2 NEV/S OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA ERECT MEMORIAL * TO SIGNAL CORPS "A, Governors of Massachusetts • I -- and Pennsylvania to Speak at Gettysburg Dedication Gettysburg, Pa., May B.—Gov ern- ' ors of two states, Massachusetts' and Pennsylvania, will visit Gettys- j burg on Friday, May 16, to partici- j pate in the exercises of the dedica-' tion of a tablet to the memory of the United States Signal Corps which j took part in the battle here almost; fifty-six years ago. The tablet stands ] on Little Round Top, near the spot' where General Warren, of the Sig nal Corps, was killed and where his statue stands, from which advan tageous position they watched the movements of the Confederate troops in the valley beneath and were able to inform the men under General Meade of what to expect of! the Southern forces. The tablet was placed in position, Monday. Although the company in' attendance will be small, number ing possibly not more than thirty, it will be composed almost entirely of dignitaries and will be quite a no table gathering. Both Governor Cool lidge and Governor Sprout will make addresses. Perry Commissioners Do Not Favor Farm Bureau New Bloomficld, Pa., May 8. ; Plans for the organization of a Per-; ry County Farm Bureau and the se-[ curing of a county agent, have come to naught. Perry County Commis- ] sioners this week deciding that they] will not make any appropriation to j A. put the plan into execution it this j time. The matter had been endorsed by i * a number of granges and agricultu-1 ral organizations and was presented j to the commissioners by a committee I from Green Park Grange. The mat-; tor has been held under advisement | by the commissioners for some weeks, but official action to deny, the request was taken this week. Perry county is one of the thirteen v Pennsylvania counties without a J - farm agent. Classes in Red Cross Nursing at Duncannon Pnnoonnon. Pa.. May B. Plans -j, are be : ng outlined for the starting] r of a series of classes in Red Cross! nursing in Duncannon and the first ; .. meeting concerning the matter will : be hold on Friday evening at 7.30 : % o'clock in the Red Cross rooms. I Miss Miller, secretary of the De- j partmont of Nursing of the Harris- ] burg Chapter of the American Red ; Cross, will he the speaker and will outline the plans in full. The meet-1 ing is open to every woman in Dun- j . . cannon whether she be a member of ■ the Red Cross or not. Grace H.I ■ Duncan is chairman of the commit tee in charge of the arrangements. | CHARGED WITH STEALING Williamstown. Pa., May B.—Albert! Miller was arrested by State police! _ and taken to Harrisburg for the theft of Jacob Williard's touring car] from his garage several days ago. I He was given a hearing at Squire! "Wren's office on Monday. John Snyder was at Harrisburg on Monday. Richard Day was at Philadelphia! recently. Mrs. Harrison "Watkins and I daughter, visited Lyken friends over] the weekend. Madeline Hoff. of Lykens, visited Miss Mary Fickinger recently. Mrs. Richard Davidson, who is suffering from a nervous breakdown, was accompanied by her husband to Harrisburg. where she will re ceive treatment. Miss Dorothy Wentzler, of Lykens, spent a day at the home of Harrison A Watkins. Mrs. Carrie Mack, of Philadelphia, j visited her sisetr, Mrs. Sallie Rick et. Foreut Reigle and Harry Shammo returned home from overseas duty d on Saturday. NURSE RETURNS HOME Hallani, Pa., May B.—After serv . , ing overseas for a period of nine months with the American Expedi tionary forces, as a Red Cross nurse. Miss Velma Daron, daughter of Mrs. Agnes Daron. surprised her mother, when she arrived at her home here for a five days' furlough. Mrs. Da ron had not known of her daughter's presence in the States. She served with the Base Hospital Unit No. 115. Miss Daron received her training at cape May, X. J.. and is a graduate i of the New York Hospital. BIBLE CLASS OFFICERS York Haven, Pa.. May B. The J young men's Bible class of the York , Haven United Brethren Sunday School, organized last Sunday, by 4 electing the following officers: Pres • ident, Harry Shaffer, secretary, Hen ry Clemens, treasurer, John Walton; teacher. John S. Fisher. Twenty < members arc enrolled in the organi > zation. J WOMAN'S ARM BROKEN A'ork Haven. Pa., May B.