LANCASTER'S CENTENNIAL City Will Celebrate Anniver sary With Patriotic Meet ing on Wednesday Lancaster, Pa., March 18.—Resi dents of Lancaster, young and old, are making preparations for a worthy celebration or the one hun dredth anniversary of the Incor poration of the borough into a city, which will take place on Wednesday evening, March 20. City officials and those directing the arrangements decided to alter <*.o original plans because of the pro longation of the war, and compress Into the short space of a single eve ning exercises that were at lirst in tended to spread throughout a week or more during midsummer and to include elaborate parades and pag eants. The affair will be held in Ful ton Opera House and will be open to the public. Governor Brumbaugh has accepted an invitation to speak. Judge Charles I. Landis, president of the Lancas ter Historical Society, will preside, and the historical address will be de livered by Richard M. Rellly, presi dent of the Chamber of Commerce. Through the efforts of T. Robert Ap pel a selected chorus of several hun dred voiciN has been assembled, and they will be led by Professor H. S. Kirkland in the singing of patriotic songs. Lancaster city came into existence a few years ago after the borough had served for thirteen years as the capital ot! the state. John i'assmore, a Quaker attorney, distinguish ad. among other Clings, for his weight of nearly 300 pounds, sas appointed by Governor Snyder as the first major, nnd many notables have occupied the chair in the century that has since elapsed, down to the present incum bent, Harry L. Trout. OFFICER AVYNX MARKS ARREST ' Patrolman Wynn of the borough police force on Saturday evening ar rested Herbert Dennis and "William Payne, charged with being drunk and disorderly. They tfere given a hear ing by the* burgess to-day. , SHOOTS MORE DOGS Special Officer George Allen on Saturday shot thirteen unlicensed dogd, making a total of thirty-six since Februarj;T. 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A satisfying | portion OUC q O B "Architects of Appetite" "WE NEVER CLOSE'' 1 j I MONDAY EVENING, STEELTON BOYS ARRESTED FOR GAMBLING Police Raid Woods and Find Negroes Eengaged in "Crap" Game Chief of Police Grove. Sergeant Hand and Patrolman Bowermaster yesterday afternoon arrested five colored boys whose ages range from twelve to seventeen years while they were engaged in a "crap" game in a woods within the borough limits, in the vicinity of Harrisburg and Pine street^ , The department has had knowl edge of the weekly games and on several occasions men have been de tailed to .raid the woods, but when they arrived no gamblers were to be found. Several weeks ago the de partment reported the arrest of two men out of six who were gambling in this section. "The case of the boys engaged in gambling was reported to the police yesterday. The chief at once sum moned two men and went to the woods. Chief Grove believed the gamblers to bo men but found they wore boys. They did not resist the officers and were taken to the lockup. The boys and their ages are: Fos ter Murrey. 17; Hthaniel Williams, 17; Fred Fisher, 12; Nevan Fisher, 14. and John Broads, 13. They will be given a hearing by Btlrgess Mc- Entee this evening. Police, according to Chief Grove, are making efforts to break up gam bling on the streets in the West Side. Department officials are aware of the fact that gambling is. a com mon occurrence at the corner of Myers and Franklin streets, but are unable to get the goods on the ne groes. Several arrests have been made in this vicinity, but this does not seem to affect those engaged in the game. The gamblers station themselves on the corner and are able to see for several squares, the chief says._ When a strange man or an officer makes his appearance in this territory, the gambling ceases at once, and the officers are unable to locate the gui' f - parties. Council Will Make Usual Playground Appropriation Reports that council would not make the usual appropriation for conducting the borough playgrounds this summer that has gained wide circulation through the borough is false according to T. J. Nelley, presi dent of council and chairman of the finance committee. Mr. Nelley said this morning that SI,OOO will