2 TIMELY NEWS OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA AND CITY'S SUBURBS FOOD CONTROL CUMBERLAND VALLEY BOARD NAMED Dr. Mentzcr, Federal Director, Appoints Assistants For Cumberland County Carlisle, Pa.. Dec. 12. —Members of the Cumberland County Food Ad ministration have .lust been an nounced by Dr. H. H. Mentzer, of Carlisle, special Federal director anil chairman. They include: R. H. Con lyn, Carlisle; Charles L. Hummel, Bhippensburg; W. H. McCrea, New- j Ville: Samuel E. Basehore, Mechan icsburg, and J. Grant Schwarz, of Camp Hill, * Efforts to maintain reasonable prices,, cut wastage of food and drive Tor Increased production in this sec-: tlon will be among the initial fea-( tures of the work. Officers for the administration have been opened in the Chamber of Commerce building i her©. FUNERAL OF J. D. MILLIARD Shiremanstown, Pa., Dec. 12.—Fu neral services of Jacob D. Millard, a former resident of Cedar Run, near l here, -who died at the Mennonite Old j People's Home in Lancaster county, j will be held to-morrow morning at j 11 o'clock with services in the Slate Hill Mennonite Church. SCHOOL PRINCIPAL RESIGNS Dillsburg, Pa., Dec. 12.—Prof. S. !L. Doner, who has been principal of I the public schools of Dillsburg, forj the past year and a half, has tender- j d his resignation to take effect Jan-1 tiary 1. He will go to Stroudsburg to I engage in the Y. M. C. A. work. His successor as principal of the schools S Jias not yet been chosen. COMMISSIONED NOTARY PUBLIC , Annville, Pa., Dec. 12.—Cyrus E. i Bhenk, of Annville, has been com missioned by Governor Brumbaugh a notary public. Mr. Shenk is a real •state and Insurance agent. >0 CELEBRATION AT NEWPORT j Newport, Pa., Dec. 12. —Newport | citizens have decided not. to erect aj Christmas tree this year and like- | ■wise eliminate all celebrations they I Jiave heretofore had, including the j Js'ew Tear's Day parade. The money j ordinarily expended in this manner i •will be devoted toward deserving ' charity funds. The municipal flag ! j>ole in Center Square will be deco- j rated with colored electric lights as the only municipal display during the ensuing Christmas season. ARE YOUR KIDNEYS WEAK? Thousands of Men and Women Have Kidney- Trouble and Never Suspect It. Nature warns you when the track ol' health Is not clear. Kidney and bladder troubles cause many annoy ing synptoms and great inconven ience both day and night. Unhealthy kidneys may cause lumbago, rheumatism, catarrh of the bladder, pain or dull ache in the back, joints or muscles, at times have headache or indigestion as time: passes you may have a sallow com plexion, puffy or dark circles under j the eyes, sometimes feel as though >ou had heart trouble, may have! plenty of ambition but no strength, I get weak and lose flesh. If such conditions are permitted! to continue, serious results may be i < xpected; Kidney Trouble in its very j worst form may steal upon you. Pre.valency of Kidnov Disease. Most people do not realize the| alarming increase and remarkable I prevalency of kidney disease. While! SPECIAL NOTE —You may obain a sample size bottle of Swamp-Root by enclosing ten cents to Dr. Kilmer & Co., Bingliamton, N. Y. This gives you the opportunity to prove the remarkable merit of this medicine. They will also send you a book of valuable information, containing many of the thousands of grateful letters received from men and women who say they l'cund Swamp-Robt to be just the remedy needed in kidney, liver and blad der troubles. The value and success of Swamp-Root .are so well known that our readers are advised to send for a sample size bottle: Address Dr. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y. Be sure to say you read this offer in the Harrisburg Daily Telegraph. As Age Advances the Liver Requires ...... - .. occasional slight atlmulation. mall Pill, Small _ )o Se , CARTER'S G ™" LITTLE liver pills w SF"JKmir ■ittle "' JSBT !£?. CONSTIPATION \\ Genuine > I <* 1 bs,.