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STEELTON NEWS ITEMS
350 MEN SENT ' 1
TO CANTONMENTS
Steelton District Has Given
a Large Number of Men
to I'. S. Service
About 350 men have been sent toj
the various training camps from this:
• iistrict by the local exemption board. |
A large number of tteesc men are
Steelton residents and help to com
pose the large honor roll which the
steel town in very proud of.
Fifteen men were sent to Camp
Lee, Virginia, this morning, increas- j
ing the honor roll to some extent, i
The majority of these men werej
from Steelton and Middletown. The.
contingents being sent from this dis
trict recently have been compara-i
tively small with those of other'
boards in the city and county. The
cause for this is largely due to the
fact that in the first few drafts the
local board was called upon to ship
l(irge contingents.
Even though such a large number
of men have been sent to camp there'
still remains about 221 men in Class |
1 available for active military serv- >
i<c, it was learned this morning, j
With the classification of men who
registered on June 5, officials of the;
locnl board expect to have at least
200 more in first class.
Although there was no borough
wide farewell for the selected men;
this morning a large number of rela-j
tives and friends turned out to bid j
them good-by. The men were es-l
i-orted to the Pennsylvania railroad j
stntiop at Harrisburg by officials of'
the local board.
FIVE ARRESTS
The police department this morn- j
ing reported the arrest of five per-j
sons charged with being drunk and]
disorderly. They will be given a j
hearing by Burgess McEntee this
evening.
[ MIDDLETOWN
Epworth League Observes
Twenty-Ninth Anniversary
The twenty-ninth anniversary ofj
the Epworth League of the Metho
dist Church was celebrated last eve-j
ning. The program rendered was
largely of a patriotic nature. A ser
vice Hag, containing live stars was
unfurled. The young men in whose
honor the flag was dedicated are: i
James Weirich. Harry Schaeffer, Da-j
vid Wallace, Hemp Shaw and Ver-i
non Tritch.
The following were presented with!
diplomas from the junior league,!
transferring them to the senior lea- j
g*ae: Kathryn Beachler, Mildred
Botts, Pauline Deihl, Elizabeth Beck.
Helen Putt, Rachel Shroy, Margaret j
Neiman, Elsie Raymond, Paul Moo/c, i
Charles Rank and Vincent Tritch. j
The presentation was made by the |
pastor, the Rev. James'Cunningham j
The funeral of David Dunavan wasi
held fro-n the home of his sister.l
Miss Anna Dunavan, Witherspoonj
avenue, yesterday afternoon at 2 !
o'clock. The Rev. James Cunning-1
ham, pastor of the Methodist'
Church, assisted by the Rev. Mr. I
Hoffman, of the Evangelical Church |
of Steelton, officiated.
Lieutenant D. M. Wallace, Captain j
H. O. Statler, Waller I'pdegraph.j
Frank Lockard, William Holland, of!
Camp Meade, Md.; Charles Coyle. ]
Camp A. A. Humphries. Va.; Charles'
Smith, of the interned station. Newt
Jersey; Frank Shenfelt. New York; I
and Earl Rogers, Columbus, Ohio,
spent the past two days in town with j
relatives and friends.
Lieutenant Winfield Sides, who
spent the past two weeks in town'
as the guest of his parents, Mr. and i
Mrs. W. Scott Sides, left this morn-1
ing for New York city.
Lane Brinser. son of Mr. and Mrs.
H. R. Brinser, left to-day for Camp
I*ee, Va. A farewell party was held
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lee
Schaeffer. Friday evening, in honor
of Mr. Brinser. Those present were:
Pearl King. Ixniise and Nancy
Hanna, Edna Schaeffer, Mildred Ei
ter. Elva Carmany, Maude Schaeffer,
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Schaeffer, Mrs.
John Bryan, Mr. and Mrs. Lee
Schaeffer, Mrs. Robert Holstein and
son Robert. Owen Greenawalt, Dr.
• 'harles Witman. of town: John,
Harry and Leroy Long, of High
spire.
Mrs. John Lutz, of Ann street, re
ceived word that her son, Charles
Lutz. has arrived safely "somewhere
in France."
The Rev. L. B. Wolf. D. D., of
Baltimore, Md., preached the morn
ing and evening sermons at the St.
Peter's Lutheran Church yesterday.
The Rev. Mr. Wolf spent twenty
years as a missionary in India.
Miss Sadie Fisher. Miss Mary Gard
ner. Miss Minnie Ettele. Mrs. R. E.
Seltzer. Mrs. S. O. Nissley, Mrs. R.
