2 CENTRAL PENNSYLVAN NEWS INJURIES CAUSE CHILD'S DEATH Knocked Over by Cow, Child Was iu Semiconscious Con dition For Seven Weeks Gettysburg, Pa.. April 19.—Esther Smith, the 7-year-old daughter of j Mr. and Mrs. Pius Smith, of New Ox- j ford, died recently. She had been ! lylnjj In a semiconscious condition during the past seven weeks from j an injury supposed to have been the result of her head striking a log in j the stable when she was knocked over by a cow. Her case was a puss- I ale to physicians. The child would lie for hours in a stupor as though , completely paralyzed and at inter- j vals she would regain consciousness, j The physicians in charge of the case j CHILD GETS SICK CROSS, FEVERISH IF CONSTIPATED Look at tongue! Then give fruit, laxative for stomach, liver, bowels. • . i "California Syrup of Figs"! can't harm children and they love it. Mother! Your child isn't naturally cross and peevish. See if tongue is i coated; this is a sure sign the little j stomach, liver and bowels need a j cleansing at once. When listless, pale, feverish, full j of cold, breath had, throat sore, j doesn't eat. sleep or act naturally, has stomach-ache, diarrhoea, re member, a gentle liver and bowel ! cleansing should always be the first ! treatment given. Nothing equals "California Syrup i of Figs" for children's ills; give a ] icaspoonful. and in a few hours all j the foul waste, sour nilc and fer- j menting food which is clogged in the i bowels passes out of the system, and j \ou have a well and playful child ' i'gain. All children love this harm loss, delicious "fruit laxative." and ! it never fails to effect a good "in- | side" cleansing. Directions for ba- i bies, children of all ages and grown- j ups are plainly on the bottle. Keep it handy in your home. A [ little given to-day saves a sick child | to-morrow, but get the genuine. Ask I your druggist for a bottle of "Cali- i fornia Syrup of Fiss," then see that 1 it is made Ijy the "California Fig j Syrup Company." EDUCATIONAL ———— ; School of Commerce AND Harrisburg Business College Troup Uulltline, 13 S. Market Sa. Bell phone 489; Dial 43U3 Bookkeeping, Shorthand, Steno ij ye. Typewriting. Civil Service. If you want to secure a. good position and Hold it, get 'i'bor- j uuwh Trainlu&r ill a Standard school of Established Reputation. Day and Night School. Enter any Mon day. Fully accredited by the National Association. It is urgent and vital that you make a Liberty Bond your first investment— that's an easy decision to make. You are in the market for a first-class used car and deliberating what car you will buy—but why? You want Quality—because you know it is the most economical in the end —coupled with ability, comfort, looks, reasonable in upkeep and, particu larly, backed by a thoroughly reliable firm, insur ing a safe and lasting investment. Then Buy a Renewed, Guaranteed PACKARD Twin Six A FEW SPECIALS 1!)1G PACKARD—I-85 Twin 101(1 Chaining—Touring our; Six Touring, 7-passcngcr; in ox eel lout condition; a gone over mechanically; good buy. repainted and guaranteed. Peerless Touring: srood 1916 PACKARD—I-25 Twin va l„ e " * Six 7-Passengor Touring; looks like new and guarnn- Pullman Touring; priced teed. low. USED CAR DEPARTMENT Packard Motor Car Co. of Philadelphia Front and Market Sts., Harrisburg, Pa. PHONE HARRISBURC 269 i j-. FRIDAY EVENING, Anally came to the conclusion that the little girl was suffering from a ruptured blood vessel in her head. Adams County Pays Share of Turnpike Purchase Price Gettysburg, Pa., April 19.—0n ! Thursday the Adams County Com ; missioners turned over to the State Highway Department a check for 111,220 for this county's -share of the j purchase price of the York and Get ! tysburg turnpike. The road for i which Adams county paid this money ■ is part of the Lincoln highway and runs from New Oxford to the York county line and frees that part of ; the road from toll. MEMORIAL DAY I'I.AXS Dauphin, Pa., April 19.