„ Colorless or Pale Faces pT a condition which will be greatly helped by V/ftrtCF S iron r lllS I New Universities Dictionary M H HARRISBURG TELEGRAF If ||| • Hou) to Get It 'resent or mail to this I For (A U*r* Nominal Coat mf paper one like the above Mamufut-tar* mmd DMributimm with ninety-eight cents to It /v - cover cost of handling, Coupon J/OC P ackin ?' clerk hire, etc. secure this NEW authentic MAIL wutP****, Dictionary, bound in real ORDERS KSjooma^'.To flexible wither, illustrated WILL 1000^*^ with full pges in color tBE jSL*SC and duotone 1300 pages. n LLED 25 DICTIONARIES IN ONE AH Dictionaries published previ ous to this year are out of date I WEDNESDAY EVENING, REVIVAL AT ARNOLD'S Dillsburg, Pa., Dec. 12. —The Rev. S. A. Crabill, of the United Brethren j Church, who for several weeks con ducted revival services at Chestnut ' Grove Church, has discontinued tiie services at that place and is now con ducting a series of meetings at Ar nold's Church. These meetings are held each evening in the week", except Monday. On Sunday morning the Rev. Mr. Crabill held communion services in Calvary United Brethren Church here. DILLSBURG POULTRY SHOW Dillsburg, Pa., Dec. 12. —Arrange- ments are being made for the poul try show in the opera house Thurs* day and Friday, December 13 and 14. A number of prizes are offered and a large exhibit is expected. It will be held under the auspices of the Poultry Association of Dillsburg, al though exhibits from other sections will be received. The admission will be free. UNION ELECTS OFFICERS Dillsburg, Pa., Dec. 12—At a meet ing of the Fraternal Aid Union, for merly conclave 306, Improved Or der Heptasophs, the annual election of officers was held with the fol lowing results: President, J. J. Klugh; vice-president, M. Grant Slieffer: treasurer, R. P. Smith; chaplain, Augustus D. Arnold; guide, John Goudy; captain, Robert A. i Spahr; inner guard, George A. Bush ey; outer guard, John O. Smith; trus-j tee for one year, Jacob King, two. years, George E. Seibert, three years, j W. M. Flicker. M. C. Thumma wasi elected recording secretary. The fi-! nancial secretary will be appointed 1 by the supreme president. M. G. I Sheffer, W. M. Elecker and .1. J. | Klugh were appointed auditing com- j mittee to audit the accounts for the J year, and O. U. A. M. Hall was se- j lected as the place of meeting for | the coming year. SNOW HOLDS UP TRIAL Carlisle, Pa., Dec. 12.—After be ing held up f6r a time by reason of one of the jurors becoming snow* bound and being unable to be pres ent, the case of Walter F. Fisher against Harvev and James Disney was decided in favor of the plaintiffs. It involved a dispute over the title! to two plots of ground in Wormlejs burg and was the opening feature of the Common Pleas week. TRYING TO GET DEER Dillsburg, Pa., Dec. 12. M. P. Deardorft, Chester Bowman, Claude i Weaver, Mark Weaver and Charles | Eichelberger are at a deer camp near Hunter's Run, trying to bring! down a buck. kidney disorders are among the most colnmon diseases that prevail, they are almost the last recognized by patients, who usually content them selves with doctoring the effects, while the original disease may con stantly .undermine the system. If you feel that your kidneys are the cause of your sickness or run j down condition, try taking Dr. Kil | mcr's Swamp-Root, the famous kid i ney, liver and bladder medicine, be [ cause as soon as your kidneys im , prove, they will help the other or | gans to health. If you are already convinced that' ; Swamp-Root is what you need, you | can purchase the regular medium I and large size bottles at all drug I stores. Don't make any mistake but I remember the name. Dr. Kilmer's i Swamp-Root, and the address, Bing- I hamton, N. Y„ which you will find 1 on every bottle. I CHRISTMAS DRIVE j FOR MEMBERS s Mechanicsburg Red Cross 1 Chapter Plans Vigorous , Campaign Mechanicsburg, Pa., Dec. 12. i "Evary person a soldier or Red Cross ! member." is the slogan adopted by . j the Mechanicsburg Red Cross Chap . ter. At a meeting last evening of the . membership committee with the Rev. 1 H. Hall Sharp, campaign manager, I plans were formulated for the t Christmas drive for new members. A . I vigorous campaign will be launched .