L. llatton, Mrs. Fuller Bergstresser,
Mrs. D. P. Deatrick and E. S. Ger
berich will be delegates to the Dau
phin county Sunday school conven
tion to be held at Hershey this week,
representing the St. Peter's Lutheran
Sunday school. i
ICE STATIONS
IN STEELTON
Will Be Opened
July Ist at
34 S. Front.St. (Rear)
Second and Highland Sts.
N. Harrisburg St., near Pine.
Franklin and Frederick Sts.
Cash and carry plan at the following
schedule of prices:
12 lbs., 5 cents
25 lbs., 10 cents
50 lbs., 1 5 cents
100 lbs., 30 cents
Be your own ice man and save about 50
per cent, of your ice bills.
DETWEILER BROS.
Office 34 South Front Street
MONDAY EVENING,
Another Furnace "Blown
In;" Five in Operation
After being closed for six months .
for relining and other repairs. No. 2 i
blast furnace of the Bethlehem Steel I
plant was blown in this morning. A ;
total of live furnaces are now in op- 1
eration.
No. 2 furnace was not put into op- 1
elation until this time because of the ;
shortage of coal, which hindered the j
operations of the local plant some- |
what. No. 1 furnace will likely be i
put out of operation in a few days
and it is quite doubtful if it will ever
be blown in again.
Volunteers For Farm Work ;
Sought by Boy Scouts j
Boy Scout Troop. No. 1, under the j
direction of Scoutmaster C. W. Mc-
Coy, is busily scouting Steelton to
secure the signatures of Steelton <
business and professional men who
are willing to engage in farm work
to aid in tilling the shortage of farm
laborers.
The aim of each scout is to secure
not less than one person to aid the
shortlianded farmer. Persons willing
to enroll for this work should get into
communication with a member of
Troop 1 or Scoutmaster McCoy.
Steelton Personals
Lieutenant Charles Messersmith,
Camp Upton, was the guest yester
day of his father. D. M. Messersmith.
Charles W. Shay, New York City. 1
is the guest of his father. Robert C. |
Shay. North Second s^eet.
Abe Sharosky, Camp Meade, spent |
yesterday at his home here. I
I.KTTFR FROM LOCAL BOY
John W. Porr, a Steelton boy with]
the 112 th Infantry which recently
arrived in France, writes that the]
local boys in that regiment are well!
and happy. He states that they are
billeted at an old mansion far be
hind the lines. In a recently bomb-}
ing raid in the vicinity of their j
quarters nine of the men were in
jured.
CASH AND CARRY PLAN
Detwciler Brothers, coal and icej
dealers, announced to-day that they
will encourage the cash and carry •
plan in the sale of ice this sum-J
mer. Four stations have been plac-j
ed throughout the town to enable |
consumers to carry their ice to their
homes.
WOMEN PICNIC AT HEBSHKY
The annual picnic of the Ladies'
Auxiliary of the Baldwin Hose Com
pany will be held on Thursday at
Hershey Park. The trip will be made
by'auto truck, which will leave the
residence of C. P. Keim on Thursday
morning at 9 o'clock.
MISSIONARY SOCIETY
A meeting of the Woman's Mis
sionary Society of St. John's Luth
eran Church will be held in the
church to-morrow evening.
MUNICIPAL LEAGUE
The monthly meeting of the Mu
nicipal League will be held in the
steel plant offices this evening at 7.45
' o'clock. Election of a vice-president
will take place at this session.
YOUTHFUL "YECGMEX"
THY TO ROB BANK
Paul O'Neal, 11 years old. and
, Pnilip Grant. 9 years old. were ar
rested yesterday afternoon while at
t< n ptlng to rob the Dauphin De
posit Trust Company. The boys had
j claw led through the iron bars of a
; window, u::d were arrested by the
I bank watchman. Both boys are out
j of jail on probation, waiting the
| next session of juvenile court o*i <
the charge of attempting to rob the I
Orpin-urn Theater, last Thursday.
UNHURT IX FALL FROM
THIRD FLOOR WINDOW
Nicholas Stanley, Jr.. the four-year
' old son of Nicholas Stanley. Sr., 1305
] South Cameron street, fell out of a
third-story window of his home and
j landed on a brick pavement without
f sustaining any injuries other than a
! few minor scratches. Saturday even-
I ing. He sideswiped a wooden fence
; in his fall.
GERt\ OFFICER FLEES
HOMELAND IN BOAT
loprnhaicrn. June 24. A German
! non-commissioned officer and his
i wife have reached Moen, a Danish
j island in the Baltic Sea. They made
! their escape from Germany in a
I small boat. The couple have been
[ interned, as have other German de
i serters, until am investigation has
| been made.
