2 TIMELY NEWS OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA AND CITY'S SUBURBS SHOWER BATHS IN FRENCH TOWN Lewisberry Soldier Tells of Odd Experience and Quotes High Prices For Supplies Lewisberry. Pa.. Oct. 28.—Harvey Erney of town, has just received a letter from his brother, Walter Erney, a member of Battery F, Sev enty-second Regiment, Coast Artil lery Corps, In Franco. Extracts from the letter follow: St. Leonard, France, Sept. 22, 1918. Dear Brother: Have been doing a lot of traveling since over here. 3pent a few days in England, now am billeted In this little old town, which is as old as the hills and an interesting place. Streets are from ten to fifteen feet wide: inhabitants mostly use wooden shoe 6 and use oxen instead of horses. Some very small donkeys are used. There is one large stone tank in the town which is a public washing place for clothes, slahting stones all tho way around the edge of the tank which they use the same as we used to use the old-fashinned washboard. The tank is filled and open to tl*e public to go there and do their washing. There is also one public bathhouse ift the town. For a shower bath eight or ten get into the room, then the bathlceeper turns the hose on the bunch. Some bath! They charge six cents if you furnish your own soap and towels, or twelve cents if they furnish all. Will send you a card with this letter to give you an idea of the town. A few prices: Salmon, 76 centsj '■ a can; lobster, $1.15 a can; butter, \ sl.lO a pound; eggs, 10 cents each, and a common piece of toilet soap, .£ 46 cents. Gandy it is impossible to get, with the exception of a bit of *• tne old-time mixed candy. We sometimes can get a little of that at , the Y. M. C. A., but very seldom, and believe me one surely gets hungry for some sweets. Tobacco . and cigarets are plentiful. S'weet I Caporal cigarets, 6 cents; Velvet. 3 cents: Camel and Fatima, 6 cents; I Velv.et smoking, 6 cents, and the Government furnishes one sack of! Bull Durham a week. So the smokes j are real cheap, and we can get plenty. LOAN FLAG HOISTED Dauphin, Pa., Oct. 28.—Obeying the health department's ban on crowds during the influenza epi demic, Dauphin's Fourth Liberty Loan flag was raised very quietly yesterday morning at 10 o'clock on i - the town flagstaff, at the junction of j Erie and High streets. The com- | mittee, which collected $50,000, tak- j ing Dauphin $10,0.00 over the top. | raised the flag. It consisted of | George Kinter, chairman; Clyde S. i McNeely, Harvey C. Forney, John I Q. Fertig, Sherman Fertlg, Daniel j Seller, William Strieker and W. P. ! Clark. MRS. SHATTO BURIED Dauphin. Pa., Oct. 28.—Mrs. Pearl Shatto, who died Saturday at Mount Union from black diphtheria, was burled to-day in the Dauphin Ceme tery. The Rev. J. M. Shoop, pastor of the United Evangelical Church, was in charge of the short services held. Mrs. Shatto is survived by one daughter and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Behm, of Luck now. 1 57 ' P,S K 8 E% . 3* ' ' * ffi | What Other Food helps i . lo Conserve as does if I 1 1 I-—-————-. ® ( Saves Saves Saves I Wheat- Fuel • Waste— I 3& • 1 made fullv ' eatable I | partly of baked. to the last § | barley. bit. $ K ... ——————__J L__— - ftf § Saves Saves Saves I I Sugar- Time Milk I P contains ready to requires | its oyvn serve less § sugar direct than the I from its fromthe ordinary | own grains package cereal if | You are conserving I when you eat: Grape-Nuts I I• * 1 1. ■ | 1 v t p ss • • MONDAY EVENING', . SEVEN DEATHS IN ONE FAMILY Remarkable Series of Afflic tions Encountered by Mc- Farland Relatives Marietta, Pa., Oct. 28.