be given to the commission this year as has been the custom heretofore. The official said that council would ask commission members to re trench in expenses wherever they saw fit. Businessmen and residents were free with their accusations this morning on such a move of council to refuse the commission the allow ance. How the report got into cir culation Mr. Nelley said he did not know. Ho said it was not true and the residents should not be alarmed. Bethlehem Steel Officials Meet at Local Plant Today Representatives of the plant of the Bethlehem Steel Company members of the Metallurgical Treating and Testing Committee, met at the local steel plant offices to-day for the purpose of discussing the work of the various plants and talking 'over the suggestions of the committee men. All the plants of the com pany were represented by ten offi cials at the session, which was called at 9 o'clock. R. F. Bird, of Bethle hem. is chairman of the body. H. B. Bent of the local plant is a member of the committee. ST. JOHN'S CHURCH There will be services every eve ning of this week in St. John's Lu theran Church, the Rev. George N. Lauffer, pastor. At 7.45, Monday evening the pastor will preach on "God's Plan in the Life"; Tuesday evening the Rev. M. E. Shafer, pas tor of the Church of the Redeemer, Harrisburg, will preach; Wednesday the pastor will have charge of the services; Thursday the sermon will be preached by the Rev. E. E. Sny der, pastor of St. Matthew's Church, Harrisburg; Friday the theme of the pastor will be "Following the Way " Saturday at 2.30 the sixth Lenten service for women will be conducted by Mrs. George N. Lauffer. Her sub ject will be "At the ®oor." Wednes daji.fivening at 6.4f. tjyj Junior Q-. YU Society will meet:" Friday evening at 6.45. the catechetical class will re ceive instruction. The choir of St. John's will render the cantata! Resurrexit," on Palm Sunday even ing at 7.30. LOYSVILLE BAND CONCERT Announcement was. made to-day that the annual concert of the Loys ville Orphans' Ho>ie Band in the borough will be gijen on May 9 in the High school auditorium. The orchestra is composed of thirty pieces. CHILD DIES Helen Krasovic, eleven-month-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Steven Krasovic, 519 South Front street, died this morning. RETURNS FROM VISIT Mrs. Clara Thompson, South Sec ond street, returned from Butler where she visited her sister. 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FINE ENTRANCE A PARK FEATURE Plans Will Be Submitted to the State Board Within a Short Time by Brunner great formal en park, im'medl ately.ln front of fSWnnfisV the building and \yJfIHHSPv replacing the presont flight of jgjgltjlHlJtiSa EL steps and utlliz ing ground now m&SSP&SmaSaiSm occupied by foun tains and flower beds, are to be submitted to the Board of Public Grounds and Build ings, within a short time, as part of the plans for the improvement of the park and the extension. The idea is to make the entrance of the same granite construction as the Capitol and to make it specially adapted for inaugurations and ceremonies. The present steps are of brownstone and 111 adapted for formal occasions. The plans will be made by Arnold W. Brunei*, who laid out civic cen ters in Cleveland and Denver, and will be part of the general improve ment. The next Legifiature will be asked to make the appropriation. In addition to the entrance, the plaza in front of the Capitol, will be In creased one half, while the drive ways will be entirely changed. The city of Harrisburg will co-operate through ordinances making building and highway regulations for streets fronting the park. Depends on Ground —If ground dries out in lower Lancaster, Ches ter and York counties, it is expected that the first of the tractors bought by the State Defense Commission, to assist in spring plowing will be put \o work this week. ' Ground condl lions prevented a start last week, and the time is being utilized to per fect training of operatives. The bulk of the applications received have been from the southeastern farming counties. Dog I/tiw RuJcs—State Agricul tural authorities are getting together rulings and decisions by the At torney General's Department on the dog license code, which up-to-date has caused