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MONDAY EVENING, HAHRISBURG TEUECRAPB . JANUARY 21, 1918.
THESE COPPERS
IN FINE FETTLE
Y. M. C. A. Physical Director
Pleased With Results
Shown in Training
Physical Director Miller, who has
been putting the policemen through 1
their paces at the Y. M. C. A. "gym" |
says—
"The fact that six of our city
policemen defeated a like number of
young men the other evening in a
volley ball match will likely go un
noticed. To me it indicates that at j
least six of our city patrolmen have j
been beneiitted physically to such an !
extent that now they are perl'ormtng
physical feats that three months ago
were thought unattainable.
"It is no easy matter to condition
men w ho have reached tlieir fortieth
year, but ,if results accomplished so j
far with a small group of men could ,
be extended to the entire police de- |
partment this city would boast of :i
far more efficient force.
"They should also be given first i
aid instruction and taught how to I
resuscitate the drowning and the use j
of the pulmotor.
"Our physical department stands l
ready at all times to assist the city in ;
any way possible for the betterment
of the service."
Mr. Miller was referee of the volly,
ball contest which he mentions and ;
got so interested in the fast work of !
the policemen that he forgot to keep j
score.
Funeral Services Held
For Mrs. John J. Keffer
Funeral services were held at 1.30 I
this afternoon for Mrs. Elizabeth Mar- ,
sliall Keffer, ffom her late home. 1432 (
Ncrth Second street. Further serv- '
ices were held at St. Paul's Episcopal j
Church at 2 o'clock, the Rev. Dr. ;
Floyd H. Appleton, rector of the j
church, officiating. Rurial was made '
in the Harrisburg Cemetery.
Mrs. Keller was the widow of the '
lete John J. Keffer. a member of
the firm of Smith and Keffer, whole- |
sale tobacconists. She was a native
of Lancaster and is survived by the
following children: John J. Keffer Jr.,
Edward R. Keffer and Donald Keffer.
A sister. Mrs. Harry Elias, of Ian
ehst<>r. and one brother. Rear Admi
lal \V. A. Marshall, t*. S. N., al sur- I
vlve.
She was for many years an active ;
workers in the St. Paul's Episcopal
Church, and was active in clVtc and 1
charitable work of the city.
No Market Quotations
Among the important enterprises ,
closed up by the heatless Monday j
edict are the stock markets. For'
the first time In years no stock '
quotations were available to-day.
CHICAGO CATTI.E
Chicago. Jan. 81. Cattle Re
ceipts, 20.000; weak. Native beef
steers. $5.40(81".75: stockers and feed
ers. $7.00# 10.80; cows and heifers
$6.006 11.80: calves. s9.oofd 16.50.
Sheep Receipts. 20.000; weak.
Wethers, s9.7sfji 13.25: lambs. $14.50®
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FRANK R. LEIB i
& SON
General Insurance
and
Real Estate
18 N. Third Street
FOR SALE
Xo. 1607 Chestnut street,
3-story brick dwelling. 8
rooms and bath. Front and
rear porches. Furnace and
gas. Must be sold to close
an estate.
Price for quick sale,
$2500
.
WVNTEDi I
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A RESPONSIBLE
LOCAL REPRESENTATIVE
1| Wc are desirous of securing the partial services ofl
responsible men to act as Resident Financial Corres-I
pondents in the counties of Dauphin, Lebanon, Lan i
caster, York, Adams, Cumberland, Perry and Juniata.
We prefer men established in Insurance or Real Estate
lines or men already of banking experience—men of ac
quaintance, character and ambition to enter the financial'
lield on a highly profitable basis.
<J Xo particular experience in financial matters is necea-!
sary to qualify for this position. An extensive acquaint
tance with local conditions and people is essential.
<J We do not necessarily want men of middle age. Ap
plications from younger men who can qualify will have
serious consideration.
®} This position offers a most unusual opportunity to
enter the financial field wtihout technical experience.
Letters of application will be held in strict confidence. Full
details of the proposition and preliminary application form
will be mailed to all enquiries. An early "conference will be
arranged with those making formal application.
FINANCIAL DEPARTMENT
G. G. HYNSON & CO.
INCORPORATED
149 BROADWAY NEW YORK
Mayor's Son Who Left Army
Because of Rheumatism
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CHARLES M. KEISTER
Charles M. Keister, son of Mayor
Daniel M. Keister. who returned
home, with an honorable discharge
from the United States Army, to-day
was meeting old friend*. The young
man was discharged because of rheu
matism contracted in the service.
Sixty Jurors Are Drawn
For Common Pleas Session
Sjxty jurors to serve at the ses
f ions of Common Pleas Court he
sinning February 25 were drawn
from the Jury wheel to-day by Jury
Commissioners Hoffman and Gei
stl and Sheriff Caldwell. In the
tcllowing list where no address is
given the juror resides in the city:
Harry E. Wheeler; Raymond
Goodman, East Hanover township;
William H. Brownewell: James D.
Hays; George Shambaugh, High
rpire; Frank 13. Palmer, Cone
wago township; Charles Dipner:
Charles M. Davis; Harry IJ. Mont
gomery: David P. Rhine. West Han
over township: George W. Minnicli;
Clyde Dunkle. Halifax; Richard
Wiliiams, Eykens; D. Frank Hoover,
Eykens township; John G. Matter.
