Harrisburg telegraph. (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, February 24, 1919, Page 2, Image 2
2 :EWS OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA AND CITY'S SUBURBS Cumberland Valley News AUDITORS FILE SURVEY REPORT Cumberland County Officials Complete Review of Finan cial Accounts For 11)18 Carlisle, Pa., Feb. 24.—After near ly two months' of work, the county auditors have completed their sur vey of the Cumberland county ac counts for 1918 and tiled their re port late Saturday. All accounts were in good shape and there were no surcharges or any recommenda tions for changes. The expenses of the county during the'year were: Assessors, $9,709.57; bridges and roads, $15,870.02; court expenses, $4,970.50; county officers, $20,454.91; justice fees, $2,824.03; constables fees, $3,906.50; elections, $8,959.27; Inquests, $100.46; state institutions, $8,236.36; jail and penitentiaries, $22,530; loans and interest, $31,- 277.65. Under the new dog tax law the treasurer received $4,638. The coun ty had a considerable balance of out standing taxes and cash on hand. The expenses of the county home during the year were $34,606.42. ALBRIGHT-SHEARER WEDDING Waynesboro, Pa., Feb. 24—A wed ding took place at the home of Mrs. Lauretta Shearer on Saturday, when her daughter, Mtss Marjorie Shearer, and Captain John Albright, of Lis bon, Ohio, were married by the Rev. J. M. Rutherford, pastor of the Pres byterian Church. The young people will live at Columbus, Ohio, near Camp Benning, where the groom is stationed as an instructor at the In fantry School of Arms. The bride was a graduate of the Waynesboro High school, class of 1914, while the groom is a graduate of the "Woos ter College, class 1918. NEW PHYSICIAN IN SERVICE Chnnibersburg, Pa., Feb. 24.—The offices of the late R. W. Ramsey, which have been vacant since his death several years ago, were re opened this morning by a new prac titioner. The new physician is Dr. 11. H. Diglit, who comes from Phila delphia. Dr. Dight was only recent ly released from active service in the navy, with the medical branch of which he served during the war. INFANT IN HOSPITAL Waynesboro, Pa., Feb. 24.—Ray mond, one-year-old son of Roy Ka vey, Ringgold, In (his vicinity, was taken to the Robert Garrett Hospi tal for children, Baltimore, this week, to be treated for club feet, an affliction the child has had since birth. The hospital doctors say they can straighten out his pedal ex tremities alright. ASKS FOR TRIAL tlhaiubersburg, Pa., Feb. 2 4.—At torneys for Russell W. Potter, of Waynesboro, on Saturday tiled a mo tion asking a new trial for Potter who was convicted in oyer and ter miner court here three weeks ago of voluntary manslaughter. Potter was charged with the murder of his 3 4-year-old wife, Mary Thelma Pot ter, on November 2", 1918. SALES BRING RESIT/PS Slii|>|K*nsburg, Pa., Feb. 22.—The Tublie sales of this community are bringing large results. At two sales turkeys brought as high as ten dol lars. I.and on the Fogelsanger farm brought $2O per acre. Other things brought more at some sales than was ever known in this section. BIG SHIPMENT OF WHISKY Groencastle, Pa., Feb. 24. A truck from Baltimore arrived in Greencastle the past week which con tained thirty-live cases of whisky for a Greencastle saloonkeeper. The goods was valued at $25 per case, twelve quarts to the ease, 1,020 quarts or 405 gallons at a value of $3,375. Those who are wise j II The Coffee || these days are % Drinker Jf/J seeing not only better health ,but Economy in a Change From Coffee £O POSTUM Neither the war nor pre-war conditions have as yet increas ed the price of" POSTUM CEREAL or INSTANT POSTUM. POSTUM—both forms—has always been economical.6esides.it con tains nocaffeine'or any other harmful substance. 