—While • walking through a grass field to call ' on a neighbor on Sunday evening, ' Mrs. Peter Repman, aged 60 years, tripped and fell over a trailing briar, breaking her right arm and sprain ing the left. Mrs. Repman was able to walk to her home and it was not discovered until Monday morning that her arm was fractured. WTten Jfnireel Something's Wrong . Look Into Your; Habits of Living Somelimes coffee drinking upsets one's feelings, though unsuspected.. If coffee disagree, use POSTUM A ten days* trial of Postum instead of coffee often does wonders in determining "what's the matter." "There's a treason" THURSDAY EVENING, HARRISBURG TEEEGRXPH MAY 8, 1919 Cumberland. Valley News FALL CAMPAIGN IN FRANKLIN CO. ( I ' Church Federation Meets to Plan For Simultaneous Work in District Chambrrabnri;, Pa., May S.—Plans j for a simultaneous evangelistic cam-j j paign all over Franklin county next | fall were discussed at the most large- j j ly attended and best meeting ever held | by the Church Federation of Frank lin county. The meeting took place | in the First United Brethren Church | here, supper being served in the 1 church. The plans for the evangel istic campaign were discussed over j the luncheon table, the speakers being j the Rev. Dr. Wilford P. Shriner, of j , Waynesboro, secretary of the Church ' ' Federation, and the Rev. Titus A. Al spach, of Chambersburg. The meeting was addressed also by | .1. D. Brownless. superintendent of the J Harrisburg district of the Pennsyl- J vania Anti-Saloon League, and the j Rev. B. F. Hoover, president of the j ' Church Federation of Shippensburg. I "Sergeant Jim of the U. S. Marines" on Stage' Meroersbiirg, Pa., May S.—Aj | creditiifcle play rendered by local | j talent, entitled "Sergeant Jim of thej ; U. S. Marines," was enacted Tues- j . day and Wednesday evenings of this] ! week to a large audience. This ! was given under the auspices of the! kMercersburg Eagle Cornet Band and] i was one of the best ever produced i j in this vicinity. The Rev. and Mrs. Henry Snyder.; ; of Johnstown, are spending several ] days with Mr. and Mrs. John Stei ger. j Mrs. Arthur Humphrey, Jr., and daughter, Virginia Humphrey, and • Mrs. Humphrey, Sr.. of Edgewood. are visiting Mrs. Humphrey, Jr.'s mother, Mrs. C. F. Fendrick. Miss Helen Jarrett, of Fort Ik>u-| : don, is visiting Miss Myrtle Hege. j I Clark Culler, son of Mr. and Mrs.] i John Culler, is at the Chambersburg] ] Hospital, where he will undergo an i operation to correct a slight phys ) ical defect so that he will be able 1 to enter the United States Army. ' Mr. Culler wanted to enlist during the great war, but was rejected on J account of this slight defect. FATHER'S CAR Rt \S OVER SON IN PEt I I.IAR ACCIDENT j j Waynesboro. Pa., May B.—A queer ! yet nearly serious accident occurred ] j at Shady Grove. J. P. Lohman went . home in his automobile and drove it j I into his garage, then, before get- | | ting out of the car, made up his mind I to back out of the garage for some I purpose. In the meantime, his little son, Eugene, walked behind the car. and when it was backed out of the I shed, two wheels passed over the boys body, breaking his collar bone. SERGEANT HUNTER HOME Waynesboro. Pa.. May S.—Sergeant | ] William B. Hunter, son of Charles j M. Hunter, who has been with a bal-! j loon corps in France, has returned j to Newport News. Va., and will be I sent to Camp Lee to be mustered out. | Before enlisting in the United States service. Sergeant Hunter was captain !of the home guards here. He was also a bookkeeper in the Peoples National bank. DAMAGE SI IT SETTLED Carlisle, Pa.. May B.