BOY CONFESSES TO SHOOTING OF SALOONKEEPER Becomes Nervous When He Demands Money From Peter Smolyn By Associated Press. Troy, X. Y., April 9.—Patrick Mc- Donald. 17 years old, has con fessed. according to District Attor ney John P. Taylor, that he had shot and killed Peter Smolyn, a sa loonkeeper. of this city. Fred Burns, 24, confessed he was an ac complice. Both are charged with murder in the first degree. Smolyn was killed early yester day morning, when the two young men walked in his place of busi ness and held him up with a gun. demanding his money or his life. McDonald, who is believed to have become so nervous that he could not control himself, tired twice before Smolyn could comply with the de mand. ROTARIANS COMING FOR CONVENTION [Continued from First Page.] Democracy." Dr. Eaton was former ly pastor of the Madison Avenue Baptist Church, in New York City. In speaking of Dr. Eaton, Charles M. Schwab, director general of the Emergency Fleet Corporation of the United States Shipping Board, said: "Now I want to say a word for Dr. Eaton. He is what 1 call my swearing preacher. He is a man. He is the finest man that I have ever been associated with to enthuse workmen. He is the best preacher I ever saw and he is not afraid toi Are you always successful on baking day? Are your cakes light and spongy and your biscuits white and flaky? If not, let us help you with RUMFORDS THE WHOLESOME BAKING POWDER BHH7 jflßjflt 'MB/Ut *3l JH VHMM HBHBB HM| Everything WW BJ |j |M| jT" ~T Homes for it B E B Jg Furnished h ■3^pWPAMY rtf i<^ Home Eft l|.jg Credit 312 Marjket Street Liberal Credit on Easy Payments American Walnut or Satin 4-Piece Walnut Finish Cfr"| "I Q Ofl Period Suite Cplli/.OIJ Xo matter what finish you select you make no mistake. The suit will please you, for it is in a design that adapts itself to either Satin or Ameri can Walnut. The toilet table has large triplicate mirror. Coal and Gas Ranges Gas. A Guaranteed Range with Pipe Shelf £?*°. $38.25 Victor Records and Victor Talking Machines WEDNESDAY EVENING, call a spade a spade when talking to the man. He is the greatest man in the shipbuilding industry to-day. "Second to only you," said Mr. Xeeiand. "Second to none," said Mr. Schwab. "I consider him one of the most valuable men we have with us to-day." To Give Concert A concert will be given by the Bethlehem Steel Company band in the afternoon. The afternoon ses sion will open at 2 o'clock to-mor row afternoon in the Y. M. C. A. building. Report of the commit tee on resolutions will be given and membership discussions will be held on the following topics with the leaders named. "Program for Club Meetings." I Edmund E. Read, Jr., president | Camden Rotary Club; "Membership Classifications," Landcs F. Miller, j president Reading Rotary Club; j "Promotion of Attendance at Club i Meetings." Royal W. Weiler, presi i dent Allentown Rotary Club; "Edu- I cation of Rotarians as to Rotary," James G. Glessner, York Rotary Club; "Rotary's Relation With Simi lar Organizations," Walter L. Hill, ! president Scranton Rotary Club; ! "Should Rotary Initiate Community Movements?" Horace I,ehr, presi dent Easton Rotary Club: "The De | velopment of the Individual Mem ber. His Opportunity and Responsi i bilitv in Rotary." Alexander Arm : strong, president Hagerstown Rotary | Club. ! The Age of Principle" will be the subject of an address by Selden 1,. ! Haynes, president of the Wilkes • Barre Rotary Club following these I discussions. After his talk a recess I will be taken and a round table on I "Work Among Boys" will be con i ducted in the assembly room of the Y. M. C. A. Informal Reception At S.4~> o'clock to-morrow evening , an informal reception will be held : to be followed by a conference din ; ner and informal "Rotary" with the 1 women. Addresses will be given bv ■ John Poole, international president; ' Albert S. Adams, international vice president. and a concert will be given by the Bethlehem Steel Com- All four pieces are not only full size, but are built to last, rigidly braced with good stock in it. The Mirrors on Dresser and Toilet are securely supported and the design is up-to date. All at a very low price. Florence Automatic Oil ring which can be 2-Burner, $19.80 3-Burner, $24.75 Double Ovens from s3.lsu P ' pany Band. This will be followed by cards and