2 TIMELY NEWS OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA AND CITY'S SUBURBS CHURCHES HONOR SOLDIER MEMBERS Flags, Banners and Photo graphic Panel Unveiled With Ceremonies Port Royal, Pa., March 27.—0n Sunday the Port Rpyal and St. Paul Lutheran Churches of the Port Royai charge held special patriotic services • in honor of their young men who have gone to war. In the forenoon at Port Royal a large silk American flag, a service banner, containing- eleven stars, each ;-tar representing a young man from this church in the service of his country, and a panel containing a photograph of each young man were presented to the congregation by the Buds of Promise class of the Sunday school. The American (lag was presented by Miss Reba Selden. It was un veiled by Privates William G. John sen. of Camp Dix. Wrightstown, N. .1., and Benjamin F. Stong. of Camp Meade, Md.. during which time the < ingregation sang "America." The service banner was presented and unveiled by Miss Sara Stimmell. The picture panel was presented and un veiled by Lloyd M. Groninger. Prof. G. C. Lyter, In behalf of the con gregation. accepted the flags and picture panel and thanked the don ers. The service was made impressive by the unveiling of each star* sep-1 nrately by father, mother, sister or brother of the young man represent ed. Then the Misses Martha Frank house and Mary Boyer sang "Keep the Home Fires Burning." The ser m&s by the Rev. John B. Knisely He delivered an apropriate discourse, taking for his text Psalms | 20:5, "In the name of God we will set up our banners," using as his theme, "Three Banners"—viz.: Na tional Banner, Service Banner and Our Gospel Banner. In the afternoon a similar service v. as held at St. Paul, when the Sut)- I r'ay school presented an American | l ag and a service banner, contain- I ing six stars, to the congregation. J. W. Kell, superintendent of the Sunday school, presented the flags and Judge William Swartz accepted them. Then followed the unveiling of the stars by members of the fam ilies. Large audiences attended the services at both places. # LIBERATING GAME BIRDS Liverpool, Pa., Marcli 27.—5. Maurice Shuler, of Liverpool, game i • protector for Perry county, will lib erate through the county this week sixty pheasants, nine turkeys, two i hundred and forty native quail and j thirty California quail. SlIItlA Teach the Children to Save Simple economies practiced now will develop thrift and independence later. SimmA in the key-opening box is * good for over 50 shines and makes shoes last longer. DOES NOT RUB OFF WHEN WET SHIMMA HOME SET FOR POLISHING Genuine Bristle Dauber and Lambs' Wool Polisher, that juat fits the ' hand, makes it easy to jet , ' children to shine and save. Ask Neareit Store \ f' ' A BLACK—TAN-WHITE—REP >4|fftjr Home SET The Comfort Car CD The passenger car to-day has entered the daily activities of our people to an unprece dented extent, regularly displacing other forms of transportation. Xo other car of the times offers as much in thrifty serviceability to the user, together with unusual Economy, Comfort and Quality as does "The New Hupmobile." Humpmobile Sales Corp. 103 Market Street Sales and Service CHURCH, Manager. WEDNESDAY EVENING, harrisburg telegraph . MARCH 27. 191? Columbia Student's First Appointment Near Home 2§!§M W&m v J jgn>k. v .v KMKSH h WEB * jHj JsmM * JR&SH jf SkSSI THE REV. J. LEO FERGUSON Columbia, Pa., March 27. J. Leo Ferguson, a Columbia student, who was licensed to preach at the East Pennsylvania Conference of the' Uni ted Evangelical Church at Reading-, has received his first appointment to ! a charge in his own county and be- I comes pastor of the United Evangrel j ical Church at Creswell. The Rev. ! Mr. Ferguson completed his studies for the ministry under the tutelage of the Rev. George B. Gensemer, who was pastor of Grace Church in Co lumbia for five years. | Flour Supply of Nation to Be Cut Down 50 Per Cent. ! Washington. March 27.