2 NEWS OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA AND CITY'S SUBURBS NEW POST OFFICE . FOR NEWPORT Congressman Foclit Asks Ap propriation of $lOO,OOO t or Site and Building Newport. Pa., Feb. 12.—1n a bill, introduced into Congress by Con-' grcssan B. 1". Foeht, of Lewisburg, i $lOO,OOO is provided for the pur-, ehase of a site and the erection ■ thereon of a building satisfactory for "the Newport post office and| .other government offices. ' Facilities here hate been inade-; V ■ quale for some time and borough; citizens have been campaigning ac-i lively for some improvement in the sittmtion. LARGE CLASS ADMTrm) Mount Wolf, Pa., Feb. 12. A large class of candidates was admit ted at the last meeting by Mount! Wolf lodge. No. 119. I. G. O. F. The | initiatory degree was conferred on the candidates. Steps have been ' taken by the order toward the or- I ganization of another class to be j admitted the second Friday night in 1 April. The Detroit Vapor Water-Heater , . ■ i j v. '■ I Operates on Kerosene at a cost of less than 1 1 2 J cents per hour. This uonderful device 1 can be attached to any j water system, and will furnish you with boiling water constantly or at j short notice. Each heat' er is equipped with 2 Cast-iron Burners (same as used in the Va por Stove) and 38 feet of Copper Coil. Guaranteed for 3 Years Demonstration Daily HOOVER j Furniture Company 1 U5-Iff X. Second St. Between ('aider Roily Sts. • I HOW WEAK, NERVOUS WOMEN QUICKLY GAIN VIGOROUS HEALTH AND STRONG NERVES 7 A DAY FOR 7 DAYS A Vigorous, Healthy Body, Sparkling Eyes and Health-Col ored Cheeks Come in Two Weeks, Says Discoverer of Bio leren. World's Grandest Health Build er Costs Nothing Unless It Gives to Women tne Buoyant Wealth They Dong For. ll is safe to say tual rlshl here in Una big city ate tens of uiousaiida ot weak, nervous, ruo-ilowu, de pressed women who in two weeks' time could make themselves so healthy, so attractive and so keen minded that they would compel the admiration ot ati Uietr friends. Tne vital health ouildlng elements thiit these despondent women lack are ell plentifully supplied in ilio/ teren. WEDNESDAY EVENING. 'Lewisberry Soldier in France Twenty Months low ishcrry. Ph.. Feb. 12.—Private Frank J. Ammerman, of l.ewisberry, a member of the First Division in j the Fnited States Army of Occupa ' tlon in Germany, wrote to the Rev. K. S. Stair, recently stating ho had gone through some hard lighting, previous to the signing of the armis '■ tioe. Being in the artillery he had received a severe wound in the face by the kick of a horse some few 1 months ago and had spent some time iin a hospital, but wtis now fully recovered. lie states that the soldiers are well cared for this winter. On March 1 he will have spent two ; vears in the Regular Army, having i enlisted one month before war was ' declared. He spent sometime on 'the Mexican border with General ' Pershing's Army previous to going Ito France. He was with the first ; troops that sailed across the ocean and has been in France one year and eight months. Being in the Regu . lar Army he expects to be among the last "of the soldiers to return to the Ptates. Mercersburg Odd Fellow Member Fifty-two Years Mercersburg. Pa.. Feb. 12.—Fifty • two vears ago last Tuesday Henty I].. Waidl'lck. a well known retired | carpenter, joined- the .order of Odd Fellows. Mr. Waidliok in all thesi vears has not missed a meeting "night on account of sickness and is as full of vigor as he was when he first joined the order. Onl> three other members of Marshall lodge. No. 233, have gained this distinction. John Hocli, father o iJ. N. Hoch. and also atj Odd ret-, low: M. J. Slick, or Leitersburg. I d.. and Henry Spangler. who died a few months ago. and Waidlick. MI. VVaidlick has three sons all oi whom are Odd Fellows and are , railwav mail clerks connected with the chief clerk's office ot llarrisburg. | In