Steelton News Items HOSE LOSS PROBE NOW UNDER WAY Borough Officials Are Con ducting Extensive In vestigation Investigation of the destruction of 750 feet of flre hose of the Hygienic Hose Company is now being conduct ed by state, government and borough officials. The next week is expected to bring some results, in the opinion of borough offlcia/s. Borough officials have been mak ing the most extensive probe at the present time and expect to report some of the developments to state and government officials when they take up the work. Officials hero have notified the state flre marshal of the conditions and in all probability an investigation is being conducted by state officials without the knowledge of local authorities. The outcome of the meeting of the Hygienic Hose Compaijy on Monday is anxiously awaited by borough of ficials. The company has been con ducting a thorough investigation and probably some important reports will be made at this session. Council at its meeting Monday evening appointed a committee to make an investigation. This commit tee has been working on the case this week and should have some import ant data to submit to council at its next meeting. At the meeting of council. Fire Chief Malehorn was asked to tell what he knew of the matter. The chief said that the records show that no acid has brfen hauled to the Hygienic building in the truck, and | One Thousand Suit Campaign Has Satisfied More Men Than Ever Before--" HOW DO WE DO IT ?-- • This is a question that not only customers but merchants are asking themselves. HOW—in the face of present conditions can THE GLOBE give such wonderful values. We must refrain fropi making public any business secrets, but our answer is—FORESIGHT AND JUDGMENT. . Look at the clothes offered elsewhere then come to THE GLOBE and see the difference—in quality—in style—-in price. $lB Suits Reduced to $14.50 $28.50 & S3O Suits Are •••2 450 I S2O Suits Reduced to $16.50 $32.50 Suits Reduced to • ■ S2B 50 $22.50 & $25 Suits Are .. . QQQ $37.50 Suits Reduced to .. . ffi gg Q I Men's $3.00 Trousers, $2.45 Men's $4 and $4.50 Trousers $3.45 Men's $5.00 Trousers, $3.95 Men's Wool Crash Suits Straws at Half and Less Save a five-dollar bill on one of these all- gB J $ 3 -00 Straws,.. .$1.50 $7.50 Panamas, $3.75 wool suits that are as "cool as a cucumber" $4.00 Straws,... s2.()o g-jj To^anamt? 5 dressy—shapely—stylish suits to fit and please all men. $ 5 - 00 Straws,. . .$2.50 $2.25 . You'll need one now during this hot spell. Be comfortable e economical. $3.50. Your choice, while they Don t Let the Hot Weather Parents Should Buyl\l^ Ar Keep You Away From Our Big Boys' School Clothes -Mid-Summer - n , Worth Up .00 A'' M B - 'wfl ' Sale to $8.50 at 9/ flBrV t Every Shirt offered is a real Inventory just taken revealed dim Kofi Ik mm bar e ain Owing to the extreme- a nu , mbcr . of , br °^ en lots . + of Jim \l UK 1111 A\w i v ,4. l„l grade mixed fabric suits—Cool m Wm\\\MlKW, Shim Cloth—Crash and Linen Suits fjH pf l | nir ts 3rc sold —— JN one sent on which wc hsve grouped to / fll ' |\\\ Shirts at. $S Come early for tlicse. AK lull ImM' Shirtsat Cf QC Boys' SIO.OO Suits are $7.95 g\ \\mrji h worth to $3.50. <PL Boys . $ 12 .5 0 Suits are $9.75 Shirts at 0 1 fig Boys' $15.00 Suits are $12.00 ™ 10. ■MEJEgKjKVY Worth to $2.50. tP 1 • \JtJ m±Bßs&mmtm9£A. Qfc . . SATURDAY SPECIAL SATURDAY SPECIAL- a . ' '■ 7 ° ne lot of Cloth and ° ne lot ° f Wash Suits Regularly $2.00. *P 1 •*J*J Wash Knee Pants—regu- —regularly sold at $2 00 $6.50 Silk Shirts, $5.00 Shirts at f * C laf ly sl-00. Spe- QC 'and $2.50. (hj rkf\ SB.OO Silk Shirts, $0.95 worth to $1.75. $1•/ 5 cia * at ODC Special at..sl ,29 Boys' Hats and r I 1!!* i-J 1 /T-I Everything For the Soldier Furnishings Reduced J. i JJLj VJJj V-#-EJJL!J Mim.ry shop _ nr., Floor ' J FRIDAY EVENING, [ it would be impossible for the hose to havo boon destroyed by acid splashing out of a carboy, as was the opinion of some officials. The chief declared that this company is still using the first carboy assigned to them when the truck was installed. The chief has more data but he was not asked to give it at tho meeting. Two Mills at Steel Plant in Operation After Repairs , With No. 14-inch and No. 21-inch mills in operation the local steel plant has practically recovered from the shock which it received during the heat wave of the last few