—Mrs. Owen | McFarland, aged 19, died at the Co | lumbia hospital yesterday. A few [hours before her death, her grand ! mother* Mrs. Habel died. On Tues | day two cousins were buried who : died of the influenza, and yesterday ! another cousin was buried. On July 16, Mrs. McFarland's husband, a mem ber of Company H, Thirtieth United States Infantry was killed in battle in France, and her brother was killed on the railroad In September. Her mother is critically 111 with pneu monia, and does not know of her daughter's death. EDWARD CALLAHAN Lewbtons, Pa., Oct. 28. Edward Callahan, a well-known young man, died on Saturday evening at his home, in Third street, after a week's illness of pneumonia. Mr. Caltahan was em ployed as a molder at the Standard Steel Works, and was widely known. His mother died but a few weeks ago, and a brother was wounded in France a short time ago. His wife, Mrs. Mary (Fought) Callahun. and two children survive. MRS. NETTIE THOMPSON 111 111 ED Liverpool, Pa., Oct. 28. Funeral services of Mrs. Nettie Thompson, widow of Dr. James F. Thompson, for merly of Liverpool, were held here last week and were conducted by the Rev. G. H. Knox, pastor of the Metho dist Episcopal Church, of which Mrs. Thompson was a member. A son, Ed gar Walters, of Philadelphia, and one sister, survive. J. AMI.I.IS HEBERI.IG Kewvllle, Pa., Oct. 28. J. Willis Heberlig died at his home, near New burg, on Friday night, aged 27 years. He is survived by his wife and three children, his mother, Mrs. B. F. Heb erlig, of Newburg, and several broth ers. Funeral services will be held to morrow afternoon, at 1 o'clock. ADAMS 9M>,000 SHORT Gettysburg, Pa., Oct. 28. Final figures given out Saturday by those having in csharge the campaign for the Fourth Liberty Loan in Adams county disclosed the fact that the county failed to go over the top for the loan, as it had been thought it would, but that it has fallen behind about $90,00 U. MRS. NAOMI BOWER Duiu'unnoii, Pa., Oct. 28. —Mr§. Naomi Bower, formerly of Harris burg, died at her home at Wilming ton, Del., on Thursday. Burial will be made in tho Evergreen Cemetery, Duncannon, Pa., Monday afternoon at 2.30 p. m. BISHOP STANFORD ORATOR Columbia, Pa., Oct. 28.—Bishop W. M. Stanford, of Harrisburg, has been engaged as the orator for the exercises on "Ingathering Day," in Grace United Evangelical Church Sunday, November 3, in case the closing ban is lifted by that time. NEW SHIRT FACTORY Columbia, Pa., Oct. 28. —Columbia is tohave a new shirt factory with David H. Shetrone as manager. The new industry will occupy the build ing formerly used by the Reliance Electric Company and will be oper ated by a Philadelphia concern. IMPORTANT RATE DECISIONS MADE Chairman Ainey Rules on Sand Hauls; Mr. Rilling Asks Coal Hearing The general rate structure for hauling glass-making sand from the Mapleton districts of Huntingdon and Mifflin counties to various plants of the American Window Glass Co., in Westmoreland, Washington, Mc- Kean and other counties Is reviewed by Chairman W. D. B. Ainey, of the Public Service Commission in a de- I vision handed down In the complaint of the company against the Penn sylvania and Pittsburgh and Lake Erie railroads. The charges as af fecting rates of the Pennsylvania for sand from Mapleton to points in the Pittsburgh district are 4's missed; the two railroads directed to establish a joint rate from Maple ton to Bellevernon not exceeding $1.42 per ton against $1.48. which is found to be unreasonable; the Pennsylvania to establish a rate to Kane at $1.54 and these rates to be subject to such general advances as have been permitted since the complaint was filed. A further hearing is directed to lie held to determine damages, if any, as a basis for an order of reparation. The commission In an opinion Commissioner John S. Rilling dis missing a pomplaint of the Fleet wood and Kutztown Electric Light, Heat 4fc Power Co., against the rates and rules of the Metropolitan Edison Co., of Reading which established them in the face of a fifteen year contract made in 1916, calls upon the respondent to uphold the legal ity of the "coal clause." The latter is a provision that rates shall be contingent on the price of coal and after holding that the commission has the right to Inquire into rates in spite of a contract. Mr.. Billing says regarding the "coal clause" as follows: "This commission has never de termined that such a rate is in