8 NO PEACE IF GOD IS IGNORED, PRIEST'S BELIEF Sheely, Speaking at Retreat, Pleads For Recog nition of the Deity Fifty-five men of Harrisburg, rep resentatives of the Laymen's League of the Diocese of Harrisburg, re turned to their homes in this city on Monday, after attending the an nual retreat at Mount Saint Mary's College. Emitsburg, Md. The retreat opened on Friday eve ning, July 18, at 6 o'clock and con tinued until Monday morning, July 21, at 9 o'clock, and was hold under the patronage of the Rt. Rev. Philip R. McDevitt. bishop of the Harris burg Diocese of the Catholic Church. Ninety men from the diocese were in attendance at this meeting, the local men making the trip to and from Emitsburg by automobile. The retreat was in charge of the Rev. T. H. Shealy, S. J„ of the "Mount Manrosa" House of Retreats, New Tork city. Father Shealy, a •well known former lecturer in juris prudence at the Law School and pro fessor of ethics at the Medical School of the Fordham University, met with unusual succees in conducting this retreat. The Rt. Rev. Philip R. McDevitt was honorary president of the Laymen's League, which was in charge of the retreat. Other officers were: President. Richard M. Rellly, Lancaster; vice-president, John H. Goeser, Danville; secretary, J. W. Rodenhaver, Harrisburg; treasurer, D. E. Tracy, Harrisburg. No Peace Without God Father Sheely, the distinguished Jesuit, delivered an impressive ser ies of lectures on "Peace," discus sing the subject from every angle and especially from the standpoint of the Paris treaty and the League of Nations. His keynote was that there could be no peace without God and mentioned the fact that a grave omission in the treaty and tho companion document was the fail ure to recognize the Almighty in this Important paper. He declares that the only true peace is the peace of the soul and that too much timo and thought of the people are given to attaining material peace instead of that peace which is spiritual and eternal. He also argued that a man to be a real man must be a brother to his fellows and emphasized serv ice with a view to elevating the soul to the exclusion of the body. The retreat this year was of more than usual interest owing to the conclusion of the war and Dr. Shoely's striking discussion of the vital interests of the individual in volved in a peace which recognizes God. Governor Sproul Works on Last of the Bills Governor Sproul to-day held his final session with Chairman William J. McCnig in regard to the appro priation bills on which he has been at work for a week and will prob ably conclude his labors in the next forty-eight hours. Less than a score of bills were under discussion to-day and the Governor was given information he desired in regard to them. The Governor plans to clear up all of the bills in his hands before Saturday and will devote next week to considering plans for reorgani zations of departments, many of which are affected by bills recently approved. The ()ll Age Pension Commis sion will meet here to-morrow for reorganization and to consider plans for the investigations to be made. J. Wesley Wright, Huntingdon, to-day filed a petition to be a candi date for associate judge in Hunting don county, and John H. Lloyd, Middleburg, to be candidate for the same office in Snyder. Insurance Commissioner Donald son has revoked the insurance li cense of Hagy H. Campbell, of Al toona, on charges of rebating. Li censes of insurance brokers have also been revoked. These revoca tions grew out of some inquiries which had been under way regard ing surety bonds for persons and firms doing business with the State Departments. Complaint was filed with the Public Service Commission to-day by the borough of Farrell against the L'nited Natural Gas Company, alleging that the company had re fused to furnish gas lor thirty-two houses in a recently developed sec tion of the town. The commission ordered the Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railroad to reconstruct the crossing on the State highway in Pike township, Clearfield county, near Curwensville. Commissioner Rilling today informed complainants in the attacks on electric rate in creases in the Annville-Palmyra district of Lebanon county that the increases had to be paid until the