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FLOUR SHORTAGE
THREATENS CITY;
SALES ARE CUT
Grocers Sell Other Cereals to
Save Wheat on 50-50
Plan
Simultaneous with the announce
ment from the Washington food ad
ministration that wholesale and re
tail grocers must sell flour only in
equal amounts with cereal substi
tutes, local flour and feed dealers
announced this morning that the
flour supply in the city may become
•wholly inadequate to care for the
city needs.
Wholesale grocers and flour deal
ers expressed themselves extremely
gratified with the Washington ruling
that makes it necessary for consum
ers to go easy on the flour supply.
Every wholesale flour dealer an
nounced emphatically this morning
that he is selling flour on a flfty
iifty basis, and simultaneously re
tailers announced that they have no
alternative but to follow suit.
Substitute Cereals '
Substitutes being supplied in the
city by wholesalers and retailers to
day include corn flour, cornmeal,
wnite and yellow; cornflakes, rolled
oats, oatmeal and oat flake, tapioca
and rice, potato flour, farikna kiln,
Uried corn and even oats, along
With numerous ot*er substitutes.
Some of these substitutes are scarce,
others, the dealers have in sufficient
quantities to supply the city. Corn
meal is the cereal flour that is sold
to nine out of.ten customers, retail
ers declare.
Due to the fact that Harrisburg
consumers cater almost exclusively
to the bakers for bread, the new
ruling does not wprk the hardship
that it does in other places, dealers
said this morning. The sale of sub
stitutes will restrict the consump
tion of wheat flour by at least hall,
the dealers sav.
Dealers Pessimistic
Two of the dealers were extreme
ly pessimistic over the Hour situa
tion in the city, while others said
that the shortage is due principally
to the railroad congestion and is a
temporary condition. A dealer said
that he has 1,500 barrels of flour on
the railroad between Nebraska a'nd
this city, which he cannot locate. In
the meantime his sales depleted his
bins Saturday, the first time in forty
live years, he said.
Another dealer said his flour has
been on the road since December 21,
and has not yet turned up. The deal
ers said that the flour produced lo
cally. which is about one-fourth the
supply of the city, has fided them
over a difficult situation.
Victory Bread
Bakers who have not already been
neliing and baking the new "Victory
Bread" will begin selling it to-day,
or will lose their license, according
1o government regulations. Many of
the prominent bakers of Harrisburg
!have been baking the new product
for the past week. Other bakers are
expected to fall in line to-day with
the Food Administration's ruling.
In the baking, it is necessary to
use a substitute for wheat flour.
Corn flour seems to be the most pop
ular substitute among the city's
bakers. The West Shore bakery and
the Standard Baking Company,
which have been baking the bread
since last week, are using this sub
stitute.
Fear Great Flood In
Upper Susquehanna
Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Feb. 4.—Con
ditions arc right for one of the great
est floods the Wyoming Valley has
ever had. The Susquehanna River
will reach a new high water mark
Is the belief. The weather conditions
at present presage no flood, but it
is certain that with a warm spell
the great quantity of melted snow
would quickly send the stream o\'er
its banks.
Precautions arc being taken
against a big flood. People in the
lowlands have been warned to seek
safe quarters at the first sign of a
break-up. The police and fire de
partments of this city and surround
ing towns have taken steps to pre
pare for any emergency.
The river is frozen all the way to
Towanda. At points north of here
the snow is heavy. All tributaries
are frozen and along their banks are
vast quantities of snow.
Penn Wins Cage Battle;
Defeats. Swarthmore Team
Philadelphia, Feb. 4. With
"Mike" Sweeney, Penn's right for
ward, scoring 18 points, Penn won a
clcse basketball battle from Swarth
more with a 22 to 19 reckoning in
Weightman Hall Saturday evening.
The Garnet and Wliite sprung a
surprise upon the inter-collegiate
leaders with its ability to break up
Penn's offensive and shoot field goals
from all angles of the floor.
Where Penn was weak, namely,
field shooting, Swsrthmore was
strong, the Garnet netting 12 of Its
19 points from the field. The first
half ended with Swarthmore lead
ing, 13 to 12. *
Cuticura Heals
Itchy Skin Trouble
Caused by Rash. Became
Almost Unbearable
" I had a peculiar skin trouble. It
was caused by a rash which itched so
t dreadfully that I scratched
so hard at times it would
bleed. The skin was red
and scaly,and if my clothes
touched it, the eruption be
came almost unbearable.
My arms, limbs, chest, and
face were affected.
" My sister told me about Cuticura
Soap and Ointment, and nowl am
healed by using one cake of Cuticura
Soap and one box of Ointment."
(Signed) Edward Fritz, 2320 N. Fifth
St., Philadelphia, Pa., June 30, 1917.
Cuticura Soap daily and Cuticura
Ointment occasionally do much to
promote skin health. >
Sample Eaeh Free by Mail. Address post
card : "Cuticura, Dept. H. Boston."' Sold
everywhere. Soap 25c. Ointment 25 and 50c.
