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PERSONAL AND SOCIAL NEWS OF INTENSE INTEREST
ENTERTAINMENT
OF GYM CLASSES
Business and High School
Girls Giving a Red Cross
Benefit Last of March
The business girls *nd High
school gymnasium classes of the Y.
W. C. A. under the direction of Miss
Marjorie E. Bolles, decided at a rep
resentative committee last evening
to hold their annual entertainment
at Chestnut street hall, March 21,
for the benefit of the local Red
Cross chapter. The program was dis
cussed last evening and will include
several vaudeville stunts, solo dances
and other interesting features. Defi
nite plans will be announced later.
Tickets will be on sale at an early
date under the direction of the
business manager. Judging by the
success of previous entertainments
there will be little difficulty in selling
tickets. Standing room was at a pre
mium last year. Tickets can be se
cured from any member of the gym
nasium classes.
The entertainment is tt>. include
about two hundred girls who will be
trained by Miss Holies. Those pres
ent at last evening's meeting were:
Miss Bertha Turner, president; Miss
Mary McKee. business manager:
Miss Ress Weller, assistant business
manager; Miss Jean K. Matter, Miss
.Dorothy Whittaker, Miss Nellie
Ard, Miss Jack Mayer, Mrs. Nelle
Fernsler, Miss Margaret Johnson
and Miss Marjorie E. Bolles.
LEAVE FOR ALABAMA
W. R. Houser and a party from
this city leave to-morrow for Maben.
Ala., to look over the oil property of
the Southern Petroleum and Devel
opment Company, of which Mr.
Houser is vice-president. They will
be joined in Mobile, by parties from
Rochester and Albany. N. Y., and
Scranton. Pa.
ARXOLD-MeGUIRE BRIDAL
The marriage of Miss Alice Kath
arine McGuire, of Enola. to Melvin
Henry Arnold, of Lenioyne, took
place Thursday evening, February
14, at the residence of the officiating
minister, the Rev. C. D. Rishel, pas
tor of the Church of God, Remoyne.
George Brown Is In Town Wearing
Walk-Over
§ Shoes
George Brown is the
World's Champion walk
er. He is playing at the
Majestic Theater to-night
and to-morrow and wears
Walk-Overs for the past
ten years and says with
enthusiasm he has never
Walk-Overs stand the
rigid test of the World's
Champion Walker. Pret
ty good recommendation
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'ONIN3A3 AVCISHIIX HAMISfaURG TELEGRXjPH * - FEBRUARY 19, 1918.
RETURN DANCE OF
AVIATION CORPS
Girl Employes at the Middle
town Camp Happily Enter
tained Last Evening
Another of the attractive parties
In honor of the men of the Aviation
Corps stationed at Middletown, was
a return dance last evening in Mess
Hall, with the girl employes as
hostesses.
Festoons of the flags of the Allies
and quantities of spring flowers
were used in decorating and the
Updegrove orchestra played. There
were fifty couples present, quite a
number from this city.
Among the honor guests were:
Major and Mrs. Garrison, Captain H.
C. Yarrow. Rieut. and Mrs. Frank
Netcher. Rieut. J. A. Flood, Rieut. W.
H. Warren, Rieut. R. E. Rassiter.
In charge of the party were: Mrs.
William J. Tate, Mrs. E. C. Wells,
Miss Dorothy Campbell, Miss Marian
Bachman, Miss Margaret Hughes.
Miss Bess Stevens, Miss Beulah Mc-
Quilkin, Miss Margaret Armstrong,
Miss Florence Scholl, Miss Barbara
O'Neal and Miss Ruth Clay.
City Temperance Unions
Attend Church Service
Members ef the various Women's
Christian Temperance Ujiions of the
city attended morning service Sun
dav in the chapel of Bethlehem
Rutheran Church. ( commemorating
"the heavenly birtliday" of Francis
E. Willard. The Rev. Dr. J. Bradley
Markward paid a high tribute to
Miss Willard. who went about seeing
good in evervbodv and all things.
Eighty-five W. C. T. V. members
were present. A large bunch of Ber
muda lilies tied with white ribbons
graced the speaker's desk.