com pliance with the provisions of the Public Service Company law. It is important that this be done. A further hearing will be had, of which the parties will have due notice, at which hearing the respon dent will be required to uphold its so-called coal clause rate. Other utilities interested may intervene and be heard." Mistaken For Raccoon Boy Is Shot by Hunter New Oxford. Pa., Oct. 28. Clarence Lough, aged 16, son of Mr. and Mra H. G. Lough, was the victim in the first accident in this community dur ing the hunting season, but his wounds are not of a serious nature. The lad was out hunting squirrels and sat down on a log, with his back against a tree. Charles D. Miller ap proached from the rear, and seeing the black hair of young Lough projecting from behind the tree and moving at the same time, thought it was a 'coon and fired, he having shot a 'coon at the same place last year. A number of the shot lodged in the shoulder, neck and head of the boy, and he was hur ried to the York Hospital, where the X-ray was used to locate the shot. FIFTEEN FOR CAMP Liverpool, Pa.. Oct. 28. Perry county has been called upon to send fifteen men to Camp Greenleaf, Lytle, Ga. Kajrjusburg telegraph GOOD WORK OF ARMY SURGEONS Lieut.-Colonel Laurence and Medical Staff From Allen town Camp Fight Disease Lykrna, Pa., .Oct. 28.—After taking a heavy toll and causing much dis tress the Influenza pneumonia epi demic at place is slowly and suc cessfully being combated by the efforts of the local physicians, with the Invaluable assistance of United States Army surgeoiTß, dispatched here by the government at the out break. The entire community is under strict army discipline, with Lieutenant- -Colonel Laurence in charge. Colonel Laurence has es tablished headquarters at Pottsville and has placed in charge of the Ly kens situation the following assist ant surgeons: Lieutenant R. L. West over, Lieutenant Q. S. Yates,, ,and Lieutenant B. Fulton all able phy sicians of Uncle Sam's army. When the epidemic struck Lykens, D. V. Randall, superintendent of the Susquehanna Collieries, immediately took steps for the fight, and a new building of the public schools was turned into an emergency hospital. Supplies and equipment were shipped from the arsenal at Harrisburg and further appqal brought the best phy sicians of the army from camp at Allentown. The initial admission to tlft hospital was Tuesday, October 15 and since ' that time there have been 266 cases handled of which 129 still rqmain at the hospital. There were 125 discharges, leaving only 12 deaths. With a dozen or more tents pitched in the school campus and the first floor of the school building arranged Into well-equipped wards, endless num bers of volunteer nurses, orderlies, cooks practically everybody giving a lift, Lykens is pulling out of the relentless grip of the disease. Officials of the mines in this sec tion believe the output of this month will bbe reduced probably to 60 per cent. WILLIAM O'CONNOR Marietta. Pa., Oct. 28.—William O'Connor, 34 years old, died last night from an attack of pneumonia. He was a son of the late Arthur O'Connor, and was a member of the Iron Molders' Union and the lodge of Elks. Only a short time ago his father died, and an aunt passed away, making three deaths in three months. He was a member of St. Mary's Cath olic Church. A number of brothers and sisters survive. SHOT GRAY FQX Dauphin, pa., Oct. *2B.—While hunting for squirrels on Friday aft ernoon in the woods back of his home on the side of the Kittatinny mountain, William Shaffer shot a fully grown gray'fox. This is the first fox to be shot in this vicinity for some time. Shaffer is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Shaffer and a younger brother of Walter J. Shaffer, the American aviator with the Lafayette EscadrUle. CONVENTION POSTPONED Marietta, Pa., Oct. 28.