case was decided when If it was found that the rates were not fair steps for reparations could be taken. The State of Pennsylvania is re quired to pay to the Western Peni tentiary the value of cattle slaughtered to prevent spread of disease because the cattle are own ed by various counties and main tained at the institution, according to an opinion given by the Attorney General to the Livestock Sanitary Board to-day. The State, however, can not pay Institutions for cost of cattle which it owns itself. The proceedings intitntcd against the Lancaster and Willow street turnpike by the Lancaster automo bile club looking to quo 'warranto action in the court have been dis missed by Deputy Attorney General Gawthrop. Dogwood Troop Is in Tents Along the Juniata Bright and early this morning members of the Dogwood Troop of Girl Scouts, connected with the Grace Methodist Church, left Har risburg for their camp at Aqueduct. The camp is located at the edge of Alfaretta rock opposite the summer homes of E. S. Herman, Carl Deen and other Harrisburgers on the op posite bank of the Juniata river. Miss Almeda Herman is cap'tatn of this troop and her councilors are the Misses Maude Stamm and Mary Crelghton. Great preparations for the camp have been going forward for several days, but the recent deluge inter fered materially with the prelimin ary arrangements. Several tents, however, were pitched this morning and the camp, which will continue for one week was expected to be in shipshape by this evening. Dogwood Troop has been active In the home activities of the war and all the members, about 25 of them, were looking forward with de lightful anticipation of a week at the picturesque location chosen for the outing. WEDNESDAY EVENING, Live Wires of Elliott-Fisher Co. VL-^BRIMMME4*P YY £FIR W •*►* Y W * T *" | L <*" %? 'WLIM Y V , ■*>> .'■■ 11 ;<■ -• - ' IL.-I-' S * - - -MMs' ,„M&>im * >U' ; :.- >- -,. , Practical talks held the attention to-day of the delegates in attend ance at the first annual Field Forco Convention of the Elliott-Fisher con vention at Penn-Harris. This crowd of world-travelers have a happy faculty for getting serious during business hours and laying aside all dull cares when it is time to have fun. That the delegates are hero for valuable information was shown in the number of note books in service. Every man is anxious to go home with new ideas and they came thick and fast at today's ses sions. C. H. Reed, of New York, the man who does not know when to stop working, was tho first speaker. His subject was "Demonstration." He showed how to demonstrate the Elliott-Fisher machines, and when not to demonstrate them. He told ot many buyers who were after results and did not want to be bothered with a description of the mechanic ism. Talk on Speed C, J. Bryant, of Chicago, talked on "Comparative Speed and Ac curacy." Work of other machines was outlined by I. D. Tussey, Min neapolis; J. A. McCarthy. New- York; W.E. Phillips, New York; A. A. Gordon, Newark, N. J., and R. T. Shade, of New York explained the many opportunities for Elliott- Fisher salesmen. He is a new man and offered many good points to prove there is plenty of monev for the man who sells the Elliott-Fteher machines. ! F. \Y. Tedder, of London, England, who was to tell about conditions in England, has not yet reached this country. He is somewhere on the high seas and hopes to reach IJar risburg before the convention ends. This afternoon the following talks and subjects wet'e presented: "Pulse of the Organization," M. iA. Seely, Harrisburg; "Review of i Sales Records." G. W. Spahr, Har j risburg; "Accounts Receivable," R. ID. McGuffin, Harrisburg; "Coni | bined Billing and Bookkeeping," IV. B. Schiebel, Reading; "Sales Anal ■ ysis," 11. V. Maloney, Chicago; J "Closing the Sale." W. J. Crowley, j -Milwaukee; "The Value of Service in Keeping the Customer," F. F. ' Wright, San Francisco. John Wohlfarih, One of Old Employes of C. I. & S., Dies in His 72nd Year John Wohlfarth, one of the old est employes of the Central Iron and Steel Company, died at his home, 240 Crescent street, yesterday afternoon, aged 71 years." He had ; been a resident of the city for sixty , three years. s 'r. Wohlfarth had been an em- I ploye of the Central Iron and Steel | Company for forty-six years. He I was one of the oldest lied Men in the city and had been a member of Corn Planter Tribe No. 61, for almost forty-seven years. He was a charter member of St. Michael's Lu theran Church. Mr. Wohlfarth was born in Germany and came to this country when eighteen years old, living in this city ever since. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Catherine Wohlfarth; one son, Harry Wohlfarth; one daughter, Mrs. F. T. Plack, and four grand , children, ail of this city. Funeral I services will be held on Friday ! afternoon at 2 o'clock from his late | home, conducted by the Rev. Rein j hold Schmidt, pastor of St. Michael's German Lutheran Church. Burial | will be in the Paxtang Cemetery. Colored People All Endorse Efforts For Social Center Here At a meeting of the Harrisburg Forum, an organization which has done social welfare work in Harris burg for a number of years, and members of the National Associa tion for the Advancement of the Colored Race, it was decided to en gage a social worker to take charge of the social center to be opened in September at the Wickershani school building. Preference is given to a Chicago woman who has served under Jane Addarns for several years and with whom the local or ganizations will get in touch at once. Five women from each of the colored churches have been named to act in conjunction with the worker in a survey of Harrisburg's colored population. This data will he used in con nection with Colonel Martin's move ment for a healthier Harrisburg. This movement has the endorsement of Clarence Zoger, the recently elected school board expert, and of the colored ministerium and all the colored lodges of the city. The so cial center will be open early in September. The school hoard has set aside rooms in the Wirkersham building and at a meeting of the directors gave their hearty approval of the project. LETTERS ISSUED Letters on the estate of Sarah M. Hinkle, late of Dauphin, were Issued by Register Ed. H. Fisher when the will was probated to-day, to Samuel N. Hinklo and Sarah M. Crouse. Hundreds of pictures are beln? taken during: the Elliott-Fisher Company convention, now in session at the Penn-Harris Hotel. These pictures snow just what the delegates are doing. In the above pic tures are three photograhs. The one on the left at the top shows the story-telling quartet—R. E. Weaver, general office; F. F. Wright, San Francisco; W. H. Repp, Baltimore, and H. E. Laton, Dayton, Ohio On the right is Mr. and Mrs. W. J. C rowley; at the bottom, the big crowd on Market Square waiting for cars. Railroad Ruling !s Pleasing to Soldiers Altoonn, July 23. A ruling of much interest to Pennsylvania Rail road employes who were in the Army during the world war has 4ust been made by Railroad Administration officials. William Keller, of Altoona, a mem ber of Company G, One Hundred and Tenth Infantry, was employed by the Fennsy and was a member of the re lief fund. He reeenly made applica tion for relief benelits during the time he was in the hospital in France while in the service of Uncle Sam. Nothing was done about it until Walter S. Greevy, superintendent of the local office of the State Employ ment Bureau, took the matter up. Greevy has Just been advised that the Keller claim will be paid by the railroad company as soon as a disa bility certificate is reeived from the Government. According to this ruling all mem bers of Uncle Sam's fighting forces who were members of the railroad relief fund and who are temporarily disabled in the service will be en titled to such compensation as the relief fund pays members when inca pacitated. And if it pays accident and sick benefits, it may also be liable for death benefits. Announce Regulations For Veterans' Special Train Announcement was made to-day that the special train to be run for the accommodation of Philadelphia Vets on Tuesday will be a nonrev enue train. This does not mean that veterans who are going to Mount Gretna and are required to purchase tickets cannot go on this train. Passes will be furnished em ployes who are entitled to them, on application to the heads of their respective departments. Annual and term passes will be honored. All persons not employes, hut iden tified with the veterans must pur chase tickets. The picnic is for the veterans and their families. Annual Porch Festival to Include Musical Program Plans for the annual porch festi val at the P. R. R. Y. M. C. A., In Reily street near Sixth, include spe cial music, good eats and other In teresting features. The yearly event takes place to-morrow evening on the Wallace street side of the build ing. The decorations will be at tractive and there will be an or chestra on hand of ten pieces to en liven the occasion. GET RID OF YOFR OLD PIANO Exchange it for a high-grade talk ing machine. It can be done. See us about it. TROTTP BROS., 8 N. Market Square. Bell 4781: Dial 3604.