RED CROSS AUXILIARY MEETS
The Red Cross Auxiliary of the
Seiler school held its working session
yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock in
the schoolrooms.
About thirty-five of tite students
el the school met, to sew and knit for
the local Red Cross Chapter and
prepare various work to be done by
members.
Earl Fleck in Service
With the Aviation Corps
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EARR T. F^ECK
Earl T. Fleck. Jr., son of Mr. and
Mrs. E. T. Fleck. 1420 Penn street,
formerly employed with the Penn
sylvania railroad at roundhouse No.
7. is now doing service in the Avia
tion Corps, at Camp Grant, Rock
ford, 111. He is with the Fifth Com
pany. 2d Battalion, 161 st Depot
Brigade.
Moving Picture Films
For Get-Together ,Tea
Several films of moving pictures,
including soldiers' camps, news of
the day and comics, all from thea
ters of the city, will be shown to
morrow afternoon at the get-togeth
er meeting of the Red Cross and
j women folks of men in the service
! at 3 o'clock in the Civic Club house,
Front and North streets,
i Women related to men in any
! branch of the United States service
are urged to attend and if. they have
j young children who cannot be left
■at home, to bring them with them,
j Many will have their knitting or
| sewing, too.
Miss Martha Snavely will play sev
eral piano solos and Mrs. Arthur If.
1 Hull will sing. Tea will be served
with Mrs. C. A. Kunkel pouring, as
-1 sisted the entertainment commit-
I tee which includes: Mrs. Charles E.
Ryder, Mrs. Martin G. Brumbaugh,
| Mrs. Walter P. Maguire, Miss Mary
i Harris Pearson, Miss Cora Lee Sny
j der, Mrs. William Pearson, Mrs. Ar
thur A. Herr, Mrs. George B. Kun
kel and Mrs. John E. Fox.
OL'ESTS OK THE SHEIBI.EYS
The entertainment committee of
: Capitol Legion. No. 1108, N. P. L..
: was entertained by Mr. and Mrs. W.
I J. Sheibley at their home, 85 North
j Sixteenth street. Games, a piano solo
by Miss BloncUetta Garverick and
various games were enjoyed.
Refreshments were served to Mr.
! and Mrs. Robert Ward, Mrs. Mame
Pond, Mrs. Charles Rhoads, Mrs. G.
F. Barkey, Miss Blanche Garverick,
Miss Helen Hartman, Miss Ida Kings
| boro, Charles L Rhoads. Charles Ben-
I der, Kdgar Eppley, Reide Romig and
the members of the committee, as
follows: Mrs. Elizabeth gmedley,
chairman: Mrs. William Eppley, Mrs.
j Ross Mottei', Mrs. F. L Garverick,
Mrs. George Garverick, Mrs. Shader,
| Mr. and Mrs. Sheiblev. Mr. Sheibley
1 is president of the Legion.
PRESIDENT BROWN IS HOST *
Arthur E. Brown, president of the
; University Club, entertained members
;of the board of directors and the
; membership committee at dinner last
! evening at the clul). There was an
| informal discussion of plans for in
-1 creasing the membership of the club.
Those present were: Henderson Gil
bert, John C. Johnson. Dr. H. M.
! Ivirkpatrick, Eugene Miller. John H.
| McCandless, B. Frank Nead, J.
| Douglas M. Royal, David T. Tracy,
i Mercer B. Tate, A. Ross Walter, Rob
ert T. Fox and P. p. Rice.
COMMAND IS CHANGED
Captain Douglas E. Dismukes, U.
S. Navy, who spent the weekend with
' Sirs. Dismukes at 1015 North Front
I ftreet, has been detjehed from the
U. S. Kentucky, of which he has
befn in command for the past two
and a half years, and has been or
dered to command the Mt. Vernon,
formerly the JCronprinzessin Cecelie,
now in transport service.
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START FOR ALABAMA
Miss Marion Smith, of Linglestown,
accompanied by her uncle, George W.