11 POSTUM is good for the health —the delight of" young and old— an economical,nourishing, deli cious beverage. Everyday— "There's a Reason" for Postum. | • MONDAY EVENING, SPRING COMES TO IRVING COLLEGE Japanese Cherry Blossoms and Southern Sinilax Add Touch of Beauty to Dance Mct'liuiticsburg, Pu., Feb. 24. Even though there were lowering clouds and a downpour of rain, spring came to Mechanicsburg on Saturday! Not to the town in gen eral, but just the particular East End where Irving College is located. A passerby would not have noticed it, only those who entered Columbian Hall where that coy maiden, spring, burst forth in a riotous bloom of Japanese cherry blossoms and southern smilnx. For all over the ball the miracle of spring, apparent ly, had happened, and the place was a bower of beauty with soft lights, white blossoms and pretty girls! It was the annual observance of Washington's birthday at Irving Col lege which was celebrated with a dance this year, instead of a recep tion, as has been the usual custom in times past, nnd was a delightful j event, arranged by the students, j About one hundred and fifty per j sons were present ana the music was furnished by Cronican's Orches tra, of Carlisle. The patronesses were: Mrs. 10. E. Campbell, Miss | Frances B. Shelton, Miss Lena ] Rrooker, Miss Beatrice Knight, Miss i Mildred 1,. Little, Miss Myrtle Rep- I pert and Miss Marian Durand. , On the dance committee were: j Chairman, Miss Henrietta Miller"; j Miss Dellma Younkins, Miss Estelle : Flotow, and Aliss Elizabeth Coff i man. Messrs. Dunbar and Moore, Har risburg, were the decorators. Refreshments were served to the guests who were present from Pitts burgh. Banc-aster, Gettysburg, Car lisle, Hurrisburg, New Cumberland, : Camp Hill and Alechanicsburg. Dickinson College Athlete Now at Carlisle Hospital Carlisle, Pa., Feb. 2 4. —Wounded, gassed and for weeks in hospitals overseas. Lieutenant John H. At kinson, Dickinsol College athlete and officer in the United States Army, wedded just before his regiment was ordered from Gettysburg to Aliss Katherlne AVeber. a Carlisle girl, ar | rived at the General Hospital here I for treatment and will remain in' j Carlisle for a considerable period. ; His wife has been living in Carlisle, j her father being an official of the 'civil activities at the hospital. Lieu ! tenant Atkinson left college and was ! trained at the Fort Niagara Camp, j being attached to the Fourth Infan ' try, stationed at. Gettysburg in 1917. ! He went overseas early in the spring ;of 1918 and saw much service. He was badly crippled by wounds, one arm stiffened and injured by gas. AfARRIED AT HAGERSTOAVN Grecncastle, Pa., Feb. 24. Miss Elise Burket, adopted daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Burket, of Cen ter Square, and John Wick, of Mar ion, were married at Hagerstown Friday afternoon. The bride was a student in the Greencastle High [school, and the bridegroom an em- I ploye .of the Chambersburg, Waynes boro and Greencastle trolley com ] pany. $135,000 FOB HOME Grceiwastle, Pa., Feb. 24. The j coining Orphans' Court confirming j the account of the executor of the estate of the late John H. Shook, of I Greencastle. will turn over for its | use to the John H. Shook Home.for ] the Aged the sum in cash and securi ties of $135,000. The actual cash j now invested is about $27,000. At ! a meeting of the directors of the I home, J. Edward Omwake was I chosen a director of the home for j the aged and lie lias also been made a director of the Children's Home. ABNER MILLS SHOT IN STORE Gettysburg Grocer Seriously Wounded by Hold-Up Men on Saturday' Night Gettysburg, Pa., Feb. 24.