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INTERESTING NEWS OF TOWNS IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA
EXHIBITION BY.
SCHOOL PUPILS
Newville Boys to Take Part in
Drills, Exercises and Vari
ous Athletic Contests
If. I VIC CLUB MUSICALE j
Vocal and Instrumental Num-|
hers Feature Program at ;
Patriotic Entertainment
Ne<rrille. Pa., Feb. 15. —On Mon
day evening, next, at 7:30 o'clock,
an exhibition will bo given by the
boys' gymnasium class of the high,
grammar and intermediate schools.
The exhibition will consist of drill
ing, wand drill, calistlientic exer
cises, maze running and four con
tests between the reds and
These teams will be led by tbeii
captains and the contests will be
relay, basketball, wheel barrow race,
indoor baseball and basketball.
There will be no admission charged
and the public is invited to attend,
especially the parents of the boys
'in the class. —-The patriotic musical ,
held at tho home of Mrs. J. Lyman
Elliott on Monday evening, under
the auspices of the Civic , u ,
proved to be one of the most enjov- |
able of the winter. The program j
consisted of both vocal and instru- (
mental numbeys, and was inter- i
spersed with patriotic tableaux, rep- ,
resenting ancient and modern heroes
and illustrating some of the best |
known war posters. The majority
of the pictures were posed by small
children. Mrs. J. A. Over, Miss ,
Mary McCochran and Mrs. J. Lynn
Elliott composed the committee.
The young ladies' Missionary s, °"
ciety "of the Church of God met at :
tho home of Mrs. James Gutshall
on Tuesday, at which time the an- .
nual election of officers took place, ,
which resulted as follows: Presi- |
dent, Miss Bess Landis; vice-presi- |
dent. Miss Ida Fry; secretary. Miss j
Caroline Clouse: assistant secretary, |
Miss Rose Fry: treasurer, Mrs. j
James Gutshall: organists. Miss I
Henrietta Hackett, Bessie M. Fry
and Mrs. Ida Stewart.- —Mrs. Jojin
Hursh. of Harrisburg. was a recent)
Newville visitor. —Mr. and Mrs. j
Charles Hutitsberger, of Harrisburg,
visited over Sunday at the home of I
their daughter, Mrs. C. B. Eby.—-
Mrs. Margaret Brattan has returned:
to her home at Harrisburg, after
spending some time at the W. A.
Kor home. —Mrs. C. D. Hartzell
spent the past week in Philadelphia.
Father and Son Buried
With Double Funeral]
Pa., Feb. 15. On
Mondav afternoon one hearse fol
lowed "the other carrying a father
and son to the cemetery, Samuel
Sterrett and his son, Glenn dying
just a day apart, both victims of
pneumonia following influenza. The
remaining members of the family are
all suffering from the influenza, and
Iwo hoys and one girl have pneu
monia. Mrs. Jane Sterrett, mother
of Mr. Sterrett, is also ill with in
fluenza.—Xiemond F. Keller left on
Tuesday for 'Waynesboro to look eve
the situation prior to resuming bis
law practice from which place he
enlisted and went to France. —
"Bobby" Hills gave a party to sev
eral of his little friends Wednesday
afternoon, it being the lad's fifth
birthday. Those present were: Rob
ert Parker, Betty. Beuhn, Grace
Hower, Beatrice Horning. Dorothy
3.andis. Charles Stoner of Altoona
and "Bobby".—James McNeal. of
the Xaval Reserve stationed at Block
Island was mustered out of service
and is at his home here. —Miss Re
becca Doty returned on Monday eve
ning from a visit with Mrs. John
Cummins at Brooklyn and Mrs.
Camera at Philadelphia.—Mr. and
Mrs. W. 7. Kulp spent several days
at Philadelphia as guests of their
daughter, Mrs. Paul M. Heimach.—
Mrs. Mary Bender and five children
oT Camp Hill are visiting her mother,
Mrs. Jennie Horning.—Ensign Rob
ert T. Kulp of the IT. 8. 8. Housa
tonic who was stationed in the Xorth
Sea during the war, haa been mus
tered out of service and is spending
some time with liis parents here. '
Old-Fashioned. Spelling
Bees in York County
ffnUam. Feb. 15.—01d-fashioned
spelling bees are again in vogue in
the rural district schools in this
vicinity. Several hundred persons,
both young and old, gathered sev
eral nights ago at Tracey's school
house, nepr town, for a spelling
match. There was a heated contest
for supremacy. After several hours
Harold Strickler finally defeated
his last opponent.—Mr. and Mrs.
Edward Krebs entertained on Wed
nesday at a Lincoln's birthday din
ner. the following guests: W. C.
Blessing, cashier of the Hellam
State bank, and wife and son Philip,
and Dr. Frank Horning.—A valen
tine social was held in the social
room of Trinity Reformed church
on Thursday night, under the aus
pices of the Willing Workers' so
ciety. A program of recitations,
readings, music and amusements
was carried out.— The Comrade's
Bible class of Canadochly Reformed
church, taught by George E. Leber.
Is preparing for an entertainment
entitled "On the Way to Happy
Town." to be given at some near fu
ture date.—A party of young people
met at the home of Miss Helen
Shenberger recently and organized
the "N. G." Sewing Circle, composed
of the following members: Florence
Kauffman, X.iirline Wolf, Grace Mil
ler. Ethel Blessing and Miss Shen
berger.—'Frank Daron. of
ter, spent Wednesday with Mr. and
Mrs. It. T. Pauli. —Miss Grace Kauff
man spent Wednesday at Dallas
town, where she visited Miss Sue
Sprenkle.—Charles Jones returned
today to Lancaster, after spending a
week with Mr. and Mrs. John Fish
er.- —Miss Mabel Frank, of Tork.
was a recent guest of the Misses
Alverta and Florence Stoner.