dancing. Reports of various committees will open tho Friday morning ses sion. "Work Among Boys" will be presented by Haywood M. Butler, na tional field scout commissioner. Bal loting will be conducted for a nomi nee for the district governorship, to be followed by discussion of the fol lowing topics: "Relations between employer and employes," Edwin S. Herman, Har risburg; "Soliciting of Funds and Subscriptions at Rotary Meetings," T. Wesley Allison, president Chester Rotary Club: "Quality as Opposed to Quantity Membership," J. Edgar Rhoads, president Wilmington Ro tary Club: "The Diffident Member — How to Best Develop Him in Ro tary," Thad G. Helm, president lain caster Rotary Club. Rotarian Wil liam Strandwitz. of the Camden Ro tary Club, will deliver an address on "The Making of an American." The report of the election committee will then be presented. Closing Sessions The Friday afternoon session will be the closing business meeting when reports of committees, selection of the conference city and other busi ness will he taken up. A special program for Rotary wo men has also been arranged. Regis tration will he conducted to-morrow morning. The party will visit tho opening session of the conference and in the afternoon will visit the State Capitol. To-morrow evening they will join the Rotarians at din ner and hear their program. Fri day morning they will he taken on an automobile trip over the city and at 12 will see an aerial exhibition at Reservoir Park. Friday after noon they will play 900 and auction bridge, and after a personally con ducted tour of the'city's stores, will he the guests at a theater party in the Colonial Theater. They will also be guests at a tea to be given fit the Harrisburg Civic Clubhouse Friday afternoon. Widow of Former Lutheran Pastor Is Dead in Texas Word was received here yesterday of the death of Mrs. Ernest Metzen thin, widow of the Rev. Earnest Metzenthin, for a number of years pastor of the German Lutheran Church of Steelton. Mrs. Metzen thin was staying with a daughter, Mrs. Raunick, in Austin. Texas. She died on March 31. She leaves four children, Mrs. Raunick and a son, Walter, well known in Steelton, and a son and daughter in Europe. FAI.I.S 1)0\\ \ STAIRW AY Miss Lillian Purnbaugh, a sales lady in the Woolwbrth store, yester day noon fell down a flight of steps in the store and sustained a severe scalp wound and bruises about the body. She was treated by a physi cian and taken to her home in North Front street. HXKRE3BTJRG fiWPflfrT TKLUiKAPH NEWS OF STEELTON ORPHANS TO GIVE CONCERT Loysvillc Girls' Orchestra and Hoys' Band Make Their Fourth Appearance S The orchestra and band of the i Loysvllle Orphans' Home have been I scheduled to appear here on the ! evening of May 1, in the High school I auditorium. Tickets were placed on ! sale yesterday. Although the pro | ceeds of the concert are for the ! maintenance of one of the largest • and best orphans' home in the State, ! if is not necessary to appeal to the I spirit of charity in tilling the audi j torium for the evening of the con | cert. The band has appeared here i three times before, and lovers of j music will be delighted with an j other opportunity of hearing the i band as well as the girls' orchestra ! which is to help in the evening's j program. The girls' orchestra is ! composed of thirty-five pieces and j the band of forty. The band is tin ; der the leadership of Prof. Stauffer, | who for a number of years was the ! leader of the Carlisle Indian band. Red Cross School of Nursing Grows Rapidly What was started as a small side , issue of the local chapter of Red Cross is threatening to overshadow all else. Classes 5 and 6 have been added to the school of nursing, and will meet on Friday at 4.50 and 6.45 respectively. Roth new classes have a large enrollment. Class 5 is com posed of colored high school girls. Miss Miller will be the instructor. A similar school is now being formed in Highspire uuder the lead ership of Miss Miller and Mrs. E. G. Imhoff. The courses are complete and practical, and include home nursing, dietetics and hygiene. ROSA FOREMAN Funeral services for Rosa Logeman, the six-months-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Logeman, 419 North Third street, who died on Monday, were held this afternoon. Burial was made in the Oberlin cemetery. DEATH OF INFANT Charles Irvin Simonic. infant son of Mr. and Mrs. John Simonic, 137 I Main street, died yesterday noon. Fu- I neral services were held this morning | in St. Mary's Church and burial was made in Mt. Calvary cemetery. Standing of the Crews H ARRISBI RG SIDE Philadelphia Division. The 118 | crew to go first after 130 o'clock: 1 102. 