—A meeting was held on Tuesday evening in the | P. O. S. of hall in Erie street to i make arrangements for Memorial I Day. John L Porter was appointed I chairman: Clarence Derrickson, sec-- ' retary. and Samuel Maurey, treasur er. The following committees were appointed: Music, Miss Margaret Brooks, Miss Annie Hinkle and Miss , Carrie Gerberich; finance, Sherman M. Fertig, T. J. Cauffman and I. F. , Bogner; speakers, the Rev. W. H. Zweizlg and Samuel Maurey; pub licity, Miss Julia F. Kinter and Dr. \V. P. Clark. The next meeting will be held May 7. HANK TELLER DIES Marietta. Pa.. April 19.—William P. Rush, aged 44, died at Newville. He was a graduate of the Millersville State Normal School and taught for twentv years in various parts of the county. He was teller in the Peo ples National Bank at New Provi dence and was a member of the Re formed Church. Besides his wife, his aged father and three children sur vive. H VNCOCK SOLDIER WEDS Marietta. Pa., April 19.—A pretty wedding was solemnized at the home of Sir. and Mrs. Harry Good near Reamstown, when Miss Kathryn G. I llaus was married to Private W il- j liam H. Bare, of Company .B, One > Hundred and Eighth Machine Gun Battalion, Camp Hancock. Augusta, i Ga. The Rev. Dr. Martin Schweitzer j performed the ceremony. The brides- , maid was Miss Susan Noll; grooms- , man, Thomas Y. Hans, brother of the bride; Miss Clara Bickel, maid of i honor, and best man, Raymond r. j Roberts. A reception followed the eeremeny, attended by guests from Ijincaster, Reamstown, Harrisburg, | Philadelphia and other places. PARTY OX BIRTHDAY Liverpool, Pa., April 19. —Holman Miller, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Y. Miller, of Front street, entertain ed a host of his playmates Wednes day night at his home in honor of his seventh birthday. Music, games and refreshments were enjoyed by Alice Wert. Elizabeth Kiser. Hilda Dressier, Edith Ramsey, Margaret Barner. Sarah Helen Deckard, Mil dred Coleman, Mary Elizabeth Shit ler. Mary Alice Morctz. Gladys Reiehenbach, Helen Dressier. Merle Williamson. Ada Derr. Frances Watts. Rosie Keister, Ray Long, James Richards, Emmit Dressier. Guy Lower, Leslie Singer, Robert Richards. Allan Ritter, John Shet terley, Elmer Murray, Lee Kerstet ter, Earl Shumaker, Harry Ritter, Clarence Kerstetter, Robert ZinU. Albert Keister and Miss Puera B. Robison. MRS. SAMUEL PIT/.F.R DIES Benderavllle, Pa., April 19.—Mrs. Caroline Pitzer, wife of Samuel Pit zer, died suddenly at her home here yesterday. She was 74 years old. Funeral services will be held in Beth lehem Lutheran Church here on Sat urday morning at 10.30 o'clock. ! To Keep Your Skin Free From Hairs (Beauty Topics) If you are willing to spend a few minutes time in your room using a delatone paste, you can easily banish any ugly, hairy growth without dis comfort or injury. The paste is made by mixing some water with a little powdered delatone. This is then spread over thq hairy surface anil after about 2 minutes rubbed off and the skin washed. You will not ; be disappointed with this treatmen" : providing you get real delatone. Harrisburg Artists in Concert at Hummelstown Hununcistown, Pa., April 19. — i Hummelstown music lovers will have j the opportunity of hearing some of i the best talent in this section of the I country next Friday night when Miss | Sara Lemer, violinist: Newell Al j bright, pianist; Miss Lenore Fr.ve, i harpist; Mrs. Roy G. Cox, soprano; 'and George Sutton, baritone, will ap | pear in a -concert in the Hummels l town Rand Hall, under the auspices ! of the Hummelstown High school or | chestra. | PETITION TO CLOSE PERRY CO. TO PHEASANT HI'XTERS I Liverpool, Pa., April 19. —Game Warden S. Maurice Shuler, of Liver ' pool, is circulating a petition in ihis section to have Perry county closed for the hunting of pheasants for a | period of two years. Mr. Shuler, j claims that as the adjoining couii-j I ties will have closed seasons. un-| ! less Perry is closed it will be over-1 j run by outside hunters. Mr. Sliulerj I during the past week liberated sixty | ring-necked pheasants and a large ■ number of turkeys. I SOLDIER REACHES FRANCE Eliza hctlw illc, Pa., April 19.