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Steelton News
Grace M. E. Church to
Hold Quarterly Conference
The regular quarterly conference
of Grace United Evangelical Church
will be held this evening at 7.30.
It Is not known who will preside at
this meeting, Presiding Elder Hell,
of.Allentown, having been seriously
Injured and in the hospital at this
time. The choir of the church will
hold a rehearsal at 8 o'clock in the
church.
The Rev. J. K. Hoffman, pastor,
enjoyed New Year visits from a num
ber- of former members of the con
gregation. Among thein were Mr.
and Airs. Oliver Wiest; the Misses
Bertha and Beulah Bahner, of Pil
low; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Snyder,
of Lebanon; Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin
Specht, of Dauphin, and William
Kehlcr, of Mount Sarmel.
Ben McNear Buys Frey's
Grocery at Front and Pine
Benjamin F. AlcNcar, the well
known grocer of Alain and Cones
toga streets, recently purchased the
grocery Btore at Front and Pine
streets, from Robert Frey. He ex
pects to take charge of the store
Wednesday or Thursday of' next
weok. No change is to be made in
the-conduct of the store. It is to be
on ,the cash and carry plan as here
tofore. AlcNcar is an old resident of
Steelton, having been here for over
thlfty years. For fifteen years he
conducted the grocery store at the
corper of Main and Conetoga streets,
which he has now sold to Mrs. Sarah
Hefler. This latter sale includes
property, stock and flxutres.
Paxtang Hook and Ladder
Will Install Officers
At its meeting to-night, the Pax
tang Hook and Ladder Company
•Will install 'he following officers.
President, Silas Railing; vice
president, Jacob apella; treasurer,
Jerries Coleman; secretary, Robert
Black; assistant secretary, Edward
Hild; trustees, Reuben Darr, Dan
Wolf, John Hamilton; foreman,
William Norris; first assistant,
Jumps Murphy; second assistant,
Charles Atticks; hose directors, Wil
liam AlcDermott, James Coleman,
Ropert Atticks, George Lehr, j
Chgrles Atticks, Charles Callaghan;
representatives, Charles Atticks,
Silas Ring, John Hamilton; dele
gate, John Hamilton; alternate,
Jacob Capella; fire patrol, George
Lechner, Harry Buffington, Robert
Atticks; assistant drivers, R. Darr,
Dan Wolf, Thomas Keener; audi-
William Reider, Harry Shan-
Charles Calalghan.
Fortnightly Club to Discuss
; Papers on French Revolt
The Fortnightly Club will meet
Monday evening, at the home of Mrs.
W. J. Middleton, Second and Pine
■treet. Papers will be read on sub
jects preliminary to the French Rev
olution: "The Marquise of Pompa
dour," Mrs. Middleton; "Baron Mon
tesquieu." Miss AlcGlnnes; "Voltaire,"
'Miss Ada Hill; "Rousseau," Aliss
Barrett; "The Growth of the Idea of
Liberty." Mrs. Lupfer; "France in
America," Alias Llnnie Hess.
KNIGHTS OF ST. GEORGE
TO INSTALL OFFICERS
The Knights of St. George will In
stall officers for the coming year,
at (he monthly meeting to be held
Sunday afternoon at three o'clock.
OPEN, OFFICES
Dr. .Nathaniel W. Boyd, of Pliija
delphla, announces that he has
opened offices in that city and (Jer
mantown .or general practice. Dr.
Boyd is a -raduate of the American
School o' Osteopathy, Missouri and
of the Steelton High school.
ai'IXCY BEST IN TOWN
Quincy Bent, vice-president of the
Bethlehem Steel Corporation, and for
some time manager of the local plant,
was in town to-day on business at
the plant.
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inCTDAY KV"ETNTNIS,
INTERESTING PERSONAL NEWS
UNIVERSITY CLUB
IN VICTORY BALL
Charming Entertainment In
tersperses Dances in Penn-
Harris Last Evening
The Victory ball of the University
Club* held last evening In the ball
room of the Penn-Harris Hotel, at
tracted many of the more cortserva
ttve folks of the city as Well as the
dancing contingent. Festoons of
laurel and pennants of the various
Colleges formed the decorations, and
in the center of the upper wall a
group of flags of the ailed nations
was most effective. The Sourbier
Orchestra played and a delicious
buffet supper was served at 1 o'clock.
