Franklin Odd Fellows Celebrate Centennial Cambembnrtt. Pa,, May 3. — Odd Fellows of Franklin county last eve ning celebrated the one hundredth anniversary of the founding of their order with a large parade through the streets of Chambersburg, fol- lowed by a celebration and program in the Orpheum Theater. The band of Columbus Lodge, and the. Boys' Band of the Soldiers' Orphans' Indus trial School at Scotland, participated in the parade as well as lodges from all over the county. During the pro gram in the theater, the first degree or degree of Friendship, was admin istered to a large class of candi dates from the various county lodges by the degree staff of Columbus lodge of Chambersburg, captained by W. E. Coble. Addresses were made by Grand High Priest J. A. Strite, of Chambersburg; Grandmaster Roy D. Beeman, of Harrisburg, and Grand Patriarch Louis A. Jones, of Millvil lage. Pa. CH.'NtiE or PREACHERS New t iimhcrlaiid. Pa„ May 3 The Rev. David S. Martin, pastor of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, will preach in the Memorial Lutheran Church at Shippensburg to-morrow. In the absence of the Rev. Mr. Mar tin, the Rev. Dr. M. P. Hooker, of Middletown, will occupy the pulpit at 10.30 and 7.30. Watch Your Child's Tongue I Constipated Children Gladly Take "California Syrup of Figs" For the Liver and Bowels Tell your druggist you want genuine "California Syrup of Figs." Full directions and dose for babies and children of all ages who are constipated, bilious, feverish, tongue coated, or full of cold, are plainly printed on the bottle. Look for the name "California" and accept no other "Fig Syrup."—Beware I r-- 7 "| Pure, Maine Grown, Fancy SEED POTATOES They Grow Better —They Yield Better My Seed Potatoes are grown especially for mo in the State of Maine by one of the most widely-known Seed Potato specialists In I | the country. Every year we receive many carloads of this high yielding stock direct from his Seed Potato Farms in sealed cars. ; Not a hand touches them until they reach us. By actual test ' made by many potato growers in every section of Pennsylvania, these high-yielding Seed Potatoes have produced from two to \ three times as many bushels to the acre or baskets to the row as home-grown stock will produce under the same conditions. WE PAY MORE FOR THEM than ordinary planting potatoes | would cost—they are worth more—and it will PAY YOU WELL, I j as it docs hundreds of others In bigger crops, to plant Shell's High Yielding Seed Potatoes I Mr. George Smith, Harrisburg R. D. 4, market gardener, says: j "Never again will I plant my own potatoes. I planted what I got ' | from you alongside of my own of the same variety and gave them j the same attention, yet the plants of yours were much stronger ! and healthier, an'd produced THREE times as many potatoes." j Denlson Bros., Dauphin, said: "We honestly believed that our | own potatoes, very carefully selected, would yield as many J bushels to the acre as your Maine seed potatoes, and two w?ars JM j ago we planted them side by side to prove them—we acknowledge yours produced two bushels to every one our own produced. Now we plant all yours." George Davis, market gardener, says: "I am actual test that it pays to pay the price and plant your MM I GROWN SEED POTATOES. Planted side by side, in the I field on the same day, cultivated and sprayed In the , yo.irs produced nine baskets to the row and mine only 1 | Don't save at the wrong end, when to do so means a ■ Plant SchoU's Rigger Crop Maine Grown Seetl Potatoes double your crop. H; Irish Cobbler, Green Mountain W Rural New Yorker 1 or 2 Sacks, at W.OO per sock (105 pounds or 2% > 3 to 9 Sacks, at $7.35 per sack. j 10 to 100 Sacks, at $7.75 per sack. ! Single Bushel, $3.50; % Bushel, $1.75; % Bushel, 00 oenftH % Peck, 45 cents. WALTER S. SCHELL 1 Quality Seeds 1307-1309 Market St. Harrisburg, Pa.