—■ Word has just been received here by his parents that Edward Dittj', a member of the Twenty-third Engi neers' Corps, Third Battalion, has reached France. The young man's home is here. He enlisted last fall. His training was received at Laurel, Maryland. MINISTER RESIGNS Elizabethvillo. Pa., April 19.—The Rev. E. J. Heilman, pastor of the Lutheran Church of the Lykens Val ley charge, has tendered his resig nation to accept a call to a congre gation at Easton. During his pas torate here he has greatly increased the church membership and won many friends. He will go to his new lield some time in May. MRS. EDWIN I". WEAVER DIES Ellzabethvllle. Pa.. April 19.—Mrs. Edwin F. Weaver died at her home in Callowhiil street on Thursday I evening after a short illness. She | was 53 years old and was born in I Ivillinger, but lived near Dietrich for | a number of years until recently, i when the family moved to this place. She is survived by her husband. The funeral will be held on Monday aft ernoon. Uurial at Killinger ceme tery. STOCK RREEDERS TO MEET Waynesboro, Pa., April 19.—0n Saturday afternoon a meeting of importance to all farmers and stock-j raisers of Franklin county will be j held in the court house at Cham bersburg under the auspices of the Holstein Breeders' Club. Prof George Buckley, professor of dairy [ husbandry at State College, will give an address. :l(l EXAMINED MY HOARD Greeneustlo, Pa.. April 19.—Frank-; lin county exemption board No. 1, j examined thiirty-six men yesterday. Among them were two Russians ami one Armenian, twenty-eight were found physically qualified for general j military service, two were passed for special limited military service, and six were referred to Harrisburg for! re-examination. \V. C. T. t. MEETING ilia in. Pa., April 19.—Arrange- j ments are being made by the mem- I bers of the local Women's Christian i Temperance Union at Blain and vi- | cinity to hold a .special meeting on j Sunday evening in the Methodist i Episcopal Church. The county presi- ' dent of the union, Miss Luella Mc- j Lauglilin, of New Germantown, will i be present. Mrs. Mayme Wetzell. ! president of the York County W, C. | T. U., will deliver an address. "HER ERIEAD, THE ENEMY" j llliiin. Pa., April 19.—T0-morrow j evening the Blain Dramatic Club ! will present a play entitled. "Her Friend, the Enemy," a< war drama, in four acts, in the Town Hall, for the benefit of the piano fund. The cast of characters are six men and i four women, as follows: Miles Bow- : er, David Gutshall, Newton Kerstet ter. Edmund Book, W. C. Koons, 11. : C. Henry, Mrs. W. C. Koohs, Mrs. H. | Henry, Miss Frankie B. Dimm and ( Miss Margaret E. Riegal. ; SCHOOL TAX RATE INCREASED 1 Meeliaiiicsburg, Pa., April 19. ( At a meeting of the Mechanicsburg school board on Tuesday evening in | the parlor of the Businessmen's I League, presided over by the presi ! dent, tho Rev. George Fulton, Super i vising Principal Jacoby made the fol ' lowing report for the month ending | April 2, number of boys on roll, 290: I girls, "38; total 628; number at last | report, 643; whole number .register led to date. 687; average daily at | tendance, 550; per centage of atten | rini>ce for winter. 89; percentage of •attendance for term, 90; in attend j ins every day of month, 241; number attending every day of term, 37; | number absent on account of sick | ness. 206. The tax ra-te for 1918 and : 1919, was increased from 8 1-2 to 9 mllK The salaries of teachers was '••I five per cent, over the sal aries of last year. The election of ,civ nrs was taken up for next year j and all were re-elected. Suburban Notes HCMMEI.STOWN Ralph Fenner, stationed at Camp Hancock, Atfgusta, Ga'., is spending a tixe-day furlough at his home here, here. Miss Lillie Gresh visited at Har risburg on Wednesday. At a special meeting of the school i board Tuesday night it was decided j t oralse the tax rate to 11 mills. Prowell Mack, stationed at Fort I Wood, New