127. 106, 116, 107, 110, 104, 123, 103, 10S. 126. 122, 105, 111, 115, 101, 125 and 114. j Firemen for 114. 116. 124. 127. , Conductors for 101, 118, 126. I Brakemen for 103, 105, 111, 12) 118, | (2) 123, 124, 126. Engineers up: Bair, Dolby. Ryan, ■ Baldwin, Houseal, Mohn, Stauffer, i Frickman, Heaps. Bickel, Gable, ] Downs, Binkley, Ivarr, Shoaff, Le fever. Firemen up: Brown, Stitzel, C. W. ! Fry. Barclay, Strickler, Quigley, | Newcomer, Wood, Thompson, W. W. ! Rier, Albert Rider, Cushing, Kase, ! Swartz, Xortheutt, Vogelsong, Bickel, ! Webb, I. Shank, Beers. ! Conductors up: Rife. | Brakemen up: Mongan, Enders, | Altemus, Yohe, Bryan, Eichelberger, ! Cook, Killian, McCarty, Arndt, Col j lege. Lara, Christ, W. W. Craver, J Reigel, Smith, Silks, Brenizer, Lutz, Minnichan, Dare, Hoffman, Hoyer, | Singleton. Middle Division— The 220 crews to 1 go first after 12.30 o'clock: 248. 236, I 240. 246, 28, 32. 34, 21. 35. 23, 27, 24. j Two Altoona crews to come In. I Flagmen wanted for 32. 34. j Brakemen wanted for 34, 35. Engineers up: Feters, Bowers, Al i bright, Tettemer. j Firemen up: Evens, Swab, Horns | by, Campbell, Primm. ! Conductors marked up: Rhine, j Brakemen up: H. E. Johnson, I Roush, Reynolds, Baker, Cameron, I Zimmerman, Page, Foltz, Lantz, Mur ! ray, G. W. Johnson, Shearer, Deck art, Clemm, Shelly, Blaee. lnril Hoard—Engineers for 53, 23C. Firemen for 2, 15C, 30C. Engineers up: Machamer, Fulton, Fells, McMorris, McDonnell, Runkle, Wise, Clelland, Goodman, Harling. Firemen up: E. Kruger, Mell, W. !C. Kruger, Lauver, Dill, Gormley, j Wirt. Hardy, Bruaw, P. S. Smith, G. j K. Smith, Rothe. ENOFA SIDE philadrlpliin Division. The 209 crew to go first after 2.15 o'clock: 215, 208, 212, 227, 239, 246, 249, 231, 243, 228, 238, 214, 235, 202, 237, 210, 229, 211 and 230. Engineers for 208 and 249. Firemen for 235. Conductors for 215, 227, 238, 214, 210, 229, 230. Flagmen for 227, 243, 235, 202. Brakemen for 227, 249, (2) 210. Brakemen up: Mabius, Flowers, Bellinger, Skiles, Morgan, G. H. Smith, Haines, Funk, Beers, McCon nell, Davis, Coulder, Williams, Arbe gast, Horn, Gardner, Reedy, Kinnard, j Gaverieh. Middle Division —The 243 crew first to go after 12.30 o'clock: 223, 225, 251, Two Altoona crews to come in. Seven laid oft at Altoona. Laid off —107, 118, 115, 113, 117, 108, 101, 106. Engineers for 118, 117, 108. Firemen for 105. Conductors for 108. Brakemen for 117, 108, 101. Fard Crem —Engineers up: Ans paeh, Kling, Branyon, Kauffman, Fleckinger. Firemen up: O. J. Wagner, Wiolf, ! Taylor, Snyder, Yetter. I 1 Engineers for change crew. Firemen for 2nd 129, change crew. PASSENGER SERVICE | Middle Division —Engineers up: J. Crimmel, G. G. Keiser, J. W. Smith, jF. F. Schreck, J. A. Spotts, R. M. j Crane, W. D. McDougal, C. H. Hol lenbaugh, James Keane, S. H. Alex ander, O. L. Miller, D. Keane, H. F. Krepps. W. C. Black. Engineers wanted for 665, P-21 and 7 extra trains coming west. Firemen up: H. A. Wehling, W. S. Bell, C. W. Winand, D. F. Hudson, G. L. Huggins, H. M. Cornpropst, H. O. Hartzel, R. D. Pee, E. E. Rol ler, D. F. Derrick, H. Naylor, R. M. Lyter, H. A. Schrauder, G. D. Huss, F. Dysinger. Firemen wanted for P-49, 601, Philadelphia Division — Engineers up: D, A. Kennedy, R. D. Welsh, H. W. Gilliums. V. C. Glddens. Firemen up: W. E. Aulthouse, H. Stoner, E. D. McNeal, M. G. Shaffer, F. L. Floyd. Firemen wanted for 40, 626. , \\ illlnmsport Division —Engineers up: E. E. Bastian. • Engineers wanted for 577. Firemen up: C. E. Smith, J. L. Manghes. Firemen wanted for 503. • Local Boy Gave Blood to Save Officer's Life Although James Gaffney has been in Steelton for a number of weeks since his return from France, he never has mentioned anything of his giving a goodly cuuntity of his blood to help save the life o fan army sur geon. The matter came to light yes terday when Postmaster Cusack re ceived an inquiry from the officer concerning the location of Gaffney. The surgeon has been discharged from