14
MEMBERSHIP IN
RED CROSS IS A
RECORD BREAKER
Nearly 33,350 Men. Women
and Children Join Great
Organization
incomplete reports of the results
of the Red Cross Christmas rolleull
in the territory of the Harrisburg
chapter of the American Red Cross
show memberships considerably in
excess of the complete reports of
last year at this time. The enroll
ment in every district has been quite
favorable und tlie total membership
of last year is expected to be sur
passed by a wide majority within
the next several months.
Reports now in the hands of offi
' rials show that 35,350 people in the
district covered by the Harrisburg j
chapter, have "had the heart und the I
dollar," 594 more thun had enrolled ,
on January 15* 1918. Returns from I
rural districts of Perry. Cumberland j
and Dauphin counties will swell the j
total considerably. Of the total nuni- !
ber of members, Harrisburg has fur- i
ntshed 22,701 und the outlying sec- ;
tions 12,649.
Harrisburg was divided into flf-■
teen districts, each in charge of an .
energetic major. The records made i
by the several majors and their as- I
sistants in their respective districts,
follow: Major Suurt, 1,325: -Major:
Sponsler, 1.427; Major Jones, 2.- '
412; Major Sites, 1,309; Major Da pp.,
1,09; Major Sherger, 1.284; Mujor
Hull, 1,972; Mujor Stackpole, 1.4 84; ;
Mujor Kelley. 31,490; Major Oyster, j
077; Mnjor Smucker, 1,675; Major j
Spallr, 1,199; Major Stewart. 1.577; .
Major Doehne. 2.817: Major Turner,}
834. i
The reports of the towns in the
three counties included in the Har-,
risburg district, follow: •
Dauphin County—Berrysburg, 40, (
Dauphin, 248; Elizabeth ville. 475, j
FishervHle, 40; Gratz, 220: Halifax,!
It): Hershey. 780; Hummelstown,
710; Llnglestown, 66; Loyalton, 66;
I.ykens. 375: Millcrsburg, 1.250; j
Paxtang, 364; Penbrook. 830; Pil- j
low. 79; River Road. 199: Ruther
rord Heights. 115; AViconiseo, 263;:
AVllliamstown. 651. j
Cumberland County—Camp Mill,,
454; Enola. 249: Eberley s Mills, •
38: Lemoyne. 238; New Cumber
land. 921; West Falrview, 311, (
AVormleysburg. 230. !
Perry County—lllain, 2uo; Dun
cannon", 711: Green Park. 115; Lain- J
dlsburg. 105: Liverpool, 101; Marys-1
ville, 550: Millerstown. !4S; New
Uloorjtleld, 327; Newport, 952.
Only three of the Red Cross chap- •
tors in the Pennsylvania-Delaware
division have made their final re-1
ports to divisional chairman 1-rancis
Farquhnr at the divisional head-,
quarters at York. They are Berks,
. ounty chapter with a totali of 60 -
000 members; Meudvflle, ll.Oal. and
Tioga county. 4,976. There are 10a
chapters in the division, and this m
, dicatcs how the Christmas roll cat
had been delayed by influenza and
other local conditions.
Chairman Furquhar will not
late his returns until to-morrow.
night, by which time be expects the
division far above the million mark. .
York county remains at 1. .o°° ment
bers. but this will no doubt be
greatly increased, for the time foi ,
-*ll chapters has been extended (
\vherc such extension is desired.
Taken Back to Camp to
Face Double Desertion
" and Jail Breaking Charge
August Ij. Laurenkus, wanted by-
United States military on,
a dobble desertion and i ail - br f ak '"*
charge, was taken back to the f alter |
Reed Hospital. Taconia Perk. Wash-,.
Ington. D. C.. where he belongs to a ,
medical unit, this morning. There ne |
will face a court-martial. ,'
Laurenkus was arrested by City ue- ■
lectlve Speese after a short career of.
thievery- and petty pillagery in '-his
city, which was preceded by an eaca- j
paiie at his camp. He escaped ""hip
a guardhouse by soaping a saw ,eft|j
in his cell bv workmen, with which lie,
sawed through the bars of his cell. ] J
The guard who took him back toi]
Washington to-day, while in Harris-1 j
burg to secure another deserter, on- (
p countered Laurenkus in the street and J
pursued hiin through the central partp
of the city, even using his revolver] ■
in an effort to get him. lie eluded ;
capture, however, at that time.
Laurenkus posed here as Tony j ]
Seinpka und stopped at the Y. M. C. A.. (
where, it is said, he imposed on the ,
hospitality of his hosts by stealing fill
the clothing he could lay his bands tnjl
and, after going through the pock its. I
secreting the discarded clothing about]
the building. He was arrested by I
Marsh Run authorities, who were un
able to locate his command, and final-!
ly freed him as a discharged soldier.]
New Board of Directors
For Chamber of Commerce
to Be Elected Tonight
The annual election of five new di
rectors for the Harrisburg Chamber
of Commerce, which takes place to
night. has been arranged so that all
members can vote regardless of !
whether or not they have other en- !,
gagements for the evening. The polls , ]
will be open in the Board of Trade
room front 7 until 9 o'clock, and
members can cast their ballots any :
time between those hours.
A smoker and buffet luncheon will ,
be served, and the men will gather ;
in informal discussions of future
projects and plans. The following 11
tellers and judges will have charge I
of the election: William A. Earnest, |
Albert A. Wert. George N. Barnes. C j
L. Scott and E. B. Chenowetli.
One hundred members of the p
chamber already have signified their {
intention of Joining the expedition to ,
Middletown Monday evening, when. ,
as guests of Stanley V. Bergen, sec
retary for the Y. M. C. A. at the
Middletown aviation depot, and Colo
nel Cheston, officer in charge, an
inspection of the "A"' hut and avia- j
lion warehouses will he made. In- .
asmuch as it is necessary for every j
member to be identified before he (
can be admitted to the camp, it fs c
desired to have acceptances return- }
ed as soon as possible. ;
MARY S. BENT LiEAVES $260,000
lhilatlclplilu. Dec-. 27.—An estate
valued at more than $200,000 is dis
posed of in private bequests by the
will of Mary 8. Bent. Overbrook, ad
mitted to probate to-duy. The prin
cipal legatees are 'he children,
irrandchlldren and a sister of the tes
tatrix. Other testaments probated
sere: Blanche B. Kennedy, of 2202
Walnut street. $95,000: Charles Tt.
