it to
Mont Alto sanatorium.
"HAS GOD REJECTED ENOLA?"
Enola, Pa,. Dec. s.—"Has God Re
jected Enola? Why?" is the timely
sermon subject which will be preach
ed Sunday evening at 7.30 o'clock
by the Rev. C. D. Rlshel, pastor of
the Beal Avenue Church of God.
In the morning the Rev. Mr. Rishel
will assist in the twentieth anniver
sary services of the organization of
the. Church of God at Bowmansdale,
which he organized.
Annville Lutheran Minister 1
Chaplain in U. S. Army
Annville, Pa., Dec. s.—?The Rev.
Paul D. Witman, pastor of the First
Lutheran Church of Antvville, has
been appointed a chaplain in the
United States Army and now awaits
his commission as well as instruc
tions as to the place to which he will
be sent. The Rev. Mr. Witman sev
eral weeks ago took the examination
at Washington, and has been in
formed that he was appointed and
his commission would be forthcom
ing. *
VETERAN BARBER HAS STROKE
Marietta, Pa., Dec. s.—Joseph N.
Stafford, the vehteran barber, is ser
iously ill, having suffered a stroke
of paralysis. He was for thirty-two
years the district grand secretary of
the Odd Fellows of the state and is
prominently identified with the Ma
sonic fraternity.
LANCASTER COUNTY DEATHS
Marietta—John Koser, aged 82,
a life-long resident of Lititz, died
Sunday night. He was a butcher and
fencemaker by trade. He was a
member of the Mennonite church,
and twice married. His second wife,
eight children, twenty-three grand
children and five great-grandchil
dren, and several brothers and sis
ters survive.
Marietta—Wesley Wood, aged 76,
a prominent retired farmer of Stras
burg township, died Sunday night
I*V. was a member of the Methodist
church, and is the last of his family.
Pequea—-Mrs. Elizabeth Fulton,
aged 76, died Monday from pneu
monia. She was a Miss Gall before
her marriage, and among the pion
eers of this township. Four chil
dren, a brother and a sister survive.
KELLEKI BRI'BAKER WEDDING
Marietta, Pa., Dec. s.—Miss Anna
B. Brubaker, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. T. R. Brubaker, was married
to John R. Keller, of Lime Rock,
by the Rev. N. I. Landis, of Neffs
ville. The couple were attended by
John B. Brubaker and Miss Amelia
Buckwalter.
SIXTEEN MKMBICRS IN SERVICE
Newport. Pa., Dec. 5. —Nu Chapter.
Phi Epsllon Kappa Fraternity, of
Newport, lias unfurled a service flag
in honor of the organization's sixteen
men in the United States service.
Stars are in the flag for these men:
Charles' P. Bassett. Harry Brown,
Bruce G. Benson, Arthur Campbell,
n. Ralph Demaree, Herbert Flick
inger, H. H. Frank, George R. Kelt,
Horace B. Light, J. Cloyd Manning,
C harles McNaughton, Karl Morrow,
Jacob Rhine, T. Leslie Smith, L Gil
bert Shrefflcr, J. Frederick Wright.
FACTORY OIRI.S IN RED CROSS
Newport. Pa.. Dec. s.—Female em
ployes of the Newport Shirt Factory
have organized an auxiliary to the
local Red Cross Society. The officers
are: Miss Mae Saucerman, president;
Miss Mary Shuler, vice-president;
Mrs. Mabel Leiter, secretary-treas
ur.
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In the most splendid motor test that With a Packard engine of only 300
the world has ever seen —the Twin Six cubic inches cylinder capacity he trav
principle again demonstrates its mar- eled, in a single hour, 112.96 miles—
velous economy bettering a record no one has been
And a Packard twelve-cylinder en- able to lower in seven years-a record
gine has evidenced its ability to get made by an English machine of twice
record power from every atom of its fuel, this cylinder capacity
At Sheepshead Bay. in an official Then, in succession, the world's
six-hour trial, Ralph DePalma has records for two, three, tour, five and
battered down all world records for six hours fell to the game Italian pilot
high speed endurance—coveting 633 an " " is flying car
miles in six hours, an average of 105.6 These six world records are but |
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DECEMBER 5, 191 T.
Girls Knit Slumber Robe
For Hospital in France
Annville, Pa., Dec. 6. —A beautiful
slumber robe which was made by
the beginners in knitting in Annville
is now on its way to France, having
been started on Monday of this week.
robe was on display for several
6uys in tlio window of the Kinports
store. The beginners of the town
knitted the various patches for this
much-admired article which Is
needed In the hospitals over there.
The work was done under the direc
tion of Mrs. Coover, and now many
of the young knitters are working on
scarfs, socks, mitts, sweaters and
other articles.
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TWENTY-TWO AT DEER CAMP
Newport, Pa.. Dec. s.—Twenty-two
men of this pladc. members of the
Newport Hunting Club No. 1, have
gone Into camp In Treaster Valley.
Mifflin county, in their annual deer
hunt. The trip will come to an end
on Saturday. December 15. The bn.gr
guge went forward several days ago.
BELL-ANS
Absolutely Removes
Indigestion. Druggists
refund money if it fails. 25c'