2
SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE
WITH EMPEY
By Arthur Guy Empey !
(Continued)
Tommy is a natural' born soccer
player and clever with his feet, but
stupid with his hand's when it cpmes
to baseball. Several of them had a
bad habit of stopping grounders
with their feet, especially our short
stop. He would see a hot grasseater
coming his way, then, instead of us
ing his hands, he would put his fooc
in front of it. The ball would climb
his leg and get him .on the chin or
in the eye. After receiving a puffed
up lip and a beautiful black eye, he
flatly refused to. play unless 1 would
let him wear the mask. Americans,
picture a shortstop wearing a catch
er's mask and then sympathize with
Stewart and me. The shortstop was a
sergeant, and through diplomatic
reasons I gave the mask to him. At
this every infieiuer wanted to wear'
it. Stewart solved the problem by
putting in another shortstop and giv
ing me the mask.
In England they have a game call
ed "Rounders," in which you are
supposed to hit the baserunner with
the ball to put liim.out. This is gen
erally a tennis ball and does not hurt
very much.
Well, those Tommies had a habit
of slamming the baseball with all
their might at the unfortunate run
ner. Many an early practice was
broken up this way, because the
team would lose Interest in baseball
When they had a chance to view a
fight between a giver and a receiver.
After about ten days' practice we
had picked two pretty fair teams and
arranged for a scrub game. Stewart's
side won, due to his pitching.
Then, as is usual
Thf. Tinv in baseball, things
xiic J ulx began to happen. Ai
— Jinx seemed to rest,
on our candidates. Every time we
had to go up the lino on a working
party, one or two of the players.
would get wounded or killed; in fact,
being a baseball player got to be a)
perfect. Jonah, and the Tommies j
commenced getting superstitious. If I
one of our team happened to be;
working among ten or twelve other!
company men, he was sure to get |
hit, while the other fellows camei
through without a rftratch. Stewart
and I also began to get frightened,
;<nd decided to chuck up the whole |
thing before we got it ourselves. >
Then we went further back behind j
the lines. During this stay we round- j
i d out a passable team.
A Canadian battalion, just sent out!
from England, on their way to i
"Wipers," went into billets about a
mile from us. This was our chance. |
Stewart went oyer and challenged |
them to a game for the following
Sunday. The challenge was accepted.
We had a week's time in which to
strengthen some weakness and to
teach the bunch a little "inside
baseball. Then the Jinx popped up
again.
Shortage of Coal Cuts _ \
Newville Revival Services
N CAW Hie, Pa., Jan. s.—On account,
of the shortage of coal at the dif- j
fcrc-nt churches only three services
will be held next week in observance;
of the week of prayer. The first ser- (
> ice to be held in the Big Spring
Presbyterian Church to-morrow
. veiling, and the sermon will be
preached by the Rev. E. L. Ditzler
oin the theme, "The Word." On
Wednesday evening, January 9. tho
service will be held in the Church
of God, and the Rev. C. C. Rass
mussen will preach on the theme of
"Prayer." The Rev. F. T. Wheeler
will preach at the following Sunday
Evening service in the United Pres
byterian Church, the theme being,
"Tho Holy Spirit." The offerings at
these services will be placed in the
hands of the Ladies' Benevolence
society, to bo distributed to the wor
thy poor of Newville. —The Young
Ladies' Missionary society of the
Church of God will meet at the
home of Mrs. James D. Gutshall on
Tuesday evening.—Mr. and Mrs. A.
D Laughlin and daughter, Mary
Jane, Mr. and Mrs. T. Frank Bower
and Miss Margaret Bower were en
tertained at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Shaner, at Harrisburg,
on Sunday.—Mrs. Annie Hays vis-,
ited lier sons, Robert and Dr. •
Charles Hays, at Johnstown recently.
—John Grimm, of Lafayette College, ;
spent several days with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Grimm.—Miss
Belle Dumfee has returned home
Ml Facts, like rivets, hammered |B|
WM • When the body loses effici
llffil ency, it is time to remember iggflHl
||||j| that coffee drinking' does .
■ Then is the time to chang'e to ;fl|
the delicious cereal drink'— ' l|S|
J# POSTUM I
mfe "There's a Reason" j|^
SATURDAY EVENING, BARRISBURG TELEGRAPH JANUARY 5, 191&
| On the morning of the name with
the Canadians, our cleverest infield
er, the first baseman, picked up an
old German hand grenade and
brought it to the billet. This man was
a great souvenir collector; always
hammering at "dud" shells, trying to
remove the nose-caps.
Seeing him fooling around with the
German bomb, I told him to throw it
away; that one could never trust
| those things; and that I did not wan';-
to take any chances of losing a first
baseman; but being of a naturally
curious disposition, he refused tq, do
so. Taking the bomb out behind
the billet, lie proceeded to take lib
erties with its mechanism; result,
right hand blown off and another
vacancy to be filled at first base.
