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
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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
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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
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