—The Lan caster County Red Men's convention which was scheduled for Saturday next, has been postponed until No vember on account of the epidemic. These yearly events are always a big success, and attended by prominent Red Men from all parts of the state. Cumberland Valley UNITED WORK IN CUMBERLAND Committees Named to Con duct Campaign in Mechan icsburg and Shippensburg Carlisle, Pa., Oct. 28. Final or ganization for the United War Work Campaign in Cumberland county has been practically completed. The Shippensburg and Mechanicsburg district have all their offices. New ville and Carlisle will perfect their lists of officials at meetings to be held this evening, at which time an equitable adjustment of the quotas for the various subdistricts will be set. The county quota is $55,000 and the amount coming from the Car lisle war chest gives It a good start. As soon as the influenza ban is lifted meetings will be held various sec tions for further instruction and planning. The following are the offi cers in the Mechanicsburg and Ship pensburg districts; Mechanicsburg District chair man, H. C. Brown: director, J. W, Geiger; first vice-president, S. F. Hauck; second vice-president, J. Morris Miller; third vice-president, Miss Margaret Moser; treasurer, Russel N. Riddle; executive com mittee, M. L. Dick, the Rev. H. H. Sharpe, the Rev. George L. F"ulton; speakers, J. r S. Adam, Mechanics burg; publioi'ty, H. C. Ryan," Mechan icsburg; victory boys, Professor Frank Hare; victory girls, Miss Grace Witmer; rural, the Rev. T. J. Ferguson; industrial, J. D. Faller; colored, J. P. Clifford; student. Dr. E. E. Campbell. Shippensburg—Chairman and di rector, L. P. Teel; vice-chairmen, J. Edward Relsner and George S. Mc- Lean; student, Professor, J. S. Heiges; publicity, Paul Noftsker; colored, the Rev. Wallace Spriggs. A women's executive committee of seven members will also be formed. PARKER P. RIDER DIES Mechanicsburg, Pa., Oct. 28. Early yesterday morning Parker P. Rider died of pneumonia at the age of 47 years. He was a carpenter and an active member of the Church of God. He was a member of the Wash ington Fire Company, and the Amer ican Mechanics. Surviving are his wife, who was formerly Miss Kath arine Kunkle, and 3-year-old daugh ter, Claribel; also his mother, Mrs. Henrietta Rider and the following brothers and sisters: Mrs. John B. Kilnkle, of Cleveland, O.; Chester Rider, Mrs. Tolbert Geiling, and Norman, of Mechanicsburg; Myrtle and Addison, at home. Private fu neral services will be held on Wed nesday morning, the Rev. Ji Russell Bucher, officiating. Burial will be made in the Trindle Spring Ceme tery. ; PUZZLED OVER JURISDICTION | Carlisle, Pa., Oct. 28.—Local at [ torneys to-day puzzled the question |as to whether or not the county would have jurisdiction in the mat ter of Charles Reinicker and Clar ence J. Collins, the two Gettysburg boys who shot and killed George J. Bushman,' a prominent Gettysburg garageman, near Mount Holly Springs. It is believed that under the act of 1860 that the county could claim jurisdiction, but there will be no steps taken to bring the trial here from Adams county. HUSBAND AND WIFE BURIED Waynesboro, Pa., Oct. 28.—Mrs. Minnie Ebersole, wife of the late Christian Ebersole, died at her home near Leitersburg, Md., of pneumo nia. She was 38 years old. Her hus band died of the same disease only the night before. She is survived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Martin, Smithburg, Md., and seven children, Irene, Naomi, Pearl, Paul, Clarence, Leonard and Harold Eber sole. She was buried with her hus band yesterday morning. $50,000 FOR FRANK UN Waynesltoro, Pa., Oct. 28.—At a meeting of the executive commit tee of the Franklin County War Work Committee, allotments for the various districts of the county were fixed. The total amount devoted to this work is $50,000. Of this amount Waynesboro must pay $19,- 372; Chambersburg, $22,744.41, and the balance of $7,883.59 is to be dis tributed among the townships of the county. EPIDEMIC WANING Waynesboro, Pa.,- Oct. 28.