2 SATAN'S LETTER TO HIS COMRADE, KAISER WILHELM Satire That Has Attracted At tention Throughout the World When Louis Syberkop, of £reton, ■ lowa, wrote the satire on Kaiser "Wit helm, which follows, he little thought : it would attract the attention which it has. Requests for copies have come to him from Theodore Roose velt, Secretary of the Navy Daniels, Secretary to the President Tumulty and other notables. The article is in the form of a letter from his Satanic majesty to the human prototype. It says: To Wilhelm voh Hohenzollern, King # of Prussia, Emperor of all Ger many and Envoy Extraordinary of Almighty God. My Dear Wilhelm: I can call you by that familiar name, for I have always been very close to you—much closer than you could ever know. Prom the time that you were yet an undeveloped being in your moth er's womb have I shaped your des tiny for my purpose. I the days of Rome I created a roughneck known in history as Nero. He was a vulgar character and suited my purpose at that particular time. In these modern days a classic demon and efficient, supercriminal was needed, and as I knew the Ho henzollern blood I picked you as my special instrument to place on earth aji annex of hell. I gave you abnor mal ambition, likewise an oversupply of egotism that you might not dis cover your own failings; I twisted j our mird to that of a madman with certain normal tendencies to carry you by. a most dangerous character placed in power; I gave you the pow oi' a hypnotist and a certain magnet ic force that you might sway your people. 1 am responsible for the de torn cd arm that hangs helpless on >our left, for your crippled condition embittered your life and destroys all noble impulses that might otherwise cause me anxiety, but your strong swoid arm is driven by your ambi tion that squelches all sentiment and pity; I placed in your soul a deep hatred for all things English, for of all nations on earth I hate England jiiost; wherever England plants her flag she brings order out of chaos 11 nd the hated cross follows the Union Jack; under her rule wild tribes be come tillers of the soil and in due lime practical ci.izens; she is the great Clvilizer of the globe and I 11 ATI: HER. I planted In your soul a cruel hatred for your mother be cause SHE was English, and left my good friend Bismarck to fan the llame l had kindled. Recent history p.oves how well our work was done. It lnoke your royal mother's heart, but 1 gained my purpose. The inherited disease of the Ho b zolierns killed your father, just as it will kill jou, and you became the ruler of Ofermany and a tool of mine sooner than I expected. To assist you and further hasten my work, I sent you three evil spirits —Nietzsche, Tritschke and later Bernhardi—whose teachings inflam ed Ihp youths of Germany, who in good, time would be willing and loyal subjects and eager to spill their blood and pull your chestnuts, yours and mine: the spell has been perfect— you cist your ambitious eyes toward ilic Mediterranean, Egypt, India and the Dardanelles, and you began your great railway to Bagdad, b. t the am bitious archduke e d his more ambi tious wife stood in your way. It was ihen that I sowed the seed in your l eart that blossomed into the assassi nation of the duke and his wife, and all hell smiled when it saw how clev erly you saddled the crime on Serbia. I saw you set sails for the fiords of Norway, and I knew ;ou would prove an alibi. How cleverly done, so much like your noble grandfather Who also secured an assassin to re move old King Frederick of Den mark, and.later robbed that country of two provinces that gave Germany an opportunity t become a naval power. Murder is dirty work, but it takes a Hohenzollern to make away and get by. Your opportunity was at hand; >ou set the worlu on fire and bells of hell were ringing: your rape on Bel- UPHOLSTERING Have your upholstering done now. Let me put your furniture in fine con dition for the holidays. Custom Work Slip Covers Draperies and General Upholstering JOS. COPLINKY 1005 North Third St. Bell Phone 733R § Optical Skill Experience To examine eyes correctly and scientifically— To fit right glasses accurately— To relieve defective vision—re quires optical skill and experi ence. both of which we have. Eyesight Specialist : NORTH THIRD STREET SchlrltiDer Building RESORTS LAUREL HOUSE LAKEWOOD, N. J. First class American Plan Hotel. A short motor run from Camp Dix, Bt Wnjrhtotown, N. J. A. J. Morphj, H(r. C. V. Murphy, Aast. Mgr. SATURDAY EVENING. gian caused much joy. It was the be ginning, the foundation of a perfect hell on earth; the destruction of noble cathedrals and other infinite works of art was hailed with Joy in the internal regions. You made -war on friends and foe alike and the murder of civilians showed my teachings had borne fruit. Your treachery toward neutral na tions hastened * universal upheaval, the thing I most desired. Your under sea