days. Both mills were placed in use late yesterday afternoon after being idle for several days largely because of the failure of men to report for work on account of the heat. No. 21- inch mill went out of operation on Tuesday and No. 14-inch mill the following day. At No. 14-inch mill it was Impossible to make repairs to a serious breakdown because of the shortage of men. Enough men were collected yesterday to ipake the re pairs and the mill was placed into use. Officials claim that the plant was practically being operated nor mally to-day They said practically all of the men have returned to work in the last twenty-four hours. SPECIAIj MEETING A special meeting of the Citizen Fire Company will be held this even ing at 8 o'clock to take action on the death of Harry W. Rhoades, who was a member of the organization. VISITING HER DAUGHTER Mrs. J. L. Porr, 139 Nofth Front street, will spend a week with her daughter. Miss Mary Porr, in Boston. Miss Porr is an instructor in a girls' summer camp located near that city. Electrician Dies From Burns Received in Plant , Harry W. Rhoades, 11 South Third street, an employe of the local steel plant died at the Harrisburg Hospital yesterday afternoon at 4.30 o'clock from Bevere burns which he received when his clothing was set nflre by the flash from an electric which he was working at In the plant. Thomas Creamer, a fellow electrician, was severely burned about both arms when he tried to rescue Rhoades. Rhoades' clothing caught lire from a flash of flame caused by a short circuit in a transformer in No. 1 power house about 2 o'clock. Rhoades ran after his clothing caught lire and his fel low workman ran after him. Cream er caught him and tore much of the burning clothing from his body. Other workmen came to the rescue and the flames were smothered. Rhoades was employed in the elec trical department of the local plant for a number of years and was wide ly known. He is survived by his wife and four children. Funeral services will be held from his late residence to-morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock. The Rev. A. K. W'ier, pastor of Cen tenary United Brethren Church, will officiate. Burial will be made in the Oberlln Cemetery. Another Steelton Boy Wounded in Big Fight The second name of a Steelton boy to appear on the casualty list this week is that of Benjamin Stehman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Steh nian, SoutH and Front streets. Word was received by his parents yester day that the local lad was wounded and gassed on July 15. Young Steh man was a member of Company K, 4th Infantry, and enlisted July 1, 1917. Prior to entering the service he was employed as a conductor in the yards of the steel plant and as a brakeman by the Pennsylvania rail road. The name of Salvatore Bernar do, 325 South Third street, was the first to appear on the official list this 'week. HAHKISBTJRG TELEGRAPH Local Employes Will Take Part in Meet A track meet In which all the plants of tho Bethlehem Steel Com pany will take part Is scheduled for August 31, In Bethlehem, the day of the big First Aid meet The various teams will hold their preliminaries on the dates of th preliminaries for the First Aid. The date set for the Steelton preliminaries is August 17. The program for the meet will in, elude the 100-yard dash, 220-yard dash, 100-yard obstacle race, 75- yard sack race, 100-yard three-leg ged race, discus throw, running broad jump, running high jump, shot put and one-milo relay race. The winning team will receive a handsome loving cup and each individual member of the winning team will receive a med al. The committee which will com plete the arrangements for the pre liminaries here has not as yet been appointed. HORSE DAMAGES VEGETABLES A horse belonging to James Lib randi, truck gardener, became fright ened while standing in front of the Steelton Store Company and ran away early this morning, causing the loss of much garden truck. Tho horse was frightened by an automo bile. In turning to cross the canal at Locust and Front streets, the wagon loaded high with vegetables and fruit struck a telegraph pole, entirely de molishing tho wagon and scattering its contents in all directions. No one was in the wagon. RED CROSS BENEFIT The second play for the benefit of the Red Cross was given by a group of children last evenfng on the Cot tage Hill green. "Why