—adv. HA2UUHBURG Ofijffit TKLBGKXPS Constitutionality of War Time Prohibition Act Is Upheld in Test Suit Now York, July 23. Constitu tionality of the war-time prohibi tion act was upheld in an opinion handed down here to-day by Fed eral Judge Thomas I. Challield, of Brooklyn, in a test case against Stephen A. Minery, brought by the Liquor Dealers As sociation of Connecticut. Judge Chatlield's decision was based upon testimony he heard recently in New Haven, where he sat in the place of Federal Judge Edwin S. Thomas, of Connecticut. Minery. backed by the Connecticut Liquor Men, in order to test the validity of the law, opened a sa loon in Meriden. He was arraigned before Judge Chatfleld in New Haven on the charge that on or about July 7 last he sold intoxicat ing liquor "unlawfully and know ingly before the conclusion of the present war and before the termi nation of demobilization, the date of which is to be determined by the President." The saloonkeeping was defended by Arnold Ailing, State prosecutor of Connecticut, who demurred to the charge against Minery on the ground that the law was unconsti tutional and that as peace had been restored, it was not a war-time measure. Skull Fractured When Caught Under Machine When he was caught under his automobile when a bridge gave way near Seven Stars, Adams county yesterday, John Keir, of Brooklyn! N. Y., was so badly injured that he was brought to the Harrisburg Hos pital. Keir is suffering with concussion of the brain and may have a prob able fracture of the skull. He has a severely injured jaw and at first it was thought that it had been dis located. His scalp is severely lacer ated and he has bad body concus sions. Keir was driving the automobile when it turned turtle and caught him beneath. He, together with sev. eral other men, were on an automo bile trip, from Texas to New York at the time of the accident. The bridge had been damaged by the floods caused by the heavy rains but workmen thought it was safe for the automobile to pass over. A parapet gave way and the automo mobile dropped a distance of 20 feet. TRANSFER SURPLUS City officials explained to-day that the *IOO appropriation froni the motorcycle fund of the police de partment to the one for maintenance !of the Bertillon photograph and | record system, approved by council, i was possible because of the surplus which was left after two new mo torcycles were purchased a short time ago. In making the 1919 bud get a fund was provided for pur chasing two new machines to re place the old ones. When they were purchased it was found that the price was *IOO below the ap propriation. American Police Quickly Put Down Strike of Germans • By Associated Press. Ooblenz, July 2S.—American military police, armed with ma chine guns and sawed-off shot guns, put down a strike of Ger man workmen yesterday in less than two hours after the men had walked out, merely by their presence in the district. The strike, aggregating 800 Germans, was in Bendorf-on- Rhine. It was called In con- Junction with the general strike in Berlin and other parts of Ger many, notwithstanding warnings issued from American Army bcadquartors. When word reached Coblen* that the men had struck, forty military police rushed to Bendorf and took up positions In various parts of the town. Almost as soon as the machine guns were in position tho strike leaders sent word that the strike was off. • FEWER ACRES ARE IN POTATOES NOW Corn Also Shows a Decline as Compared to Last Year Figures compiled by the State De partment of Agriculture show that the acreage devoted to corn this year aggregates 1,578,230, a decline as compared with