A novel entertainment arranged
by C. O. Shaar included the three
war stages of this country, as repre
sented in the dance, by the minuet
of Revolutionary days; the Civil War
lancers, the sailor's hornpipe, by a
Navy girl and the Red Cross nurse
and soldier of to-day in a modern
dance. The great surprise and thrill
of the evening came with the singing
of the "Star Spangled Banner" from
the balcony by Miss Martha Arm
strong, while the Stars and Stripes
were unfurled just behind her by
men of the Aviation Quartet from
Middletown, who accompanied her.
Mrs. A. W. Holman was accompanist
for all the special features. Early
in the evening P. O. Osterhaus, of
the War Camp Community Service
here, made a brief address, and dur
ing the latter half of the pleasure
the Aviation Quartet sang several
times.
War Workers as Hostesses
Women of the city who have taken
a prominent part in war work were
invited to be patronesses, the list in
cuding Mrs. Martin G. Brumbaugh,
Mrs. Lyman D. Gilbert, Miss Anne
McCormiek, Mrs. Charles Ryder,
Mrs. Mercer B. Tate, Mrs. Francis J.
Hall. Airs. Water H. Gaither, Miss
Mary B. Robinson, Mrs. Henry S.
Gross, Mrs. Walter Spofford, Mrs.
Howard Omwake, Airs. William
Earnest, Mrs. Arthur Brown, Airs.
Henderson Gilbert, Mrs. John Fox
Weiss, Airs. George B. Kunkel and
Mrs. Howard Bingaman.
The beautiful gowns of the women,
flashing jewels and brilliant lights
combined with a holiday spirit of
cordiality gave this first big social
event since the signing of the armis
tice a touch that such large affairs
often lack. So delighted were the
guests with the party that the com
mititee in charge has been urged to
repeat it as soon as possible, and so
it was announced to-day that another
University Club dance will be held
on the night of February 21 in the
same place, with timely suggestions
of Washington's birthday for the
program. V
The board of directors of the Uni
versity Club includes Howard R.
Omwake. president; Arthur D.
Brown, William H. Earnest, Percy
L. Grubb, Henderson Gilbert, Dr. H.
M. Kirkpatrick, Dr. Croll Keller,
Ehrman B. Mitchell, George C. Hat
ter, P. M. Hall, Mercer B. Tate and
J. Douglas AI. Royal.
The committee in charge of the
dance comprised C. Frederick Kam
merer as chairman, and Elmer E.
Erb, William H. Earnest, Henderson
Gilbert, Dr. H. M. Kirkpatrick, C.
H. Mac Donald, Ehrman B. Alitchell,
George Quigley, P. B. Rice, J. Doug
las M. Royal, Dr. Karl SchafCle and
C. O. Shaar.
PERSONALS
B. S. Stryker, of Philadelphia,
general superintendent of the plant
of the Bell Telephone ompany of
Pennsylvania, is in town for the day,
stopping at the Penn-Harris. Mr.
Stryker was formerly located here.
Air. and Mrs. Radph Grey and
daughters the Misses Sara and Belle
Grey went home to Brooklyn after
a week's stay With relatives in this
vicinity.
Miss Neda Collins, of Richmond,
! Va., is a guest of her sister, Mrs.
Paul K. Jackson, of Green street.
The Misses Marjorie and Edith
Beck, of Darlington Seminary, West
Chester, Pa., are the holiday guests
of Aliss Alarie Baum, 1520 State
street.
Corl-Tritt Wedding
Event of Holidays j
Mr. and Mrs. Harry L. Corl, of
Lucknow, have announced the mar
riage of their daughter. Miss Ruth
Viola Corl, to Raymond H. Trltt, of
New Cumberland. The marriage
was a holiday event, performed De
cember 24 at th# home of the bride's
parents at Lucknow.
The attendants were Miss Mabel
Tritt, sister of the groom, and Her
man E. Corl, brother of the bride.
Raymond H. Tritt is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. William Tritt, of New
Cumberland, and Is employed In the
Pennsylvania Itallroud shops at
Lucknow.
After a wedding dinner the couple
left for a trip to the southern states
with the best wishes of a host of
friends. After January 15 they will
be at home to their friends at Luck
now.
The guests were the' Rev. and Mrs.