Eliza bethville; John L. Fackler,
Swatara township; Edward Conrad.
Uoyalton: James Keeney, Steelton;
William Shade. Derry township: Al
fred Felty, Derry township: Mer
vin Grun'den, Paxtang: Charles
Gangi: M. B. Strohm, West Han
over township; H. A. Kulin; Paul
Dlntaman. Higlispire; Francis R.
Douglass, Steelton: Albert 11. Stray
er, Eower Swatara township; James
K. Jackson. Steelton: Paul H. Ea
rner; James E. llurtman. Jefferson
township; Frank Eink, Millersburg:
Christian F. llaehnlen. llummels
town: Joseph D. Sponsler. Wayne
township: Harry Boyer, Middle Pax
ton township: David Garberick.
Susquehanna township; Harry H.
Walborn, Millersburg: William A.
Boll; Isaiah H. Schreffler, Washing
ton township; James D. Bowman,
Millersburg; Thomas Flynn, Eykens;
Jerry Crlder, Royalton; Irwin E.
Hain, Susquehanna township:
George w. Darby; James M. Kis
siner, Gratis; James M. Walmer,
South Hanover township: Warren F.
Patterson; William C. Henry;
Charles C. I.ebo, Washington town-
Fhip; David Myers, Middletown:
Morris Grubb, Millersburg; Harvey
Zerby, Upper Paxton township; Ed
win M. Schrawder; Robert B.
Strlckler. Middle Paxton township;
Ellsworth Doyle: Hallet R. Het
rick, Lower Paxton township; Geo.
F. Welker. Wiconisco township;
Horace Stallman; William Hogsett;
Joseph C. Hinkle. East Hanover
township; John W. Oleary.
British Casualties
Show Marked Decrease
By Associated Press
London, Jan. 21. British • asual
ties reported in the week ending to
day were 17,043, divided as follows:
Killed or died of wounds: Offi
cers 76; men. 2.277.
Wounded or missing: Officers 213;
men 14,47.7.
These figures represent a decrease
of nearly 8.000 from last week, when
24.97i> casualties were reported, ail
unusually high total for this time of
the year. Two weeks ago the figures
were 18.098, and three weeks ago
9.951
STOKES KEEP OPEN
There was plenty of comment to
day on the fact that the United
States Cigar stores were keeping open
in spite of the heatless Monday or
der. Employes of these places point
ed to their overcoats, ear mufts and
arctics that they were wearing to
ijrove that the law was not being vio
lated. since ail steam had been turn
ed off.
NEWS OF STEELTON
STEELTON QUIET
ON NEW HOLIDAY
More Stores Close Today
Than on Many Legal
Holidays
Steelton was exceptionally quiet
to-day in complying with the new
fuel administration order. More
business houses and establishments
were closed to-day than on many
| legal holidays during the year. The
I town was closed tight with the ex
ception of borough offices, banks,
groceries and drugstores.
The steel plant was being op
erated on the schedule followed out
since the live-day period was put in
; force. Enough offices of the main
I building were open to-day to take
! care of the business of the depart
j ments in operation. The severe cold
weather had a slight effect on the
operation of the plant.
The borough schools were run
ning according to regular schedule
this morning. Professor McGinnis,
: superintendent of the schools, said
j that word was received from Wash
ington that the ruling did not ap
| ply to schools. 'The local official
j oueried the administrator in order
i to be sure of his action.
The Red Cross head-quarters were
i closed to-day. In a statement this
morning Mrs. Solomon Hiney. pub
j licity chairman, announced that the
rooms would be open all day Wed
nesday and Friday and Friday even
ing. This ruling will be in force
until further orders.
Many Boys Seeking an
Appointment to U. S. Navy
I Examination for admission to the
j Junior Naval Reserve School will be
' held Thursday at the local Naval Re-
Icruiting .Station. A medal will he
, driven to the applicants who have the
I highest averages in mental and physi
-1 cal tests. The list of applicants fol
low:
151 mer P. Finney, IX2 Dock streets
! Charles K. Herr. 2121 Green street;
i Roland Heagy. 17H7 Market street;
\>mon K. Gross. 119 Manna street:
Stephen S. Boland. 20\\ Susquehanna
; street; George A. Shultz, It>2s Regina
(street: Harold Frock, 1821 Vi North
i Fifth street; Clarence E. Colestock,
■ 231 Roas street; Frederick B. Huston.
208 Liberty street; Ralph L. StaufTer.
| ."'l6 Calder street; George E. Stark, "36
|j\eiker street: Arthur J. Eogle, 2142
1 Aorth Fifth street; Kenneth Grahary,
j !'OB Tuscarora street; Nelson Ray, 140"
I I'enn street; Albert Hriggles, 127
; Broad street; Samuel E. Arch, 1001
t'owden street: Fred 11. Murray. 006
I Green street: Forrest E. Donmoyer,
• "07 Muench street; (/ester Shultz. 4o
i North Summit Street: Harry Conner.