TO ASK NEW CREDIT YOTE
Amsterdam. June 24. The Reieh
' stag this week will be asked to pass
l a new vote of credit of 15,000.000,01)0
, marks, according to the Berliner
j Tageblatt. This will raise Germany's
j war debt to 139,000,000,000 marks.
| SNOW AT BUENOS AIRES
Buenos Aire*. June 24. Snow fell
for an hour here yesterday after
noon. This is said to be first time
in the history of the countrv that
enough snow has fallen to make the
ground white.
ENTERS MERCHANT MARINE
Booton, Mass.. June 24. American
citizens accepted yesterday for
Merchant Marine training by the Unit
ed States Shipping Board, included
William F. Christman, 232 Harris
street, Harrisburg.
SB,OOO DAMAGE
CAUSED BY FIRE
ON WEST SHORE
Three Barns Totally De
stroyed by Early Morning
Blaze at Camp Hill
Camp Hill. June 24.—An early
morning: fire caused by an exploding
lantern to-day totally destroyed three ,
large barns, together with a large ,
amount of farm implements and ma- j
chinery and some of last year's hay ]
crop, at a loss of about SB,OOO. Those
sustaining losses through the blaze (
were Jacob Wolf, Lawrence and
John Westfall, of Camp Hill, and ,
Mrs. Lizzie Bretz, of Carlisle.
Starting in a barn owned 'by Ja- j
cob Wolf about 5 o'clock, the blaze,
quickly spread to the adjoining ,
buildings and burned them to the
ground in a short time. Members of
the Camp Hill Fire Company upon (
arriving on the scene of the blaze
seeing that they were unable to con
tine the flames to the immediate
vicinity with the chemical equipment
summoned help from Harrisburg.
Three companies responded to the
call but were of no assistance as the
buildings were practically destroyed
when they arrived.
Jacob Wolf in telling his story as
to how the fire originated said: "J
went in the barn to hitch up my
horses about 5 o'clock. 1 hung the
lantern on a nail and proceeded
about my work. The lantern began to
flame and exploded. In order to
knock the blaze out I hit the lantern
with a broom and instead of knock
ing it to the ground as I intended,
the light went the other way into the
hay. Once igniting the hay the
flames spread very rapidly and I
was unable to rescue more of the
contents of the barn than the two
horses.
The (lames spread with such rap
idity that an automobile and thresh
ing machine in the adjoining build
ing owned by John Westfall were
destroyed before they could be re
moved from the burning building.
| After gaining considerable headway
!in the Westfall barn the flames
I quickly spread to the building ad
joining which was owned by Mrs.
I Lizzie Bretz, of Carlisle. Flying em
i bers from the 'blaze carried by the
i wind set lire to several frame build
ings in the borough. These were ex
tinguished by bucket brigades.
Jacob Wolf said the tire destroyed
together with the building, four-tons
of hay, three-ton of straw, tifty
chickens, eight hogs and a large
amount of farm machinery. He
estimated his loss at about $2,500,
partially covered by insurance. The
Wolf barn had been standing for
about thirty-live years.
The Westfall building which was
valued at about SI,OOO was partially
covered by insurance. The automo
bile and threshing machine, owned
by Lawrence and John Westfall, re
spectively, were not insured it is un
derstood. The barn owned by Mrs.
Bretz, of Carlisle, was valued at
about SI,OOO.
Elizabethville Red
Cross Annual Election
Elizabethville, June 24. —At the
annual meeting of the Elizabethville
lied Cross branch of the Harrisburg
chapter, reports for the year were
read and James E. Lentz, county re
corder, was elected chairman. These
other were chosen: Mrs.
li. H. Hassinger. vice-chairman:
I Mrs. Blair F. Weaver, secretary;
I Mrs. Roy Romberger, assistant sec
| retary; Mrs. J. H. Lyter. treasurer;
I Mrs. Phillip Wallace, Mrs. Stephen
Miller. Mrs. A. M. Romberger and
Mrs. C. W. Enders, executive tom
mittee.
LIEUT. WILLIS IS SAILING
Lieutenant C. Ross Willis, who has
I been stationed at Camp Wadsworth.
j Sparta nsburg. S. C., spent a short
I time at his home. 1646 Mrket street,
I this week en route to New York,
from where he will sail to take a
! special machine gun course overseas.
OVERCOATS OVER
PALM BEACHES
[Continued from First Page.]
common sights, especially yesterday.
Furs and winter clothing were worn
by practically every woman who
I dared to venture out last evening.
This morning early morning trav
elers carried overcoats in large num
bers. Ordinary summer wear, palm
beaches and other light wear were
1 especially notablp for their absence.
"Mean" Temperature
Saturday, yesterday and to-day
have all had "mean" temperatures,
considerably below the normal mean
temperature for this time of year.