When coffee
disagrees -try
INSTANT
POSTUM
a few days.
You'll probably
continue using
POSTUM
SATURDAY EVENING.
MILITARY HONORS FOR TYRONE AVIATOR
KILLED IN HYDROPLANE ACCIDENT
Ensign David Blair Mingle, Popular as Slate College Base
ball Player, Meets Death Willi Two Companions in
Florida Training Camp f t
Tyrone, Pa., Feb. 15.—David Blair
Mingle, of Tyrone, was killed in an
airplane accident at Pensacola, Fla.,
this week. Young Mingle was an en
sign in the Navy and 4as especially
interested in hydroplanes. He was
acting as an instructor when the ac
cident occurred. Three ensigns met
death at the same time, when one of
the largest sea planes that the Gov
ernment possesses fell Into the wa
ter and the three young men were
killed. Mingle's body was sent to
Tyrone, and was buried with mili
tary honors on Thursday. He was
one of the most popular young men
'of the town. He was at State College
finishing his education, when Jie en
listed in the navy, and he expected
to return to State this fall. He was
a baseball player, and won fame in
this section of the state .by his plac
ing. being on the 'Varsity at State
for two years, and captain of the
team last year.—Charles F. Zerbe.
of Scranton, is spending some time
with his mother, Mrs. B. Zerbe. -
Mr. and Mrs. Frank G. Albright ac
companied by Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Albright, of Altoona, departed this
week for a ,six weeks' sojourn in
Florida.— Don. D. Blyth of Grove
City, was a visitor with Virgil L.
Crawford.—Mrs. Harold Biddle and
two young children, of Irwin, ate
guests during the week of Mr. and
Mrs. J. C. Freeman.—One of the local
SEEK MILLION FOR
STATE MOTHERS
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Associated Charities of Pittsburgh,
mado an inspiring address. "Ignor
ance and superstitution were tre
mendous aids in causing the recent
influenza epidemic," he declared. He
related a story of how one of his
workers recently visited a home
where a child was ill with influ
enza. The room was poorly venti
lated and the parents refused to
open a window. The child needed
fresh air and plenty of it. Finally
after much persuasion the windhw
was thrown open but it was neces
sary to place a dish of garlic by the
hedside before this could be done.
The speaker urged that measures be
taken to educate the people to better
knowledge of health, and thus to
eliminate these conditions.
The Mothers' Assistance Fund
was advocated by Kdwin D. Sollen
berger, general secretary of the
Pennsylvania Children's Aid So
ciety, Philadelphia.
Many Filter Discussion
Speakers at another sectional
meeting to discuss community pro
grams and Americanization, includ
ed Prof. Herbert A. Miller, director
of the Democratic Mid-European
Union, Washington: Prof. Susan M.
Kingsbury. Bryn Mawr College, and
E. E. Bach, superintendent of the
State Americanization Bureau, Pitta
burgh. Prof. Miller affirmed that
"we need intelligent understanding
of the people of Europe for whose
freedom we fought." He declared
that sympathetic assistance for these
people is needed that the virtue of
patience should be practiced and
urged that provisions should be
made for the proper treatment of
immigrants in the state. He explain
ed the relations betwepn the, various
mid-European nations. %
To Stndy Problems
The appointment of a commission
for a two year's study of Pennsyl
vania's dependent and neglected chil
dren was asked by speakers at the
State Conference on Social Welfare
in the evening session held In the
Penn-Harris hotel last night. Penn
sylvania was severely scored for her
neglect of the children and she was
called upon to mend her ways.
Prominent among the speakers
was G. 8. Heberltng, superintendent
of the William T. Carter, Jr., Re
public of Reddington. He affirmed
that a comprehensive study of the
situation would do much to clear
away the fog of misunderstanding at
present holding back the necessary
progress in the Jflate. It will enable
the commission to reach conclusions
just to every child. He cttcd Min
nesota, Missouri and other states as
having children's commissions.
David J. Terry, of the Children's
Service Bureau of Pittsburgh, back
ed up Mr. Heberling's suggestion.
"We have at present two hundred
laws administered from many dif
ferent authorities with no definite
comprehensive program or stand
ards for the constructive applica
tion of these laws. Scientific man
agement of big business applied to
these social problem would co-ordi
nate and make possible more rapid
progress. I believe that a children's
commission would enable us to do
this."
Dr. J. Clinton Foltz. vice-chairman
of the Philadelphia Tuberculosis
committtee, praised the press for its
splendid co-operation and urged use
of newspaper advertising. "The news
columns of the press should be used
to build up public confidence in the
activity and effectiveness of an or
ganization," he urged. \
Dr. John A. Lichty, member of
the Board of Public Charities. Pitts
burgh, presided at last night's meet
ing; He introduced Dr. George W.
Kirchwey, former warden of Sing
Sing prison, who accused Pennsyl
vania of being far behind the times
in her prison system, and urged
that definite steps be taken imme
diately to overcome this great dis
advantage.
Committees appointed at last
night's session included:
Organization Committtee Karl
DeSchwetnitz. Philadelphia, chair
man: Sidney Teller. Pittsburgh:
Mary Bogue, Miss Helen Parrish,
Philadlephia; Doris Downs. Pitts
burgh: Mrs. R .R. Porter Bradford,
Pittsburgh: Evelyn Cavin, Philadel
! phia.
Resolutions—John Yates, Pitts
burgh: the Rev. William J. Fallon.
Philadelphia; Anna Pratt, Phila
delphia.