McEwan. of 2117 South Fifteenth
street, $15,200, and James McCros
key, 034 North Sixty-fourth street,
$8,500. The personal effects of the
-state of John T. Crankshatv have
oeen appraised at $58,001.88.
FRIDAY EVENING,
STEAM HEAT RATE
AND COSTS AGAIN
i High Cost of Coal. Number of
Firemen and Otlier Things
i! Are Brought Out Today
This was accountants' day in the
hearing of the complaint of Harris
burg businessmen against the in-
creased steam heat rates of the Har
[ risburg Light and Power Company,
\ ] and figures and estimates were sub
i I mitted in volume before Chairman
f j Alney and Examiner A'ale. of the
] | Public Service Commission. George
J 1 Al. McLane. of the AVlllison Audit and
! System Company, of Pittsburgh, was
( | the uuditor presented by William K.
, Meyers, counsel for the businessmen,
| and R. E. Chew, of the United Gas
, ! and Electric Company, of Neiv A'ork.
,' was not forward by Jesse E. B. Cun
] | ningham, counsel the company.
The company claimed a loss of SB.-
j 000 last season and showed that in
j October of this year it lost $10,253
! and in November $5,407, a total of
! over $15,000 lost In two months this
j season with increased rates.
Extraordinary conditions due to early
; season, labor and fuel conditions and
; plant troubles last season were also <
1 brought out. The complainants as- !
} serted that the boiler plant was very i
] heavily manned and labor costs high, ]
I and gave evidence us to coal supply, j
} at times a source of complaint, and]
' the cost of ash removal, which was ;
given as $11,353.36 for last year. ]
These ashes used to be hauled away !
' in cars. Now they are being sold for
j filling in Capitol Park extension. ,
] Among the witnesses heard as to
1 conditions of service last w inter ]
] were Charles P. Walter, Levin Cohn 1
i and others, while Charles F. Qutnn, j
' secretary of the State Federation of ,
] Labor, testified us to the number of |
! men engaged in ordinary boiler fir- j
j ing practice. Alvin S. ilammaii. of j
■ the Evening News staff, testified as
l to a visit paid to the plant last sea- ]
I son in the course of his duties as a I
1 newspaperman and as to what he saw j
] and was told by officials.
There was no dispute as to what the I
accountants found and it was said ,
I that the books showed up all right,
i One of the interesting things was j
' the coal cost of $90,912 last season, i
' One lot of 21.496 tons of river coal !
' cost $27,520 and another lot of 20,942 I
i tons cost $47,840. The bituminous ,
I coal cost $15,552.
Argument will be heard later on. [
County Commissioners
Choose Women to Take
Care of State's Gratuities
Names of the women who will be ]
'recommended to Governor Martin G. j
■ Brumbaugh for appointment as trus-}
'tees of the mothers' pension fund toi
(be created in Dauphin county were
selected by the Board of County Com
missioners to-day.
Recently the Commissioners decided .
to accept the provisions of the ;>en-;
; sion measure and asked for an opinion:
' from state officials whether state ap
propriation would be mnde to the
l cci.nty this year as provided in the
act. The state authorities agreed to
i appropriate about $3,300, and the]
i County Commissioners will set aside a
] similar amount for the fund.
Those who will be recommended as
] trustees follow: Mrs. Lyman L>. Gii -;
I bert, Mrs. Mercer B. Tate. Mrs. Daibh
i Kaufman and Mis. David E. Tracy, t
j city; Airs Robert Rutherford. Steel-I
ton; Mrs. John H. Lelir, Lykens. ind |
i one to be selected, probably from
Middletown.
Continued Cloudiness Is
the Weather Forecast
I Continued cloudiness, with the pos- j
sibility of light snows to-morrow, is I
j the forecast for llr risburg as issued 1
jby Forecaster Domain to-day. No ma- j
i terial change in temperature is antici- •
pated within the next twenty-four
hours. The lowest temperature to
' night is expected to be about twenty- I
five degrees.
The temperature throughout this
; i egion is from two to fourteen de
grees lower than it was on Thursday.
Last night the temperature fell to
i twenty-six* degrees above zero, the |
' lowest temperature recorded here I
i since earlv this month. Pressure over j
; the whole northeastern territory is
considerably increased.
A slight snow, part off a blizzard |
j that gripped the Aliddle West on
Thursday, fell here, but few of the
white (lakes were visible last even
ing. As the storm moved from the
Middle West eastward its fury abated
I considerably and Pennsylvania re
ceived little of the snow that it caus
ed farther west.
Pan Handle Lines of the
Pennsy Eearn 4 Per Cent.
By Associated Press
Philadelphia. Dec. 27. The Pan |
Handle lines ot the Pennsylvania ,
i Railroad, to-day declared u semian
nual dividend of 2 per cent. This!
makes the dividend for the year 4 |
ner cent., or 1 per cent, less than in I
] 1917. The Pennsylvania Company, i
l which controls the Pennsylvania j;
! Railroad lines west of Pittsburgh, de
i elared a semiannual dividend of 3 I
per cent., making 6 per cent, for the
year, the same as last year.
t \ltlt A F.XPLOMVK* OUT TO SEA
By Associated Press
Washington, Dec. 37. By order of!;
the Railroad Administration, some |,
. hundreds of thousands of pounds of ,
high explosive material. Including T.
N. T. and picric acid, the property of
the Fr.nch and Italian governments, 1
is being towed out to sea from South
Amboy, N. J- and dumped overboard, i
thirty-five miles from the Scotland
Neck' lightship.
HINDENBURG BURIED
DEEP INTO GROUND '
[Continued from First Page.]
could be locked from the Inside crlv. .
AVitliin it WJS fastened by a double t
holt which would dc credit to an j
American hanking establishment.
