14 SEND LA FOLLETTE TO THE REICHSTAG SAYS ROOSEVELT Colonel Wants "to Do ' Ger many as Much Harm as Possible" Camp Sherman, Chillicothe, Ohio, Dec. 17.—Camp Sherman hauled down its colors to Colonel Theodore Roose velt.on the occasion of his visit here Saturday. The former leader of the Rough Riders took the officers of the Eighty-third Division by storm in an address in which lie made a threefold plea for unswerving • loyalty to the Hag. for a speedy pushing through of the war to a complete and over whelming victory and for permanent preparedness. "Professional pacifists" and " con scientious objectors" were scathingly arraigned by Colonel Roosevelt in characteristically vigorous fashion. He urged that Congress should'pass a law immediately providing for uni versal suffrage on the basis of uni versal service. "We have a threefold duty at pres ent," said .Colonel Hoosevelt; "first, that of Americanization. There is no such thing as a fifty-fifty loyalty. Our business is to help this nation and keep it one nation and see that it doesn't become a polyglot board ingiiousc. I would send ail men who think primarily of the old country back to it. And I should like to send along with them some of our native-born Americans. "Since we want to do Germany as much harm ps possible. I should like to give her Senator LaFollette, to be used In the Reichstag. "Secondly, we must put this war through and with no end in view save a complete and overwhelming vic tory. The only way to gain Ger many's respect is through fear. An inconclusive peace would simply mean that we should have to fight it all over again." His statement that the only safe, permanent policy was to provide uni versal obligatory military training for every young man and to deny the vote to each until he was able to present a certificate showing he had completed his military service, was greeted with tremendous applause by the 2.000 officers. . Referring to the pacifists, Colonel Roosevelt vigorously asserted that all such, toge'hir with the conscien tious objectors, like the professional anarchists, should be excluded from the country. I McFALL'S 1 |E IS SANTA 1[ i| CLAUS' I !■ STORE | | FOR MEN Because every gift bought here is a sensi-- 3; ble, useful and practical <► S gift—could not be otli erwise. <[ <► Greatest Silk Shirts in the % < | city at $3 to $lO. , ► J > Incomparable Neckwear % at 50c to $5. Holiday boxes free. <> % Silk and Wool Mufflers, < > finest showing ever, 65c to % $lO. > ] i Bathrobes and House i .► Coats, different and better, > <► at $5 to $25. % Sweaters—all kinds, in- S eluding the Army Sweaters <► <► —and Sweater Coats, atv c <[ $3.50 to SB.OO. . < J > Lamb's wool Hose for <► men, plain and fancy, at c y 50c and 75c. <► Auto Gloves—plain and <: fur lined—at $3.50 and <; $8.50. <► And hundreds of other articles—all at modest < y prices. <: ✓ OPEN EVENINGS \> | McFall's |! <[ Hatters, Moil's Furnishers and Skirt Makers J ► THIRD AND MARKET <> Norris Candies y 2 lb., l-lb., 2-lb. Boxes G.ORGAS 10 N. Third St. l'enna. Station Skates Ground While You Wait Federal Machine Shop. CRANBERRY ST. NEAR COURT Big Patriotic Mass Meeting Congressman Richard Pear son Hobson Naval Expert, Orntor, Statesman Stevens Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church Thirteenth and Vernon Streets Thursday Evening, De cember 20—8.00 O'clock SUBJECT "The Destiny of America" Ad>Vixion—SO eentn MONDAY EVENING, RAILROAD TRAIN SERVICE OVER NEW LINK •Shorten Freight Traffic Con : nections Over Cumber land Valley Lines j * i * i Shippensburg, Pa., Dec. 17.