—Abner j S. Mills, who owns and conducts : grocery store, was shot in his store ; late Saturday night. Mr. Mills, with j his wife who was in the store, badj made all preparations for closing up when a young man entered the store about eleven o'clock and asked for a pack of cigarcts. Mr. Mills went behind the counter to get the cigar ets and another young man entered, a red handkerchief over hijp face acting us a mask, and said something | to the storekeeper about money and j immediately tired a revolver, the ball striking Mills at the left tomple Scared when Air. Mills screamed both men hurried from the store without securing any loot whatever. The injured man was taken to his home, only a few doors away, and has since been growing gradually weaker. Officers went on the case at oftco and after making investi gations during the night, yesterday morning arrested John Miller, a local young man who lias just re turned from the army. County De tective Charles H. Wilson took him into custody as he came out of his home to go to mass. He was placed in jail on suspicion of being impli cated in the affair in the handling of the gun. Fred Moore, the other boy sus pected, and who is believed to have done the shooting, has been captur ed at Hanover and brought to the Adams county jail. Moore is the Ik>>* who was the star witness in the re cent Collins case, telling of bow Collins tried to get him to go along in the killing of George Bushman. In connection with the present case it is said Moore went to the home of a married sister here in town after the shooting and asked her for money so he could get out of town. She refused him the money and asked What he had done and he told her he hail been with John Miller and that they had shot Abner Mills. BIBLE ( BASS BANQTET . .Columbia, Pa.. Feb. 24.—Dr. How ard G. Smoker, president, acted as toastmaster at the fifth annual ban quet of the H. S. Graybill Bible Class of the Cookman Methodist Episco pal church, in the lecture room Fri day night. John h. Baker and Rob ert K. Duttenhoffer rendered vocal selections and Stuart Constantine, organist presided at the piano. Ad dresses were made by the Rev. H. Foster Hamer, the Rev. W. H. Nicholas, pastor, Arnold Kgolf, pre sident of llie Federated Bible Classes W. J. Strickler, James A. Constantine and George AY". A'oung. the latter secretary of the Sunday school for thirty-two consecutive years. .MEMOJUAB FOR SORRIER Mcclianicshurgli, Pa., Feb. 24. — Impressive memorial services were held yesterday afternoon for Wil liam G. McCreary, killed in action, in France at the home of his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. A'ermon Mc- Creary, 15 East Portland street, con ducted by the Rev. J. Ellis Hell, pas tor of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The family received word that he had been w< unded In action, on October 1, 1918, but It has since developed, according to official word, that he was killed at that time. Pri vate McCreary was a member of the Machine Gun Company, 112 th In fantry, and enlisted in June, 1918. OBJECT TO EXAMINATION'S Dewlstowu. Pa., Feb. 24.—School Director Charles Jacobs, and W. John Deamer and Albert Kriclc, two residents of Decatur Township, Miff lin county, were held Saturday for their appearance at the next term of court to answer the charge of ob jecting to a recent medical examin ation of pupils in the Sigler sehocjj, in Decatur township, taught by Walter Knepp. The prosecutor Is (Tiarles Brisbin, medical inspector of i Fifflin county. HXKRESBURG.Ofi66t TELEGRAPH I WEST S TRINITY CHURCH FIFTY YEARS OLD 1 j - Ahniversary of Marysville Church to Be Celebrated" With Week of Services Marysville, Pa., Feb. 24.—First of the services in celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the Trinity Reformed church, will be held in the church to-morrow evening at 8 o'clock. 3pecial services will be held each evening this week with the exception of Saturday, and on Sunday the anniversary proper I will be celebrated. At to-morrow evening's services, the Rev. Alfred N. Sayres, pastor of) the Harrisburgj Second Reformed church, will be speakerr. 