more inquiries than any similar piece of legislation in the last three years. The enforcement is under way. in many counties, but in some, questions have arisen and the department is endeavoring to reach understandings which will make the law generally effective this summer. Thousands in Bonds-—A series of certificates of notification' covering issues of many thousands ol dollars worth of securities by traction com panies of the state, is announced by the Public Service Commission. The list includes Philadelphia Rapid Transt Co., bonds, $238,000; Tren ton, Bristol and Philadelphia Street Railway Co., bonds, $3,000; Citizens Traction Co., Oil City. $74,000; York Railways Co., bonds, $67,000; Ger mantown Steam Co., Philadelphia, bonds, $10,000; Philadelphia Co., Pittsburgh, bonds, $207,000; Metro politan Edison Co., Reading, bonds, $525,000. .To Finish Code—Pennsylvania's new state code to govern the opera tion of locomotives and cars within industrial works, is to be put into effect this spring, a committee be ing now at work drafting a series of rules which experience has shown can be adopted with little trouble. Practically all of the big iron and steel establishments are represented on the committee in charge of the code. The new code governing cranes is now in effect. One Dismissed—Harry W. Honan, of Chester, a personal friend of Sen ator William C. Sproul, has been dismissed as a deputy factory in spector on charges of "disloyalty." At the Department of Labor and Industry it was stated to-day that he had been dismissed "at the re quest of the administration after charges of disloyalty had been made." Honan was raised a grade in December, but got into trouble, it is said, because he refused to pass an O'Neil petition. To Investigate—State fire mar shals make an inquiry into the lire at Johnstown. The state lost the office of the State Insurance Fund in one of the burned buildings. Big Increase—The largest notice of increase of stock to be filed in a long time came to-day from the Mc- Keesport Tin Plate Co., of MeKees port, which raised its stock from $3,000,000 to $10,000,000. Muster Dates—Adjutant General Beary to-day announced these' dates for muster in of First regiment units: Company I, Norristown, March 20; Company K, Pottstown, March 21; Company F, Philadelphia, March 22, and Company E, Philadelphia, March 29. The latte" will be located in the - armory at Forty-first and Mantua. Harry Assumes Place. —Herbert D. Harry, formerly commission clerk in the Governor's department, to-day assumed his duties as a clerk in the State Treasury. Ryan Retires. Commissioner M. J. Ryan has retired as the president of the famous society of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick. He ended his official duties on Saturday at the an nual dinner and was felicitated upon his administration of its affairs. Mr. Reynolds Here.—Ex-Lieuten ant Governor John 4 M. Reynolds, of Bedford, was here on his way home to Bedford from Lancaster, where he attended the funeral of his sis ters. Governor to Speak. Governor Brumbaugh will speak at the dedica tion of the Snyder tablet at Sellns grove next month. Thomas Appointed.—lra I. Thomas of Phillpsburg, has been appointed a state mine inspector. He is a son of the first man appointed inspector in that district. Berks Ready.—Berks county au thorities have given notice that they will unite with the State Highway Department in reconstruction of parts of the William Penji Highway, formerly the Berks and Dauphin turnpike. No Derision To-day.—lt is improb able that any action will be taken on the complaints heard by Public Service Commissioners in Philadel phia last week against Philadelphia Rapid Transit service wh>n the mission holds its executive session to-night. The commission Is hear ing arguments to-day and to-night will clear up executive business. The commission will nwait transcribing of testimony and then assign a com mission to make a study and report. nircs oFnnuc OVKHPOSK A drug user, who took a few grains too much of morphine, W. I. Thomas, colored, died yesterday at the hos pital without, regaining conscious ness, from the effects of the overdose. He lived at 219 River street. HARRISBURG lii yptifcl TELEGRAPH ' MIDDLETOWN I V ' REPORTS OF WAR SAVING