—With I the placing in service to-day of a ! new link connecting the Cumberland j Valley Railroad with the Western I Maryland, a new record was estab i | lished. This link was completed in ! ten days. It is eight hundred feet j long and is a valuable freight traffic j acquisition to both railroad lines. The first train passed over the new link about 3 0 o'clock. This new extension will bo used to facilitate the movement of freight in compliance with Government orders for the more rapid handling of war shipments, coal, etc., under the stress of the times. The movement of freight from the Western Maryland over the new link will be much quicker owing to the Cumberland Valley having a lower grade north o( Hagerstown and the fact that the lat ter road can haul one-third mors ton nage with the same motive power. Besides, the Cumberland Valley has a double track to Shippensburg, where delivery is made to the Philadelphia and Reading. The link closes the triangle formed by the Western Maryland and the Cumberlaind Valley where they cross at North Junction. "Work Started Dee. 5 Work was commenced on the con nection on December 5 with the un derstanding that it was to be com pleted by December 15- About 100 men have been constantly employed facing the rigors of the severe win tr weather. Owing to the cramped conditions, however, no large ma chinery could be used, air" drills ana a derrick being the only serviceable machinery employed. The tracks were put down Saturday. The contractors were Mason and Hanger. The construction was in charge of Harry Carmlchael, of Phil adelphia. The Mason and Hanger Company are now building for the Cumberland Valley two sections of track, one be tween Shippensburg and Oakville, a distance of six miles, and the other from S. d. Tower to North Junction. The company built the double track for the Western Maryland between Big Pool and Big Spring and re cently completed the erection of Camp Zachary Taylor, at Louisville, Ky„ and the aviation camp at Lake Charles, La. •Railroad Notes Miss Helen Fisher is in charge of the Postal Telegraph Company's office at the Pennsylvania Railroad Station. Sammy Smith has severed his con nection as clerk for the Union News Company and accepted a position as train agent for the company between Harrisburg and Reading. D. C. Doehne of the local Pennsyl vania Railroad ticket office, is off duty on account of illness. Trains on the Pennsy were running late to-day. but delays were not so long as last week. The main line is in good shape. Tho through trains from the west are still from one to two hours late. George H. Brown, chief engineer in the office of General Superintend ent R. V. Massey of the Eastern Di vision at Altoona, who spent Sunday at his home in this city, returned to Altoona to-day. All discarded tracing cloth in the draughting rooms and office of the Pennsylvania Railroad will be turned over to the Red Cross for hospital material. It will be laundered and sterilized. Harry Leber, a brakeman on the Pennsy is off duty on account of sickness. W. E. Ryder a brakeman. and F. W. Durgan, conductor on the Pennsy, who have been off duty because of illness have returned to work. William F. Smith, flagman on the Middle Division of the Pennsylvania fell from an engine at Huntingdon and received a laceration of the right hand. William H. Bender, patrolman for the Pennsylvania Railroad at Al toona, fell from an engine on Satur day and dislocated his right shoulder. Beginning this week the employes of the Altoona machine shops will work fifty-nine hours aweek, an in crease of four hours in the working time being necessary to keep the motive power in repair for handling the immense traffic that is now beirig hauled and because many of the em ployes of the various departments are being sent out to the engine houses on the Pittsburgh division for temporary work. PRICE—SERVICE—QUALITY NUT BOWLS One of our beautiful Nut Bowls will make an ideal Xmas gift, useful to every member of the household. We have them in Mahogany, Cherry, Oak, Walnut and Mahogany Finished These Bowls are provided with anvil and hammer, or with a specially arranged nut cracker in the center; also with detached nut crackers and one-half dozen picks. Specially Priced $1.50 up to $5.00 It will be worth your while to see thera. One of these as a gift will be highly appreciated. v. H. C. CLASTER GEMS—JEWELS—SILVERWARE 302 Market St. 1 N. Third St. Navy to Build First Government Railroad Line Washington, Dec. 17. Members of the riouse Naval Affairs Commit tee are