Prof. Susan M. Kingsbury urged
that community work be immediate
ly taken up In the small towns. She
said there are three great things
that have come out of the war.
These Include good health, good mor
als and community responsibility.
Of these the last Is the greatest, she
declared. She urged that school
houses be turned Into community
centers, and that schoolboards be com
pelled to purchase libraries and oth
-er equipment. "Make the schoolhouae
the real educational center," she
urged. You won't have to worry
about popular ngttatlon then, because
the people will-lie educated."
A resume of Ue year's work
fire companies is actively engaged
in a campaign to raise money to
buy an automobile steamer. In fact,
the apparatus has already been or
dered and is expected soon. Dr.
Carey H. Bradin who left his prac
tice here to enter the army, where
he was commissioned a lieutenant
and sent to France, where he served
for some titn e . at one of tho base
hospitals, is back home, having been
returned on account of rheumatism.
—A marriage of Interest this week
was that of James C.iDixon and Miss
Rose Agnes McNeils. Both were in
ht Government service during the
war, Dixon having been a drafted
man and spending several months at
Camp Dee, Va., while his bride was
in the telephone service of the Gov
ernment at Washington, D. C.. for
several months. Mr. Dixon is a
clerk at the paper mill here. —Mrs.
J. C. Wright, of Curwensville, the
guest of W. S. Taylor and family.—
Mr. and Mrs. L. 8. Barr, have return
ed from a trip to New York City.
George W. Strong is spending the
week at New York City.—J. Robert
Eves, of Buffalo. N. Y'., a former res
ident of Tyrone, spent several days
here.—Private Paul Gillam. at pres
ent located at New York City, srnt
a furlough with his mother this
week —Mr. and Mrs. Morris R. Cox
have returned from a visit to Phila
delphia.—l. F. Heppler has returned
from Pittsburgh.
given by E. R. Bach, secretary of the
State Bureau of Americanization. He
sketched the achievements of his bu
reau and presented an Americaniza
tion program for next year.
Appeals For Defectives
Dr. J. M. Murdoch, superintendent
of the State Institution for Feeble
Minded of Western Pennsylvania, at
Polk, appealed for adequate care for
the mental defectives of the state in
the opening address of the mental
hygiene session. He gave what he
termed "four most excellent reasons
why the state should provide ade
quate care for mental defectives."
These are: %
"First —they are the most helpless
of all unfortunates, and are not per
sonally responsible for their con
dition. They cannot care for tliem
se.lves 'and must be cared for by oth
ers: '
"Second —If not properly cared for
and safeguarded, they are a menace
to the community through their ir
responsible acts, causing distruction
of property and endangering the
lives of their fehowmen. The money
value of the property annually de
stroyed by this class would more
than adequately provide for all
mental defectives.
•'Third Because of inadequate
proper provision for this class, res
cue homes, county homes, Jails, re
formatories and hospitals for the in
sane.
"Fourth Since heredity is the
principal cause of ths defectives, they
should have institutional care to
bring about a reduction in their num
bers, through the prevention of the
propagating of their defects.
"There are estimated to be about
fifteen thousand mental defectives in
the state, including four thousand in
appropriate institutions, three thous
and in other institutions, five thous
and receiving care in their own
homes, three thousand at large, a
menace to the commnnlty. The
feeble minded are increasing more
rapidly than the population. It is
our right and duty to see that there
are not So many feeble minded babies
born.
Every feeble minded person of the
reproductive age should be so care
fully guarded that reproduction
would bo impossible.
A large proportion, not only of
children, but of adult men and wo
men, convictefl of crime are feeble
minded. The feeble minded individ
ual is unable to hold a jotAand usu
ally drifts into criminality. On ac
count of their weak will power and
lack of judgment, they are prone to
become drunkards, thieves and pros
titutes. There is not an almshouse
which lias not a number of these
feebleminded women with their
Illegitimate children. *
Prepare For ttr Wrc. k*
Prepare for the shellshocked and
mentally deranged soldier. Dr. Jessie
Taft, director of the Child Helping
Department, the Seybert Institute.
Philadelphia, urged. "What should
the community do to protect, the men
tal health of its people?" she queried.
In lier answer to the question she
said:
• The communities are prepared to
organize for the after care of the
soldierS who come home maimed or
ill. There will be hospitals and dis
pensaries and out-patient depart
ments and home service ready to as
sist at a moment's notice anv. soldier
! suffering from a physical condition.
AVhat are the communities preparing
to do for the man who comes back
broken not in body but in mind?
Have we no treatment for him short
of committment to a hospital for the
insane? Many times he will not need
hospital care. He will have been dis
charged from the military hospital as
cured. But he need from time to
time advice and help from a physician
who understands what the war has
done to him—from the psvchiatrist.
The ordinary soldier, like the ordin
ary citizen cannot afford the con
sultation fee of the psychiatrist in
private practice. For any other ill
ness, he can get help at reasonable
rates. But if his mind should be the
seat of the ailment, he must either
be insane or wealthy to get atten
tion."
Phillips Talks
I In discussing Dr. Taffs paper. Dr.
C. R. Phillips, health officer or Dau
phin county, emphasized the value of
-community clinics for -mental and
nervous hygiene. Such a clinic he
i said, was established in Harrlsburg
in November last. Since then thirty-
Clients or patients of all ages and
conditions have visited the clinic and
treatment. Of these thirty there were
received the benefits pf advice and
five who were given medical and
psychological treatment and advice
Without the necessity of institutional
care. Five were advised to seek in
stitutional care. Of these, three were
in need of care in institutions for
mental cases and two were advised
to seek Institutional care for physical
reasons.