WORK Committees Meet in Council Chamber and Peor ganize The captains of the war savings stamps met in the council chamber. The purpose of the meeting was to perfect a new organization. John W. Few was elected vice-president, and Miss Annie Eby, secretary. The exe cutive committee was named and are Clarence Hickernell, G. K. Rife, Charles Rarlch, H. M. Hess, Leßoy Beck and George Myers. Miss Agnes Markley, Miss Margaret Smith, Miss Ruth ConckUn, Miss Ivy Hoffman, Miss Edna Kurtz and Mrs. J. O. Covan. The captains present named the following as their lieutenants: First ward, First precinct, captain, Mrs. J. O. Covan; lieutenants, Miss Mary Wise, Airs. Slcorge Mansberger, Mrs. Boyd Bishop, Mrs. Ernest Rowe and Mrs. Amos Huntzberger. First ward, Second precinct, cap tain, Clarence resigned as captain. Captain, Miss Edna Kurtz. Lieutenants, Miss Sarah Dav is, Miss Irene Churchman, Miss Blanche Churchman, Mrs. A. C. Kohr Mrs. Abram Hoffman and Mrs. Geo. Cain. First ward, Second precinct, captain, G.'K. Rife. No report. Second waj-d, First precinct, cap tain, Charles Rarich. Lieutenants, John G(sod, John Berkstresser, Edgar Detweiler, H. E. Derrick, W. J. Kln nard and Edgar Nuskey. Second ward, First precinct, captain, Miss Ivy Hoffman. Lieutenants, Miss Maude Sehacffer, Miss Kathryn Ray- ■ jagi H 9 n m A Hbmms m/jpgff* BBHWMr mond, Miss Romalne Kinnard, Misa Krrna Brenneman, Miss Harvey Dlll m&n and Mrß. C. W. Booze. Second ward, Socond precinct, captain, Miss Ruth ConckUn. Second ward, Second precinct, captatfn, H. M. Hesa. Third ward, First proclnct, cap tain, Miss Margaret Smith. Lieuten ants, Miss Clara Beck, Miss Carrie Hoffman, Mrs. Maude Bowman, Mrs. Harry Smith, Mr;. O. M. Swartz and Mrs. Fred Haesler. Third ward, First precinct, captain, Leßoy Beclt. Lieu tenants, Neal Bowman, Samuel Mich ner, John Zell, William Arnold, Dr. Olive Swartz and Dr. F. P. Wltman. Third ward, Second precinct, cap tain, Miss Agnes Markley. Lieuten ants, Miss Mary Smith, Miss Fannie Hatz, Miss Harriet Keever, Mrs. William Hill, Mrs. A. B. Belt nnd Mrs. George Daily, Jr. Third ward, Second precinct, captain, George My ers. Lieutenants, Earl Fisliburn, W. J. Roop, Charles Ackerman, Walter Detweiler, Harry Smith and Grover Hoffman. H. E. Moore who is cap tain of the secret societies reported the sale of 123 Baby Bonds. A birthday surprise party was held at the home of Dr. and Mrs. H. W. George on Saturday afternoon in honor of their daughter, Helen's, twelfth birthday. The flbotns were decorated in green and was a St. Pat rick's Day party. The members of the Sunshine Club, of which Miss George is a member presented their hostess with a beautiful bouquet of flowers. Miss Anna Barker, of New ville, Pa., was the guest of honor. Those present were Mary Shireman, Helen R. King,. Elizabeth Rehrer, Pearl Rehrer, Helen Coble, Kathryn MclCinley, Kathryn Weidner, Kath ryn Bossier, Hester Cwnningham, Mary George, Josephine Parthemore, Edith Baxtresser. Games of various kinds were played, after which re freshments were served. ' Mrs. Jotyi Condran, of State and Catherine streets , was given a birth day surprise party In honor of her thirty-sixth birthday. Those pres ent were: Mr. and Mrs. John Con dran, Annville; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Moose and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Condran and children, Mr. and Mrs. William Flury, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Flury, Mrs, John Hous er and children, Mrs. Levi Heagy and son William, Mrs. Margaret Mo- Manus and daughter Margaret, Clyde Brandt, Ira Shott and Mr. and Mrs. John Condran and family. The Junior League of the Meth odist Episcopal Church will give an entertainment in the Sunday school room next Friday evenirig at 7.50 o'clock. Porter Campbell, foreman .'