warfare is a master stroke, from the smallest mackerel pot to the great Lusitania you show no favor ites; as a war lord yx>u stand su preme, for you have ito mercy; you have no consideration for the baby clinging to its mother's breasts as they both go down into the deep to gether only to be torn apart and leis urely devoured by sharks down among the corals. I have strolled over the battle fields of Belgium and France. I have seen your hand of destruction every where: it's all your work superfiend that I made you. I have seen the fields of Poland; now a wilderness fit for prowling beasts only; no merry children in Poland now; they all succumbed to frost and starva tion. I drifted down into Galicia where many Jews and Gentiles lived happily together; I found but ruins and ashes; I felt a curious pride *in my pupil, for it was all above my expectation. I was in Bel gium when you drove the peaceful population before you like cattle into slavery; you separated man and wife and forced them to hard labor in trenches. I have seen the most fiend ish rape committed on young women and those who were forced into ma ternity were cursing the father of their offspring and X began to doubt if my oyvn inferno was really up-to date. You have taken millions of dollars from innocent victims and called it indemnity; you have lived fat on the land you usurped and sent the real owners away to starvation; you have strayed away from all legalized war methods and introduced a code of your own. You have killed and rob bed the people of friendly nations and destroyed their property. You are a liar, a hypocrite and a bluffer of the highest magnitude. You are a personal friend of God. Ah, Wilhelm, you are a wonder. You wantonly de stroy all things in your path and leave nothing for coming genera tions. I was amazed when I saw you form a partnership with the impos sible Turk the chronic killer of Christians, and you a devout wor shiper to the Lutheran church. 1 confess, Wilhelm, you are a puzzle ut times. A Mohammedan army, com manded by German officers, assist ing one another in massacring Christians is a new line of warfare. When a Prussian officer can witness a nude woman t Mng disemboweled by a swarthy Turk, committing a double murder with one cut of his saber, and calmly stand by and see a housefull of innocent Armenians locked up, the house saturated with oil and lired, then my teachings did not stop with you, but have been ex tended to the whole German nation. I confess my Satanic soul grew sicK and there and then I knew my pupil had become the master. I ain a back number, and, my dear Wil helm, 1 abdicate in your favor. The great key ot hell will be turned over to you. The gavel that has struck the doom of damned souls since time began is yours. I am satisiied with what I have done; that my ab dication in your favor is for the very best interests of hell —in the future I am at your majesty's service. Affectionately and sincerely, LUCIFER H. SATAN. Mid-Year Session of Perry County S. S. Association . Bloomlield, Pa., Dec. B—On Wednes day the annual midyear conference of the Perry 4 County Sabbath School Association was held In the Lutheran Church at Loysville. Miss L. Grau Kane, ot Philadelphia; D. S. Pry, of Newport, othe. - Sunday school specialists addressed the conference. The resignation of the corresponding secretary. Miss Puera B. Robison, ot Liverpool, was presented at the bus iness session, but was unanimously voted down. A tour to the Tresslers Orphans Home, under the guidance ot Superintendent Charles A. Widle, was an unusual feature of the conference and .was enjoyed by many of the conference people. The fiftieth county convention of Perry County Sabbath School Associa tion will be held at Duncannon May 8-9, 1918. This belfig the jubilee con vention, "an extensive and elaborate program is being prepared by the county members. BURIAL OP CHARLES DEPICH New Blomfield, Pa., Dec. B.—Regis ter and Recorder Charles L. Depugh, who died on Wednesday night from heart failure, bad been in ill health for several years. He had been con fined to his bed several weeks ago. but had partly recovered. I Mr. Depugh was a member of the | Methodist Episcopal Church of Dun cannon. He was serving his second | term as register and recorder of Per- Iry county. He is survived by his wife, a daughter, Mrs. Blanche Kluck, | and two sons, Allen Depugh, of Dun ; cannon, and William Depugh, of , Marysville. i Funeral services will be held at the 1 Methodist Episcopal Church at Dun- I cannon to-morrow morning, with ! burial in the Duncannon Cemetery. RKD CROSS BENEFIT Wormleysburg, Pa., Dec. S.—The Red Cross Auxiliary will hold a spelling bee In the town hall on Fri day evening, Devember 14. Prizes will be given the best spellers and the proceeds will go to the local unit. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS Miller Brothers and Co. report the following recent sales of real estate; Three-story brick dwelling, No. 120 Chestnut street, John L. Killinger, owner, to George L Bricker; four story brick building, No. 14 North Third street, Helen Louise Johnston et al. .owners, to J. W. Rodenhaver; dwelling No. 1815 North street. Harry C. Brfady. owner, to H. C. Raddle; three-story brick dwelling. No. 1012 Hemlock street, Joseph Giusti, owner, to Margaret M. Mahoney; dwelling in North Lemoyne, Carrie E. Newmyer. owner, to A. B. Nasuti; 121-acre farm about two and one-half miles south of Middletown, Charles Eyer, owrfer, to Harry O. Westenberger; the Beates farm of 133 % acres, in Londonderry township, to Harry-H. Good, of Eliza bethtown. Vim Prestige The biggest delivery car busi ness in the world. "There's a Rea son." Let us show you what the Vim can do. Andrew Redmond Vim and Chandler / \ xci 3(cu4e East sand Street by Stb Avenue , NEW YORK A new fireproof hotel, most conveniently located. Two ave nue blocks from Pennsylvania R. 11. TernUnul. Single Rooms and Suites Permanent-Transient also the ntn Goldfish Restaurant Smart and refined William S. O'Rrirn, l*rea. HOMES TO RENT AT MODERATE SUM HARD TO FIND Practically No Houses of Me dium Value to Be Had in Harrisburg Scarcity in Harrisburg of houses of moderate value, both for rent and for sale. Is a problem that confronts the local real estate men. Practically no desirable houses can be rented at a moderate price, and property at J3O and S4O is takeji even before it Is vacated by the outgoing tenant. The increase in population during the past few years, coupled with the reluctance of builders and investors to be satisfied with a reasonable re turn on the money invested, is largely responsible for the present condi tion. Harrisburg is not the only city that has felt the need of better housing facilities. Bethlehem, Lebanon, Wil liamsport, Erie —have faced the same conditions. The group plan of con struction has been undertaken, and housis erected to meet the demand. One of the latest community de velopments is at Williamsport, where a colony of ninety-three houses is under construction. Civic Pride E. Fred Rowe, who went over the development a few days ago with W. H. Milliner, of the Williamsport Board of Trade, told a Te'.pgraph re porter that a study of this develop ment shows many features which could readily be adapted to Harris burg. . "Civic pride," said Mr. Rowe, "rath er than greed for gain, has been the ruling idea at Sawyer Park. The general plan of the property could be worked out in Harrisburg as well as any other city. The principal stroet will be eighty feet wide, with center parkway, while the adjacent streets are about thirty feet from curb to curb. The lots arc eighty to one hundred feet deep and. twenty to twenty-five feet in width. "While the houses are of medium size, they are so well arranged that almost every inch of space is used. Three types of buildings are pro vided, a semi-detached houso for two families, a four-family house and a six-family house. The outside is in stucco, brick and stucco, and all brick and of course all modern improve ments are provided. 60 Harrisburg Men at Camp Dodge Are Pleased With Training Work Harri.sburg boys at Camp Dodge, Dos Moines, lowa, are enjoying the best of health and working hard to complete their training for their work in Europe, according to a letter re ceived from A. L. Colestoclt, a Har risburg man connected with the Head nuarters Company of the Three Hun dred and Twentieth Field Signal Bat tery. There are nearly sixty Ilar lisburg men at Camp Dodge and the majority are attached to the Three Hundred and Twentieth Field Signal Battery. Colestock writes that "The men are all in the best of health and are hav ing a swell time at Camp Dodge. The eats are fine and they have all the comforts of home In the Y. M. C. A., which \s doing the greatest work for the soldiers that any organization could do. All the boys have a good word for the Y. M. C. A. and would like t have their sentiments pub lished. The people back home should support the Y. M. C. A." Farmer Attacks Hunter With Pitchfork; Kills Him By Associated Press Williamsport. Pa., Dec. B.—Ward Plotts, oJ Turbotville, 46 years old. died 'to-day in the Danville Hospital from a fractured skull inflicted by John Reynolds, a Turbotville farmer, who attacked Plotts with a pitcltfork during an argument. Believing that Plotts intended to hunt on his farm as he passed his home carrying a gun, Reynolds stopped him and the argument followed. Boards Will Settle Problems Without Action by Congress By Associated Press Washington, Dec. B.