•1105 Bailey street; Fred Schelhas, 518
'South Fourteenth street; Henry Her
'-'Og. 311 South River street; William
! Shelenberger, 651 South Front street;
i Lawrence Zimmerman. 124 Nagle
Street; Robert M. Froeburn, HOB North
Second street: John 1. Seix, 1910 North
Seventh street: Samuel G. Poet, 2326
Jefferson street.
Wealth of a Prince
to Aid Girls of India
Eondon. Jan. 21.—One of the great
i est charitable gifts in the history of
1 India has just been announced at
Delhi. The Maharaj Kumar of Tikarl,
one of the wealthy native princes, has
I executed a deed of trust devoting his
entire personal estate to founding an
institution for the education of Indian
| women. The property concerned is
; valued at about $7,000,000. In view of
j the much greater purchasing power of
1 money in India, it is believed that the
! gift will accomplish as much propor
i tionately as a gift of nearly ten times
f the size in England or America.
Dependent members of the Ma
; haraj's family have already been pro
; vided for by separate funds, and all
\ liabilities of the estate are duly se
cured. The scheme is for a strictly
j "purdah" residential Institution, where
' lhe girls will be trained and educated
jon the best modern principles from
the age of 5 to 18. There will be no
j question of caste or creed.
■ The gift owed its inspiration large-
I ly to the Maharaj's wife, who has been
I one of the foremost native Indian wo
men in the crusade for Improvement
! of the lot of Indian women. The Ma-
I haraj himself was one of the first na
i tive princes to fight in France, and
has spent over two years on the bat
tlefield. He was brought up by Eng
lish tutors in India and has been a
great traveler.
V. W. C. A. BUILDING OPENED
Eancaster. Jan. 21.—Lancaster's
new SIOO,OOO Young Women's Chris
tian Association building was dedi
| cated yesterday. The exercises were
presided over by Miss Mary Kepler,
| lhe president. The dedicatory address
| was made by the Rev. Dr. John T.
Reeves, pastor of the First Presby-
I terian Church, and the devotional ex
i erclses were conducted by the Rev.
j 11. L. Schlegel. of Lancaster. Greet
| ings from the Young Men's Christian
! Association were extended by John
I N. Hetrick. The dedication was fol
i lowed with a reception, the hostesses
being Mrs. A. M. Brenneman and
Miss Harriet Keller.
The building is four stories in
height constructed of tapestry brick
in blending shadeH of red and brown.
The trimmings, including the fluted
porch pillars, are of white composi
tion stone. The structure is in three
| sections, with Kepler hall as the
I main auditorium. Opening from this
! auditorium, as well as from the
dormitories, is a roof garden, thirty-
I eight feet by sixty-five feet. The gym
| nasi urn and swimming pool are spe
cial features. Much of the Interior
j has been arranged to accommodate
classes in domestic arts and sciences,
to wrtlcli special attention will be
| paid.
PROMOTED TO SERGEANT
Annville, Pa.. Jan. 21.—Cashier J.
i Frank Smith, of the People's De
posit Bank, has received a letter
from his son, Edward H. Smith, of
Camp Upton, Yaphank, N. Y., which
states that he has been promoted to
, sergeant of the first class in the
Quartermasters Corps, with assign
ment to Division Quartermaster's of
fice. This is the second promotion
which Mr. Smith received in the
short time he has been at Yaphank.
j RED CROSS PI'BIC MEETING
[ Annville, Pa., Jan. 21.—The ex
ecutive committee of the local Red
j Cross has arranged to hold a public
meeting In theEngle Conservatory of
Music here on next Friday evening
when the reports up to date will be
heard. A spe'clal program is being
prepared for the evening.
UNITED STATES COURT MEETS
After a recess declared Friday af
ternoon, United States District Court
will be opened in the new courtroom
In the Post Office building, at .
o'clock, this afternoon. Judge Charle
B. Wltmer. on the bench. Criminal
cases have all been disposed of, and
r number of civil cases are on the
calendar, scheduled for trial this
week.
BANKS ARE OPEN
All banks in the city are open to.
day. Business will be carried on in
the banking institutions as usual, of
ficials say. The fuel administrations
ruling made closing optional with
them.
Levi H. Still Constable
and Long Resident Dies
i Funeral services for High Constable
Levi H. Still, aged 61. a resident of,
I the borough for many vears, who died I
; early yesterday morning: from a se
vere attack of asthma, will be held
I in the Church of God. at Oberlin, Wed
nesday afternoon, at o'clock. Burial I
| will be made in the Oberlin Cemetery.
Levi Still was a member of the bor- ,
ough's first police force; served as j
• ward constable for o long: time, and
[two years agro was made high con-I
i stable. He was well-known in the I
| borough and has held several posi- !
tions in the steel plant since living'
j here. Fie is survived by his wife and t
three daughters. Miss Blanche Still.
|of Harrlsbu r g ; Mrs. ( lmuncey Schoch.
iof Philadelphia, and Miss Catherine
| siin - i
Chief Grove Requests
Removal of Icicles
''liicf of Police Grove request* that
i j t'sidents. especially along Front
i i street, remove masses of icicles hang
. Linf from awnings, roofs and signs in
order to protect the traveling public,
i Yesterday Patrolman Bowermaster
[and the chief of police requested fifty
I residents to remove tlie icicles as a
precautionary measure to avert scri
'jous accidents to pedestrians. Chief
>; Grove said that residents have cleaned
I j their pavements of the snow and ice
• I in all sections of the town and there
.its no necessity for the police to take
I further action at the present time.