a few months another ntembet i will celebrate bis tlftietli anniver sarv M. 1.. McCune. secretary of the'lodge, and one of the best known ! past grands 'ln the state. Shower Given For Former York Haven Postmistress York tin veil. Pa.. Feb. 12. —_ A i I miscellaneous shower was tendered j Mrs. Walter Malehorn by the mem : bers of Chiquitta Council, No. -li. j Degree of Pocohontas, of the " eu , • men. last Thursday evening. Mrs. j Malehorn. before her marriage, re- I cently was Miss Ellcinda Kister. | I former postmistress and secretary ot I the council. She received many use- j I ful gifts. Refreshments were served. , i Those in attendance nt the function ! were: Mr. and Mrs. Walter Male- I horn. Mr. and Mrs. John K. Whisler. i Mr. and Mrs. William Rodes, Mrs. . Mar* Whisler. Mrs. John Krout. Mrs, 1 Fannie Krafft. Mrs. Clara Kunkel. : Mrs. Charles Crone. Mrs. Jennie Bow ers. Mrs. Sadie Gundy. Mrs. .Catherine I Byers. Mrs. Alice Quickel. the latter of York: Mrs. I .aura Gross, of Emigs ! vilie: John Oockley. of Manchester: i Yinardia Whisler, Miriam Whisler. I Harold Whisler. Elwood Krout, Mary j Jennings, Robert Crone and Ezra j Kodes. PLOWING I.N HIFEM.V COUNTY l.fidltnsn. Pa., r'eb. 12. The | weather is so mild in this section that iim-som* parts of the county the farm j ere are plowing., and some of them j are planting vegetables. Dandelion's '■ are blossoming on the' hillsides and ' cows are still grazing in pasture. Weak and Miserable How many men and women when they should be in the prime of life, strong, healthy and vigorous, are weak and mis erable, suffering with indiges tion, constipation, non-assimila tion of food, weakened blood cells, unable to, recover one's strength, and a general tired and lack-of-energy feeling. You can overcome all this unnatural condition by taking MARROWBONE I IRQN Manzanese and Phosphites Munyon's Marrowbone Tonic j Tablets will build you up, sharpen your appetite, help as similate your food, increase the number of red cells in your blood, correct indigestion, and ! give you that glad-you-are-alive feeling, filling you with energy I j and endurance and strengthen : ! ing your system, thereby en- I abling you to throw off colds-. I and disease. $l.OO a bottle, i; if you ate ambitious, crave suc cess in life, want to have a healthy, vigorous body, clear skin and eyes | that show no dullness, make ' up your inind to get a package of Bio • feren right away. It costs but Utile and you can get an original package at any druggist anywhere. Take two tablets after each u-aai and one ut bedtime- —seven 'a du) ; lor seven days then one alter meals till all are gone. Then it you don't feel tw.ee as good, look twice as attractive and leei twite as strong 1 as before you started your uiuney 1 is waiting for you. ft belongs to ' you, for tne discoverer ol Bio-iereu doesn't want one penuy of it unless ' it tultills all claims. Note to Physicians. There is no secreC abuut tne formula of Dio-teren. it is printed on eveiy oneKagc. line i it |s. Lecithin; L'uiciuin uiy coro- I,no-piinie, iron Peptonute: Mang anese Keptonate; Ext. Nux Vomica; Loud. Unman; I'heuolphuiaiein; uieursMn Capsicum; Kola. -j Cumberland VaUeyNews[ FAVOR RETURN OF UTILITIES Chambersburg Chamber of Commerce Members Oppose I Government Control ; . j CliaJiiborsburg, Pa.. Feb. 12. j , Chambersburg Chamber of Com- j inere.e went on record as 'being . unanimously opposed to government : i ownership of public utilities and as | favoring the return of telegraph! and telephone wire lines to their i owners as early as is possible. The j meeting was presided oveu, by j Postmaster William Alexander and j S. S. Eberts, district manager of j the Beli Telephone Company, was [ I present % from lJarrisburg. Thomas iJ. Brereton, owner of tlie Valley 1 Spirit, the Democrat organ of Franklin county, made a bitter speech against government owner ] ship