Dugout Dressed Luxuriously
The dugout itself was luxuriously
equipped. On the lluor was a heavy ]
flow ered carpet and a Louis XA I " table ,
and chairs added to the artistic ar- <
rangement. The walls, which were t
of corrugated iron, were painted ]
solid white and the whole place was •
brilliantly illuminated by electricity. ]i
On a little table was an electric fan j
to keep the marshal cool In summev,
|while an electric stove provided heat i
dn winter. The room was about 14>: ]
12 feet and was protected by four to i
six feet ot earth above it-
The Emperor's dugout was similar I,
except that it was much deepu • tin- r
dc g'ouml and there were two en- 'i
trances, one through "lie villi nnd j
the othei front the grounds The!
main was from the wm&oi
and led down a long lllcnt of 3tops. •
Another touch to t".e picture was
added to-day when n German risi- i
dent of Alx-la-Chapehd told the cor- i
respondent of the Asvjoi-.ied r'ress i
that 'he. Crown Prince apt nt virtually |
all of his tunc lu amusement. ,
DOUBLE DEATHS
IN TWO HOMES
Brother and isister Die at Car
lisle and Man and Wife
Near Sliippcnsburg
8 Carlisle. Pa., Dec. 27. —Two deaths
- in one family in four hours, with
- several others nearby was the toll of
- | Influenza which is causing much
, I concern and a number of fatalities
- • in the country districts of the coun
i J ty. Robert S. Clippingcr, aged 17.
? i and Blanche E. Clippingcr. 21, chil
? ' dren of Mr. and Mrs. Shatpe A.
I j Clippingcr, were victims, the latter
, dying while the father was making
, | arrangements for the funeral of the
, [ former. Several other children in
< | the same family are also ill.
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Stoner. living
■ in the same section, a few miles
. from Shippensburg, died of the same
disease within twenty-four hours.
II Botti were ill but a short time.
Cumberland Co. Wounded
Men Home From France
Carlisle, Pa., Dec. 27. Carlisle
1 wounded men are coming home, the
! first contingent reaching the town
; yesterday. Those just back front |
I France and who are awaiting dis
charge include Delos M. Martin, of,
Carlisle; Harry K. Walters, Boiling]
; Springs; John B. Hull, near Car- j
lisle: Paul H. Gulden. Boiling i
! Springs, and William Hertzler, Car- j
lisle. Two of the men arrived home l
; just at the time his name appeared]
] on the official casualty list.
LODGE OFFICERS ELECTED !
Meohanic.sbiirg, Pa., Dec. 27. —At j
'a meeting of Melita lodge. No. 83.;
! Knights of Pythias, last evening. ]
j these officers were elected for the,
; coming year: Chancellor comman
der, Guv M. Eberly; vice chancellor,,
! Robert J. Neidig;" muster at arms-
Guy 11. Lucas; prelate. E. S. Cock
i lin: piaster of work. Frank Rowe;
I inner guard, Roy Gutshall; outer
j guard. C. D. J. Eckerd; host. C. D.
ij. Eclserd; trustees, E. S. Cocklin,
Charles Eckerd and S. S. Brenner;
i keeper of records and seals, George i
i AA r . Hershntan: muster of finance, E.
C. Gardner; master of exechequer, I
] D. J. Beitzel; musician, Bruce Mow-]
I cry.
CANTATA AT V. It. CHURCH
Aloohaiilesburg, Pa.. Dec. 2i. j
! "While Shepherds Watched," was;
the subject of a cantata, which was j
well rendered, in the Kirst I nited (
j Brethren Church on Christmas night,
under the direction of George C .
! Dietz. An interesting program was
: given by tlie senior department of ]
'.the Sunday school, in charge ot Mrs. i
t Ross Lehman; junior department. ,
! Mrs. Harry E. Beitzel and the pri-,
mary department. Miss. vlauG Il
licit."
CHRISTMAS REMEMBRANCES
; Members of the men's Bible class]
of the eMtliodist Episcopal Sunday
1 sclioot presented the teacher, the
Rev. J. Ellis Bell, with a purse of]
ten dollars for a Christmas gift in ,
token of appreciation of his work.
The Rev.' J. A. Gohn, pastor of the
! First United Brethren Church, was!
remembered with a tine turkey foi
: his Christmas dinner, from mem- |
1 hers of the congregation.
FIJI! MEN TREAT CHILDREN
Moeliain. shtiig. Pa., Dec. , 2 '- j
j Gifts of candy and oranges were dis- !
tributed bv the AVashington 1-ire;
Company to about 500 youngsters;
of the town on Christmas morning, ;
: when they gathered at the engine
] house for the annual treat. The,
I children were a liappy lot as tlie>
] left with their precious parcels.
WILLIAM RTsMITH WES
Milnpcitsburg, Pa- Dec. >■ "' " ,
Ham B Smith, a well-known resi
dent, died from a stroke of Pa' al > - |
si- He was aged 8j yeats and is,
I survived by two daughters and one;
brother. Funeral services were held
yesterday afternoon in char*e of the
the Rev Mr. Crawford, ot Middle,
Spring and the Rev. D. W. Allison.,
lof Shippensburg.
CHILD SERIOUSLY SCALDED
i tnrlii'.o. Pa- Dec. 27. —Leaning
I over a bucket of water to ascertain
what progress was being made in,
the' cleaning of a chicken for din- ,
ner. Robert Faulkner. 3 years old. a (
son of Mr. and Mrs. J. E- * aulK * j
ner of Carlisle, overbalanced and,.
turned the boiling water on him-.
self He was practically denuded of,
skin to the waist and is InUiehoa.
I pital here in a serious condition. .
Perry Co. Supervisors to
Meet at New Bloomheldt
New Blooinllcltl. Pa.. Dec. 2,. 1
| Final arrangements have been com -
{pleted for the sixth annual session,
of the Perry County Supervisors As-,
Isociatlon which will he held in the.
' Perry county courthouse here to-,
j morrow. Thc nrsi session will oe ,
lealled to order at 10 o clock by the ,
{president. J. D. Snyder, of Liver-J
"°An interesting program has been ]
I arranged lo include addresses by lo
icn! supervisors and other speakers.
The programs;
Morning Session —Rollcall. ad
dresses, "The Adavantage of the
Tractor in Ro.vl Building, J. 11.
Campbell. Newport- J. R. Bixler,
Millerstown; John Martin. Marys
ville, and E. Barnhart. of New Ger
•nantown. general discussion; ad
dress "The Can und Cannot of the
Supervisors AVitli Relation to the
I Taxpayers in the Building of Roads, j
ex-Judge James W. Shull, of New
Bloomficld; query box. adjournment. I
Aftsrnoon Suasion —Organization,
answering queries anil discussions, j 1
address, member of State Highway j
Department; adjournment.