—lndications to-day were that fuel; food and rail road war board officials, seeking so j lution of the transportation problem, are willing to deal with the situation, temporarily at least, without imme diate action from President Wilson and Congress. Plans went rapidly forward to-day to perfect the priority order for ship ment of fuel, food anil government supplies issued last night. The or der promulgated by Robert S. Lovett, director of priority, is effective De cember 12 and gives preferential shipment to the three classes of commodities over all general freight. It constitutes one of the three im portant developments yesterday- de signed to relieve the situation. To Giye Farewell Parade to 150 Men to Leave City The Benevolent and Improved Or der of Elks, through the efforts of the United States recruiting officers, have scheduled a farewell demonstra tion to the 1.10 volunteers enlisted by the United Stats recruiting station, at 323 Market street, and the re mainder of the Quartermasters' Corps, which will leave the city Tuesday morning. All the state officers who are, sta tioned at the state arsenal will take part in the parade in honor of the city's volunteers. This will be the last volunteer unit to leave the city before the second draft. The parade will start promptly from in front of the B. P. O. Elks' Home in North S%r.nd street, at 8 o'clock. The parade will be fomed as fol lows: James E. Carroll, chief mar shal: Joseph J. Weaver, chief of staff; aides; municipal hands. Grand Army of the Republic. Spanish-American War Veterans; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Sons of Veterans: Harrlsburg Reserves, as Individuals; City Grays Veteran Association; Governef'4 Troop Veterans' Association; follow ing which will be a hand, to be an nounced later; B. P. O. Klks; depart ing volunteers: detachment of the Quartermasters' Corps, and a detach ment of officers from the recruiting offices. The parade will move from Second to Locust, to Front, to Market, to Fourth, to Walnut, to Third, to North, to Second, to Elks' Home and dis miss. Eagles Unfurl Service Flag For 47 Members Carlisle, Pa.. Dec. B.—Exercises in connection with the 'unfurling of a service flag by the Carlisle Aerie of Eagles this afternoon were well at tended, a number of men hero on furlough being guests of honor of the afternoon. Senator Scett S. Lelby, of Marysville, made a strong patriot ic address. The flag, which bears forty-seven stars, was unfurled by four young ladies, sisters of men in service. HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH RAILROAD RUMBLES PENNSY SELLS THRIFT STAMPS On Sale at Ticket Offices, Shops, Enginehouses and .Other Departments At the request of the government, an<f in order to assist in the raising of funds for carrying on the war, the Pennsylvania Railroad has completed arrangements for placing on sale the new War Savings Stamps and Thrift Stamps at ticket offices and in its shops, freight stations and in the various departments on the lines east and west of Pittsburgh. Every ticket agent on the entire sy'tem. except where located in the immediate vicinity of a post office, will have tl# stamps for sale, and will keep on hand, at all times, a sufficient supply to accommodate in vestors. It was not thought neces sary to do this where post offices are near at hand, as the government will sell the stamps direct at those points. Another Campaign As In the case of the campaign for the two Liberty Loans, special efforts will be made to encourage in vestment in the Savings and Thrift Stamps, on the part of employes of the system. It having been found impracticable to place the stamps on sale directly in the pay cars, arrange ments will be made wherever pos sible. to have them on sale near the pay cars when employes are being paid. Baltimore Superintendent on Monthly Inspection C. R. Sinnickson, superintendent of the Baltimore division of the Pennsylvania Railroad, and a party of Baltimore officials, made an in spection trip yesterday over the Bal timore division, and York, Hanover and Frederick branch of the road. Veteran Fireman Has Fall; Taken to His Home in Auto Thomas F. Collins, a retired Penn sylvania Railroad yard fireman, fell this morning at the entrance to the Pennsylvania Railroad passenger sta tion. He was helped to a nearby hotel, and later taken to his home. 563 Forrest street. Fireman Collins is SO years of age. No bones were broken. FIRST WINTER STORM HOLDS UP TRAFFIC [Continued from First Page.] are working on the signals and in the yards. The snow is being re moved from the vicinity of towers and offices. Wherever it was possible trains were lightened. Those from the west were from one to three hours late this morning. On the Reading similar efforts are being made to keep the lines open and prevent any tieups. Freight traf fic is heavy and up to late this after noon, all trains were running on schedule time, and no serious con gestions were "reported. .Storm General Snow throughout the entire north eastern section of the country, ac companied by a cold wave through the middle west and extending south ward to the Gulf of. Mexico, was causing some discomfort to-day and generally delayed movement of traf fic. already