—Curtail -1 Kent of wheat consumption to fifty [ per cent, of normal, which the Food i Administration has determined upon, will be effected through the Admin istration's control of licensed mills and distributors. Instead of thirty per cent, of the country's output of flour being taken for export, it was explained yester | day, approximately fifty per cent, is ' being purchased "by the Food Ad j ministration grain corporation, which i in turn sells to the Allies, according tu their actual needs. The remain- I ing fifty per cent, is available for j dcmestic use, and is apportioned as | equitably as possible on the basis of | normal consumption. SUBURBAN PERSONALS HALIFAX ! The Rev. A. 1. Collom occupied tiie j I pulpit of the Methodist Church Sun- i | r. your druggist now and get this tast ing relief Ephrata Boy Sends Word He Has Sailed For France i iiJj * j!* • > J : 4 W. S. OVERLEY ! I plirali.. Pa., March 27. W. S. Overley, v.ho is with the Two Hun dred and Twenty-second Aero Squadron, has written to his mother, Mrs. Emma Overley, 138 Locust street, Ephrata, that his squadron has sailed for France. Wm. Koppenheffer Drops Dead While at Work Elizabethvillo. Pa., March 27. William Koppenheffer, living on a farm northeast of Elizabethville went to his barn on Monday even ing to get his wagon ready to help his father, Frank Koppenheffer, move into the Gaupp home iear town. While feeding "his cattle he dropped over dead, one of the fam ily finding him there. He formerly worked in the mines and had de veloped asthma. He is survived by his wife and four children. Fu neral services will ,be held on Fri day, with burial at Gratz. llis father had on the same day, received word that a brother, George Koppenheffer, living in lowa, had died after an operation for cancer of the stomach. Farewell Party Tendered Mrs. Frederick D. Binger BJain, la., March 27.—Mondaf evening a kitchen shower and fare well party was tendered to Mrs. Fred D. Binger. at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John H. Bist line, before leaving for the west Those present were: Misses Elsie and Edith Bistline, Miss Margaret E. Riegal, Miss Frankie B. Dimm, Miss Ruth Book, Miss Josephine D. Sheaffer, Miss Grace Stambaugh, Miss Capitola Wentzel, Miss Myrtle Wentz, Miss Effie .and Kathryn Cox, Miss Christina Kern, Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Garber ; and children, Miles and Julia, Mrs. Edward Hol man, Mr. and Mrs. W. I. Stokes and children, Emory, Clinton and ter, 'Robert Wenta? Cyrus B. Stokes, Edmund Book, Mrs. L. M. Wentzel. Mrs. S. W. Gutshall and daughter. Hazel, Mrs. Lizzie Wentzel, Miles Bower, Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. R. K./Hench, David Gutshall, Clark Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. John C. Martin, Jr., Robert Gutshall, Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Woods, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Bistline, Loy Bistline. Mr. and Mrs. Fred D. Binger and Henry Bistiine. Mr. and Mrs. Fred D. Binger, who were recently married, left yester day to reside at Charles City. Ia„ where Mr. Binger is engaged in farming >nss UMHERGER HOSTESS Dauphin, Pa., March 27. —Last evening the Mite Society of the Presbyterian Church, s was enter tainecr by Miss Mary TTmberger, at her home, in North Erie street. After the regular busiues smeeting, knitting and a social time were en joyed by nil. Refreshments were served to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Shaf fer. Mrs. Sarah Sponsler, Mrs. Free man C. Gerberich, Mrs. Amanda Meyers, Mrs. J. W. Hawthorne, Mrs. Harry Reed, Mifes Margaret Brooks, Miss Anne Miller, Miss Sarah Mar garet Hawthorne, Dr. W r . P. Clark and Miss Umberger. SOLDIER HIES AT CAMP' Marietta, Pa., March 27. —Harvey E. Myers, died at Camp Joseph E. Johnson, Jacksonville, Florida, after a short illness. He was a volunteer and had been In the ser.vice since Christmas day. He was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Amos Myers ,of Pool Forge. CUTTING DOWN PEACH TREES Waynesboro, Pa., March 27. Jacob Gray, Sabillasville, Md., Is cutting down all of his peach trees. He says at the price received for peaches last year there Is no money profit in growing them, and he will grow crops instead. • / VERT OLD PEWTER DISH Marietta, Pa., March 27.