UNDERTAKER 1745
Chas. H. Mauk x both Sl
PRIVATE AMBULANCE PHONES
MONDAY EVENING,
COUNTY FAIRS
MAY CUT RACING
The Pennsylvania Association
Meets This Week to Decide
Important Questions
Philadelphia Feb. 4.—The annual
meeting of the Pennsylvania State
Association of County Fairs for the
eastern district will be held in this
city commencing to-morrow. These
meetings will be of unusual inter
est and value this year, as many
problems brought to the front by
our entrance into the world's war
will have to be decided by the var
ious fair associations in the near
future, it' fairs are to be held at all
this year.
Horse racing, which has always
been one of the largest, if not the
very best attraction at Pennsylvania
county fairs, may be dropped this
season by some of the associations,
at least, as a war-time measure.
William H. Gocher, secretary of the
National Trotting Association, of
Hartford, Connecticut, will speak on
"Hacing, and Exemption of Agricul
tural Fairs of Proposed War Tax."
May Cut Out Fairs
State Secretary Jacob F. Seldom
ridge, of Lancaster, will speak on
"Shall We Hold Fairs During 1918."
The well-known breeder and cam
paigner, Joseph M. McGraw, of
Washington, Pa., will discuss
"Breeders of Kace Horses." C. B.
Ralston, secretary of the Virginia
Fair Circuit, will discuss "Stopping
the Leaks. 1 "
Adives from some quarters advo
vate the operating of fairs this year,
but with a slightly different em
phasis, namely that of encouraging
and developing the production of
foodstuffs by the farmer and truck
er. rather than giving purses r.nd
prizes for the speed contests of trot
ter, pacer or runner or the showing
of high bred, fancy horses as has
been the custom at all of the larger
fairs in the past.
It has indeed been recommended
from some quarters that an em
bargo be put on the shipment of all
race horses, shows and concessions
by the railroads of the country; just
how far this may go it is hard to
state at the present time.
Whether the county fair is to
stick to the horse-racing program
or not is a matter to be decided
largely by each association, as in
most cases local conditions will have
a great bearing on the subject.
W. R. Main Leaves
State Highway Dept.
to Enter U. S. Navy
William R. Main, auditor of the
Pennsylvania State Highway Depari
fent, has been commissioned a lieu
tenant in the United States Naval
Reserve Corps, Paymaster's Depart
ment, and leaves for Washington to
day to take up his new duties. As
provided for in the act of 1917, Mr.
Main secured leave of absence dur
ing the period of the war. Officials
and employes of the department pre
sented Mr. Main with a wrist watch.
William K. Main was appointed
auditor of the Pennsylvania State
Highway Department on May 1, 1913.
Under the law this position must be
tilled by an accountant certitied un
der the laws of this state. Under his
expert direction the auditing division
was brought up to its present high
state of efficiency. This division ".ud
its all accounts pertaining to the de
partment and approves them to the
State Highway Commissioner for
payment, and in turn, to the Auditor
General and to the State Treasurer.
It has charge of the issuing of ail
pay checks to laborers, etc., r.n
maintenance work, which checks •;>-
proximate in number about two
hundred thousand annually.
Mr. Main was graduated from the
Titusville High school in IS9B, and
from Allegheny College in 1907, re
ceiving the B. A. degree. For fojr
years he was connected with the
Second National bank of Titusville,
and spent one year as cost account
ant with the Titusville Iron Com
pany. Mr. Main became associated
with the firm of Main, Squires and
Company, Certified Public Account
ants, of Pittsburgh and New York,
and received the degree of certified
public accountant from the' Com
monwealth of Pennsylvania.
Emperor Creates Special
Decoration For U-Boat
Crews on Anniversary
By dissociated I'ress
Amsterdam, Feb. 4. —Emperor Wil
liam created a special decoration for
I'-boat crews on the anniversary of
the inauguration of ruthless subma
rine warfare as "recognition for
meritorious work during the war."
The Vossische Zeitung says the dee
oration is available for officers and
crews after three voyages.
The emperor also has conferred the
order of Pour Le Merite on Admiral
Von Holtzendorff, head of the naval
general staff, and Admiral Scher,
commander of the German battle
fleet.
Peking Adopts Hostile
Attitude Against Rebels
By .Associated Press
Poking, Sunday, Feb. 2.—A more
hostile attitude toward the south
ern revolutionists has been adopted
by President Feng-Kwo-Chang
since his return from a visit to the
south. He issued a mandate to
day ordering the chief military com
manders, Generals Tsao-Kun, Chang
Hui Chi and Chang Ching-Yao, to
lead troops to punish the rebels who
"even dare to flre on foreign gun
beats, courting foreign interven
tion."
The rebels recently captured Yoc
how, now threaten Wuchang. The
government troops are concentrating
at Wuchang. Refugees from that
city are overrunning Hankow.
"THE COAI, IS COME"
Hurrah! Hurrah! It's on the way.
Our hearts beat high, our spirits
soar,
We thought 'twould reach us yester
day
And gloom and damp would be no
more.
Each fitful sound would thrill us
through.
Each noise in air or possing throng
We wearied not, nor ceased to view
The moving world the whole night
long.
But with the dawn our vigil fled
Our hopes long spent, our senses
dumb,
Ontil old Bridget from her bed
Cried out, "Git up, the coal is come."
CIGAR MANUFACTURER DIES
Bowman's, Pa., Feb. 4.—Daniel S.
E. Seivering, aged 63, a prominent
cigar manufacturer, died Saturday
night. His wife, a son and two
brothers survive.