The mercury is#expected to reach a
height of approximately 71 degrees
to-day. but not until to-morrow is
Harrisburg expected to have tem
perature normal for this time of
year.
Only twice before since the insti
tution of the United States Weather
Bureau in Harrisburg has the city
experienced a June summer day as
cold on the average as yesterday.
Never has their been a colder day.
Yesterday's mean temperature was
58 degrees, 14 degrees below the
normal mean temperature for June
23. The other two days since 1889
when the mercury has sagged so low
are June 22. 1903, and June 24,
1896, on both of which the same
average was reached
Frost Is Sidetracked
The lowest temperature recorded
in the first summer days was 52 de
grees, which was reached at mid
night Saturday. Yesterday the mer
cury hovered somewhat above that,
but the cold was rendered more pen
etrating by the brisk breeze that was
moving.
The weather of the past three days
has produced a deficiency of four
teen degrees in normal June tem
perature and has reduced the excess
of temperature since January 31 to
nineteen degrees. Saturday had a
maximum temperature of 70 de
grees with a minimum of 52. giving
a mean temperature of 61 degrees,
eleven below normal. Yesterday's
maximum temperature was 54. mini
mum 52 and mean 58, fourteen de
grees below normal.
The frost, forecasted for early to
day, failed to materialize in Harris
burg, so all plants in this section
escaped unscathed. Many tillers of
the soil had made preparations for
this contingency by covering their
more tender plants.- The cool weath
er of the past few days, however, is
expected to retard the growth of all
%-egetation in this section consider
ably. A light snow is reported to
have fallen in Altoona last evening
by railroaders who came to this city
| from the western Pennsylvania town.
&AJUUBBURG lAHft TELEGRAPH
ALL NEWS OF T
PLANS COMPLETE
FOR BIG OUTING
Annual Dance of Friendship
Club at Summerdale on
Wednesday Evening
Real weather for outdoor enjoy
ment is promised tor Wednesday.
This is the day fixed for the big out
ing of the Friendship and Co-oper
ative Club at Summerdale. The com
mittee will meet this evening and
complete the final details. Many of
ficials are coming, including N. W.
Smith, superintendent of the Middle
Division.
This is the second outing under
the auspices of the club. The mem
bers have been holding annual
dances, but decided that this year it
would be a big dance in the open.
The prooeeds of the sale of tickets
will go to the fund for gifts to rail
road men now in service.
An interesting dance program has
been prepared. An old-time grand
march will start the big event at
8.30 p. m. Dancing will be con
tinued until a late hour. Just the
kind of music that dancers enjoy is
promised.
Will Visit Friends
Many of the members and their
families will spend the day with
friends in and about Enola and a
number will picnic in the mountains
and woods near Summerdale. The .
visiting railroad men with their (
wives and families will reach this'j
city some time during the afternoon.
Large delegations are expected from
along the Middle Division. Lancas- ,
ter, York and Reading. John D. J
Long, the president of the club, with
members of the committee will wel- j
come the visitors.
An invitation has been extended to
Major William R. Gray and his staff ,
and it is expected that a large crowd j
will come from the Ordnance Depot (
forces. j
Standing of the Crews
H ARRISBURG MIDI* j
Philadelphia Division The tO_l [ j
crew first to go after 4 o'clock: 115,,'
116, 117, 108. 106, 132, 133.
Engineers for 106. 133.
Firemen for 116, 117.
Conductor for 116.
Brakemen for 106, 132, 133 (2).
Firemen up: Copp, Middleton," In
swiler, Craley, Leach, Mo gel, Heiss,
Straw, Brown, Bolton, Seigfleld, ■
Pulsh. Brehm.
Engineers up: Lefever, Lauton,
Conway, Small. Tenny, Baldwin,
Bickle.
Conductor up: Stark.
Brakemen up: Maurer. Corbin. Kan
nan. Mechan, Clark, Long. Kase, Hill,
Kauffman, Walker.
Middle Division —The 36 crew first
to go after 2.45 o'clock: 35, 34, 214,
24, 29. 306, 253, 245, 26.
Engineer for 34.
Firemen for 35. 34, 29, 26.
Conductor for 36.
Brakemen for 36. 33 (2), 34, 24.
Engineers up: Mortz, Leib, Hawk,
O. W. Snyder, Tettemer, Fisher, Lep
pard, Albright.
Firemen up: Grabill, Roddy, Mor
ris, Holsinger, Warner, Freed. Stutts.
Nearhood, Clouser, Simino, Hancock,
Myers, Cook, Ulsh, Hiltner, Powell.
Brakemen up: Bowman. Walker,
George, McKee, Ewing, Watts.
Yard Board —Engineers for 3-7 C,
16C, 18C.
Firemen for IC. 2-7 C. 2-14 C, 1-15 C,
2-15 C, 26C, 35C.