^H IX'liTerlea In the city nnd aafcnrfeira towns Shipment* made everywhere j | COAL AT LASyj We believe that we can SOLVE ALL YOUR COAL ™J TROUBLES with our NEW HARD COAL. Ask any- X jiii one who has tried it what they think of it. Coal is expensive. Why not get what you pay for— .] the Best? __ ?jj There's no slate and bone in Our New Hard Coal—Burns j x down to a fine white powder Si | —no more big ash piles •' From a hundred or more new customers who have tried ™ our New Hard Coal, we have had but one answer— jjj "IT IS THE VERY BEST COAL WE HAVE EVER USED" 111 K A trial order will convince you that we have THE nj BEST COAL ON THE MARKET. 11l McCREATH BROS. || 567 Race Street Both Phones j|j SATURDAY EVENING, Lieut Riddle in Charge of Touring Car Convoy | C'hninherxtturg, Pa., May 3.—Word has been received here from Lieuten ant E. Hunter Riddle, son of H. A. Riddle, former general passenger agent of the Cumberland Valley Railroad, of his appointment as transportation officer in charge erf a convoy of twenty touring cars. This convoy, under Lieutenant Riddle's supervision, recently took the mili tary affairs committee of Congress and Secretary Newton IX Baker on a tour of the French battlefields and a visit to the occupied territory of Ger many. The trip included Chateau- Thierry, Travse. Coblenz, Brus sels, Verdun, rgonne forest, St. Mihiel and Metz, covering a period of about eight days. MEN ON STRIKE ARE PAID Waynesboro, Pa., May 3. The Landis Machine Company's machin ists out on strike received their weekly pay to-day from the Inter national Association of Machinists. E. 'A. Gonder, the secretary-treasurer of the local affiliated unions, acted as paymaster. ENTERTAINS BIBLE CLASS Shireniaiistown, Pa., May 3. Lloyd Stare entertained the Men's Organized Bible class of the Bethel Church of God, taught by, the Rev. .1. \V. Gable, at his home in Locust street on Monday evening. Cumberland Valley Reception For Franklin Co. Soldiers in Summer ('hnmberMburg, Pa., May 3.—Resi dents, of Chambersburg, have formed a permanent organization to arrange for a reception to all of Franklin county's soldiers and sailors some time during the summer, after virtu ally all of them have been discharged. The permanent organization is headed by Clay Henninger, of Cham bersburg, while the secretary is Stuart L. Brown and the treasurer W. Ralph Appenzeller, both of Chambers burg. These officers were elected at a public meeting held In the court house here. No plans for the pro posed celebration were discussed, arranging of details for that occasion being placed in the hands of a gen eral committee to be appointed by the president and to be composed of representatives from the local churches, lodges, manufactories, la bor unions and fire companies and from every city, town and village throughout the county. To prepare for a reception to the boys of Company C, One Hundred and Twelfth Infantry, upon their ar rival at the local railroad station a committee of Ave was named com posed of Captain John C. Gerbig, Major Lester H. Huber, formerly of the One Hundred and Twelfth In fantry, R. H. Mahon, Mrs. N. B. Heef ner and the Rev. Dr. George A. Mc- Alister. Parade When Trophy Train Reaches Chambersburg ChnmlH'rMiiiirK. Pa., May 3.— The visit of the Victory Liberty loan war trophy train to Chambersburg on Monday will be made tlie occasion for a big parade and demonstration in behalf of the loan. The parade which has been planned wi!l be par ticipated in by all of the local lire companies with their apparatus and county loan officials and others, in cluding the whippet tank and ar mored car which accompany the tro phy train. The big hook and ladder truck of the Junior Fire Company will give a demonstration in the cen tral square following the parade and soldiers with the train will make ad dresses at the close of the parade. The train containing the war sou venirs will be placed at the. old sta tion of the Cumberland Valley Rail road and will be open all evening for inspection by local people. WEST SHORE Memorial Services For Three Marysville Soldiers Mnrysville, Pa., May 3.