and management. Many speak ers roasted Postmaster General | Burleson for the bad mstil faclli | ties of the town now. | Thomas B. Kennedy, former act ; ing president of the Cumberland j | Valley Railroad, opposed precipitate i | restoration of railroads to private | i management. A resolution was ; 1 adopted calling on our represents- 1 ! tives in Congress to restore the wire i lines to their owners as soon as j practicable. There was but one vote again this. - Program For Institute in Upper Allen Township Meclianicsbtirg, Pa.. Feb. 12. —On : Friday afternoon and evening. Feb i ruary 14, a sublocal institute of Up • per Allen township will be held in United Brethren Church tit Sliep- j ' herdstown. about three miles south 1 of this place. The sessions open at j 1 and 7.30 o'clock. The following j program lias been arranged: Aft- ! ] ernoon. music; devotional exercises. , ! the Rev. Mr. Barshinger; music; j I recitation, Mt. Allen school; recita tion. Shepherdstown school; topic, i "Physical Training." corrective. | Miss Shannon; recreative. Miss : j Dick: recitation. Bowmansdale ) school: recitation, Graham's school; 1 topic, "Music in the Public Schools." 1 I Miss Sweigert; recitation. Glen Al- I ' len school; recitation, Allen Dale school: topic, "Irfingtiagc." of the teacher. Miss Millard: of-tlie pupil, ' Miss Beistline; music. Shepherds .i town school: recitation. Center- Square school: recitation. Garrett j Grove . schfwol; music, Tilt. Allen school: recitation. Kollertown i school: topic, "Dramatizing His- j tory," Miss Garman; music. | Evening, music; devotional, the Rev. Mr. Barshinger; music, Shep herstown school; reading. Miss Helen Sutton; trio, the Misses Sipe: reading, Miss Dick: reading, Miss j | Dorothy Beck; oration. Ray Crist; j reading, Miss Grace Trimmer; vo ; cal solo. Miss Dick: address. Miss: I Mary Harris, of the Cumberland ( Valley State Normal school; address j I Prof. J. Kelso Green, county super- 1 i intendent of schools. Franklin County Convicts Taken to Penitentiary CTiamliersbiirg. Pa., Feb. 12. Sheriff E. H. Ilorst. with four depu ' ties. Hester H. Huber, John F. j Kirby, Chief of Police Harry S , Byers and Rush Hoover, has gone to ! i Philadelphia with three prisoners i sentenced to penitentiary terms at i last week's sessions of criminal | I court. The prisoners were: Simon Bailey, who pleaded guilty to lar ceny, aggravated assault and bat- : : tery, resisting an officer and break ' ing prison: Abe Mickey, who plead-, led guilty to larceny and breaking; I prison, and A. G. Biggs, who was! convicted.of larceny. Mickey served, i a previous term in the Penitentiary.' MRS. HARRIET SPECK DIES Greeneastle. Pa., Feb. 12.—Mrs. Harriet Speck, widow of Samuel [ | Speck, died at her home in East j Baltimore street on Monday night, jaged 78 years. She is survived by | two sons and two daughters, Setii j Speck, a banker, of Scranton; Sam juel Speck, of Antrim township; Mrs. Kmmert Sheely, of East Baltimore street, and Miss Mary Speck, at home. Funeral services will bo held on Thursday afternoon and | burial will be made in Cedar Hill I demetery. STOLE FROM SHERIFF I Cliambersburg, Pa.. Feb. 12. — George Burkett. of Chambersburg, | is in the Franklin county jail here, I charged with having stolen from i | Sheriff Enos H. Horst a buggy pole. 1 j which had been placed in a stable at the rear of the jail. Burkett will I (be given a hearing before Magistiatei ! Ilaulntan here to-morrow. Junior Red Cross Enrolls Eight More Perry Schools Now Hloomfichl, Pa., Feb. 12.