Engineers up: Biever, Essig, Ney,
Myers, Boyle, Shipley. Revie, Ulsh,
Bostdorf, Schiefer. Rauch, Weigle,
Lackey, Cookerly, Maeyer.
Firemen up: Garverick, Moon,
I Beard, Ulrich.
ENOLA SIDE
Philadelphia Division The 243
crew first to go after 2.15 o'clock:
| 250, 241, 203. 242, 254. 221, 223, 246,
I 232, 212, 224, 225.
j Engineers for 246. 224. 225.
Firemen for 243, 250, 242, 254, 221.
223. 232. 224.
I Conductors for 242, 246, 224.
I Flagmen for 243. 254. 221, 246, 225.
j Brakemen for 243. 242, 221, 223,
Conductor up: Rudy. Bryson.
Brakemen up: Fertsch, Gotshall,
Gillett, Coas, Farley. McKey.
Middle Division —The 123 crew first
to go after 2.15 o'clock: 120. 249,
234, 244, 107. 115.
Fireman for 115.
Conductor for 120.
Flagman for 123.
Brakeman for 120.
Yard Hoard— Engineers for Ith 126, j
Ist 104.
Fireman for 4th 126.
Engineers up Lutz, Bair, Quigley, ;
Fenlcal. Ewing. Barnhart, Zeiders,
Hani on', Brown. Bruaw.
Firemen up: Haverstick, Garlin,
Weaver, Wallace, Nolte. Martin,
Steffee, Price. Hall, Morris. Bain
bridge.
PASSENGER DEPARTMENT
Middle Division— Engineers up: H.
F. Krepps. S. H. Alexander, Sam.
Donnley. F. McC. Buck, J. Crimmel,
R. M. Crane, W. C. Graham. R. E.
i Crura, G. G. Keiser, D. Keane, O. L.
Miller, J. J. Kelley, D. G. Riley, J. A.
! Spotts, J. H. Haines,
i Firemen up: C. L Dunn, J. C. Ker
. ber, S. H. Wright. R. A. Arnold, P. E.
I Gross, G. B. Hass. J. L Fritz, S. H.
I Zeiders, E. E. Ross, C. L Sheats, E.
r J. Slieesley.
Philadelphia Division Engineers
• up: B. F. Lippl, R. B. Welch, V. C.
Gibbons, W. S, Lindley, A. Hall.
Firemen up: R. K. Strickler. L. E.
I Everhart. W. L Spring. E. C. Naylor.
• M. G. Shaftner, J. Cover. C. J. Swarr.
• F. H. Cook, E. D. McNeal, F L Floyd,
. William Shive.
, Engineers for P36, 630. No Phila
. delphia crews here,
s Firemen for P36, 628.
? THE READING
The 51 crew first to go after 12.45
5 o'clock: 55, 66, 17, 23, 3, 64, 58, 20,
, 14, 70. 68, 8, 4, 65, 1.
t Engineers for ,58, 1, 4.
Firemen for 51, 68, 70, 1. 4, 8, 23.
r Conductors for 70, 1, 4, 20, 23.
Brakemen for 51, 55, 65, 68, 4, 8,
j 17, 20, 23.
Engineers up: R. Jones. Bates, G.
. Lackey, Kohl, D. Ijackey, Minnlck,
Maxton, Little, Snader, Motter, Linn.
Firemen up: R. Brady, Rayston,
. P. V. Miller, Sheasholtz, Schrum,
! Shover. Coble, Rife, Yeagy, William
f H. Erb. Parmer, N. McKeever, Dur
p brow. Kuntz. Mcßeth, Cooper, Lowe,
r DeGroft, Maul.
Conductors up: E. Booth, Hetrlck,
% Harlan. Jr.. McCullough, H. B. Het
-1 rick. Sowers. E. Kaufman, Daub.
Flagman up: Wampler.
) Brakemen up: Weber, Carl, Ba
; shore. Shlreman, Manmlller, O. Wller.
; Ney, Kahl. Glaser, McKeever, Davld
. eon. Wilt.
Name Subcommittees
For Safety First Bodies
Middle Division Superintendent N.
W. Smith has issued a general notice,
effective now, appointing the follow
ing men to serve on subcommittees of;
the safety first organization, in place
of men whose terms expired the first
of the month:
S. S. Black, piece work inspector,
vice M. R. Rohrback, foreman, to
serve on the Altoona subcommittee;
J. P. Dopp. foreman, vice J. T. John
son, foreman, Hollldaysburg subcom
mittee; H. C. Conrad, foreman paint
er, vice C. B. Fike, foreman, Hunt-!
ingdon subcommittee; W. A. Stutts,
cngineman, vice Ed. Ford, engine
man, Miffiin, subcommittee.