John Davis. Mr. and Mrs. William
Trltt, Mr. and Mrs. Harry L. Corl,
Mr. and Mrs. George Gepliart, Mi.
and Mrs. John Meniinger, Mr. and
Airs. Elmer W. McClaln, Mr. and
Mrs. Lowell Clark, Air. and Mrs.
Carl Parker, Mr. and Mrs. P. D. Corl,
Mr. and Airs. Herman E. Corl and
daughter Romain and son Harry;
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Corl, Mrs.
William Fox and son William, Mrs.
John Myers and daughter Pearl, Mrs.
Ruth Boltzer, Miss Elizabeth Tritt,
Miss Mabel Tritt, Aliss Ester Spons
ler, Miss Ruth Davis, Aliss Frances
Corl, Miss Emma Corl, Earl Tritt,
Park Gephart, John Alartin and
Howard Corl.
Little Supper Party
Preceding Club Dance
There were several little supper
parties last evening at the Penn-
Harris, preceding the University
Club dance. One of twenty couples,
a subscription affair, was headed by
and a small one was given by Ehr
mnn Mitchell and his sister, Miss
Alary Mitchel. Their guests were
Air. and Mrs. Robert H. Irons. Miss
Katharine Stamm, Aliss Maude
Stamm, Miss Marian Westevvelt of
Englewood, N. J., Henry Evans,
Sidney Wite of New York and Lieu
tenant Rebeil. The table centerpiece
was of pink roses and wnite lilacs
and th efavors for the ladles were_
corsage bouquet of sweet peas and'
lilacs. / I
Dr. and Mrs. Robert Hursh
Return to Tbis City
Dr. Robert M. Hursh, who spent
six months at Camp Lee, Va., as
first lieutenant of {he medical
corps has been honorably dis
charged from the army and has re
turned t6 Harrlsburg. Before en
tering the service Dr. Hursli an
an alumnus of Medical Chirurglcal
College, Philadelphia was .located
in Steelton, assistant surgeon for
the Bethlehem Steel Company. Dr.
and Mrs. Hursh have taken the
home of the late Dr. H. R. Welner,
234 State street, where Dr. Hursh
will resume his practice. Airs.
Hursh was formerly Miss Alice Le-
Compt of this city.
Dr. Bagnell to Speak
Before Silk Mill Club
The silk mill club be addressed
at Jts meeting, next Tuesday nocn,
by the Rev. Dr. Robert Bagnell.
who wll lspeak on "A Prophesy of
1919." The Phillips quartet gave a
delightful concert for the club yes
terday and next week Mr. Phillips
will begin- training the singers for
the silk mill chorus. These events
are arranged and are in charge of
Airs. James B. Carruthors, chair
man for the Industrial committee of
the Y. W. C. A.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur P. Eby, of
1321 Derry street, are home after
spending a few days of the holiday
season in New York city.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Griffiths, of
Philadelphia, are visiting the for
mer's parents, Major and Mrs. Rob
ert Griffiths, of 365 Hummel street.
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ftABRISBUTIG Jl ifltill TELEGTCAFH
NEW YEAR'S FETE
FOR YOUNGSTERS
Guests of Little Mary Jane
Messimer Spend Two Aft
ernoons in Holiday Fun
Mary Jane Messimer, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. George F. Messimer,
718 North Third street, had two aft
ernoon parties to celebrate the com
ing of the New Year—one Wednes
day and the other on Thursday
afternoon.
The children made merry with
games and contests antl tho refresh
ments were "served in real holiday
fushton.
Those present wero the Misses
Adelaide Markley, Harriet Crist,
Jean Pugh, Rita Grunden, Gene
Grunden, Helen Elizabeth Orego,
Genevieve Bayles, Mildred Arbegast,
Charlotte Shenk, Elizabeth Rettew,
Mary Eiaabeth Blac-k. Jane Black,
Dorothy Long, Sara Louise Miller,
Elizabeth Sheetz; Beatrice Grimm,
of Germantown; Jane Messimer.
Home-Made Cookies
Please Men in Service
The "cookie Jar" has been a promi
nent feature of the many informal
little entertainments held at the
Hostess House during the holidays.
Many men in service have enjoyed
the home-made cookies provided by
Harrlsburg's more thoughtful house
wives and the hostesses are asking
that the Jar again be filled. Any per
son desiring to share their holiday
cookies should send them to the
Civic Club Hostess House.