—The action brought by Mrs. Alberta Rodgers i against P. A. Myers, of near Me- i chanicsburg, was adjusted yesterday! by the payment of a sum of money, j the amount of which was not ati-j i nounced, to the former as damages. . ' The case grew out of the death of ■ 1 the husband of Mrs. Rodgers who was j t so seriously injured that he died by l being struck by an automobile driven by Myers. ELM TREES AS MEMORIAL Carlisle. Pa , May B.—Large elm trees will be placed on the lawn of the Lamberton School Building in honor of the soldiers from Carlisle who died in service, according to the plans of the Carlisle Civic Club and School Board, permission having ! given to place the trees. j SALES MANAGER IN EI ROPF. Waynesboro, Pa.. May B.—A cable gram has been received by the Lan [ dis Machine company, from Carl F. > Meyer, sales manager of the com pany, announcing the safe arrival of himself and Mrs. Meyer at South ampton. England, on Sunday last. > They will be in Europe several : months. FARM AGENT RESIGNS Chambersburg, Pa.. May B.—After . having filled the position of county ; agent for Franklin county since the r organization of the farm bureau about . two years ago. Joseph S. Oberle has tendered his resignation to take effect June 1. 5 SMOTHERED BY COAL. 1 MifTlintown, Pa., May B.—Believed , to have been smothered by falling , coal, Jesse Colmbine, 30 years old, , an employes of the Pennsylvania - Railroad, was found dead late yes- terday. His dead body was found t smothered in the coal chute at the I ice plant, into which it is believed he fell while unloading coal. SOLDIERS GO HOME BY AUTO j 'Men From Carlisle Company I Brought to Town by Delega- j tion of Citizens and Band > j Carlisle, Pa., May B.—Carlisle last 1 ' ] evening gave the returning members 1 ; of Company G of the One Hundred!' j and Twelfth Regiment, formerly the 1 j Eighth Regiment, a royal welcome.'' | welcome. The men were greeted j' !on their arrival in Carlisle by an I, . immense throng and were then sent], to their homes by automobiles. At 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon | forty automobiles started for Har- I risburg, filled with relatives of men] ! who were returning. All were galiyl j decorated. Fire companies and organizations! : turned out to meet the machines, ] which reached Carlisle about 7 ] o'clock. The Carlisle Band and j Liberty Band, of Mount Holly Springs, were also in line and later gave a concert in the square. Olieer ] ing throngs lined the streets through ! which the soldiers passed. The signal for the march of the! j parade through Carlisle was given! .by ringing the big bell of the fire] ! alarm system and factory whistles,' ] church and fire company bells join ing in a monster chorus of greeting. l I Mechanicsburg Soldiers Get Glorious Reception j Mechanicsburg, Pa., May B.—Ap j parently the entire population of j Mechanicsburg and a large percent age of residents from the country ' side thronged the streets of Me | chanicsburg last evening to welcome] j home members of the old Eighth I Regiment front a victorious conflict! ! with the Hun. Everywhere flags were swung to the breezes, stores and other i business places, with the fire engine ! houses, dressed up in the national I colors and "Welcome Home" was ! prominently displayed. Late in the afternoon the Singer Band escorted about thirty automo biles. containing parents and wives ;of the soldiers, to Harrisburg, • where they met the war veterans, and conveyed them home. Arriving here, the procession was; met at the eastern end of Main i ; street by the Washington and Citi- j i zen Fire Companies, with apparatus, i all flower decked and with flags flying. The parade passed over the] | streets of the town, lined with peo- j I pie, and the firebells ringing, j Among the boys who returned! , were: Edward Kleckner, William] McKay, Charles Wood, George; Kutz, Earl Shelter, A. S. Feister, George Martin, Herbert L. Hersh man, Cecil Finkenbtnder, Harry Dinely and Victor Hart, who was unable to leave Camp Dix, where he is ill in the hospital, when he went for his discharge with other j members of the company. Gettysburg School Board to Send Teachers to School Gettysburg, Pa., May B.