Dr. Dewnea Appeals
Superintendent F. E. Downes. of the
Harrlsburg Public Schools, discussed
the value to the schools of the state
®f the proposed amendment of Article
1413 of the School Code. This amend
ment will provide automatically for
the reporting and examtning of all
retarded or otherwise exceptional pu
pils and will provide state subsidies
for school districts providing special
education for children.
Careful scientific studies of school
children prove that at least five per
cent, of the school population cannot
HXBXUBBtJRG. 4Bkl TELBGIOPB!
GERMANS OPPOSE
EFFORT TO HAVE
ARMY WIPED OUT
Hun Foreign Secretary Says
New Government Will Re
sist Wide Disarmament
By Associated Press,
Basle, Switzerland. Feb. 15.
Count von Brockdorfl'-Rantzau, the
German Foreign Secretary, in dis
cussing Germany's foreign policy in
the new National Assembly at Wei
mar yesterday, declared he had re
sisted and would continue t."> resist
Allied attempt- to make Gerijiany
demobilize ail *!er military forces.
The task of the German nation as
regarded foreign affairs miglu be
summed up under two head--, said
the Foreign Secretory, of wl:tch the
first wajj the ending of the state of
war and the kecond the establish
ment of normal relations with other
peoples.
Enemies Not Softened
"Unfortunately," he continued,
"Germany's voluntary disarmament
has not softened our enemies, who
recently attempted to settle, on the
basis of disarmament, questions un
doubtedly appertaining to the Peace
Conference. I have repulsed and
will continue to repulse these at
tempts looking to the dissolution of
all our old military forces and the
substitution of new republican troops
for our old peace army, which could
be used in the east.
"Germany has shouldered the
consequences of defeat and is deter
mined to observe the conditions
agreed upon with her adversaries.
These conditions imply the complete
renunciation of the political aini3 of
the old Germany. We are ready to
accept restrictions upon our sov
ereignty, the compulsory submission
of our differences with other states
to an international court of arbitra
tion and the renunciation of our
armament if our old adversaries and
future neighbors submit to the same
restrictions."
be properly educated and trained in
the regular classes of the public
schools. Of this from one to two per
cent, are feeble-minded. Tho remain
ing three or four per cent, comprise
the congenitally illiterate, the de
linquent, and the many types of phy
sical defectives all the types whose
deficiencies were revealed so marked
ly in the examination of the draft
army.
Other states have found that, it pays
to grant state subsidies for special
education for three reasons:
First—The mental and moral health
of the ninety-five per cent, normal
children v:ho are fitted for ordinary
instruction is greatly augmented by
the removal of the misfits, and the
efficiecy of their teachers is in
creased fifteen per cent. These fig
ures as based on the combined judg
ment of investigators who have made
a special study of the problem.
Second—The special class by serv
ing as the observation station and
clearing house for determining the
best possible treatment of exceptioual
children reduces the number of social
ly misfit children and adults.
Third —The special classes become
a social service center through which
is established co-operation with so
cial agencies that help the potential
misfit after he leaves school. All
mental hygienists agree that a large
percentage of delinquents and insan
ity can be prevented by means of spe
cial education.
Professor Norbert J. Melville, of
Philadelphia, emphasised farther the
importance and practibility of early
identification of misfit children in the
public schools.
Oflleer Fleeted
•tames S. Heberling, Reddington
was elected president of the Confer
ence on Social Welfare at this morn
ing's session. Other officers elected
included:
First vice-president—Dr. Taruis N.
Robinson, Philadelphia.
Second vice-president Mrs. Mor
ris Guth, 'JSrie.
Third vibe-president Miss Mary
C. Bogue, Uarrisburg.
Secretary—Miss Lois Dawns, Phila
delphia.
Assistant secretaries Mrs. Frank
Watson. Haverford: John F. Landls
Johnstown; Grace F. Flanner, Lock
Haven.
Treasurer—Wafter A. Mav, Pitts
burgh.
Executive committee—C. C. Cooper
Pittsburgh: Mrs. Charles Long.
Wilkes-Barre: Mrs.Raccltel Bradshaw.
Reading; W. P. Smith, PottsviUe;
Kenneth T,. M. Pray, Philadelphia: Dr.
Hiester. Lancaster; Father W. S. lail
lon. Philadelphia.
Resolutions adopted included recom
mendations for appointment of a
committee of nine to draft certain
legislation; eontlnuance of commis
sion of Health Insurance; continuance
of commission on Old Age Pension,
and commission on reconstruction A
copy of the resolution will be sent
to Governor William C- Sproul.
The convention closed late this aft
ernoon following a luncheon session,
addressed by Kenneth L. M. Pray sec
retary of the Public Charities Asso
ciation. Philadelphia; Senator George
Woodward. Philadelphia, and Repre
sentative Harry M. Sh'owalter, Lewis
burg.
SWALLOWTAILS
HAVE NO PLACE
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sixteen years, but this time the Cham
ber's members will leave their even
ing togs at home and make the law
makers feel at home. The members
of the committee in charge include
a number of prominent Harrlsburg
ers.
Not only will the reception be
made informal, but the old style of
speechmakin'g will be abandoned.
Lieutenant-Governor 'Edward E.
Beidleman will welcome the guests
to his native city and Governor Wil
liam C. Sproul will respond. Then
vaudeville entertainers and a buf
fet luncheon will hold sway. Colo
nel Covert says the program will be
"varied." Most of the public rooms
of the hotel have been taken and the
reception will start in the lounge at
8 o'clock and continue until the
last story is told and the last song
sung.