ready to approve the recom mendation of Secretary Daniels that the NaVy Department be authorized to construct and operate a railroad from the naval proving ground at Indian Head to the District of Colum bia. If this project goes through, the Navy Department will be in control of the first government-owned rail road in the United Slates. Secretary Daniels went before the committee in behalf of the legisla tion which he has proposed in con nection with this railroad. A private firm had proposed to build oper ate the road on condition that the government advance $360,000 of the total estimated cost of $700,000 and would agree to reimburse for this ad vance through freight and other transportation charges. Standing of the Crews 11 ARitisituin; sinu I'Uiliidripliin Division —The 134 crew first to go after 4 o'clock; 102, 126, 131, 101, 1241 Engineer for 101. Firemen for 134, 131. Conductor for 124. ' Flagmen for 134, iOl. Brakemen for 134, 106. Kngineers up: Gable, Simmons. Firemen up: Butler, Cassatt, Stam baugh, Carbaugh, Dohner. Brakemen up: Falconer, Supp. Middle Division —The 230 crew first to go after 3 o'clock: 222, 228, 217, 34, 26, 24, 28, 18, 17, 29. Preference crews: 5, 8, 1, 3, 2. Engineers for 26, 5, 2. Firemen for 5. 3. Flagmen for 17, 8, 2. Brakeman for 28. Engineers up: Fisher, Moreetz, Ratiifon, O. W. Snyder. Firemen up: Priinm, Slattery, Mil ler, Gross, Whissler, Adams, Keiter, Schell, Morris. Conductors up: Klotz, Corl. Brakemen up: Huss, Bupp, Steph ens, Fisher, Eley, Danner. Yard Hoard —Engineers for SC. 11C, 26C, Ith 7C, 2nd 14C. 2nd 15C, 26C, 26C. 36C, 37C. Firemen for 3rd 7C, 2nd 14C, Ist 15C, 3rd 15C, 37C. Engineers up: Heftleman, Myers, Shipley, Revie, Ulsh, Bostdorf. Firemen up: Steward, Parker, By ers. KNOI,A SIDE Philadelphia Division —The 204 crew first to go after 3.45 o'clock; 216, 250, 249, 201, 242, 219, 239, 218, 233. Engineer for 249. Firemen for 249, 218. Conductors for 19, 50. t Flagman for 04. Brakemen for 01, 34, 42 (2), 19, 50, 08. Conductor up: Rudy. Brakeman up Wolfe. Middle Division— The 220 crew first to go after 1.45 o'clock; 235, 304, 104, 109. 111. Firemen for 104, 111. Flagman for 109. Brakemen for 104, 109. Ynrd Board —Engineer forlo9. Firemen for Ist 129, 2nd 129, 132, 2nd 102. Engineers up: Kapp, Fortenbaugh, Gingrich, Kingsberry, Ewing, Lutz. Firemen up: Kennedy, Walters, Cashman, Meek, White, Milliken, Bru baker, Rider. PASSENGER DEPARTMENT Middle Dlvl '■in Engineers up: Keiser, J. Rear. McDougal, Crimmel, Alexander, Kell. Spotts. Firemen up: Keller, Mearkle, Rich ards, Ayers, Zeigler, Gladhill, Beach man. Koller, Nowark, Naylor, Tug gins, Hudson. Engineers for 669, 19, 55, 41. Firemen for 665, 1. Philadelphia Division Engineers up: Pleam, Davis, Welsh, Seitz, Os mond, Smeltzer. Firemen up: Shaffner, White, F. I* Floyd, Piatt, Cover, Everhart, Shoop. Engineer for 628. Firemen for 30, 26, 44. THE READING . The 36 crew first to go after 1.30 o'clock; 19. 53, 70, 56, 38, 10, 8. 26. 29, 20, 1. 15. 47, 61, 46, 68, 67, 11, 6, 14, 69, 25, 72, 17, 43. Engineers for 56, 69, 6, 29. Firemen for 53, 61, 68, 69, 70, 72, 1, 6, 8, 19, 20, 29, 42, 43. 44. Conductors for 17. 46. Flagmen for 67. 72, 17, 20, 38. , Brakemen for 53, 61, 67, 68, 69, 8, 10, 11, 15, 17, 19, 29. Engineers up: Dialow, Kauffman. Kohl. Wood, ■Hoffman, Derner, Grif fith, Little, Erl), Massimore, Wunder lick, Billig, Barnhart, Warner, Wire man, Motter, Plet. Firemen' up: llobb, Bohner, Ger hart, Hummelbaugh, Eslinger„ Fitz gerald. Looker, Longenecker, Miller, Welley, Boyer, Heckman, Kochenour. Conductors up: Keifer, Daub, Hall. Powell, Danner, Braum. Brakemen up: Shank, D. Shank, Rickenbach, Kramer, Carl, McKlm, Moss, Buffington, Kickman, Long, Martin, Gochenhour, Gardner, Hoover, l Zeiders, Zink, Balmer, Wynn, Conrad, Stoner, Waugh, Grady. Hahrisburg tdSS&I telegraph [ MIDDLETOWN LAUNCH DRIVE FOR MEMBERS Middletown Begins Work on Campaign, For 2,(MX) Mem bers Before Christmas Pastors of the five churches in town took for their Sunday morn ing subjects the work of the Red Cross in town and