TWO BOYS ARRESTED
Meade Geiger and Paul Brehm, both
under 15, were arrested yesterday,
charged with stealing seven dozen
canvas gloves from Schmidt's ba
kery. The gloves were recovered.
English Cabinet
Member Sneered at
Wilson; Withdrawn
New York, Feb. 4.—Sir Frederick
E. Smith, attorney general of Eng
land in the Lloyd George cabinet,
has hastily sailed for England in re
sponse to summary orders that he
return to Great Britain at once. His
trip was not finished, but it was de
cided that he had remained In Amer
ica long enough.
Sir Frederick arrived in New York
during the first week in January and
his visit was stirring rrom the begin
ning. He spoke on January 11 be
fore the New York State Bar Asso
ciation and in the course of his ad
dress attacked Mr. Wilson's proposal
for a league of nations, saying that
while he was "not here to disparage
noble ideals which, with restraint,
but penetrating rhetoric your presi
dent has distributed to the encour
agement of the Allies." he wished to
inquire "whether such a thing is or
is not in the range of human endea
vor."
Next he called it a "great and
splendid dream." He then declared
that our examination of it sljould be
"critical rather than rhetorical," and
went even farther in what was tak
en by many auditors as a sneer at
the President by asserting that it
was necessary for lawyers to call at
tention "to the dangers for trusting
rhetoric alone."
So great was the feeling stirred
that the attorney general was com
pelled to explain this speech as not
meaning what it seemed to.
"Smileage Dance" to eB
Feature of University Club
"Come to our Smileage Dance, en
joy yourself, and incidentally help
some V'onkie to enjoy Jiimself, is
the invitation given to members of
the University Club by the speoiul
committee in charge of arrangements
lor the "Smileage Dance' scheduled
for February 11.
This is ladies' night in the calen
dar of the college organization's wint
er activities, and the committee hit
upon the novel idea of using all re
ceipts about actual running expenses
of the dance, to buy smileage books
and help along a might good cause.
The dance will be held in the Civic
Club, and it is planned to have the
entire house turned over to the use
of the University Club members and
their friends next Monday evening
so that menihers or guests who pre
fer a game of cards instead of watch
ing or participating in the dancing,
will find ample opportunity to test
their skill.
Further details of the big stunt
will be announced to-morrow or this
evening by Ehrman B. Mitchell, who
is chairman of the committee.
To-morrow's weekly Kuesday noon
day luncheon of the club will _be
given over to the alumni of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania, and Gover
nor Brumbaugh, and D. E. Tracy, head
of the Pipe Pending Works, will bo
the speakers.
Pennsylvania Couples
Married at Hagerstown
Hagerstown. Md.. Feb. 4. Penn
sylvania couples were married in this
city on licenses issued by Clerk of
tile Court Edward Oswald, as follows:
Marry W. Motter and Sylvia Sny
der both of Harrisburg.
William D. Xauss and Marie H.
Hess both of Harrisburg.
George Cuclcovich and Lenba Gor
up. both of Steelton.
Hoy II M.cCleaf. of Fairfield, and
Lottie R. MeDannell, of Ortanna.
George Walter Bond, of Williams
town. and Mae Agnes Thompson, of
Tower City.
Arthur F. Brrtz and Helen Tippett,
both of Camp Hill.
Clinton T. Miller and Florence L.
Watts, both of Duneannon. '
Roy E. Quigley and Esther A. St on
er, both of New Cumberland.
MAP NAME SERGEANT
Council will probably act on the
appointment of a police sergeant to
morrow, and may discuss plans also
for monthly ash clean-ups. The four
successful applicants for appoint
ment as sergeants under the new
civil service rules are: S. Herman
Kautz, George W. Fetrow. H. Morris
Owens and Paul G. Schelliaus, all
members of the force now as pa
trolmen.
DIVORCE COURT OPENS
The regular session of divorce
court opened to-day with fifty-live
cases listed. Those which were con
tinued follow: Ethel n. vs. Michael
F. Day, John T. vs. Katherine Mc-
Allister, Kathryn vs. Edward V.
Orsinger, Warren E. vs. Mabel S.
Johnson. Andrew S. vs. Sarah A.
Jacobs, Mary E. vs. John D. Shan
nessy, Helen M. vs. Earl Crook.
Wins Sergeancy After
Serving in Artillery
SERGEANT D. H. GRISSINGER, JR.
It is sergeant now—Sergeant D. H.
Grissinger, Jr., whose father, of the
same initials, lives at 1432 Green
street, and feels quite proud of the
junior D. H., for he has recently re
ceived another promotion. Promotions
are getting common with Grissinger.
He enlisted June 16, 1917, in the
Regular Army at Baltimore, and stood
the examination for Government scout
so successfully that he was soon
boosted to a corporal. Hut the artil
lery wanted him, and he was sent to
Fort Sill, Oklahoma, to the Four
teenth Artillery, and there he has
been made a sergeant. This came as
a sort of Christmas gift, for Gris
singer was home during the holidays
on a brief furlough and got the title
on his return to camp. Sergeant Gri
singer says that the arrival of the
Harrisburg Telegraph every day is the
happiest moment for him.