Mclllienny, 25 North Thirteenth
.street, left for Alabama, where they
will spend a short time with the for
! nior's brother, Lieutenant John M.
i Smith, ..at Camp MeClellan, Anniston,
Ala.
ARMY CM B DANCE
The Army Club lias issued invita
tions for a dance Thursday evening,
February 28, at 8.15 o'clock in lUn
shaw's Hall, North Third street. This
is the iirst of a series of dances by
this club, which promise to become
most popular.
Mrs. Mary- E. Shupp, of Center
Hfc.ll, is spending some time with
Mrs. May Wix, of Hainton.
' Mr. and Mrs. Brisbin Boyd Har
rington, of 10 Chestnut street, were
week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. C.
F. Duncan, in Duncannon.
and Mrs. James Boyd
are home after a honeymoon spent
at Southern Pines and are guests of
Mrs. John Y. Boyd, at 124 Pine
street.
Miss Helen C. Clark and Miss An
nie Laurie, of North street, are go
ing to Philadelphia for a several
days' stay and view of a picture ex
hibit. /
Miss Margaret Slaymaker, or 1518
State street, entertained a small
knitting club last evening at her
home.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Black and
small son. Harper H. Black, have
gone home to Cleveland, 0., after
a short stay among relatives In
town.
Mrs..Samuel Cunningham, of Mif
flin, has been visiting Mr. and Mrs.
Stanton D. 'Wilson, at 205 Calder
street.
Mr. and Mrs. Luther Hill and chil
dren, of Altoona. recently visited
Mrs. Charles Shook, 1105 Montgom
ery street.
Miss Helen Schwarz, of 51
North Second street, has gone to
lAncaster to visit Miss Alice
Fritcher.
Charles Hlckok, of Cleveland,
Ohio, was a weekend guest of his
mother. Mrs. William O. Hlckok,
North Second street.
Lillian Shearer, of Enhaut.
iis seriously ill at her home with
I scarlet fever.
VALENTINE HOP
WELL ATTENDED
Many Central High Students
Spend a Merry Evening
, at Hanshaw's Hall
Central students danced dull iare !
into oblivion last evening at the |
Valentine hop given at Hanshaw's
Hall by the S. S. S. Club of the High
School. The hall was gaily decorat
ed with attractive red hearts, cupids
and other Valentine Insignia. The !
dancers were chaperoned by Mr. and
Mrs. Bertram P. Saul, John A. Hall
and Miss Keille. Music was fur- '
nished by Sourbier's Jazz orchestra.
During intermission Howard Gor- |
don sang many popular -songs to an
appreciative audience. Among the
dancers were:
Miss Reba Beam, Miss Ruth Mil
ler, Miss Wllda Wallower, M:ss Ethel
Forney, }liss Gertrude Kenney, Miss
Mildred Fisher, Miss Dorothy Ar- I
nold, Miss Winifred Tripner, Miss
Ruth Marks, Miss Carolyn Boyer,
Miss Margaret Roeder, Miss Margaret
Meyers, Miss Louise Smith, Miss
Roselle Phillips, Miss Louleta Earn-1
est, Miss Pearl Rife, Miss Elizabeth
Brown, Miss Caretta Metfelle, Miss
Edna Bowers, Miss Josephine Zug,
Miss Mildred DeShong, Miss Martha
Motz, Miss Mildred Rowe, Miss Helen
Levy, Miss Ivy Heister, Miss Helen
Hargest Hoffman, Miss Helen Mar
shall, Miss Ethel Jones, Miss June
Beard, Miss Katherine Eveler, Miss
Eleanor Bothwell, Miss Irene Bright,
Miss Mary Loudenslager, Miss Esther
eager, Miss Helen Smith, Miss Mar
garet Loudenslager, Miss Grace Saul,
Miss Dora Gutter, Miss Helen E.
Hoffman, Miss Faye I. Haverstick.
Miss Grace Sauls, Miss Sarah Swartz,
Miss Anna Hammelbaugh. Miss Mary
Hammelbaugh and Miss Keille.
Kecne, Robert Minnich, F. R.