—The Rev. George Albright, of York, and the Rev. Ralph E. Hartman, pastor ot the local Trinity Reformed Church, will be the speakers at the memorial services in the Bethany "United Evangelical Church to-morrow aft ernoon for the three Marysville men who died in the United States serv ice. The program for these serv ices, which will start at 3 'ocloek, follows: Singing: Scripture lesson, the Rev. W. N. Wright, Church of God; an them; opening prayer, the Rev. J. C. Reighard, pastor of the Zion Lu theran Church! solo, Walter Lid dick; address, the RAv. George Al bright; ar.them; address, the Rev. Ralph E. Hartman; hnthem; clos ing prayer and benediction, the Rev. J. F. Glass. The dead men are Daniel Spidel, died in action; Blain Barshinger and James Brightbill, died of pneu monia in France. A tree, in mem ory of each, will be. planted next Thursday afternoon on the plot of ground surrounding the Marysville High school bmldm|^^ Hies ■ • JG§ ' ML -grj*- * „ J at . . "."stWgf ■' „ - .. • • ■'Tltc s u b *i*"" 51 ' ■ I -' if' ■( Ban Mrs. styect, Ln hi: o o > were. the Brooklyn. Mf. recently dis charged from the Army. Mr. and Mrs. G&rvortch will make their home in Penbrook. HOWARD HUNT BURIED New Cumberland, Pa., May 3. Private funeral services were held for Howard Hunt, Jr., from the home of the parents, in Seventh street. The Rev. David S. Martin, of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, of ficiated. Burial was made at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. ANNOUNCE BIRTH OF SON Marysville, Pa., May 3.—Mr and Mrs Charles S. Shumaker, William street, announce the birth of a son, Charles William Haine Shumaker, on Thursday, April 24, 1919. Mrs. Shumaker was Miss Mary Hainc, ot Liverpool, prior to her marriage. "DIXIE MINSTRELS" Marysville, Pa., May 3. —A crowd ed house greeted the production of the "Dixie Minstrels," all local tal ent, in the Galen theater last even ing. The house was filled to the doors and it was decided to present the production again on Tuesday evening. HARRISBUR.G TELEGRAPH! The Rev. John H. Myers Dies at Mechanicsburg Mrc'nnlrxlmrß, Pa., May 3. —After a long i.lness, the death of the Rev. John H. Myers occurred yesterday morning at the home of his sister, Mrs. John R. Charleston, 413 South High street, with whom he. was stay ing temporarily. Since the death of Mrs. Myers, he has been a member of the Messiah Home, 1175 Bailey street, Harrisburg, until last October, when he went to live with his son, the Rev. A. Z. Myers, of Ebensburg. While the latter was moving to Holmesburg, Philadelphia, his father came here to his sister, Mrs. Charleston, on April 21. For many years the Rev. Mr. Myers was a minister in the Brethren in Christ church, and has traveled ex tensively, going in company with Mrs. Myers in 1904 to South Africa, where he visited many missions over a wide territory and later in this country. His son, the Rev. A. Z. Myers, sur vives; also one brother, D. D. Myers, near Filey's church, York county, and one sister, Mrs. John R. Charleston. Funeral services will be held on Monday afternoon in the Brethren in Christ church, at 2.30 o'clock, con ducted by the Rev. Jonathan Wert, of Carlisle. Burial will be made in the Mechanicsburg cemetery. Irving College Students in Enjoyable Contest Meobnnlcsburg, Pa., May 3.—Yes terday afternoon at 4.15 o'clock, a students' concert was given in Colum bian Hall, Irvin College, all of the numbers of which were well rendered, and the program including a variety of compositions. The program fol lows: "Nocturne." B flat, Field — "Minuett," Mozart-Schulloff, Miss Ful ton; "At Evening," Williams, Miss Tripner; "The Summer Maid," Bis choff—"Morning," Speaks, Miss Youn kins; "Solweg's Song," "Birdling," "To Spring." Grieg, Miss Stiles; "Dear Heart of Mine," Lewis, Misses Ernst and Y'oung; "Why," Schumann; "Bird as Prophet," Schumann, Miss licit; "Nocturne," Field—"Fantasia." Mo zart. Miss Lesher; "Who Is Sylvia," Schubert; "To be Sung On the Waters," Schubert, M'ss Guckelberg; "To the Spring," Torjussen—"Air de Ballet," Charninade, Miss Coleman; "Norweg ian Bridal Procession," Grieg, Miss Schaad; "A Love Note." Rogers— "Dinna Ask Me." Whelpley—"Valley of Laughter," Sanderson, Miss Geiger; "Valse Caprice," Nevin, Misses Lesher and Ernst. MRS, LVDIA BARSHINGER. WIFE OF MINISTER, DIES Mechnnlcwliurg. Pa.. May 3.