What we said about him would not
' be fit for publication.
The game was scheduled for 2
o'clock, and exactly at 1.35 Mr.
Frlta plunked a stray "five nine"
shell into our infield between home
and fire base, making a hole big
enough for a limber to hide in. This
•meant picks and shovels for all
hands to fill in the hole.
By this time a large crowd of root- j
era for both sides had lined them
selves along the foul lines. The com- j
pliments that were wafted back an if
forth made the chaplain pack up and
leave before the game started.
Then the betting commenced. It
waxed hot and furious. I don't be
lieve there was a loose penny in the
crowd after all bets had been placed.
Stewart and I tried to discourage
this betting because we knew that if
we lost we would be ostracized from
that time on. We explained to the
Tommies that the Canadians were
baseball players, and that we were
in for an awful trimming, but they
wouldn't listen, saying that anybody
who could make a ball curve in the
air the way Stewart could was
enough to win for any team, and
that all the Canadians would strike i
out. We insisted no further.
We came to bat:
, The Big first. Our first
Game man U P sot bean- I
ed, and instead of J
xsegins taking first base
——— he went out into
the pitcher's box to lick the pitch
er. After a little argument we man
aged to get him on first.
The Canadian pitcher was wild.
The next ball went over the catcher's
head and our runner took second.
The next man up struck out. ,
1 batted third, hit to the outfield,
the'right fielder dropped the ball and
I reached second, the runner ahead
of me moving to third base. Then
Stewart got ujl and placed a corking
double out into left Held. Stewart
was a fast runner. I started for
home, touched third, the runner In
front of me plowing .along for home
plate. He ran like an ice wagon. I
was shouting to him to hurry up. I
from a visit to Washington, D. C. —
Ned Koser, of Wilmington, Del.,
spent several days with his mother,
Mrs. Martha Koser,. —Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph A. Woodburn and child, of
Baltimore, Md., spent a week with
t'ne former's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
W. C. Woodburn.
STUDENTS RETURN TO BOOKS
EilzabeQiville, Pa., Jan. 6.—Stu
dents who were home for the holi
days have again returned to their
colleges and schools.—Thomas Os
wald, of New York City, spent sev
eral days with friends here. The
local High school held a party'in the
Swab buildiifg on New Year's eve. — j
Harry Koppenheffer, son of D. W.;
Koppenheffer, who is an enlisted j
man in one of the Southern camps, l
in Georgia, is spending a furlough j
here.—lra M. Hoke has been con- i
fined to his home with sickness.— j
Jaccb Luboid, of Coatesville, was a|
recent guest of Mrs. M. A. Miller and'
family.—Merrill A. Leltzel and Miss 1
Pcari Bechtel, of Elizabethville, were;
married at Harrisburg on Monday;
evening.—Mr. and Mrs. Dewin J.!
Bechtel spent several days with Mrs. j
Stakely, at Harrisburg.—Allen Barr,>
of Weatherly, is the guest of his sis-!
ter, Mrs. Ralph Lehman.—Leon
Eeam, of Elizabethville, is now in •
France. Arthur Helt is also in i
France.—The High School will dls- j
play a service flag for the nine mem
bers of the Alumni now serving in
the Army.—The officers of the local I
I'. C. S. of A. C*mp were installed!
by District President Corbett, of Mil- j
lersburg, on Thursday evening.
I could hear Stewart pounding behind
I me. The Tommy's cap blew off, and
instead of going home he stopped
j to pick it up. Stewart was shouting,
| "Leg it, here comes the ball," as he
i slid into third base. I could not pre
: cede the runner in, so we were trap--
I ped tot a double play. Stewart's an-
I gora was bristling and mine was tug-
I ging at its chain.
The Canadian rooters were tickled
to death, their sarcastic remarks
I burning into Stewart and me. Stew-
I art was fast losing his temper.
The first two Canadians struck out.
The third man up got his base on a
passed third strike, My error.
Then our substitute first baseman
pulled a stunt turned the
tables on the Canadians and wewwere
| somewhat appeased.
■ The Canadian runner was laying
|p. few feet off first base. Suddenly
; our first bßfeman shouted *o him
; "Look out, 'ere comes a shell; duck
; low!',' The Canadian dropped to the
| ground. Stewart instanfcly sized up
■ the situation and tossed the ball to
I the first baseman, who touched the
I baserunner and three were out. We
! had got our own back. Stewart and
II could have both kissed that rube
first baseman of ours: Right then and
there we put him in a class with Hal
Up to the fourth inning neither
side scored. Stewart was pitching in
fine form. The Canadians just
couldn't connect with his delivery.