York, spent Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Darius Mack. Andrew Espenshade is suffering from grip. LIVERPOOL Mrs. Jessie Zellers went to Eliza - I bethtown to-day to bring home her sister, Mrs. Florence Thorp, who is ! critically 111 at the Masonic homi J at that place. John Shumaker was taken to the ! Harrisburg Hospital yesterday, : where lie will undergo an operation i for appendicitis. Mrs. Jacob Geist is spending the | week at Harrisburg. Roscoe Snyder visited his mother, ! Mrs. S. W. Snyder, at the Hartman • Hospital Harrisburg. I Samuel Houser, of Dobbin. W. Va., is spending the week with McCellan Kiser and family. Miss Sue Shumaker and Mrs. John F. Trimmer, of Harrisburg, were called home on Wednesday on ac count of the illness of their brother. Lee Rumfelt. of Harrisburg, ana Annie Rumfelt, of Millersburg, | spent the week here with their par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Amos Rumfelt. Miss Ronle Kerstetter, a trained nurse in the Essex County Hospi tal, at Bellville, N. J.. is spending j the week here with hor brother, j Ralph Kerstetter and family. &ARRIBBURG St TFLEGF ATO CUMBERLAND VALLEY CONVENTION OF S. S. WORKERS Cumberland County Associar i tion Holds Successful Meet- | tng at Carlisle Church Carlisle, Pa., April 19.—The Cum- j ! berland County Sabbath School As- j '-sociation convention closed last even- j i ing with one of the most interesting j I sessions ever held, and almost. 200 j | delegates in attendance. The music, j I which was a feature at all the sorv- I ices, was: in charge of Bentley D. j I Ackley, of Philadelphia, and Dr. W. ' IC. Schofield. of Wiikes-Barre. Among ! II lie state workers, who gave ad-j [dresses were: Preston G. Orwig and i j Aliss L. Grace Kane, both of Plii'a- j delphia. Anotlier special attraction ! was the unique blackboard work of ! E .Richmond, of Philadelphia. Other speakers were: The Itev. D .Murphy. Shippensburg: Prof. H. i Tv. Obcr, Klizabethtown; Mrs. <~i >orge' C. Henry, Shippensburg; J. L. Young, Mechanirsbnrg; the Rev. Dr. A. R. Steck, the Rev. P. Berry Plummer, the Hev. T. E. Spangler, the Rev. Glenn M. Shafer, Fillmore Maust, al lof Carlisle. Franklin County Farmers Held Potatoes Too Long Waynesboro. Pa., April 19.—Some of the potato growers alnog the Blue Ridge mountains are lamenting the i fact that they held their potatoes i ,.-—J. Prank Hollinger, widely known in musical circles throughout this section and until recently director of the Car lisle Community Chorus, leaves to morrow for the United States Naval Training Ration at Great Lakes, 111., to confer with John Philip Sousa relative to an appointment as head of a biff nava Iband. He is a Dick inson College graduate, was conduc tor of the old Eighth Regiment Band, Carlisle Band and Dickinson Glee and Musical Clubs for several seasons. He has also been choir leader at the First Reformed Church. MOW IMH STU YAT CARLISLE ! Carlisle. Pa.. April 19. —The Car-! lisle Tire and Rubber Company, lat- i est of Carlisle Industries, will begin i active production early in the com- j ing week. After two months of j preparation the plant of the con cern, one of the largest in this sec- ! tion, has been fitted up and a work- j ing force secured. Inner tubes for ■ automobile tiles will be made fori the present, it being the intention to i add other lines later. Charles S. I Moony is general manager and also I president of the concern. MTIJ.KHSTOWN' WINS FLAGS MiUerstown, Pa., April 20. The quota for the liorough of MiUerstownl in the Third Loan, for the awarding of honor flag is $7,000, the number of subscribers necessary be ins- fifty-five. To-day it has gone "over the top" at $7 .100, with sixty five subscribers, thereby securing an honor flag for the district. WOMAN' S IiKG BROKEN' MccJianlcgburg, Pa., April 19. Miss Kote Cocklin, housekeeeper at the home of J. C. Reeser, made a misstep in the yard and fell, break ing her right leg between the knee and hip. ', J. BOSS SNIVELV DIES WaynesljoPO, Pa., April 19.