badly congested by heavy shipments. Continuation of the snow was predicted for to-night and to-morrow by the Weather Bureau for a greater part of that section. In Eastern New York and New England warmer weather was indi cated, but cold wave warnings were issued for the lake region, the Ohio valley, Tennessee and the East Gulf and South Atlantic States. The center of the storm was over Eastern Kentucky this morning, hav ing developed greatly in the iast twelve hours. Widespread snow in the north and thunderstorms in the south accompany the disturbance. About fifteen inches of snow fell in the Ohio valley in the twelve hours since 8 o'clock last ntglit. The cold wave which has been ad vancing from the west has over spread the south, reaching the gulf coast with freezing temperature, al though it ha* made little progress east of the Mississippi river. Heavy snow to-night in New Eng land and the Middle Atlantic states was forecast, probably continuing Sunday in the lake region and New England, with much colder weather in Atlantic coast, districts south of New England. Storm warnings are being displayed on the Atlantic coast from Jacksonville, Fla., to Eastport, Maine. ¥ County Schools Need Lantern For Lectures Need of a lantern to project slides so that illustrated lectures can be given in the extensive series of meet ings in county schools this year was pointed out to-day by Professor F. E. Shambaugh, county school super intendent. At the beginning of the school year Professor Shambaugli outlined an extensive campaign of meetings in county schools in order to increase educational interest and to arouse a patriotic spirit to co operate with the government in every movement in th esuecessful prosecution of the war. Professor Shambaugh stated he may request the county commissioners to furnish the office with a lantern. While some of the county schools have small projecting machines these sf.ro the property of the school district and can only be used when addresses are given there. Final Drive Is Made to Recruit Registered Men Posters are being distributed all over the city to-day by a corps of re cruiting officers, and by Red Cross Motor Messengers in their automo biles. The recruiting officers have had a great quantity of the posters printed, and they were all distributed during the course of the day. It is the final effort to recruit registered men before next Wednesday, when the volunteer branches will no longer be open to them. Barber shops, to bacco stores, poolrooms, and billiard parlors will be especially visited by the recruiting committees to-day. Recruiting in tfio city has not been brisk during the week, considering the short time left for men to enlist. Only one man from Harrisburg en listed yesterday. Howard M. Swartz, 119 North street, enlisted In the aviation service. Seventeen men were enlisted from the district. j Large Cinder Shipments to Hog Island Navy Yard The large cinder dumps in and about Lebanon, which it was believed, would stand for years, ure disappearing slowly but surely. This cinder is being used to till In at the new United States Navy Yard, at Hog Island, Philadel phia. From thirty to llfty carloads of cinder are hauled daily from Lebanon to Philadelphia over the Pennsylvania Railroad. Railroad Notes The Philadelphia Division paycar is making its rounds to-day over the division. Charles Grat7„ freight conductor on the Pennsy, is off duty on account of ilness. Because of the snowstorm and heavy freight traffic, there will be no shutdown of freight on the main line of the Pennsy over Sunday. Few preference freight crews are on duty on the Pennsy. Traffic is so heavy at present that the crews are doing extra duty. All engines available will b£ sent to Rutherford to-morrow to take care of the usual Sunday rush to and from that point on the Reading system. W. R. Sherry, a retired Pennsylva nia Railroad conductor, at Altoona, is threatened with the loss of his eye sight. Conductor Sherry was retired five years ago, after fifty-ftve years of service. Clarence Schuyler, son of Peter Schuyler, road foreman of engines on the Harrisburg Division, an engineer on the Harrisburg Division, has been enlisted in the Telegraph Battalion. He will run a locomotive in France. Herrick Center, a town a few miles above Carbondale, has the only woman block signal operator on the Pennsyl vania Division of the Delaware and Hudson Railroad. She is Miss Clara Leonard, and has been working in the towej - for several months. Heads of the express companies, be fore the Interstate Commerce Commis sion. yesterday, in the first hearing on their application for an increase of 10 per cent, in rates, said the shippers understand their need for higher rates during the war emergency and will present little objection. The discipline bulletin issued by R. K. Reading, superintendent of motive power, for the week ending Decem ber 1, shows that nine employes