All they were doing was fanning the
air. The Canadian rooters commenc
ed to get frightened because they
saw their money disappearing into
the Tommies' pockets. They had the
greatest contempt for the rest of
the team, myself included, but real
ized that if Stewart did not weaken
it would be a case of their going
back to billets broke.
Then old Mr. Jinx butted in again,
and it happened.
In the British army there is an
order to the effect that gas helmets
must be carried at all times, even
while sleeping. To disobey this order
is a serious offense, and means im
mediate confinement. These gas hel
mets are in a canvas bag and are
slung around the left shoulder by
means of a canvas strap.
In pitching, Stewart's gas helmet
bothered him greatly, and after the
second inning he took it off. I warn
ed him to be careful, because I no
ticed several military police in the
crowd. But Stewart would not listen.
He always was pig-headed.
One of the Canadian footers spot
ted that Stewart had laid aside his
helmet, and artfully communicated
this fact to the rest of his team's
rooters. I noticed the rooters crowd
around him for three or four innings
and then a great laugh went up and
they stretched out along the foul
lines.
[To he Continued.]
AUTO AND SLEIGH COLLIDE
Union Deposit, Pa., Jan. s.—John
Moyer, of Hershey, with his automo
bile, collided with George Seiber's
sleigh on Wednesday when passing
down the hill at the Square, break
ing the sleigh.:—Mr. and Mrs. Abram
Fackler and Mr. and Mrs. A. M.
Kuhns spent a day at Elizabethtown,
visiting the former's son, Enos Fack
ler, and family.—Miss Grace Stauf
fer. after spending some time at
Harrisburg visiting her relatives,
has returned home.—Edward Yeag
ley and daughter, MabeK of Phila
delphia, were recent guests of the
former's sister, Mrs. Emma Boyer.
—William Phfeils, of Palmyra, visit
ed Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kneiswend
er on Tuesday.—Dr. W. G. Goodman
spent Wednesday at Harrisburg.—
Landis Curry had a narrow escape
from being run down by an auto
mobile on Monday while coasting.—
Mrs. Barbara Yingst, of Linglestown,
is spending several weeks with Mr.
and Mrs. David Patrick.—Mr. and
Mrs. William Umberger, of Hanover
dale, were guests of the Rev. and
Mrs. A. M. Kuhns on Sunday.—Mrs.
Ella J. Rapp is spending some time
at Bethlehem.—Preaching services
will be held in the United Brethren
Church to-morrow morning at 10.30
o'clock by the pastor, the Rev. J. R.
McDonald.—Miss Sarah Etter, of
Annville, visited her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph Etter, on Sunday.—Roy
Landis, of State College, after spend
ing the holidays with his parents,
Mr. and Mm. A. L. Landis, returned
on Wednesday. „
THREE MURDER
CASES LISTED
FOR HEARINGS
More Than 200 Criminal
Charges to Be Taken
Up January 14
More than 200 cases, including
three murder charges, have been
listed for at the January ses
sions of criminal court, opening
Monday, January 14. Of this num
ber 138 are new cases and about
sixty had been continued from the
September session. District Attor
ney Michael E. Stroup said it may be
necessary to hold a spefcial session
to clean up all the cases on tho lift.
Retrial of Frederick Rlchcreck,
whojias been given another chance
by tire court to fight for his life, will
probably be started at the January
session. Richcreek is charged with
the murder of an old peddler. The
other two murder cases are against
Jack Ellis and John Wright, both
arrested by Steelton authorities.
.Nonsupport cases will be heard
January 28,„as a session of common
pleas court will be held on the week
of January 21. The trial list fol
lows:
Monday—Mary Elliot, a. and b.;
John Taggert, a. and b.; George
Washington, agg. a. and b.; Minerva
Wilder, agg. a. and b.; Joseph C.
Rebels, fel. a.; Edward Pinkney, fel.
a.; Garfield Swindall, fel. a.; John
Daniels, fel. a.; John Deßosse, fel.
a.: John Rosse. fel. a.; Charles Ef
lie, fel. a.; James Rurkey, et al., lar.;
John Dye, lar.; Charles Watson, a.
and b.; Charles Watson, lar.; Charles
Watson, rob.; Charles McClain, lar.;
John Ensinger, et al., lar.; Miloe
\ orkapie, c. c. d. w.; Edward Miller,
c. c. d. w.; continued cases, Frank
Ross, fel. e. and 1.; Isaac Anderson,
lar. from per.; Isaac Anderson, fel.
a.; Robert Berry, r.; Elmer ICreiser,
et al., burg.; Charles Fishr, et. al.,
burg.; Charles White, et al., lar.;
Coney Washington, lar.; W. H.