the Chimes Rang," was the title of the little play which netted $6.51 for the Red Cross. The children taking part were as follows; Julia Smith, Dorothy Hope, Elizabeth Vanier, Myra Vickery, Elizabeth Reese, Mary Guyer. Caro line Chick, Elizabeth Roth and Char, •lotte McDonald. FAMILY ESCAPES SERIOUS INJURY Five Are Thrown From Mo torcycle When Driver Loses Control When the sidecar and the motor cycle in which they were riding ran \ away on the Third street hill near Swatara street at 8 o'clock last night. Homer Dean, his wife Bind three") small children were thrown out but ! suffered -no serious injuries. Mr. Dean and his family were re- [ turning from Cottage Hill and as ! they nearod the steep descent on j Third street, near Swatara, the ' brakes failed to hold, allowing the j machine to make a wild dash for ward. Just before it reaohed Swa taraa and Third streets the motor cycle struck a deep gully ln the road, throwing Mr. Dean from his seat Deprived of its driver, the machine, containing Mrs. Dean and the three children, the oldest of which is four years, shot across Swatara and crash ed against the concrete wall at the residence of Harry E. Bush. 203 Swa tara and Third streets the motor children were all thrown from their seats as the machine struck the wall and was totally wrecked. Dr. H. C, Myers was called to the scene of the accldentf but found that the victims needed little medical at tention as Mr. and Mrs. Dean both escaped with only a few bruises and the three children, with the excep- of several cuts and bruises,, were not Injured. Mr.. Dean, in explaining the acci dent, said that the road was strange to him and that with the heavy load in the motorcycle the wheels of the machine slipped, making the brakes useless and causing him to lose con trol. BAND CONCERT Weather permitting the third of a series of 'band concerts by the Steel ton band will be given on the Lawn playgrounds this evening. A program of choice selections has been ar ranged by Director Zala. Winfield Wilson Safe Overseas, Writes Home Qk; - . - G ■ lu Wm WM WINFIELD WILSON Winfield Wilson, who lived here be fore entering the United States ser vice, has notified Mr. ,and Mrs. W. E. Leedy, 417 Kelker street, that he is safe and well in France and is "ready to meet the Kaiser." He is a i member of Battery E, Seventy-eighth I Field Artillery. Before leaving Har risburg to take up military life, he was employed at the Enola round- I house of the Pennsylvania railroad. | Local Writers Have Place in the Telephone News The Telephone News of current issue contains pictures of the Bell Telephone Company's display In the Harrisburg Fourth of July parade and ah article on tho celebration by H. E. Prevost, the division publicity manager for this district. Mr. Pre vost has also in the same number a parody on "Casey at the Bat," en titled "When Uncle Sammie Comes to Bat" Former Division Publicity Man ager Ta'ft, now of Philadelphia, also contributes verses under the pen name of Jerry Shea, entitled "The Girl Behind the Man Behind the Gun." A Harrisburg girl, who disgufses her personality under the pen name of "Beatrice," writes a very inter esting letter on war gardening, its humorous as well as its patriotic side Is so good that the read er is apt to wonder why "Beatrice" doesn't take to writing for a liveli hood. MIDDLETOWN of Mr. and Mrs. Levi Heagy. State street on Wednesday evening. In the early evening Mrs. Heagy dis covered the cellar doors became afire. The Are was outened but broke out again at ten o'clock. The Rescue Hose Company was called and entirely outened the flames. A recent meeting of the Rescue Hose Company twenty-flve new mem bers were added. Two former Middletown residents died on Wednesday, Mrs.