—• ; Eight additional Perry county public' , schools have enrolled every member lin the Junior Red Cross, Miss M. i Zula Swartz, of New Bloomfield, In 1 charge of the drive, reports. Thus ■ far 37 county schools have reached | the one hundred per cent, eriroll j inent. I The eight schools carried on the latest Hst are: Locust Grove, W. R. HeHch, teacher: Ridge, Miss Alice ; Range, teacher; A grammar, New ! port. Miss Gertrude Wolf, teacher: Loysville, Miss Louise Gray, teach er; Lower Cove, Miss Sue M. Smith, teacher; Center, Miss Beula Davis, ' teacher: Ferrell's Miss Carrie 7.1. Ward, teacher; Walnut Grove, Miss Mossalcne Baker, teacher. (SUPERFLUOUS HAIR I WHY IT INCREASES Hair growth la sttmalated and Its frequent removal u nmuiry when merely removed from the •orfaeo of the nktn. The only logi cal and practical way to remove hair la to attack It aader the •kin. DeMlraele, the original sanitary liquid, doer this by absorption. Only Ittt ine DeMlraele ban a money-hack guarantee la each package. A diet counters In . Mine-! hart and A. B. Hoover, of Orrs • town, and S. E. Martin, of Upper I Strasburg. FRANK C. EBERLY DIES | Meclianicsburg. Pa., Feb. 12. —The death of Frank C. Eberly occurred ' on Monday night at liis home at 1 ! Hill Crest, on the southern edge of 1 Meehanicsburg, after v an illness of several months, but which only be j came serious during the past week. ; lie was aged 55 years and was af filiated with the Church of God. Mr. 1 Eberly was engaged in truck farm i ing and came to town with country produce of a higli grade. lie was well known here and had arranged ; to move in East Main street in the spring. Surviving is a sister, Mrs. ! Paulding, who made her home with j him. Funeral services will be held 1 to-morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock, I I conducted by the Rev. J. Russell Bucher. Burial will be made in tl*e 1 ! Slate Hill graveyard, near Shire ! manstoWn. GIRL SEVERELY BURNED Chaniborsburg. Pa., Feb. 12. 'Helen McN'ew, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clark MeNew, of Fayetteville, near here, was severely burned { wlion matches with which she was [ playing became ignited and set her , clothing on fire. ["Victory Hall" Memorial For Newport Soldiers Newport, Pa., Feb. 12.—Newpert Civic Club at its regular meeting ! went on record as favoring the erec i tion here of a "Victory Hall," as a •i memorial to the borough youths !' who served, during the war. Tenia-" ■ tive plans for the erection of such a memorial are now beipg outlined and the women promise assistance. i financial and others, as they may be able. Officers have been elected for the ensuing year as follows: President, i Mrs. J. Emery Fieisher; first vice president, Mrs. William Tiorwart: second vice-president. Mrs. S. \V., Light: secretary, Mrs. Delphino Penned, and treasurer, Mrs. H. A. Moore. ROV DHOW NED IN Jl NI VTA l.minlonn, Pa., Feb. 12. Harry Harpsler, boy. was drowned in the Juniata river at Petersburg on Sun- I day evening. He was crossing the river near the depot in a badly-leak ing boat, when men on shore saw him waving his hands and heard him cry for help. They went to liis res cue. but by the time they readied the spot he had went down. The body was found shortly afterwards. The boy had been sent on an arrgnd to the opposite side of the river from where lie lived. lie wa a son of Frank Harpster, of Petersburg, and was a member of the Lutheran Church and of the Boy Scouts. PECULIAR ACCIDENT Mereerstmrg. Pa.. Feb. 12. Miss Geraldine Philips, while attempting th pick a pin from off the floor, twist ed her knee and knocked the knee cap nut of place. On account of this accident Mise Philips was unable to take her part in the High School play, "Katcha Koo," which was pre sented to a large audience in the Star Theater Monday night BANK ROBBER'S j HEAVY SENTENCE 1 * I .Man Who Took $5,100 Fromj ' Hallant Cashier Goes to the j Eastern Penitentiary Hallam, Pa., Feb. 12. —Edward: ! Smith, of Red I Jon, who on October' ; 14 last, at the point of a revolver j compelled. Cashier W. C. Blessing, ' | of the Farmers' State Bank N here. [ j to hand over $5,400, was sentenced • j Monday by Judge Warner in thej ' county court, to a term of four to j tive years in the Eastern Penitentiary I jand to pay a fine of $5OO. The: j whereabouts of $2,500 of the stolen j money is still u mystery. Smith said that the driver of the automobile I ! which brought him from Columbia j ! :o Huliam had no knowledge of ttie | j robbery, nor was anyone else but j : himself implicated i* it. He was i intoxicated at the time of the hold- j up, he said. Tobacco Growers, Fearing j Drop in Price, Sell Crop Mount Wolf, Pa.. Feb. 12.