MIDDLETOWN HUNS WOUND ROYALTON BOY Edward Sheets, Struck While in Action, Convalescing. He Writes Mother Mrs. Elisabeth Sheets, of Rojalton. has received a postal card tron her son. Edward Sheets, telling her that be had been wounded In action, but was convalescing. l-eroy Rearer, who Is' doing mili tary police duty. In New York city. Is spending a few days with his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. David Rehror. South Catherine street. Miss Anna Leithotser, of Colum bia. is the guest of Miss Kathrya Weaver. North Union street. A union service of Miildlotown churches will be held on the lawn of St. Peter's Lutheran Church next Sunday evening. Tho program will be of a patriotic nature and will be In charge of the soldiers of the avia tion grounds The collection will be for the local Red Cross. The following members of the town's younger set left this morning for Dixie cottage, near Goldsboro, to spend ten days: Miss Louise Moore. M s? Esther McClure, Miss Harriet Swartz. M:ss Betty Cross. Miss Eiiii beth Lady, l.ester Kup. John Hooker and Edmund Yost, of town, and Miss Susan Smith, of Harrisburg. The party is • hupcroned by Mrs. Lawr ence I-ady. of Harrisburg. After upending tho weekend at their cdttage at Stoverdale, Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin E. Longeneeker. and daughter* Margaret; Mr. and Mrs. Robert K'iper. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Keiper, diss Caroline Zink, Miss Verona Koiper. Russel Metzger unci Harold V. McNair, have returned home. Mrs. T. E. Mayes and daughter. Miss Margaret Mayes, have returned to their home at Philadelphia after spending the past several days as the guests of Mrs. Mame Emmlnger and daughter. Miss Margaret Emmlnger, North Union street. Miss Mar.dc Sehaeffer. East Water street, teacher of the fifth and sixth grades of tho Middletown schools for the past tew years, has resigned her position. Miss Ida Beaverson is spendiug her vacation in Now Cumberland ■with her sitter, Miss Clarence Swee ney. William Bryan and Clarence Davis spent Saturday and Sunday at Camp Lee. Va, Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Strauss. Read ing. spent the past few days in town with relatives, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Etchberger. son John and daughter Mary, of Chambersburg. are spending several days as tho guests of Mr. and Mrs. George Carr. South Wood street. Adam Countryman and Welling ton Bowman, who had been employed at the aviation grounds for the past five months, left yesterday for To ledo. Ohio, where they will work on the government buildings being constructed there. O. P. Sites, a watchman on the grounds, will leave for the same place in a few days. Jacob Weirlch, of Reading, is spending e-eral days with his fam ily in Brown street Miss Janet Wallace, of Nissley street, left on Saturday for Gerards town. W. Va. where she will be the guest of her brother, W. A. Wallace end wife. Miss Martha Palmer, of South Wood street, is spending a ten days' vacation at York as the guest of her brother, Daniel Palmer and wife. Mr. an I Mrs. S. C. Peters have returned to their home In North Union street, after a ten days' visit with their son. S. C. Peters, Jr.. Mil waukee, Wis. Ten Girls Entered in Red Cross Organ Contest Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Fox. Pine street, are at Atlantic City to spend several days. Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Kclffer and son. Clayton, are visiting a few days at Bainbridge. Ten girls are entered In the Red Cross organ contest which will close on August 81. They are Miss Char lotte Rudolph, Miss Sarah Springer, Miss Amy Dodson. Miss Bessie Shott, Miss Reba Stotz; Miss Catherine Brlcker. Mtss Violet Dlntaman. Miss Mary Leiby, Miss Hilda Menear, and Miss Tillie Kendig. Mr. and Mrs. John Duper, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Duper and John Duper. J-"-. are spending a week at Asbury Park and Ocean Grove. The Mothers Congress Circle has received good and encouraging re ef onses from Middletown secret so eittes in its plea for funds to con tinue its work for the Middletown youth in the United States service. Mrs. Leonard Boyer and aon, Charles Boyer, East Main street, are visiting relatives at Charobersburg. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Fallinger, John Schiefer and Karl Schlefer spent Saturday at Hershey Park. Funeral Services For K. R. McCord Wednesday Funeral services for Kendig Ray mond McCord, who died at his home in North Union street, on Saturday after a long complication of diseases, aged 64 years, will be held to-mor row morning at 10 o'clock from his late home. The Rev. Fuller Berg stresser, of St. Peter's Lutheran Church, will be in charge. Burial, which will be private, will be in the Middletown Cemetery. CUBA HEALS GUIUHING Pimples. On Back, Armsand Limbs. Kept Awake. "Having my hands in impure oils caused the skin to come off very badly. fThe parts affected wsre my back, arms and limbs, and great patches of burning and Itching pimples kept me awake many a night. The pimples were fiery red and hard, and I scratched till many a time I had my limbs •ad back bleeding. "I tried a free sample of Cuticum Soap aad Ointment. I bought more, and after using for six weeks I was healed." (Signed) Ambrose Jennings, 4160 Ql rurd Ave., Phil*., Pa., April 3,1918. Cutlcura Sosp cleanses and purifies, Cuucura Ointment soothes and heals I—pli IMI ft— Vf Kail AM— aost-card "Oadawra, Dapt M, ■©•ton" Sold ararrwWe 8~pe. OintMtSand 60a. MONDAY EVENING, NEW CODE ISSUED BY STATE BUREAU Trades, Occupations and Pro fessions Set Forth In Com* I • pilation of Interest moat ISO pt|n ot ■■ •!>'*; lime these statutes nave leer. brought together In code •orm and tt represents months of work by John H. Uertig, tho assist ant director, Mr. Fer!lg went clear buck to early provincial elnya for some of tho rets to which he ro , tern, but the bulk of the lawa are of 1 the last century, thoso no longer ap plicable having been left out. Over n dozen codes dealing with other subjects havo been heretofore issued. this latest one of the series of compilations Issued by the bureau as a general rule deals with the sub jects in private capacity and does not includo public employes, so that Inspectors, wardens, constables, for esters, tipstaves, health officers and : :he like urc not Included. Similarly, mining and navigation officers are left out, as they are governed by other codes. In the list published are accountants, attorneys, auction eers, bakers, bankers and brokers, chauiTeurs, factors, surveyors, clvli and railway engineers, cooks, farm ers, hawkers, fortune tellers, mid wives, nurses, Junk dealers, pawn brokers, plumbers, sextons, taxi dermists, undertakers, waiters and many others, together with phy ! slciana, dentists, pharmacists and the people in various specialized branches of those calling's. Make Inquiry.—State Health De , partment inspectors are making careful inquiries into outbreaks of | infantile paralysis which have been reported lately. The cases have been more or less localized. Efforts are being made* to prevent typhoid out i breaks, which are classed as likely Ito happen about this time of the year owing to people traveling more. Grammar Grade Taken.—The calls for *69 drafted men with grammar : school education to go to Philadel phia and other places for special mechanical instruction just issued iby State Draft Headquarters will | make over 3,000 such young men sent to school this summer from ! Pennsylvania. The men called up are to be entrained September 1. Iran Xot Well.—The oak tree , planted in Capitol Park and named for William Penn as the start of the , row of Pennsylvania oaks to be | named for the Governors of the state i may have to be replaced. The tree j was planted last spring by Governor i ilrumbaugh and the top appears to ! have died, although there Is a fringe of green about the trunk. The next section of "Governors' row" will be I planted next year. To Pay Arrears.—The situation i with regard to the arrears of the ; state in payment of the cash road tax bonus is now being studied at the ! Capitol and efforts to include 31,- , 142,049.3S in next year s appropria tions will be made. The money now I being disbursed is for 1910, 1911 and 1913 and the last of 1911 Is now be ing paid. The money to be appro priated is for 1913 and 1914. Sec ond class townships of tho state re t ceivc the money upon complying i with certain requirements as to col ; iectlon of road taxes and reports. Money For Roods Four western j counties of Pennsylvania have been certified to the State Treasury for the payment of almost 145,000 as their shares of the cash road tax | bonus for 1911 and the counties not vet listed will be taken care of short i ly. The payments are under way l from the treasury. Highway Corn 'niissioner J. Denny O'Xeil has certi fied Fayette county, with almost 1,6 00 miles of road, for payment of 111.367.43 among Its second class townships: Clarion, for 316,548.41; Cambria, which has over 900 miles i of second class township road, for |110,152.36, and Clearfield, which has i over 1,600 miles, for 317,231.52. ! Henry Complimented—The Phila- I deiphla Press in an extended article i written by J. O. Hauser compliments j