* H. O. Keener, formerly Miss Sara Fackler, died at Atlantic City,, from stomach trouble. She was a daughter of Mrs. J. "W. Rowalt, North >Unioni street. She lived at Philadelphia. She is survived by her husband. H. O. Keener, one son, Joseph Keener, hef mother, Mrs. J. W. Rewalt, and one sister, Mrs. W. J. Hampton, of Pitts burgh. The body will reach here this evening and be taken to the home of her mothor. Funeral services will be held Saturday morning. Mrs. Emma Geesey, who has been making her home with her daughter, Mrs. Ralph Brooks. Allentown, died there yesterday morning. The body will be brought here for burial. Harry Baumbauch has presented the Middletown Red Cross branch with an organ, which will be chanced off. They will also be presented with a pony and cart. William Crown. of New Tork City, is spending several days with his father. Joseph Crown, Susque hanna street. Thirty-two members of Poketo Tribe, No. 315, I. O. R M„ were taken to Lebanon last evening ln the auto trucks of A. H. Luckenbtll and A. L. Cobaugh visited Lebanon Lodge, No. 276. Mr. and Mrs. Ballard Schlefer yes terday visited the former's brother, Otlia Schlefer. at the Hereshey In dustrial Home. Charles Houser. of Camp Merrltt, N. J., spent the past few davs with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. William Houser, Race street. MANY PASS BIG MEDICAL EXAM. State Issues Statement on the Names of Those Who Will Get Certificates Names of 147 \\ \ $ //J MEN AN< * WOMGN A\\ who were success \\\\\ A rjv ful i n the examin < ations held by the cJ State Bureau of Medical Educa [f*jQQQ£jSK Hon and Llcen- II tifflfflWrottfwf sure ln Philadel i|&llJflffll3|lj!lul Phia and Pltts- July were an- nounced here to ciuy. Tntsro wwe 124 who passed the medical examination and who will receive certificates, two who passed bedside examinations; eight who passed the state chiropody examina tion and thirteen passing the exam ination for massage and called branches. This is one of the largest classes in years, war not having had the effect of cutting down tho number of persons nppearing. The certifi cates are now being prepared for Is sue. Those passing in this section were: Medical— Francis T. Raymond, Waynesboro; Robert D. Hostetter, York; Daniel J. Langton, Shenan doah; Joseph S. Miller, St. Clair; Susan S. Moyer, Harrisburg; Hyman H. Peril, Kulpmont; George A. Shu man, Catawissa. Massage—Katharine L. Watts, Harrisburpf. No Selection Made—The State Commission of Agriculture did not make any selection of a chief of mar kets at the meeting yesterday. The bran situation seems to have held most of their attention. Button Visits Seward Button, state chief of mines, has been mak ing a series of visits to various min ing' sections securing first hand in formation on the mining situation. Snow Makes Inquiry—F. Herbert Snow, chief engineer of the State Highway Department, is making an inquiry into the conditions at the South Pittsburgh water plant against which complaints were filed. Planning Winter Work—C. E. Car others, Deputy Secretary of Agricul ture, has started the outline of the winter work of the department. Moth About Again—Warning of the appearance of a second emer gence of the dangerous fruit tree pest known as the coddling moth was issued to-day by the State Zoologist's office. The moth has been found in the Adams-Franklin fruit tree belt and orchard owners are urged to spray trees at once to kill the moth and prevent the eggs from hatching. This moth Is the parent of theapple worm and the eggs hatch in five days. The apple crop this year Is August Clearance Sale Huge, Worth-While 20% to 40% Savings On All Summer Footwear We have but two. sales a year, February and August, which keeps our stock clean and up-to-date. (Not all sizes in all styles)* See our Windows for War-time Economy. !•" Sale Starts August 9th—Ends August 24th ~VG In the Woman's Window Lot I—Woman's White Pumps; $3.50 Lot s—Woman's Kush- Vajue. Sale 1 ' on L Oxfords, size - Prrce to Lot 2—Woman's Colored Canvas Shoes; . Price, $2.50 values. Sale <l*l OA A . LSM ■> Price $1.89 $2.69 Lot 3—Woman's White Caijvas Button Shoes; $3.00 values. | qq Lot 6—Woman's Gun SalePnce 1 .Z/<D Metal and Patent Leath -2 Lot 4-Woman's New- : ? 4 - 50 values \ * ju S port High Canvas Lace A jßjMj | f \ Shoes; $4.00 values. Sale ipuiUU r ' CC ' Lot 7—Woman's Patent Leather two-strap y. At <tO C.Q Pumps; $3.00 values. PA X **"*' Sale Price A Oi/ Misses' Patent Leather Lace Canvas Top, T . o *• . t . sizes 11 to 2; $2.98 values $2.48 . Lot B—Misses Patent Leather Lace White • Children's sizes to 4; $2.48 value. Sale Kid, sizes 11 to 2; $3.98 values. Sale Price $1.98 Price $2.98 Table No. 1 The Men's Window Lot I—Woman's White Canvas Button; Lot I—Men's Gun Metal Oxfords, lace and $2.00 values. Sale d "| Q button; $2.98 values. d f aq Price 1. TrO Sale Price tp JL */0 Lot 2—Woman's Patent Leather Button, Lot 2—Men's White Duck Goodyear welt; cloth top; $5.00 values. OA $4.00 values. Sale <£ O CiQ Sale Price (puiOi/ Price >4/0 Lot 3—Woman's Winifred Gun Metal But- Lot 3—Men's White Canvas Tip Blucher ton Shoes; $2.98 values. 