AYOUN'DKI) SOLDIER HO.ME
Newport. Pa- Dec. 27. —Corporal
Hurold Tucker, son of Mr. find Mrs.
James Tucker, is Newport a"nd Perry
county's first overseas veteran to re
turn home. Located now at a hos
pital at Hoboken. N. J- Corporal '
Tucker is spending a short time with
litis parents. A member of Company
L Three Hundred and Fourteenth'
lnfantrv. Corporal Tucker was I
wounded so badly in the Argonne
Forest drive that his left arm had Jo ]
lie. amputated near the shoulder. A (
reception was tendered him at the f
I rooms of the Newport Red Cross ]
and,the Newport Citizens' Band was ,
on Aand to aid In the welcome. !
RUMOR UNTRUE ,
Slil|i|>eiisbiirg, Pa- Dec. 27. lt J
was rumored that Harry Melvln i
Bughman, a Shippensburg boy, now ,
serving in France, was killed in ac- ;
tion. In a recent letter written to'
some friends he states that he is ;
getting along fine. He was wound-L
by shrapnel and gassed. J (
BLAJRJUSBmiO dSSSd TELTCItAPS
COUNCIL GETS
1919 BUDGET
INTO SHAPE
May Pass Appropriation Ordi
nance on First Reading
Tomorrow
i] Council ay meet. In special ses- J
s sion to-morrow morning to pass on
- first reading the budget ordinancel
, for 1919, commissioners said to-day.
. The councilmen met lust niglit and
after several hours of hard work
• ! lowered a number of department
r ! estimates. It is believed that the .
|! preparation of the measure miy be,
' i completed at the conference to lie ,
j held this evening.
, ] No definite action has been taken j
( i yet, it tvns said, on the plan not to ;
s t award a contract for the collection '
!of ashes next year. Earlier in the 1
i week some of lite commissioners
i said it might be necessary to drop |
j this $60,000 item, and appropriate;
! $40,000 tf> the Bureau of Ash and
; Garbuge Inspection and let the offl- .
! J cials of that department handle the .
; collection work next year. t
! l The commissioners, if they are un- I
1 1 able to agree on the various depart-]
! mental appropriations to-night, will
j postpone first reading of the com
| plete ordinance until the regular
j meeting next Tuesday. A special j
; meeting would be called probably' r
j during the latter part of the week '
! to pass the measure finally.
WILSON AND PREMIER j s
LLOYD GEORGE CONFER
[Continued from First Page.] j*
j of. the motor car and was followed ' c
| by the President himself. j* 1
Smiles but Forgoes Speech !s
Frantically cheering, the crowd
■j surged by the police right up to the
entrance of the house, swarming s
about the President's car.
President, still smiling and waving jt
ly, raised his hat and bowed. The F
crowd cried for a speech, hut the ,s
President, still smilling and waving c
his hand, disappeared into the house. |t
Tlie entrance room was especially t
decorated for the occasion. | c
j From the public buildings in I
; Whitehall and from the foreign of- < t
| fiee and No. 10, the Stars and Stripes j
'and the Union Jack waved together.
Dinner Private Function
Dinner at Buckingham Palace to- .
j night was a quite private function, |j
j covers being laid only for King'.'
j George and Quccn Mary and Presi-'
j dent and Mrs. Wilson. After dinner '
, the President had a long talk alone]'
| with the king. The President is de- j
isirous of becoming personally ac- J.
i quainter) with the leading person- j.
ages in England before beginning his *
! more formal conversations. He had I
ah earnest talk with Queen Mother !''
i Alexandra this afternoon when he
i culled to leuve cards at Marlborough , s
! House. ''
Pleased With Deception
The President was greatly pleased j
I with the warmth of his reception in j v
London which, in the opinion of|"
some of his suite exceeded even that i ll
of Paris. I v
Except that no member of the 1
j royal family will be present, the (|
'procession to-morrow througii the J,
I city to the Guildhall where Presi-j
dent Wilson will receive an adrit ; T
;of welcome from the c:t.
] tion will be on the same scale .. i ' t j
| from Charing Cross station to Buck- ,
i ingham Palace yesterday. jt
j In the first carriage will be thejj]
] President, Mrs. Wilson and Lord: v
; Chesterfield, grandmaster of equer-J s
! l ies. American Ambassador Davis, a
Mrs. Davis, Major GGeGneral Biddle y
and l-ord Herscliell, will be in thel s
second carriage, while the third will jd
j be occupied by Hear Admiral Gray- U,
; son. Brigadier General Harts and t
| Sir Charles Cust.
Carlisle. Eng., Dec. 2T.—The
lisle City Council to-day voted the| t ,
'freedom of the city to President};.
I Wilson, who will visit here Sunday 'jj
morning. The mayor who moved the t
i resolution said: v
"President Wilson, with matchless i,
' statecraft, guided, focussed and unit- 0
jed American opinion on the war.
j Carlisle and Cumberland are proud
■of the fact that the President's
j mother was born and spent her earl- P
j iest years in this city." tl
Mrs. Wilson I.uiiclicoii Guest P
Mrs. Wilson wus entertained at tl
| a small luncheon party to-day by the tl
Countess of Fteading. The guests f
included Mrs. David Lloyd George, e
' Mrs. John W. Davis, wife of the p
! American •ambassador, and Mrs. H.
jH. Asquith. Other guests were Miss I
j Benhani, Mrs. Wl'son's secretary; jti
Viscountesses Harcourt and Erleigh, tl
iLady Wiseman, Lady Mond and Miss p
pßonar Law. \
Go Over 11 Points i
President Wilson's conferences to- p
j day with British statesmen are a
i described in American quarters as t
j having been very satisfactory. The p
: President spent more than three t
hours before Premier Lloyd George's 0
'uncheon in most intimate discussion |,
with the premier and Foreign Secre-i..
tary Balfour at Buckingham Palace, jj
going over the general aspects of the j
. fourteen points of his peace pro- n
gram.