previous years, espe cially that of 1919 when it was 1,- 664,576. The average given to pota toes is estimated at 285,780 against 296,835 in 1918. York leads the State with acreage in corn, followed very closely by Lancaster, while Lancaster leads with potato acreage, being ahead of Lehigh. Berks and York. The acroage by counties is given as follows: Corn Potatoes Adam 50,552 2,453 Allegheny 23,720 6,596 Armstrong 25,729 8,266 Beaver 15,765 2,928 Bedford 36,609 3,325 Berks 68,395 13,048 Blair 14,979 3,103 Bradford 13,535 7,633 Bucks 58,925 9,264 Butler 29,734 6,364 Cambria 7,706 3,940 Cameron 542 487 Carbon 4,466 2.336 Centre 29,760 3,169 Chester 60,430 10,670 Clarion 19.697 2,279 Clearfield 12,777 4,692 Clinton 9,869 1,548 Columbia 26,380 4.156 Crawford 23,914 7,044 Cumberland 53,275 3,580 Dauphin, 34,536 3,442 Delaware 11,235 3,626 Elk •. 1,063 1.498 Erie 16.752 7,830 Fayette 27,884 2,592 Forest 1,235 855 Franklin 66,783 3,712 Fulton 16,111 935 Greene 34,975 2,147 Huntingdon 25,900 2,288 Indiana 30,678 4,527 Jefferson 12,489 3,781 Juniata 17,129 1,615 Lackawanna 1,435 2,646 Lancaster, 91,602 15,270 Lawrence, 16,743 2,734 Lebanon 28,035 3,358 Lehigh 27,174 13,292 Luzerne 13,636 5,964 Lycoming, 31,056 5,002 McKean, 592 1,801 Mercer, 25,595 5,890 Mifflin 16,309 1,260 Monroe 10,680 2,919 Montgomery 44,909 6,310 Montour 11,277 897 Northampton 28,153 6,026 Nortliumbei land 26,183 4,507 Terry 24,890. 1,717 Philadelphia 4.281 1,570 Pike 1.954 1,203 Potter, 1,167 3,963 Schuylkill 16,954 8,105 Snyder 20,397 2,534 Somerset 21,061 5,844 Sullivan 2,767 993 Susquehanna 6,803 4,784 Tioga, 5,458 4,134 Union 15,190 1,539 Venango 9,690 2,822 Warren 3,834 3,022 Washington 42,805 3,372 Wayne 2,502 2,769 Westmoreland, 46,169 5,788 Wyoming 3,741 2,318 York 91,658 12,678 Total 1,578,230 285,730 Deaths and Funerals WILLIAM Dl'BIlS Williams Dubbs. aged 63 years, who died yesterday will be buried to-morrow from the funeral par lors of S. S. Speese, 200 Chestnut street. The services will be con ducted by the Rev. Dh. Ellis N. Kremer and burial will be >nade in the East Harrisburg Cemetery. CHARLES E. RAHM Charles E. Rahm, aged 36 years, died yesterday at his homo, 29 South Summit street. Funeral ser vices will be held on Friday at 10.30 from the parlors of S. 3. I Speese, with the Rev. Dr. Ellis N. ! Kremer officiating. Rurial will be made in the East Harrisburg Ceme tery. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Caroline Rahm, one son. Am bler, and two daughters, Katherine and Ida. Ministers Do Not Want to Operate Hotel Chambersbnrg. Pa., July 23.—Be cause the ministers do not wish to operate the property and it, in con sequence, is deteriorating, Attorney John C. Nissley, of Harrisburg. has I sought relief in Franklin county court, in the estate of Frank T. Smith, of Shippensburg. Smith had left the property to the ministers of the borough, to be operated for twenty -years for the benefit of the poor. The ministers repudiated the bequest at their first meeting. HOGS AT NEW LEVEL By Associated Press. Chicago, July 23. The basis for the cost of lard, bacon and pork rose to a new record to-day. Live hogs this morning were selling at $23.35 a hundredweight, as against $23 yesterday. Decrease in the number of arrivals of hogs is the reason given for the new record breaking ndvance of prices. INCREASE WATER RATES The Mount Holly Water Company has Increased its rates an average of 20 to 30 per cent, according to the now scale of rates filed with the Public Service Commission. These rates will become effective August 15. WORKERS FOR UPPER END FETE p my I : ? v 23fc I9h JBI y*WIWB >j> vl a * * s(£HH| .<■*■ f% ■m j^HHgg jB B k jbH D&fe H. F. BROWN Ih k ' DR. I. F. KEITER WILSON TAKES RESPONSIBILITY FOR SHANTUNG Tolls Senators of Provision in Treaty Giving German Land in China to Japan By Associated Press. PARIS. July 28.—The Jap anese delegation to the Peace Conference to-day issued a de nial of assertions that the Shan tung settlement In the German Pence Treaty was In exchange for the withdrawal of the Jap anese contention regarding tlio racial clause in the League of Nations covenant. Washington, July 23.