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HARHISBURG TELEGRAPIf
STEELTONI
SHELLEY BOYS
NOW RESTING
Living With French Family
Far Back From Sound
of Big Guns
Roy and Carl Shelley, sons of Mr.
ami Mrs. Kirk Shelley, Front street,
with the Ambulance Second of the
American Expeditionary forces in
France, are now spending sometime
in resting up far back from the lines.
They have been seeing much service
in the heart of the struggle and are
glad to get a rest, they say. They
are spending the time at the home
of a French family. The letter writ
ten by Carl Shelley is as follows:
"Well at last we have a roof over
our heads. Again we are in 'repose.
This time we traveled a long way.
We drove about fifty miles and then
loaded our cars on flat freight cars
and rode about sixteen more. Then
we got off again and drove some
more. New Year's Eve Roy and 1
went to bed in our ambulance. Be
lieve me it was some sleeping car. I
don't believe these French freight
trains have any springs. We were
seasick all righty.
"1 am writing this letter in the
kitchen of a French home where we
are billeted. The men of our section
are divided into groups and sent into
various homes. Roy and 1 and two
other fellows are living in one house.
Of course we still eat from our own
kitchen. This family consists of one
old man. one old lady and a daugh
ter who is about forty years old.
"The old lady says her husband
will not work while we are there,
all he will do is sit around and
smoke. This house conUiips three
rooms. We expect to be here for
some time."
Working Hard to Interest
Families in Insurance
A special committee from the Red
Cross Chapter is working hard to
interest families to insure the men
in the service of their country.
Weekly bulletins are issued for the
purpose of emphasizing the need of
insurance.
The bulletin issued to-day is as
follows: "Home service and war
risk insurance will accept telegraph
ic or cable authorization of repre
sentatives for insurance. For in
stance, a wife may wire her hus
band to authorize her by telegraph
to apply for insurance on his life.
"Such telegraph attached to appli
cation will be accepted as an ap
pointment by the man or his wife as
representative. Such authorization
should be given not later than Feb
ruary 12, 1>) 18.
"Application can be secured at the
Home Service Station, lied Cross
headquarters, Harrisburg street,
Monday, Wednesday and Friday be
tween 2 and 5 o'clock in the after
noon."
Coal Situation Becomes
Worse With Cold Weather
Coal dealers reported this morn
ing that the cold weather has
brought on a great demand for fuel
and that there is none to be fur
nished the consumers. Detweiler
Brothers this morning reported that
one car of bituminous coal had been
received and was sold in a few
hours. W. E. Abercrombie, mana
ger of the SWolton Store Company,
rtiid this morning that he did not
hear of much suffering. He said
that the company had not received
any fuel and that the reserve sup
ply held for bushel sales had been
exhausted. The official was of the
opinion that some fuel would arrive
in the next twenty-four hours.
Constable Gibbs Working
on Defense Police Move
Constable John Gibb, who has
charge of selecting sixteen men to
compose the Home Defense Police,
an organization to protect Steelton
from riots and any disturbances dur
ing the war, said to-day that he
would announce the members of the
squad in the near future. The squad
will be composed of two men from
each of the five fire companies in ad
dition to six prominent residents.
Constable Gibb has been selected
as chief of the organization and will
have charge of the men.
Unnaturalized Germans
Must Register at Station
All unnaturalized Germans in the
borough of Steelton must register at
the police station during this week.
Chief Grove announced to-day that
the headquarters would lie open dur
ing the ehtire day until Saturday,
from 8 o'clock until 5. Germans re
fusing to register will be looked up
by the local police department and
punished according to the law. The
list of names is being secured by the
local department for the govern
ment.
HOLD DAUBY FIXEIIAI,
Funeral services for W. F. Darby,
prominent resident and well-known
attorney, who died at his home in
fine street Thursday evening, were
held this morning. The Rev. Dr. El
lis N. Kremer, pastor of the Re
formed Salem Church, Harrisburg.
officated. assisted by the Rev. C. B.
Segelken, pastor of the First Pres
byterian Church. Steelton. Burial
was made in the Harrisburg ceme
tery.
SLOW ON DKLIXQI'EXTS
Work on rounding up 300 delin
quents who have failed to send in
their questionnaries to the local ex
emption board being done Vy the
local police department, is progres
sing slowly. The work is being done
in connection with the regular
routine. Chief Groye said, and but
one man can be assigned to look up
the men. Few men have been turned
in to the board, the police report.
COUNCIL MEETING TO-NIGHT
The monthly session oft Council
will be held to-night. It is likely
that sonic action in regards to
placing additional men on the police
force will be taken at this meeting.
TO STUDY SMALLPOX
At a meeting of the Dauphin County
Medical Society to-morrow night, Dr.
B. F. Royer, Dr. Howard L \Hull and
Dr. C. R. Phillips will present a
symposium or smallpox. The meet
ing will be held in the Academy of
Medicine, at 8.30 o'clock. Dr. Hull
will talk on vaccination from the
State Health Department standpoint;
Dr. Royer will give an illustrated
talk on actual cases in his own ex
perience and that of Dr. Phillips, and
Dr. Phillips will talk on smallpox on
the standpoint of the County Medical
Inspector.