—Real-J izing that the tobacco quotations j are going to come down, instead i of soar, cultivators of the product in this section of the country are i now beginning to dispose of their j 1918 crop. Several large sales were made during the past week, the | growers realizing various prices, j i William Hoover, an East Manchester! township farmer, disposed of his yield to J. Arthur Dale, realizing] 13 cents pet pound for wrapper and j disposed to liis crop to the Meads | j Tobacco Company' of Red I Jon. He I received at the rate of 12 cents for i wrapper tobacco and 4 cents for j I filler. Other sales are said to have j been made. WAR VETERANS ILL I.revision n, Pa.. Feb. 12. 'I lie only two surviving members of the famous Logan Guards of the First Defenders of Civil War times are Joseph Kichthorn, aged about 86. and Jl. A Walters, aged 82. Mr. 1' ieh- J thorn is able to lie up again after j a severe sick spell lasting two weeks, and Mr. Walters, is confined to his I home at present very ill. | MRS. WRIGHT IRRIEl) j Newport.. Pa.. Feb. 12. Mrs. j Elizabeth Wright,, who died on; i Sunday morning, aged 01 years, was; J buried this morning in the cente j ter.v at the Red Hill church. Funeral I services were in charge of the Rev. ; j J. A. Staub. ; Suburban Notes MI.RCF.RNBUUG J. H. Miller spent a day with j friends at Newville. On Friday evening the students i of Meroersburg Academy will pre j sent "The Man Who Stayed at 'Home" in the new gym auditorium. This is the annual play rendered by the Stony Bater Dramatic Club, and is one of the features of the j school year. Miss Nora Elliott and Minn Na | oral Royer, of near Welsh Run, were {visitors at Meroersburg yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Merle Hopkins, 1 formerly of Meroersburg, who have j been living in Hagerstown, Md., have j returned here and will live in one of i the McAfee houses in the Avenue. 1 .Mrs. Ruth McAfee, widow of Scott S. McAfee, lias gone to her old home at Hagerstown, Md. Gene Parker, of Chatnbersburg, is visiting his grandmother, Mrs.j 'j Mary Parker, in Oregon street. Lou Pine, of Sylvan, yvas in town I yesterday on business. YORK HAVEN George Warner and daughter, I Anna, of Philadelphia, spent Sunday .with the former's son, Ira Warner, proprietor of the Penn hosiery. I Mr. and Airs. James McGuigan iand sons, Cecil and Gordon. and j daughter, Reba*. and Carl and Al- I bert Hoover, of York, were enter j tained on Sunday at the home of j Mr. and Mrs. William Bowers. Monroe Tate, of Meclianicsburg, ; was a Sunday visitor at York Hav j en. being entertained at the home of j his sister. Mrs. John Fetrow. Mrs. Oscar Shepp was discharged j on Saturday front the York hospital {where she underwent an operation. Mrs. J. D. Wagoner and daughter, j Mrs. Mathews Callen, of Harrisburg, i were entertained on Sunday at the j home of Mrs. Wagoner's sister. Mrs. ! Felia Aielhorn. ! Joseph Green and Frank C. Green j and son, George, of Harrisburg. were week-end guests entertained at the home of Air. and Mrs. Thorn- I as Green, their parents. "j Airs. Burger Jennings and Miss ' j Marion Erney, of Lewisberry, are ■ being entertained at the lipme of the 1 former's son, H. E. Jennings. ! Mr. and Airs. D. H. Sweitzer and Aliss Florence Heathcote returned : from York, where they visited Mrs. Sweitzer's sister, Mrs. Jacob Bunkel, i who is confined to bed by sickness. MT. WOLF | Air. and Airs. Charles Cross have i returned from New