Adams and C. A. Robinson, of Dick
inson; Arthur Gardner, Hugo Rose,
Earl Wolfe, William Mcßride, Al
bert Rinkenbach, Edward William
son, Ray Baxter, Kenneth Wine-
Beard, Jack Sweigart, Paul Shank,
Earl Crist, Edward Porter, Wilson
Porter, George Sierers, John Boyson,
Lester Culler, Arthur Shultz. Robert
G. Sealor. Gordon Hoffman, Ralph E.
Brough, Martin Isaacman, Paul Fet
trow, Harry Blecker, Samuel Kamsky,
George Schillinger, Edward Wallow
er, llalph Leedy, John Black, Ver
non Wright, John Richards, Ralph
Stauffer, Paul Huntzberger, Freder
ick Houston, Hafry Good, Edward
Fair, George Stark, Charles Fry and
Frederick Murray. '
Drbntirg Team Selected
The Junior and Senior debating
teams were selected yesterday by
the heads of the English department.
Inter-class debates were held to de
cide the winners, who are:
Junior—John Koch, leader: Wins
ton Romig and Karl Stoner; Lewis
Rimer, alternate>
Senior—Thomas Caldwell, leader;
Simon Brenner and Thomas Nevitt;
Seymour Nissley, alternate.
lllKh School Club nt Red Cro**
Th,e High School Club of the Y.
W. C. A. will devote this evening to
Red Cross work at headquarters,
Fager building, in .Walnut street.
All members are ur~ed to attend
this meeting. The slumber robe
made recently will be presented by
Miss Grace Peake. The C. A. O. and
P. B. P. Societies of Central have ac
cepted the invitation of the C. H. S.
Club to join with them in this work
and will be present this evening.
Delightful Surprise Party
For Mrs. John Fordney
A number of friends of Mrs. John
Fordney arranged a delightful sur
prise party for her in celebration of
her birthday at her home, 1610
Green street, the other evening.
Clever decorations in red, white
and blue with a dainty arrangement
of spring flowers made attractive ap
pointments for the supper.
A pleasant evening with music
and games followed for the guests.
Those wishing the hostess many
happy returns were:
Mrs. Mary Fordney, of Columbia;
Mrs. Lydia Feeser, of Baltimore,
Md.; Mrs. George F. Eberly, of New
Cumberland; Mrs. George Mangier,
Mrs. Annie Goodyear, Mrs. Jfth"
Ensminger, Mrs. J. E. Feeser, Mfs.
John S. Gibbons, Mrs. Jacob Rudy,
Mrs. Thomas Sparrow, Mrs. Edward
F. Demmy, .Mrs. Frank Berry, Mrs.
Richard Miller, Mrs. Jennie Eberly,
Mrs. Jennie Looser, Mrs. Harvey
Hoffstot, Mr. and Mrs. John Ford
ney and Mr. and Mrs. Chester
Shelley.
BEGELFER IX NEW YORK
Louis Begelfer, the ladies tailor,
who has just removed from Second
and North streets to his new apart
ment building, 414 North Third
street, left yesterday for New York
City to attend the style shows. He
will be home the last-of the week.
VISITORS FROM CHICAGO
Dr. and Mrs. Charles Strong Sny
der, of Sheridan Road, Edgewater,
Chicago, former Harisburgers, were
in town yesterday afternoon on their
way to Carlisle for a little visit with
Mrs. John L. Butler, of Pitt street.
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin J. Knisely, of
the Derry Block apartments, spent
the weekend with her parents, Mr.
anrt Mrs. Eli Ruth, of Highspire.
Charles L. Bailey, of' Cottage
Ridge, is enjoying an extended visit
with relatives and friends in Phila
delphia and Now Haven, Conn.
Y. W. C. A. NOTES
At a meeting of the Bachelor Girls'
Club of the Y. W. C. A., officers for
the coming year were elected as fol
lows:
Miss Bertha Schubauer, president;
Miss Daisy Seidle, vice-president;
Miss Clara Wolfe, secretary; Miss
Edna Mell. treasurer. Miss Sarah
Wrlghtstone and Miss Emma Stab
nau were elected to represent the
club in the council In the Federation
of Industrial Clubs.