Heard, fel. e. and lar.; James liarri-
Fon, fel. e. and lar.; Robert Steward,
c. c. d. w.; Somon Garnett, rec. St.
goods; John L. Marshall, fel. a.;
William H. Heard, fel. e. and lar.;
Arthur Boykin, fei. a.; Alice Cassel,
' ~W ' s Keisling, agg. a. and b ;
w. S. Keisling, c. c. d. w.; W. S.
Keisling, fel. e. and lar.; Lizzie Ben
nett, lar.; Walter Arnold, fel. a.;
John Ensinger, lar.
„. Tu , esday —£ ollu Morgan, James
Worley and William Lippsey, c. c. d.
w.; William Harvey, lar.; Arthur
Jones, lar.; Richard Murray, lar.;
Willis Coleman, fel. a.; John Irvin,
et. al., lar. from per.; Paul Hunter,
lar. from per.; Solomon Brookens.
et. al., bilrg.; Thomas West, lar.;
William Johnson, lar. from per.;
Samuel Rodrlck, lar.; Max Anderson,
lar.; Joseph Smith, lar. from per.;
Pat Tally, et. al., rob.; Mabel John
son, lar.; Warren Johnson, agg. a.
and ba.; Christ Hofsess, lar.; James
Smith, mal. mis.; William Clay, ind.
a.; Solomon Emanuel, et. al., mal.
mis.; J. E. Rice, forg. (two charges);
Charles Mutzabaugh, fraud ag. b. h.
k.; William Norman Hafer, fraud
ag. b. h. k.; Carrie Yingst, forn.;
James Irby, forni; Carrie Yingst,
lar.; James Irby, unl. pos. of drugs;
Ralph Matter alias McQueary, r.;
John J. Jones, big.; John F. Jones,
per.; Joseph M. Keister, fel. e. and
lar.; Joseph M. Keister, et. al., unl.
pos. of drugs.; Joseph M. Keister,
forn.; Sue Eberly, forn.; Lester Red
fearn, fel. a.: Jerome Walker, res.
an off.; Clarence R. Hass, c. c. d.
w.; TUaddeus Toy, lar.; William Wil
liams, lar. from per.; Harvey Rod
key, lar.
Wednesday—Earl Kimmel, agg. a.
and b.; Frank Carrcia, agg. a. and
b.; John Sander, mal. mis.; John E.
Sweigard, unl. op. mot, veh.; John
Fox, Jr., false pret.; Raymond
Toomey, c. c. d. w.; Harry McClain,
pub. ind.; John Pappo, gain, li.; Ja
cob I. Erenner, gam. h.; Robert
Hanon, gam. li.; Daniel B. Mullen,
lar. as el.; Daniel B. Mullen, lar. as
b.; H. B. Fox, gam. h.; H. B. Fox,
furn. cig. to min.; George W. Brick
er, et. al., lar. as b.; Laffenda For
tunatta, lar.; JfYanlc Smith, lar.; Al
farctta. Gemmill, lar. as 1).; Edward
S. Smith, lar.; Jennie Taylor alias
Hill, lar. from per.; George Howard,
lar.; Charles Germer, lar.; Tlarry
Blough, lar.; Sarah Brenner, a. and
b.; Sarah N. Yoselowitz, lar.; George
C. Bamford, et. al., rec. St. g.; George
Gebhart, fel. a.; Abo Troup, a. and
b.; Mary C. Furman, a. and b.; Jo
seph Siepus, fel. a.; Joseph Siepus,
sell. liq. on Sun.; Amos Huntzberg
er, agg. a. and b.; Annie Tuslion, lar.;
William Blaln, lar.; C. M. Dubs. rec.
St. g.; Ray Craddock, r., (two
charges); Samuel Albright, r.; Max
Green, lar.; Lewis Foster, lar.; Fan
nie Nathan, a. and b.; Sirnon Nathan,
a. and b.; Bessie 1-Irush, a. and b.,
(two charges); Walter Acey, fel. e.
and lar.; William F. Martin, ent. a
build, with int. to com. a fel.; Harry
McClain, ind. a.
Thursday—Max Reiter, et. al.. fal.
pub.; Harry M. Keller, ad.; Annie
Fox, ad.; Anna Hand, et. al., b. h.;
Emma Fields, b. h.; Mattle Taylor,
b. h.; Bessie Shaw, a. and b.; Ralph
dlitler, a. and b.; Mary Harrison, lar.
from p.; Frederick Brown, lar. from
per.; Lillian Adams,' unl. sal of coc.;
Rachel Ogden, a. and b.; Joseph
Revels, c. c. d. w.; John Wentz, agg.
a. and b.; Benjamin Conrad, a. and
I'.; William Towns, r.ob.; Jacob
Biightbill, fel. a.; Mike Benko, agg.
a. and b.; H. L. Meachan, agg. a.
and b.; Joseph Lafitte, fel. a.; J. J.