MIDDLETOWN
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SUNDAY SCHOOL
,98 YEARS OLD
St. Peter's Congregation Cele
brates Anniversary; Other
Middletown News
The St. Peter's Lutheran Sunday
school celebrated the ninety-eighth
anniversary of the founding of the
Sunday school yesterday afternoon
at 1.30 o'clock. The report for the
year's work of the school was given.
The money received for the year
of 1917 was $3,766.20 and the ex
penditures were $3,599.63, leaving a
balance of $166.57. The recording
secretary's report was: Enrollment
of scholars, 846; attendance for Hhe
year 21.076; average per Sunday,
406- largest attendance, Sunday,
September 16, 586; smallest attend
ance, Sunday, July• 15', 294; scholars
present every Sunday, .34; visitors,
682; deaths during the year, seven,
tamely, Arthur King, January tl; l.
u. Nissley, March 8, who was super
intendent of the Sunday school from
1889 to 1917, a period of twenty
eight j ears; H. C. I lonian, March 8;
Frank C. Tritt and John Lutz, Sr.,
April 20; Jacob R. Myers, November
18, and Stella Sparretts, November
15. Those present every Sunday
were: Mrs. J. E. Hoke, Amy K.
Roop, Hurl Schwtin, Sarah Ege,
Helen Croll, Marion Smith, George
Hivil, Frank Snavely, Harold Gil
bert, Amanda Heininger, Mrs. A. A.
Hoff.iian. Sarah E. Fisher, F. Z.
Fisher, Paul Fasnacht, Helen Bauch
moyer, Marion Foreman, Kathryn
Essig. J. W. Hoke, H. L. Seltzer,
.Marion Croll, Sarah Croll, Marion
Kinsey, A. A. Hoffman, Edward
Becke>, Kathryn Weidner, Esther
Kinsey, Mrs. Sarah Ege, T. C. Lav
erty, H. S. Fisher, Fred Eshenauer,
Ella May Foreman, Leon Snavely,
Charles Beard and Susan Bauch-
Moyer.
The L>adies* Aid Society of the M.
E. Church will meet at the home of
Mrs. Sarah Shireman, South Union
street, Thursday evening.
The Wednesday night prayer serv
ice of the M. E. Church will be held
at the home of Mrs. Jennie Slack,
South Wood street.
The Pastor's Aid Society of the
M. E. Church will meet at the home
of Sirs. A 1 Gottehell, Catherine
street, or. Tuesday evening. They
will hold a musicale and spelling bee
in the church Tuesday evening, Feb
ruary 12, Lincoln's Birthday.
The ofllcial board of the M. E.
Church will hold its regular month
ly meeting at the parsonage Thurs
day evening.
The Friday Night Club was en
tertained by the Misses Nancy and
Louise Hanna, at their home on the
Witir er farm on Friday evening.
After a social hour had been spent
refreshments were served to the fol
lowing: Lena Selcher, Harriet
Swartz, Esther McClure, Louise
Hanna, Blanche Churchman, Janet
Wallace Truman Rodfong, Lester
Ktipp, Wellington Bowman, Swiler
Concklin and Clarence Wallace.
A birthday party was held at the
homo of Air. and Mrs. Charles
Hardy, West Water street, Saturday
evening, in honor of their daughter,
Iva's, birthday. Refreshments were
seived to the following: Misses
Susar Baughmoyer, Zelma Brinser,
Lena Ashenfelter, Florence Long,
Barbara Metzgar, Charles Beard,
Ahram Hippie, John Elberti, Miss
Iva and James Hardy.
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Reitzel, aged
70 years, died at her home in East
High street Friday evening'. Be
sides her husband, she is survived
by three sons. John Reitzel, Midland,
Pa.: Frank Reitzel, New York, and
Prof. Charles Reitzel, Wisconsin, and
ci'if sWter, Mrs. Jennie Mathias,
Steelton. The funeral will be held
from her home. East High street,
Wednesday morning at 9.30, and 10.
in the United Brethren Church, of
which she was a member. The Rev.
I. H. Albright, assisted by the Rev.
T. C. McCarrell, of the local Presby
terian Church, will officate.
The funeral of Mrs. J. P. Smeltzer
was held from her home, corner Wa
ter and Catherine streets, Saturday.
The Rev, O. M. Kraybill, pastor of
the Church of God, assisted by the
Rev. H. P. Hoover, of Elizabeth
tewn, offlcated. The pallbearers
were: A. L. Miller, Irwin Smith,
Harry Baumbach, Sr., Harry Baum
bacli, Jr., Samuel Geibe and M. H.
Derrick.
The Sunday school class of the M.
E. Sunday school taught by Prof.
H. J. Wickey met at the Red Cross
rooms on Friday evening, where
they spent the evening sewing for
the Red Cross Chapter. Those pres
ent were: Mrs. Ira Pinney, Mrs. E.
Ij Mrs. C. A. Hanna, Mrs. R.
P. Raymond, Mrs. H. S. Roth, Mrs.
Jennie Slack, Mrs. George Kugie,
Mrs. D. W. Huntzberger, Mrs. J. C.
Single, Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Wickey,
the Rev. and Mrs. James Cunning
ham, Miss Elizabeth Beck, Miss
Matie Ever, Miss Kathryn Raymond
and Miss Aurora Wickey. The class
decided to work in the rooms sev
eial evenings of each week.