service and is now located in Davenport. lowa. Naturally he feels greatly indebted to .Gaffney and de sires to express his gratitude. Gaffney was a member of an En gineer Corps, and of his own free will- offered to give of his blood for transfusion into the veins of Sur geon Nichols. He is a brother of John Gaffney, of 409 Reading street. Class to Give Musicale at Highspire Church of God Class 4 of the Highspire Church of God Sunday school will hold a musicale in the church to-morrow evening at 7.45. The following pro gram will be rendered: Piano solo, Miss Azalea Wigfield; duet, Mrs. Hoffmeister and Mrs. Rush: vocal selection, male quar tet: mandolin solo, Carl Blanche; solo. Miss Nina Ruth; duet, Mr. and Mrs. M. O. Sides; piano solo. Miss Azalea Wigtleld; selection, male quartet; mandolin solo, Carl Blanche; duet, Mrs. Green and Wil liam White; solo. Miss Nina Ruth; solo, Mrs. Green; reading, Mrs. Brown; pantomime. Class 4. CHAPLAIN TO SPEAK IN REFORMED CHI lICR SUNDAY The Rev. H. H. Rupp, pastor of the Reformed Church, has an nounced that the Rev. H. B. Rupp, chaplain of the United States Army, who was with the Expeditionary Forces in France, will speak in the church on Sunday evening. \ " \ L jA, Here it is! GUNZENHAUSER'S HOMAID BREAD THE peace-time loaf like ND just the right length mother used to make—full **■ and height and width of that good old-fashioned home to cut handy slices for the made flavor and nourishment family—and more slices to the that comes with all wheat flour. loaf. Eat it—it's HOMAID. Wrapped at the Bakery Sold at all Grocers The GUNZENHAUSER Bakery 18th and Mulberry Streets inn. ■ Visiting Nurse to Keep Office Hours Miss Winship, the visiting nurso, announces that she will hereafter keep otfice hours in her office in South Front street, where she can be seen any day before 9 a. ni. and after 4 p. m. She can also be reach ed by telephone. No. 64W, in cases of emergency. The Municipal League has pre sented the nurses' committee of the Associated Charities with a splendid rolltop desk for use in the office of the visiting nurse. MERCHANTS OF CITY ORGANIZE BUREAU [Continued from First Pago.] and fall openings: encourage early Christmas shopping; inaugurate special sale days; hold suburban days: launch a "buy-at-home" cam paign; develop better salesmanship; consider the advisability of a thirty day settlement period. Not only will the dealer derive benefits from the formation of the organization, Mr. Smedley told, but the community at largo will profit. Dealers must join the organization with the idea of giving to it as well as deriving benefit from it, he said. An executive committee was named to include member of the various branches of the mercantile trade in the city. Included on the committee are: Claude E. Neidig, electrical supply dealer: Harry L. Holmes, seed dealer: William A. Gernert, grocers: E. G. Hoover, jew elers; Lee Goldsmith, furniture deal ers: William Bennethum, Jr., de partment stores; H. E. Gohl, op ticians and optometrists; M. R. Mil ler, coal dealers; Fred B. Harry, haberdashers and hat dealers: E. Z. Gross, druggists: Ashiuer M. Blake, decorators and paperhangers: George H. JefTers, leather goods anil Mr. Schemmerhorn, dry goods and notions and five and ten cent stores. Representatives of other branches of trade will be named at a later meeting The executive committee will meet whenever occasion for ac tion arises. It is proposed to have the council meet monthly. Under provisions out lined by the Chamber of Commerce, which financed the formation of the council, every merchant member of m Boys' I'm On; My%r fmmmmmmm—m—mmmmaKmmmrn to tog myself out in a new Spring suit which I am going to buy from Askin & Marine Cc. on their pay as you earn plan. •• Jjv We Clothe You $ on the moat ' 1? Liberal Credit Terms There is no reason why you should not take advantage of ' this dignified credit plan because you can get the latest style suit by paying a small amount down and the balance in small weekly or monthly amounts. Boys, this system has got 'em all beat a mile because you can always be dressed in the height of fashion . and still never miss the small payments you make. 36 N. Second St., Cor. Walnut the Commerce body is ellgitfl membership in the council. Jdtt 9
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