of the shops and shop yards were reprimand ed and disciplined to? various in fractions of the company's working rules. Three were relieved from the 1 service. Mayor to Speak at Big Recruiting Rally to Be Held Here Tuesday Night Mayor Daniel L. Keister will speak at the great recruiting rally at the Chestiut street auditorium next Tues day night, was the announcement made this morning. The Mayor will bring home to the audience the ad vantages of enlisting in a preferred branch of service. Other speakers of the evening will be Sergeant John K. Blake, director of publicity for the recruiting serv ice in the Harrisburg district, and the Rev. Dr. George Edward Hawes. Sergeant Blake is well acquainted with the different branches of the services, and will outline their ad vantages to the" men between the draft age limits. The Rev. Mr. Hawes will speak to the men on con ditions in Army life during modern warfare, and will present conditions iit the training camps and at the front. lied Ooss Motor Messengers will act as ushers at the meeting. The young ladies will wear their uni forms. A place on the balcony has been reserved for the Red Cross, which will attend in a body. There wilh be music by the Commonwealth band, and a musical program by Miss Sarah Lemer, violinist; Miss Etter, whistler, and Mr. Hartman, baritone soloist. The meeting will be called at 8 o'clock, and' all citizehs of Harris burg and vicinity are urged to at tend. Mrs. Caroline Chubb Dies Suddenly at Matamoras Halifax, Pa., Dec. B.—This morning Airs. Caroline Chubb, aged 76 years, died suddenly here. Mrs. Chubb had gtne to the home of a neighbor for milk and while returning along the street was stricken with hemorrhages in front of the limine of B. C. Swei ward. She fell to tlie pavement and was picked up and carried into the Sweigard home. A physician was sum moned but she died ,tn a few minutes. Mrs. Chubb was cine of the best known women in the upper end of Dauphin county and was a tireless churchworkeri Her husband died about nine years ago. She had no children. Funeral arrangements have not been made. Mysterious Fire Destroys U. S. Gov't Warehouse By Associated Press Chicago, Dec. 8. —A warehouse re cently leased by the government for the medical division of the Army was destroyed by fire of mysterious ori gin to-day. Chemicals among the stores caused a number of small ex plosions. The flames burned so fiercely that only the walls of the five-story struc ture were standing w)en llremen ar rived. Major W. S. Shields and thir ty-five employes fled from the flames. Two men acting suspiciously near the ruin were arrested by Federal operatives. The loss was estimated at $200,000. 14 Sofdiers Killed by Mexican Rebels By Associated Press Laredo, Tex., Dec. 8. —Fourteen federal soldiers were killed yester day when 300 followers of Felix Diaz captured Guerrero, a small Mexican garrison town opposite Zapata, Texas. The Diaz commander is said to be General Almazan. His casualties, if any. are unknown. American troops are to-day guard ing the river crossings in the vicin ity of Zapata. >IEJV>S MASS MISKTIMi The second of a series of men's mass meetings wil be held in the Y. M. C. A. Auditorium to-morrow after noon, at 3:30, when W. A. Granville, president of Gettysburg College, will speak on "The Power of Consecrated Life." The meetings are free to all men, and are under the auspices of the Y. M. C. A. Y. If, C. A. "POP" NIGHT Five reels of motion pictures, in strumental and vocal sedlections. will be included in the program arranged for the Y. M. C. A. "Pop" to-night. The motion pictures will include the Pathescope Periodical; "Pig.s In Pigs," in two part, ana an Interesting film on "A Visit to the Government Print ing Office in Washington." FOWLS BY WEIGHT, URGES SWEENEY Chief of Standards Renews Recommendation Regard • ing Standard Loaves Recommendations that all fowls should be'spld by weight, and not by count and that the same be done with commodities now sold' by dry measure and a strong renewal of the suggestion that there be a standard weight for a loaf bread are made by James Sweeney, state chief of standards, in his annual report to Secretary of Internnl Affairs Paul W. Houck. Mr. Sweeney's report is filled with a bewildering array of fig ures of examinations and tests made by sealers of weights and measures throughout the state, the examina tions including every thing used for measuring from scales of grocers and coal mines, yard sticks, milk jars and oil pumps. In urging the amendment to the law relative to sale of poultry the chief says that in many parts of the state chickens and ducks are sold by weight and that it should be uni form, and he says that there should also be legislation whereby all wrapped meats should be regarded as package goods and . the net amount of weight be indicated on the outside. Now, he says, the con sumer has to pay for the wrapping which "is