Mrs. Meade D. Detweiler, Miss
Mary Hoffer and Mi3s Anne McCor
mick will be hostesses Saturday eve
ning, and Mrs. E. F. Dunlap and
Mrs. William Henderson on Sunday.
Mrs. J. Milcy Jones and Mrs. John
Graham will have charge of the can
teen committee.
ENTERTAINS M. N, CLUB
Members of the M. N. Club were
the guests of Miss Mary Joyce, 1314
BerryhlU street, last evening. After
a business session, a pleasant evening
was spent with games and music,
A buffet supper was served to Miss
Agnes Culhane, Miss Marie Bihl,
Miss Margaret Pureell, Miss Marga
ret Scott, Miss Ellen Madden, Miss
Esther Beck, Miss Inez Young, Miss
Martha Kelley, Miss Clara Hare, Miss
Gertrude Culhane and Miss Mary
Joyce. The club will meet next week
at the home of Miss Esther Beck,
1620 Berryhlll street.
SUNDAY' VESPERS AT Y. W. C. A.
Five o'clock vespers Sunday at
the Y. W. C. A. will be unusually
interesting this week. A chorus of
twenty-five voices from ; Moorhead
Knitting Mill will give special mu
sic. Mrs. Mary Snyder Rowland of
the Story Tellers Club Is to be the
principal speaker. Miss Ella M.
Stitt, general secretary, will preside
at the meeting.
HAS PLEASANT LOCATION
Mr. and Mrs. A. Carson Stamra
have received word of the safe ar
rival overseas of their daughter,
Miss Julia M. Stamm, who is in can
teen work for the Y. M. C. A. Miss
Stamm cables she will be located in
Nice, the beautiful winter resort on
the Riviera.
RETURN TO GOUCHER COLLEGE
Among the Harrisburg girls who
have returned to Goueher College.
Baltimore, Md., are: Miss Kathcrine
Kelly, Miss Sabra Clark, Miss Helen
Hargest Hoffman, Miss Kathryn
Brackenrldge, Miss Sylvia Claster,
Miss Fay Moyer, Miss Mildred Moy
er. Miss Gertrude Kenney and Miss
Rebecca Stewart.
FIRST FURLOUGH IN 5 YEARS
James Yingst. of Panama, a pri
vate In the Regular Army, who was
home on a furlough, after an ab
sence of five years, visiting his father
and other relatives in Cumberland
and Dauphin counties, left to-day
for Camp Beauregard in Louisanna
where his company is stationed.
> LIEUT. MILNOR IN TOWN
Lieutenant Mark Milnor, who
spent several months In training at
Camp Taylor, Kentucky, was hon
orably discharged from service
shortly after receiving his commis
sion and has returned to this city.
Miss Elizabeth Kreider, of Ann
ville, spent several days with Miss
Elizabeth Howard, 101 South street.
Miss Margaret Dunn, Alden, Pa.,
who was the guest of Miss Eliza
beth Lloyd, 602 North Seventeenth
street, has returned to her home.
Miss Caroline Feagley has return
ed to her home in Lancaster after
visiting Miss Lois Coons, 128 Lo
cust street.
Miss Mary Sackler, the guest of
Miss Florenco Rinkenbach, 216 For
stcr street, has returned to her home
in York.
Miss Jessie Smith left for Phil
adelphia yesterday after visiting
Miss Dorothy Devout, 1220 Chestnut
Sergeant Harold A. St. Peter, of
Camp Eustls, Va., is visiting his par
ents at 1619-Penn street.
Simeon Raimund Greer left for
Washington yesterday to resume his
work with the Ordnance Department.
Mrs. Greer, formerly Miss Theodora
Kauffman, will remain in toWn as
the guest of Mr. and Mrs. W. D.
Block. 130 Evergreen street.
Leroy J. Wolfe, 2149 North Second
street, is visiting in Buffalo, N. Y.
Lieutenant L. D. Motter, Camp For
rest, Oa., and Miss Bertha E. Mottter,
of Washington, have returned after
spending the holidays with their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey O. Mot
ter, 1933 North Seventh street.
Miss Mary M. Marshall, of Phila
delphia. is visiting her sister. Miss
Ellen K. McCulloch, 1302 North Sec
ond street.
! Mr. and Mrs. George E. Whitney,
1616 North Second street, enter
tained informally at their home {last
evening. /
Mr. and Mrs. John C. Grimm and
children, of Philadelphia, former
Harrisburgcre. are spending the
■week at the Penn-Harrls.