, Dealers Report That No
Coal Arrives Here Today
! Coal dealers reported early this
I morning that 110 coal had arrived. W.
I K. Ahercrombie. manager of the Steel
'| ton Store Company, said that two cars
of coal and a like number of coke had
been sold on Saturday, but none was
in sight this morning. Mr. Aber
j crombie was of the opinion that many
of the residents were now making ef
i forts to get a reserve supply of fuel
for the future. It was announced at
the office of Detweller Brothers that
110 coal hod arrived and that the situa
| tion Is getting worse.
TO CONTINUE TO CLEAN
SNOW FROM FRONT ST.
According to E. C. Henderson,
! chairman of the highway commit
: tee of council, the work of cleaning
j snow front Front street would be
continued this week. A wieek's
1 time, the official said, will be nec
essary to finish the work. The gar-
J hagc collections were scheduled to
; resume to-day but it will be a dav
or so until the regular schedule is
! in operation.
m RTI.E SNEM. DIES
Funeral services for Myrtle Snell.
! aged 1". daughter of .Mr. and Mrs. Wil
liam Snell. IS South Second street, who
| died yesterday mornttlff, at 8:30
o'clock, will be held Thursday afier-
I noon, at IT o'clock. The Bev. W. H.
Shaw, pastor of the First Methodist
Church, will officiate. Burial will he
1 made in the Baldwin Cemetery. She
j was taken ill on Saturday evening.
GIRI, DIES FROM BI'RNS
Katherine Cassell, aged six, died at
the Harrisburg Hospital this morning
> from burns received yesterday at her
! home. 272 Myers street.
FRANK WILMAMS DIES
Frank Williams, aged 23. died at the
Harrisburg Hospital last night from
typhoid fever. He lived at 253 South
; Fourth street.
: 1 MIDDLETOWN \
The three fire companies of the
borough attended services in the
Presbyterian Church last evening. The
, fire alarm rang at 7 o'clock at box 36.
corner Wood and Wilson street, as
the chimney at the home of Oscar
Davis, who resides in the old paint
i works, Lawrence street, caught Arc
; from an overheated stove. All com
| panies responded promptly and the
! tire was put out by the Liberty Fire
I Company chemical engine. After the
; | Are the companies returned to their
: liosehouses and proceeded in a body
! to the church, where the Bev. T. C.
i McCarrell preached a fine sermon to
I them.
A civil service examination will be
j held in the high school building Sat
• urday morning. January 26. and will
be in charge of William Schiener,
I The following members of the
j Presby.terian Sunday School who did
' not miss any session of the Sunday
school for 1917 will receive their gifts
next Sunday morning, which will be
bcoks: Bachael May, Mary George.
' Helen George, Dorothy George, For
ney George, all four children of Dr.
H. W. George; Sara Springer, Nellie
Bobson, Josephine Bobson, Buth Gar
rr.an.A Lester Garman, Payl Elbertl,
Buth Murray, Mrs. Sarah Bowman,
| Mrs. Joseph Elbertl, Joseph Elbertl.
Austin Kern, Donald Johnston, Chris
tian Garman. Mrs. W. B. Sites, W. B.
Sites, Miss Clara Alexander, Miss Es
they "Grundon; primary department,
Joseph Springer, Esther May.
Twenty-flve members and invited
guests attended the meeting of the
' Woman's Club held at the home of
Mrs. S. C. Young, North Union street,
Saturday afternoon, and Miss Lois
Booker, the Story Teller entertainer
of Harrisburg, was present and de
lighted those present with her man
j ner of entertaining, after which a
| social hour was spent and refresh
ments were served.
: f Funeral services for F. S. Miller
II were held from his tiome in East
Main street Friday afternoon. The
Bev. Fuller Bergstresser, of St. Pe
ter's Lutheran Church, officiated. The
pallbearers were Earl Miller, Claude
Miller, John Miller, sons; C. F. Heard,
, George Myers and Gerald Brubaker.
Burial was made in the Middletown
I Cemetery and was private.
The Methodist Episcopal Church
will discontinue prayer meeting serv
j ices on Wednesday evening on ac
! count of the scarcity of coal, and will
1 held the meeting at the home of Mrs.
! Cecila Bogers and at the parsonage
| on Wednesday evening.,
I The fourth quarterly conference of
j the Methodist Episcopal Church will
j be held at the parsonage on Saturday
evening. The Bev. G. Birkley Burns,
district superintendent of this dis
trict. will be present and the reports
of the officers of the church will be
made. Dr. Burns will preach in the
I church Sunday morning.
The Sunshine Club entertained at
| the home of Miss Naomi Yost. South
j Catherine street. Saturday afternoon.
! Those present were Louise Fox. Hazel
I Weidner. Helen Seiders. Harriet Gar
ver, Marian Smith. Pansy Myers and
Naomi Yost. The work of the after
noon was sewing and knitting. They
will also knit for the Bed Cross chap
ter when they can secure the yarn.