—Confer ences with Republican Senators on the Peace Treaty and the League of Nations covenant wore continued to day by President Wilson, Senators on the visiting list were: Page, Ver mont; Sterling, South Dakota; Mc- Lean, Connecticut, and Newberry, Michigan. Mr. Wilson's condition continued to improve and it is expected that within a few days he will have en tirely recovered from the effects of an attack of intestinal trouble. He still is weak and so the conference to-day will be in bis study in the White House instead of in the ex ecutive offices. President Wiison in his talks with Republican Senators has assumed entire responsibility for the provi sion in the Peace Treaty that gives German former rights and terri- I tory in the Shantung province of China to Japan. Ilad Understanding With Japan The President told his callers that the Shantung problem was referred to him by the Peace Conference, ar.-d that he had recommended, that Shantung be given to Japan in ac cordance with the secret agree ments made by Japan with Great Britain, France, Italy and Russia before Japan's entry nto the war. If Japan had not gorre in and closed the German naval base at Kiao Chau, it would have been im possible to have sent troops to the fighting lines from New Zealand and Australia, unless Great Britain or France had sent expeditions to Shantung themselves, the President said. The President pave Senators Cal der. New York; Edge, New Jersey, and Cummins, lowa, to understand that he secured an understanding with Japan before he consented to the award of Shantung to ttyit country; that Japan would renour.-ce all territorial rights and retain only economic and citizenship rights for the Japanese living in Shantung. Wilson's Solution Inquiry at the White House to day concerning published reports that the Shantung provision of the peace treaty was President Wilson's personal solution of the problem brought neither confirmation nor denial and only the statement that no comment would be made. Senators who have discussed the Shantung provision with the Presi dent stated, however, that they had not been given to understand the President proposed the Shantung provision as a solution of the prob lem, but that he had found himself unable to convert the Japanese delegates to any other view. The senators said they had been told that Premiers Clemenceau and Lloyd George represented to the President that they were bound by the agreements of their governments with Japan, and that if the Japan ese statesmen were to be convert ed to any other views the Presi dent himself would have to under take the attempt. It was futile, the senators said they were told. DEfiRKE FOII GEN. PERSHING By Associated Press. liOndnn, July 23. General John J. Pershing, accompanied by Major General James G. Harbord, chief of staff of the American Expeditionary Forces, motored to-day to Cam bridge, where he received an hon orary degree from the university. This afternoon he started for France, PETITIONS FILET) Nominating petitions were died to-day by the following: Joseph H. Dunkle, Republican, constable, Thirteenth ward: James E. Seal, Republican assessor, Twelfth ward; Christian W. Yingst, Republican, constable, Third ward, Mlddletown JULY 23, 1919. • - | KK < TY , *<# ®T | GEORGE IBERSON ajKAv <*pg|H < 'fcS&fsJ I^M CArTAIN J. B. McCOY Fifteen Counties Are Protesting Removal of Lancaster Revenue Office Lancaster, Pa., July 23. —Business and banking interests of fifteen counties in Eastern Pennsylvania have joined hands with Lar.-caster to wreck the plan of Revenue Com missioner Roper for abolishng the Ninth District and taking the local office to Philadelphia, in order that a separate district might, bo estab lished in Delaware. This major of fensive was started by the local Chamber of Commerce, which flooded the Ninth District with ap peals for help, and forwarded a protest to President Wilson, char acterizing the merger as "unwar ranted and a grave injustice." The message to the President, a copy of which was sent to Com- j missioner Roper, also demanded a public hearing in the case. Tele grams voicing bitter indignation over the Roper plan were forward ed also to Senator Penrose, Senator Knox, Representative Gricst, Attor ney General Palmer arrd Vance C. McOormick. They were asked to do "everything in their power" to up set the contemplated merger. Collector B. F. Davis issued a