I All announcements under this head
| mg must be accompanied by name
I io assure accuracy .l
| Mr. and Mrs. Newton Outschall.
I 1020 South Cameron street, have an
| nounced the birth of a son, December
I 29. 1912. Mrs. Gutschall was for
i marly Mlqs Bertha Hendricks. <
Sees End of Liquor
in U. S. by Legislative
Approval This Month j
Philadelphia, Jan. 3.—The year i
lEI 9 finds an unprecedented condition j
In the United States in the fact that |
there is no brewery nor distillery j
legally engaged In the manufacture :
of Intoxicating liquor for beverage |
use under the protection of "Old
Glory," writes the Rev. Michael J.
Fanning In the North American.
It also finds the friends of prohi
bition in our land, certain of a de- ]
clsive and final victory for thoir'
cause at an early date, already plan- I
ning and working for a ltko victory i
in all of the nations of tho earth. '
During the closing days of 1917 i
Congress submitted to the several j
states for ratification or rejection a i
proposed amendment to the Federal |
Constitution prohibiting the manufac- j
ture, sale, importation, exportation I
and transportation of intoxicating j
liquors for beverage use, and the |
year 1918 upon its arrival found the |
forces that make for temperance and j
their opponents lined up for and j
against the ratification of this amend- j
ment.
In the many fights to a finish be
tween these contending forces in the I
several states whose legislatures as- I
sembled in 1918 the prohibition or j
"dry" forces invariably won. No
state declared decisively against rat
ification and fifteen states decided de
cisively for it.
There were 1.860 members who
voted on the question of ratification
in the legislatures of these fifteen
states, of whom 1,476 voted favor
ably, nearly eighty per cent.
Visiting Nurses to Take
Over All Urgency Calls
The Harrisburg' Chapter of the
American Red Cross this morning
turned over all calls for nurses to
the Visiting Nurse Association.
The action came as the result of a
conference held in Red Cross head
quarters to-day. It was found that
in many cases Red Cross nurses du
plicate calls made by visiting nurses.
During the influenza epidemic. Red
Cross officials say, it was possible
to furnish the required number of
nurses only because many teachers
were out of work and could volun
teer. Now that the schools arc open
again. It Is impossible for the teach
ers to volunteer their services when
calls for "nurses are received.
To reach in the best way the peo
ple of the city who need the nurses,
the action was taken. Hereafter
calls for nurses should be directed
to the Visiting Nurse Association,
with offices in the Arcade building.
Commerce Chamber Gets
Back to Peace Basis
The Harrisburg Chamber of Com
merce is getting back to a peace
basis and is organizing its offices.
One of the offices, formerly occupied
by the Farm Bureau and-then by a
branch of the Food Administration,
has been cleared out and fitted as a
committee room for Chamber of Com
merce committee conferences.
The large office formerly occupied
by the Resources Committee of the
War Industries Board, the Pennsyl
vania Council of National Defense and
Public Safety, part of the Food Ad
ministration and other branches of
the -Federal war government now
will be occupied by the Fuel Admin
istration until its abandonment, the
Farm Bureau, the home economics
extension expert from State College,
city war gardens committee and the
Liberty Loan committee.
NURSE SENT TO TOWN
IN UPPER DAUPHIN
Mrß. Ida Knox, a registered nurse
from Philadelphia, has been sent to
Loyalton because of the outbreak
of Influenza there. Sixty cases have
been reported. There are forty new
other county districts othertaoinrd
cases at Elizabethvllle also. In
other county districts other cases are
being reported almost daily.
Sergeant John C. Reese, of Camp
Lee. Va., is visiting his sister in New
Cumberland.
Miss Florence B. VanDyke, of
Philadelphia, formerly of this city,
is spending some time with Miss
Frances Gelwic-ks, of 410 Hummel
street.
Luther G. Blgler, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Ira E. Bigler, of Camp Hill, has
returned to Elllfigton Field aviation
camp, Houston, Texas, after spending
the holidays with his parents.
Miss Elizabeth Herr, 1017 North
Front street, Is visiting friends in
Lancaster.