The whole discussion was a gen- s
oral one. The President continued p
the discussions with the British tl
statesmen at the luncheon in Down
ing street and later resumed them at
Buckingham Palace. Much progress ~
was made in making clear some [
phases of the President's points, s
principally the question of British f
naval supremacy. t
Confer Before Fire P
j At Buckingham Palace before tile o
i luncheon President Wilson, the pre
jmler and the foreign secretary met
''n one of the rooms of the Presi- n
I dent's suite before u cheerful open |i
! fire. It was an entirely informal e
'conference intended lo develop the v
i most intimate aspects of the situ?- v
tlon. v
The President did a great doa. of A
the talking, and it was said after- g
wards that nothing developed to a
show that any substantial difference o
in principle or In fundamentals a
existed.
Freedom of Seas Discussed C
The discussion ranged about the *
| freedom of the seas, the league of
I nations and the attendant proposi
tion of the reduction of armaments.
None of these subjects was discussed u
specifically or by Itself, us they are B(
considered inseparable in the final n
analysis, so the first purpose of the tl
conference was to develop what may a
be the differences of opinion to the n
point where they may he clarified. w
The conference continued during j}.
the afternoon. President Wilson will „
meet all the members of the Imperial h
Wur Cabinet x_T. the state banquet T
to-night and Ihq Premier's dinner w
.Saturday night.
A deputation from the League of ®
[Nations Union, headed by Viscount t
[Grey, will visit President Wilson at h
I the American Embassy on Saturday, cl
j
DAV/0 LLOYD GFoIGE
The delegates include Viscount
;Br)ce. General Smuts and Professor
.Gilbert Murray, of Oxford Univer-
I City.
j Sin mis With Royal Rulers
j Tlie great moment of President
.Wilson's first day in England was
.when he stood with the King and
iQueen and Mrs. Wilson in Hie bal
'conjv of Buckingham palace yester
iday, faring a multitude which
'stretched clear down the Mall to the
Admiralty, half a mile distant, und
joverllowed St. James' Park on one
side and Green Park on the other.
| Only a corporal's guard could hear
'the President's brief speech, but the
people demanded that he show hlm
,self and gave him a greeting more
clamorous than any other guest of
|the nation hits commanded within
the memory of the oldest London
jcrs.
( Tlie day's events constituted a
tribute io tlie President and the
Lnited States which will he historic.
I The official ceremonials —u recep
tion by tlie Dover Corporation and
Ithe Navy; the welcome ut the station
(by tlie royal family and the chief of
ficials of the empire, and the state
progress through the heart of Lon
|don —were colored with touches of
•medieval pageantry, even to the
crimson-coated beef-eaters from the
.Tower, bearing halberds, which .lie
•British people cherish. That the cen
jiral figure of the royal procession in
(quaint carriages, attended by a mili
tary escort and household officials,
should be a civilian wearing a black
(coat ano silk hat gave a flavor of
j novelty to the scene.
liui the assembling of the people
was spontaneous. That was the chief
I note ol the day. There had been
no time to erect stands, and windows
| were not adverlised for rent. The
people simply flocked in from all
quarters afoot, in motors and other
vehicles, carrying flags and their
Hunches, and standing for hours in
.'he cold for a chance to get a sight
■ I the President.
Plain People Compose Throngs
; uu- . withering principally of
j 'he piutfi p. >ple; the others were
Jin the country for the holiday. It
j was a diverse and picturesque throng
such as few. capitals can muster, with
a large element of soldiers, among
.whom the colonials and Americans
seemed conspicuous and popular, a
j detachment of wounded from tile
hospitals, attended by nurses, get
jting a full share of the cheers.
I The popularity of the King and
Queen again was testified to by tlie
ovation given to them while driving
|to the station to meet the President,
jg.veiy one agreed ;hu.t London never
has Known another such demonstra
tion. except on great national days,
when the British people have cete
>rated the inaugural of a new reign
or a miles.one in the old.
tints Great Welcome
Jt is estimated that 2.000,000 peo
ple crowded the two miles of streets
through which the state prooessicn
passed. These were canopied with
nags and hunting, and amid the
thudding ol the saluting cannon, the
President of the United States re
ceived .i popular welcome almost un
preiicdiiut tl in history.
Queen Waves Old Glory
j London was not satisfied with the
tumultuous greeting accorded during
the ceremonial drive to Buckingham
palace, where the President and Mis.
U'i'soi: are stuying as the guests of
the King and Queen. Some 200,000
people, completely tilling the huge
semi- ci'cnlar assembling place t icing
the palace, cheered incessantly until
half an hour after his arrival, when
ttic Pvsldent appeared on ihv bal
ony beside the King. They were fol
lowed by the Queen.' who waven a
small American ling, and Mrs Wil
son. who ca tried a Union Jack.
Princess Mary and the Duk,e of r.'cn
nuughl. So prolonged an:l intense
was the eheemig that the President,
showing greut emotion, thanked In u
few words the citizens of London
tor then great wt.'uino.
Wilson l.rntla in ,>e wa
London's morning papeis. having
suspended publication since Tuesday
lor the Christmas holiday, had to find
space to-day for three days' news
from tlie worli?. Nevertheless, by %r
the largest part of every paper is giv
en over to President Wilson's visit,
other news being severely condensed.
London Given It* n.„,
Throughout Hie descriptive articles,
ns well as the editorials, gratification
is expressed-over Mr. Wilson's pres
ence and the people's Joyous -elconc
which Is declared lo have been lh
warmest tribute to a distinguish ul j
visitor that London has ever known.
A strain of sympathetic personal
greeting runs through nil the Btoflns
and the writers regard the popular
acclamations of the President as being
animated by the same spirit.
President Enders Will
Welcome Educators to City
Because of the illness of Or p F
Downes, city superintendent 'of I
schools, who Is recovering from pneu
monia. Robert A. Enders, president of
the School Board, will give one of the
addresses of welcome when the an
nual sessions of the Pennsylvania
State Educational Assication begin
next Tuesday afternoon. Sectional
meetings will be held Monday after
noon and Tuesday morning, and the
first general session will be held
Tuesday afternoon. Another change
was announced In the program to-dav
The Rev. Dr. Lewis S. Mudge, pastor
of Pine Street Presbyterian Church
will conduct devotional exercises on
Thursday morning, us Bishop James
11. Darlington, who was to have
'charge, will be out of the city.