Food Administration
Fined 1,018 Violators
Philadelphia, Feb. 15. • A brief
summary of, the work done by the
federal food administration in Penn
sylvania shows that fines were im
posed amounting to 534,741 on 1,-
018 violators of the food regula
tions. Many of the penalties were
for transgressions of the sugar re
strictions. The fines were turned
to the Red Cross with the ex
ception of 8700 which was given to
the war chest.
The repoht of the hotel and rcs
turant division of the administra
tion showed that during the eight
months of the war 18,489,000 pounds
of meat. 18.012,000 pounds of flour
and 6,*852.000 pounds of sugar were
saved In Pennsylvania.
Williamstown Boy Killed
in Battle of the Marne
s -v. f -is.;
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'
JAMES W. BURNS
Williamstown. Pa.. Feb. 15.
James W. Burns, of Williamstown.
was killed in action in France July
19, 1918. He was a member of
'Headquarters Company, 58tli In
fantry and was killed in the battle
of the Marne. Young Burns enlisted
June 23, 1917, and was sent to Camp
at Gettysburg, thence to Camp
Green, Charlotte, N. C. He sailed
for France in May, 1918.
York Haven Folks Witness
"The Dust of the Earth"
York Haven, Ta., Feb. lo. —A large
party of York young people
went to Manchester to witness the
home talent entertainment, "The
Dust of the Earth," given under the
auspices of the High School of that
place. Those in the party were".
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Rudy, Mr. and
Mrs. John Cassel, Mr. and Mrs. Wil
liam Cassel, John Swan, Ralph Rudy,
Clarence Bower*. Bruce Stare, Wil
bur Swan, Peachie R'epman, Beatrice
Reeser, Anna McGready, Minnie Cli
onsky. Marguerite and Anna Hoover.
Mrs. J. H. Walton entertained the
members of the Sunday school class
at her home. Those present were:
Misses Ethel Gundy, Mary Jennings,
Myrtle Weaver, Alda Ebersole, I.aura
and Sarah Jennings, Vendetta, Rodes,
Henrietta Freeman, Tflelma Freeman
and Mae Walton.—• Harvey Bowers,
a machinist at the York Haven pa
permlll, .has recovered from an at
tack of influenza.—Mr. and Mrs. Cur
tis Myers, York, were recent guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar H. Shepp.
G. C. Emigh, general manager of the
Yo[k Haven Paper Company, and
Byron Baker, chemist, have returned
from New Y'ork, City, where they at
tended a meeting of the Technical
Association of the Pulp and Paper
Industry, and also a meeting of the
American Pulp and Paper Associa
tion. Mr. Baker read a paper at a
meeting of the former organization.
The sessions were held in the Wal
dorfl-Astoria Hotel.—Edwin J. Rife,
of was a recent guest of
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James G.
Rife.—Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Shelby,
■of Cly, were entertained over the
past weekend at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Daniel G. Cassel.—Mrs. Charles
Bare spent several days with rela
tives at Harrisburg.—Mrs. Samuel
A. Hummer spent Wednesday at Do
ver, where she visited her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Adam Gross. Miss
Ruth Staley, of New Market, spent
Sunday at York Haven. Mr. and
Mrs. William Selg returned from a
six weeks' trip to Harrisburg, Steel
ten, Penbroolc and Waynesboro,
where they visited relatives.—Pri
vate Curvin Gillen, son of Mr. and
Mrs. William Gillen, and Charles
Lewis, son of Mr. and Mrs. George
Lewis, were discharged front the
national servicce at Camp Custer,
Mich., and have returned home.—
George Warner and daughter Anna,
of Philadelphia, -were recent guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Ira Warner.—The
Rev. and Mrs. George A. Heiss, of
Shermandale, Perry county, spent
several days with friends here.
Thirty-Five Guests at Party
on Melvin Zeigler's Birthday
Yrngertowß. Pa., Feb. 15,—Mr. and
Mrs. S. M. Zeigler entertained thir
ty-five relatives and friends in hon
or of their son, Mclvin'a birthday on
Tuesday evening.—Mrs. Fevil Bully,
of Burnham, was a visitor on Thurs
day at the home of her sister, Mrs.
Frank Wommer. Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Musser, of Oakland Mills,
Juniata county, were over-night vis
itors at the home of Mrs. S. M. Zeig
ler—Miss Catherine Clark entertain
ed the following persons at her home
on South Main street with music,
games and refreshments: Darling
Kennell, Albert Keeps, James Gil
bert, William Clrak, John Clark,
Cecelia Gottschalk, Clara Orth, Na
omi Burg, and Miriam Brice.—Mrs.
Jersey Leonard, of Oakland Mills,
Juniata county, was a guest at the
home of Mrs. Ida Kinzer, : — Gilbert
Shirk, of Reedsville, was a calljr at
the home of John Warner.—Mrs. Wil
liam Riden and daughter Winafred
and Mary Ethel, and Miss Betty Orth
were entertained at th e home of Jlrs.
George Seat*. —Mr. and Mrs. George
Musser and three sons were visitors
on Sunday with his mother, near
Millheim.—Mrs. Richard Tunis and
little daughter arrived on Monday
evening from Philadelphia, for a vis
it with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Seate.—Miss Sevea Franzson, of
Bronsham, visited Miss Cecelia Gott
schalk on Sunday.
HIGH SCHOOL SOCIETY OIFICI.IIS
VYII lie Met too a. Pa.. Feb. J5. The
! Shakespearian Society of the high
School, held its first meeting recently
Following are the.officers: President
Chester Wariow; vice-president Jos
eph Watkins; secretary. Martha' Lew
la; treasurer. Ellen Warfel. Pro
fessor Ira Mummert and family spent
two days at Harrisburg attending the
funeral of a relative. Mr. and Mrs
John Phillips were called to Phila
delphia on account of the illness of
their son, William, who was on a
visit to that city. Misses Myrtle
and Agnes Hoffman spent Sundav i.t
Pottavllle.—Edward Wents, of Scran
ton. is visiting his aister, Mrs
Laurence UnderkufTler. Miss Bea
trice Clayberger. of Shamokin, re
turned home after several days spent
with her cousin, Ruth Thompson.