statement in which ho said he was at a loss to understand the policy of the Government officials and that he had had no previous intimation that the office was to be abolished. "They tried to move the office to York last vear," ho said, "but I' saved it." A flood of telegrams is pouring into the Chamber of Com merce from all sections of the State, pledging the support of many inter ests in the fight. Counties which will be inconveni enced by the change are: Adams, Bedford, Blair, Cumberland, Dau phin. Franklin, Fulton, Huntington, Juniata, Lancaster, Lebanon, Mif flin, Perry, Snyder and York. PRICE OF BREAD IS REDUCED [Continued from First Pag<'-1 at a reduced price. There will not 1 be, however, any change in the size of the loaf, notwithstanding the drop in wholesale price, j Economies of management and in the bakeries will take up the differ ence in price to the retailer, it was announced. The decision to cut the price a half-cent was reached after a conference of leading bakers, but it was added "that if the price of flour is advanced as is threatened, the size of the loaf may have to be reduced in proportion. Housewives Baked The proposed advance in price, as announced last week, caused hun dreds of housewives to begin baking their own bread and trade fell off In some of the bakeries to a very marked degree. The reduction which goes into effect to-morrow will place Harrisburg on a. par with all the other cities and towns of Central Pennsylvania with regard to prices. WATER HALTS WORK Sliamokhi, Pa., July 2 3.—As a re sult of the continued rains of the last nine days, the coal companies have found it necessary to put on full pressure In all pumps at the collieries in order to keep down tho threatening high waters. In several collieries it has been necessary to temporarily suspend operations be cause of the water rushing in from the mountains. XAB MAX ON MURDER CHARGE Coniicllsvllle, July 23.—Charged with the killing of Fred Cortel, R. S. McMahon, or Monongaliela City, was arrested here yesterday. The young man was round dying along a road near his home on the morn ing of July 5. It is reported that he jumped from the bushes in front of McMahon, who, thinking him a rob ber, shot him. CARDINAL GIBBONS AGED 85 By Associated Press. Baltimore, July 23. Cardinal Gibbons, 85 years old to-day, enjoys the best of health and takes dally walks. UPPER END IS BEDECKED IN GALA ATTIRE Final Toucluis Being Put to Program For Patriotic Event liykens, Pa., July 22.—This even ing Lykena was busy erecting the arches throughout the town and the official decorator, George Henritzcy, of Hazleton will be here decorating the town with Old Glory, so that Lykena and Wlconisco will have an entirely different appearance. Sgt. Bruce Morris was picked by Wash ington Camp No. 238, P. O. S. of A. to be the chairman of the cele bration, and to this time Morris has proved his great worth in pulling things across. He is ably assisted by A. F. Minnlch, secretary of the gen eral committee as well as Attorney H. E. Buffington as chief of publicity. Morris has assisted in seven different celebrations held at this place, but his statement the other evening was that he never worked on any cele bration that the various committees were so willing and to pull over a time. The welcome home celebration will begin Thursday evening of this week with a big street carnival in Wico nisco. Pottsville street will be closed to traffic at 8 P. M. and the jubilee will begin. There will be special cars run from Reinerton to Wlco nisco and Lykens. r Friday morning, the military day of the celebration will begin with memorial exercises which will be conducted by the Rev. Whitman, the famous chaplain of the 79th Divi sion. This service will last about two hours. During this time Lykens- Wiconlsco will honor their seven heroes who fell in Flanders fields that Democracy might reign. Immediately after the memorial exercises the soldiers will go from the Borough Park to the W. & L. A. A. Ball Park where they will demon strate to the home people what they had to do in the training camps; overseas, how they were trained to do military tactics, exercises, pitch tents, throw grenades, pitch shelter tents, dig trenches and most every thing that is expected of a soldiers. The