MARKETS]
li .Associated I'ress
Xew York, Dec. 27—Wall Street.-
Gains of one to three points In •nils,
shippings, coppers, oils and utilities at
the outset of to-day's stock market
dealings were regarded as a logl :al
reversal from the excessive bearish
n< ss of tli.- preceding session. Tl c
strongest features ii> itided Southern
Pacific, l'liic.\;o i". | Northwestern.
I'niled Fruit. Mexican Petroleum.
Texas Company, American Smelting,
i Hide and Leather preferred and
j Brooklyn Transit. U. S. Steel was the
| only backward feature, yielding u
fraction. Free offerings of Liberty
] fourth l%s at quotations approxlinat-
I ing their minimum was the feature of
j the bond market.
MfiV 1 tlllk STOCKS
1 Chandler H others and Compair .
members of New York and Philadel
• •hia Stock Exchanges—3 North Mar
j Square, Harrisburg: 336 Chestnut
rtreet, Phllt del) hla, 34 Pine street.
N't w York —furnish lite following
quotations: Open. Noon.
Allis Chalmers 31% 31%
Anter Beet Sugar 61 61
1 American Can 46% 46%
|Am Car and Foundry ... 90% 39%
I Atner Loco . ...v 60% 60%
! Vner Smelting 76 76%
[ Anaconda '. 60% 60%
I Atchison 91 91 %
. Baldwin Locomotive ... 72% 73%
J Baltimore and Ohio .... 51% 52%
Bethlehem Steel B 61 60%
I Butte Copper 19% 19%
i California Petroleum ... 20% 20',
'Canadian Pacific 136% 156
| Chesapeuke and Ohio .. 55 50
Chicago R I and Pacific . 25 25%
j Chlno Con Copper 32 31 %
' Col Fuel and Iron 85% 38%
| Corn Products 47% 47%
Crucible Steel 57 56%
I Distilling Securities 49% 47%
i Erie 16% 16%
' General Motors 130 130
j Goodrich B F '..... 56% 55%
I Groat Northern pfd 94 94%
I Great Northern Ore subs 31% 31%
! Hide and Leather 13% 13%
| Hide and Leather pfd . 70 71 %
I Inspiration Copper 45% 45%
.International Paper 30 30%
j Kenneeott ■ 23% 33
: Kansas City Southern ... 18% 18%
' Lacknwunna Steel 67% 67%
] Lehigh Valley 54% 54
; Maxwell Motors 28% 25%
j Merc Mar Clfs 26% 26
; Merc Mar Ctfs pfd 111% 111%
] Mex Petroleum 168% 169
' Miami Copper 28 23%
[ Mldvnle Steel ' 42% 42%
j New York Central .. ... 75% 74%
] New York Ont and West 20% 20%
Norfolk and Western ... 105% 105%
| Northern Pacific ....... 93% 93%
Pennsylvania Railroad 44% 44%
j Pittsburgh Coal 46% j6%
i Railway Steel Spg ..... 74% 74%
] Ray Con Copper 19% 20
; Reading 79% 80%
l Southern Pacific 99% 98%
] Southern Ry 28% 28%
I Studebaker 50% 50%
j Union Pacific 126', 127%
llt S Rubber 76% 77%
i U H Steel 93% 93
I U S Steel pfd 112% 112%
i I'tah Copper 72% 72%
j Westlnghouse Mfg 43% 43%
j Willys-Overland 24 •, 23
| Western Maryland 12% 12%
I'HII. MtKl.l'lll t IMIODt'CB
By Associated I'ress
I'hiltidrlphlti. Dec. 27. Wheat
' No. t, ,u.i, luu. -o. 2. leu. *J.24.
j No. 3, soil, red, $2.24.
I Corn The market is dull; No.
yellow, to giuile and locution,
$1.5549 1.70; No 3. yellow. $1.55# 1.70.
j bats The market is steady;
' No. 2, white. 50#60%u; No. 3. Willie,
I ,9#79%C.
Bran The market is steady; soft
winter, pet loa. sto.su#4<".ou; spring.
: pel 1011. *4 1.0'<1'45.00
I Cutter Tlie market is firm;
wcoiciu. extra. puoieu. cicaiueiy,
69c: nearby prints, fancy, 78#75c.
Clieese The market is arm.
New lurk und Wisconsin, full inilk.
36©>37%c. ,
Eggs—Market firm; Pennsylvania,
'anu „llici • iituiii; in st\ new cases.
' $19.80 per case;' do., current
] receipts. free cases, $19.20 per
lease. >.ostein. extra firsts, tree tu.-e.-.
$19.80 per case; do., firsts, free
cases. $18.90# 19.20 per case; fancy,
j selected, packed. 71®>'i2c per do/.t-n.
Refined Sugars Aiaritel u-,u y,
| powdered. 6.45 c. txlra line granuiut
■ ed. 7,-oc.
I Live Poultry—Tlie market is higher;
fowls. 34#37e: spring chickens. 32#
36c; fowls, not tegauilis, 32#36c; white
: leghorns, 34#37c; young, aut, mealed
i roosters, 21 #22 c, oiu roooters, 2i#22c;
j spring vliieKi-ni-, no, legiioiiis, .iOtfgJJc
: white leghorns. ffniffiOe; roasting
! chickens. 30 4. 30c; d ••:.. Peking,
{spring, ;>4#36c; do.. "'•] "©'3sc; Jn-
I dian Itunner, .10© 32c, ..pring uucks.
i Long island. 344?3#< : uiri,. s. 38# 40c,
'geese, nearby. 804? 34( 'ern, 304'
j' Dressed Poultry—Turkeys higher,
'splilie. choice to lunt>. 48# He.
do., western, choice to fancy. 43#44c;
turkevs. frcsli killed, fair to good, 38
I 4} 42c;' turkeys, common, 30#30c; old,
turkeys, 3644.40 c, tow Is, fresh
killed fowls, fancy. 33®35c; do.,
smaller sices, 26# 30c; old roosters,
j . broiling c'ncKi lis. western. Ic#
4 lo; roasting chickens. 29©35 c; ducks,
' 40 f u> AL'o• w i'Sit'i II dUckrt.
dredecJ Pckln ducks.
1 2Cc; Old ducks. Uofi32c; Indian Run
iiers. 27#37Vic; spring ducks. Long
I Island. 30#40c.