| on Sunday afternoon and captains ; and teams will be appointed to every [ section of the town. Nearby towns will be included in the drive. A ready response from persons so licited to work and contribute is met in every quarter. An effort is being made to have business houses and families 100 per cent, membership in the Red Cross. Of the former the following are already on the list: Hopple & Swartz, H. C. Ryan store, and Guy H. Lucas drug store. Of the latter, H. C. Brown, A. E. Sieber, Dr. \ M. M. Dougherty, James P. Jacobs, JJ. C. Rider, Clarence L. Morrette, j George Finkinbinder, Morris L. Pass, F. E. Wilcox, Guy L. Guinivan and i! George B. Eberly. | To complete arrangements a meet ing will be held to-morrow evening iat 7.30 o'clock In the Washington Fire Company parlor, when all soli | citors are urged te be present. Each j person who joins at this time will be i presented with a Red CrosS service ] flag and for very member of the family a Red Cross will be placed on I the Hag. The post office already has i one with ten crosses. The member ship committee is composed of the following persons: 11. Brown, H. A. Mishler, J. J. Milleisen, George E. Lloyd. S. F. Hauck, Dr. M. M. Dough erty, F. E. Wilcox, Dr. E. E. Camp bell, J. H. Koller, George W. Owen, R. N. Biddle, M. E. Anderson, Guy 11. Lucas, Miss llattie J. Happle, Miss Maude K. Williamson, W. S. ! Zimmerman, manager of Shiremans town drive, F. R. Zimmerman, chairman. MARRIED AT HAGERNTOWN Waynesboro, Pa., Dec. 12.—Miss Jean I. Craig, daughter of Mr. and j Mrs. J. W. Craig, of Leitersburg, Md., I and Russell S. Breitweiser, of Ha j gerstown, were married at the Luth eran Church parsonage at Ilagers- I town, by the Rev. J. G. Koser. After ! a wedding tour they will go to Bal ! tiniore, where they will live. RETURNS FROM CALIFORNIA Waynesboro, Pa., Dec. 12.—Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel B. Funk, who have been in California l'or several months, have returned to Waynes boro, where they expect to live in the future. MIFFLIN COUNTY ACCIDENTS Lewistown, Pa.. Dec. 12.—William Tanner, of West Charles street, an employe of the Standard Steel Works, fell from a trestle at Burn ham and received •painful injuries. Ned Solofelt is suffering with in juries to the back and legs caused by a fall from a ladder at the Stand ard Steel Works while repairing fur naces. G. H. Brown, of Blair county, fell on an icy sidewalk here yesterday badly bruising himself about the body. LANCASTER COUNTY DEATHS Marietta, Pa., Dec. 12.—Miss Su sanna Myers, of Bareville, the last of a large family, died Monday night from a stroke of apoplexy. She was 81 years of age. and a member of the Church or the Brethren for over half a century. Taylor L. Schuler, aged 77 years, a veteran of the Civil War, who was a member of the One Hundred and Twenty-second Regiment and the Twenty-tlrst Cavalry, died at Lancaster yesterday. His wife, nine childred and several grandchildren survive. ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED Marietta, Pa., Dec. 12.—Announce ment has been made of the engage ment of Joseph R. Portner, of Mari etta, and Miss Kathryn Lewelly, of Fhoenlxville. The groom is now with the National Army at Camp Meade, and In a graduate of the Williamson school. The date of the wedding has not teen set. Suburban Notes HUMMELSTOWN Several hundred people attended the reception to the Rev. and Mrs. Arthur King, of the Reformed Church, on Friday evening. A pro gram was rendered during the even ing and refreshments were served by the Mite Society. Mrs. Grover Buser entertained the ladies' Mite Society of the Reformed Church at her home in East Main street. Mrs. Susan Hummel, of Port Car bon, is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Emory Fetterman. A pound party was held at the Lutheran parsonage Monday night by the parishioners for the Rev. and Mrs. Herbert Games. Mrs. Harry Gresh, Miss Lillie Gresh and Miss Marion Burns spent Monday at Harrisburg. Mrs. Herman Burchfield and son, Richard, of Reading, are visiting her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Shope, of Second street. Bernard Laucks spent Sunday with relatives at Reading. Prof. T. O. Mitman spent a day at Harrisburg. Mr. and Mrs. William Longeneck er spent Sunday at Lancaster. Mrs. Minnie Steehflj: has returned home from a week's visit with Mr. and Mrs. Albert Stecher. at (Carlisle. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred McCall and son. Alfred. *&pent several days at Philadelphia with Mr. and Mra. Thomas McCall. Miss Mary H. Fox spent a day at Harrisburg. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Noll, of Her shey, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. David W. Cassel. Jacob Fans, of the National Hotel, is able to be out again after being confined to his room bv sickness. Vbb&iyi. SAYS "No doubt about us kids—we all like J HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH PLEASED WITH CAMP TRAINING i Dauphin County Lad Pleased With Reception in South ern "Cities Dife at Camp Gordon is pleasant for Dauphin county boys in training to defeat the barbarian, writes one of the county's selected men. Proffit recently was transferred from Meade to Gordon. His letter follows: From Camp Gordon, Atlanta, Ga. As I was one of the first selected men from Dauphin county No. 2, X think some of the friends back home will be interested to hear how we boys are being treated down South. I think it'is great. The people are just as nice as can be to us North ern soldiers. We can go to any church in Atlanta and more than one will invito us home with them for dinner and to spend a pleasant evening, and believe me these South ern people are some good cooks, so none of you mothers need worry about your son not being treated wel'. because he is in the South for the people here couldn't be bet ter to us. The officers in Camp Gordon are very nice and some of them often invite us privates home with them to spend the day. We had a great feast here Thanks giving dinner. I think It will come up with most any I ever heard of. This was the dinner we had in the medical department, where I I>P -pen to be: Turkey, oysters, crack ers, corn, mashed potatoes, candied yams, celery, cranberry sauce, olives, cocoa, mince pie. raisin pie, cocoanut custard, apple pie, cocoanut cake, chocolate cake, bread and butter, oranges, apples, candy, cider, nuts, cigars and cigarets. Thanksgiving was also a holiday for the camp and many games were enjoyed. We also expect a good Christmas as the ladies of Atlanta have prom ised to help us put a Christmas tree in eich barracks. We Jiavc good Y. M. C. A.'s to go to spend the evenings and have many good amusements so we don t have time to get lonesome any more. 1 an. sure most every selected man in camp is glad he is in the service and would not leave until the war is over if he had his choice now. At least I am. C. N. P. Please send me a copy and oblige, CHAS. PROFFIT, Base Hospital, Med. Dept., Camp Gordon. Atlanta,' Ga. FKICK COMPANY MRKCTORS Waynesboro, Pa., Dec. 12.—At the annual election of the Prick Com pany yesterday the following direc tors were elected: Ezra Prick, Dr. D. B. Snively, A. O. Frick, Dr. J. C. Criswell, Dr. J. S. Stevenson, D. Maurice Wertz, Henry Rinehart, D. Norris Benedict and S. M. Kitzmiller. The statement for the past year was presented to the stockholders and showed big gains. Suburban Notes HALIFAX The funeral of Mrs. Caroline Chubb, who died suddenly on Sat urday, was held this morning from her late home at Matamoras, In charge of the pastor, the Rev. E. F. Sipe, of the Church of God. Burial was made In St. Peter's Cemetery. James M. Hoffman is home from Dciand, South Dakota, to pay a"visit to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Hoffman. Mr. and Mrs. Horace Middaugh, of Seattle, Wash., spent the weekend here visiting Mr. and Mrs. John Cumbler, MrV). Middaugh being a sis ter of Mr. Cumbler. The H. A. C. Club was entertained last evening at the home of Mrs. John j. Ryan, in Market street. Alfred Bowman, of Lancaster, is \isiting his parents at Matamoras. Mrs. H. Stewart Potter spent Mon day at Matamoras assisting her par ents. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Wagner, to do their fall butchering. DII relieve Hon rNi'neuß, Couiclm, Sore riiroiM, Hronchltia and LarynucltlN—pleasant ly flavored toocliei—23o the tlox. Gorgas Drug Stores UNUUIITiIKEH 1740 Chas. H. I'M I V ATK