urged to join. The drive for 2,000 members in town was started this morning. A. H. Lucken bill is campaign manager and Wal ter R. Fisher, treasurer. Following are the captains and lieutenants: First Ward—First precinct, Gi-ant SouderS, captain; lieutenants, Mrs. A. L. Huntzberger, Mrs. N. C. Fuhr man, Mrs. C. E. Bowers. Miss Lillian Weller. Mrs. P. S. Ettele, Mrs. John Inley, Mrs. amJes Covan. Second pre cinct, W. R. Kohr, captahi; lieuten ants, C. N. Erlsman, Morris Hopple, J. W. Smith, William Keever, H. A. McKee, Frank Wagner. Mrs. A. L. Etter, Miss tsallie Starr, Mrs. Charles Force, Mrs. Robert Gross. Airs. Hur ry Troup. Second Ward—First precinct, E. L. Mishey, captain; lieutenants, W. J. Kinnard, P." S. Ettele, the Rev. Fuller Bergstresser, H. E. Deimler, C. E. Detweller, J. li. Krpps, Mrs. Fuller Berstresser, Captain; lieuten ants, Mrs. H. C. Harclerode, Mrs. Samuel Welrich, Mrs. Leroy Mark ley, Mrs. R. Hatton, Mrs. C. E. Moore, Mrs. B. F. Aumiller, Mrs. E. B. Callow, Miss Sadie Fisher. Second precinct, Leroy Markley, captain; lieutenants, Samuel Weirich, E. C. Leher; Mrs. D. W. Huntzberger, cap tain; lieutenants, Mrs. A. G. Banks, Mrs. D. P. Deatrick, Mrs. H. S. Roth, Mrs. J. C. Lingle, Mrs. Clyde Ger •berich, Miss Ivy Hoffman, Miss Emma Eves, Miss Ruth Concklin, Mrs. David Wallace. Third Ward —First precinct, Eu gene Luverty, captain; lieutenants, E. L. Beck, J. W. Few, F. W. Baugh moyer, C. A. Parthemore, E. L. Croll, Mrs. M. G. Bossier, captain; lieu tenants, Mrs. 11. E. Smith, Mrs. J. B. Martin, Mrs. F. W. Myers, Mrs. Fred Haessler, Miss Margie Longe necker. Miss Mary Nissley. Second precinct, H. E. Smith, captain; lieu tenants, T. C. McCarrell, llenry Brandt, Bee Good, H. B. Garver, C. N. Jackson, William llouser, Miy. Eugene Eaverty, captain; lieuten ants, Mrs. A. 11. LucKenbill, Mrs. C. L. Raymond, Mrs. Maude Bowman, Mrs. E. L. Beck. Car Works—Captain, A. B. Hoff man; lieutenants. Mrs. John Keifer, Miss Kathryn Raymond. Shoe Factory—Paul Wharton, Clyde GerUerick, captains; lieuten ants, Geraldine Brandt, H. H. Har cehode, H. C. Boyer, George Barker, J. M." McCatiley, Carrie Hoffman, Katie Bletz. Hosiery Mill—A. C. Kohr, cap tain. Stove Works —E. M. Colquhoun, captain; lieutenants, R. A. Schule, George Daily, Harry Pugiliese. Railroads —C. Z. Moore, captain; lieutenants, R. E. Seltzer, E. B, Cal low. H. V. B. Garver, Adam "Soul laird, C- Krall. E. F. Crick, John Peters. Royalton—First ward, Mrs. Ger trude Luft, captain; lieutenants, Mrs. Oliver Henry, Mrs. Harry Bonholtz er, Mrs. A. S. Updegraph, Harry Shumaker, Y. E. Mattis, William Doup. Second ward, H. F. Kauff man, captain; lieutenants. Mrs. Har ry Leggore, Mrs. William Beach, Miss Mary Long, Miss Jane Daugh erty, Miss Mary Gardner, A. S. Hammon, Harry Ney, Abram Ham man. STEFFY FUNERAL Funeral services for Luther Steffy was held from his home in Soutii Catherine street. The Rev. Fuller Bergstresser, of the St. Peter's Lu theran Church, officiated. The pall bearers were George, Jacob, Fred erick and David Houser, four broth ers-ln-law. TO BUY CLOTHING At a meeting of the Methodist Episcopal Sunday school board held yesterday afternoon, It was decided to use the money spent for gifts to the Sunday school be used for the boys of the church and Sunday school to purchase helmets and wristlets. The Rev. James Cunning ham, Mrs. A. O. Banks and Mtes Edna Kurtz were appointed on a committee on the work. Twenty-tlve have enlisted in the service. Mrs. Maggie Palmer, of Carlisle, is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Ray mond Condran, for several days. Donald Mumnia. of Camp Meade, Md., spent Sunday in tewn. Ernest Rowe, sailor on the steam ship Pennsylvania, is spending sev eral days' furlough as the guest of his wile. Howt-rd Myers left this morning for Baltimore. Md., for a week in the interest of tho Semit-So'.way Company of Steelton. John A. Gross, who had both hands badly Injured at the car works last Thursday, and was receiving treatment at the Hartman Hospital, Harrisburg, returned to his home on Saturday. Charles