Adjutant General Beary upon the ' success which had attended the or i ganlzatlon of the Pennsylvania Re j serve Militia. He tells how General i Beary carried through the formation lot the Guard ar.d assumed the great I task laid down by General Stewart. MaeNeillo Named —Judge Rav- I inond MaeXellle, of the Philadelphia i municipal court and well known | here, has been named a member of the Philadelphia Recreation Board. Harbold Declines —According to i Lancaster people, P. M. Harbold, for | rr.er head of the MHlersville State i Normal school, has declined a dep ' utyship in the Department of Publi<? j Instruction and will become educa tional director at Camp Meade. Wayne Gets $17.469.41 —Wayne • county has been certified for $17,- : 469.41 as its share of the township | cash road tax bonus. Damascus j township gets $2,320. Big Payments—Register of Wills William Conner, of Allegheny coun ty. paid the state $79,000 as state inheritance taxes. Object to Calls—Complaint against the Bell Telephone Company's sys tem of recording outgoing calls in Philadelphia and criticism of the ser vice were made to the Public Service Commission to-day by counsel for the United Business Men's Association of Philadelphia It is charged that hundreds of complaints have been made against the calls recorded as excessive and that there Is no check upon what the company reports. The complaint will be sent to the com pany for answer. The commission Is < in executive session to-day with the Philadelphia Rapid Transit lease scheduled for consideration. CenmUsloser Nuit4 Governor Brumbaugh to-day announced ap pointment of the following delegates to represent Pennsylvania at the con vention of the International Associa te of Game and Fish commissioners , at New York: Nathan R. Buller. com missioner of fisheries; John Ham burger, Erie; J. C. Ogden, Johnstown; W. A Lelsenring. Mauch Chunk; Dr. C. B. Penrose, C. H. Thompson, G. D. Gideon. Philadelphia; John M. Phil, lips. Pittsburgh; W. B. McCaleb and Dr. Joseph Kalbfus, Harrisburg; Dr. H. J. Donaldson. Wtlliamsport; Wilson McGraw. Pittsfield. Mr. Whltworth Retwrns —John F. Whitworth. corporation clerk of the State Department, has returned from Kittanning. Mr. Woods Here—Secretary of the Commonwealth Cyrus E. Woods, who has been at Werne-sTllle playing golf and enjoying mountain scenery, was at the Capitol to-day. At Washington—S. S. Riddle, of the Department of Labor and Industry, was at Washington oa matters rela- BUCK IS HONOR MAN IN SHOOT High Run of Thirty Wins Him Second Monthly Shoot Honors In Uie second monthly ln-| dividual championship trap shooting contest for all employes of the Philadelphia Division, held on the gun club grounds at Sixth nd Di vision streets, on Saturday, wept to Buck, a freight englneman of the Philadelphia Division. He broke forty six targets out of a possible fifty and made a high run of thirty. The winners In the various elaaaes were! Class A, Brown, flrat; Hhaplay, second. Class B Buck, flrat; AUemun. second. Class C, Eapenshade, flrat; Shank, second. The first prize In each class Was a sterling silver watch charm, the Dupont trophy for trap shooting clubs, season of 1918, donated by tho E. 1. DuPont de Nemours fk Company, Wilmington, Del. Thrift atampz were uwarded In each class at second prizes. Tho racords In tha three claasea were: a Class A Shapley 23, 20—43 Hartz 16, 18—84 Sheaffer IT. 31—38 Miller 23, 19—2 Brown 23, 22—44 Class B Crossley 22. —l4 Metzgler 22. 20 —42 Quigley 22, 22—441 Dai lev 19. 19—33 Buck 22. 24—46 Alleman 21. 24—13 Hepperlie 21, 20—41 Class C Shank 17. 18—85 Watson 12, 17 —29 Espenshade 23-30—43 Trs. Brk. Stewart — 21 24 23 20 21 25 25 25 23—225 207 Ryder .. 20 17 21 21 24 23—150 126 Free 1 an J, J. H. .. 18 23 24 23 24 ..—125 111 Freeland, A. 8.. . 21 25 20 22 . . 100 88 Shoop ... 24 24 23 22 .. .. —100 93 Shank . . 23 23 22 21 .. ..—100 89 Martin . 24 22 25 23 .. ..—lOO 94 Senseing. 16 22 IS 24 .. .. —100 80 Hatfte'.d 23 24 19 75 66 Roberts. 22 22 „ M .. .50 44 Hoffman. 23 30 50 43 Gipple .. 11 17 —5O 28 Feasor .. 