'lie was a classmate of the pastor of the local church, the Rev. Ralph E. Hartman, ! both at Franklin and Marshall Col lege and the Eastern Theological Seminary of the Reformed church at Lancaster. ~ On Wednesday evening, the Rev. Homer Skyles May, pastor of the 'Harrisburg Foufth Reformed church, will speak. On Tuesday, the Rev. Ellis X. Kremer, of the Reformed Salem .church, Harrisburg. and on, Friday evening,' the Rev. XT. O. H. Kerchner, pastor of the Newport Reformed Church of the Incarna tion. It has originally been planned to hold these services in December, when the anniversary really occurs, but it was postponed at that time due to the prevalence ofi influenza. Ar rangements for the anniversary are In charge of the pastor, the Rev. Ralph E. Hartman. Entertain For Soldier Son Home on Furlough Marysville, Pa., Feb. 24.—Air. and J Ali-s. H. J. Deokard entertained at thieir home in Front street, for their) son. Corporal Ilarry At. Derkaril, of | the United States general hos vital at j Detroit, Alich., who is spending a fur- ' lough at his home h'ere. Among those in attendance were: i Aliss Marguerite Glass, Aliss Anna I Wagner, Aliss Margaret Ellenberger, I Miss Louise Coii, Aliss Alary fori. I Miss Irene Ashenfelter, Aliss Hazel! i Haiti, Miss Frances Fortenbaugli. i | Aliss Pauline Glass, Aiiss Alary Deck-' aril. Aliss Stella Deckard, Airs. '. W. j j Deibold, Ralph Deckard, Edgar | Seidel, Jacob Afathias, Bruce Rider, | Linn Liglitner, Edgar Roberts, Dewey i Bare, Corporal Harry Af. Deckard. i Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Fisher and Air. ! and Mrs. H. J. Deckard. JOHN Q. A. WESTHAFER ! X'ew Cumberland, Pa., Feb. 24. John Q. A. Westhafer, aged 31 years, died at. his home in Third street, yesterday afternoon of pneumonia. He canfe home frorm work at the Bethlehem steel works at Steelton, on Wednesday very ill and death re sulted yesterday. Mr. Westhafer was born at Fal mouth, Lancaster county, but has lived in New Cumberland for many years. He was a member of the Odd Fellows Lodge at Goldsboro, and of the P. O. S. of A. Camp at SU'ine town. He was also a member of Kaughman Alemorial Aiethodist church here. He is survived by his wife and four children. Raymond, a. clerk in the New Cumberland bank : Harry, Annie and Ella. Funeral ser vices will be held on Tuesday even ing at 7 o'clock at the home by the j Rev. C. T. Rue. ljinal services will he j held on Wednesday morning at the I Strlnelown church, where burial will I be made. "WIN ONE" CLASS MEETS Washington Heights, Pa., Feb. 24. j—The "Win One" class of Calvary I United Brethren Sunday school met 'at the home of Mrs. U; M. Peffer, in i Market street, on Tuesday evening, j After the business session refresh- I ments were served lo Airs. H. A. Nel- Lson, Mrs. Samuel Bomgardner, Miss ) Goldie Naylor. Miss Ruth Sponsler. | Aliss Mary Rishel, Aliss Mildred! Rishel, Air. and Mrs. I. W. Rishel. I I ATr. and Mrs. W. O. Rishel, Errol j Rishel, Mr. and Mrs. R. At. Peffer. MRS. RISHEL HOSTESS ! Washington Heights, Pa., Feb. 24J j—Mrs. W. O. Rishel entertained on Atonday evening in honor of the [birthday anniversary, her father, the 1 Rev, J. H. Young, her sister, Mrs., A. |B. Lantz, of Hillside; her brother, W. IT. Young, of Philadelphia, and Richard Lease, of Harrisburg. . PARTNERSHIP DISSOLVED Marysville, Pa.. Feb. 24. —The firm of Cunningham & Bitting, merchants. South Main street, has been dissolv ed and commencing to-day the store will be conducted by the junior mem ber of the firm, G. C. Bitting. The other member, of the firm was R. H. j Cunningham. ! KEYSTONE CHURCH OFFICERS I Marysville, Pa.. Feb. 24.