—Gettys burg's school hoard has taken what they believe to be a progressive step in the education of the children of the town. They believe it will be a great benefit to the pupils to have (he teachers of the schools attend a i school during the summer, either at j a normal or some higher instiiu ] tion. Under the action the board I will pay half of the actual neces- I sary expenses incurred by the teach- I er in taking the course during the i summer, the teacher to pay the oth ! er half. HOSPITAL BOARD ORGANIZED Gettysburg, Pa., May B.—Follow ing the granting of a charter from the Annie M. Warner hospital by ; the Adams county court the board ! of directors of the institution met i yesterday and perfected their per ; manent organization by election the Rev. Dr. J. A. Singmaster, presi -1 Ident: the Rev. Father W. F. Boyle, : ] vice-president; William Arch. Mc- Clean, secretary, and the Citizens' ] Trust Company, treasurer, j The drive for the endowment ! fund, which was to have been held | during the week beginning May 12, has been postponed until such time as the building is under roof. CHURCH OFFICERS CHOSEN Marysville, Pa., May 8. At a joint consistory meeting of the Re formed Churches of Duncannon and Marysville, the pastor, the Rev. Ralph E. Hartman, was named pres \ ident for the ensuing classical year. ] Other officers elected were: Vice ' president, Elias B. Leiby, Marysville; | secretary, G. W. Reeder, Duncannon: . treasurer, W. L. Roberts, Marysville: ' delegates to Carlisle classis, Jesse McCoy and G. W. Reeder, of Dun cannon. I DELEGATES ELECTED ' ] Blain, Pa.. May B.—Delegates ap ' pointed by the Zion Lutheran Sun day school to attend the annual j county convention to be held on May ; 14 and 15, at Ickesburg, are: Miles! * Bower. Miss Elsie Btstline, and al " ternate. Miss Golda Dimra: St. Paul's Lutheran Sunday school in Madison township, appointed Mrs. William Trostle; alternate, Mrs. Charles C. Zimmerman. | MOTHERS' DAY AT BAUGHMAX'S New Cumberland, Pa., May B. Mothers' Day will be observed at Baughman Memorial Methodist Church on Sunday at 9.30 a. m. The Sunday school will hold a spe cial service, when an appropriate program will he rendered. At 10.45 the Rev. V. T. Rue will preach a ser mon to mothers. The male chorus will sing. ENTERTAINED AT DINNER New Cumberland, Pa., May B. Mrs. John Sweeney, of Market street. New Cumberland, entertained at dinner on Tuesday evening in honor of her brother, Edwin Horstick, a mermber of Company B, of the Engi neer Corps, who has the past sixteen months in France. OLDEST RESIDENT DIES Marietta, Pa., May B.—Miss Jane Rrady, 98 years old, the oldest res ident of Colaraine township, ter county, died from infirmities of age. She was one of the charter members of the Union Presbyterian Church, and was the last of her fam ily. BIG MORTGAGE FILED IN PERRY Document Carrying $750,(X)0 Covers Purchase of Iron and Steel Company . New Blooinfield, Pa., May B. In the office of the Register and Re corder here there has been filed a mortgage of 8750,000 by the Leba non Valley Iron and Steel Company, in favor of the Commonwealth Trust Company of Philadelphia. The mortgage, dated March 15, 1919, is occasioned by the purchase of the Duncannon iron and Steel Company. The paper filed consists of a printed book of 57 page*. Program For Exercises at Millerstown Commencement Millcrstown, Pa.. May B.