15 25 18 Kozunp'k 11 25 11 Popular Field Artillery Officer Seriously Wounded Colonel Manus MacCloskey, of j Pittsburgh, acting brigadier genera! I in command of the 152 d Brigade. United States Field Artillery, has been seriously wounded in France. I according to information received; by his brother. Attorney J. E. Mac- \ Closkey, at Pittsburgh, last night.; Details of the injuries received bvj Colonel MacCloskey on his condition j are locking. Colonel MacCloskey is probably | the best-known Pittsburgh ,fighting | man in France. He has been In the] Regular Army for years and has ■ seen active service In a number of campaigns. Shortly after the United; States entered the war Colonel Mac- j Closkey organized the Twelfth Field Artillery, which was trained at Fort Myer, Va. Several Harrisburg boys are serv ing In the Twelfth Regimenf. Lieu tenant Albert H. Stackpole was re- j cently transferred from this regiment to Battery A, 113 th Field Artillery.' and has frequently written in enthu siast lc terms of Colonel MacCloskey. j Young Harrisburg Soldier Given Rapid Promotions 9 VlierT*'' SERGT. CHARLES V. BRADY Charles V. Brady, of 1732 Green, street, who left for Camp Lee, Pet-| ■ ersburg, Va., on June 24, has since gained two promotions. About three i j weeks ago he was made a corporal, i and since then a sergeant. He is at! i present with the Sixteenth Company, l • Fourth Training Battalion, One ' Hundred and Fifty-fifth Depot Bri : gade. About two years ago he was attached to the Penneyvania State Game Commission and before leav. tng for Camp Lee he was at Wash ington, D. C., in United States gov ernment service. tive to the Mate system of employ ment of disabled soldiers of which he has made a special study. On Vacation —Major F. M. Vale, of the Public Service Commission, la taking his. vacation. To Attend Meeting —Commissioner of Banking Lafean will go to Phila delphia to-night to attend the build ing and loan assoclaation conference. Taking Out Piper* —More nomina tion papers were taken out to-day, Henry Budd, of Philadelphia, becom ing a candidate, while George J. Campbell, of Pittsburgh, has secured papers for an unknown candidatt in the western end. "I Had Such Awful Sick Headachps" Tanlac Brought Him Relief After He Had About Given Up Hope "Yes, slree, I'm feeling fine these days and going strong," says Louis T. Jacob, a popular grocery clerk of Second and Eleanor streets, Harris burg. Pa. He says: "I had suffered ever since I can remember with sick headaches that put me down and out and they were getting worse all the time. "Tanlac worked like magic. Just seemed to get busy right—away and give me a thorough overhauling and now I feel simply great. No achea, no pains and an appetite like a horse Tanlac Is sure great. Tanlac Is now being introduced here at the George Gorges' Drug , gtoxs.—Adv. HXXUUSBtmO UfSS& TTXBORXPH II "The Live Store" "" ■ ™. ———mm*—mmmmmmmmmmmmm " " " I I I $25 Suits $19.75 $3O Suits $23.75 $35 Suits $27.75 I A You Save M A You Save A A You Save A | $5.25 $6.25 $7.25 • ' v ■ f"" . I These Are the Savings at Our Semi-Annual Mark-Down Sale Where Everything in Our Entire Stock Is Reduced, Except Collars On top of this you can safely add at least "ten dollars hi more" which will represent the actual savings on each suit of clothes this fall and winter. Perhaps you don't believe this statement, but you will believe it within the next sixty days when you see the prices quoted by some clothing stores. || That's why we feel as though you would be "helping yourself" to i come to this "Live Store" during this Semi-annual Clearance Sale and buy what you need at less than the present wholesale prices There are no restrictions HERE, you can select the very best mer chandise we have and get unequalled values Nowhere in Pennsylvania will you find a store so well equipped 11 with such large stocks as Doutrichs are to-day. . t It rests with you entirely whether you are going to save I money on your wearing apparel This is the most timely proposition that has ever been presented to you and your friends and we are working "hand-in-hand" with you to save you money During this "strictly cash" sale you can buy all high-class shirts at extremely low prices Munsing Underwear, Hosiery, Neckwear, Pajamas, Night Shirts, Sweaters, All Blue Serge Suits, Blacks, Fancy Mixtures as well as Hart Schaffner o Kuppenheimer I & Marx Clothes I _ T rousers—t Hosiery • r~~ Underwear— j I !! AlM3.ooTrousers $2.39 ij All 20c Hosiery . ..14c ij All9scUnderwear 79c ij || All $4.00 Trousers ... $3.19 |j All 25c Hosiery . 19c || All $1.25 Underwear .. 99c II 11 All $4.50 Trousers $3.39 j; 35c Hosiery .. .29c ij All $1.75 Underwear - $1.39 ij ii "M! f'H Trousers •• • -f.il i! All 50c Hosiery ...39c Alls2.ooUnderwear $1.59 ij i|i§SSSS::::Slll ** *• t'.*! ii AllsB.soTrousers ....$6.95 ;i D , 1( _. ,_ „ All Boys' Underwear ji Alls9.soTrousers ... $7.95 ji Boy l lac , o_at 0 _ at Reduced Hosiery,39c All $20:22 Suits • s ls= All s 3s= Suits • s 27£i All s 2s= Suits . s l9= All s4o= Suits • s 32= All s3o= Suits • s 23= All s 4s= Suits • s 36= All Straw Hats and Panamas Half-Price ** • * * 1 . , . L ■ -L. . > ' . AUGUST 19, 1918. 7
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