—Mrs. ,W. T. Omwake, received word yester day of the death of her brother, ,T. Ross Snively, at Chambersburg. Elev en years ago ho retired from busi ness in Pittsburgh and removed to Chambersburg. lie is survived by his wife, a brother, William Snively, Ash Springs: two sisters, Mrs. W. T. Om wake, Waynesboro, and Miss Kate Snively, Ash Springs. 1 BALLPLAYER'S I,EG BROKEN' Mechanlcsburg, Pa., April 19. An accident occurred at the first baseball game of the season by the Mechanicsburg High school boy's and an out-of-town club, when David Stambaugh, of the local team sus tained a broken right leg yesterday afternoon. There were two fractures and the young man will in all prob ability be compelled to remain home till the close of school. FIFTEEN' FROM CUMBERLAND Mechanicsburg, Pa., April 19.—- The government has sent out a call for more men and the various boards of the state have been notified to make a selection of men to be sent to the various cantonments. Cumber land county has been called on to furnish fifteen men, eight from Dis trict No. 1 and seven from District No. 2. The men are to be selected from May 1 to 10. PARDON REFUSED BA It NT'S Waynesboro, Pa., April 19.—A par don asked for William' Raines, con fined in the penitentiary at Philadel phia, has been refused. Barnes was found guilty of participating in the murder of Patrolman Day wait, of | Waynesboro, and sentenced to life imprisonment in the penitentiary uive The Children The Best Corn Flakes POSTTOASTIES ¥ Save the ip Wheat- BIG DELEGATION AT CONVENTION Sabbath Schools of Mcchan- j icsburg Send Delegations to Gathering at Carlisle Mclmiiicslmry, Pa., April 19. , Mechanlcsburg sent a large represen ! tation of Sunday school officers and ! those interested in the work to Car j lisle yesterday to attend the forty ! sixth annual convention of the Cum ' berland County Sabbath School As- I sociation and conference of the coun | ty and district officers of the organ j ization, which was held in the First ' Evangelical Church, the Rev. I. E. | Spangler, pastor. Among the delegates from the schools here were: Presbyterian. ; Mrs. Frank E. Wilcox. Mrs. W. D. ; Kough, John Davis; First' .United ! Hrettiren. Miss Ida liberly, Mrs. (leorge Finkenbinder: St. Paul's Pe rformed, Miss Catherine Hess. Mrs. Walter Moser; Grace Evangelical, Mrs. Arthur Barnes, Mrs. T. J. Webb, Methodist Episcopal, Mrs. E. K. Strong, Miss Maude K. Williamson: Church of God, H. B. Markley, Mrs. L. D. Cook; Trinity Lutheran, George Wesley Simmons, Mrs. David C. j Koose; Hogestown Presbyterian, Mrs. ] James Loose, Miss Beatrice Lamb; ] Silver Spring Presbyterian, Miss Mary Mumma, Miss Mabel Melly. Others in attendance were: the Rev. John S. Adam, the Rev. H. Hall | Sharp, the Rev. J. Ellis Bell, the I Rev. E. C. B. Castle, the Rev. D. L. | Kepner, James L,. Young, F. K. Ploy | er, A. B. Harnish, Mrs. Guy H. Lucas ! Mrs. Bruce Wister, Mrs. Sara Fire i stine, W. J. Meily, J. J. Chamberlain, Mrs. Ella Kline, Frank Konhaus and | H. H. Mercer. | XKWPORT REACHES GOAL Newport, Pa.. April 19.—Newport committeemen are working hard to I secure an honor flag for the town in the Third Liberty Loan drive. In | order to achieve this at least 200 Newporters must subscribe for a' i total of $35,000 worth of bonds. The | first report bulletined at Newport' ; gave the town as already having ! $23,500 subscribed. Liberty Loan headquarters in Newport have been j opened in Center Square in the Miss j Margarett.i Bell storeroom. BELL-ANS Absolutely Removes Indigestion. Druggists refund money if it fails. 25c Sell For Less 12 Shoes H Mj Shoes 9 i lErIB i 1— 11 TS S Yd ! l iWGQLDEN RULE PEPT. STORE J 3£" | IS $2.67 ) 428-430 MARKET STREET ,$2.971 gj t DAY SALE economy g IB /# unuu event g /11l Jl ATTENTION vy ° men and Mißses Who • ; I i y ® suns Silk | New Spring \|J | 1 Vlp, riiibraolnn; a lot of Dr esses! COATS 1 S Ci 1 _ -J > ► ft" n[ e iß U2,!iO 1111(1 $25.0# values ' | * ll' II \ J jtyl," Children si! jar m-*,„■ chue. i; %■ P , i 5.00 ~ VaIUM „„ to vooo flu-jugl i. 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