Fleck, res. an off,; Charles K. Reedy,
a. and b.; Charles Reedy, agg. a.
and b.; William P. Strawhecker, agg.
a. and b.; Manuel Bazarro, et. a'„
fel. a.; George Spotts, f. and b.;
John Monroe, f. and b.; Russell
Doney, f. and b.; Samuel Hlncy. f.
and b.; John Earhart, f. and b.; con
tinued cases, Robert. Thompson, f.
and b.; Howard C. Gordon, ad. ar.d
b.; Jdhn Byerly, f. and b.; Raymond
Long, f. and b.; A. L. Shearer, ah.;
Minnie Zimmerman, fel. pret.,
three charges; George Loncar, lar.;
Eli Gourgioff, r.; Gordon N. Cassatt,
f. and b.; Harry V. Tennant, f. and
b.; Murrey W. Hocker, fraud, conv.
of part, prop.; Samuel Piatt, f. and
b.; Howard Hollman, f. and b.; Ja
cob C. Stauffer, f. and b.; Harrison
Brown, f. and b.; Robert Wilson,
lar.; Charles Cranford, fraud, male,
writ. inst.; C. M. Forney, sell, ad
food.; Samuel Fleegal, a. with int.
to r.; Samuel Fleegal, r.; Robert
Chenoweth, mal. mis.; Todor Sekula,
a. and b.; Ivan Kapac, fel. a.; Maud
Kolvp. a. and b.; William Kolva, a.
and b.; Ralph P. Fox, a. and 1).
Friday—Charles Bruner, larc. as b.;
Charles Bruner, fal. pret.; Frank
Spongier, in. as.; Edward Swenson,
larc. as cl.; Ray Fergprson, larc.;
C. W. Riding, larc.; William Chromer,
vlo. Pure Food Act.; William P. Eber
sole, un. oper. mo. veh.; Elizabeth
Martz, sub. of per.; Margaret Wick
ert, per.; John Miller, forn.; Margaret
Martz, afy; Jack Ellis, murder; Anna
Henry, fal. pret.; Charles 11. Sean
dalis, un. oper. mo. veh.; Sarah Hel
ler, fel. ent. and larc.;John Albright,
as. and bat.; Arthur Dubbs, furn. liq.
to min.; Howard Lewis, fel. as.; How
ard Lewis, c. c. d. w.; John Beeman,
fel. as.; Tom Jones, larc. from per.;
Israel J. Brenner, fal. pret. (two
charges); Harry H. Freeburn, larc. as
ot.; P. C. Ltddick, gam. house; John
Trulas, as. and bat.
Continued cases—l .con Katzman,
larc. as cl.; Frederick Richcreek, mur
der; Daniel Fegley, as. and bat.; John
Wright, murder; Robert Smith, r.
celed.
Monday, January 28 —C. R. Burris,
George ButtorfC and C. C. Fox. non
sup; Ren Hammon. sur. of p.; Charles
Mutzebaugh, Howard Martin and
Samuel Wolf, non-sup..
Continued cases—John A. Dutton,
at.; John L. Drake, at.; Pierce Stoak,
sur. of p.; Sylvester Miller, at.; Frank
Allen, at.; Clayton Lyme, non-sup.;
John A. Daniel, at.; William ltohro
bach, John W. Noll, John Brown, John
Smith, Walter Arnold and Park
Paules, non-support.
Seventeen Members of
• G. A. R. Lost in Year
Seventeen members of Post 58,
Grand Army of the Republic, have
answered the final summons during
the past year. The official list of
deaths: Daniel B. Biever, Company
11, 49th Pa. Vols., G. A. R-; George W.
Rodfong, Signal Corps; J. Newton
Deeter, Company E, 201 st Pa. Vols.;
Samuel E. Powell, Company A, 4th
Pa. Vols.; Tyrus Shreftler, Company
C, 73rd Indiana Vols.; M. J. Dunbar,
Company B, 201 st Pa. Vols.; William
Hcnneman, Company A. D. M.; Chaun
cey D. Glenn, 46th Pa. Vols.; Isaiah
Steigelman, Company H, P. R. V. C.,
and . Company F, 130 th P. V.; Wil
liam Bateman, Company C, 2nd Md.
Cav.; John H. Snyder, Company C,
9th Pa. Cav.; Jacob Rife, Company B,
165 th Pa. Vols.; S. H. Kautz, Com
pany E, 201 st Pa. Vols.; Henry Roat,
Company G, Pa. Vols, and Company
F. 64th Pa. Vols.; Thomas W. Reed,
Company 1, 10th West Va. Vols.; Fer
dinand D. Basehore, Company- I, 201 st
Pa. Vols.; David Bender, Company A
55th Pa. Vols.
