Harrisburg telegraph. (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, June 24, 1918, Page 12, Image 12
12 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.