—While health board officials received noti fication that there were recorded ninety new cases on Friday, the con dition of patients in the hospitals and homes indicated ®n Saturday that the virulency of the disease was not as great as in its earlier stages in this community. There was but one death in ttfe emergency hospitals, that of a 4-year-old child. BIG SHIPMENT OF APPLES Waynesboro, Pa., Oct. 28. —J. H. Wishard's force finished hauling to cars at Smithburg, 1,600 barrels of loose apples. The Wishard place is near Smithsburg on the Leitersburg road. He has also a large crop of se lects, all of which are sold. INFANT SON DIES Mcchaniesburg, Pa., Oct. 28. Joseph Benton Hunt, the eleven weeks' old son of Dr. and Mrs. B. F. Hunt, East Main street, died early yesterday morning following an ill ness of influenza, which resulted in pneumonia and meningitis. Suburban Notes HUMMELSTOWN Howard Holsberg, stationed at Wis sahickon Barracks, Cape May, N. .J., spent a furlough of several days with his mother, Mrs. Fidelia Holsberg. Mrs. Edward Deimler visited her daughter, Mrs. Abner Demmy at Car lisle. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Jamison, of Harrisburg, spent yesterday among relatives In town. Hebrew Jacobs, of Harrisburg, spent yesterday in town. UTlss Leta Allweln spent yesterday at Camp Hill. Edgar Schaeffer spent several days at Philadelphia. Captain William L. Hicks, of Har risburg, called on John Greenawalt yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Pike are spending sev eral days among relatives at Halifax. Miss Mina Lyter, of Dauphin, is visiting at th<4 home of her sister, Mrs. George Fromm. John. Bordner, stationed St Wissa htckon Barracks, Cape May, N. J., is visiting his parents. Harry N. Cromleigh, Weli-Known Businessman, • Dies at Mechanicsburg Mechanicsburg, Pa., Oct. 28. —By the death of Harry N. Cromleigh, Mechunicsburg loses a prominent businessman and highly esteemed citizen. Mr. Cromleigh, who was a stove and tinner dealer in South Market street, died on Saturday af ternoon, after ten days' illness of influenza, which developed a com plication of diseases. He was nged 34 years and was born at New King ston, living here practically all his life. He was a member of the Pres yterian church, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Citizen Fire Com pany, Knights of Malta and Patritic Order Sons of America. He is sur vived by his wife and two children, Harold and Violet Cromleigh; also i his Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Cromleigh and one sister, Mrs. Nor ris Heckman, all of Mechanicsburg. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, conducted by the Rev. George Ful ton, assisted by the Rev. H. K. Lantz, of Shiremanstown. ■ Burial will be 'made in the Mechanicsburg Cemetery. Friends can view the body to-morrow evening from 7 to 9 i o'clock. War Savings Per Capita in Cumberland Co. $10.03 Mechanicsburg, Pa., Oct. 28. i The National War Savings commit tee of Cumberland county announces i the per capita subscription of $10.03. This county leads its sister counties ,of Franklin, Perry, Dauphin, Juni ate and Lebanon. The W. S. S. pledges are systematically being checked up and fulfilled. The Cum berland County Council of National Defense is so- thoroughly organized that the personnel of the community councils, the Liberty Loan and War Savings committees are one and the same. These organizations comprise some 600 workers who have pledged themselves to undertake the accom plishment of Cumberland county's share in any war activity. MRS. GRACE RAILING Mechanicsburg, Pa., Oct. 28. After a short illness of pneumonia, Mrs. Grace Railing, wife of Harry Railing, died at 4 o'clock yesterday morning at her home in West Main street. She was aged 42 years and was a member of the St. Paul Re formed church. She is survived by i her husband; parents, Mr. and Mrs. j George W. FlsWel, of Mechanicsburg; and three brothers, lrvin Fissel, of Dillsburg; Howard and Lloyd Fis- I sel, of Mechanicsburg. The funeral service will be held on Wednesday, strictly private, conducted by the £tev. J. Russel Bucher. Burial will be made in the Mechanicsburg Cemetery. BAN MAY BE LIFTED Carlisle, Pa., Oct. 28.