In honor of the new officers Miss
Frances Acuff, leader of the club,
gave a lltlte party. Tiny silk nags
were tosed as favors.
The guests included: Miss Sarah
Wrightstone, Miss Myrtle Bierbow
er, Miss Catherine Vogt, Miss Bertha
Bchubauer, Miss Delia Craig, Miss
Catherine Heppschmidt, Miss Minnie
Stahnau. Miss Emma Stabnau, Miss
Edith Btape, Miss Ethel Helbert,
Miss Isabclle Foster, Miss Daisy
Seidle, Miss Jane Strunk, Miss Edna
Mell. Miss Sue Shumaker, Miss
Acuff and Miss Louis G. Scott
CIVIC INTERESTS
ARE DISCUSSED
Eood Commissioner, News
paper Woman and Civic
Leader to Address Club
Brimful of interest and informa
tion was the talk on 'Vomen ol'
Japan" given by Mrs. Imogen B.
Oakley, of Philadelphia, before the
Harrisburg Civic Club yesterday
fifternoon. Mrs. Oakley who 13 a civic
leader of Philadelphia and organizer
of the first Civic Club in Tokio,
Japan, told of her first trip to the
"land of cherry blossoms" and her
intimate meetings with not only the
women, but the foremost men of the
city. She gave an exhibition of
formal tea-serving, wearing native
costume, and spoke of the ken in
terest these brainy women, who have
been so long kept as children, have
in their land, and how eager they
are for an education that will en
able them to take their part in civic
affairs and to rise above the narrow
limits which have, bound them for
centuries. In closing Mrs. Oakley
said "The women of Japan are
stretching out their hands across the
water to the women of America for
an eternal peace."
Miss Grace Falkner, of Philadel
phia, better known as • "Deborah
Franklin," of The Press, cleverly
and in the wittiest way gave her
ideas of "broader women for the
field, rather than a broader field for
women." Her plea was for a sane
patriotism and she urged the women
to keep up the civic and charitable
work they are already doing, rather
than reach out for newer work, if
they could not do both.
Donald McCormick, chairman of
the food supplies of Dauphin coun
ty, gave some new thoughts on food
conservation and said members of
the Civic Club can co-operate in two
ways as a club—by insisting on the
"cash and carry" prices in order to
help lower the prices of food, and
that they should act as volunteer in
vestigators and report to the local
headquarters in writing any broken
rules of the food administration.
Department Ho|K>rts
Mrs. William Henderson, presi
dent of the Civic Club, presided and
pfter reading of the minutes of the
last meeting by Sirs. Harvey F\
Smith, the secretary. Miss Rachel
Pollock reported for the. municipal
department that the Civic Club had
been advised to start a sentiment
against the bad housing conditions
of the city, and that the attention of
(ho Mayor had been called to an im
pression among the children of the
city that the curfew law was not be
ing enforced.
Miss Martha Wolf Buehler, chair
man of the outdoor department, said
they will co-operate with the war
gardens committee of the city and
that owing to building operations
there will be no school garden this
summpr on the Susquehanna plot.
Miss Buehler was re-elected chair
man and Mrs. Edwin S. Herman,
vice-chairman of the department.
The educational department, Mrs.
Harry G. Keffer, chairman, had a
most interesting story to tell of the
large amount of money made at the
recent benefit card party, for the
morning lunch of crackers and milk
being given to deficient children of
the Shimmell, Downey and Hamilton
schools. Members of the club are
invited to visit these schools any
morning at 10 o'clock to see the
youngsters enjoy their treat
Mrs. William P. Starkey save the
Hamilton school a Victrola and a
number of fine records to the great
Oelight of teachers and pupils and
every afternoon at 3 o'clock vis
itors will be welcomed who wish to
see folk songs and dances accom
panied by the \ictrola. Mrs. Keffer
says the children of the Penn school,
nearly all of whom are of foreign
blood, are intensely interested in the
Junior Red Cross, and she asked for
I right colored yarns and woolen
cloth as well as money for knitting
needles for these little ones who
have so small a part of the pleasures
of life.