—The an- j nual commencement of the Millers-; town High school, will be held in] the Presbyterian church to-morrow i ievening at 8.30 o'clock. The program 1 follows: Processional, Mrs. Lewis G. Ulsh: ] piano solo, "Etude De Concert," Mc- Dowell, Lee Coates; oration "More Beyond," Ruth Ritzman: vocal solo, "Softly the Wind Sighs To-night," Henry Wildermere, Graeelle Allen; oration, John Hall; piano solo, Mrs. |L. G. Ulsh ;• oration. "Perservance," ! Eva Combe; male quartet. "Dip Boys Dip the Oars," Anon: "Dixie," Dan ]D. Emmett; the Rev. C. F. Berk j lieimer, Elmer Peisinger, D. A. | Lahr, William C. Moore: address, ID. A. Kline, supt.; piano duet, "The [Jolly Blacksmiths," Jean Paul, Mrs. i | A. L. Holman, Mrs. L. G. Ulsh: an-1 ] nual address, Dr. J. K. Stewart, Shippensburg Normal; vocal solo, "Telice," Thurlow Lleurance, Eve lyn Snyder; presentation of diplo mas. vocal duet. "Garden of Para dise." Sallie Humes Douglas. Misses Evelyn Snyder, Gracella Allen. Seven to Graduate at Liverpool High School Liverpool, Pa., May B.—To-mor row evening at 8 o'clock in the Lu theran church the annual gradu ting exercises of the Liverpool High school will be held. James 1,. Sny der. president of the Board of Edu cation will present diplomas to the following graduates: "Miss Arna Gruhb, valedictorian; iMiss Pauline Shuler, Miss Julia Al bright, Miss Sarah Kiper, Harry |Deckard. Chester Deekard and Al ] vin Williamson. ] The Rev. Clyde W. Shaffer, super vising principal of the public school, ] announced that Dr. Woodruff, of the j Susquehanna University, Selinsgrovc, will deliver the commencement ad id ress and County Superintendent D. A. Kline, of New Rloomfield, is ex ] peeted to address tfie graduating class. SERVICES AT MANASSA Blain, Pa., May B.—The Rev. C. H. Steerman, Church of the Breth ren minister of Honey Grove, Juni ata county, opened a series of two weeks' preaching services this even ing in the Manassa Union Church, in Jacksop township, three miles southeast of Blain. HOME ON SPANISH SHIP Millcrstown, Pa., May B.—Emory R. Fry, a member of the Three Hun dred and Fifty-fifth Battery Tank Corps, arrived at New York Monday on the transport Alphonso XIII. This was the first Spanish ship to bring American troops. Mr. Fry has served six months overseas. He was sent to Camp Mills, L. 1., for de mobilization. CONSULT ON MISSIONS Millcrstown. Pa., May B.—Mrs. C. H. Bodkin, of Los Angeles, Cal., a missionary, will meet the ladies of the town in the Methodist Episcopal Church at 3 o'clock Friday after noon. A Message to every ample, or full- "Yon Need No Longer Look Stoat" You can make your mirror tell a dif which will slenderize you; make you J fi | i J I look youne; reduce hips, bust and I You will appear ten to twenty pounds 5* ''Stylish Stout" Sveltline corsets, Lace 99? [ \ \T Back and Lace Front Models, are made w |j | ] VU maximum of wear, with perfection J For shortj stout figures. Low bust. Very li^ i durable material, suitably trimmed. Elms- i Also in Style 4004 WEING ART EN BROS. New York f|T|l BlMlj Sold Exclusively v > In Harrisburg at DAY and NIGHT SCHOOL I Open All Year. Enter Any Time. / Individual Promotion. BECKLEY'S BUSINESS COLLEGE 121 MARKET ST. Bell 12& (Opp. Senate) Dial 40lt DECIDE NOT TO GET MARRIED Kulpmont Couple Change j Minds About Wedding When Near Altar Sunbtiry, Pa., May B.—"We have j decided not to get married," wrote I John Cras, of Kulpmont, to the ! Northumberland county marriage li- ] cense bureau, John I. Carr, clerk. Last week Cras was granted a li cense to wed Mrs. Annie Koch. The letter did not indicate why they had changed their minds, aithough in the shadow of the altar. Neither did they demand the return of the $1 paid the clerk as a fee. Both live at Kulpmont. | According to the marriage license I both had been married before, the I wife and husband, respectively, dy ing within a year. MISS BROOKS HOSTESS Dauphin, Pa.. May X.