utterly valueless to him," being at the present prices a bur den. Mr. Sweeney says there is no reason why there should not be a standard loaf of bread and voices the belief that if it had not been for the abnormal conditions brought about by the war, there would have been favorable action on the pro posed legislation, and he gives warn ing that after the war people will in sist upon knowing what they are buying. There should be a thirty two ounce and a sixteen ounce loaf provided and nothing in the provi sions should prevent an eight ounce loaf. Commenting upon the times, the says that any man who de frauds th bead of a family in food "deserves no leniency or sympathy of the court but the fullest penalty the law provides." During the year there were 360,- 870 tests made of weighing or meas uring devices, 13,347 being adjusted to compare with standards and 21,- condemned. Social and Personal Items of Towns Along West Shore Miss Florence Orris and Miss Clar abelle Geigei, of Mechanicsburg, spent Thursday with Miss Gladys Bitner, at Shircmanstown. Mrs. William A. Clouser. of Shlre manstown, spent Thursday at Har l islmrg. Mr. and Mrs. George W. Swindell have leturn'.d to their home at Ha gerstown, Md., after being guests of Mr, and Mrs. Frank E. Wallace, Sr., at Shircmanstown. Mrs. William E. Ross, of New Cumberland, spent a day recently with her s'ster, at Shiremanstown. Mrs. H. A. Bixler, son, John, and daughter, Mary Bixer, of Sixth street, New Cumberland, spent Thursday at Quincy and Shlppens burg. H. A. Bixler, of New Cumberland, the teachers' institute at Carlisle on Thursday. Miss Synder and Miss Houston, of Carlisle, who have been guests of Mrs. Raymond Paden, at New Cum berland, have returned home. J. H, Reiff of New Cumberland, attended the funeral of Mrs. George Hoerner, of Philadelphia, whose body was brought to Trindle Springs for burial. Miss Catherine Kutz, of West Fairview, left on Thursday to spend several days among relatives at Car lisle. Sylvan Blair, of Harrisburg, vis ited his mother, Mrs. Alice Gamber, at West Fairview. The Woman's Missionary Society of the Grace United Brethren Chlirch, held its monthly meeting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Noah Hippie, at West Fairview. Mrs. Daniel Stiles, of" West Fair view, was in Harrisburg on Wednes day. Mrs. F. JJ. Luse, of West Fairview, visited friends at Harrisburg on Wednesday. Mrs. Grace Snider, of Enola, spent a day at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Curry, at West Fairview. O. K. Eshenauer. of West Fair view, spent a day at Gettysburg. Paul Curry and Robert Luse. of West Fairview. spent a day at Har risburg. Miss I.ida Boyer, of West Fair view is spending several days with friends at Sliippensburg. Mrs. Edward Hawkins, of Enola. is confined to her home in Altoona avenue with typhoid fever. Warren Gracey, attached to the yeomen's school of the United States Navy, at Newport, R. 1., who has been visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Gracey, of Altoona avenue, Enola, for the last week will return to duty to-morrow. Miss Ethelynd Coble, of Enola, visited her cousin, Mildred Rishel, at Wormleysburg, on Wednesday. "Miss Mary Miller and William Mil ler were guests of Mr. and Mrs; Crossley, at Wormleysburg on Thurs day. , Foster Wingert and R. C. Sparrow, of Wormleysburg, mdtored to Wind sor, where they were the guests of the Rev. and Mrs. G. B. Renshaw. Mrs. Samuel Heckard and daugh ter Enola, of Wormleysburg, visited the former's mother at Philadel phia. Ira Felix, of Shepherdstown, w*a the guest of the Rev. and Mrs. A. B. Mower at Wormleysburg. Mrs. S. E. Vance, of Wormleys burg, Is visiting her father, Mr Sheaffer, at Black Gap. Miss Belle Patterson, of Mechan icsburg, was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Weaver, at Wormleys burg. The "King's Daughters" of St. Paul's United Brethren Sunday school, of Wormleysburg, met at the home of Miss Hannah Lauer last evening. SERVICE FLAG AT CHURCH Wormleysburg, Pa., Dec. 8. —A large service flag containing five stars is on displhy in C. R. Miller's store. It will be floated from the Church of God in honor of the boys now in service from that Sunday school. W A beverage that j . I has taken Coffee's | I place in thousands I I of American homes- I 1 INSTANT Ml # There's a Reason" ¥ DECEMBER, 8, 1917. S. S. WORKERS AT MT. JOY District Convention Held at Methodist Episcopal Church on Thursday * J' Joy. Pa., Dec. B.