—With some improvement in the situation to-day, it is possible that the first of the month which falls on Friday will see the lifting of the influenza ban here. New cases in the past twenty four hours aggregated slightly over fifty, but there is a general improve ment, although Saturday saw a num ber of deaths, "fte family of Augus tus James, of Carlisle, was especially hard, hit, the death of Mrs. William Conrad, Moore's Mill ,a daughter, being the fourth in the same fam ily within a week. Mrs. Charles ' D. Speck, Carlisle, died a few hours after her husband, an influenza vic tim. , MRS. MARGARET BAKER Waynesboro, Pa., Oct. 28.—Mrs. Margaret, wife of Samuel Baker, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Edward Morganthall, SJaturday. She was 73 years of age ana is sur vived by the following children: Mrs. Edward Morganthall, Mrs. Elvia I Kelso, Walter H. Baker, Mrs. May Dehart, of Waynesboro. i First Florfr: Second Moor: Hi H a F4SP S^E3fIH ■ BR * ■■■■■■B Dresses Skirts K, '.Y • ¥ vJH) HH B1 ll 11 *T J J Suits Waists Coats Hose A Ft - HARRISBURG, PENNA. v Executors* Sale of ne JAS. H. BRENNER Stock I 6 South 4th St. Will Start Thursday, Oct. 31st The Entire Stock in the Jas. H. Brenner establish ment, consisting of High-Grade and Most Fashionable ' Women's and Misses' Coats, Suits, Waists, Skirts and Furs, will be sacrificed below the cost of manufacture. We must raise $15,000 within ten days for the quick settlement of the estate. We, therefore, have decided upon the lowest prices possible in order that we may reach our goal. , ' ' ~ 4 Women and Misses economically inclined will read ily see the advantages and wait, for this Great Money- Saving Event. Sale Starts Thursday Morning Oct. 31st Watch Wednesday Morning and Evening Papers For Fall Particulars of This Sale. , u . . -n u, ny.nnial:*lliHiiaii -—■ ■ X OCTOBER 28, 1918. 1 DEATH TOLL DECREASED Columbia, Pa., Oct. 28 —The death toll here caused by the influenza has materially decreased here within the past twenty-four hours. Two of the last victims were Harry T. John son, a letter carrier, aged 69 years, and William E. O'Connor, a stove molder, aged 32 years. Several chil dren also died from the disease. The board of health ordered everything to close over Sunday except the drug stores, which were opfln for the sale of drugs only. Millions Use ' It For Colds Because 'Tape's Cold Compound" relievesicold or grippe misery in a few hours—Really wonderful! Don't stay stuffed-up! • Quit blowing and stuffing! A dose of "Pape's Cold Compound" taken every two hours until three doses are taken will end grippe misery and break up a severe cold either In the head, chest, body or limbs. 11 promptly opens clogged-up nos trils and air passages; stops nast;' discharge or nose running: relieves 1 • is I II "Degardless of } the price you | pay—S CHLEISNER Clothes for men and young men are unconditionally the best—and the most econom ical you can buy. The new Winter Suits and Overcoats p • %' Yy we are selling meet every j. requirement, generally and in detail, of critical dressers. S3O to S9O | MIKFI.IN COUNTY ACCIDENTS Lewlstown, Pa., Oct. 28. A. C. Garver, of Lewistown, had two Angers so badly Injured at the Standard Steel Works, SaUirday, one that one had to be amputated. The Rev. George Joseph, health of ficer of Lewlstown, fell down a flight of stairs at the home of his son, George Joseph, badly Injuring him self about the head and neck. Thomas My era, while cutting wood with an ax, cut a deep gash in his foot. Mrs. Elsie Green Thompson, Injured in an automobile accident near here recently, died in a Bellefonte hos pital. sick headache, dullness, feverlshness, sore throat, sneezing, soreness and stiffness. , "Pape's Cold Compound" Is the quickest, surest relief known and costs only a few cents at drug stores. It acts without assistance, tastes nice, and causes no inconvenience. Don t accept a substitute. Insist on "Pape's"—nothing else.
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