—Mrs. | John Keller has been elected presi jdent of the Women's Missionary So ciety of the Keystone United Evan gelical- church, of near this place. The other officers are: Vice-presi | dent, Airs. Af. Bretz;. secretary, Airs. [Jesse Crossley; corresponding sec retary, Mrs. H. M. Miller. Suburban Notes HUMMKLSTOWX' Mrs. Harry Lindley, of Middletown sjient Saturday among friends 'in town. Miss Ethel Deimler, of Harrisburg, spent the week end at the home of Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Bomgardner. Miss Katharine Keller, of Middle town, spent Saturday In town the guest of her brothers. Mrs. Alatilda Rliuey, of Lingles town, is spending several weeks at the home of her son, William Shuey. Airs. Charles Brehm and son, Rus sell. spent Saturday and Sunday at' Philadelphia. Miss Alildred Harper and Miss Ida Deimler spent the week end at New York City. Miss Katherine Nissley. of Phila delphia, Is the guest of her aunt. Miss Mary Fox. , Air. and Airs. Charles Llnebniigh, of -Worinelsdorf. "spent the week end at the homo of Mr. anj Airs. William Rudy. Miss Katie Deimler spent several days at Carlisle, the guest of her sister, Mrs. Abner Denuuy. Howard Holsberg, of Philadelphia, spent several days wjJUi mother. Camp Hill Presbyterian Bible Class Meeting Is Addressed by Army Men l amp 11111, Pa.. Feb. 24.—Paul Gil- | bert, just home from England, a member of the United States air service; Robert Myers, Jr., recently returned home from service in the Army, and Br. Howard Hull, newly appointed chief medical inspector of the State Health Department, wl\o was Army surgeon In the South, art dressed the members of the Bible Class of the Camp Hill Presbyterian Church at their meeting Saturday evening at the home of A. K. Strode. Mr. Gilbert, whose unit got as far i ns Great Britain, recited his experi ence abroad and told how their tran sport sank a German submarine on the way over. He praised highly the work of the Red Cross and the V. M. C. A. for the soldier. Mr. Myers made a close persdnal study of the Individual man in the service and gave an interesting account of hifc observations. Dr. Hull recounted his experiences in Texas and Mexico. The speaking following a business meeting which the preliminary draft of a permanent class organisa tion was read by Howard 8. Sigler, The Rev. R. A. Ketcliledge, pastor and teacher, also spoke. Refresh ments were served to those present, as follows: A. E. Strode, Klwood White, Dr. Karl Schaffle, Dr.-H. M. Hull, Joseph Siddall, George AT. Border, the Rev, R. A. Ketchledge, H. M. Arrtold, War ren Gobert. Howard A. Sigler, E. K. Stratford, Edward Nallor, J. Denny Brcen, Stephen Hubertls, O. A. Stearns, H. U. Rouslie, Fred C., Beechcr, J. K. Bowman, Charles Phll- I lips, Robert Myers, Jr., Howard , Stearns, Paul Gilbert, Walter A. Gil bert, H. C. Fetterholf, H. Paul Shultz and W. C. Enterline. Eleven From Central State Reported on Casualty List Two men from the Central Pennsyl vania territory are reported in to-day's casualties as dead. Private George W. Dunmire, _of Ciiambersburg, was killed in action and Private Herman Liglit | ner, of Duncannpn, as dead from acci ! dent and other causes, i .Vine ,other Central Pennsylvanlans |a re mentioned. They are: Private i Charles W. Lewis, of Carlisle, wounded | slightly, previously reported missing in l I action: Lieutenant James W. Towsen, i6lti North Second street, wounded, de j give undetermined ; Privates Charles A. I Coeklin, 1123 North Front street, wound jed slightly; Private Alex Washington, Carlisle, wounded slightly; Private Jo seph Wilson, Burnham, wounded degree j undetermined : Ih-ivnte Jacob L. Daugh arty, Royalton. wounded slightly; Prl j vale Harry 1,. Booth, Harrisburg. | wounded slightly. HOPE SOX IS ALIVE i Halifax. Pa., Feb. 24.—Mr. and Mrs. George M. Hotter, of near town, now have hopes that their son, Wil liam E. Hotter, twice reported killed in France, may lie alive. They have received Information that a soldier returning to this country had seen tHe young man coming back to the United States, and that he is now in a hospital minus one arm and leg and that lie is mentally unbalanced. I EVANGELISTIC SERVICES j Hummelstown, p a „ Feb. 24.