They presented $3 to the Bed Cross
chapter. Befreshments were served.
Miss Irene Isabelle Stauffer enter
. tatned a number of friends at the
t home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
1 Harry Stauffer, North Union street.
Saturday afternoon, from 2 to 5
. o'clock. In honor of her tenth birth
day.
The first annual meeting of the
, Ushera' Association of the St. Peter's
Lutheran Church will be held In the
parish house to-morrow evening for
the election of officers.
A Red Cross benefit will be held In
| tha chapel of the St. Peter's Lutheran
f Church on Monday evening, January
1 2. and will be travel plcturaa ot
Alaska and Siberia.
URGES ACHY
COALPILETO
HELP NEEDY
Would Have Every Family
Dump a Bucket of Fuel
on Common Pile
in view of the very serious coal
shortage in Harrisburg the following
suggestion received from a reader of
lhe Telegraph to-day will be of more
than usual interest:
"May 1 be permitted to make a
suggestion to you in the matter of
the coal shortage?
"Harrisburg has always done her
patriotic bit—-and always will. The
writer thinks it Is now up to Harris
burg to help her own citizens in this
hour of coal stress. This is my sug
gestion:
"Let everybody or rather every
family which has coal givo one
bucket of coal each week to the city
to be dumped on a pile, somewhere
central, and to be known as the City
Patriotic Coal Pile. Tf 15.000 homes
give one bucket each, the total
would be 15,000 buckets. If a
bucket of coal weighed ten pounds
15.000 buckets would weight 150,000
pounds or equal to about 75 tons.
"These 75 tons should then be sold
to the needy—rich and poor alike- —
at a proper price. This patriotic
move would give the City Coal Pile
15,000 buckets a week or 75 tons a
week until warm weather comes.
"The move would distribute coal
now In cellars over the entire city.
"Who wouldn't give a bucket a
week? Every home would.
"Each family should deliver its
own bucket of coal to the City
Patriotic Coal Pile. It's a little effort
but It will relieve the situation.
"With the money the city receives
for the coal it could buy more coal
for the coal pile. If there was
money left by spring and there would
be. It could be given to the Red
Cross."
It Is a matter of complaint that
some dealers are selling coal by the
bushel, netting sl2 to sls a ton.
Below-Zero Weather
Halts Freight Movement
in Pittsburgh District
Bv Associated Pfess
Pittsburgh, Pa., Jan. 21.—With
the temperature below zero and a
heavy fog hanging over the entire
district, the railroads were seriously
hampered In their efforts to clear
the freight congestion to-day. Yes
terday was clear and long coal trains
were hurried to the east, but con
ditions this morning caused a gen
eral slackening of operations. The
plan to get coal to mills along the
Monongahela river by breaking the
sixteen-inch lee in the third pool ana
thus open a way to the mines south
of the city, was carried out yester
day. but it was necessary to keep
boats moving to-day as the ice form
ed quickly In the low temperature.
War Taxes Will Close
Many Hazleton Saloons
Hazleton, Pa., Jan. 21. —It won't
be necessary for the W. C. T. U. or
other organizations to remonstrate
against the granting of liquor licen
ses in Luzerne county this year.
Conditions in the business Indi
cate that hundreds of saloonkeep
ers will voluntarily retire.
Trade has fallen off to such a
great extent as a result of the high
war taxes that a great many of the
retailers are unable to meet ex
penses. Hazleton looks for a re
duction of from $25,000 to $30,000
in revenues due to the prospective
closing out of local stands which
have proven unprofitable.
The court has intimated that very
few, if any, new licenses will be
granted, and for that reason the
usual antlsaloon activity manifested
before the opening of license ses
sions is lacking. Nevertheless, tem
perance and prohibition leaders will
not allot tha liquor forces "to put
anything over" and will be repre
sented by counsel and a large dele
gation whenever the hearing of ap
plications begins in February.
Red Cross Workers Look
After Soldiers at Station
Red Cross workers met a troop
train passing through this city yes
terday and gave stamped postcards,
cigarets, chewing gum , chocolate
and magazines to the soldiers. The
Third Balloon Aero Squadron, of
Nebraska, consisting of five full
companies, was on the train enroute
from one American camp to an
other, on their way to France. The
men were greatly pleased with the
treatment given them by the local
workers, and said that this was the
first place where they had been met
by Red Cross workers on their way.
The workers were principally motor
messengers and members of the
Home Service Department, working
under the leadership of Mrs. Wil
liam I. Eaubenstein and Mrs. V.
Lome Hummel, captain of the Motor
Messengers.
Two Stoves Blow Up
When Waterbacks Freeze
Upton Crampton, 108 Marys alley,
thought there was dynamnite in his
stove yesterday when it blew up and
knocked the front out of his stove.
He called the police station on the
telephone and told them that, but De
tective M urn an e said it was the result
of a frozen waterback In the stove,
when lie had investigated. No one
was hurt.