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Funeral Services to Be
Held For Mrs. Russell
Funeral services for Mrs. Eliza
beth Fisher Russell, wife of the lnte
General A. L. Russell, will be held
at the Harrisburg cemetery to-mor
row afternoon. The Rev. Howard
liodgers, assistant pastor of the
Market .Square Presbyterian church,
will olflclate. Burial will be In the
Harrisburg cemetery.
Mrs. Russell died yesterday morn- |
ing at the Garfield Hospital, in ,
Washington. She was In her 84th j
year. She was the' widow of General I
A. L. Russell, Adjutant General of j
tho state during the term of Gov- j
ernor Curtin and part or the term
of Governor Geary. He also served
as United States, consul at Monte
video, Uruguay.
Mrs. Russell was born in Harris- |
burg and was the daughter, of the ,
late John Adams Fisher, who for a |
half century was a prominent mem- ]
her of the Dauphin County Bar As- j
sociation. Mrs. Russell spent her .
childhood at the Fisher mansion, !
Second and Locust streets, on the !
site of the present Donaldson Paper |
Company building. She was a very |
charming woman attracting a |
of friends. She was a member of the \
Market Square Presbyterian Church j
for practically all her life.
JOIIX K. HUMMEL
DIES IN 081) YEAR
John K. Hummel, aged 62 years,
died last night at his late home, 821
North Second street. Long a prom- j
inent figure in the affairs of the city,
he was widely known here. He is the
descendant of one of the oldest fam
ilies in the city.
Funeral arrangements will be an.
nounced lateK
MRS. MARY Y. EARNEST
Mrs. Mary Y. Earnest died this
morning at her home, 229 North
street. She is survived by one son,
Oliver D. Earnest, of Harrisburg;
two daughters, Mrs. Hiram Wagner,
of Harisburg, and Mrs. "William De-
Haven, of Philadelphia, and one
sister. Funeral services will be held
on Tuesday afternoon at 2.30 o'clock
from her late home, conducted by
the Rev. Dr. Lewis Mudge, of the
Pine Street Presbyterian church,
will "be In the Harrisburg
cemetery.
Claims Proof of Plots to
Restore Prince Rupprecht
Munich, Jan. 3.—Kurt Eisner, Ba
varian Premier, referring to attempts
to influence opinion in favor of
Crown Prince Rupprecht, said it
would be a mistake to compel him
to publish the proofs of the guilt of
the dynasty, because they would
cause an outbreak of wrath among
the people and imperil the lives of
the members of the dynasty.
The Premier announced the estab
lishment of a national court of Jus
tice, composed of twelve members,
which would Investigate anti-revolu
tionary plots.
A. S. Cooper Gets Place on
Prison Inspection Board
H. M. Fairchilds, of Millersburg,
was reappointed unanimously to-day
as a county prison inspector for a
three-year term by the County Com
missioners. A. S. Cooper, assistant
librarian in the Senate library at the
Capitol, and a resident of the city,
ws. appointed to fill the unexpired
term of John J. Hargest, Sr., who
was made warden of the prison by
the Board of Inspectors. Mr. Cooper
was nominated by County Commis
sioner H. M. Stine, who, with Com
missioner C. C. Cumbler, voted ,for
him. Commissioner H. C. Wells nom
inated and voted for Dean Hoffman,
managing editor of the Patriot.
REVISED GRAYS' BY-LAWS
Last evening a committee con
sisting of Captain E. Laubenstein,
Christian Nauss, Charles P. Meek
[ and Philip German completely re-
I vised the constitution and by-laws
of the City Grays Association, mak
ing changes rendered necessary by
conditions arising during the war.
The new code of laws will be sub
mitted to the association at the Jan
uary meeting at the Armory next
Tuesday evening.
EXONERATED OF TAXES
Tax exonerations were granted by
the county commissioners to the
following collecors: C. D. Noving
er, Middle Paxon. ownship, $65.02;
A. Elmer liutt, Londonderry town
ship, $43.02; George C. Martin, Pax
tang, $14.01; H. A. Gerberich, East
Hanover township, $19.66; James
H. Flowers, Royalton, $11.90; J. H.
Howe, Berrysburg, $4.90; John C.
I Kniley, Wiconisco, $37.88.
January 3, imv. '
Rodman Asks Congress
to Destroy All Hun Ships
Surrendered to Allies
Washington, Jan. 3. —Destruction
of all capital shipn of the German
navy, surrendered to the Allies were
recommended to the ouso Naval Af
fairs Committee to-day by Rear Ad
miral Rodman, who commanded the
American fleet in the North sea
during the war.