.n the trunk and axle department of the lo cal car plant, was severely burned about the body when he fell asleep while smoking a cigaret. •He be came frightened and ran out of the office, with his clothing in a blaze. Howard Jones, an employe, seeing Mr. Campbell, grabbed him and threw him to the ground, and In this way extinguished the flames. He was removed to his home in Nlss ley street. Paul Smith, aged 17, died at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Irwin Smith, West Water street, Sat urday morning at 7.30. Funeral ser vices will be held Wednesday after noon at 2 o'clock from the home. The Rev. Dr. Fuller Bergstresser, pastor of the St. Peter's Lutheran Church, officiated. Burial will be mase in the Mlddletown Cemetery. The funeral of George A. Davis was held Sunday afternoon from the home of his sister, Mrs. Anna Kin sey. West "High street. The Rev. T. C. McCarrell, pastor of the Presby terian church, officiated. The pall bearers were William Hill, John Reese, Charles Geistwhite and Jacob Myers. Burial was made in the Mid dletown Cemetery. A special meeting of the borough council will be held in the council chamber in North Catherine street this evening. The matter of oiling the streets and opening up Union alley between Spring and Catherine streets will be taken up. Mrs. Joseph Mason, of Paulsboro, N. J., is visiting relatives in town. Miss Verona Keiper, East Main street, is spending the week at Phil adelphia where she will be the guest of Miss Goldie Keiffer, who is a stu dent at the Beechwood Seminary. Sergeant Harry Jacoby, of Prince ton. N. J., who spent several days in town with his wife at the homo of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward MARCH 18, 1918. Beholl, East Emails street, returned to hi camp to-day. Millafrd Houser, of Camp Meade, Md., spent Sunday in town with his sister, Mrs. John Inley, Ann street. P. W. Myers has' returned home from Philadelphia. Earl Evans, of Camp Meade, Md., spent Sunday in town with friends. Miss Ray Poist, a nurse in the Carlisle Hospital, sperit Sunday in town as the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Polst, South Un ion street.- Mrs. A. A. Markley and daughter. Miss Sara Markley, have returned home from a several days' visit to relatives at Philadelphia. Earnest Rowe, mac hinist on the battleship Arkansas, visited his wife over Sunday at the home of her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Grant Soudera, South Wood street. Howard Myers has returned homo] from a two weeks' trip to Sparrows Point, Md., where he had been work ing in the Interest of the Semet-Sol vay Company. Miss Mildred Etter entertained at her home, 219 Pine street, Saturday evening, at a St. Patrick's party. As the guests entered the hall they were greeted with the strains of the "River Shannon," played by Miss Etter, who' was dressed in the cos tume of an Irish maid. After the greeting each guest was presented with a shamrock and pipe by two little cousins of the hostess. Edithe Creep and Kllng Q. Glsh, who were dressed as an Irish boy and girl. The house was decorated 1 with shamrocks and plants in an artistic and unique manner. The evening was spent in playing games and contests, prizes being given to Miss Edna Shaeffer and Floyd Harvey in the game of conundrums. Miss Pearl King and Russell Workman were awarded prizes for "putting pigs in the pen." Another feature of the evening was blowing soap bubbles. At the close of the evening's enjoyment the guests were taken to another room. The light were turned off. a screen was drawn aside and the Blarney stone was presented to view. As each guest kissed the stone by can dlelight and made a wish they were presented with a souvenir. Those present were: Misses Marian Hatz, 1 Marty Eoltz, Maude Schaeffcr, Pearl King, Ella Carmany, Edna Schaef fer, Mrs. Charles Ackerman, Edythe Creep, Sarah Stars, Mrs. Ella Starr, Mrs. David Kling, Mrs. H. B. Etter,. Charles Ackerman, Edgar Eby, Owen Greenawalt, Charles Acker man, Jr., Kling O. Gish, H. B. Etter. town; Harvey Erhart, Elliabeth town; Lloyd Harvey, Russell Work man and John Harvel, Hlghspire. ARM BROKEN IN FALII Mrs. Samuel Sheaffer, 916 Dunkel street, is in the Harrisburg Hospital with a broken arm. She fell last evening in Brookwood street. M .............. .7 |NO MORE | FOOT MISERY | ICE-MINT A NEW DISCOVERY STOPS T SORENESS AND CORNS I FALL OFF | Just a touch or two with Ice-mint and vour corns and foot troubles are ended. It takes the soreness right out. then the corn or callous shrivels and lifts off. No matter what you have tried or how many times you have been dis- • appointed here is a real heln for you at last. 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