At 626 Calder street a similar acci
dent took place with one fatality re
ported. The extreme cold weather
froze the water box in the kitchen
stove of the Graybill home and the
entire ntove was blown to pieces
when the nre caused It to expand,
blowing up the waterbox. The win
dows were blown out of the kitchen
and the pet cat was so badly injured
that Officer Zimmerman, who was de
spatched to the scene, had to kill it.
Many Vaccinated When
Woman Gets Smallpox
With the discovery of another case
of smallpox last evening city health
officials were kept busy for more
than two hours vaccinating con
tacts. The latest victim is Mrs. Flor
ence Fletcher, colored, 122 4 North
Seventh street. The health officials
called for several patrolmen who
visited the house and after scratch
ing the arms of about twenty con
tacts crossed the street to the
"Bucket of Blood," at 1219 North
Seventh street, routed about forty
more out of bed and vaccinated
them.
OTTMMBLSTOWN MAN DIES
Hummelstown, Jan. 21. W. H.
Gaus, aged 29, secretary of the local
school board for eight years, died
last night. He was employed on the
Philadelphia and Reading Railway.
AMusecoema
OBPHEL'M
To-night— "Very Good Eddie."
Friday, night only, January 2G—Jacob
Shiekowlti in "Gee! My Wife."
1 Yiddish).
Saturday, night only, January 26
John Drew and Margaret lllington
in "The Gay Lord Quex."
MAJESTIC
High Grade of Vaudeville.
COLONIAL
I o-day—Emily Stevens in "Daybreak." 1
Wednesday and Thursday Peggy
Hyland in "Persuasive l'eggy."
Friday and Saturday Eva Tanguav '
in "The Wild Girl."
Coining, soon Mary Garden in '
"Thais."
HEGENT
To-day—Georgo Be ban in "Cools i
Canyon Camp."
Wednesday and Thursday "The;
Italian Battiefront," official war
! films of Italian Government.
1 rlday and Saturday Pauline Fred-]
crick in "Mrs. Dane's Defense."
I , VICTOBIA
■ 1 o-day and Wednesday Theda\ Kara I
; in "Camille."
Thursday and Friday—Mine. Petrova '
in "The Daughter of-Destlnv."
Saturday - Gladys Brockwell in "Foi l
I Liberty."
I
. Emily Stevens, the talented screen!
; star, who excels in strong roles de- j
! •■landing great char- ;
| Emily Steven* acte ri z a tions and I
jln "liny break" emotional acting, is
the star of "Day-1
| break." a picturizatiou of the Broad-
I way success by Jane Cowl, which ap
. pears at the Colonial Theater to-mor
row. Far removed from the stories
of unusual adventure that could hap
pen to few, comes this gripping drama
lof homo life, carrying its message
I straight to Hie hearts of many. Wives
■ everywhere have found themselves in
| the same predicament as Edith
, Frome, the heroine of "Daybreak.'"
whose husband, through drink, has In -
come dead to all thought of honor.
Men everywhere have found them- I
selves apparently powerless iu the
grip of a habit that robbed them of
their true manhood and of all real in
terest In life. To these, to their fami
lies, friends and acquaintances, the
theme found In "Daybreak" will have
its appeal. Furthermore, the story of
this great human problem and its so
lution will interest even those who
have never met any such experience
in their own lives.
Bewitching Peggy Hyland will be
starred in a delightful comedy-drama,
entitled "Persuasive Peggy," Wednes
day and Thursday.
Friday and Saturday—-Eva Tan-
Stiay, the cyclonic vaudeville star, in
"The Wild Girl."
Coming soon—Mary Garden in
"Thais."
Very few musical comedies present
ed in New York received such gener
ous praise at the hands of
"Very the newspaper reviewers as
tJond was bestowed 011 "Very
Eddie" Good Eddie," and the same
was the. case in Philadel
phia. Boston and Chicago. That the
public agreed with the critics is evi
dent from the fact that its run in
these three metropolitan cities totaled
two entire seasons. As an example of
the sort of reference made to this
show by the New York press, the Sun
said it was "A delight from start to
finish." while the Philadelphia Ledger
said it was "The gem of all musical
comedies of a dozen years."
The No. 1 company of "Very Good
Eddie" lias been kept almost Intact,
as between runs in the metropolitan
cities it was brought back to New
York for an occasional return engage
ment. In fact, it is even now playing
j in New York, where it is duplicating
I its original success, and it is coming
here direct from that city, with all its
I Broadway favorites, including: Den
man Maley, Georgie Mack, Harry Mey
-1 ers, Helen Raymond, Florence Earie,
Theodora Wartleld, Lavinia Winn,
Harry Linkey, Jean Deßriac, Elaine
Kord, Balph O'Brien and the famous
swagger fashion chorus.
"Very Good Eddie" is said to be in
a class by itself, representing an en
i tirely new type of musical entertain
ment. thoroughly American, thor
oughly modern and decidedly different
from any other production of its style.
Aside from its abundant comedy,
pretty girls and novel features, "Very
Good Eddie" has the most tuneful
music in years, such as "Babes in tile
Woods." "On the Beach at Le Let Wi,"
I "If I Find the Girl," "Some Sort of
j Somebody," "Old Boy Neutral" and a
I dozen others.
| "Very Good Eddie" comes to the Or
j pheum to-night.