Oil, STOVE EXPLODES
An exploding oil stove at 1631
North Sixth street, yesterday morn
ing caused a small fire that for a
short time gave the lire department
considerable to do. The exploding
stove threw oil all over the walls of
the kitchen, which accounted for the
momentary rapid spread of the
flames.. The Good Will Company ar
rived first. The house is the resi
dence of Mrs. J. Vanderman and Mrs.
Hezel Campbell.
Deaths and Funerals
MRS. KATHERINE CURTIS
Funeral services for Mrs. Kather
ine Curtis, widow of Charles E. Cur
tis, who died yesterduy morning at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. G. H.
Derstine, 1228 North Sixth street,
will he held Wednesday afternoon
at 1.30 o'clock. The Rev. Dr. H.
W. A. Hanson, pastor of Messiah
Lutheran Church, will officiate. Bur
ial will be made in the Hast Har
ris!) urg Cemetery.
MRs! ANNA HOCKER
Mrs. Anna Hocker, 90, died yes
terday afternoon at the home of her
son, Hershey Hocker, 102 Tuscarora
street. Funeral services will be held
Thursday afternoon at 1.30 o'clock,
the Rev. Dr. W. E. Dougherty, pas
tof of the Boas street United Breth
ren Church, officiating. Burial will'
be made in the Oberlin Cemetery.
RORIjRT A. BOWEN
Robert A. Bowen, infant son of
Mrs. Leona Bowen, 1513 Vernon
street, died of diphtheria last night.
The body will be taken by Under
taker Fackler. to Sunbury for Imrlal.
CAR WOMEN'S BLO
ARE DEFENDED AS <
BY RAILWAY
New York, Feb. 4.—Theodore P.
Shonts, president of the company
that runs most of New York city's
car lines. having decreed some time
ago that the "conductorettes" re
cently employed to replace men,
should |(vear bloomers as a part of
their uniform, now comes forward
to defend the costume against the
criticism that it Is immodest.
In a letter to critics he made pub
lic to-night, the railway president
says:
"Compared with the distorted fig
ure of the days of tight lacing, the
unsightly bustle, the unwleldly hoop
skirt and • pantalette. as well as the
present—what shall I say—near
waistless party or theater gowns.
Fuel Administrators From
Eastern States Confer With
Garfield on Monday Closing
% By. Associated Press
Washington, Feb. 4. Heatless
Monday, being observed for the third
time to-day, may be abandoned by
the Fuel Administration as the re
sult of a conference of state admin
istrators being held here. The con
ference was called by Fuel Adminis
trator Garfield to ascertain the sav
ing of coal effected by the five-day
industrial closing order and the two
heatless Mondays already observed.
Fuel officials have indicated that if
reports of the closing showed satis
factory results, the heatless holidays
mlghjt be discontinued in favor of
the railroad embargoes now in force
as the most effective means of han
dling the coal shortage in the East
and the traffic congestion as well.
Final decision in the matter is ex
pected to-morrow at a conference
between Administrator Garfield and
Director-General McAdoo.
Invitations to to-day's conference
were sent to the fuel administrators
of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont,
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Con
necticut, New York, New Jersey,
Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware,
Ohio and Michigan.
Federal Fuel Authorities
■lnvestigate Quality of Coal
Shipped From Penn. Mines
By Associated Press
Wilkes-Btirre, Pa., Feb. 4. —After
conferring last night with the fuel
administrators of Luzerne and Lack
awanna counties. Administrator
Neale. a member of Dr. Garfield's
Washington staff, authorized an in
vestigation of the quality of eoal
being shipped from the anthracite
fields. Hundreds of complaints have
been received that the coal being
supplied to home markets is of poor
quality. It is claimed that all sorts
of mine refuse is being sold as coal
and that wasliery coal, which is
composed in part of silt, is being
marketed as first quality coal.
Some coal operators, it is alleged,
have admitted that seventeen per
cent, of the product now sold is im
pure, but allowance in price is made
on this account.
Wireless Will Be Used
to Talk to Army Abroad
-Washington, D. C., Feb. 4.—Di
rect radio communication between
Washington and France will be
made possible this year with the
completion of the $2,250,000 radio
now being built in France by the
Navy Department, which has charge
of all radio communication. At the
close of the war, under arrange
ments made, the statipn will be
taken over by t'.e French Govern
ment.
Available French .stations are not
of sufficient power for transatlantic
communication, at least on the scale
desired by the United States. As
a result the acbles have been crowd
ed with Government messages to
and fro even during the night hours.
It is anticipated that the new sta
tion will be finished in August and
by working with the Arlington, Vir
ginia, station or the new high
power plant at Annapolis, the radio
system will afford quick relief.
Gym Classes For Boys
Popul 'r at Y. M. C. A.
Classes for boys at the Central Y.
M. C. A. under the instruction of C.
W. Miller physical director of the as
sociation are meeting with great fa
vor among the boys who are members
of the "Y." About thirty-five boys
were present at the gymnasium
classes. Saturday morning, and it has
been necessary to organize a new
class to take care of the overflow.
The classes have been divided into
groups of younger and older boys.
The younger boys will meet, as be
fore. Tuesdays and Saturdays. The
older boys will beet, beginning with
this week, on Thursday and Satur
days.