Goldpiece Lay on Busy
Street For Half Hour
Lewistown, Pa., Jan. 5. —William
Tice fell in West Third street yester
day morning, injuring his back,
sprained his wrist and bruised him
self about the body. Going on home
a square from where he fell, he re
membered that he had a S2O gold
piece and a bunch of keys in his
pockets when he fell. Putting his
hand in the pocket he discovered
that he had lost them and going
back to the spot where he fell a
half hour afterwards ho found the
money and keys. People had been
passing the spot right along, but
failed to see the lost money and keys.
Thomas Guehler fell in Juniata
street last evening badly injuring
himself across the hips and back.
ADVISED TO KEEP COOL
Lewistown, Pa., Jan. s.—Consum
ers of coal here have been advised
to keep cool and not to get worked
up over the coal situation in Miiflin
county. The commission says that
stories circulated of a coal famine in
Mifflin county have been greatly ex
aggerated. They say that a sufficient
quantity of coal to take care of the
i needs of the consumer is being re
ceived. Two cars of coal for Burn
ham residents reached Lewistown
Junction yesterday. The fuel com
mission further says that during De
cember twenty-nine carloads of coal
were received here.
MRS. HARRIET BLOSSER DIES
Millersburg, Pa., Jan. 5. Mrs.
Harriet Blosser, aged 80 years, died
yesterday at the home of her grand
son. John E. Blosser, in North street,
with whom she was spending the
winter, after a short illness of erlsy
pelas. The funeral will take place
Tuesday at her native
homo. She wns a member of the Re
formed Church.
BIBLE CLASS TO ELEOT
New Cumberland, Pa., Jan. 5. —
On Sunday afternoon at 2.30 o'clock
the Bible OIJIHK composed of sixty
women of Trinity United Bre.thren
Sunday . school will meet at the
1-ome of their tearher, Mrs. Howard
Stone, in Fourth street, when an elec
tion of officers will be held.
NEWPORT
Approximately fifty persons enjoy
ed a New Year's eve dance in the
rooms of the Calumet Club in the
Citizen's National Bank building.
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Tressler have
returned to their homes at Wash
ington, D. C„ after visiting here with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Fleisher.
Mrs. A. E. Fawcett, of Wllklns
btirg, Is visiting with her many rela
tives here.
Frank LonKacre, of Philadelphia,
Is visiting for some time with his
mother, Mrs. Mary Longacre.
Miss Anna Sharon, of Philadelphia,
w§B a guest of Mr. and Mrs. T. H.
Buttorff.
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Cassidy, of
Pittsburgh, visited here.
The condition of W. P. Delancey,
who has been critically ill for dome
, time with a complication of diseases,
I is improving.
HUNS ARE WELL
SUPPLIED WITH
GOOD SMOKES
One Way to Help Win War
Is to Provide Tobacco
For Yankees
When love grows cool thy fire still
warms me;
When friends are fled thy presence
charms me.
If thou art full, though purse lie
bare,
I smoke and cast away all care.
That's what a German poet
thinks of tobacco. It is taken from
an ancient folkslied and evidently
written by one of a race no longer
nourishing—the German with a
heart. It js said that the Kaiser's
army is still well supplied with
smokes, because he knew just wh-.it
an Important thing tobacco is to a
soldier. Of course Kaiser Bill would
not have the time or inclination to
study the most beautiful poem ever
written about tobacco. What gel 3
him, is its help to efficiency. He
'mows that a good smoke at a criti
cal moment may turn the whole
course of events. Therefore even
with l'ood scarce the Germans arc
said to have plenty of smokes and
America has got to out-smokis
them; that's the fact The only way
is lor everyone with the least touch
of generosity to give what he or she
can &nd not wait to make a big con
tribution. Send in your lowly iwenty
five. cent piece and that will buy a
soldier 4 5 cents worth of Up-top
smokes. Heally a gift of this sort
is more to be desired than a pair
of wrist warmers. That's what
private Milard thinks. Read his
letter: 9 x
"I've seen thousands and thousands
of wounded, and they are all the
same and never fail to show their
appreciation at the slightest thing
one does for them. They want
cigarets more than anything, and it
seems too bad that some of that
surplus- luxury in the states can't
f upply them. I've absolutely broken
myself going through the hospitals
trying to make my meager supply
give each one in a ward at least one.
"I wish you'd tak£ up some kind
of a fund to buy cigarets for the
'voimdfcd. They'd a darn sight rather
have them than wrist warmers. I
know I can't make you understand
the (food it is doing. Just imagine
something impossible in its hellish
uess, and you'll have a faint idea
ot it —• —"
Miller & Kades Give Check
For $250 to Red Cross
A cheek for $250 was received at
local Red Cross Headquarters, yester
day, this being a contribution from
Miller and Kades, 7 North Market
Square. This firm held a preholiday
sale, and said that a percentage of
tlie sales would be given to the Red
Cross. The contribution is the result
of this sale. Accompanying the con
tribution, which was addressed to
Robert McCormick, treasurer, was this
letter:
"The work of the Red Cross is so
splendid and fine that we feel that
we want to do our bit to help this
magnificent organization to do all it
can do to alleviate the pain and suf
fering caused by this greatest of all
wars. It is a pleasure to send it and
we ask that you see it reaches the
proper destination.