Hendricks, who spent the past two weeks in the South Moun tains hunting for deer with a camp of eighteen, returned home on Satur day. The week of prayer that will be held by the live churches of town and one from-'Royalton during the week of January 7, has been arrang ed as follows: Monday evening, January 7, Church of God, the Re.v. I. H. Albright; Tuesday evening, January 8, Presbyterian Church, tjie Rev. Mr. Beach; Wednesday even ing, January 9, Methodist Church, the Rev. T. C McCarrell; Thursday evening, January 10, Royalton Unit ed Brethren Church, the Rev. Fuller Bergstresser; Friday evening, Jan uary 11, First United Brethren Church, the Rev. James Cunning ham; Saturday evening, January 12, St. Peter's Lutheran Church, the Rev. O. M. Kraybill. Amos Espenshade, who was here to attehd the funeral of his father, lias returned to his home in Eliza bethtown. Mrs. David Kling spent Saturday and Sunday at Hummelstown. Miss Maude Schaeffer spent Sun day in Oberlin. Miss Pearl King spent the week end with Miss Pearl Black, at Har risburg. Miss Nell,' of Jlarrisburg, spent Sunday with Miss Dawn Herifelroth. Howard Buck, who for the past nine years has been employed by J5. H. Klahr as a Jeweler, has resigned. John Croll, Jr., a student at Get tysburg College, has received notice to report early in January to an of ficers training camp. Mr. Croll is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Croll, of West Main street. John E. Kohr, of First Lock, who had been a member of the United States Naval Coast Defense No. 3, was recently transferred to United States Navy sharpshooters, Company STEELTON AND NEARBY SECURE 1,337 XMAS MEMBERS Canvassers Told That Much Work Must Be Done to Get the 10,000 Memberships With a report of 1,337 Christmas members Secured during three days' work last week, the Red Cross drive for 10,000 members took on a new life this morning when committee members started out in their terri tories all anxious to contribute their share to the. colossal number this chapter has set out to get. With favorable weather and the sidewalks cleared of the snow en abling the women to do the canvass ing, conditions looked more favor able for-reaching the quota to-day Many of the canvassers did not work last week on account of the inclem ent weather. "Steelton has a big job before her," a memfver of the committee said to-day. "It will mean hard work and lots of' it. This chapter has not falleji short on anything so far and it is not likely members will allow this record to be broken," she said. With a record of 100 per cent, to its credit, the rail Bhop of the local steel plant this morning turned in the first report. Although a very small department, it has set an ex ample for other departments to fol low, Mrs. Quincy Bent, chairman of the chapter, said. Booths Were placed in McCurdy's drug store, Front street; post office, and Steel company store. Members of the committee were assigned to take charge of these headquarters. Residents who have joined are re quested to place the Red Cross serv ice flags presented them by the can vassers in the windows in order to eliminate the repetition of calls by solicitors. If the flags are seen in the windows the canvassers do not call at Ihe house. Ministers of the local churches yesterday appealed to churchgoers to join the Red Cross during the drive. MAIIJ QUESTIONNAIRES The Exemption Board with offices in the Electric Light building to-day completed the mailing of ten per cent, of questionnaires. Advice to the Lovelorn By BEATRICE FAIRFAX Is It Not (Jcncrosfty? DEAR MISS FAIRFAX: I am eighteen and dearly in love with a man two years my senior. My love is reciprocated. He is a sailor and will leave for the other side in about a month. He has told me how much he loves me, but has said nothing defln ite. Now. Miss Fairfax, I would gladly wait ten years for him if he asked me to . I am not pretty, but attractive, and have plenty of ad mirers, but do not care for them. If I even mention any other name while he is with me he is jealous. Not that he