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" ""
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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
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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
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AUGUST 19, 1918.
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