Mrs. Henderson, president of the
club, entertained Mrs. Oakley and
Miss Falkner at luncheon prior to
the meeting with Mrs. Lyman D.
Gilbert, ex-president, Mrs. Mabel
Cronise Jones, a vice-president, and
Mrs. Harvey P. Smith, secretary, in
vited to meet them.
The educational department elect
ed the following officers: Mrs. Alvln
I. Miller, chairman; Mrs. E. M. Gott
schall. vice-chairman, and Mrs.
Frederick E. Downes, secretary.
HKBItBW LADIES* WORK
There will be a meeting of the He
brew Ladies' Beneficial Association
this evening at 7.30 o'clock in the
rooms of the Y. M. H. A., North Sixth
street. All members are urged to
be present.
Mrs. Jacob Rudy, of 604 Seneca
street, will be hostess for the Magpie
Club at fler home Thursday after
noon.
Sergeant Philip T. Meredith has
returned to (lamp Hancock, Au
gusta, Ga., after spending a fort,
night's furlough with his family on
North Front street.
Mr. and Mrs. Emory F. Ward, of
Pittsburgh, are spending the week
among old friends'in the West End.
Edward Thompson and son, Har
old G. Thompson, of Buffalo, N. Y.,
are guests of Mr. and Mrs. William
K. Young, of Green street, for a few
days.
Miss Jennie Dull and heV brothers,
Casper and Daniel M. Dull, of Sec
ond and Pine streets, have gone to
Palm B6ach, Florida, where they
are guests at the Ponciana.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward R. Sponsler.
25 South Front street, and George
FRoss, 5 South Front street, have
returned from New Bloomfield.
Mrs. Henry M. Loomis. of Wash
ington. formerly Miss Eleanor Wal
lace, Is visiting her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas L. Wallace. 214 Pine
street.
Boyd Memorial's Plans
For Next Two Months
Announcement has been made by
tho Rev. Merton S. Falea, director of
men and boys' work at the Pine
Street Presbyter an Church, of an in
teresting program for the next two
months. A special men's night will
be held Friday night. The Rev. John
McDowell, Baltimore, wll address the
men on Washington's Birthday, when
a patriotic meeting will be held. His
subject will be "What We Are Fight
ing For. and How to Get It." Dr. Mc-
Dowell is In charge of the war work
of the Presbyterian church in the
ramps. On the six Friday evenings
from March 1 to April 5, Mrs. John Y.
Boyd will give a series of Bible
studies on "Sidelights In Genesis."
Suppers will be served preceding the
lectures.
i A elkss In first aid Is being organ
lied. to meet Tuesdays and Thursdays
at 8 o'clock. Those desiring to en
roll should communicate with the di
i rector.
SHIPWORKERS
RETURN TO YARDS;
STRIKE IS OVER
Brotherhood Head at Wash
ington to Discuss Condi
tions With Officials
By Associated Press
Washington Feb. 19.—With strik.
ing carpenters in all affected dis
tricts returning to work to-day and
William R. Hutcheson, president of
the Brotherhood of Carpenters and
Joiners, due here to take up the sit
uation with government officials,
complete settlement of the rectjnt
trouble in eastern shipyards seemed
assured. In effect President Wilson's
intervention has terminated the
eastern shipyard strike.
New York, Feb. 19.—Thirty-eight
striking carpenters who sought to
day to return to work at the plant
01' the Downey Shipbuilding Corpo
ration, at Staten Island, according
to John Rice, national organizer of
the United Bretherhood of Carpen
ters and Joiners, were refused en
trance to the yard unless they made
new applications for their old jobs
at a changed scale of wages.
The men, who had been working
at a flat rate of 60 cents an hour, re
fused to sign up for 54 to 60 cents
and left the plants. Their affidavits,
Rice said, would be sent to William
R. Hutcheson, president of the
Brotherhood, who is now in Wash
ington preparing to go before the
United States Shipping Board in the
hope of effecting an adjustment of
the shipyard controversy.