Interesting Memorial From j
Jacob R. Miller, This City
Jacob R. Miller, the retired Penn-I
sylvania railroad machinist, who re-i
sides at 131G North Sixth street, is
the author of an interesting memor
ial article It was read last Thurs
day at the reunion of the Veteran
Employes Association of the Middle
Division, held at Altoona.
In this article, which was ordered
to be spread upon the minutes of the|
meeting. Mr. Miller tells of the early
days in the shops of the Pennsy, and
gives interesting history of the Big
Four, employes who were among the
first to get positions with the rail
road company, and who included
Isaiah Reese, Sr., Jacob R. filler,
and the late Alfred Pancake.
Railroad Notes
Charles H. Ewlng, federal man
ager of the Reading Railway and
Central Railroad of New Jersey, is
making daily trips over his lines.
Two passenger locomotives, 116
and 117 of the Pacitlc type, were
turned out of the Reading shop this
week. They will be used on the At
lantic City Railroad this summer.
The report of the Philadelphia
and Reading Railway Relief Associa
tion for the month of April shows re
ceipts of $30,710.93 and expenses
$29,240.25.
The railroad companies are now
sending large numbers of coal cars
to the soft coal regions in Maryland
and Virginia and the Clearfield fields.
An official of the Reading stated that
the demands from the bituminous
fields have never been so urgent.
PLAN WAR LECTURES
Employes of the Central Iron and
Steel Company will hear a series of
lectures and addrc.si?es on the war
situation and on conditions in
I' ranee, Robert 11. Irons, president,
announced this afternoon. Presi
dent Irons was delighted with the
address given by Comtesse Made
lene de Bryas and said that it was
an Incentive to greater work foi
the men. "We expect co have some
men from the firing line and some
of the country's greatest speakers
and military-authorities to discuss
the war. We want our men to keep
posted."
PACIFISTS STIR LABOH
By Associated Press
l.omlon, June 24. The manifesto
j issued by eight labor members of the
British Government, according to some
of the morning newspapers, is con
nected with threats of a serious split
in the labor party due, some papers
say. to efTorts of a pacifist group to
embarrass the Government in the
prosecution of the war.
Dives, Pomeroy
y
Summer Hats That Are the !
Pink of Perfection
/ /ii i charming styles evolved in j
LjtJJM 1 Women's Silk Boot , .nd
WllfJ A / Georgette creations, give us j t~VI n*n TT •
\ thc most Summery of all I* 101*6 bllK IxOSB 111 Si
parent brims with trimmings in perfect harmony with the Special June Display
delicate shading of thc body of the hat.
Ostrich adds a softening touch—crcpe scarfs—silk Attractive values made possible because of late deliveries
scarfs with fringed ends all a-flutter over the side of thc arc p rcsC ntcd in a June Sale at interesting prices,
brim—dainty little beads—a touch of embroidery— . . , ...
some models entirely of fine plaited silk—more adorable hrcad sdk seamless hose with lisle tops and high spliced
effects never came from the deft fingers.of millinery de- heels; in black and colors j• SI.OO
signers. Thread silk boot hose with lisle tops and high spliced heelsj
We show these white and pink hats in scores of Styles — colors f.. 89^1
the last shipment came in late Saturdav. ," ' • • i, ," <
#.>.00, SO.OO, $0.50, $7.00, $7.50, #8.50 to $12.00 I,lbre Sllk seamless hose with lisle tops; in black and colon
and $15.00. -
New white hemp hats and black lisere hats—splendid Thread silk boot hose with fashioned feet, in black and
styles, at $5.00 white, 890
Dives. Pomeroy & Stewart—Second Floor, Front Thread silk lisle top hose; high spliced heels; in black,
white, pink and grey $1.35
With Inventory Occuring This Week CMdren flnrf
Many Furniture Values Are Children's white silk lisle fancy top socks, sizes sto Byi, at
BrOU-ffht; to Children's white lisle fancy top socks; sizes sto 8y lf at
Not many of each kind, but enough of each to make an in- Infants white cotton hose, fine ribbed, sizes 4to 6 ] / t , at
teresting day among the better grades of furniture. An early %jl
visit to-morow will prove to be advantageous to buyers of Infants' white silk lisle fine ribbed seamless hope; size:^
furniture for dining room, porch, living room and kitchen. a t Y\\ 3. £
fon- j en oak dining room chairs, Children's fine ribbed cotton seamless hose, iii black and
$8.95 golden oak arm chairs s.>.{).> t , r .