Mr. Miller is much pleased with the
work of the boys in the various
classes. Many of them have won
laurels in the local athletic world
through their training at the "Y" in
the bymnasium classes.
WORK OX WATER Pl' M P
Commissioner Hassler announced
to-day that repairs to the 12,000,000-
gallon pump will be completed in
about a week. The water supply sit
uation is unchanged, but all resi
dents are urged not to let any out
lets running to prevent pipes from
freezing. Two or three small serv
ice pipe lines running into residences
burst over the weekend, but these
have been repaired and no serious
damage resulted.
REHEARSALS POSTPONED
Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur F. Harris to
day were called to Bellefonte by the
death of Mrs. Henry P. Harris, moth
er of Mr. Harris. As a result the
rehearsal of the Wednesday Club
chorus scheduled for Tuesday after
noon and Wednesday morning, have
been canceled. A rehearsal will be
held Wednesday evening at 7.30
o'clock.
The Home Treatment for
EPILEPSY
Those who suffer from this nerv
ous disease, accompanied by its
sudden attacks of unconsciousness
and convulsions, will be glad to
know they can be relieved by the
use of Kosine. We want the most
skeptical to try the Kosine treat
ment. for the success of this treat
ment in the past has proved it to
havo unusual merit.
Large bottle $1.50. If, after
using, you are not entirely satis
fied your money will be refunded.
Booklet giving complete dietary,
etc.. free on request.
GEO. A. GORGAS,
10 N. Third Street.
FEBRUARY 4, 1918. x
the cross-saddle riding habit, the
average summer resort bathing suit,
the peek-aboo shirtwaist, the short
street skirt, with its far-short-of
reaching high top shoes, I repeat, as
compared with these, I consider the
neat, business-like uniforms of our
.conductorettes with its knee-length,
semi-military coat, closely buttoned
collar, easy-fitting bloomers and put
tec-covered legs, a splendid example
of a modest, practical utility dress.
"If. in favor of common sense and
patriotism women have courage to
sweep aside hide-bound conventions
that they may the better do their
bit, why should we attempt to handi
cap tljem with false nations of mod
esty about dress?"
United Evangelical Church
Plans For Conference
Reading, Pa., Feb. 4. Arrange
ments are being: completed for the
twenty-fourth annual session of the
JV tt ?s j'ennsy lvania Conference of the
I intra Kvungclleal Church, which will
convene in the First United Evangeli
cal Church, this city. February 28, at
it ?\ m * Bishop U. F. Swengel, ot
Harrisburg. will preside.
The Kev. A. W. Cooper, pastor of the
conference church, is making neces
u.!*nn llfife . m . ents entertain more
than .JOO ministers and lay dele
which includes a representative
tioin each charge in the conference.
/J territory includes all
A? n i Evangelical churches
cast of the Misquehanna river.
, ' ,i, numbe '* ? f recommendations will
wsn i CUSB< y tbe conference which
rnnf IMoseiitoct to the general
THniVvV | C M 8e ? 8l °" to b(V held in the
tuber 3 rc,l or k, Thursday. Oc-
JtQ T ro,^ tlon L ns: coni, iiittee will make
!,.m i 11 ni| uiber of changes
wll be made because of the five-year
I '" 01 '" 1 ' 1 , of Patf>ates. The follow
ing ministers have served live years
on their charge: The Rev. G. F
m SUSV Ila ;7 iH , "feet, Harrisburg; A.
rLi? Het bany, Allentown; I. J.
Keit/.. Reainstown; (i. it. Kiftert,
Shunk w w" v A i'i A 1", ,lrt ' y ' Alau.h
i i? H - Perkasle;
tVhio- i? ~e V ; Oermantown, Philadel.
t I?i I ipst, .Second. Sunbury; \V.
Klevor lm '? l n, t ' st - Paul's, Lebanon: A. <>.
Cotumbia. J 1 R
Personal and Social Items
of Towns Along West Shore
vfro'if 8 £ recda Ki "ley. of Market
.street, New Cumberland, attended
the funeral of her grandfather. Mr.
Frida ' Swatara township, on
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bond, son
Ross and daughter Mary, of York
attended the funeral of Robert Me
urda'v 34 NOW Cumberland > ° n Sat-
Mrs. Melville Mathias, of Elk
wood, entertained in honor of her
™ n , Wilbur s fifth birthday on Fri-
KOBKRT McTVOIt Bl Itll'.I)
New Cumberland, Pa., Feb 4
The Rev. Dr. T. S. Wilcox, pastor' of
,n!I!t: V, nan „-. ■ Me " 10ril " Methodist
hurch, officiated at the funeral of
Itobert Mclvor on Saturday after
noon Miss Lillian Grove. Miss Ha
zel Rosenberger, F. N. Burns and
Parker McAffee, members of the
Methodist choir, sang several selec
tions The pallbearers were Charles
Bond, Parker Wheeler, Jacob and
barles Ross. Burial was made at
Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
I>K. (IKAXVILMO I.ECTI'RES
Marysville, Pa., Feb. 4.— "Arc You
a Gentleman," was the subject of
an interesting lecture in Zion Luth
eran Church yesterday afternoon by
i r " A ' Granville, president of
the Pennsylvania College at Gettvs-'
burg. This was the fourth of a ser-!
ies of monthly lectures being given
this winter in Marysville under tliei
auspices of the Marysville Minister-'
ium.