—Mrs. Lydia Barshinger, wife of the Rev. Daniel Barshinger, of Shepherdstown, pastor of the United Brethren church, died at her home in that place on Thursday evening. She was aged 60 years and is survived by her husband and one son. in York. Funeral services will be held on Monday morning at 9 o'clock at the house, and further services In the Dallastown United Brethren church, at 1 o'clock in the afternoon. The Rev. J. A. Gohn, pastor of the First United Brethren church in this place will officiate, assisted by the Rev. A. R. Ayres, of New Cumberland. Burial will be made in the Union Cemetery at Dallastown. ARMY BLACKSMITH DIES Waynesboro, fa.. May 3. —William Henry McDowell, a veteran of the Civil War, died at his home in the Marsh district. He was 75 years old and conducted the McDowell black smith shop for many years. During the Civil War he was a member of the Seventeenth Pennsylvania Cav alry, serving until the close of the war. In 1890 lie received an appoint ment under the government as head blacksmith at the Pine Ridge Indian Agency in South Dakota. He was there three years during the rioting by the Sioux Indians, and assisted In remov ing the dead and wounded after the battle of Wounded Knee. Surviving bim are his wife and two daughters, Mrs. Emmert J. King, of Waynes boro, and Mrs. Edward L. C. Bozorth, of Atlantic City. WANT RECALL OF PROTEST AA'iiynesboro, Pa., May 3.—With a view to secure a recall of protest filed with the State Public Service Commission against the new rates. R. D. Sefton, mannger of the Waynes hoeo Electric Company, appeared be fore council and explained the present system by which the electric com pany base their rate of charge for lighting purposes, and showed by fig ■tres that, the system now used Is in Bunny Instances cheaper to the con sumer than the former method. MILL RATE FIXED Way:icshoro, Pa., May 3.—The council has fixed the mill SHE* for the current year at twelve Wnl, four mills of which will he ■sed for bond purposes only and Ehe remaining eight mills for general Tmrposes. This is an increase of two mills over the 1918 rate. Council de elded to Invest $3,009 In Victory bonds and voted SSO to the G. A. R. for Memorial day expenses. "' MRS. CATHARINE SENKR HIES , 'Newvllle. Pa., May 3.—Funeral ser vices of Mrs. Catharine Sener, who died at her home in Fairfield street, on Tuesday night, was held yester day afternoon. Mrs. Sener was aged S3 years, and was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church. She Is sur vived by two sisters, Mrs. Lucy Allen, of Highspire, and Mrs. Anna Wheeler, of Newvllle, and one brother, George A. Whistler, of Newvllle. Burial was made in Prospect Hill Cemetery. Suburban Notes MILI.ERSTOWN Nelson Rounsley, who arrived from overseas April 19. has/returned to his home bore. He was With the Episco pal Base Hospital Unit. No. 34. which was stntloned at Nantes, France. Dr. 1,. S Howard and two children, of Harrisburg. were guests at the home of D. M. Rlckabaugli on Son dav. The Rev. C. F. Berkheimer wilt preach the baccalaureate sermon to the graduating class of the High school on Sunday evening, in the Presbyterian Church. Commencement exercises will lie held on Friday even ing. May 9. The graduates are Eva Coombes and Ruth Rltzman. Mrs. W. D. Blllinger and Mrs. T. J. Crane visited relatives in Newton Hamilton, on Sunday. Lelarid Rounsley, of Altoone. spent Fundny with his parents. Mr. and Mrc. .Tames Rounsley. Kenneth TTlsh has returned to his st'"iles at Lafayette College. Eastern. Mrs. William Marshall is 111 at her High street j RIFLE PRACTICE TO BE CHANGED New Arms For Reserve Militia Force Alterations; Ready For the New Guard the rifle pructice season was to wJhBQQOi/ have started this llVofllnßw week - will have to Jfey ' 'xi result of'the dis sylvanta of 3,500 Springtield rifles by the War Depart ment for the use of the organized militia. The Reserve Militia is arm ed with Remington rifles, and