says anything to me, but before he goes. Please advise me. Fairfax Do you think I ought to go .about with other men? I know he cares for me and I love mm, but do you think it is fair? Why should he feel hurt when I go out with any one else if he doesn't, care? Won't you please advise me? I <Jo not care for any one else's company. I have thought that perhaps it is because he is going away he may not think it Is fair to ask me to wait. He may think that he may not come back and so will not say anything. Miss Fairfax, why should he rob me of the happiness that could be mine before he goes Please advise me. DOLLY. Your sailor boy is young; he is going on a grave mission, he may be separated from you for years. Don't you think it may be pure generosity on his part that keeps him from ask ing you to wait for him? Even if you ore ( not engaged, dftn't you think it is worth while to forget your other admirers and devote yourself to him while yet he is here tn America? You might talk to him just as you have spoken to me, but I think the thing to do is to make a few little sacrifices for the sake of this friend ship without demanding any defin ite assurance in return. Just give him your friendship and don't have so many selfish worries about wheth er one thing or the other is right and fair. Just He Dignified DEAR MISS FAIRFAX: I am twenty-nine and employed by a manufacturing concern as office manager, earning a salary of $3 5 per week. The vice-president of this con cern is a widower (about forty-five years old and has no children). He is contantly telling me that I am the nicest young lady he ever met and goes as far as telling me of his lovo (but never mentions marriatge to me). As a rule I never pay any atten tion to what he is saying, but here of late my girls in the office have noticed his actions and have come to me with little stories telling me how much gossip is going around the office. ANXIOUS. Just tfb on conducting yourself with quiet dignity. Attend to your work and don't la? any stress on anything "your employer ssi's. You might even tell him that you have discovered that the office force Is gossiping about you and that you feel sure he will not want to cause you to b<? subjected to criticism. When a man tells a girl that he loves her and does not back up that dec laration with the genuine and honest exression of a desire to have her for his wife, thp girl had better keep a level head and discount his ardor and the value thereof. Were I In your place I should either make it impossible for the man to drag his semi-lovemaklng Into office hours or tell him with quiet dignity that he was placing me in a difficult situa tion. Your own attitude may shame the office out of Its foolish and un worthy gossip. 8, located at Wissahickon Barracks. The B. G. Club will meet to-mor row evening at the home of Miss Mildred Etter, 219 Pine street. The Junior Emergency Aid will ship to Philadelphia this week a barrel of secondhand and new cloth ing for Halifax sufferers. Many of the new garments were made by the children themselves. Dr. George Mish is seriously til at his home in North Union street. The following officers were elected by the Mothers' Congress Circle: President, Mrs. D. P. Deatrick; vice president, Mrs. D. W. Huntzberger; secohd and third vice-president, Mrs. E. L. Dick and Mrs. H. S. Roth; treasurer, Mrs. A. G. Banks; re cording secretary, Mrs. Fred Haess ler; corresponding secretary, Mrs. William Hill. Parent Begs Coal For Suffering Children With tears streaming down his cheeks, a foreigner entered a local coal office this morning and ap pealed for fuel. He said: "Me.no got coal; me no care for myself but three little children are cold." The dealer was unable to help hinv out. and the parent departed, bitterly disappointed. Extra Men to Handle Xmas Mail at Office Four extra men and two addition al auto trucks have been engaged by Postmaster M. M. Cusack to take care of the unprecedented Christmas ntail. Postmastei 1 Cusack said that the mail this year is much larger than the mail at the same