$4.50 golden oak dining chairs, $2.05 white V
gg SS :::::::::::::::::::: CS M isses' and Boys' Hose
& rcen porch rockers, $,{.50 Misses' fine ribbed silk lisle seamless hose, in black ai*j
US maple Trch rockers' V.V.V.V.V.V.V.V.V.V.V M " = si " s 510 % • "♦' 8 a " <l *• *** ■ sUcs '
$6.50 maple porch,rockers $4.95 at *o<*
$6.50 maple porch settees $4.95 Troys' black cotton ribbed seamless hose; sizes 7to 9y 2 , a.
$19.50 tapestry wing rockers $9.75 - 42#
tq CH r S ! -!! Misses' black cotton fine ribbed seamless hose, 18^
kitchen-cabinet '.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.' . B °y s ' heav y black cotton ribbcd seamlcss hose: siz "l
SBB.OO two-piece living room suite $75.00 to at
Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart. —Fourth Floor. Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart.—Street Floor.
ASK RATE CUT
FOR SALESMEN
Petition General McAdoo to
Help Them With Lower
Fare
Local railroad ticket agents report
increased travel notwithstanding the
high rates of fare. On the Pennsy,
Reading and Cumberland Valley
lines passenger traffic has been ex
ceedingly heavy for the past week.
Officials are of the opinion that as
long a* the people have the money
they will go visiting no matter what
it costs.
Traveling men, however, are cut
ting their trips short. They claim'
it is too expensive and in this argu-l
ment they are backed by the manu-j
facturers and their employers. A!
petition has been sent to Directorj
General McAdoo asking for a cut to!
two and one-half cents per mile.
Salomon Quit
It is pointed out by large manu-l
facturers as well as by the traveling i
men themselves that the high costj
of everything is practically driving!
salesmen from the road, a consum-i
mation which, it is emphatically
stated, would not be to the best in
terests of the government, the rail-1
roads, or of the country's coramer-!
clal and industrial life.
"We understand from the authori
ties in Washington," said one sales-1
man recently, "that it is neither the
desire nor the intention of the gov
ernment, at least for the present, to
curtail ccmmercial traveling, but
rather that it is anioxus to stimulate
legitimate business in every way pos
sible. The new universal rate, there
fore, of 3 cents a mile, we take it,
is designated to increase the revenue
of the railroads, and not to keep
commercial travelers at home.
Ask 1 xnvor Rule
"As a matter of fact, it is our ba
lief that the new rate, if continued
in force, will acually keep traveling
salesmen off the road, curtail busi
ness activity considerably, and re
duce the revenues of the railroads in
stead of increasing them. We have
suggested, therefore, that accredited
salesmen be given a mileage rate of
2% cents to apply on all roads, the
mileage books of say li.OOO miles to
be good on all roads, and that a vo
cational tax of $lO be required of
each salesman.
As it is estimated that there aro
between 000,000 and 700,000 travel
ing salesmen covering the entire
country, such a tax would yield to
the government a sum amounting to
upward of $6,000,000 annually. In
addition to this, traveling by sales
men would not be curtailed, busi
ness would not be hindered, and the
revenues of the railroads and the
government would be increased rath
er than diminished, thereby serving
the very purpose for which the 3-
cent rate was put forth."
TO lIO.VOB FALLEN SOI.DIER
By Associated Press
Hvnnnvllle, Ind., June 24. A na
tional fund to erect a national me
morial building in honor of James
Bethel Gresliam, one of the first three
American soldiers to fall in France,
was inaugurated here to-day. It is
planned to name a national executive
committee of the most prominent men
from every state, and the memorial
building would serve also to house
| relics of the war.
JUNE 24, 1918.
PENROSE RAKES
M'ADOO REGIME
Senator Remarks Upon Pri
vate Cars and What Big
Men Arc Forced to Do
The fuct that Secretary of the
Treasury McAdoo, also director gen
eral of the railroads, rides in a pri
vate car while men of affairs accus
tomed to work in private cars of
their own while traveling around the
country and able to pay for them arc
denied the privilege, was commented
upon by Senator Penrose at Phila
delphia.
The Senator told of the hardships
suffered by many people while of
ficers of the Government, not mili
tary officers, had soft things. The I
Senator said in part about the
way the administration is handling
things:
"Moreover, there is a large array of
incompetent men in Washington who
are utterly ignorant of the special
duties assigned to them and entrusted
with autocratic powers.
"They have made all kinds of fool
ish orders and have treated the thou
sands of businessmen who have gone
to Washington with insolence and dis
regard, thereby arousing widespread
resentment all over the country.
"Byway of illustration, it is only
necessary to rofer to the recent blun
dering order abolishing railroad mile
age books. This order only lasted a
few days, when it was found Imprac
ticable on account of the enormous
congestion at the ticket window, and
I the mileage books were restored."