the i arrangements for the practice were I made for that weapon. J Adjutant General Prank D. Beary says that the now regulations will be prepared at once as he has been informed that the rifles will be ship ped within a short time. They will he distributed as soon as the weapons can be handled. Arrangements for the reorganiza tion of the now National Guard of Pennsylvania, will be undertaken as soon as possible, after the demobili zation of the Keystone Division, many of whose officers and men are expected to become members of the new Guard. This organization will succeed the Reserve Militia, and the formation will be similar to that which existed in the National Guard just before the call to the Federal service in 1917, although the strength may not ho much over 12, 000. The plan of reconstituting the regiments and other units in the same localities and with the historic designation of the Guard prior to the war, already announced, will he followed out. A number of officers have already indicated desire to aid in the for mation of the new Guard. To IJuy Machinery—Hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of road machinery will be bought by the State Highway Department for use in maintaining the highways of Pennsylvania this spring. Bids for the largest quantities ever ordered by the State will he opened late this month for early delivery. Registrars Named—The State De partment of Health has announced the following appointments: Regis trars of statistics: Perry S. Harman, Williamsport, for Wiiliamsport and Lycoming, Old Lycoming, Loyalsock, Woodward, Eldred and Hepburn townships, Lycoming County: Ralph A. Mitzel, York city; assistant in bureau of housing and public ser vice, Charles O. Strause, Roxbor ough, Philadelphia; health officers: M. H. Lenhart, Donegal, Donegal township, Westmoreland county; Dr. John L. Bradley, Mercersburg, for Peters, Warren and Montgomery townships. Franklin county; Dr. Robert Jackson, Osceola Mills, for Decatur township, Clearfield county; and D. M. Hoffmaster, Edenburg, for Taylor, Union and Mahoning town ships, Lawrence county; medical in spectors of schools, Dr. John B. Sherbon, Pottstown, for West Potts grove township, Montgomery county, and Dr. L. W. Dolan, Kane, for Wet more township, MclCean county. Orders have been issued for the Purchasing Division of the depart ment, to move here from Philadel phia, on June 2, which will complete the concentration of the offices of the department in this city. Influenza Fatal lnfluenza and pneumonia caused 5,621 of the 14, 257 death in Pennsylvania during January, according to the statistics of the Department of Health. Tu jbereulosis caused 1,064, and Bright's disease, 816. There were 18,755 births in January. In April there were 900 cases of diphtheria report ed to the department with 68 deaths. To Be Made a Camp—The hospital at Markelton, Somerset county, used for soldiers during the war, is to he inspected by State Health officials, with the idea of making it a deten tion place for treatment of venereal diseases. Public Service Hearings—Harris burg, Johnstown, Pittsburgh, Cres son and Philadelphia will have Pub lic Service Commission hearings next week. The Pittsburgh eases will In clude water, gas and jitney com plaints from Western Pennsylvania, and the Philadelphia hearing, set for Friday, will cover the Holmes burg Street Railway complaint. ENTERTAINED C'LIB New Cumberland, Pa., May 3. Last evening Miss Jennie Naylor en tertained the T. W. B. Club at her home. Madame Alberta Carina, who will be heard in Fahnestock Hall on Monday evening for the benefit of French orphans, in the following program: Group I—Lovelyl—Lovely Celia (17th Cen tury) Old English; Jewel Song (from Faust) Gounod: Flower Rain, Schneider; La-Perle-de-Bre'sil, Da vid. Group 2—Aria "Nobles Seigneurs" (from Huguenots) Meyerbeer; The Open Secret, Woodman; Serenade, Strauss; Page Aria (from Mask Ball) Verdi; intermission. Group 3—Aria from "Manon," Massenet; Baby Dear, Scimons; II- Nelge, Bemberg; Aria from "La Tosca," Puccini. Group 4 (In Costume)— Chinese Mother Goose Rhymes (from the original Chinese themes) (a) Lady Bug, (translated) (b) Baby is Sleeping, (c) What the Old Cow Said, (d) The Mouse (e) Of What Use is a Girl? (f) Pat-a-Cake, (g) Thfe Old Woman. Balnbridgo Crist; Aria "Un-bel-dl" (from Madame Butterfly) Puccini. Wilhelm's Neighbor Goes to Jail For Sending Him Greetings on Birthday Dusscldopf, May 3.