—Spe- I cial evangelistic services were held I last evening in the Star theater, and will continue to-night, Wednesday (and Friday nights, beginning at 7.43 j o'clock. The services will he con ducted by Evangelists William .T. Armstrong, of Providence. R. T.. and George H. Wineniiller, of Harrisburg. ANNOUNCE ItHU'll OE SON Halifax, Pa.. Feb. 24.—M1. and Mrs. Harvey G. Jury, of South Sec ond street, announce the birth of a son, Russel Harvey Jury, on Tuesday, February IS, 1919. Mrs. Jury before her marriage was Miss Elizabeth Shepley, of Matamoras. WEST SHORE PERSONALS Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Long, of i Moore's Mills, visited their aunt, | .Mrs. I. P. Deardorff, at Washington I Heights. Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Peffor and Mr. and Airs. I. W. Rishel. of Wash ington Heights, visited Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Grove, at Harrisburg. WILL ENTERTAIN SOCIETY Huinmclstown. Pa., Feb. 24. • Mrs. B. F. Swabb will entertain the Mite Society of the Reformed church to-morrow evening. NOW OPEN Penn-Harris Turkish Baths Second Floor, Russ Building, Market Square Open Day and Night . These baths have been thoroughly remodeled, new fixtures, equipment and every facility that will enable giving the highest grade service Has been installed. The Penn-Harris Baths will be under the direct supervision of Mr. John M. Mc- Hale, formerly of the Los Angeles Athletic Club and the Racquet Club, Philadelphia. There is now no need to go out of the city for a real, first- Soecial Dav /class Turkish bath - it is available and awaiting you here " J whenever you want it. For A special feature of the Penn-Harris Turkish Baths is the special attention given to Ladies. Mondays and Thursdays of I I j. each week from 9a.m.t06 p. m. has been set aside as Ladies' tu€ LCidICS Days, when thoroughly experienced and refined women at tendants will be in charge. League of Nations a League For War, Poindexter Says Fast Orange, X. .1,, Feb. 21. The Leaguo of Nations is "a league for war," not peace, declared Senator Miles Poindexter, of Washington, in a debate with Major George llaven 28-30-32 North Third Street • Women's and Misses' k New Spring Frocks ' f Elegant in their simplicity $35 to $175 4# A fternoon Frocks a host of the new I? f&M *■"* A models—varied in k i\ m °de and material—featured in georgette com- . livWwl 'MMI binatiqp of georgette and satin, some are gold era * broidered— s3s.oo to $79.50. 1 j if I\s Evening Gowns hi ail the alluring yj lh 11 ft mUIJh Moonglo satin, Paul- | Ai i '' iffi/ ette c harnieuse, crepe de ehene, as well as t|1 M° on Sl° gowns jet and bead emhellisli to iSrlr M°u rn i n ff Dresses in' the famous *l% VKr Blackshire mod els, exclusive in design and dignified. The selec ts I tion of these dresses is comprehensive. A Number of Very Fetching Velour Dresses are offered in a special sale T omorrow—s ]s7s THIS is one of those splendid opportunities that come every little ivhile, but come as surprises. The little velour dresses are extreme' 1 ly smart, especially attractive and serviceable—and are certainly very ex- >- cellent value at this price. The slender lines and long waist effect are the new and conceded vogue Shown in Navy, Taupe and Henna Many More New Arrivals in Trimmed IIH Hats and Gage Sailors Freshly Unpacked. FEBRUARY 24, 1919. Putnam, of the League to Enforce Peace here last night. * "1 am in favor of continuing an agreement, among nations to main tain peace," Senator Poindexter saitl. "but I am not In favor of surrender ing the independence of the United States and involving ourselves in every other war." "The light of the league Is against militarism," Major Putnam asserted. "\\'e are askeil to surrender nothing more than any other nation. AVe only surrender the right to be ag gressive." lTjivjkJJlJj Hot water, ICr Sure Relief rell-ans WFOR INDIGESTION