—Mount Joy | township district Sunday school con j ventlon was held in the Methodist I Episcopal Church Thursday afternoon j and evening. The session in the after- I noon was opened by the Rev. O. O. ' Romig, of Florin, wiio conducted the | quiet hour. This was followed by an j 1 address on "The Home Department" Iby Miss Alice Striclcler. Miss Mary Detweiler sang a solo, after whicli the following officers were elected: President. H. N. Nissley, Mount Joy: vice-president, Clarence E. Mussel man, Florin: secretary, Mary F. Esh leman, Mount Joy: treasurer, S. F. Eshleman, Mount Joy. •IL C. Greider, president of the Lan caster County Sabbath School Asso ciation, conducted a "round table talk." Following this about two hun dred pupils of the Mount Joy public schools, acempanied by the teachers, marched into the church and were granted front pews. They sang an ! appropriate hymn, after which an ad dress was delivered by Mrs. Sara H. ] Jenkins, of Lititz, on the subject, "Be a Lifter, Not a Leaner." The evening session was attended by a large congregation. The devo tions were conducted by the Rev. D. E. Long and the Rev. I. A. Mac Do nald, of Mount Joy. "Echoes from the State Contention" were given by H. C. Greider. The principal address of the evening was delivered by the Rev. Dr. E. A. Bowden, of Lancaster, on "The Sunday School of To-day—the Church of To-morrow." A duet was sung by Misses Ruth StoH and Emma Brown, and a quartet by Messrs. Gar ber, Brunner, Arntz and Bentzel. The Rev. P. T. Brosious, of Lancaster, de livered an address on "The Trained Teacher." The convention was one of the best in the history of the district convention. No Trading Stamps at Carlisle During War Time Carlisle,, Pa., Doc. 8. —Giving of stamps, premiums or any induce ments to trade during the war time will be prohibited for Carlisle mer chants who are members of the Chamber of Commerce, if a resolu tion presented to the board of direc tors, and which will be voted upon | at the next meeting, is adopted. The plan calls for a court of three to de cide in all cases of dispute, with a fine of SSO for any violation, this amount to be given to local charities. A Man's Gift From a Man's Store Jii W^k |j| Wm. Strouse^kj Unused Atticks THERE is many an unused attick or dilapidated room which can be turned into attractive space with a little alteration. An extra room or two can easily be rented under present conditions. Consult a contractor. He will gladly give you an estimate of the probable cost. United Ice &' Coal Co. Lumber Department Forster & Cowden Sts. What Does He Need? MOST things the Government will supply, for lie is serving the very best government on earth— But the stout HEART', and cheerful MlND— will depend a good deal upon NEWS FROM HOME! The Telegraph will be forwarded to France, or to any Training Camp, or where it will reach your boy with the Fleet, at the following subscription rates, which cover postage: 1 month 45c; 3 months $1.00; 6 months $2.00. Address Circulation 'Department giving his name company, regiment, and where. LYKENSAERO SQUAD FORMED Young Men of Upper End Bor ough Will Report at Harrisburg Monday Likens, Pa., Dec. B.—On Tuesday evening, Major H. E. Buffington started a movement for the forma tion of an aero squad from Lykens and sent out a call for volunteers. - One hundred personal letters were mailed to prospect recruits. Last evening at 8.30 o'clock eight een young men had signed the roll and many others have signified their _ intention of joining the outfit, ft Locally # the command will bo called "The Lykens Valley Aero Squad" and the members will leave here for Harrisburg at 7.1G on Monday morn ing. Probably fifty or more mem bers will go in the first detail and others will follow later. The names of those on the list up to last night are as follows: George Allen How, Hoy Cletus Long. Frank Elmer Miller, David Robert Romberger, Harry Ali>n Bowman, Earl A. Wertz, Howard Victor Trout man, Robert W. Moss, Andrew Mekatka, Jonas Harper SchufCler, Wasily M. Leshko, Barton F. Myers, Frank Shuttlesworth, Gideon Wal kinshow, Albert M. Zufing, Carlos F. Daniel, Blain M. Shimulcy end j Earl I. Hoffman. • i ENTERTAIN 500 CLUB Wormley3burg, Pa., Dec. B. Mr. and Mrs. George Coleman entertain ed the five hundred club on Thurs day evening. The guests were Mr. ; and Mrs. William Filling, Mr. and Mrs. James Conklin, Mr. and Mrs. I James Fagin, Dr. and Mrs. Rambler, Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Fiery, Miss Hettie Frost, Mr. Brinser. Prizes were won by Miss Frost, Mrs. Ramb ler, Mr. Cocklin and Mr. Fiery. A Simple Way to Reduce Wrinkles Remember that wrinkles and l>ag giness of cheek or chin are duo lo I the muscular. tissue losing its strength and shrinking. The skin is then too large in area to fit such tis sue smoothly. It wrinkles or sags. To remedy this condition, there's nothing BO effective, so quick-action, as a simple wash lotion easily made at home. Just get an ounce of pure powdered saxolite at your druggist's, and a half pint of witch hazel, mix the two and bathe your face in the liquid. This at once tightens the skin and solidities the underlying tissues— which, of course, smooths out the lines and draws in the sagging skin. It also stimulates capillary circu lation, bringing natural color to fad ed cheeks.
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