Camden, N. J., Feb. 19.—"1 believe
the shipyard employes are better sat
isfied with conditions than they have
been in years," said H. A. Masoun,
vice-president of the New York Ship
building Corporation, in a statement
itsued to-day denying that there is
discontent among workmen.
<'oiitinuing, the statement said:
"The prosperity that has come to the
shipbuilding industry has affected
the rank and tile of the men without
exception. They are bettor paid than
ever before and better able to meet
the hifch cost of living than work
men in other industries. It would be
almost ridiculous to suppose that at
this time, of all times, there should
be any serious trouble brewing. The
increased pay scale of the wage ad
justment board of the United States
Shipping Board is now in effect. Not
only do the men receive greatly in
creased rates of pay but the increase
is retroactive* and goes back over a
period of several months. The men
will receive this adjusted back pay
ir. lump sums, grid they arc to be no
smal'. sums, I assure you."
Maurer Has Friends
Close to President
Working For Him
Commenting upon a dispatch from
Washington intimating that his ap
plication for a passport to attend the
Radicals* congress in London would
be refused, James H. Maurer, presi
dent of the State Federation of La
bor. told a Telegraph reporter this
mnrninir t hw t hi" • nnlins had
been made out twelve hours after he
was elected a delegate to the con
gress. "Friends who are on intimate
terms with some of the President's
closest advisers," he dAlared. are in
terceding for him. "Everything is
being done to secure my passport, by
men who are very close to the Pres
ident. Up to this time, I have re
ceived no word."
"If there is any doubt as to my
mission, I shall be glad to go to
Washington and explain," he contin
ued. "Personally, I feel that rtiy
passport will be granted. I can
hardly understand why the English
government will allow its labor rep
resentatives to come to America, and
America will not allow her labor rep
resentatives to go to England. This
country should grant the same privi
lege. There are four labor men
here from England now. consulting
with the American labor representa
tives."
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Feb. 20, 1918
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HEAVY RAIN MAY
CAUSE RIVER TO
OVERFLOW BANKS
Ice Remains Gorged at Sev
eral Points Along the
Susquehanna
rtain which started to fall this
morning is expected to cause a rise
in the river here before nightfall,
but whether or not to a dangerous
degree depends upon the amount of
rainfall.
The aspect of the storm this
morning was highly problematical.
Weather Forecaster Demain pointed
out, and the amount of rainfall can
not be determined beforehand. With
two inches of rain, Mr. Demain said,
and a rise in tpmperature, the river
will reach a flood stage by to-mor
row morning. Mr. Demain affirmed,
however, that the rain does not
promise to be heavy, and damage is
unlikely.
The storm is a fast moving one,
and will be past by morning, or pos
sibly by night. The temperature is
expected to reach .4 0 degrees. It
was the low temperature at the be-
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1 Food Will Win The War—Don't Wate It
ginning of the storm that caused a
thin coating: of slippery ice on the
pavements over the city. The con
ditions on the payements were as
bad as they have been at any time
this winter, and pedestrians had to
slide their way about their business.
Continuing rainfall, and rising tem
perature, gradually wore away the
tliir. ico sheeting, and by noon con
ditions had changed from slippery to
slushy.
Ice Remains Gorged
The ice in the lower Susquehanna,
gorged between Cresswell and York
Furnace, remains gorged as tightly
as before. The water is seeping
through slowly eliminating flood
dangers.
At Jersey Shore the ice remains
jammed in ten-mile gorge. The
water has found a way through, and
the water back of the ice dam has
receded a foot and a half In thu
last 24 hours. As the water falls,
the ice settles with it. and increased
rainfall will break up the pack. Jt
is highly problematical, however,
whether there Is enough rain in
prospect to-day and to-night to clear'
the river of the packed ice.
It is said there is still an abund
ance of snow in the mountains,-
which will add much to the volume
of water in the river it the rainfall
is heavy enough and temperature is
high enough to melt it all.
A cold wave will follow the rain
storm of to-day, and by Thursday
the temperature will drop to twenty
degrees or below, Mr. Demain said.
The storm of to-day is general,
spreading over the entire country.