'Tours, very truly,
"MILLER & KADES."
No Coal at Armory;
Reserves Don't Drill
Harrisburg Reserve members, who
reported at the City Grays' Armory
last night to resume their drills for
the winter, were unable to get into
the building, the coal supply having
run out and the armory being closed.
1 All drills scheduled for last night and
next Tuesday were thereupon post
poned until further notice, it being
the plan to have companies A and 1)
start (Ililling again next Friday if
the coal supply warrants.
Arrangements were made last night
for a meeting of all commissioned of
ficers to be held next Monday night to
discuss the plans for the winter work.
Company commanders will also hold
meetings of their officers, commis- |
stoned and noncommissioned, during
the week.
II I K\S RECEIVED FROM
oil, STOVE ARE SERIOUS
Robert Marshall. 1527 Fulton
street, was reported at the hospital
this morning to be in a serious con
dition. It was said that the burns
he sustained at ills home yesterday
when a blazing oil stove ignited his
clothing, are serious, and his recov
ery is doubtful. Marshall sustained
the burns while carrying a leaking
oil stove from his wife's bedroom,
after it had started a fire in the room
which seriously endangered the lives
of his wife and 11-liour-old child.
The tire was discovered by Mrs.
Sarah Sutch, who lives in the same
house, arid rescued the babe, while
Mr. Sutch carried Mri Marshall out
of the room. The condition of the
mother and child was reported this
morning to be as well as could be
expected after their experience.
RED CROSS LECTURES
A series of lectures on Home Serv
ice and methods of handling the
work in this important department of
the Red Cross, will be held in the
Public Library, each Monday morning
at 11 o'clock. Volunteer workers
are invited t?o attend this series of
lectures. Registration may be rnado
at local headquarters, or through Miss
Mildred Astrich. An extensive series
of lectures will be "given and each
worker must agree to give two af
ternoons a week for handling of
cases to which he may be assigned.
The lectures will be given by John
H. McCandless, secretary of the Asso
ciated Aid Societies, and by Miss
Helen Leib, social worker.
Get an Extra SIOO
From Your Back Yard!
A subscriber to The Poultry Item tells you in
January number how a small flock on hit town
lot was made to pay handsomely. In the same
issue starts a Monthly Guide for Poultl7 Keep
ers, slving a detailed
program a month Is ad
•rf- vance end guiding you
straight. Practical arti
rles on all phase* of
poultry culturo gather
~ —rti d from experience.
Tho Poultry Item will
make It easy for you to
make a profit from eren
■ '* w hens tn your back
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special articles outlining necessary work each
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THE INCOME TAX AND THE INDIVIDUAL
BY I. A. FLEMING
WASHINGTON, D. C.
ARTICLE NO. 5
(Continued)
The internal revenue bureau has
issued some very plain regulations
that set forth many conditions cov
ered by much technique in the two
revenue acts, under which the in
come tax is imposed. Pensions and
the pay of retired Army and Navy
officers are liable to income tax, if
exceeding the exemptions allowed.
Farm produce is not treated as in
come until sold. A farmer is free
from very many things in the taxa
tion scheme. He may make deduc
tions labor, cost of seed, fertili
zer, pay of labor for the care of live
stock purchased for resale, but must
report the entire proceeds of sale
as income.
A farmer does v not report products!
of the farm as income until sold. Pro" j
ducts of the farm produced in 1916;
and sold in 1917 become part of tbej
income of 1917; no report ia made,
of product of the farm for 1917, un-I
less sold in 1917. The farmer may:
make no deduction for the labor
used in producing garden truck for
his own table and does ijot need to
include it as income.
Must Allow Fair Rental
In paying an employe room and
beard plus a salary, a fair rental
must, be allowed, also a fair value on
the meals furnished must be re
ported by the employe as income,
but if services are used in the em
ployes' business the latter may claim
aeduction for the rent of the room,
if any, and a fair valuation for the
meals furnished, under the head cf
business deductions.
Overdue salary must be returned
for the year in which it was finally
made good.
Payments on account of contract
for work to be performed entered
into do not figure in Income account
until contract is completed, as the
extent of the profit cannot be esti
mated until finished. This is espe
cially intended for contractors.
Contributions and gifts to individ
uals do not constitute allowable de
ductions.
Contributions to organizations for
religious, charitable, scientific or ed
ucational purposes; for the Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Ani
mals, or the Society for the Preven
tion of Cruelty to Children, are de
ductible if not more than 15 per
cent of the income of the giver.