He said the German ships would
not be needed, that they were of
different types than those of the
Allies, and thut it wouid be a wuste
of money to maintain tliem.
Repairs Are Being Made
to Central Iron Plant
Owing to the fact that conditions
did not permit making repairs at the
Central Iron and Stool Company dur
ing the war period, the company is
taking the opportunity of a short
slack period to repair machines and
its blast furnace. The Unlversay mill
may remain closed for ten days, it
was said, and No. 2 mill will prob
ably follow, after that No. 1 mill and
the open hearth department.
Prospects for the coming year are
excellent, it was stated by an official
of the company to-day, the repairs
about to be undertaken being the
lirst of any importance since before
the war.
CHARGED WITH LARCENY
William Crawford, alias William
Dickey, 17 Grape alley, was arrested
by Policeman Schaihas in the rail
road yards this morning, on the
charge of larceny, preferred by the
Carlisle chief of police. He is chrag
ed with having stolen a blanket robe
from a stable in Carliale while em
ployed there <three weeks ago.
A ii 0
o Style a Matter ji?
? of Taste Not ■ •
■ Merely of j. 5
o Money
0 Many women who have seen the 0
0 smart suits or dainty frocks ivhich A
A come from my shop have jumped to the •
• conclusion that my prices must he pro- ;
Y hibitive. Quite the contrary. My prices 0
0 are extremely reasonable. Mere money Q
a will not buy style—it demands taste X
• and discrimination. i
, • Don't let the smart lines of my suits X
" and gowns keep you away. % If you'll •
0 ask your friends the price they paid for ;
Q the frocks you've admired you'll be 0
A agreeably surprised. For example t Q
• right now F m displaying some charm - X
V ing dance frocks, in the authentic •
0 modes of the moment. They look like "
Q $75. They're marked at 0
• A
1 $A_2- 50 0
• •
0 a/} 5.210 5
j T-ive permanent posl-
Z' tlona for two or three
f experienced, high-grade • /" t
'V saleswomen. /
BLOOM'S
January Clearance Sale
Thousands of dollars wortli of fashionable outer-garments for
ladies and misses, to be sacrificed at as low as half price.
Suits Coats Dresses
S3O to S4O <6 OO W omen's and
SUITS AND ■ Misses* Sizes
COATS mm and Styles
SSO to S6O OO Women's and
SUITS AND #| I Misses' Sizes
COATS W and Styles
Women's & Misses' Dresses
$lB to $24 $22 to S3O
VALUES, VALUES,
$12 00 $|0.98
COME AM) SEE HOW 50c WILL DO
THE WORK OF $1 IN THIS SALE
BLOOM'S
19 North Third Street
THREE DOORS BELOW THE PEN N - HARRIS
Coxswain Hilton Home
on Furlough of Five Days
William G. Hilton, son of Aldermat
Edward J. Hilton, 263 Liberty street
is home on a Ave days' furlough
Young Hilton Is a coxswain on th
U. 8. 8. Nokomls, and has been dotni
convoying and submarine patrol dut>
In foreign waters for the past year
He has been in active service In th
Navy since November. 1917. and wai
stationed for more than a month lr
the Bermudas, before sailing for th<
war zone.
Coxswain Hilton stated that he wai
glad to get home after some of the
strenuous ae.tlvltles through which h<
has been. ITe came over In the bat
tleship New York with the fleet, anc
duty in a few days.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO
MEET BOROUGH COUNCIL
Because of the complaint made by
members of the Mlddletown Borough
ouncll against the triennial property
asessment returns from thit district,
the County Commissioners decided t(
i hold a conference next Friday even
j ing at 7.30 o'clock with the officials,
j the borough solicitor and the county
solicitor. The councilmen contended
' the assesment is not an equitable one
| and said they intended to file an ap
peal.
i NEW PUTTEES HERE
FOR POLICE DEPARTMENT
The new puttees to be used by the
police arrived this morning, and will
be worn to protect their ankles
against the rigors of the climate and
the first snow fall. All "coppers" will
wear them.
FUNERAL FLOWERS
SPECIALS
Beautiful v Spray, $3.00
Kecney's Flower Shops
814 N. sn ST. 157 N. FRONT ST.
Ilarrlnburg Stcelton