1 Q Q Shoes and Oxfords; $3.00 d -f QQ Sale Price tj) A /0 values. Sale Price <j) A *7O Lot s—Woman's Vici Kid Lacc Shoes, lowy Lot A—Men's Gun Metal and Vici Kid Ox heel ; $4.00 values. (fc O QQ fords; $5.00 values. f\ qq Sale Price Sale Price (PuiOt/ Lot 6—Woman's Winifred Lace Shoes; Lot s—Men's Gun Metal Button Shoes; $3.00 values. Sale QQ $3.50 values. Sale &0 OQ Price m) I */U Price O Lot 7—Woman's Pearl Gray Lace Shoes; Lot 6—Men's Gun Metal Button and $7 value. Sale Blucher Shoes; s4*so OA Price *PTr*T"O values. Sale Price Lot B—Misses' Patent Leather Lot 7—Little Gents' Gun Met- Button Shoes; $3 value. a ' Shoes; size 11 to 13^; §£ $1.98 ffimffl $1.79 Lot 9—Children's White Can- . Shoes; sizes 1 to 5J4; $2.50 vas Shoes; $1.50 QQ • values. Sale OA values. Sale Price t/OC Price 1 0 20th Century Shoe Co. Shoes That Wear 3 S. Market Square E. F. DEICHLER, Mgr. EVERYBODY'S SHOE STORE AUGUST 9, 1918. smaller in prospect than last year ,and the appearance of the moth means danger to .it. Boards Got Rcndy—Reading city local draft board No. 4, has been praised by Major W. O. Murdock, state draft officer, for promptness in responding to the call for all boards to prepare at once for the registra tion of persons who may be Included in the new draft limits. All boards are urged to complete arrangements for a registration place in every vot ing precinct and to secure JIB many volunteers as possible. The Reading board sent word that it was "pre pared to complete registration ma chinery within 4 8 hours after receipt of directions and necessary supplies." All local boards have been warned to make lists of registrars and in struct them and also to secure inter preters. State Gets slß6,7B6—Pennsylva nia has been allotted $186,786 from the federal government for aid in vocational education. It will be put to the credit of the state at once. No Bids Received For Lebanon Road First Deputy State Highway Com missioner Joseph W. Hunter opened bids yesterday for proposed road con struction in Philipsburg, Center county; Kennett Square and Oxford boroughs, Chester county, and in Union and Taylor townships, Law rence county. No bids were received for 5,700 feet of waterbound con fISEDIEET ACHED FOB "TtZ" Let your sore, swollen, aching feet spread out in a bath of "Tiz" Just take your shoes off and then put those weary, shoe-crinkled, ach ing, burning, corn-pestered, bunion tcrtured feet of yours in a "Tiz" bath. Your toes will wriggle with Joy; they'll look up at you and al most talk and then they'll take an other dive in that "Tiz" bath. When your feet feel like lumps of lead —all tired out-—Just try "Tiz." Iff, grand—it's glorious. Your feet will dance with Joy; also you will find all pain gone from corns, cal louses and bunions. . There's nothing like "Tia." It's the only remedy that draws out all the poisonous exudations which puff up your feet and cause foot torture. *Jet a 25-cent box of "Tiz" at any drug or department store—don't wait. Ah! how glad your feet get; how comfortable your shoes feel. You can wear shoes a size smaller if you desire.—Adv. ■truotion in North AnnvUie townshlj Lebanon county. The bids wero rea' and ordered checked but no award) wore announced. The projects, together with tHi bids received, wercas follows: Center county, Phillpsburg bor ough, 676 feet of vltriflod block George L. Thompson, Clearfield, sl4, 262.7 G. Chester county, Kennett Squari borough, 2,53 i feet of plain concreti nnd bituminous concrete construo tlon, Charles H, Dunlevy, Coatea ville, $23,147. Chester county, Oxford borough 2,9 32 feet of plain concrete, Junlat/ Paving Company, Philadelphia, s2l 388.52; Souder Construction Corn pany, Inc., Lancaster, $20,689.95. Lawrence county, Union and Tay. lor townships, 4,900 feet of plain con crete construction, Woods and Gold er. New Castle, $36,221.30; Burra Brothers, New Castle, $39,509.20. Lebanon county. North Annvllh township, 5,700 feet of waterboun< construction, no bids received. Hot Enough? You won't mind it if you get into one of our Palm Beach or Keep Kool Suits $7.50&59.50 Formerly $lO, $12.50 Special Bathing Suits $1.50 Neckwear, Shirts, Hosiery, Underwear OPEN EVENINGS HOLMANfn AESELER^U. 228 Market Street 13
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