—Commercial j Councilor Underbcrg of Moers, Bel gium, whose estate abuts the Dutch frontier, instructed his gardener to cross the border and dispatch a message of birthday greeting to the former German Emperor. t he latter acknowledged the com pliment on a postcard which fell into the hands of the Belgian au thorities. T; nderberg - was prosecut ed and sentenced to jail with a fine of a hundred francs, for carrying on forbidden communication with the former Emperor. RED CROSS ACTIVE Red Cross work of the local chap ter continues steadily, despite the ces sation of hostilities, it is shown in the report of the Woman's Bureau issued to-day by Miss Anne McCor mlck, director. During the past 1 "The Live Store" "Always Reliable " 9 iiwidg Irani* (Elothrjg I FOR TO MEN NG | -'9 Svrirttj tlirauit dlnlhra S TYLE I is something every self-respecting man | and young man nowadays wants his clothes to pos- P sess. You'll find plenty of style in M Uranii P| . The designers have put unusual style t:j into these clothes without being freakish. The season's new models feature a wealth of original style touches that will strongly appeal to good dressers,. y H • • • But just as important as style is qua!- || ity and price—in other words, economy. Their | || quality is of the highest standard and at the moderate prices M you are asked to pay for them here, you are definitely assured of the utmost value. In fact we are growing so rapidly fairly leaping ahead and emerging from the war period better, bigger and stronger than ever—that we can depend to a larger extent than ever before on volume of business for our profits, and thus give our patrons bigger and better values. And any time you are not satisfied with what you buy here, come in and tell us about it. You'll find us ready and willing to make it right. ■ 304 Market St. " Harrisburg, Penna. 9 MAY 3, 1919. month a total of 5,176 articles was i produced, it was reported. Totals of various departments cit ed in the report include: Knit ar- i tides 725; bags and housewives. 1, 508; hospital garments and supplies,) 200; refugee garments, 2,787. Twenty boxes, containing 3,229 ar ticles were shipped to headquarters. The Carlisle Military Hospital was the recipient of 64 articles and the Mar,sh Run soldiers, received five sweaters. PLAN SOLDIER CLI it Returned soldiers met last evening under the auspices of the War Camp Community Service at the home of Mrs. S. S. Kitchin, 222 Kim street. Steelton, to consider plans for the organization of a Soldiers' Club. A smoker for returned soldiers will be held within the next two weeks. Sergeants G. S. Fairall will be chairman of the committee on loca tion. Other committees include: In vitation, Douglas Beidle, George Zer ger, Abe Sharosky, Roy Hummer, Harry D. Dayhoff; entertainment, Joe Whittington, chairman, Robert News | beidle and Roy Hummer. Plans ar j being made for the organization of an athletic league. Arrangements . will l>e in charge of Meivin Kroul and Harry Dayhoff. I RED CROSS TO HELP RETURNING SOLDIER^ All members of the Harrisburg Chapter of the American Red Cross wiio desire to honor the boys of tin Twenty-eighth Division on their re turn home have been asloed to as semble, dressed in uniform, at Red Cross headquarters, Front and Wal nut streets, when official municipal notice is given. TO EXAMINE CARRIERS An examination for clerk and car rier in the Harrisburg Post Office will be held in the fourth Saturday of May, it was announced by tht United States Civil Service Commis sion. Application papers can bo tux cured by application to the secretary) board of examiners, room 205, T'osl Office Building. 7
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