The announcement that Theda Bara
I would be shown in the famous world
old love story, writ-
Thedu Bara ten by Alexandre
In "Camille," Dumas, entitled "Ca
at the Victoria mille," met with in
stant favor through
out the entire country, and, in fact,
wherever motion pictures are shown.
Manager James George, ever alert to
I provide his patrons with the very best
pictures the markets afford, immedi
ately booked "Camille," featuring this
noted star, and it will be shown at the
popular Victoria Theater to-day and
Wednesday at the usual admission of
10 cents and 15 cents to all shows.
William Fox, who produced this won
derful feature, has spent a fortune in
making it, and presents it to tile pub
lic as one of the best pictures ever
made. The story of "Camille" deals
with the life of a lovable adventuress,
whose real womanly qualities are
brought out under the Influence of her
love for Armand Duval, a young
French student. The many interest
ing scenes and situations depicted are
only such as the virile writing of
Dumas can reveal. For Thursday and
Friday Mine. Olga Petrova will be
featured in "The Daughter of Des
tiny," and for Saturday Gladys Brock
well will be presented in the timely
picture, "For Liberty."
The specter of one's past—this is
the awful ghost that haunts nearly
every man In varying de-
Drew- gree. This unpleasant
i lllington chapter in a frivolous
nobleman's life is the
dramatic basis of Ptnero's "Gay Lord
Quex." Lord Quex has had money and
position. Carefree he has tasted all
the delights of life—some of the for
bidden delights in fact. As to every
man, there comes to the gav Quex the
one big opportunity for happiness.
Palled by the pleasures of the town,
he is eager to settle down to staid,
serious married life with the beauti
ful Muriel Eden. But the unpleasant
past emerges to balk him. Muriel Eden
has an odd foster-sister, one Sophy
Fullgarney. now established In her
own manicure shop In Bond, street.
Sophy doesn't want Quex to marry
Muriel and relies on exposing his un
palatable past to destroy him. The
action of the play centers on this
struggle between Sophy and Quex.
Sophy does discover some embarrass
ing things about Quex. but discovers
more namely that his self-reliant na
ture has depths that neither he nor
she ever suspected to exist. Sophy
puts Quex through purgatorial fires,
but she herself does not altogether es
cape their chastening effects, and
both characters, in whom worldly
wisdom has been a too predominant
feature, come forth from the test mu
tually tolerant and trustful.
John Drew and Margaret lllington
will appear as joint stars in this great
VICT O R I A
ATTENTION! The Victoria
Theater Will Be Open To-day
TO-DAY and WEDNESDAY
THEDA BARA. the Incom
parable star la the famous
drama, "CATWII.I.E," from the
book of Alexander Dumas.
Admission 10c and 15c
THURSDAY nnd FRIDAY
THEDA BARA. thse Incom
•TllE BOUCJHTER OF
DESTINY"
Saturday Onlr Gladys Brook
wall. "Far Liberty,"
comedy of Plnero's on next Saturday
evening at the Orpheum Theater. The
stat sale opens Thursday.
Tlie headline attraction of the new
vaudeville show that will appear at
the Majestic the first
"Somewhere of tills week is a
In France" timely one. It is en
nt Mnjcxilc titled "Somewhere in
Franco" and is a 1
trench scene enacted by a Canadian,
a Tommy, a Highlander and an Irish-j
man. These four of the Allies served
together and are enjoying their fur
lough together by bringing twenty
minutes of trench life into vaudeville.
While waiting to be relieved, they
Indulge In stories, songs and recita
tions. Many of their songs are popu
lar with the men "over there." The
act is made more realistic by the
scenery and battle effects. Appearing
I'll the same program with this offer
ing are Eddie Montrose, In an acro
batic novelty; Oreen, Metlenry and
l>< an. introducing a lively singing j
and comedy offering; a comedy play
let presented by a company of lal- I
cnted players, entitled "On the Kdge
, < f Things," and Mclaughlin and Ev-1
ms, young couple. In a bright song
land patter skit of the lllrtation va-1
I i iety.
John E. Lenig Heads Local
P. 0. Athletic Association
At tin- annual meeting of the Post
I Office Athletic Association the fol
lowing officers were elected:
) President, John 15. )<enig; vice
president, George It. Pritchard; record
| ing secrotar.v, Edward R. C.ault;
1 financial secretary, Walter S. Hack-
I man; treasurer. James G. l,averty:
sergeunt-nt-arins. VV. 11. Berry, and
! David I*. Dougherty, chairman board
of directors.
Richard H. Weaver was appointed
business manager and William S.
Taylor playing manager of the ball
club. The following members of the
ball club have responded to their
country's call:
Kid Stutzman, Bill Ilepford, George
llepford and "Slats" Romig. Unless
| the draft hits the team Manager
i Weaver has a promising bunch of
j youngsters to try out.
| He also lias a number of old stars
who made the team one of the best
|in this section, who can stage a
j come hack. The team will only play
a limited number of games this sea
son and teams wanting it good attrac
tion should write R. H. Weaver, man
ager, Harrisburg, Pa.
ANKVILU:
Mr. and Mrs. Dawson Yoke, of South
White Oak street, on Sunday cele
brated their silver wedding anniver
sary. A family dinner was the event.