Clarence Hoover has returned from
France and is visiting his mother
Mrs. Grant Hoove*. Mra. Claytton
Radel and infant son. of Colltngs
wood, N. J., ara spending the week
at the home of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. L. C. Carl. Albert Becker, of
Philadelphia, spent Tuesday at the
home of James Bottomly. Mr. and
Xirs. laraal Colea, of Pteeltton; Claude
John and George Hartman, of Harrls
bufg, attended the funeral of their
father here, on Monday,
GETTYSBURG BOROUGH COUNCIL PLANS
IMPROVEMENST FOR SQUARE AND STREETS
Highway Committee Instructed to Consider Matter and He
port Conclusions; Propose Expenditure of $4,000
Each Year on Highways of Town
Gettysburg, Pa., Feb. 15.—1t is
probable that permanent improve
ments to the streets of Gettysburg
will be started this year. I.ast year
the highway committee of Rorough
Council spent $4,000 in street im
provements, not counting several
thousand spent for tons of stone,
and in the end lias very little to
show for it. At the January term
of court tho constables of the town
returned to the court some of the
town streets as being in bad con
dition, and the members of the
council are taking notice of this
fact. It is believed that by tho ex
penditure Of 34.000 a year substan
tial street improvements . can be
made. The highway committee was
instructed lo take under considera
tion several plans proposed in the
meeting of the council and see what
can be done. Naturally, Center
Square will come in for the first
permanent improvements to be
made and plans for this are being
considered. The town has no paved
or improved streets, just the old
dirt and stone roads, and those that
are traveled the most by automobile
traffic aro worn out each year.
School directors and residents of
Mountjoy township are considering
tho plan of cenrtalizing their schools
for the next school year. Dr.
Shultz, a former superintendent of
public instruction of Minnesota, ad
dressed a meeting of the citizens of
the township and explained to them
WILSONS START ON
VOYAGE HOMEWARD
[Continued from First Page.]
They have received and treated me
as I most desired to be treated, as
a friend, a friend alike in spirit and
in purpose. lam happy to say that
I am to return to assist with all my
heart in completing the just settle
ments which the Peace Conference
is seeking and 1 shall* carry with me
during my absence very happy mem
ories of the two months I have spent
here.
Sees at First Hand
"I have been privileged tp see
here at first hand what my sympath
ies had alroady conceived—the suf
ferings and problams of France
and every day has deepened my in
terest in the solution of the grave
questions upon whose proper solu
tion the future prosperity of France
and her associates and the whole
world depend. May I not leave my
warm and affectionate farewell
greeting."
To Jauul at Boston
"When President "Wilson left here
to-day for the United .States it was
announced that he would land in
Boston on February 25, where he
was expected to make an address
which would cover the work per
formed at the Peace Conference.
Paris, Feb. 15.—President "Wil
son was the central figure of the
plenary peace conference yesterday
when in person he read the covenant
establishing a league of nations.
President "Wilson was the central
figure of the plenary peace confer
ence yesterday when in person he
read the covenant establishing a
league of nations.
Interest in Session
There was added interest in the
session as it was the last gather
ing: of the delegates prior to the
President's departure as well as be
ing the occasion of presenting the
document with which his name is
identified.
The President was received with
military honors as he arrived at the
foreign office and the large crowds
whieh had congregated gave him a
cordial welcome as he passed
tlirohgh. The delegates already
were assembled when the Presi
dent entered the council chamber.
When he entered the chamber,
the President was greeted by Premier
Clemenceau, Foreign Secretary Bal
four and Viscount Milner, of Great
Britain, and the American delegates
at the head of the table. There was
little formality. Premier Clemen
ceau, who is president of tlio con
ference, called the conference to
order and President Wilson rose and
uddresscd the gathering.
To I'ix Blame For War
An official statement issued by the
' commission on responsibility for the
war issued to-day follows:
"At a meeting of the Department
I of the Interior this morning at 11 .SO
I and procedure in connection with
the three subcommittees of the com
; mission on responsibility for the
war were discussed. These sub
! committees are those dealing on acts
|of war, responsibility for the war
and the responsibility for the vio
lation of the war and customs of
war.
Will Meet Twice in Week
"An arrangement was made by
which each subcommittee is to meet
at least twice during the next week."
Comment in representative French
newspapers on the constitution of
the League of Nations as presented
at yesterday's plenary session of the
Peace Conference reveals little en
thusiasm over the shape the pro
ject hati taken. The Figaro says:
"The mystic Society of Nations
has become a league of the five
great powers which beat Germany
and which, having conquered, mean
to consolidate both victory and
peace. A close alliance will result
between the United States. England,
France, Italy and Japan."
The Journal, one of the most
widely circulated newspapers here,
says:
Points to Germany
"While all are speaking of frater
nization and eternal peace, the
French people oaYinot lose sight of
reality, and reality is the vicinity of
seventy million humiliated Germans
shuddering under merited punish
ment. It Is half of Europe in
chaos.*
"When we see evoked, amidst
such perspectives, the seductive
idea of. disarmament it is our duty
to ask plainly, where are the guar
antees and what is the force which
will shelter us from the reaction of
tragtc surprise? To these questions
a careful reading of the projected
statues of the Society of Nations and
the eloquent apeech.es made at the
conference bring but one answer:
Moral • force.