Holland, where they spent the past six weeks with Air. and Airs. William Cross. Aliss Pearl Fulton, of Baltimore, [lis being entertained at the home of .'Mr. and Airs. C. E. llartman. Alias Fulton formerly lived here. Airs. Harvey Brennenian has re turned from New Freedom, where '■ "lie visited her mother, who is se { rionsly ill. Airs. Israel Gross, of Dover, paid a visit to her brother, Albert Alale horn, on Sunday. Mrs. G. Wilbert Mohr, of Baln bridge, Lancaster county, spent the . week-end with Postmaster and Airs. Charles M. Hummer. Y "sT Nobody likes | corn -Flakes P be-fc-fcer -than me swys 6So&&zl and I have •the bes-fc POST l.lßlt Alt Y AT YORK It A VEY York Haven, Feb. 12. The request of the citizens of Y'ork Haven for one or the traveling public libraries lias been complied with by the Slate Department ami the library con taining about 100 volumes, has arriv ed. It has been placed in Anspoch's , fc S ••• . . • ■■' ' ' " ■' 1 II linn• ' i:^:i:ithe utmost detail, and in quality the very finest, the assort ||? ment reaches out along many avenues of style-trend which give our clientele the ~-f •JSi. most widely diversified variety from which to select. iffl 11 Many New Pattern Hats Have Arrived | $9.95 to $25.00 These chic models are featured in the fashionable tones of brown, mahogany j and navy. They are most exquisitely designed of straw, georgette and ribbon, jltj especially suitable for dress and street wear. The New Gage Saitors $B.OO to $15.00 These are shown in the smartest shapes in pig's tail braid, pineapple, milan JIS and rough braids, in plain colors and combinations. ; ig; • . ' 12m - fir.- ■ :::■ :i: m s • ■-■wsr-.-m■mmams'V. :*inr.^iaMiuiuii!ii!iiinni(wiflHiiiiiiiiiHn(iiii(nmiffiitiiirnimn:ir'!Ti!'>M:< l iii 81~, ■' • """ ::Hnilillti!flWll!CTl!l'^ | ! I MIIH H I - •• How a Food Salesman Got the Surprise of His Life! He was a well met fellow and we'll make chocolate pudding stepped uj) to Mr. Davenport in with the RLAL ARTICLES, in * that "sunny" business way of ®' ie Ha y* the man "on the road." "Sorry old chap, but we don't use substitutes." Said he, "Mr. Davenport, I've * * * * * * * * got the articles alright, that will A i itt i e i ater i n t h e day the 'get em all,' the minute they salesman stepped into the kitch taste it. Prepared chocolate , . h, have liis parting word pudding!" with Mr. Davenport. t "You've got us wrong," shot- "IX'ell, Air. Davenport, • said back Mr. Davenport, "we don't he, "I ate lunch here today, serve 'prepared' foods here, we after I had talked with you this PREPARE them ourselves." morning, and I want to tell you that I take off my hat to you. I "But this costs you less and know I can't sell you my goods, they won t know the differ- j )Ut j g j m p]y m ust tell you be ence," parried the salesman. f orc j l eave town, that you're '"Oh! hut they will," ex- one i' l a thousand. When I claimed Mr. D., "for we never to town again T'll know fooled them yet, and we won't ' t0 g et MY lunch." start now. He couldn't sell substitute "So long as hens lay eggs, food ar,if , les l ,° Davenport's. IJo and we get them fresh, and the >° u w ° nde r he wa ,' sur P r,s . ed? best milk in the land can he He said Davenport sis one in a had, and the best grade of choc- thousand. olate is available —oV man, Where do YOU eat? 1.. Market St. Architects of Appetites ■ i..i ' ■ i ■ ■■■ ■ ■ ■ 11 < ■ > . FEBRUARY 12, 1919. I drug store, where the books can lie obtained without charged for a period ot two weeks. IIAVID I.ONti DIES MerccrsVurg, Pa., Feb. 12. David | Bong, life-long citizen, died early i yesterday morning. Mr. Long has been in poor health for a nuagsier of years. He is survived by hlg Wife and the following children: Mrs. Denton Brewer, of nsar Rhlmpstown; Aliss Maude, at home; William Long, of California street, and Frank Long, at home. Airs. Long is confined to tlie house on account of sickness.