time last year. To-day fifteen sacks of parcel post mail lor boys in the camps left the local office. This mail was mostly for boys in Georgia camps. The western shipments are now the heaviest ,the postmaster said. Aside from the extra employes it I will be necessary to work the reg \ ular men overtime during the rush. Fire Horse Placed on Farm For Long Services "Dick," the old fire horse of the Baldwin Hose Company was pur [ chased by the company at the pub- I 11c sale of horses and equipment on Saturday and will be placed on a ! farm near the borough for the rest of his life. He was purchased for $3.". The horse was in the service since October 1904 and is about twenty-one years old. The total amount of money real ized from the sale of the fire horses and other equipment owned by the borough amounted to $954.35. CLUB ELECTS OFFICERS At a meeting of the J. F. F. Club at the home of Miss Eliza Gardner the following officers were elected: President, Miss Dorothy Vickery; I vice-president. Miss Jennie Tup j tanoski; secretary, Miss Carrie Kol j liaas; treasurer, Miss Esther Stab- I nau. In attendance were: Helen ! Sheley, Dorothy Vickery, Jennie Tuptanoski, Ruth Thomas, Helen Keim, Mabel Kell, Helen Kintz. Car rie Kolhaas, Marion Sprow, Esther Stabnau, Susan Fisher, Hazel John son and Eliza Gardner. CLEANING SNOW OFF BOROUGH MAIN ST. A large force of men with six teams under the direction of Street Commissioner Jacob Meshey, is en gaged in clearing Front street of snow. The men are now working in the business section. The snow will le cleaned from Chestnut to Cones toga street. < Hummelstown Schools Plan Christmas Celebrations Hummelstown, Pa., Dec. 17. —Pro- grams will be rendered in all the grades of the public schools on Fri day afternoon, December 21, to which all patrons and friends are in vited. In the first grade the program will consist of Christmas games, songs sjnd little playlets in which all the pupils will take a part. Grade II will give a playlet hy all the pupils entitled "Christmas Cheer." Grade lll—Recitations by Rode rick Whittock, Howard Shope, Hoer ner Bell, Caroline Burrldge, Carroll Strunk, Herdie Wabower and Elwood Martin; exercise, "A Note to Santa," by Arthur Iloltzman, Irving Martin and Albert Sarvis; Luther's Cradle Hymn, song pantomime by six girls; song by chorus of boys and girls; dialogue by Meta Rerick and Vir ginia Urban. Grade IV—Song, "What Is the Song December Sings?" drama, "Scrooge and the Christmas Fairy," an adaptation from Dickens; recita tion,' "What If?"; song, "O Where Does Santa Claus Live?" recitation, "A Christmas Carol"; song, "Our Message"; recitation, "The Kitten's Christmas"; chorus, "Holy Night"; recitation, "A Christmas Stocking." Grade V—Song, "The Town of Christmas"; play, "Santa's Helpers"; exercise, "The Children of Mother Goose"; play, "A Christmas Joke"; exercise, "The Wiser Way"; exercise, "Christmas Fairies"; recitation, "Emily Jane"; play, "The Christmas Sprite." Grade VI.—A Christmas carol, Dorothy Light: "The Angel's Song," Genevieve Mengle; "Christmas," Wil bur Proctor; "Through the Shining Gates." Grade VII Christmas carols, Gertrude Cassel and Blanche Muth; "God Bless Us Every One," Kath arine Brightbill; "The Night Before Christmas," Rachel Grove; "That Glorious Song of Old," Lenore Gor don. Grade Vlll—Christmas records on the Victrola; recitation, Martha Brinser; girls' chorus, "Shine On"; pantomime, "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day"; vocal duet, Frances Light and Verna Horst. / \ Sterling Features of Jtist like magic—yet there's no magic about it. But there is this, an efficient electric washer and wringer and the result Is that the washing Is done quickly and per fectly. The "Sterling" ! a modern necessity fo the dearth and hap piness of every housewife. It lifts the drudgery from tired shoulders and "Washday" is no longer dreaded. The "Sterling?' cleans and saves clothes. Harrisburg Electric Supply Company 24 8. 