I Flour The market i:i dull and
weak: winter wheat, new, mu
I per cent. Hour, $10,254? 10.65; Kans.,
wheat, new. $10.50# 10.75 per barrel;
{current receipts. $10,604? 10.80 per bur
rel; spring wheat, $10.50 per barrel.
; lliiv —The market Is firm; tmiuthv.
No. 1, large and small bales, $32.00#
' 33.00 per ton; No. 2. small bules, $30.00
I #31.00 per ton; No. 3. $25.00#26.00 per
I ton; suuiple. $12.504? 13.00 per ton; uu
giude. $7.50# 11.50 per ton.
Clover Light mixed. $30.00©
31.00 per ion; No. I. light, mixed
I $27 00#28.0u per ton; No. 2. pgm
I mixed. $25.00#26.00 per ton; no
grndc $18.00®20.00 per ion.
[ Tallow The market Is quiet;
(prime city, in tierces, 13% C; city
i special loose, 14 %c; prime country.
I 13c; dark, 11%#12c; edible In tierces.
16 V. 4f 17c.
Potatoes The market Is steady;
New Jersey. No. 1, Ss#9oc;
per bnxket; do.. No. 2. 50#sue per
basket; do.. 100-tb. bags. No. 1. $2.50#
3.00 extra quality: do.. No. 2. $1.50#
2.2.1. Pennsylvania 100 ibs.. No. I.
$2.50@2.65; 0.. per 100 lbs., fancy.
s2.liu#:i.lo; New Jersey. No. 1. luul
lbs.. $2.15#2 50; do.. No. 2. 100 lbs.
$1.25® 1.76; western, per 100 lbs., $2.00
#2.25; New York State, per 100 lb..
$2.25#2.35; Maine, per 100 lbs., $1.60#
1 90; Delaware and Maryland, per jot.
bag. 90c#$1.10; Michigan, per 100
lbs.. $1.56 # 1.70; Florida, per barrel.
$2,604? 2.90; Florida. per bushel,
bam per, 75#85c; Honda, per 150-lb.
bags. $1,50 4? 3.00; North Carolina, per
barrel, $1.50#4.00; South Carolinu, per
barrel, $1.5004.00: Norfolk, ocr bar
rel. $3.45 494.75: Eastern. Shore, per
barrel, $2.00#3.50: fancy Macungle,
No. 1. per barrel, $2.9tut?3.10; do.. No.
2. per barrel. $1.25# 1.50.
CHICAGO CATTLE
by Asioeiattd I'ress
Chieago, Dec. 27. <U. S. Bureau
'of Markets). Hogs . Receipts,
27.000; market steady to strong with
yesterday's best lime. Bulk of sales,
$17.40# 17.80; butchers, $17.60® 17.85;
night. $16.80® 17.70; packing, $16.75®.
17.60; throivouts, $16.60016.76; pigs
good to choice,. $13.50®" 15.00.
Cattle Receipts, 6,000; beef and
butchers' f-attle steady to 16c higher;
calves steady, best feeders and others
slow to lower. Beef cattle, good,
choice and prime. $15.90#19.76; com
mon and medium, $9.50© 19.60; butcher
stock, cows and heifers, $7.85# 14.50;
cinnti'ii and cutters. $6.45#7.55; in
ferior, common and medium, $7.25#
10.60. Veal calves, good and choice.
$14.00# 15.00.
i Bheep Receipts, 10,000; fat lambs
DECEMBER 27. 191*.
and yearlings fully 25c to stc higher; , (
fnt sheep, opening slow; feeder trade,!
•inlet. Lnmlm, choico unci prlrc. ■>, $15.50 j
4215.85: medium and good. $1 t.2s<f
15.50; cilils, $10.50(0 13.00. Ewes. !
choice nnd prime. $9.50© 10.00; medium
and good, $9.R0(?i>9.5(1; culls, sll.so®> _
7-!8 ' :t
J. H. Deardorff, Aged 61, |J
Dies at Waynesboro |
W'aliKnlriro, pp., Dee. 27 John it
H. I 'eurdorff, formerly secretary ofij,
Frick Company, 'lied at his nonte J
here on Christmas morning. Ho.i
was 61 years of ,ge nnd WHS born It
neni New Franklin, Pa., April JB.JI
. 1857. He attorn led the Ship- t
pensburg Normal School and after-;'
I ward graduated from the State Nor-"
, mal School at Lock Haven in 1 878. 1
llie then became a student ut the'
j Windsor College, Union Bridge, Md.. i
for two years. After teaching;
| school a number of years, he secured I
in position with Prick Company, and i
I was afterward elected secretary. j
i In the field of civic affairs Mr. I
j Deardorff was active. He was one '
of the organizers of the }• •sent'
; hoard of trade, and for s nil!
years was its secretary. In tlpsi
capacity he helped organize
Waynesbo'i Manufacturing nijd I.
velopment Company, the purpose of
.which was to bring new, nianufac-!
luring industries here,. He was ulsoi
a director of the Waynesboro Build-1
ing and Loan Association; was a!
former member of the town council i
and of the Waynesboro Relief As-j
soe'aiion. a member of the Odd Pel-'
ion member of the Methodist;
Epis pal Church and Sunday school;
superiti(endent. He is survived by ,
. a brother, Jacob W. Deardorff. of
j New Pra .kltn. and a sister, Mrs. j
jJ. Loam Wingerd, Chanibcrsburg. i
, IJKITENANT BAKU HOME
Waynesboro, Pa., Dec. 27. — Lieute-1
; nant Harry C. Barr, is home from j
'the Natal Air stat'on at Hamptonj
Roads, Virginia, for a visit and fam-j
il.v reunion with his parents. Mr. and 1
Mrs. B Prank Barr. This is (lie!
first visit L'eutcitant Barr has made |
lo his home for over three years.,
In that time lie lias made rapid i
advancement in the navy. He quail-1
fled as a naval aviator in Juno and i
h.T ince been engaged in expert-{
mental flying and naval patrol work
along the coast. In the patrol work |
flyers go to an altitude of 1000 feet |
•and fly is far out over the sea as |
100 miles. In the experimental'
work, which is i the principal;
part of his flying, has reached !
an altitude of from 10.000 to 17.000!
' feet.