ELECTED DELEGATE
New Cumberland, Pa., Feb. 4. J. j
A. Sprenkel was elected lay dele
gate by the official board of Baugh
man Memorial Methodist Church to
the Central Pennsylvania conference
at Williamsport in March.
HI/HUBLSVOWSI
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Knull spent
Saturday afternoon at Harrisburg.
Harvey Engle is visiting his moth
er here. Hellas been employed at
llog Island. Philadelphia.
Mr. pnd Mrs. George Boyer enter
tained Mrs. Gross, of Lebanon.
Mrs. Barbara Nye has been ill for
abo'ut four weeks with rheumatism.
Robert Spire has secured a posi
tion with the Bell Telephone Com
pany at Harrisburg.
Miss Anna Sutclirfe, a nurse in
training at tile BeileVue Hospital,
New York City, is quarantined for
diphtheria, which she contracted from
a patient.
Misses Sara Shenk, Kthel Lehman
and Sara and Alice Cassel spent Fri
day afternoon at Harrisburg:.
Miss Marjorie Nissley spent a day
in Hershey. the guest of Mrs. Oscar
Bordrier.
Lieutenant Hussell S. Hummel is
spending several days with his par
ents, Mr. and. Mrs. David Hummel,
of Water street. Lieutenant Hum
mel is an engineer, stationed at
Camp Hancock, Augusta, Ga. He
will leave on Monday for Philadel
phia, where he will visit his sister,
Mrs. Harry Snyder, before returning
to camp.
An Authority on Diet says:
"The free use of fruit as a staple
article of food, apples especially, has
been accompanied by a higher stand
ard of living.
The future will see less flesh foods
eaten and more vegetable foods.
Our Famous Apples from Adams
County may be used without waste.
They are all apple. Not a blemish
from skin to core.
For Sale by First Class Grocers
United Ice & Coal Co. 4 *
Fornter and Condrn Street*.
CAMPAIGN ON FOR
50 SCOUTMASTERS
INHARRISBURG
Rotary Club Hears Executive
Stine Make Plea For Men
to Work With Boys
*
J. IT. Stine, Scout executive for
Harrisburg, spoke at the weekly
luncheon of the Rotary Club to-day
and told <jf the special effort to be
made during Boy Scout Anniversary
Week to recruit 100,000 new leaders
for Scout troops all over the coun
try.
Fifty per cent, of the commission
ed Scout leaders have enlisted for
service witli the colors and some
thing must he done to provide ade
quate leadership for these enrolled
Scouts, and for the other boys who
want to help the things that Scouts
are doinp to aid their country.
There are 293,000 Boy Scouts of
America, and there are 8,000,000
boys of Scout age in the United
States. The boys are ready and eager
to come in. The task is to provide'
the scoutmasters. To meet this situa
tion. this campaign has been ar
ranged.
Harrisburg has suffered through
the leaving of scoutmasters for the
war, Air. Stine said. There are a
number of institutions desiring to or
ganize Scout troops and waiting only
on the selection of a leader.
Mr. Stine said that according to
information he had received, there
never has been a Boy Scout commit
ted for juvenile crime m Harrisburg.
"This record," he said, "must be kept
up. Boys who are working during
their leisure hours on the things that
Scouts do, have little time for get
ting into mischief, and on the other
hr.nd are practicing lessons in citi
zenship that are invaluable. We need
fifty of the best men if Harrisburg
for our reserve corps and should
have them at once."
Mr. Stine concluded his talk by an
appeal to the Rotary Club for active
co-operation and aid in conducting
the campaign for men.
KIWANIS CHARTER TO CLOSE
Prospective charter members of
the Kiwanis Club have been notified
by local organizer Thomas Larsen
that charter membership lists will
be closed to-morrow.
A letter from W. R. Armstrong to
members of the local club tells of
his success in JohnstoWn in organ
izing a club. He had nineteen mem
bers of the club signed tip in three
days.
Captain George F. Lumb. presi
dent. of the Rotary Club, will speak
before the club at their weekly
luncheon, Thursday noon.
(i Alt AORS MAY OPEN
Because garages are essential to
transportation, Fuel .Administrator
Garfield has decreed that they may
remain open for business on heat
less Mcndays. '
THIS WOMAN
SAVED FROM
AN OPERATION
By taking Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, One
of Thousands of Such Cases.
Black River Falls, Wis. —"As Ly
dia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
iiiiiiiuiiniiii pound saved mo
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mum I suffered from or
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fl me so I could
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H W 'fP- from my bed,
i ' and I was unablo
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Eau Claire and
they wanted me to have an opera
tion, but Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege
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Mrs. A. W. BINZER, Black River
Falls. Wis.
It is just such experiences as that
of Mrs. Binzer that Has made this
famous root and herb remedy a
household word from ocean to
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placements, backache, nervousness,
irregularities or "the blues" should
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and for special advice write Lydia
K. Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn,
Mass.
NOTICE TO MOTHERS
You can quickly heal baby's sore,
chafed skin with
Sykes Comfort Powder
which contains antiseptic healing ingredients not
found in any other nursery powder.
25c at the Vlnol and other drug stores
The Comfort Powder Co.. Boston, Mass.