—Nicho las Longenecker, of Marietta, has a pewter dish, in excell'ent condition, that belonged to his great-grandfath er. It is over 150 years old. Sev eral good prices have been offered for it. SIXTEEN MEN CALLED Middleburg, Pa., March, 27. —The Snyder County Draft Board to-day Issued a call for sixteen young men to report at the courthouse frtr ex amination. Four of these men to be examined will leave for Camp Meade on April 42. . Massachusetts House 0. K.'s Dry Amendment Boston, March 27. —The Massa chusetts House late yesterday ratified the prohibition amendment to the federal constitution by a vote of 146 to 91. Massachusetts Is a wet state. This action was taken after the House had turned down on a rising vote a report of the federal relations committee in favor of a referendum and had substituted the ratification resolution. The resolution now goes to the Senate. The amendment has been ratified by ten states, including lour that are wet. The ratifying states are Mississ ippi, Virginia. Kentucky, South Car olina, North Dakota, Maryland, Mon tana, Texas, Delaware and South Da kota. Texas, Kentucky, Maryfund and Delaware are the wet states which have ratified the amendment. The amendment has been rejected by Rhode Island and New York. Grandmother Nancy Walmer Celebrates Her Birthday j Union nrpoHlt, p a>> March 27. ! Grandmother Nancy Walmer's birth day anniversary was celebrated on Sunday, March 21, at the home of her sen. H. M. Walmer, here, with the following guests present: Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Walmer, Grandmother Nancy AValnier, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob | B. Nye and dutighter. Ruth; Ross Wlneholt and Mr. mid Mrs. G. E. Brown, of Camp Hill; Mr. and Mrs. Edward Eshenhour, of Hoerners town: Marry W. Nye, of Paxtang: Jo seph Xtorrison and daughter, Susan, of Annvllle; Miss Mnry l,ohu. of Pal myra: Enos Boyer, of Union Depos it: Mrs Klla J. Rapp, Misses Mary and Blanch Walmer and brother, William Walmer. A bouquet of eighty sweetpeas was presented by the five granddaughters. Misses Mary and Blanch Walmer, Miss Ruth Nye, Mrs. Edward Eshenhour and Mrs. G. E. Brown. Dinner was served nnd a duet was sung by the Misses Mary nnd Blanche Walmer entitled, "Whispering Hope." At the same time nnd place Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Walmer celebrated their twentieth wedding anniversary, and Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Eshenhur j celebrated their eighth wedding an • niversary. PLATOON READY FOR MUSTER Columbia. Pa., March 27. The second platoon of Company L, First Regiment. Pennsylvania Reserve Militia, will be mustered into service in tho armory, on Thursday evening, March 28, by Lieutenant Colonel Charles J. Hendler. booster meet ing for the new company was held in the rooms of the Merchants' nnd | Manufacturers' Associhtion, presided over by H. North Jr., president of the First Columbia National Bank, and addressed by Brigadier General Charles T. Creswell, Col onel J. Warner Hutchins, Colonel John M. Groff. of Lancaster, Lieu tenant H. B. Cleppev and others. The platoon in Columbia will have twenty young men under twenty one, and a few high school boys. FIRES THREATEN TOWN Lewistown. Pa., March 27.—A for est fire developed in the ridge at the north side of town about noon and threatened to set fire to houses in j Catherine and North Walnut streets. An alarm of fire was sounded as a high wind was blowing at the time and the flames swept across fieids and into piles of underbrush, often leaping thirty feet into the air. Quick action of the Fame and Hen derson fire companies soon brought the fires under control. Game War den Slautterback and a large party of fire fighters also did effective work. The mountains east of town ure on fire. TEACHER ENTERTAINS CLASS Rlain, Pa., March 27.