boys will start drilling for their part of the task to-morrow evening. This will be the first time in the history of the country that a | military day was ever pulled off in I any deifionstration. Cantonment | days will be lived over by the boys, | and the home people will be able ! to see just what their boys had to go through. In the evening the boys will go to the West Borough Park where they will feature a trench raid. It will bo a most spectacular event of the military day's features. You will see the Signal Corps signaling the boys with the rocket codes, the boys going "over the top," how they cross tho barbed wire, the handling of the grenades, how they creep on the ground lying flat, and all these will be visible by the use of searchlights an.d red flares. Saturday morning, the day of jub ilee and joy will be one which will never be forgotten by the residents of the two towns. A special train arriving in Ly kens from Harrisburg, which will leave that city at 8 A. M., w<" arrive in time for the monster parade. All the famous bands of Harrisburg. Steelton and Northumberland will arrive on that train, and it is ex pected that the train will be taxed to its capacity with visitors from points of starting. The parade chairman has been on the jump and has prepared a route and formation of the parade. The I route as yet is not for publication, but the formation of the parade fol lows; j The chief marshal directs the at tention of commanders of organiza ! tions and aids-de-eamp to the fol i lowing details and formation of pa jrade: . Headquarters will be established on corner of Main and Market streets at 9.30 A. M., where all aids will report for duty. I hereby appoint George Ibberson as chief of staff, whose authority will be next to that of chief marshal. All organized units not yet placed will report to the chief or staff who will assign them to their proper di visions. i Chief marshal, chief of staff, bug ler, P. Blackway; aids, Liaut. Leroy Keen, Lieut. Roy Rhoads; color guard; Heilner Post No. 232, G. A. H.; Spanish-American War Veterans. Firut Division —4 Bth Division Field Artillery Band, soldiers, sailors and marines of late war, floral tribute to our boys still in service; Washington Camp. No. 238, P. O. S. of A. Second Division —Marshal, aids, Steelton Band, Holy Name Society. 'Third Division Marshal, aids. Ladies' Band; Wiconisco Lodge, No. 533, I. O. O. F.; Wiconisco Council, No.' 57, Jr. O. U. A. lyl. Fourth Division —Marshal, Ed. Miller; aids; Moose Band, Harris burg, No. 107; Moose Lodge, No. 1176; Lykens Lodge, No. 106, K. of P.; Women with American flag. Fifth Division —Marshal, William Hart; aids; Elizabethville Band; Rockaway Castle, K. of G. E., No. 278; Washington Camp, No. 148, P. O S. of A.; Harrisburg Drum Corps; Wcsquenesque Tribe, No. 177, I. O. R. M. Sixth Division Marshal; aids; Orwin Band; Russian Society; Tower City Band; Liberty Hose Co. No. 2, Lykens. Seventh Division —Marshal; aids; Wiconisco Band; Representative of Ladies' Social Circle of Zion Luther an Church. Eighth Division —Marshal; aids; floats; fantastics; automobiles. Immediately after the parade a hot dinner will be served to all the soldiers, the menu consisting of the following: Roast beef, potatoes, corn, peas, slaw, olives, sandwiches, coffee, ci gars, cigarets, cake and ice crean?. All soldiers are invited and the committee on refreshments and com missary are making preparation that there will be sufficient to feed the large number that is expected. Immediately after the dinner the frolics will begin; there will be track meets, street carnivals, ball games, etc., in fact Lykens-Wiconisco will have the uppearance of a young Coney Island. Mr. Relthoffer, tho famous carnival man is here with his United Shows and will be located right in the park. During the afternoon there will be band concerts for those who do not care to watch the track meets, etc. These will be of a high quality, as the Moose Band of Harrisburg and the Ladles' Band of Beaver Springs, Pa., are scheduled to give concerts. In the evening there will be con certs and a great display of some of the finest fireworks that could be purchased. There will also be a grand dance held in the park.
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