—The Mite i Society of the Presbyterian Church i was entertained by Miss Margaret ] Brooks at her home in Erie street. ; After the regular business meeting and social time, refreshments were served to Mrs. Truman C. Gerber iek, Mrs. George Gilday, Mrs. Sarah Sponsler, Mrs. J. D. M. Reed, Mrs. William Lyter, Mrs. Harry Reed, Mrs. Bion C. Welker, Mrs. Albert Poffenberger, New York: ,Mrs. Au gustus Brooks, Newark, N. J.; Miss Elizabeth Poffenberger, Miss Ann ! R. Miller, Miss Kathryn Utt, Misses ; May and Dorothy Kline, Miss Viola I McKissie, Elizabeth Xagle, Helen I Poffenberger, New York; Mary ] Elizabeth Brooks, Newark, N. J.: | the Rev. Robert Ramsey. Norman Brooks, Newark, N. J.: Dr. W. P. I Clark, Russell Reed, Paul Gilday and Miss Margaret Brooks. "TRAVELS IN CHINA Liverpool, Pa., May B.—A large audience greeted Miss Lillian C. Grnpff, of Harrisburg, Monday night at the Hunters' Church to hear the stereoption lecture on "Travels in China," under the auspices of the Young People's Society of the ; Church and about $25 was raised to j defray expenses and maintain the j mission work of the society. GREAT FOR ECZEMA AND OLD SORES I linariintce M.v ointment. Says PetcmOn. ! "If you are responsible for the health of your family." says Peterson, of Buffalo. "I want you to get a large 35 cent box of Peterson's Ointment to day. "Remember, I stand hack of every box. Every druggist guarantees t.o refund the purchase, price if Peter son's Ointment doesn't do all I claim. "I guarantee it for eczema, old sores, running sores, salt rheum, ul cers, sore nipples, broken breasts, itching skin, skin diseases, blind, bleeding and itching piles as well as for burns, scalds, cuts, bruises and sunburn. "I had 30 running sores on my leg for 11 years, was in three different hospitals. Amputation was advised. I Skin grafting was tried. I was cured by using Peterson's Ointment."—Mrs. F. JC. Root, 287 Michigan street, Buf falo, N. Y. Constipation Biliousness-Headache Dr. Chase's Liver Tablets Mik.tk. liwsetiT*. bowel. rmUr. wtlhoot pi• not griping. rnliera sick henjinhi and that bktatnd ' 'ling aftir rating, purify th blood and dearth* aonv ran Large box. enough to last a month. We. UNITED MEDICINE CO.. Philadelphia. Pa 28-30-32 North Third Street * US • jjj A Friday and Saturday Sale | Of Utmost Importance 1 . t ? i Various Departments Participate— Reductions Made Irrespective of Value I. _ ; I I Radical Reductions in Extra I 1 I Size Suits S | I Especially Designed, for Stout Women | P Those who read this news will be pleased. Schleisner suits I for stout figures are designed especially for such figures. The x lines are graceful, dignified and simple. x v In Serges and Tricotines —Black and Navy. |.'| | Values Up to $47.50 Values Up to $57.50 | | I Choice Choice jj | ■ =3 = ■ W pi 1 Dresses for Women and Misses | I'll 111 x Smart models in serge, taffeta, georgette, Jersey, Crepe de ' Chine and satin. Sizes 16 to 44, in all the leading new shades. |j Values to $32.50 Values to $42.50 II | Choice sls-00 Choice | j,*. Si === " "' '" " " ' * " == "' = iiii | 1 Women's and Misses Suits 1 § 1 These are all regular sizes | 111 cl , , ~, 111 , x Sharp reductions to clean stoek quickly. X 111 ~ x In blouse and straight line models. Some are braid trim- X If med, some with fancy girdles, some with gilets. Materials ||| x are Poiret twills, manish serges, tricotine and all wool '•< I checks. Navy and black. Sizes 16 to 44. Values to $55.00 Values to $67.50 | | Choice 122=52 Choice $30,50 | j jj I Silk Hosiery I• | Gilets Reduced 1 Special I IJ We have placed a tempt- I I ill] „. , JC 4 j III] llli price on °ur entire re- iiii Friday and Saturday .. | m aining line of gilets. 1.1 i Black and White Only [||j Th f e . f re mad of silk jj | v x x materials, some are wash- i.J We will place on sale on ||| ||jj able. Models are high and ; x these two days women's x x low neck. 1 fibsr silk hosiery of.xua | | 1 I 1 . Slslp•sl 75 I | C a pair jj | Sale Prices $(3 | ■ - | We Will Place on Sale Friday and Saturday jj iif ||j Hats That Sold Up to $11.50 I S Choice $4-85 j I II . I I ilji These are in black and the desirable colors in smartly trim- mi 'R' J || med and sailored models. [lll P I " ' ' |P