SOCK NO Security in Covenant
"Pertlnax," in the Echo De Paris,
ends a long article by saying: "We
are forced to tc conclude that the
twenty-six articles bring us no se
curity. Until they are changed we
can sacrifice nothing of our means
of defense to them."
Atlantic City, N. J„ Feb. 15.— 1n j
FEBRUARY 15, 1919.
the efficient plan of that state
whereby in each district they have
a centrally located graded school,
instead of a number of one-Boom
schools scattered throughout- the
district.-—George L. Myers, of Lit
tlestown, was arrested on a charge
of having drugged and robbed a
transient umbrella mender. The
man, it is said, was found in a dazed
condition. The umbrella mender
claims to have had SSO on him when
the alleged drugging occurred and
is said to have had only $8 or $lO
in his pockets when found. Myers
claims there is nothing in the case,'
and he waived a hearing and gave
bail in SSOO for his appearance at
court before Justice of the Peace
Mayers.—Tax Collector Bitmbaugh
on Friday evening served a. warrant
on Thaddeus Flemmlng-for failing
to pay his taxes for the past sev
eral years. He was not able to
make the necessary payment and
Was placed in jail to await disposi
tion of the matter. This is in line
with the action of tha town council
n urging the tax collector to make
Immediate settlement of all dupli
cates.—During commencement week
of Gettysburg College In June
ground will be broken for the new
Young Men's Chlstian Association
building to cost $50,000 and to be
named in honor of Dr. Robert A.
Weidensall, of Chicago, a graduate
of the college and the first interna
tional secretary of the Student Y.
M. C. A.
a cablegram to Joseph P. Tumulty,
secretary to the President, who is
staying at a prominent hotel here
to-day President Wilson announced
his decision to deliver an address at
Boston immediately upon his arrival
in this country.
President Wilson will Rpeak in
Boston at a meeting arranged Uy
Mayor Peters, and the GeoVge "\y%sh
ington, bearing the President and
Mrs. Wilson wjll make port at Bos
ton on the return trip to America.
WORLD'S MONEY AND
TRADE BIG PROBLEMS
[Continued from First Page.]
with tlieir differential tariffs, which
in the past so often have jeopardized
the peaceful relations 'of slates.
Americans Op|K>sc Pool
The financial drafting commi
sion is dealing with another subject
highly important to the business
world. _ This commission will have
to mee't the insistent demand of
some of the European nations for
the pooling of all the credits, debts
and resources of the nations, a pro
position which seems certain to be
strongly resisted by the Americau
representatives.
Of scarcely secondary Importance
in this commission's task of obtain
ing information as to the financial
resources, present and prospective
of the enemy countries in order that
the commission of reparation may
complete its work, whic!h is based
on the idea, one of the delegates in
timated of making the enemy pay
all that he can safely be made to do.
Dauphin P. 0. of A. Camp
Elects Officers For Year
Dauplifn, Pa.. Feb. 15.—-P. O. ,S.
of A. Camp No. £4O. has elected
the following officers: Past presi
dent, Mrs. Elizabeth Maur, as assist
ant past president, Joseph Veshik;
president, Miss Sue Meyers; assistant
president. Miss Helen Bell; vice pres
ident, Miss Carrie Dougherty; as
sistant vice president. Miss Blanche
Singer; financial secretary, Miss
Marion Peck; assistant recording
secretary, William treas
urer, Mrs. John Mallcom; conductor,
Mrs. J. Cauffman; guard. Miss Grace
Nogle; sentinel, Mrs. Florence Gru
ber; chaplain, Mrs. Carrie Cauffman,
orator, Mrs. Esther Putt. —Mrs. J. E.
Williams and daughter, Mae of Har
risburg, are spending some time with
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Williams.—
Miss Nauss of Harrlsburg was the
guest of Mrs. Bertha Hawthorne. —
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Sowers and
children, and W. 1,. Sowers, of Din
glestown, Mrs. Susan Sheets and
Mrs. Harry 1. Gerberick of Dauphin,
were guests of Aaron Shaffner at
Zionsville on Tuesday.—Mr. and Mrs.
William Bell Clark and son, "Billy",
Jr., of Germantown, are spending
the week with Mr. Clark's parents,
Dr. and Mrs. W. P. Clark. —Mrs.
Charles T.ebo, has been ill with in
fluenza Is improving. Max Dong
who was called home on account of
the death of his sister, has returned
1o Gettysburg College.—Mr. and Mrs.
D. W. Poet, of Speeceville, are visit
ing at Wil'iamsport.—Mrs. Ruth
! Miller, son Harry, Jr.,'and mother,
Mrs. Sarah Hafl'er, have reopened
their house after being closed for
| several months.—W. G. Kline of
Philadelphia, spent the week-end
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. W.
! Kline.—Miss Mary Umberger is
| spending some time In Harrlsburg,
as the guest of Miss Emma Reel.
! —Wilbur Boughner, who has been ill
! at bis home for six weeks is con
j valescing.—Miss Sabra Clark of
! Quaker College, Baltimore, Md., is
; the guest of her parentts, Dr. and
| Mrs. W. P. Clark.- —Miss Grace Pof-
I fenberger is the guest of her uncle,
I William Poffenberger. Miss Mary
t Poffenberger of Harrlsburg is the
! guest of Miss Ethel Horning.
Little Scotch Lassie
. Dances in "Katcha Koo"
Mrnrnhr(, Fa., I'"eb. 15. Miss
Agnes Mabou. a little Scotch lassie,
who'lives here- with hep sister, MVS.