—Miss Ruth Book. teacher of "The Star Maidens Class," in Zion's Reformed Sunday school, entertained its mem bers at her home Monday evening. Games and music were played and refreshments, served. Those present were: Miss Ethel Wilt, Miss Mada line Martin, Grace Stambaugh, Miss Meriam Wilt, Miss Edith McVey, Miss Mabel Anderson and Mrs. Roy Wilt. Invited guests present were: Miss Josephine D. Sheaffer, Dorf Rohm, Robert Wentz, Rodney Rels inger and Dorf Thomas. OI.D RETIRED TEACHER HIES Bin in Pa., March 27.—Andrew T. Kistler. aged 80, well known throughout this section of Perry county, died suddenly at the home of his nephew and niece David and Maize Snyder, at Bridgeport, Mon day evening. He was going ahout in his usual health and had retired about nine o'clock. On hearing a fall his nephew, David Snyder, went to investigate and found the man dead. Mr. Kistler taught school in \\l 1 Suit of men's / \\ \\ L wear serge in *W i/\ nUVy (althoUßh ill /)f pAI | Belt crosses ln ? M i front and buttons \ /tTTT'^TT —TTU' in bacl{ - Wescote 1\ XT/ '( I \ of white Ramie | fi&" I \ linen. Button ' T l\ trimmed sleeves j |o '-A nnrt cuff effect \\-~s I I I pockets, skirt to I II match, I LT; j '?2B- 50 1 11 JTTTT • I / . & 1 \\\\ : ?ii //// |i • rr) 7/t 111 lin v_i i/ / r fci i LJj ■ H I *TT I / ! |§ft|j The Clarice lliil! ppp Exact Reproduction Special note is made of our complete lines of ready-to wear combining economy ||| with practicability without losing any of the simplicity and the originality of Schleisner designing W . sS . r v- rw -;.~v f | \ || I DRINK HOT WATER AND RE) I | JOINTS OF RHEUMATIC RUST I | Why rheumatism and lumbago sufferers should drink phos- I phated hot water each morning before breakfast I RUST /ft I IRO" jFjflj* v H l^'^s ! w^ RusT or i W IM RHEUMAT,SM 1 Just an coal, when it burns, leaves | behind a certain amount of Incom bustible material in the form of ashes, so the food and drink taken clay after day leaves In the alimen tary canal a certain amount of Indi gestible material, which if not com pletely eliminated each day, becomes food for the millions of bacteria which infest tfie bowels. Prom this mass of left-over waste material, toxins and ptomaine-like poisons, called uric acid, is formed and then sucked into the biobd where it con tinues to circulate, collecting grain by grain in the joints of the body much like rust collects on the hinge as shown above. * Men and women who suffer from lumbago, rheumatism or sore, 'stiff aching joints should begin drinking phosphated hot water, not as a means to magic relief from pain, but to prevent mare uric acid form ing in the system. Before eating breakfast each morning, drink a glass of roa'. hot water with a tea spoonful of limestone phosphate in Nurse," by Ida Arnold; recitation. Price Burner; play, "The Honest Woodcutter," liy primary school pu pils; chorus, "America;" address on Red Cross work, Miss Puera B. Rob l(-on; offering for Red Cross work; undress, William I. l>aubonsteitt, ITnlteti States Army aviation recruit ing service; tabicKu, "A Red Cross Unit," primary school; benediction, the Rev. H. B. Rltter. BELL-ANS Absolutely Removes Indigestion. Druggists refund money if it fails. 25c it. This will first neutralize and then wash out of the stomach, liver, kidneys and bowels the previous day's accumulation of toxins and poisons; thus, cleansing, sweetening, and freshening the entire alimen tary canal, each morning, before putting more food into the stomach. A quarter pound of limestone phosphate costs very little at the drug store, but is sufficient to make any rheumatic or lumbago sufferer an enthusiast on the morning Inside bath. Millions ft f people keep their joints free from these rheumatic acids by practicing this daily inter nal sanitation. A glass of hot wa/ter with a teaspoonful of limestone phosphate, drank before breakfast, * is wonderfully invigorating; besides, it is an excellent health measure be cause it cleanses the alimentary or gans of all the waste, gases and sour fermentations, making one look and feel clean, sweet and fresh all day. Those who try this for one week v inay find themselves free from sick x headaches, constipation, bilious at tacks, sallowness, nasty breath stomach acidity.