Senator Penrose claimed that at
least four Pennsylvania districts now
represented by Democrats will elect
Republicans this year. They are the
Sixteenth, composed of Northumber
land, Sullivan, Montour and Columbia
counties; the Twentieth, which em
braces York and Adams counties; the
Twenty-third, which is made up of
Greene, Fayette and Somerset coun
ties, and the Twenty-eighth, which is
composed of Mercer, Venango, Forest,
Elk and Warren counties.
"There is no prospect of the Repub
lican party losing any one of the Con
gressional districts in Pennsylvania
which are now represented by Repub
licans." concluded Senator Penrose,
"and if these four districts I have re
ferred to are gained Pennsylvania
will be making a substantial contri-
I bution toward the Republican ma-
I jority in the next House, which now
! seems quite likely."
Elizabethville First Over
Top in Big College Drive
ElizabethvlUe, Juno 24.—Ellza-
I hethville was the firs town in Dau
) phin county to go "over the top" in
i the $350,000 drive for Lebanon Val
| ley Colk'ge, the local congregation
'•of the United Brethren Church re
' porting total pledges of $2,117, the
<iuota being $1,750. 1. T. Buflington
was chairman of the committee and
he was assisted by the following
committee:
Men's team —James E. Lente. cap
tain; Charles Matter, R. K. Buffing
*on, W. A. Bauder, Charles Gensel,
F. W. Reigle, Christ GaufT, Charles
Daniel and D. D. Helt.
Women's team —Mrs. F. T. Rom
berger, captain; Mrs. C. W. Enders,
Mrs. Christ Gauff, Miss Nellie Buf
fington, Miss Pearl Rothermel, Miss
Irene Lentz, Miss Berniee Daniel,
Mrs. George Rothermel, Mrs. R. K.
Buffington, Mrs. John Wise and Miss
Edward Paul.
SCHURZ SINKS f
ASLASTOFCREV
IS MADE SAFE
Dramatic Story of Collision
Between ILI-Fatcd Craft
and Florida
An Atlantic Port, June 24. °n -
sengcrs on an American stea.iishi
from the West Indies which yeatfr- ( ',j
day brought here Captain W. I>. *
Wells and 215 members of the crew
of the U. S. S. Schurz, the formeY
German gunboat Geler, which was
sunk oft the coast of North Cai
Una last Friday, after colliding wi
the tank steamer Florida, told
thrilling story of rescue after t.
S. O. S. call sent out by the Sch- A
had been picked up at 4 o'clock I
morning.
One member of the Schurz's .
was drowned as a result of the
lision. Five other sailors and t I
llcer, suffering from fractured >
legs or ribs, weje removed on t.u< S
arrival here to a naval hospital. T flB vj
rest of the crew, taken in char
naval intelligence officers, wer
allowed to describe the sinking
Passengers on the rescue ship
ever, gave a dramatic account of
last chapter in the career of the ill
fated Geler-Schurz, which, whllo fly
ins; the German ensign, dashed in ' V
Honolulu harbor in the fall of 1914
to escape Japanese cruisers, and
later, after having been interned, Bj
took a hand in international politi'"a (B
by relaying to Japan wireless me -
sages from German agents in t 4 1
United States.
It was dawn when the Schurz and fl
Florida collided, and a few minutes \
later passengers on (ho rescue ship M
were startled by hearing crackling
notes from the wireless room,
then feeling the vessel leap
under added steam as she dashed
the rescue.
Dressing hastily and coming t
deck, they saw in the distance tl
Schurz. with a deep gash In her
lying low in the water, while
stood the Florida, apparently
aged. As they drew nearer th'jy sa
scores of sailors from the Schu
bobbing about the water, while mat
others were clinging to lifeboats and
rafts.
After the vessel had picked up
many seamen It took aboard others
rescued by the Florida. Just as the
last survivor was drawn from the |
water, the Schurz disappeared under
the waves.
The Florida resumed her couro
and the rescue ship headed for this J
port. M
DEDICATORY SICK VICES
CI.OSE AT MESSIAH I
Closing services- in the dedication J
of the beautiful new Messiah Dutherar fl
Church were held last night, the mem- jj
bers of the Knights and Dames o' iH
Malta of Harrlsburg and vicinity be
ing present in a body. The Rev. H. W
Hanson, pastor of tlie church, preach
ed an inspiring sermon, voicing i V
strong plea for individuality. "Mass jH
ed forces do not make a nation," h
said. "It is the individual who is d'
pended upon for the success of t'
country." He declared that Imm'
allty is synonymous with pro-Germa
ism in these times.
The Rev. Mr. Hanson announc>
that he will not officiate at
next Sunday. He will preach to
soldiers at Camp Meade.