A renter of a farm reports as in
come his share of the produce for
the year in which it is sold. ~~
An exchange of farm produce for
merchandise, groceries, etc., requires
the inclusion of a fair price for the
groceries, etc., in the farmer's In
come.
Report Cost of Repairs
A tenant, under the terms of a
lease, is expected to pay cash rental
and make certain repairs. The cost
of the improvements plus the cash
rental must be made part of the
landlord's schedule.
Recipients of bonus. Intended to
stimulate zeal and enthusiasm or a
reward for past services must in
clude bonuses in Income. Christmas
gifts, anniversary remembrances,
etc., do not constitute bonuses.
Merchants to ascertain amount of
gain and profit should take an inven
tory at the close of each calendar
year of the goods on hand, at the
cost price, add to the total cost price
of all goods on hand at the opening
of the year, the cost of all goods pur
chased during the year, and the dif
ference between the amount thus ob
tained and the inventory taken at
the close of the year, plus his total
gross receipts, is to bo reported as
his gross income.
Wage of Minor Child
Gross receipts should not be given
under gross income and the cost of
the goods purchased* claimed as a
deduction.
Tho wage of a minor child Is to be
reported in the parents' income.
iN THE CAMP
For Many ILLS
Dad ways
Aneady
25c Xliielief
50c
Quick Acting
All UroKtlata. JLHb Remedy
For Sciatica, Sore Back, Lumbago,
Sore Throat, Sprains, Bruises, Neu
ralgia, Rheumatism, Sore Muscles,
Cold in Chest.
Also Internally for
Bowel Complaints
I * Careful Spendingl
There is nothing that makes money go
further than exercising care and thought
' before spending a dollar. . j!
The best way to exercise this care is to I f
open a checking account which enables you
to keep close track of every dollar paid out. \
I We cordially invite
ohe ckilig Accounts, gm
j whether large or
ON SAVINGS ACCOUNTS ljg|||p£
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS j| ||};||| ||j|| |
#600,00000
■ ———-—i
Payment under the employers' 11a
billty act are subject to-income tax
and are also applicable to an:
amount received from accidental in
su ranee policy.
Maturing endowment policies are
not subject to the income tax laws.
A salesman, selling on commission,
may make deductions of railroad
lares, sleeping car berths, taxi or
street car fare, showrooms, assist'
ants, advertising, etc., if he is not
reimbursed for these items by the
concern for which he ia selling, but
he must report the gross amount of
commissions earned,-'after which ho
may claim expenses actually made in
earning the income.
A salesman may also deduct
amounts expended in entertaining
out-of-town customers If the purpose
of the business man is to cultivate
the good will of his customers and
secure an increase in trade. The
same ruling would apply to mer
chants and business concerns gen
erally.
Items of personal expenses cannot
be ducted.
Repairs on a farm, fence, build
ings, etc., may be deducted.
Amount of premiums on life in
surance policy and premiums on res
idence property are listed as person
al expenses and not deductable.
[To bo Continued.]
STOP! GIVE YOUR
KIDNEYS A CHANCE
9 out of 10 Cases Pain and
Soreness in Back Not' Due
to Kidneys, But Muscular
Rheumatism or Neuritis
Stop drugging. So many people think'
they have kidney trouble and start right
in taking drug*, which does more harm
than goods Don't hesitate and suffer: get
a jar of CAMPHORQLE from your nearest
druggist, and while applying you will won-*
der what became of your imagined kid
ney trouble. The remarkable success of
CAMPHOROLE is due to the scientific
combination of oil of winter green, menthol,
camphor and other valuable ingredients.
The medical profession snd medical paper*
testify to their great curative properties.
Knight, Goodyear and Empire
TUBE SALE
A chance to buy your tubes
for the coming year.
Front-Market Motor Supply Co.
109-111 Market Street
' ' *' ' . 4"- ■>
FELT HEAVY AND
WEARY ALL THE TIME
"Had Palpitation ---
Ankles and Feet
Would Swell,"
sa.vs Mrs. S. Thompson, 253 S. Elev
enth street, Harrisburg.
"For years I have .been ailing with
stomach trouble and rheumatism.
"My food would lay like a weight
in stomach and had heartburn.
"Was troubled a lot with dizziness
and palpitation and felt heavy and
weary.
"Had headaches, pains in back and
my ankles and feet would, swell and
get sore. I believe I tried every
thing without result until I read a
Sanpan ad., which persuaded mo to
try it.
"Now am feeling very good,.ln
deed.
"No dizziness, palpitation, head
aches, rheumatism, pains, stomach
trouble nor anything."
Sanpan is being specially intro
duced at Keller's Drug Store, 405
Market street, Harrisburg.—Adv.