RKID-KI'PPLEY WEDDING !
Waynesboro, Pa Dec. 27.—Missj
Gladys Epple.v, of Waynesboro, a-'
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William i
|G. Eppley Norfolk, Nebraska, and i
j t'haries W.tlker Jleid, of Waynes- 1
j boro, were married at the parson- '
( age of the Trinity Reformed;
• Church, Christmas eve by the!
I bride's pastor, the Rev. P. P. !•
I Buhner. The bride has lived here'
| all hot life and was a graduate of I
'the Waynesboro high school in
1912. She Is active in church work I
: and is a member of. the choir of
1 Trinity Reformed Church.
HOT SHOOTS GRAY POX
Wn>"nc*l)oro, Pa.. Dec. .'7. —While;
I fox hunting on Jack's M mntain, on j
Christmas day. Krebs BenchofT. 12-1
! year-olu son of the pioneer coon j
hunter of the Blue Ridge moun
tains, Walter R. Bench off, near)
Monterey, shot and killed an im-j
niense gray fox. He was hunting i
jwilh his father and a pack of!
• hounds when he espied Reynard—!
the lirst one lie had ever seen—|
| and put a bullet through its head.!
JOHN E. STRIXE IRES
j Waynesboro, Pa., Dec. 27. —John
E. Strine. son of Mrs. Mary .Strine, I
j died ut his home here yesterday.'
j He was 35 years old and is survived j
i by his wife, ivhotg lie married at j
Leitersbifrg. Md., in 1914, and)
whose maiden name was Miss Dor-,
I othy Bnodderly, also several brothers
| and sisters.
NO MILK ON srxn.w
Slii|iiH'iisl>tirg, Pa., Dec. 27. —!
' Roeder brothers have issued notices;
j that tio milk will bo delivered on '.
Sunday during the cold weather. '
j People are to buy enough milk on'
: Saturday.
Become a Member of Our
CHRISTMAS
SAVINGS CLUB
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We also have a number of other classes —
join" one, or as many as you like.
Take out membership for yourself, your
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OF
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SANTA CLAUS AND
CLOWNS TO BE MERRY
[Continued from First l*gc.]
tarians ever gave to the boys and
girls of Harrisburg whom Santa
missed in his rounds, nnd I want to
add tliut there will tie gifts and candy
and favors for every little visitor in
addition lo the turkey and Hxin's that
go with it."
The club is very grateful to Colonel
Charles E. Covert, potentate ofZembp
temple, who ut the request of George
W. Mcllhenny, the custodian, to-day
gave ihe use of Chestnut street hall *
free for the dinner. T'., j is the
ihird year the hall and tables have
been donated for tills purpose.
LEGAL NOTICES
EXECUTOR'S NOTICE
Estate of Mary Stalil, late of Har
risburg, Pa., deceased.
Letters testamentary oil the said
Estate have been granted to the un
dersigned. All persons having claims
or demands against the said Estate
will make known the same, and all
persons indebted lo said decedent will
make payment, without delay, to
J. G. INGRAM,
119 N. Eighth Street.
Lebanon, Pa.
ADM INI ST RATION'S NOT IC E
Letters of Administration on the
Estate of Latimer Willis, late of Har
risburg. Pa., deceased, having been
granted to tlie undersigned, residing
iat 1530 North Fifth Street, in said
i eitv, all persons indebted to said Es
! late are requested to make payment,
und those having claims or demands.
I u ,i..iie known the same without de-
MARY AlylCP WILLIS.
Administratrix. ,
Office of tlie Ulougli Manufacturing
Company, Inc., Harrisburg, Pa.
KOTICI is hereby given that the an
! nual nm tlng of the Stockholders of
the said Corporation for the election
' of Directors for the ensuing year and
! for the transaction of any other busi-
I liess that may arise at said meeting,
! will he held Monday, January 6, 1919,
1 at 2 o'clock P. M., at the oftlce of the
1 said corporation, coiner of Relly and
I Pulton Streets. Harrisburg. Pa.
J. W. DEOHANT,
Secretary.
NOTICE Letters of Adminlstra
' tion on the Estate of Mary Hender
i son. late of Steelton. Dauphin County,
i Pa., deceased, having been granted to
1 the' undersigned, all persons indebted
I to said Estate are requested to make
1 immediate payment, and those hav
! ing claims will present them for set
tlement to
1 ERNEST C. HENDERSON,
• Or to Administrator.
1 H. L. DRESS. Attorney,
| Steelton. Pa.
1 ESTATE OF LEVI M. McGILL. de
ceased All persons indebted to said
I Estate are requested to make inime
' diate payment, and those having legal
'claims against the same will present
them, without delay, in proper order
for settlement, to
P. C. NEELY, •,
Administrator.
No. 908 N. Second Street,
l Or liis Attorney,
j W. S. SNYDER. ESQ.
Harrisburg, Pa., December 0, 1918.
1 NOTICE Letters Testamentary oti
• Ihe Estate of Mary E. Downs, late of
Steelton. Pa., deceased, having been
• granted to the undersigned, all per
-1 sons indebted to said Estate are re
quested to make immediate payment,
' and those having claims will present
! ila-m for settlement to
KATHARINE DOWNES,
it. IRENE' DOWNS.
> or to Executrices
11. L. DRESS. Attorney,
Steelton, Pa.
: - •
I NOTICE - letters of Admlnistra
i tion on the Estate of John David
1 Dingle. late of the city of Harris
! burg. Dauphin County Pa., deceased,
I having been granted the under
; signed, all persons indented to said
| Estate are requested to inake imme
| diate payment, and those having
) claims will present them for settl^-
I ment to _
THOMAS W. JANGLE,
Administrator,
l o r Linglestown, R. D„ 1.
1 STROL'P & FOX. Attorneys,
Harrisburg, Pa.
i Estate of Owen J. Kelly, late of the
Citv of Harrisburg. deceased.
! LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION
I f ,n 'he above E tate having been
I granted to the undersigned, all per
sons indebted to the said Estate are
' requested to make payment, and these
' having claims to present the same
without delay K ELLY,
Administratrix.
23 South Seventeenth Street.
Harrisburg, Pa.
,'Or to her Attorney,
JOHN T. BRADY.
1 18 North Third Street.
Harrisburg. Pa.