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
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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.
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Here it is!
GUNZENHAUSER'S
HOMAID
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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
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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
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