2nd Street Harrisburg. DECEMBER 17, 1917 SOME RELIEF IN COAL SHORTAGE Steelton Store Company Gets Shipment of Fuel This Morning Some relief in the coal shortage here this morning when a shipment of coal was received by the Steelton Store Company. Ship ments expected by other dealers did not arrive but are expected in the next twelve hours. According to W. E. Abercrombie, general superintendent of the Steel ton Store Company the families where sickness exists in their house hold are supplied with fuel at once. Sales in bushel lots are being made to persons who come to the ware house for It. Hampered by the shortage of teams and labor, it is impossible to deliver the coal at once, Mr. Aber crombie continued. With ten teams working it will take a week to fill all the orders by delivery. Mr. Aber crombie said that they would be in good shape on orders in sevoral days. Although a shipment of coal has been received no orders are being taken as the amount will not be sufficient to fill the list now on file. No orders have been taken since last Wednesday and will not be taken until the present ones are filled and more coal in sight. Mr. Abercrombie was of the opinion that the situation is easing up a bit. At the office of Detweiler Brothers, in Front street, it was reported this morning that no shipment of coal has arrived and 1,000 orders are on file to be filled. Many more orders are being placed daily. Handel's Messiah to Be Given in Local Church Handel's Messiah will be pre sented in St. John's Lutheran Church by the Musical Art Society of Grace Methodist Church of Harrisburg, under the direction of John W. Phillips, Tuesday evening. The soloists will be Miss Mary Buttorff, soprano; Mrs. Frank Fager, contralto; Stanley G. Backen stoss, bass. ELECTRIC SPECIALTIES I'ercolntorn, ntoven, Krilln, nntri hciXrrx, ovrnctlM, toimlcn, hoi [inilflt iiiuManKe vlhruturH, hßli ilrycra, hcivliik machine motor* null —well Jnut tep In and we wll be Kind to shiiw them. DAUPHIN ELECTRIAL SUPPLIES CO. 434 MARKET STREET *v*v vvwv* *** * * {• •> .j .j.^•;< >;• * •;< {. * * i 5 | 4 | Announcement THE SENATE ■ i I :5 | introduces, beginning TO-DAY •: A NOON LUNCHEON I J & I to be served from * | 11.30 to 2 P.M. i quite extraordinary and embodying the l dignity and high-class service for which * the Hotel has always been noted. ! 75c I t •> f JOHN N. H. MENGER 1 * FRED H. MENGER } PPOpe - < z i ? f v 1 <* i ***** ******* **** * * * ******** ******** **** * * * * 4 „♦ * **%t iYou Find the Greatest Assortment | of | Kodaks Keen-Kutter i Flashlights j i Bicycles Air Rifles and 5 Sporting Goods Cutlery | Firearms and Ammunition * * \f AT ■ COHEN'S Sporting Goods Store ' 431 Market Street * f i f at Subway A Man's Gift From a Man's Store Wm. Strouse m : OBERLIN : : : : Mrs. Elizabeth Hocker, wife of Walter C. Hocker, of Brookslde Farm, died at the Harrlsburg Hos pital, Sunday evening, after an oper ation. She was an active member of Salem Lutheran Church, and a teacher of a young ladies' class in Sunday school. She was formally Miss Elizabeth L.usk, of Philadel phia, and was married to Mr. Hock er a year and a half ago. She leaves a husband and a baby girl three weeks old. The funeral will be held on Wednesday afternoon at I'.SO from her late home, conducted by the Rev. Daniel E. Rupley. The in terment will be in Oberlin Ceme tery. Musical Suggestions For Christmas Victrolas and Records Record Albums Violins Guitars W' Mandolins Ukuleles Banjos jjvjk. Cornets Trombones OOF Toy Music Boxes Music Stands and Cases Sheet Music and Books Music Rolls and Bags Cases and Trimmings for all instruments Large and Varied Assortments P. M.OYLER "Music Store" 14 South Fourth Street Safety Razors —AT— GORGAS 10 X. Third St. Peniia. Station Compensation Act Blanks For the convenience of law yers and small corporations we have arranged In book form a quantity of Accident Blanks sufficient for a year's supply. Sent to any addreas on receipt of price, tI.OO. The Telegraph Printing Co. Printing, Binding, Designing, Photo Engraving, Die Stamp ing. Plate Printing HARRISBUKG, PA.
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