James CTurrati. was the main feature
of "Katcha Koo." rendered by the
students of the Mereersburg High
School on Tuesday and Wednesday
evenings. Miss Mabou was deased in
a United States sailor's uniform and
gave several Scotch dances. Miss
Anne McKltrich had charge of the
production. —' Duftield. of
Welch Itun, visited friends in Mer
cersburg on Wednesday evening.
Miss Anne McKee Is visiting Miss
Uliy.abeth Patterson. i
DAY and NIGHT SCHOOL
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Individual Promotion. > j '
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FOR DEAD " GIRL
Beautiful Hand-Embroidered
Work of Art Sent Home
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DIED SOME TIME AGO
Grand Era tern ily Gives Oys
ter Supper in Honor of
Major F. C. Smith
Halifax, Pa., Fab. 15. —A beautiful
hand-embroidered floral design poet-,
card was received this week at the
home of J. Paul Sheesley, in Front,
street. The card came from Mr.
Sheesley's brother, Francis Sheesley.
who is in France, and was addressed,
to Miss Grace Sheesley. who died
several weeks ago, of diphtheria.—
Mr, and Mrs. Elmer Biever, of Wat
sontown,. spent from Sunday until
Tuesday visiting: at the home of his
mother, Mrs. Mary Biever.—Prof, and
Mrs. W. G. Rice and daughters Mary
and Annabelle, -of Carlisle, were
weekend guests of Mrs. Rice's pa
rents, Prof, and Mrs. S. C. Beitsel.—
Major Frederick C. Smith, of Phila
delphia, is spending the week et the
home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
'G. M,. Smith. The Grand Fraternity
gave an oyster supper in his honor
at his parents home on Tuesday eve
ning.—Miss- Marie Corcoran, of Phil
adelphia, and Mrs. S ; D. Hawk, of
Millertlb.urg. spent Saturday at the
home of Miss Sallle Hawk in Arm
strong street.—M. E. Shindel, of De
troit, Mich., is visiting at the home
of Mrs. Daniel Miller in Fourth
street.—The ladies of the organized
Bible class in the Methodist Episco
pal Snuday School will hold a bake
dud social on Saturday, February 22.
The bake will be In the afternoon,
and the social in the evening—Miss
Minnie Sbope. formerly of Halifax,
and a sister, of the editor of the Hal
ifax Gazette, was married at Harris
burg to William Rightmyer, of Har
risburg. The Mite Society of the
Methodist Episcopal Church was en
tertained Sunday evening at the
home of Mrs. G. M. Smith, Second St.
H. S. Potter district president of tha
P.,'P. S. of A. has completed the in
stallation of officers of the ten
camp* of.,his district.—Word from
Oklahoma' to his parents, says that
Paul Bowriikn, who left here several
montfis ago for that state to regain
his health, is improving rapidly.—
Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Ingle. Mrs. Aaron
Enders and Frances Miller, of Eliz
abethville, spent Sunday at the
home of C. E, Ingle.—Mrs. George
Pell, of Sunbury, visited her mother,
Sallie Radle this week.—The ladies
of the United Brethren Church will
serve dinner and lunch throughout
the day for the benefit of the partic
ipants of the Odd Fellows' anniver
sary on April 19.—Mr. and Mrs. Wil
liam E. Fetterhoff and children, of
Lucknow, were gitosts at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. N. E. Steffan.—Clair
Zimmerman, of Lucrknow, spent sev
eral days with Mr. and Mrs. C. T.
Wise. —John Bechtet, of Bucknow,
spent Sunday with his parents, Oliver
Bechtel and family. Miss Mary
Radle, of Penbrook, spent Sunday
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Urich Radle.—Harvey Sponsler, of
Matamoras, spent Sunday with his
parents. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Sponsler.,
—Mr. and Mrs. F. la. Bebo and daugh
ter Ruth, and Pamline Butz, of
Waynesville, spent Sunday at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Smith.
—E. M. Fitting and S. J. Bowman
spent several days at McClellan.
John E. Buboltf, of Selinsgrove, vis
ited friends here this week.—Samuel
Eauber and family, spent Sunday at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. John C.
Bitler at Fisherville.
Mount Wolf Fire Company
Will Hold Oyster Supper
Mount Wolf, Feb. 15. Henry
B&teman. who "was discharged re
cently from Camp Meade, Md., has
returned to the home of his par
ents. He has resumed his former
position at. the .plant of the Ameri
can Wire Fabric's company.—Plans
for an oyster supper are being made
by the Mount Wolf Eagle Fire com
pany, No. 1. No date has been set
for the affair, but the following ar
rangement committee has been ap
pointed:" Harvey Rohrbaugh, H. K.
Eivingston, Hester Jordon, Elvin
Eisenhower and Edgar Kunkel.—
Miss Elizabeth Mohr has returned
to Bainbridge, after a six weeks'
stay here with Postmaster and Mrs.
Charles M. Hummer. —Mr. and Mrs.
Theodore Baker, of York, were en
tertained at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. AVilliam Reinhold. Paris
Molir. of Reading, spent the week
end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
John Mohr, near here.—Mrs. Sam
uel Heilman. of York, spent the
•weekend Willi ther brother-in-law
and sister. Mr. and Mrs. John Head
er.—Mrs. f.evl Snyder returned from
Harrisburg, where she had been vis
iting her sister, Mrs. Shepp.--Mrß.
Calvin Baltzley and sons, Donald
and Robert, have returned to Or
tanna, Adams county, after a
month> visit here with Mrs. Belts
ley's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel
Diehl.-—'W. C. Bailey, who was berl
ously scalded five weeks ago at the
plant of the American Wire Fabric's
company, resumed work this week.
Private Arthur Miller, of Camp
Meade, Md., spent several days with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Miles Mil
ler, *
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