The A. S. Kreider Shoe Company
has opened a branch in Palmyra in
the building formerly occupied by
them before moving their plant to
Lebanon.
Dr. E. B. Marshall, of Annville, one
of the best-known medical men of
section, was last week elected"
president of the Lebanon County
Medical Society at the annual reor
ganization meeting held at the Hotel
Keystone at Lebanon.
Eddie Miller, of Railroad street, the
popular baseball player who was
playing In the south the past season,
has been signed by the Boston Na
tional League club for the coining
season.
Oliver Volte, of Camp Meade, Md.,
spent a short furlough in town, the
guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Dawson Yoke, of South White Oak
street. Mr. Yoke has been promoted
from first-class private to corporal.
All of the industries of town are
closed in compliance with the orders
of Fuel Administrator Garfield, and
the stores and business places will
all comply with the orders.
TAKE WRECK TESTIMONY
L. Calaer Clenson, road foreman
on the Middle Division for the Penn
sylvania and W. Brooke Moore, pas
senger trainmaster, began to take
testimony to-day on the wreck at
Iroquois. It was Mr. Clemson's 69th
birthday and his work was inter
rupted from time to time with con
gratulations from his many friends
in Harrisburg.
lORPHEUM
THURS. JAN 24
The Show That Is Making
Burlesque Famous
THE LID
LIFTERS
LADIES t ™K 10c
OPEN IMAJESTICI CLOSED
TO-DAY wiiiMKH & VINCENT TUESDAY
VAUDEVILLE
Regular Matinee To-day uiul Three Shows To-night, Beginning
at <i O'clock.
The SvnMitlnn of the Year
The Grtntnt Novelty Offering In Modern Vaudeville
"Somewhere In France"
Twenty Minuted With I-'our Hoy* In the Trenchen.
Private John Barelay. 3rd IlruKonu tiiiardu; Private Dan Davis, and
llaltnllon, I'rlncex* l*ti Private Jack Stewart; Aruryle and Sutherland
IliKhlnnilerm Private Puddy Doyle, Munnter Fualllera.
Telllnir Storied aad MURIII* SODKN That Are Popular With the Boya
"Over There."
EDDIE MONTROSE McLOUGHLIN & EVANS
In Funny Falls In Comedy Songs
JAMES GRADY & CO.
Presenting "THE TOLL GATE"
GREEN, McHENRY & DEAN
Rioting Humorists
THURSDAY—FRIDAY—SATURDAY
The .Season's Best Musical Offering,
"HELLO JAPAN"
A COMIC OPERETTA IN TWO SCENES
ORPHEUM THEATER
SATURDAY NIGHT, JANUARY 26
JOHN I). WILLIAMS Presents
John Margaret
DREW—ILLIICTOI
IN THE FOUR ACT COMEDY
"The Gay Lord Quex"
By SIR ARTHUR WING PINERO
THE MOST NOTED EVENT OF THE SEASON
PRICES - $2.00, $1.50, SI.OO, 50c
SEATS ON THURSDAY MAI I; ORDERS NOW
'CHRIST'S TRIAL
SAID ILLEGAL
Many Hear New York Con
gressman Speak at Y. M.
C. A. Sunday Rally
In an inspiring address before the
men's mtiss meeting in the Fahne
stock Hall yesterday afternoon. Con
gressman "Walter M. Chandler. New
York, showed that the trial of Christ,
from a legal standpoint, was illegal.
Ho showed, with many proofs, that,
according to the Hebraic and Ro
man law of the time of the trial, the
conviction of Christ was not accord
ing to the laws of the time. From
liis study of the legal aspects of the
I case, the Congressman said that when
I the vote of the Sanhedrin was
■ unanimous for conviction, the man
on trial was acquitted. The court was
held on Friday, the day before the
Jewish Sabbath. This, too, was il
| legal. It was held at about 8 o'clock
! in the morning, which is contrary to
] Hebraic law. "A court held at an
J illegal time, has no jurisdiction,"
| said the Congressman.
| The speaker paid a beautiful trib
| ute to the Bible. In eloquent lan
i guago lie said that the word is found
I everywhere. He said that those who
| condemn the Jews, should remember
] that Christ and Abraham were Jews.
| The meeting was one of the most
successful of the series. W. I*. Star
key presided, Dr. George Edward
llawes read the Scripture lesson,
land Miss Sara Lemer played two
beautiful violin solos, Wieniawski's
"Legende," and Schubert's "Ave
I Maria."
OPEN TO-DAY
CLOSED TO-MORROW
Emily S
DAYBREAK
Regular Prices ..10c and 15c
KI)\ESI)\Y und THURSDAY
Pretty Peggy Hyland in
"Persuasive Peggy"
(-ORPHEUM--
TO-NIGHT ONLY
SEATS NOW SELLING
Prices, 25c to $1.50
i The Marbury-Comstock Co.'s
"Number One" Production of
the Smartest and Brightest of
All Musical Comedy Hits.
| VERY
GOOD
EDDIE
Just as Presented an Entire
Year in New York and Five
Months in Philadelphia.
THE MUSICAL COMEDY
TREAT OF THE YEAR